"Verdi Cries" Hook covers 10,000 Maniacs

[Hook]

Absolutely love 10,000 Maniacs and this is without a doubt my favorite song by them. The recording is Piano,violin & cello so I decided to go Uke, Sax & flute. Sax & flute are my EWI (electronic wind instrument).
1 uke/vocal (stereo)
1 sax
1 flute

Verdi Cries

written by Natalie Merchant & 10,000 Maniacs
performed by Hook

[Mike_S]

That was a very good listen Hook. Very chilled out, it had a really calming effect. I don't know the 10'000 maniacs at all, but this is a great song. You sang that really well too and I love to hear the Sax. Nice.

Mike

[BerryPatch]

Beautiful song, I can see why you would want to cover it (though I'm not familiar with 10 000 Maniacs). Lovely vocal and sax/flute combo (that EWI thing must sure come in handy)

[cuthbert]

I remember 10,000 Maniacs - Natalie Merchant, yeah! I don't remember this song well, but it does sound familiar.

I absolutely love how you've done it. The EWI sax & flute sound fabtastic, with the uke of course ringing like a bell.

[Bluesberry]

crazy good and fine Hook...Lovely cover

[Ferryman_1957]

I don't know the original but I love this. Superb vocal performance and lovely arrangement of the accompanying instruments. They are all beautifully played as well, you are a master of that EWI. Lovely stuff!

[Groundy]

I too dont know the original, dont need to now this is superb...
Well done, Hook so professional... Alex

[StephenM]

i admit that I don't know much of the 10k maniacs...but I like Natalie Merchant even though my knowledge of her music is limited...
I don't know this song...it sounds great though...

[ODH]

I have a 10,000 Maniacs album somewhere (vinyl), the one with My Mother the War on it from yonks ago, but I don't know this one.

Great performance as ever and really enjoyed listening to this.

[Greeny]

Don't know the song, so this was like listening to a Hook original for the first time :-)

Really like the gentleness of the 'ha-la-la' part. The uke works so well - thoughtful and pretty. It's a great performance!