2010s Covers: Shut Up and Dance (WALK THE MOON)
Project Overview
Hi! So I'm working on making a cover of the song Shut Up and Dance by WALK THE MOON. And I don't want to just get singers, pull an instrumental from YouTube and that's it. I want this to be as authentic a cover as I can get.
WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR
I'm looking for singers and musicians that are kind, fun, easy to work with, and of course, fans of the original song.
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The original was sung by Nicholas Petricca and his voice in this song sits in the tenor range, mostly between G3 - C5. The chorus reaches C5, so our singer will either need solid control in their higher chest voice or a strong mixed voice.
- english
- male young adult
- male adult
- female adult
- female young adult
- song
- cover
- tenor
[Introduce yourself, tell us a bit about yourself, what you do for a living, how long you've been singing for, why you think you'd be a good fit, etc.]
[Sing the following lyric sample of Shut Up and Dance to an instrumental or piano track] She took my arm, I don't know how it happened, We took the floor and she said "Oh, don't you dare look back, Just keep your eyes on me" I said, "You're holding back" She said, "Shut up and dance with me" This woman is my destiny, She said, ooh-ooh, shut up and dance with me
We're gonna need two guitarists for this. One for rhythm (playing those punchy chords) and one for lead (handling the signature riff and solo).
- english
- electric guitar
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The bass in the song is driving, rhythmic, and locked in with the drums, so we're gonna need someone on bass that can do that.
- english
- bass guitar
- electric bass
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Drums in the song are high-energy, there's tight playing with a lot of hi-hat work and some snappy snare action. Keep all this in mind.
- english
- drums
- drumming
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This will be essential for the 80s new-wave influence that the song clearly has. The song uses bright, shimmering synths that complement the guitars.
- english
- synth
- keyboard
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We will need backup vocals/harmonies to add to the anthemic energy as well as make it feel more faithful to the original song.
- male young adult
- male adult
- cover
- female adult
- song
- female young adult
- cover singing
[Introduce yourself, tell us a bit about yourself, what you do for a living, how long you've been singing for, why you think you'd be a good fit, etc.]
[Sing the following lyric sample of Shut Up and Dance to an instrumental or piano track] She took my arm, I don't know how it happened, We took the floor and she said "Oh, don't you dare look back, Just keep your eyes on me" I said, "You're holding back" She said, "Shut up and dance with me" This woman is my destiny, She said, ooh-ooh, shut up and dance with me
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