Got myself an arm strap for my iPhone today and in conjunction with this app, here is a little map of the run I just did.

What I found interesting, especially for a mainstream Hollywood movie, was that because of this inability to lie, the world had no religion. As far as people were concerned you died and then you went to an’ eternity of nothingness’. (**SPOILERS AHEAD**) Our protagonist in the movie somehow develops the ability to lie and at one point in the film is at his mothers deathbed. She is contemplating the ‘nothingness’ ahead and in our main character’s despair he decides to tell this lie:

Mom, you’re wrong about what happens after you die. It’s not an eternity of nothingness. You go to your favorite place in the whole world. And everyone you have ever loved or who has ever loved you will be there. And you’ll be young again. There’s no pain, just love and happiness. Everyone gets a mansion.

iPhone album track number 4

The doctors in the room are flabbergasted at this revelation (remember they don’t understand the concept of lying) and tell the press about this ‘man’ who has information on an ‘afterlife’. This then results in a massive religious following of our main character.

Being a atheist and sceptic, I found it very interesting that this kind of social commentary was tackled. This movie was written by Ricky Gervais who is, as we all know, an outspoken atheist who has a lot to say on the matter. Good on him for getting a method of sceptical conversation out there.

Anyway. During the movie there was a song played in the background. I’d never head it before but instantly loved it. I shazam’d the tune and it turned out to be a song called ‘Catch The Wind’ by Donovan. If you’re a guitar player and you don’t want to pick up your guitar after hearing this song then you ain’t right in the heed man.

I did. And even took the time to learn it. Thought I’d record it on my phone for you all.

Incidentally. Fourtrack has become infinitely better since a recent update. It used to be that you would have to export each track individually to your computer and use some other method of mixing the tracks together. Fourtrack now has an in-build method of mixing all your tracks into one file. Amazing.

Yet another song created entirely on my iPhone using the FourTrack app. This time I’ve covered a Beatles song. I’ve always loved this song cause it was John Lennon’s confessed attempt at copying Bob Dylan.

There is something paradoxical about a guy the stature of John Lennon sitting playing the guitar copying another artist. Some say resulting in a song better then any of Bob Dylan’s.

There are, of course, other Beatles songs that are attempts at plagiarism (Back in the USSR comes to mind) but this is my favourite.

Listen here:

You can here my other iPhone album tracks here

After your done with me. Listen to the master:

No not the Blur Song! But the next addition to my song making exploits using my iPhone along with the FourTrack app. This one is a cover of ‘Sunny Afternoon’ by The Kinks. Funny story behind this one.

During the summer there I was at my good mate Andy’s stag do in Benidorm. I ended up going up on stage and singing Karaoke. First time I have ever done it. It was this song and I was bloody awful. So much so that the MC butted-in half way through and said “No taking the piss please!”.

I can safely say I wasn’t taking the piss. I might have been pissed, but I was still trying my hardest.

Here is an attempt to redeem myself and show the lads that I ain’t normally that bad. Ok, ok. I’m still bad. But not as bad as that night. Have a gek:

You can listen to the first song I done here:

iPhone Album is in the making

I recently received a voucher that I could use in various shops and, being the geek that I am, I went to WHSMITH and got myself an iTunes top-up card. There are tones of apps out there that I’d love to have so thought that, if I got a wee bit of credit to play with, I could have some fun.

Last night I bought this fancy app. It’s a four track for your iPhone. I’ve been playing the guitar since I was 16 (I watched this show and became determined to learn). I’m not that great, but I give it a bash. I wish I was a better singer.

Anyway, when I got this app last night I went straight into recording. Here is the result of 15 minutes messing about:

I’m going to do more and post them on here, eventually having an iPhone Album. Who knows, they might be on iTunes themselves one day. haha