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Documents Misty Aeons' resolution to cover one song a month in 2009.
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T H E C O V E R S R E S O L U T I O N
JANUARYYOU WENT AWAY / written by Martin YouthAuxiliary (Christopher Walla) / performed byMisty Aeons / recorded in two separatehouses in Oregon, January of 2009 / posted1.31.2009
FEBRUARYTHESE FEW PRESIDENTS / written by WHY? /performed by Misty Aeons / recorded in ahouse in Oregon, March of 2009 / thank youAlex for your keyboard, and Andrew foryour cursive / posted 3.27.2009
I
II
MARCHTEXAS / written by PlayRadioPlay!
(Daniel Hunter) / performed byMisty Aeons / recorded in a house
in Oregon, April of 2009 / posted4.30.2009
MAY V
III
THE BOOK OF LOVE / written by The MagneticFields / covered by Peter Gabriel / performed by
Misty Aeons / recorded in a house in Oregon,May of 2009 through January of 2010 / thank you
Ashly for your harmonies / posted 1.22.2010
I
“YOU WENT AWAY”originally by Christopher Walla
About the time the sky turns frompink to black, I calculate the length
of my day and ask for hours back.But the superheroes are bored with
all the things that I’ve made themsee and there’s nothing I can do to
keep them from stripping the timeaway from me (I filed it all wrong
on the form, you see).
The sky above your car is thedarkest thing. And I’m gonna goinside and wait for the phone to
ring, cause you went away.
“I WOU LD AWAKEN AT FOU RIN THE M ORNI NG, FOR THE
PEACE AND SU RREA LSI LENCE THAT IS PRESENT AT
THAT HOUR, AND FI LL THEDA RK WITH THE SOU NDS OF
CHRI S WALLA PLAYI NGGU ITAR AN D SI NGING,
SOMET IMES EVENWHI SPERI NG. ”
JANUARY
II
“THESE FEW PRESIDENTS”originally by WHY?
At your house the smell of our stillliving human bodies and oven gas,
you pray to nothing out loud, twofirst names and an ampersand
embroidered proudly on a kitchentowel. You're a beautiful and
violent word with the skinny neck ofa Chinese bird in a fading ancient
painting, and if you're in heavenwaiting, you made it there fighting
the tightest kite string in a badstorm with lightning.
And now these few presidentsfrowning in my pocket can
persuade no god to let me let youtalk. Oh, these few presidents
frowning in my pocket canpersuade no god to let me
let you off.
Even though I haven't seen you inyears, yours is a funeral I'd fly to
from anywhere.
I thought I had a pebble in mysock; I pulled it off and shook out awasp. It stumbled out lost, andwithout a pause, unstung as I was,still I stomped it. I thought, there isno paved street worthy of yourperfect Scandinavian feet, whilemy crooked Chinese fingersgroped the machineryof your throat.
And now these few presidentsfrowning in my pocket canpersuade no god to let me let youtalk. Oh, these few presidentsdrowning in my pocket canpersuade no god to let melet you off.
Even though I haven't seen you inyears, yours is a funeral I'd fly tofrom anywhere.
“IT WAS ON THE PLAN E RIDETO THE EAST COAST THAT ICAM E TO THE REAL I ZAT ION
OF HOW PARALLEL THATENT I RE EXPERI ENCE WAS TO
THE STORY FOUNDIN THE SONG. ”
FEBRUARY
III
“TEXAS”originally by PlayRadioPlay!
Oh, girl I've been toldwhen I grow oldI'll be alone.But I don't mindif I'm in Texas.
Ooh, boy it's been saidwhen I am deadI'll be alone.But I don't mindif I'm in Texas.
Ooh, Ooh, Ooh.
MARCH
“YOU SEE, IF YOU READ MY LASTBLOG ENTRY, YOU ALREADY
KNEW THAT I HAD JUST ABOUTGIVEN UP ON FITTING IN A
COVER THIS MONTH.”
V
“THE BOOK OF LOVE”originally by The Magnetic Fieldscovered by Peter Gabriel
The book of love is long and boring.No one can lift the damn thing.
It's full of charts and facts andfigures, and instructions for
dancing.But I, I love it when you read to me.
And you, you can read meanything.
The book of love has music in it.In fact, that's where music comes
from. Some of it’s justtranscendental, some of it’s just
really dumb.But I, I love it when you sing to me,
and you, you can sing meanything.
The book of love is long and boringand written very long ago.It's full of flowers and heart-shapedboxes.And things we're all too young toknow.But I, I love it when you give methings.And you, you ought to give mewedding rings.
And I, I love it when you give methings. And you, you ought to giveme wedding rings.
“THIS COVER HAS SEEN MELEAVE HOME FOR THE FIRST TIME
FOR COLLEGE, HAS SEEN MELOSE MY DOG TO CANCER, HAS
SEEN ME HAVE SOME OF THEBEST TIMES OF MY LIFE AND
SOME OF THE MOST DIFFICULT.”
MAY
THI S COVERS RESOLUTIONWAS NEI THER A FAI LURE
NOR A SU CCESS; I DI D NOTCOM PLET E 12 COVERS IN
THE COURSE OF 2009 , BU TTHE FOU R COVERS THAT I
DI D FI NI SH ARE ALL SONGSTHAT I ’M VERY PROU D OF.WHET HER I ’LL LIKE THEM IN
THE FUT URE OR NOT, THEYDO DOCU M ENT THE FI RST
YEAR OF M ISTY AEONS ANDTHE EARLY MOMENT S THAT I
SPENT RECORDI NG MUSI CON MY OWN. I HOPE TO FINI SH IV, VI , VI I,
VI II, IX, X, XI , AND XI I OVE RTHE NEXT YE AR OR TWO ASTIME ALLOWS. UNT IL THEN,THESE FIRST FOU R COVERSWILL HAVE TO TIDE YOUOVER.
NONE OF THESE SONGS ARE THE PROPERTY OF MISTY AEONS OR CALEB NEUBAUER. THAT BEING SAID, ALL OF THE
Essay excerpts, photos, album art, and booklet design by Misty Aeons.
All photos were taken summer of 2009 at Seal Rock on the Oregon Coast.
To those who have supported me in any way over the past year, thank you.
MISTY AEONS
SONGS WERE ARRANGED, RECORDED, MIXED, AND MASTERED BY CALEB NEUBAUER IN BEND, OREGON, 2009.
THE COVERS RESOLUTIONT W O - T H O U S A N D & N I N E
I YOU WENT AWAY
II THESE FEW PRESIDIENTS
III TEXAS
V THE BOOK OF LOVE