- Hi everybody,
today is gonna be a bit of a different video.
Something I haven't done before.
I guess it's gonna be kind of
the musician's version of reacting to my old videos.
A couple months ago, I was cleaning out my laptop
and I found all of my old garage band, garage band?
Whichever, projects from like
2014
2015.
Some of it is pretty decent, but I think it'd just be
a bit entertaining to see
what I was up to back then.
Welcome to Cavetown Reacts to Old Songs.
I'm wearing my headphones.
First one we have on this list
is am Air Catcher cover,
Air Catcher by Twenty One Pilots
which I made on the 5th of April, 2015.
So
let's see that.
("Air Catcher")
Okay I didn't recreate that, I literally just copied
it from the original track cause I didn't know how
to make the piano sound the same.
It's very, like, dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun.
But I remember feeling really proud of myself
when I made this.
I thought wow this is very good and it sounds the same.
("Air Catcher")
♪ I don't fall slow like I used to ♪
♪ I fall straight down ♪
♪ You've stolen my air catcher ♪
♪ That kept me safe and sound ♪
♪ My pa, I will fall ♪
♪ In love ♪
♪ With falling ♪
♪ And I will try to ♪
♪ Avoid those eyes ♪
♪ Oh ♪
(static)
Okay, levels are way off, one thing.
Not bad though.
I had some good harmonies even back in the day.
I never finished it which is why I never posted it.
I think it was way too high for me, even then
but that, ah.
Okay I won't try and sing it 'cause I have tonsillitis.
Update, I got tonsillitis.
Anyways, next one.
Alternative Alternate, okay I meant Alternative Segue,
This is called, apparently, Alternate Segue.
This was 13th of September, 2014.
That's an old boy.
Yeah I wrote some lyrics for it,
but I never used those lyrics.
I had never recorded them and released that version
because I stole the lyrics (laughs)
from a Tumblr post I found.
And I don't remember what post that was.
I would credit it now if I knew what it was.
Yeah I found like a poem on Tumblr and I was like
that's cool, I'm puttin' that in a song
and then I felt bad about it so I didn't release it.
Good boy.
Good 2014 Cavetown.
Do not plagiarize guys.
But I'll play it now
but you know it's not my lyrics,
don't give me credit for that.
But I think it's just the same background music.
♪ Who cares how high I fill the bathwater ♪
♪ When I'm already in ♪
♪ Over my head ♪
I remember struggling to reach those low notes.
♪ Who cares how high I ♪
Like that note.
That's like right in the middle of my range now.
Your boy's growing up, guys.
Your boy's a big boy.
♪ What it's like to sleep no matter ♪
♪ How often I say ♪
♪ That I'm going to bed ♪
♪ And please don't touch me ♪
♪ 'cause I'll probably shatter ♪
♪ For god's sake don't ask ♪
Okay, the S is very
(hisses)
God's sake don't ask me.
I'm just criticizing at 2014 Cavetown
if you're watching
15 year old Robin
please do use a de-esser.
Please do that
'cause you have a lisp.
(hisses)
I'm a snake.
(hisses)
I'm a snake.
♪ Thing is going anymore ♪
♪ Anymore ♪
I couldn't reach that note.
♪ More ♪
That's the main thing that freaks me out now
listening to my old stuff.
I had such a high voice.
I understand why people comment saying
"Is this a guy or a girl?"
"Not meaning to be rude, but are you a girl?
Your voice sounds like a girl."
I'm a guy, by the way, if you're still confused.
Chill Beat made on the 30th of January twenty-fif
Januie.
30th of Januie, 2015,
twenty-wifteen.
Let's listen to that one.
("Chill Beat")
Nice chord sequence.
Ohh.
Did you hear that symbol swoosh
from right to left ear?
If you've got headphones on you will have heard that.
That's pretty freaking nice, good job.
("Chill Beat")
I liked some symbol swooshes I guess.
Not a bad beat.
(laughs)
(shaker rasping)
Ooo hoo
I was expecting like a fat bass to come in there.
Where was the fat bass?
Now this one, First Inspiration for Jack's Song
made on the 21st of
January, February, March, April, May, June, July,
August, September, October
November, yeah, 2015.
Obviously Jack hadn't passed at that point,
but I have the main kind of chorus melody.
This was the first time I thought that up,
which I completely forgot about and when I came across this
I was like whoa
and that made me a bit teary, I'll be honest.
It's really crazy like hearing the original idea
before it even, anyway.
It's a complete different song,
pretty much different lyrics,
but you can, I still said something about rain.
But yeah just listen.
This is my first.
♪ Don't know why sometimes the planet shakes ♪
♪ I'm a walking earthquake but it's alright ♪
Twenty One Pilots vibes.
♪ 'Cause I've got ♪
♪ Built a long time ago to hide inside ♪
Here it comes so listen.
♪ Let's sleep in the pouring rain ♪
♪ And know you'll be alright someday ♪
♪ And I know it's hard to say ♪
♪ But I've been there a thousand times ♪
♪ And know how much you really mean to me ♪
♪ Baby we should just get away ♪
♪ See the the world before it's too late ♪
♪ I know that we can get it right this time ♪
That was the first time I thought of that tune
and it really, it's one of my best tunes probably
that I've written.
That's really crazy guys.
Okay next one is called Fool.
You a fool.
If you listen to Cavetown.
Who's that?
Who's Cavetown?
I don't know who that is.
23rd of March, 2015.
I hope it's a rap.
No, I really don't actually.
Oh and oh, oh it is a rap.
Oh no I remember it's a rap (laughs).
("Fool")
♪ I try my hardest to run through the waves ♪
♪ But my feet fixed in place ♪
♪ And these waves start to erode into my skull ♪
♪ And my brains, not so wave ♪
♪ This has gotta be the very worst day of my life ♪
♪ So far but there are more to come for sure ♪
♪ Okay let's move along ♪
♪ You gotta ignore the cold biting at your lungs ♪
♪ And there are people in this world ♪
♪ Who understand where you're coming from ♪
♪ And it's not hard to find a place ♪ ♪
♪ Inside your mind for you to stay ♪ ♪
♪ When your body stones you ♪
♪ And your heart melts away, yeah ♪
(laughs) "Yeah".
I'm not gonna lie, it's pretty funky
but I'm embarrassed (laughs).
♪ Yo ♪
(laughs) Yo!
Oh I'm crying.
♪ I find it hard to suppress ♪ ♪
♪ This strange tingling in my chest ♪ ♪
♪ It doesn't rest and I can't rest with this ♪
♪ Tingling in my chest ♪
♪ Give me a heart or something ♪
I remember this.
♪ I'm just a simple man with a gentleness in his heart ♪
♪ And it's often far from gentleman ♪
♪ At heart you see I'm a lonely ♪
Spit it, dude.
♪ Bloody gravedigger, corny heart and lame singer ♪
♪ Take your card and pay you later ♪
♪ And I'm not sorry man ♪
♪ But I'm so sorry man ♪
♪ Don't you worry ♪
♪ I'll pay you back in a heartbeat ♪
♪ Let myself starve for a week, man ♪
♪ I am such a fool ♪
♪ To keep on chasing after nothing great ♪
♪ You are just a fool to keep ♪
♪ Pretending that you're loving me ♪
♪ I don't know ♪
♪ Where I'm supposed to go ♪
♪ Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh ♪
Yeah that was a rap (laughs), oh my god.
I'm not gonna lie, the beat was pretty funky
but that's why I didn't rap, it's very embarrassing.
I couldn't stop myself from having an American accent.
And I still sing with an American accent.
I don't know why, it's just easier.
Ghost Boys Prequel
I made it on the 2nd of December 2015
so this is Ghost Boys Prequel.
Let's hear that.
Oh!
Yeah I think this one I like enough that I might put it
in my next album as a bonus track.
So yeah, if you like it, you might be able to download it
in my next album if I decide to post it there.
("Ghost Boys Prequel")
I think this had a really funky beat.
But obviously my voice is still way higher
so it will sound a bit weird.
I was good at my beats back then.
I must say I quite like 'em.
♪ You should stay indoors ♪
♪ Nobody wants you anymore ♪
♪ And even if you try to run away, run away again ♪
♪ Living in a pretend ♪
♪ Slippin' through my hands again ♪
♪ People only listen when ♪
♪ You've got something to give to them ♪
♪ Thinking and slowing as fast as my song ♪
♪ My production got friction when I get things wrong ♪
♪ But I will slow it down so everybody else can sing along ♪
♪ Hurtin' kids can sing along ♪
♪ Tell your friends to sing along ♪
♪ 'Cause you plus me plus them plus he plus she ♪
♪ Means we'll be twice as strong ♪
♪ White shoes dirty goats ♪
♪ Hanging out with the ghosts ♪
♪ Boys got me hearing those voices ♪
♪ Don't like those noises ♪
♪ Christmas trees ♪
♪ Get rid of my bumblebees ♪
♪ Ans nothing really gets to me ♪
♪ Like seeing your smile and not me ♪
It's so weird how lyrics just come back to you
when you haven't listened to them for years.
It always stays there once you memorize them, huh.
So yeah that's a short little one that you might hear
in my next album.
Let me know if you like it in the comments.
(electronic music)