NEVERLAND The late Michael Jackson isnt known as the King of Pop for nothing. The man had a true musical gift, producing songs that the world will listen to for years to come.
In light of that, its always a risk to cover one of Jacksons hits, unless you can bring your own twist or incredible talent to it. And thats precisely what Spanish musician Miguel Rivera did with his fingerstyle acoustic guitar cover of Beat It.
Rivera strums and thumps his way through a smooth rendition of the song with palpable passion and more than considerable talent. Its the kind of musical talent that makes my 10 years of piano lessons feel like Ive barely graduated from Chopsticks and Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater.
In the video description, Rivera said he made the arrangement to challenge himself.
When you listen to the chorus of the original song, you can hear the main riff (recorded by Steve Lukather) sounding together with the Michael's vocal melody, and, of course, drums, bass and other instruments. My objective was to play all of (these) parts together: the main riff, the vocal melody and the percussion part, the description reads.
As far as Im concerned, Rivera's challenge to himself is a resounding success and perhaps even a touch magical. Take a listen and see if you agree.
In light of that, its always a risk to cover one of Jacksons hits, unless you can bring your own twist or incredible talent to it. And thats precisely what Spanish musician Miguel Rivera did with his fingerstyle acoustic guitar cover of Beat It.
Rivera strums and thumps his way through a smooth rendition of the song with palpable passion and more than considerable talent. Its the kind of musical talent that makes my 10 years of piano lessons feel like Ive barely graduated from Chopsticks and Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater.
In the video description, Rivera said he made the arrangement to challenge himself.
When you listen to the chorus of the original song, you can hear the main riff (recorded by Steve Lukather) sounding together with the Michael's vocal melody, and, of course, drums, bass and other instruments. My objective was to play all of (these) parts together: the main riff, the vocal melody and the percussion part, the description reads.
As far as Im concerned, Rivera's challenge to himself is a resounding success and perhaps even a touch magical. Take a listen and see if you agree.
