Something to aim for

This piece "Droplets" is a cover performed at Exeter Chapel. I really enjoy this piece, especially the laid back quality that it has. The song is originally performed by Colbie Calliat and Jason Reeves. 
I would like to create a piece similar to this, however possibly using the ukulele which would create a slightly happier tone to the melody and the song in general. 
Gabrielle Aplin is one of my favourite artists and I admire her work.



I like the idea of taking a song and completely changing it up and making it different. Her cover here of One Direction's "Best Song Ever" almost sounds like a whole different song. "Even though it’s not your own song, it feels amazing to be appreciated for appreciating something else." (Dorit, 2013). I think this sums up how I feel perfectly. Covering a song you love always feels great, because I feel like even though I'm using someone else's song I am trying to do it justice. Changing an already written song I feel is a skill on it's own as although you already have the lyrics and the basis of the song set in stone, you have the freedom to change it up however you want to, and make it feel like your own.

I want to be able to take the song "Droplets" originally by Colbie Caillat and Jason Reeves.
I would like to try and make it more upbeat and speed it up slightly with the ukulele. This will be a challenge as I have only just tried to start teaching myself the ukulele. I am finding this tricky and will need to spend a lot of time working on basic chords and fingering of strings.


Dorit, Guitar world, 2013, http://www.guitarworld.com/acoustic-nation-turning-cover-song-your-own

HolyLoowis, Lewis Watson & Gabrielle Aplin - Droplets (Live at Exeter Chapel, Oxford), 2012, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZzXXbufSZQ

shoestringconcerts, Colbie Calliat and Jason Reeves "Droplets", 2007, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_aAMGl8rEA