While the Sun Shines - JK covers OsCKilO

[Gritter]

excellent cover of a great song! synth really stands out. Magical.

[kenny mac]

Great tribute dudes,you guys are the real deal,always look forward to a j kite song in any form. well done.A nd of course all credit to the writer of such a great song.

[Geir]

Really glad you liked it Tharek !!!

It sure was a special feeling for me too, to sing this song. I really love the original, and I really love the guys in JK !! And it was such a great pleasure when the boys asked if I could do the vocals on this. And frankly a little bit intimidating, as James had done a fab vocal track on it already when I got it.

For those of you that hasn't heard the original, make sure to check it out :

https://songcrafters.org/community/index.php?topic=11435.0

cheers

[Flash Harry]

Remix!

[Gnasty]

This is amazingly beautiful you guys! I love this tune and this is a amazing reflection of how great this song is.

Excellent work!!  Every track is perfect!!!

[cuthbert]

Wonderful cover and tribute, guys - both mixes sound great to me!

[andy casson]

crikey, wonderful! Gonna check out Thareks original in a mo, but this is a wonderful listen. Love the synth work for the chorus! But great vocals, great guitar, I think mix 2 just pips it for me! Bravo guys

andy

[thetworegs]

Love the blend difference of Jims and Geirs Vocals ....Gets an ooooh Yeah!!!! from me

[Ted]

The remix is the one to listen to.

This is particularly poignant – knowing the outline of the story of Tharek and his sons, plus having my own fractured relationships with my stepkids from my first marriage. There is a genre for this with no good name: "parental advisory" or "fatherly advice" – songs with messages of love, perseverance, and resilience.

It's a hard genre to pull off well. It can come off trite, or overly sentimental. When done right, the song evokes the helplessness a parent feels imagining their child facing a cruel beautiful world. (A personal favorite is "Oh Lord" by Foxy Shazam.) And, of course, OsCKilO nails it. And the fact that JK chose to cover it very touching. It's a real expression of the personal relationships and compassion that have been cultivated by this piece of software and those who click it's buttons.

Thank you Random Dozen.