Voice lessons

Peter Hollens teams up with Bored Shorts to present “Peter Hollens Voice Lessons!”

I think this is mostly amusing because we don’t usually hear such sounds coming out of his mouth. And in case you don’t know what he usually sounds like, there’s this:

And on a totally different note, via Mr. Hollens I found this cover of Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car”. Not a happy song, but one I’ve always appreciated for its simplicity and ability to transport me into someone else’s life for a moment, even if–or maybe because–that life is so different from mine and yet…not. (And for the record, while this cover is nice, I’ve still not heard anyone capture the raw intensity of the original.)