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Sleepwalker (Wallflowers Cover) by Drewfustehfox

 Sleepwalker (Wallflowers Cover)

Sleepwalker (Wallflowers Cover)

Drewfustehfox

I did this largely as an experiment. I have been playing my baritone a bit lately and I wanted to find out what it was like mixing a mic'd track with it's onboard soundboard pickups. I think it came out sounding pretty nice! These are different from the under-saddle pickups that come in most acoustic electric guitars because they attach to the soundboard and more accurately reproduce the guitar's tone though the soundboard vibrations applying pressure to an piezo crystal which produces voltage. I also intend to install a alnico II inductive pickup in this guitar so that if I so chose, I could also use this as a beefy electric baritone or use that in an acoustic mix as well. I love the mad scientist aspect of some of my work :)

Anyway, this song has always been one of my favorite tunes from The Wallflowers. It's off their Breach album which I think is their best work. I love Jacob Dylan's writing ^^

The guitar being used in this recording is this one: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/16400992/

If you like this song I highly recommend listening to these two versions as well:

Alternate acoustic version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVBKmdlv5pM

Album version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qvwu4e664Jo

Lyrics:

Maybe I could be the one they adore
That could be my reputation
It's where I'm from that lets them think I'm a whore
I'm an educated virgin

Sleepwalker, don't be shy
Now don't open your eyes tonight
You'll be the one that defends my life
While I'm dead asleep dreamin'

Cupid, don't draw back your bow
Sam Cooke didn't know what I know
I'll never be your valentine
The sleepwalker in me
And God only know that I've tried

Let me in, let me drown or learn how to swim
Just don't leave me at the window
I could be the one to be your next best friend
You may need someone to hold you

Sleepwalker, take this knife
You may see someone tonight
You'd be the one that saves my life
When I'm dead asleep dreamin'

Cupid, don't draw back your bow
Sam Cooke didn't know what I know
I'll never be your valentine
The sleepwalker in me
And God only know that I've tried

I'm in your movie and everyone looks sad
But I can hear you, your voice, the laughtrack
But you never saw my best scene
The one where I sleep
Sleepwalk into your dreams

Now, sleepwalker, what's my line
It's only a matter of time
Until I learn to open up my eyes
When I'm dead asleep dreamin'

Cupid, don't draw back your bow
Sam Cooke didn't know what I know
I'll never be your valentine
The sleepwalker in me

Now, the sleepwalker in me
Now, the sleepwalker in me
And God only know that I've tried

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