Thursday, March 24, 2011

Here & Now


A couple of you guys asked to hear me play and sing the song I've been working on...so I'm going to share it on here. This is the first time anyone but my husband has heard it. He could play and sing it so much better than I do, but oh well!

However, I give you full warning - this is me exhausted, my voice is tired, I'm not singing right, I slip in and out of head voice and I messed up on the piano parts. It's a work in progress. If you are a music nerd, please don't tear me to shreds! I am an amateur song-writter at best!

I had a better take, but someone walked in on me. Can you say awkward? Let me tell you, it was weird. After that I was too tired to give it another go. So here is the very imperfect first take:





I'm not sure why the video isn't matching up with the audio...working on that. If any one is an expert on uploading youtube videos from PhotoBooth, let me know what I'm doing wrong!

55 comments:

leigh ann said...

Jennifer, Jennifer, Jennifer, you are ANYTHING but an amateur. When you become famous will you remember me?!
That was seriously gorgeous. You are SO ballsy to post it too.
Wow. I'm in awe.
Praise Jesus for your talent!
<3 leigh

Love or Nothing said...

great writing girl. and playing. thank you for sharing your gifts here.. as a worship leader, musician and writer, i so appreciate it :) here's my music if you want to listen! www.myspace.com/sarahloveornothing

Brooke T said...

beautiful!!!! This is really amazing :)

Morgan Paige said...

beautiful!!

Katherine Michael said...

wow! super bold of you to post an original on your blog! i'm crippled by fear every time i think about sharing my music with anyone. I'm praying though it though considering i'm trying to record an album this year. Pretty voice. :)

Emily said...

aawww..you removed it :(

the Poston's said...

seriously jennifer, that was amazing. your voice is awesome, and your song was glorifying and so worship-filled (does that make sense) Like i sat here and it drew me to worship.

Jhen.Stark said...

I'm sad... your video was removed... and reading everyone's comments makes me want to hear it more!

Unknown said...

Sorry guys. I don't know what happened. It's up again!

mary said...

Jennifer that was beautiful! Your piano skills, your voice, watching you, I loved it! xox!

Unknown said...

Sounds beautiful! You have an amazing voice! And I love the song, too. Great lyrics!

Cory said...

Oh my. That was amazing. Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful talent!

Marli said...

Wow, that's really pretty.
*MeMoRy

Jhen.Stark said...

Absolutely beautiful... is it weird that someone I haven't met brought tears to my eyes? Well 'cause you did!

Cori said...

OH MY WORD!!! You are way more talented than I anticipated from what you said before the video!! That was unbelievably beautiful and to think you wrote it YOURSELF!?!! Even more in blown away!! If you were a singer I would bye that single!! It was beautiful, you have a GIFT from God!! Keep it up don't ever give up, I would be terribly devastated!! :D <3

With Love,
Cori

arielle elise. said...

just beautiful jennifer!! LOVE it! :)

Lindsey said...

Absolutely beautiful.

Aaron & Ashley said...

That sounds awesome, great job!

Bri said...

jennifer. so. lovely. this was a gift to God and to us. thanks for sharing :)

Whim Wham Life said...

Get out! You are stunning. Gives me chills! Girl, you are blessed and gifted and I love it! xoxo

kelly summers said...

that was really beautiful. i didn't listen to the whole thing, but i love what i assume is the chorus. your voice is so pretty.

Anonymous said...

Beautiful voice. Ditto to what everyone else said.

Don't know if you've ever wondered, like Joseph, (in Egypt) when your time will come, and what trials/testings are that will get you to that defining hour.
From your preview demo song- I'm sure God has amazing things in store for you, and hubs.

-MBL

Emily Wright said...

Tired voice, shmired voice! It sounds great.

I definitely miss the thin walls in our old place, to hear singing. Other than that, I don't miss them.

I hope you are well. Continue to sing to the Savior!

Heather said...

You are so unbelievably talented! That was so lovely. Thank you so much for sharing.

Emily said...

oh my goodness, this is absolutely beautiful! THANK YOU for sharing this on here! I love your voice- it is beautiful! You are beautiful inside and out.

Mckenzie Jean said...

oh my goodness, you are absolutely incredible!!!! Amateur? psh! not in the least!!! You sound incredible and I love the lyrics, you're so talented.



p.s. I had the same audio issue with photobooth. If you make a photobucket.com account instead of youtube it will work!

Emily said...

Yay, I watched it now. It was so beautiful. The song gave me little goosebumps! loved loved loved it.

Fran said...

aaah, you sounds great! :)

Anonymous said...

so beautiful! Love this. :) Thank you for sharing this with us and letting us see this side of you. I love singing and writing music. It is probably the most personal part of my life is when I'm writing. Music means so much to me and I always find comfort in prose and music. :)

♥ CheChe said...

your voice is so beautiful and I LOVE AND ADORE the lyrics to this song of praise. Thank you for sharing. Your so beautiful Jennifer. If you haven't heard or read that today I thought I'd let you know.

♥cheche

Gemma said...

This is beautiful, thank you so much for sharing!

Gelai said...

You are very talented! :)

Michelle said...

Jenny I love it. It's beautiful. I'm so happy that you have started to share some of your song :)I love them all and God has blessed you with an amazing talent. I love you sis!!

cailen ascher said...

you have such a beautiful voice!!! i'm totally impressed.

tgif!

Ashley Slater said...

Lovely ;) Beautiful words and beautiful voice!

Rylie Renee said...

you go girl. i love it! sounds like something christy nockles or chris tomlin would write. beautiful!

Dearest Lou said...

amazing. i love this. i'm so glad i found your blog :D

Anonymous said...

praise the Lord for your courage and talent to post that here. you're awesome.

xoxo

Amber Noella said...

This totally gave me chills! Such a beauty. And your voice! It's like God singing through you.

Cassie Nafziger said...

So pretty!

Jennifer Rod said...

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog and leaving a lovely comment. This is especially cause I was able to discover your blog which I love! Your sonng is beautiful and I look forward to reading more about your adventures. It's so cool that we are both Jennifers, into singing and in love with Christ!

Thanks again and have a blessed weekend!

Definitely following now! :)

Jen

BlackPearl said...

This is amazing! I love your blog, very inspiring!!

Two Happy Hearts said...

beauuutiful! your blog is beautiful as well.
and fun fact : we have the same wedding anniversary! i got married may 22nd last year as well :D

Two Happy Hearts said...

haha, i just noticed your comment on my blog - i guess you already noticed! thank you for your sweet words :)

stephanie [the merry way] said...

You sound amazing!! You do not need to be/feel anything but totally proud of this!

Callie said...

That was beautiful! I loved hearing you sing and play - I'm very impressed!

Megan said...

Jennifer, this is amazing!! Seriously...thank you so much for sharing! You have so much talent, but even more than that, I can SEE and FEEL your love for the Lord shining through your voice. This gave me chills. I can't wait to see and hear more from you!!

Tiq said...

Oh my !!! THat is totally amazing !! YOu did well!! I love it Jennifer!!

Shay said...

This was so beautiful and inspiring- love it!

Erin Collins said...

beautiful. truly

eliz said...

<3 :-) Very inspiring!

sarah {on the brightside...} said...

oh my, those words are SO beautiful!! thanks for sharing that!

ps. glad to have just found your blog... it's wonderful! :)

emily said...

This is beautiful!!!

Amy @ AGirlCalledBeloved said...

Jennifer I finally got a chance to watch this!
Let me tell you that I am a musical nerd and I'm so so impressed! You have a beautiful singing voice and play very well! The lyrics are simply amazing! WOW! I wish I could have this on a cd to listen to all of the time! God has blessed you with some amazing talent! So glad I got to finally hear it!

Laura said...

saying its private :(

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