A cover of Try Not To Breathe, by R.E.M.

Written by Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe
Performed and produced by Clive Butler, December 2021.
Feel free to check out my R.E.M. covers Volumes 1-3 available to listen to on BandCamp
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[@marialuciasilvaoliveira2558]

I love this song!

[@subwaygoddess1]

You sang that with heart and soul. It is a special song to me, I made a decision to fight death when covid tried to end my life. This song brings me back to the fight I fought.

[@clivebutler9694]

Thank you. Yes it’s a very powerful song.

[@subwaygoddess1]

@@clivebutler9694 I posted it on my Facebook page!!

[@MrPiepel]

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[@vikik897]

A masterpiece! All your R.E.M. covers are simply excellent (especially the Hairshirt) and a great tribute to R.E.M.. I think they should hear it. So glad YT suggested me your videos.

[@clivebutler9694]

Thanks that means a lot. Yeah would be great if the band got to hear them. I did a cover of Gardening At Night at the start of lockdown which Bertis Downs ended up hearing and he messaged me saying he enjoyed it! I couldn’t believe it lol

[@rexgeorg7324]

very good

[@boognish94]

Hope you don't mind, I'm using this picture as my background, you did a great job with it.

[@boognish94]

I've been binge listening to all your covers and ths one, and it wasn't easy to decide, is your best one. Thank you for devoting so much time and effort into these covers and keep them coming. You have a special gift my friend.

[@clivebutler9694]

Thank you so much. I have loads more in the pipeline, really enjoying doing them at the moment. Hard to say which is my favourite, I can produce a backing track I’m happy with but then if I have hang ups about my voice it ruins it, and vice versa of course.

[@boognish94]

@@clivebutler9694 well so far so great with your voice, just use your best judgement on which ones to sing and which ones you aren't comfortable singing. They're all great no matter what.

[@boognish94]

Maybe, hopefully we can get a Kenneth cover? I love to see you hammer away on those chords

[@clivebutler9694]

@@boognish94 yeah I have to be careful what I take on as I’d say 75% of their music is out of my vocal range. By the way Kenneth falls in that category unfortunately, shame as it’s a great song.

[@boognish94]

@@clivebutler9694 Just do an instrumental of Kenneth if you can, it's my all-time favorite

[@MrPiepel]

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