Hillfamily dot net

Category: Music

  • You’re No One ‘Til Someone Lets You Down

    —

    by

    Justin Hill
    in

    John Mayer cover, featuring aloe vera –

  • A Whiter Shade of Pale

    —

    by

    Justin Hill
    in

    This song has been stuck in my head since I first heard it in college. I love playing the descending bass line on the guitar and had intended to record a version with a melodica or accordion for the organ part. But it’s too beautiful to mess around with. So, here’s my take using a…

  • A music without beginning and without end

    A music without beginning and without end

    —

    by

    Justin Hill
    in ,

    Nadia Boulanger was a composer and music teacher in France – one of the best teachers ever. Among her students were Aaron Copland (Fanfare for the Common Man), Quincy Jones (producer of Michael Jackson’s best albums), Astor Piazzolla (bandoneon [accordion-type instrument] composer – I heard his music from a street band in Italy), Philip Glass…

  • John Mayer covers

    —

    by

    Justin Hill
    in

    Here are a couple of recent John Mayer covers. I’m increasingly impressed with him as a songwriter, bad boy personal life aside. These were recorded a couple of weeks apart and I didn’t realize I wore the same shirt for both. We may not be the Young Ones very long.

  • Close to Me

    —

    by

    Justin Hill
    in ,

    A friend of mine draws pictures and will trade them for covers of songs he likes. Here’s the latest. His drawing, a tribute to my recent struggles with dandelions in the yard: My video, “Close to Me” by The Cure: