Video: “Stand By Me” from Playing For Change: Peace Through Music

This video truly blew me away and is an amazing accomplishment on so many levels.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us-TVg40ExM&feature=player_embedded
 
It’s from the award-winning documentary, “Playing For Change: Peace Through Music,” and is the first of many “songs around the world” being released independently and by the “Playing For Change” group. This amazing version of “Stand by Me” sure brought a smile to my face, and I hope it will do the same for you.

Watch it from beginning to end–you won’t regret it.

This cover of Stand By Me was recorded by completely unknown artists in a virtual street studio all around the world!

It all started with a base track–vocals and guitar–recorded on the streets of Santa Monica, California, by a street musician named Roger Ridley. The base track was then taken to New Orleans, Louisiana, where Grandpa Elliott–a blind singer from the French Quarter–added vocals and harmonica while listening to Ridley’s base track on headphones. In the same city, Washboard Chaz’s added metal percussions.

From there, it just gets better and better:

The producers took the resulting mix all through Europe, Africa, and South America, adding new tracks with multiple instruments and vocals, which were assembled into this final final version — all done with a simple laptop and some microphones.

So today, take a few minutes out of your busy day and watch this video:

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us-TVg40ExM&feature=player_embedded

I guarantee it will make your day and put a smile on your face! I found it so deeply moving that I went to their website and bought all the “songs around the world” that they had released!