I used to sing this song quite a lot, and a number of my close friends really like it. I find Coldplay songs enjoyable to sing because of the scope for versatility in the vocals, and the chance to do falsetto, and this song is not short on that.

See what you think:

Well the numbers are still steadily rising on Youtube. Here's the latest.

Iv'e now got 589 Subscribers. I'm closing in on 600.

12,360 Channel views, and an overall video view count of 178,166. I should pass the 200,000 within a month, the way things are going.

A few friends suggested that I try out for the Youtube partnership program. Well, i did, and got politely turned down. It seems that I don't have enough original material, or enough regular traffic to my channel yet, to justify inclusion. I shall keep on trying :)

So many people have been mesmerised by my daughter. Probably because of her remarkable eyes. I would say that though. I'm her father. All parents think their own children are very beautiful. I definitely do :)

One of the things I am most proud of, is that she has a beautiful nature too. That's a rare thing. She is totally unselfish, and would give what she has to make others happy. The only thing she ever asks me for is my company, and a hug.

My daughter has also started writing poetry, which is something I did as a child. Even better. One of her poems has been selected for publication in a book of childrens works. Onla a few have been chosen from her school. That makes me feel really proud.

I decided to cover a song, and change 2 words in it to suit my message. The song is "The air that I breathe" by the Hollies. I altered the line "Making love to you", and changed it to "Making part of you". I sung it, and put together some clips of my daughters first year of life.

Check it out, and watch out for those eyes :)

Here's the latest state of play on the Youtube numbers.

There are 577 subscribers.

12,095 Channel views.

The overall video views are 174,676.

I thought I'd change the way I do things with my covers. Instead of sitting in front of the camera singing, I will make a recording of the songs initially, and then making the videos for them. This should hopefully result in me getting better quality. It also means that I can make the videos a little bit more interesting.

So the first one I chose to do was "Tears in heaven" by Eric Clapton. A very sad song that Eric wrote after the death of his son. I couldn't begin to comprehend his grief.

Check out my version of this wonderful song.

The latest on the Youtube Jeffstunes figures.

Subs = 569

Channel Viewings = 11884

Total Views = 171739

I've got a load more covers to put up. I haven't decided which one on the list is going to be next. I'll be recording a number of them. Then I will select from that bunch :)

Recently, Youtube have started to cater for higher quality video and audio though.

This was the issue that got me looking around for other websites that hosted videos, and I found one called Livevideo. I made a decision to only upload my original songs to that site. It doesn't have anywhere near the amount of traffic that Youtube gets, but I was ok with that. It's a place I can send people to hear my songs in better audio quality.

Here's a link top my Livevideo page:

Jeffstunes Livevideo channel

As per usual. Here's the latest info on my Youtube statistics.

The aggregate viewing figures on my videos is 167,997.

I've had 11,668 visitors to my channel, and I have 563 subscribers.

I shall be uploading another song to youtube soon. So that means I'll be posting soon too :)

It's another one of my original songs. A new one this time.

So far, with my original material, the videos are comprised of image slideshows. This one is different. This is my first Original song video that contains moving images. I wanted the content to reflect the meaning, and I reckon I've managed to achieve that.

The name of the song is "Don't wish it away". It's about people who wish their days, or life away. Maybe it's grief, or impatience. Or maybe something else. You'll notice things vanishing, and also things going in reverse. There's something symbolic in that.

Check out my new song:

These are the latest numbers on my youtube channel.

My subscribers are at a nice round 550.

My channel has been looked at 11,329 times, and the overall viewing figures all of my videos are now at 162,129.

I was thinking about doing a cover version next. There are three song I want to do. The songs are The excellent song "The air that I breathe" by the Hollies, "Running on faith" by the one and only Eric Clapton or "My father's eyes", also by Eric Clapton.

This is an original song by me, called "Sight Or Sound".

I have been writing poems since before I was 10, and one of my favourite things to do, was to make puzzles out of my poems, and hide things within the words.

So it's no surprise really, that those elements ended up in some of my songs. This song is a good example of that. In the description, I ask people to work out what the song means, and if they can discover all the links within the song and the video. I have only given the answers to those that have asked. I could tell everyone, but I prefer that some know and understand, and some don't.

I wrote this song last year, and recruited the help of a very good friend, and extremely talented guitarist called "Steve Morgan". He has just got married, so I wish him the best for the future.

So I hope you enjoy the song, and the wonderful skills of Steve.

Check it out:

Here's an update on the Youtube numbers.

542 Subs.

11,175 channel viewings.

158,875 overall video views.

So I got there in the end. I've caught up with my video releases. So I'm not too sure what the next post will be about. I'll know once I've decided what song to upload. Hmmm. An original, or maybe a cover :)

We did a number of songs together, and we were both happy with the results. In july, last year, I started posting up my videos to Youtube. Earlier this year I encouraged my musical friend from Canada to start posting his stuff on to Youtube. He has done very well up to this point, and that's well deserved.

Getting around to the song. He posted up some music, inviting others to put words to it. It inspired me, so I worked on the lyrics and vocal melody, and I called the result "Traffic signals". I used some imagery in the video, which is symbolic of the meaning.

Here is the result of our effort:

If you like the music in this song, then I suggest you go and take a look at his Youtube channel. His username is 'Songvibe'. He's got a decent collection of songs on there already.

I'll finish off with the stats.

539 Subscribers. Still on the climb.

11,121 channel views.

There are 156,734 overall video views. Up by a few more thousand

Looking forward to the next one. It's another original song that has a guest guitarist.

In the early part of last year, I was taking part in music collaborations. One of these was with a Swedish man called Ulf. He is extremely talented, and had retired from gigging. He is now concentrating on composing, and is providing music for the film and television industry. His strengths are in the electronic side of music. There was a song I completed with him, which was his music, and my words. However, this is not that song. I mentioned his name in relation to this song, because he wanted to create a version of it. It's something we didn't get around to doing, so this is totally by me. The name of the song is "Take me home".

It's about someone who has made a big mistake in a relationship, that caused it to break. In the song, the person is appealing to their partner.

Have a listen, and see what you think.

Back to the stats.

I've got 534 Subscribers now. They are still climbing consistently.

The amount of views on my channel are now 11,121. All going in the right direction.

My overall video views are now 154,447.

My next post is about a collaboration with a good friend and extremely talented musician in Canada.

I normally find my own songs pretty easy to write, but this was more difficult that I first thought. With my own songs I can hear the full arrangement in my head, and all I have to do is to bring that into reality. In the case of this song though, it already had music to it, and I had to try and clear that original music out of my mind, so that I could compose a new sound to it. It wasn't a quick process, but I eventually came up with something in the end.

Check out my new version:

My next video is another of my Original songs. One I wrote last year.

Now to round up with my Youtube figures.

There are now 526 Subscribers. Up a couple.

The viewings of my channel are 11,071.

The sum total of my video viewings are 150,542.

Here are the results:

At the beginning of the video, I mention someone called "Tay Zonday". Any of you that have spent some time on Youtube will probably have heard of him. He rocketed to fame because of an original song of his on Youtube, called "Chocolate rain". It's quite a boring song, but the man is quite astounding. You really don't expect that sort of voice to come out of that body. He appears very much like a student, but when he starts to sing. This low thunderous sound comes out. Very low :)

This is what is happening with my Youtube stuff at the moment.

I now have 522 Subscribers. A slight increase on last time.

The channel viewings are slightly up at 11,048.

My total video views are still moving forward well, and are currently at 148,768.

Only a couple of weeks and will have caught up with my videos. Then I can post to my blogs as I release the videos. The next of my videos was a challenge set by a friend last year. I've had such a backlog of requests, that I only got around to doing it recently. The clue is "The Beatles"

It was done by a group called "Toploader". Everyone seems to know their biggest hit, which was "Dancing in the moonlight". The song I did of theirs is called "Only for a while", and out of all their material. This one comes out top for me.

This is my take on it:

As I've built my contact list on Youtube, the views when I first put a video up get stronger and stronger. That's because I can let those people know when I've put a new video on. Once I've uploaded my video, I share it with all my contacts. This also means that they can share their videos with me. I've noticed a habit with some of them, and I've had to start crossing people off the list. There are some that send me a whole batch of messages for just one video. Just in case I didn't get the message first time!! Also there are some that send me that same videos every day. As a result I get sent about 80 videos a day now. There's no way I can get through all those. That's why I've decided to cross some of them off.

Anyway. Here's the latest numbers.

520 Subs.

11,036 Channel viewings.

147,599 total viewings.

My next video is something to test the depths of my voice :)

It's name is "When I grow". It's an expression of promise and dedication.

Here it is :)

A few months ago, I altered my channel description. I invited other Youtube users to make cover versions of my original songs. I figured that this would be a good idea to help spread my music around. I mention it in this post, because someone did a cover version of this song. If you go and pay a visit to my Youtube channel, you will see I have some playlists. One of them is called "Covers and uses of my songs". You will also find 4 other videos that someone has used the instrumental versions of my songs in.

Last, but not least. The Youtube bits and bobs.

My subscribers are now up to 516. My next mini landmark will be 600.

The channel viewings have passed the 11k mark and now stand at 11,009.

The total video views are 146,277. A little over a hundred thousand more to make it to a quarter of a million :) That will take a few months I think :) Still, you never know. None of my videos have been featured by Youtube. Along with many other Youtube members. If, by chance that should happen in the short term. The figures will go beserk.

From an Original to a cover. An excellent song which is not so well known. However, the band is.

This was one of the videos that a Hater decided to see whether they could upset me. What a mistake they made :)

I ended up making another video about this experience on another channel. A lighter look at it. Some people on Youtube block haters immediately, but I decided to engage in conversation, and what happened in the end, was rather surprising, and pleasing. They actually blocked me!!!

If you go to Youtube and check out the comments on this video, you'll get an idea of the conversation that was had. They started commenting on another video, and it all wound up on this one.

Moving on to the tune. This is my version of "How to save a life" by "The fray".

And so we come to the Youtube Statistics again.

I've now got 509 Subscribers.

My channel viewings are extremely close to 11k now. They are 10,986.

144,696 total viewings of all my videos.

Coming next is another Original song from me :)

This is my rendition of this classic song:

Now for the Youtube stuff.

It's happened! I've gone past 500 subscribers. This was helped a bit by someone else on Youtube featuring me in one of their vids. Down to the figures.

My subscribers are now 508.

The viewings of my channel are 10,981.

Total viewings = 143,916.

The next video is a more modern song, and it was also one of the videos that my pet hater appeared :).

Here is the tale behind it.

I am not really a fan of entering competitions, but my local pub ran a karaoke comp, and all my friends kept on urging me to go in for it. I refused at first, but they wore me down, and I entered. There was a qualifying round, and a final. To cut a long story short, I won the competition.

The first prize was a day in a recording studio, to record one song. The guy who ran the studio came up to me and asked me what song I wanted to do, so that he could get the backing. That got my grey cells lighting up. I asked him if it was alright if I recorded one of my own songs. He was very happy about that, and even seemed excited.

In the end, I ended up being in the studio for a few weeks. I paid for all the extra time myself. So it wasn't just one song I came out with. I ended up recording 9 of my songs. I wasn't too happy with the vocals in those songs, but I never really am :)

All the music was performed by the "Mick", the studio owner (his main instrument was the Bass Guitar). This is one of the songs from that collection. It's a song called "You are".

A couple of people commented on why it seems to finish in a strange way. The idea behind that was that the story is not over yet, so I wanted to leave the song hanging, so as to speak.

Here it is. "You are"

Here's the usual Youtube stats digest :).

I now have 499 Subscribers. So, so close to 500 now.

My channel views are at 10,913. Almost at 11k.

Finally the total video views are 140,131.

For my next trick. An R.E.M. anthem :)

Here is "So Blue".

There has been some positive action with my Youtube stats. When I turned my computer on this morning, I discovered lots of emails, and a bigger than normal jump in subscribers. This was due to another channel on Youtube. Every week they pick 5 Youtubers to feature in a video, and today it was my turn :)

So this is how it all stands at the moment.

Subscribers = 488

Channel views = 10,890

Overall video views = 138,755

Next up is another original song from further back :)

This is my version:

Now for the usual Youtube update, and a little something special after that :)

I've now got 475 subscribers. Closing in on the 500 mark.

Channel views are rolling forward and are now 10,866.

The total video views are at 137,810. Not too far away from 150k now :)

Now for something completely different.

Since I've been a member of youtube, I've shared my videos with my friends as I've uploaded them. On rare occasions I've shared someone elses video, If I thought there was something really special about it. So I'm going to share this one with you, and give you a link to go and take a look.

It's a 12 year old girl singing. Her mother runs the channel for her. Go over and take a look, and remember that this girl is only 12 years old. An astonishing voice, and masses of potential. I think we are looking at a future star here. She doesn't have many subscribers at the moment, but I think she's going to end up with thousands of them.

This is the link to her Youtube channel. Go over and take a look:

Amazing singer

The next post is another one of my Original songs.

So moving straight on to the 51st video I uploaded to Youtube. My first experience of this tune was by George Michael. After a bit of digging, I discovered that it was originally recorded by Bonnie Raitt. I now own both versions. Bonnie Raitt's version was quite low for a female voice, whilst George Michael sung it high for a male voice. So what if the male vocal was in a lower key. Might that make it sound more intimate. I had to find out.

This is the outcome:

The regular Youtube numbers update.

I've now got 456 Subscribers. That's 4 more than last time.

10,774 Channel Viewings. That's a very small increase. I'm happy with any increase at all :)

Finally, my total video views are 130,781. Not as big an increase as normal, but still very good.

Looking forward to the next one, I've done another David Gray song. Probably one of his most well known.

I've tried out so many different Billy Joel songs, and this is one of his songs that I like an awful lot. It just feels good to sing. The song is "Honesty".

I also talk a little about one of my rarest vinyl discs :)

This is an all round great song. Check out my rendition.

The movement of my total video viewings were impressing me in their consistency. So I thought I'd look into where those views were being counted. Some videos got more viewings that others, but the surprising thing was that all videos were being viewed regularly. So the rise in numbers is across the board.

These are the current figures.

There are 452 Channel Subscriptions.

Channel viewings are up to 10,768.

Total video views are now 130,056.

Another cover next. This is one of those songs, where I heard the cover version, before the original. Then went out and bought the original. Now I've done my own cover of it :)

I also put in some random information about europe and bananas. Those two go together really well.

Go take a look at my version of Warning sign (Apologies for the amatuer guitar)

Coming up next is another song that I adore singing. It's from the wonderful Billy Joel.

Finally, a numbers update from Youtube.

Subs are up again to 451.

The channel viewings are up too at 10,762.

Overall video viewings are still racing forward and now stand at 129,349.

Things are going well.