Will Dixon | I Used to Be So Strange (Lyric Video) Will Dixon 2016-07-04 | Here it is, my first new music in exactly a year! If you like it, tell your friends/family/cat/sentient crab overlord.This and my other new songs are available in the following places: Soundcloud - http://www.soundcloud.com/willdixonmusicBandcamp - http://www.willdixon.bandcamp.comiTunes/Apple Music - search "Will Dixon"Spotify, Amazon, Google Play - coming soon!Check out the video for "Goliath" over on Todd's channel: youtube.com/watch?v=CQJ1qTx_xbYWritten and performed by Will Dixon Produced by Jimmy Balch Percussion by Todd Bryanton Artwork by Pia SandellMastered by Pete MaherLyrics: She asked me what I fear, I knew I shouldn't say but I didn't hesitate, "I'm scared of turning back the years, Because I used to be so strange." We took another cocktail, Then she told me she's the same, The devil isn't in the details, The devil's in the frame, I used to be so strange, And I don't know how much I've changed, Hell I used to be so strange, All my friends have demons, To think of all these lies they can tell, They all give such good reasons, Not to even like themselves, Am I missing a monster? Do I need to lose a piece just to fit? If I don't need a doctor, Can I still be sick? I used to be so strange, And I don't know how much I've changed, Hell I used to be so strange.
Practising my most obscure #radiohead cover, do you recognise it? #radioheadcover #acoustic Will Dixon 2024-09-17 | ...
Strange | Will Dixon (live) Will Dixon 2023-07-26 | A new version of an old song, performed live at The Hill Station Café in South London this weekend. I've always felt that this song would benefit from being slowed down and slightly expanded, which is what I've attempted here. The second verse has more to it, and the final chorus has a slight thematic turn, the only thing missing now is possibly a short bridge section which I can hear in my head but haven't written lyrics for yet.As always, hope you enjoy, I'm performing more often these days and am trying to capture as much footage as possible to share with you.
Kalopsia | Queens of the Stone Age (live cover) Will Dixon 2023-07-12 | I completely forgot I’d filmed this! Here’s a cover of Queens of the Stone Age’s “Kalopsia” from an Acoustify open mic night back in April. This was the first time I performed live with my Moar 8 string baritone too! Not quite an acoustic cover, but a solo electric cover I suppose!
Building a new ambient guitar pedalboard! (Livestream) Will Dixon 2023-06-19 | Just a little hang out while I attempt to put together a new pedalboard, a chance for us to catch up!
The Day I Tried To Live - Soundgarden (Chris Cornell tribute) #chriscornell Will Dixon 2023-05-18 | ...
Long Slow Goodbye | Queens of the Stone Age (acoustic cover) Will Dixon 2022-06-29 | Please consider subscribing - new videos every Wednesday!My instagram: instagram.com/willdixonmusic/?hl=en One of my favourite Queens of the Stone Age tracks, the original key is a little too high for my vocals so I bumped it up a bit on my new Taylor cutaway. Love how simple this song is, and it's particularly relevant with my current life situation with leaving a job I've had for the last four years!#queensofthestoneage #acoustic #qotsa #acousticmusic #acousticcover #guitar #acousticguitar #taylorguitar
Three flavours of bass (vlog) Will Dixon 2022-06-22 | I'm out of practice with vlogging, this was meant to be a really focused comparison video, but ended up being a bit of a story time ramble about three of my instruments, and I couldn't bring myself to cut most of it out!Follow me on instagram and *shudder* tiktok - @willdixonmusic
When you paid for six strings so you use *all* six strings #guitar #shorts Will Dixon 2022-06-18 | ...
All This Time - Will Dixon (live) Will Dixon 2022-06-15 | I've been really busy this last week preparing for a job interview so haven't had time to make a full new video, so here's some more footage from my gig last month! Also please check out last week's vlog about bass strings!Will :)
Music to walk through a rainy city at night to #shorts #guitar #harmonics Will Dixon 2022-06-11 | ...
Which acoustic bass strings are better? (vlog) Will Dixon 2022-06-08 | A return to a style of video I'm massively out of practice with - please genuinely do let me know if you'd like to see more like this, I've got plenty of topics to make videos about! These won't replace actual music, just varies things up a bit :)Instagram: @willdixonmusicTikTok: @willdixonmusic
Music for when you deliver your dramatic monologue at the end of the film #shorts #guitar Will Dixon 2022-06-04 | ...
Shingle Street - Will Dixon (live) Will Dixon 2022-05-25 | Man, this song has come a long way in the last ten years hasn't it? Let me know what you think of this latest version! Also as mentioned in my intro, I'm planning to start vlogging on this channel again - switching up the styles of content to keep things fresh - so let me know if you have any questions for me, or topics you'd like to hear me talk about!Footage is from my gig at the Book and Record Bar on 13/05/2022, I've had some really valuable feedback about this performance already, and I'm looking forward to plenty more to build on this!.........The music video for the original version of Shingle Street was released 08/05/2012: youtube.com/watch?v=BCa5O98piXcHere's one of the only other recorded live performances of it, from Summer in the City 2012: youtube.com/watch?v=Ge6j92GyxW0
Slaves & Bulldozers - Soundgarden (acoustic cover) Will Dixon 2022-05-18 | Five years ago today we lost one of our greatest artists. Please consider liking & subscribing, and leave a comment to shout out some of Chris Cornell's best works.Follow me on instagram: instagram.com/willdixonmusic/?hl=en
Eventually - Will Dixon (original song) Will Dixon 2022-05-11 | A return to an old deep cut of mine, anyone remember the original rock version? The weird edit during the bridge is because the arrangement I was playing at the start is so new that this was the first time I had played it all the way through like that, and the vocals towards the end were really rough as a result! I'd already filmed a safety take of a louder version where I got the ending vocals fairly close to how I wanted them, so I thought I'd just splice together the best parts of both takes! I reckon in future I'll probably change the key of this one and really dig into the different energy it'll have with restrained strumming and deeper vocals, what do you think?Let me know what you think down in the comments, and leave a like if you enjoyed this song! Gig tickets: eventbrite.co.uk/e/will-dixon-basia-bartz-jo-griggs-and-tom-poslett-bennett-valuks-tickets-315678943217?aff=erelexpmltFollow me on instagram: instagram.com/willdixonmusic/?hl=en Lyrics: Eventually I'll see out of eyes,Eyes that won't change another dozen times,And if I can't tell my selves apartBy then it might get hard to sayIf this is me you really know, Or if it's just the bits that showNow all that's in between has sunk below,Send a mission to the deep end,Part the sea so I can stand up in the middle and crash it back down on me,But maybe it's not worth bringing back,Maybe we're better off leaving the wreckage all the way down in the blackCall your ships off all their searches,Part the sea so I can stand up in the middle and crash it back down on me,And from the bottom I will look up through the water at all the drops I've been,Still I find pieces of your mind here in mine.
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel (cover) Will Dixon 2022-05-04 | Please consider liking & subscribing, and leave a comment to let me know what else I should cover :)Follow me on instagram: instagram.com/willdixonmusic/?hl=en Jeffrey Magnum's work on this album is just incredible, a truly unique work of genius, I'd love to try and tackle more songs from it in the future.
Dyed in the Wool - Will Dixon (original song) Will Dixon 2022-04-27 | One of my favourite new originals - took quite a while to assemble the different parts of this one, from the title which I came up with a couple of years ago, to a collection of riffs and vocal melodies, but it was so worth it!Let me know what you think down in the comments, and leave a like if you enjoyed this song! Gig tickets: eventbrite.co.uk/e/will-dixon-basia-bartz-jo-griggs-and-tom-poslett-bennett-valuks-tickets-315678943217?aff=erelexpmltFollow me on instagram: instagram.com/willdixonmusic/?hl=en Lyrics: Do you remember? Because I don't know,What was my motivation? So much to see and I've got nothing to show,I suffer from hesitation,Still going to act the hell right out of all my scenes just you wait,Didn't learn a single line because it felt too much like fate,I was dyed in the wool,I was designed to be lost in the woods,I'm in disguise as the wolf,I wouldn't change even if I could,Do you remember? Because I'm pretty sure,Progress is a conversation,We're chipping away at this back and forth,Just without a destination,I have always been and always will be who I am here tonight,All the things I left behind were never meant to be mine,I was dyed in the wool,I was designed to be lost in the woods,I'm in disguise as the wolf,I wouldn't change even if I could,It's the feeling that I love:Of making it all up,I was dyed in the wool,I was dyed in the wool, I was dyed in the wool, I wouldn't change but maybe I should?
Cosmo Canyon - Final Fantasy 7 (cigar box guitar cover) Will Dixon 2022-04-20 | Please consider liking & subscribing, and leave a comment to let me know what else I should cover :)Follow me on instagram: instagram.com/willdixonmusic/?hl=en Check out Dirtbox Guitars - Jeff does such amazing work: instagram.com/dirtboxguitars/?hl=enThis is one of my favourite tunes off my favourite video game soundtrack of all time, Nobuo Uematsu is a full on genius, and the OG Final Fantasy 7 is a masterpiece. #FinalFantasyVII #FF7
All This Time - Will Dixon (original song) Will Dixon 2022-04-13 | A big angry song about trying to let go of bad habits.Let me know what you think down in the comments, and leave a like if you enjoyed this song! Stay to the end for some exciting news!Follow me on instagram: instagram.com/willdixonmusic/?hl=en Lyrics: Oh give me another obsession to add to the pile,Another reason for me not to question what I do with my time,I never know anticipation because I never wait,Oh no depression or elation - no fear and no rage,I scream out for stimulation and whisper for calm,I breathe out this exaltation: Fuck you I'm not gonna keep on feeding you my soul,I think I've forgotten the taste of it,Fuck you I'll make my peace when you release control,I just want another taste of it,Oh give me another confession for me to ignore,Another lesson in self expression I can't learn anymore,I've abandoned all my own creations - embracing the frame,I'm running out of zero patience...Fuck you I'm not gonna keep on feeding you my soul,I think I've forgotten the taste of it,Fuck you I'll make my peace when you release control,I just want another taste of it,When am I going to stop wasting all this time?I don't want to spend my life with nothing to buy.
Bandoliers - Them Crooked Vultures (acoustic cover) Will Dixon 2022-04-06 | Please consider liking & subscribing, and leave a comment to let me know what else I should cover :)Follow me on instagram: instagram.com/willdixonmusic/?hl=en Check out Dirtbox Brothers: youtube.com/channel/UCWo_b8rOmQkKBzwSw1-uZ3AThis one is dedicated to Mel Duncan, who commented that I should cover this six years ago - sorry it took so long Mel!
Resolve - Foo Fighters (acoustic cover) - RIP Taylor Hawkins Will Dixon 2022-03-30 | Still can't believe he's gone. I had the pleasure of seeing Foos at Hyde Park in 2007, my first proper concert. Not only was Taylor an absolute powerhouse behind the kit but he also got on the mic for the encore to sing Tie Your Mother Down with Roger Taylor and Brian May. I couldn't believe how good a voice he had. He dedicated that show to Freddie Mercury. My heart goes out to Dave, Nate, Chris, and Pat, along with Taylor's family and countless other friends and collaborators.Please consider liking & subscribing, for more videos every wednesday, and leave a comment if you feel moved to.Follow me on instagram: instagram.com/willdixonmusic/?hl=en#FooFighters #TaylorHawkins #DaveGrohl
Romance in Bars - Lizzie Russo (acoustic cover) Will Dixon 2022-03-23 | A tribute to a previous life, via one of my favourite songs ever written.Do yourself a massive favour and listen to Lizzie's original version of this, and then all of her other songs: youtube.com/watch?v=ByRykWk-9E8Please consider liking & subscribing, and leave a comment if you were around on YouTube a decade ago!Follow me on instagram: instagram.com/willdixonmusic/?hl=en
Mexicola - Queens of the Stone Age (acoustic cover) Will Dixon 2022-03-09 | Please consider liking & subscribing, and leave a comment to let me know what else I should cover :)Follow me on instagram: instagram.com/willdixonmusic/?hl=en Check out Dirtbox Brothers: youtube.com/channel/UCWo_b8rOmQkKBzwSw1-uZ3AI've always loved QotSA's less well known self-titled debut album, especially this track. Had such a great time toying with the structure and dynamics with this one, a perfect song for showing how versatile acoustic covers can be, with a fully stripped back section alongside the punchy and loud bits - this is what I love about doing these kinds of covers, they don't need to be limited to just one thing!
You Freak Me Out, Too - Modern Villains (original song) Will Dixon 2022-03-02 | Something a little different this week! I'm feeling a bit under the weather at the mo so rather than force myself to record a new video, here's a clip from a band rehearsal a few weeks ago - this was going to be this week's song anyway! Apologies that the vocals are a bit quiet, but the lyrics are below if that helps you follow along.So yeah! Modern Villains is my rock band, basically just me with Owen Schofield on drums, we've been steadily rehearsing throughout the safer bits of the pandemic to get gig-ready, and this is one of our more solid songs. Let me know what you think of it down in the comments, and leave a like if you enjoyed it :)You might notice that the title of this song is very similar to the last original I posted, and you'd be right: I ended up writing two very different songs which both used the same core refrain, and fell in love with both of them, so rather than choose which to keep and which to change I just decided to stick with both (and add the ",Too" to this version). Not sure if you were aware of this, but it turns out there are no rules when it comes to songwriting and song naming.Not expecting that this video will reach many new people but if it somehow does, remember to like and subscribe etc...Follow me on instagram: instagram.com/willdixonmusic/?hl=en Check out my side channel Dirtbox Brothers: youtube.com/channel/UCWo_b8rOmQkKBzwSw1-uZ3ALyrics:Used to spend my nights and days searching for a signal from outer space,(Sitting) in the corner with my telescope I'd never find a trace,I took my eyes off the sky tonight and saw them living all around me,Normal people with regular lives - this could turn out to be nothing, but...You freak me out,You freak me out,I don't know what,You've got me in for now,Used to spend my waking hours just panning for gold down in the stream,(Wading) in the water and waiting for the soil to yield to me,The current swept me off my feet and carried me down to the ocean,I saw a ship on the horizon - this could turn out to be nothing, but...You freak me out,You freak me out,I don't know what,You've got me in for now,You freak me out,You freak me out,You freak me out,You freak me out.
Intertwined - dodie (acoustic cover) Will Dixon 2022-02-23 | Please consider liking & subscribing, and leave a comment to let me know what you thought!Follow me on instagram: instagram.com/willdixonmusic/?hl=en Check out Dirtbox Brothers: youtube.com/channel/UCWo_b8rOmQkKBzwSw1-uZ3A
You Freak Me Out - Will Dixon (original song) Will Dixon 2022-02-16 | What it feels like to try and break out of a pattern of behaviour.Let me know what you think down in the comments, and leave a like if you enjoyed this original song.Follow me on instagram: instagram.com/willdixonmusic/?hl=en Check out Dirtbox Brothers: youtube.com/channel/UCWo_b8rOmQkKBzwSw1-uZ3ALyrics: I just decided that I shouldn't fallToo in love with you after all,You happened to mention when we spoke that nightthat you want to be by yourself for a while,Well I never hide it when you are aroundBut I don't want you to figure it out,So many types of alone you can beand one in particular's just what you need.I can still only see you when it's night,You freak me out, you freak me out,You disappear when we turn on the light,So you freak me out, alright.Let's break this down to its component pieces, and pick an order to try them out that doesn't make a bit of sense to anybody else,Oh but you're my friend you're my friend you're my friendI'm not gonna go through all this again,Because I'll just get hurt and you won't get fixed,We're doing too well on our own for all this.I can still only see you when it's night,You freak me out, you freak me out,You disappear when we turn on the light,So you freak me out, alright.
St. Augustine - Will Dixon (original song) Will Dixon 2022-01-19 | An attempt to fit a decade of failed relationships into one song.I'm a busy bee over on instagram, follow me if you don't already: instagram.com/willdixonmusic/?hl=en / @willdixonmusicPlayed on my gorgeous Maton M80 acoustic, filmed using my nifty Zoom Q2n, surrounded by plants created by uh...plant parents? I failed biology.LyricsWalking through St. Augustine,The rain is warm on Charlotte Street,And I am yet to realiseThis is gonna stay with me,Driving down the A1A,Lotus Flower and Queen Ansleis,Not knowing this will far outstayThe fast approaching heartache,I don't know where I would be without you.3am on De Beauvoir Road,I'm re-reading the text you wrote,It takes me a while to noticeYour taxi in my window,Now it's the night that we first meet,You're sitting down across from me,I don't yet know your secretsThat I'll never quite believe,And I don't know where I would be without all of you.Drinking on the waterside,I'm pretending that I'm alright,And what you just said about the wayYou've been treating me's a lie,We're sleeping on the 43,We're dressing smart on Neptune Quay,Staining all our momentsWith red wine, kebabs, and coffee,We're kissing outside Leicester Square,We're in the way and we don't care,The future holds no power whenThe present takes you out there,Now we're at the North Terminal,And suddenly I'm five years ago,I hope the past is over butDeep inside I know,And I don't know where I would be without all of you,But I know I wouldn't want to go there,Wherever it is.Space folds time.Time deepens space.
Bang Bang played on a cigar box guitar (Jessie J, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj cover) #shorts #guitar Will Dixon 2021-09-02 | ...
Obscure rock riffage on a cigar box guitar #shorts #guitar #floorsandwalls Will Dixon 2021-08-31 | ...
A Song for the Dead by QOTSA on an 8 string baritone acoustic #shorts #guitar #qotsa Will Dixon 2021-08-29 | ...
The Evil Has Landed by QOTSA played too fast on a cigar box guitar #shorts #guitar Will Dixon 2021-08-27 | ...
I Feel Love by Donna Summer on acoustic, but it gets faster #shorts #guitar Will Dixon 2021-08-26 | ...
