Acoustic Covers of Early 2000’s Bops (5 Songs!)
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- Song list:
Toxic - Britney Spears
This Love - Maroon 5
Umbrella - Rihanna
Hey, Soul Sister - Train
The One That Got Away - Katy Perry
Back to basics.
Apologies for yet another unexplained and prolonged absence. During the last few months, I tried and failed several times to muster up the will and courage to produce another video. I developed an impressive mental block towards it - as you do when an assignment seems too difficult, and time-consuming, and your last few assignments didn’t return the grades you were hoping for … so I did what I do best and avoided it.
After a certain point I had to wonder WHY a silly cover was stressing me out so much. They used to be for me. They used to be for fun. But I had begun to channel (haha geddit) too much of my expectations and self-worth into these videos. I was obsessed with trying to get a “perfect” take and would sometimes re-do a song 20 or 30 times over the smallest issue. The stupidest thing was, I could always sing the song “perfectly” when the camera wasn’t rolling. I just had a case of increasingly debilitating stage fright. In my room. On my own.
But on the good days, I could still pick up a guitar and get lost for hours singing whatever I wanted. So I devised this plan to try and trick myself - if I just kept the camera and mic recording, plopped myself down for a few hours and sang whatever I wanted, maybe I would begin to enjoy myself.
It … half-worked. I was still acutely aware that I was o n c a m e r a the whole time. I had to stop and start to anxiously re-adjust angles, lighting, re-listen to takes. But I did end up with this strange middle child of a video which, for all its flaws and awkwardness, I still find endearing. It feels a little bit authentic. And, after all, in the language of mental health (and Dr Seuss?) something small is better than nothing at all.
Thanks for coming to my TED Talk. Hope you all are well. Missed you.
P.S. Which was your fav? Can you guess which mine is :D
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*now all we need is that Spotify playlist*
These songs are throwbacks, just like your voice because you haven’t posted in so long :(. Jk, upload as frequently as you want! Even if you upload once a year I’m still gonna be here.
😂 I deserve that
What an icon. Missed you Iris! 💛💛
🥰 missed you too
Rome wasn't built in one day.... no rush for you to push yourself to upload... about the getting the perfect take, there's pros and cons I see.. cons is pretty much what you said yourself about wanting the 'perfect' one that will take many takes sometimes cause small stuff causing stress upon yourself... pro shows how much you are passionate and serious about your singing, shows your dedication, not wanting to let down your fans... and yeah.. mental health, taking care of yourself should always be top priority, dont put fans on top of it, we would want you healthy and safe before anything.. sorry for the rambling on and on... love you Iris
Ps - my guess is "hey soul sister" is your fav, I have two, which are the last two, 1st 'soul sister' you just seem to be enjoying yourself so much, makes it that much better..2nd 'the one that got away'... this one just feels very authentic, like it was meant just for me... lovely
♥️ you too! The one that got away was also, surprisingly, my favourite 🥰
I have always wanted to sing cover songs but couldnt due to studies....glad u became sis Iris....oneday you will become the best singer ..i bet
You could just use your phone or laptop to record! Hope you give it a go :)
Your voice is liquid gold!!! Love you so much. We could care less about any slip ups. All beautiful to us 😍
Miss you so much and liked the video to moment I saw it 😆💗
🥰 missed you toooo
Yaaaasssss new songs. So awesome
Oh, how I missed your lovely voice. Very happy you graced us with a supersize video.
All or nothing 😬
@@IrisZhang Well, it was like a mini live gig and it was wonderful.
Wow.. nostalgia much! Back to high school days!
THE QUEEN IS BAAAAAACK!
I can definitely understand the stress that you put on yourself and the expectations that you have for your work, you are not the only one in this situation!! But you are doing wonderful in this video, and even if I am an attentive viewer, I do not see the "imperfect lightning", "the flaws" and the "could be better moments", I come here for your talent and because I love your voice! Also as a viewer, I would much rather hear from you a little less (aka not posting diligently every week) but know that you are having fun and that you are mentally in a good place, than see you posting all the time and wonder if you are going to have mental breakdown. I think I can safely say that all the people that like your channel care about you, and want you to be feeling good above everything else. Don't worry about people's opinion, take care of yourself, and have fun, no matter what you do :)
This means a lot ♥️ thank you! Everyone is their own worst critic, I'm slowly learning to be nicer to myself.
so beautiful great voice.
nostalgia overload mixed with the richness of your voice...dead.
Yay you're back! We missed you! I loved hearing you sing these throwbacks and I found myself (very poorly) singing along to every single one :) Hey Soul Sister was my favorite only because I have such happy memories associated with it! Welcome back :)
Hey soul sister is such a good sing-along song 🥰 missed you too ♥️
Woahh this is amazing 🤯
You're back!!! I am so happy. I missed you a lot))))
Maroon 5 is just 😻😻😻😻😻😻
...and everything else, of course))))
🥰 I do love old maroon 5 songs
aaaah today is a good day.. thank you Iris
2000s SONGS R SUCH A VIBE I LOVE THIS
All are so beautiful🌟❤️ for my favorite ~ it's so hard to choose between Soul Sister and The One That Got Away💕 I guess you enjoyed Soul Sister best😊
Hearing "The One That Got Away" has never made me wanna cry before. In fact until I heard you sing it, I don't think I even registered how sad it is. You sound beautiful and you have a way of bringing the heart out of a song very naturally. Love seeing you enjoy what you're singing. Many blessings to you🙌. Thanks for sharing.💕
♥️ thank you for your lovely comment
Your voice is so beautiful!
Wow Iris!! Great performance and great song choices - love it!! Greetings and a superlike from Hamburg, Jimmy
I missed youuuuuuu!!! Thank God you're back!!!! Love you Iris!! Thank you for this beautiful and refreshing vibes!!!
♥️ thanks for listening!
0 dislikes... AS IT SHOULD BE!
Oh the nostalgia! Thank you for the trip down memory lane. Glad to hear your soothing voice again! That was also probably one of the most chill Toxic covers I’ve heard haha. Loved it!
Toxic was really fun to cover! Just need someone in the background to sing those really high string parts 😂
Your voice is really intoxicating
AHHH I love listening to your covers while on my 1.5 hr commute to and from work T^T its just so soothing~
1.5 hours?! 😣 oof hope you've been well ♥️
@@IrisZhang Its more relaxing than you'd think. Mostly I just fall asleep listening to music X3
Missed you and your videos!! Glad you’re back! These songs are such throwbacks, takes me back to the good old days
♥️ good to be back!
I've missed your voice as sweet as honey! Sorry I came late I just got back from school. Hope your feeling better and was binging your covers the other day, Happy to see you back!
Hope to create more content for you to binge 😬
Welcome back, thank you for giving me something to put on repeat this weekend
I love your new hairstyle!!!
pigtail braids overnight 😬 easiest lazy waves
Awesome!! Keep singing your dreams... Saw you performing at America's Cup 2021, it's pretty amazing
ur hair looks so cuuuute i love this hairstyle ahhh
me with my ponytail pretending I'm baby
thank you for sharing this beautiful music! Just had to sind along : )
I believe all 5 are equally good and Amazing, You should do a cover song CD :-)
This one is sooooo goooood! I love hearing the range and power behind that soft gentle beautiful voice. Proud of you babe! 💕
Lowkey actually waiting for an opportunity to make a mammoth video comeback 😏
Thanks for not telling me to shut up when I was practising 🤣🤣🤣 ♥️
Iris Zhang any other genre and i totes would’ve HAHAHAHAHA
YOOO THIS NEEDS MORE ATTENTION. I LOVE YOUR VOICE 😍
i enjoy listening to all of your covers. these aren't exceptions so it's very hard to pick a favourite! i hope things get easier for you because you're just very talented and great honestly. much love
🥰 thank you! Love received
"I could always sing the song “perfectly” when the camera wasn’t rolling." Haha I feel it when I have to record stuff.... Missed your voice, Iris! Keep it up
Wowee yet again expectations were defied 💕
missed youuuu this is making me happy :;)
Missed you too ♥️ hope you've been well
@@IrisZhang i have ❤ im watching ur videos today hehehe hope ur doing well too!!!!
Akhirnya update lagi iris zhang ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for coming back. I've been listening to your covers literally daily and really thankful for them 💜
This is what I needed thanks
Sheeesssshh!!!! ❤❤❤❤
Glad you gave it a go and chose to share something, even if it wasn't "perfect"! Every song was my favourite version of that song... actually! (Not actually fond of several of the original songs.) Aroha from your friends in Rome
The originals are all bops I will have none of it!!! (But thank you and also hello 🐶)
💜💜💜💜💜💜
Take your time girl.Will always be here when you upload 💞And love this 💞
And I'm guessing your fav is Hey Soul Sister👀
No dislikes as it should be
I was waiting for so long🙌🙌...
I like you 🥺
Have crush on you 😭❣️
omg
How do you learn your songs? They always sound so beautiful! Is there a website you get your tabs from?
Thank you! I don't have tabs for the songs unfortunately, I learn the songs by ear and always use the simplest chords bc I can't play the harder ones 🤣
ily
Chords? To play along with? Pretty please!!!
Amazing! 🔥 Do you want to promote this on my 4,000,000+ views channel?