Category: Me singing without introductions

Me singing, in whichever character, with no lead in.

Huliganov’s “Almost There”

Original YT playout date: 31 May 2008
Duration: 4:16

A rendition of the Andy Williams number “Almost There”. One of my perennial favorites.

My parents had an Andy Williams album and I used to listen to it as a boy and sing along to the songs quite a bit. So I tend to know some of this guy’s repetoire fairly well. Indeed I would describe myself as an Andy Williams fan and would be happy to visit his birthplace
one day. If there is one artist that deserves the london Philharmonic makeover more than any other (sorry Buddy, sorry Carpenters, I love you too) then this is the one it has to be, and it hasn’t happened yet. I don’t know if it’s in te pipeline, but if someone is in the know then maybe they can get this project going.

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Secret Love

Original playout date: 7 April 2008
Duration: 3:26

I once had one, but not any more. A nice romantic film here with pretty pictures of my wife blending in and out.
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Durham Town

Saturday, September 15, 2018

Original playout date: 19 March 2008
Duration: 3:16

I had done this one before as Peter Pączek, but this one only with the slightest Durham accent.
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New World in the Morning

Original playout date: 15 December 2007
Duration: 2:29

When I recorded this piece, which was an idea to put a bit of Elvis into the Roger Whittaker number, I weighed I think my record ever weight of 140 kgs. By the time I uploaded it I was about 130 kgs and looking a little slimmer. Treat this as the “before” photograph to compare with later videos…
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Always and Forever

Original playout date: 30 September 2007
Duration: 3:34

Singing without introductions, the old Heatwave number. I was just singing along with it now and it gives me a very good benchmark as to how my voice has changed in the course of 11 years.
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