7 Years (Rewrite cover 10 years later) - Leah Guest скачать в хорошем качестве

7 Years (Rewrite cover 10 years later) - Leah Guest

7 Years rewrite cover (10 years later) It’s been 10 years since I uploaded my rewrite cover of 7 Years, what a ride! It was my first attempt at rewriting a song properly and recording it myself at home. I had no idea it would be viewed by millions of people across YouTube and Facebook and be received the way it was. It created such amazing opportunities for me, making my dream of becoming a singer/songwriter feel tangible. But being completely honest, I’ve felt a lot of resentment and frustration towards this cover and I’ve never explained why. My original Facebook artist page (with 150,000 followers) was hacked a few years after posting the video and the video itself was deleted from the page. The video had around 8 million views, which I couldn’t recover. I couldn’t get the artist page back either. (Change your passwords kids!) The video was on my YouTube channel, however YouTube removed it shortly after hitting 10 million views due to a copyright issue. I’ve tried time and time again to appeal this, but I’ve got no further forward. The video is still on YouTube, but uploaded by other users. To clarify, I never earned any money through the views on this video. This rewrite cover was one of my greatest achievements and it had been taken from me. I felt as though I had nothing to show for it, for reasons completely outside of my control. I get messages often asking why I took the video down or why it isn’t on streaming platforms, and I hope this post clears that up. I’ve found this really defeating over the years and struggled to reach that level of engagement again, which has felt tough. So I tried my best to shove it to the back of my mind and move on. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve still pushed forward with my own music (which you should check out), but I haven’t enjoyed hearing or singing the 7 Years rewrite since it had been taken down and I’ve avoided putting it in any of my sets as I didn’t want to be reminded of it. But since realising that the cover would be 10 years old, I felt the urge to revisit it. I wanted to see if I could change the lyrics again and write from a new perspective 10 years on. I sat down in my studio with the intention to rewrite the song again, but as I was listening to it, I felt no reason to change any of the lyrics I’d written back in 2016 (other than tweaking my age, yeah I feel old🥲). I’m really proud of the 19 year old that wrote those lyrics and how they’ve connected with so many people, and it’s a shame that the hurdles I’ve faced with the video meant I couldn’t find joy in the song anymore. So instead of rewriting the song again like I’d planned, I left the lyrics as they were and re-recorded the production (shout out Tania), vocals and video. I’m hoping this reaches those who were a fan of my original, but also anyone new who needs to hear this today. A lot has happened in all our lives in the last 10 years, but I stand by the lyrics. I want this song to bring hope and love to those who need it in this life. Lots of love, Leah #7yearscover #coversong #leahguest #singersongwriter #2016