Life In A Northern Town | Acoustic Cover with TC Helicon Voicelive 3
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Hi everyone,
Here's track #5 from our album Life Changing: Life In A Northern Town by The Dream Academy.
We had so much fun trying to build a TC voicelive 3 preset that would allow us to get that huge, choral sounding vocal in the chorus, and let's take a moment to appreciate how sweet and growly sophie's Gibson ES355 sounds through the VL3's amp sim block!! Awesome :)
As ever, we're 100% battery powered thanks to MyVolts and their unstoppable Ripcord USB cable, which powers both VL3 units without breaking a sweat - they draw power from Anker and Poweradd mobile power banks, meaning we can play absolutely anywhere except Liverpool.
Massive shoutout to L R Baggs once again for kitting out Mat's Taylor GS Mini with both an M1 active soundhole Pickup as well as an Element Piezo for that low, thumpy goodness. They really do make incredible stuff. Also a big thank you to Bert's Barrow for allowing us to film there just before the world exploded.
We really hope you're enjoying our output, and if you would like to support us in making more, there's no better way than to download our music from
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Im 48.,its 2025 and i feel like you guys gave this song the love it deserves. Thank you😊
Ah thanks so much Brad! :)
You’ve just put a huge smile on a 50 something year old blokes face!
Stunning cover 🙏🏻
That's so nice to hear :) Thanks a million for watching Matthew and we're so glad you enjoyed this xx
Hey you two guys so glad me and my wife met you today I can imagine you two in America you would be absolutely great they would love out there but what ever dont stop the music you are a class act Dave and Celia ❤
Hey there Dave! Ah thanks so much bud. We love it when the odd American pops up in the audience... it feels like they value music a little more over there :)
Well, that was just plain awesome.
Love it.
The nostalgia of listening to this cover, man, really brings me back..
The music of the 80's were something else.
Ah thanks so much - what an incredible song :)
For some reason, 'In winter 1963, it felt like the world would freeze with John F. Kennedy and The Beatles' always makes me bawl. I was born in 1974. I think the word I'm looking for is anemoia - missing a time and a place I never experienced.
Wow. The Dream Academy original is one of my all-time favourite tracks so the bar was set very high with this one, but you absolutely sailed over it. When everything except the vocal harmonies dropped away around the three minute mark I was nearly in tears. On a channel already chock full of fantastic cover versions, this is as close to a perfect cover as I think I've ever heard. Thank you for four minutes of sheer beauty.
Hi Kev, Thank you so much for your comment, You have made our day!! xx
I feel the same! I've been rummaging though covers to find one that comes close to the original, this one is pretty good
@@kurimallow thanks very much :)
The 80s song
THIS is how you cover a song!!!! Grest job!!!!!
Hey Kevin, thank you very much man, so glad you enjoyed it!
Its 2021 and this song is stuck in my head :)
Haha! Hope this managed to scratch the itch!
Fabulous cover version of a fabulous song. I'm a very, very proud Northern Town boy (from Newcastle) and this touched my heart. You smashed it guys!
Hey Gary, thank you so much that means a huge amount to us and we're so glad you enjoyed this :)
Show! Um abraço aqui do Brasil
DAMN....I HATE covers..but THIS ONE really gets me...job well done......
Being out of touch with the latest gadgets available to musicians, I'll express quiet admiration for the work it took to get this as close to the original as you both did. Nicely done.
Ah thank you UVP - that's a huge compliment. We're happy with how this one turned out and we love the original sooooo much!
I feel like this is one of the only covers that nails the chorus like the original
cheers jeff :) x
Amen! A cover that make me cry as much as the original is a special and rare thing.
Definitely, most covers are really lifeless at the chorus.
holy... you guys effing nailed it.
Hey Mike, thank you very much man
I love this, and indeed, all of your music. You are such a talented couple who perfectly complement each other.
Thank you so much, Brian - Hope you're well :) xx
just stunning, THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ah thank you!!
Wow. The amount of sound that you two can create is astounding. The dynamics are epic. Beautiful.
Wow, thank you!
Beautiful cover
this is seriously fantastic. better than the sugarland version. you guys need more exposure!
Thank you soooo much, that means a lot to us! If you'd like to help us get a little more exposure, please share this on your social media and say something nice about it... it's really the only way!!
The Distance | Live Acoustic Wedding Party Band i definitely will. best of luck to you two!
It’s great
Wow. I'm speechless.
Aw thanks man, that's very kind of you.
Actually we should check... that's speechless in a GOOD way, right...?
@@TheDistanceDuo Absolutely!!!!
Absolutely incredible cover! Awesome version of this iconic song!
Hey there BWS1 - thank you so much, that's very kind of you. It's such a great song :) xxx
wow that brought back memories! Great version!
Wow! That was good! :)
Hey there, thank you very much! This is one of our favourites, so it means a lot that you enjoyed it :) xx
Very well done. Kept the natural feel to it. Good on you.
Hey Tobias, thank you very much, that means a lot and we're glad you enjoyed our take on this - it's such a lush arrangement that we agonised for a long time about how to make it work with just a couple of guitars :)
Really enjoyed !!! Thank you !
Great! Thank you for watching :)
Such Great sound! So well put together!
Wonderful. I love it.
Thank you very much!
Wonderful cover.
Thank you Dave!!
I'm about sure that the northern town is heaven
thank you for the memories
My sincere compliments..
Many many thanks 🙏 xx
This is my new favourite version of this song! You nailed the harmonies so well!
Wey heyy! Thanks mate - this is yet another song you introduced me to when we were kids, that stuck in my brain rattling around... so we'll call this one a team effort!!!
- Mat
@@TheDistanceDuo Well, that's very generous but I think you may be getting mixed up. I only came across Dream Academy as an adult. In fact, fairly recently, I would say in the past five years? The date I added it to my music collection is 2016 and that would've been pretty close to when I first heard it, if not straight after! Great work though - and gratz on the new album!
I love you but you're old and confused. 😂 I literally didn't know anyone else at the time, so it was either you or my imaginary friend Daffyth who could take on the form of a berbecue at will.
Either way, it's an incredible song and I think it might be one of my favourites off the album - so glad you enjoyed it! :) :)
Great rendition
Hey there thank you very much :)
This is a fantastic cover!! Well done!!
Thank you very much JW - so glad you enjoyed it!!
A Salvation Army band played
And the children drank lemonade
And the morning lasted all day
All day
And through an open window came
Like Sinatra in a younger day
Pushing the town away
Ah
Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma
Dee-doo-din-nie-ya-ya
Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma
Hey-y-yah
Life in a northern town
Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma-ma
They sat on the stoney ground
And he took a cigarette out
And everyone else came down
To listen
He said, "In winter 1963
It felt like the world would freeze
With John F. Kennedy
And The Beatles"
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma
Dee-doo-din-nie-ya-ya
Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma
Hey-y-yah
Life in a northern town
Hey-ma-ma-ma-ma
Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma
Dee-doo-din-nie-ya-ya
Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma
Hey-y-yah
All the work shut down
The evening turned to rain (The evening turned to rain)
Watched the water roll down the drain
As we followed him down
To the station
And though he never would wave goodbye
You could see it written in his eyes
As the train rolled out of sight
Bye-bye
Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma
Dee-doo-din-nie-ya-ya
Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma
Hey-y-yah
Life in a northern town
Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma (Life in a northern town)
Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma
Dee-doo-din-nie-ya-ya
Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma (All the work shut down)
Hey-y-yah
Life in a northern town
Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma (Where ya goin' now?)
Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma
Dee-doo-din-nie-ya-ya
Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma
Hey-y-yah
Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma-ma
Take it easy on yourself
Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma
Dee-doo-din-nie-ya-ya
Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma
Hey-y-yah
Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma (Take it easy on yourself)
Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma
Dee-doo-din-nie-ya-ya
Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma
Hey-y-yah
'ken nailed it! 👌
Thank you!! :) xx
Perfect cover. It almost made me 😭.
Aw man, thanks a million Ant - so glad you enjoyed it and thank you for watching :)
@@TheDistanceDuo very much so. This is going to be the song that I play on my phone on the first night of mine and my beloved Eliana Delmyna Rubio's marriage. The universe has promised us to each other through our dreams and I simply cannot wait to meet and fall in love with this girl . This song will forever hold a special place in my heart.
Wow great job
Thanks so much ! :) xx
A A Absolutely Awesome
Simply beautiful ,thank you
Thank YOU Jamie! Really appreciate you watching :)
that guitar tone on that electric...man...
We've tried to recreate that growl since, with no luck. There must have been some magic on the day 🤣
Really great rendition, well done!
Hey Jeff - thanks a million man. This is one of our favourites so we're really glad you enjoyed it :)
Beautiful song! Loved it!
Hey Betty - thank you so much!! xx
Awesome cover! x
Thank you!!
Amazing
Thanks Josh x
Thank you.
You're welcome! Thanks for watching Jon :)
Fabulous cover.
Thank you Belsh!
Awesome Cover!! So Good!! Loved it!!
Hey thank you so much Joe!! This is one of our faves too ;)
wow, nice! 20 seconds in... new subscriber :)
Ah thanks so much James :) xx
I have no words. 👏👏👏
Aw Dude - thank you so much :) What a corker of a song.
Great cover , keep it up and stay safe!
Thanks, you too!
The key to a good cover of this is the "Yeah, yeah,yeah!" after "The Beatles."
❤
Sounds Amazing guys. Would love to grap a copy of the Voicelive 3 preset to see how you did it. I've recently purchased one. Trying to get my head around it :-(
Hello Sven - thanks so much that means a huge amount to us! So sorry but we built the preset just for this song and have since deleted it - we didn't imagine anyone would want us to share it! It's actually quite a simple group of effects, and if you tak a look at my response to @tightropetomg down below, I explain how we ended up with this sound.
This is awesome. i don't suppose you'd share the settings for the patch? (I use a VL2)
Hey Tom... ooh, it's since been overwritten I'm afraid, but if memory serves it was actually nothing more than some doubling and a touch of chorus on the main vocal, and the harmony effect was set to a fifth above - I think Sophie's preset also had a step that would give her a fifth AND a third, for when I go back to the main vocal at the end.
As far as guitar, it's again a touch of chorus, a bit of reverb, and a VERY short slapback delay for me, and a reverby, overdriven AC Crunch amp sim for Soph.
I think that's all, although there's a lot of the room mics mixed in with the driect signal, so just tweak it until it sounds nice, and drop us a link if you end up uploading a cover of it! :)
Just watched your cover of Jet from about 9 years ago... awesome work man! :)
@@TheDistanceDuo aw, thanks. Not quite the best video in the world, but much appreciated! Thanks for the reply!
Edge of Forever please!
Ah cool - we'll put it on the list!
Better than the original
Add some drums and it might be perfect.....