thenaelena's music blog

this is a side blog of youtube covers and soundcloud audio clips of original songs. youtube.com/thenaelena soundclound.com/thenaelena

[thenaelena]

Skyline - Melissa Polinar (cover)

I've already covered a number of Melissa Polinar's songs, but I just can't help singing along and learning more! Check out her originals and her covers at yo...

It’s been a while! But I haven’t actually been MIA from YouTube. Here’s the latest post from today! feel free to go back to my YouTube channel to view previous videos =) 

For now, here’s Melissa Polinar’s “Skyline”!

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Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (cover)

Tis the season to be jolly! The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear!

Welcome to the family and to YouTube, little Simba <3

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Don't Change || Musiq Soulchild (cover)

Been a while since I've posted and this video is actually from the beginning of the school year! Here's a cover I did with my friend, Chris Nguyen, of Musiq Soulchild's "Don't Change" 

Please excuse how distracted we were/seem.. there were people around hahaha

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GFhUwvcLIg&feature=youtu.be

Chandelier || Sia (Sara Bareilles Ukulele Cover)

This song is such a challenge, but it's really fun to play and sing. And after I heard Sara Barreilles do it during her Little Black Dress tour, I wanted to try an ukulele version too!

Also, please excuse my messy hair.. I just got back from work and it was pretty windy out!

[thenaelena]

hey there~ Just wanted to let you know that your cover of Gravity is really really good. i like your voice a lot (:

Thank you! I really appreciate this message =)

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Gravity || Sara Bareilles

Tried a guitar cover of Gravity which is a really really pretty song by Sara Bareilles! My cousins and sister recently went to one of her Little Black Dress tour concerts and told me how great she was, so I've been on a Bareilles listening spree as well as just singing along, so I thought "why not make a video?"

Hope you enjoy =)

[thefong]

I uploaded directly to tumblr just cause.. Haha Messing around with Sara Bareilles’ cover of Sia’s “Chandelier” I don’t know it too well, but it’s pretty fun to attempt LOL

[thenaelena]

Posted to the wrong blog! Here's to playing around with Sara's ukulele version of "chandelier"!

[thenaelena]

You & I || Park Bom (2ne1)  (snippet/cover)

I am obviously not Korean nor do I know how to really speak it.. which is why I fumble around with the lyrics a bit and my pronunciation is probably way off. But it's such a fun song! Hopefully I can practice the Korean pronunciation well enough to do a full cover soon =)

[thenaelena]

Thinking Out Loud || Ed Sheeran

Hooray for covering songs that have been stuck in your head & always come up out of nowhere! Though I must say, I really do like this song =)

Hope you enjoy it!

[thenaelena]

#SHANETIESTHEKNOT

This video is dedicated to my sister and her fiancé as they just announced their engagement a couple days ago. Also, it's my sisters birthday, so this is my "present" and part of my congratulations to her!

I am one excited and proud little sister =)

Beyoncé and Russel Ivan because I couldn't exactly figure out which one to cover. Though, you can tell, I did end up choosing one song to fully cover. Hope you enjoy this video!

Jie and soon-to-be GeGe, congrats! I love you both =)

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http://youtu.be/omhEOyV5iXU

Justin Timberlake x Bruno Mars x Bluey Robinson MASHUP!!

Here's summer cover #1, something I had a little fun with (and messed up a tad bit. whoops!) but I hope you can enjoy it regardless =)

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Above Water || Melissa Polinar (Cover)

Melissa Polinar is a wonderful artist I've been following for a long time and she released her first full length album earlier this year. This was a single released before her entire album and it's one of my favorites of hers. The message behind this piece is so powerful and I really respect her for recording this track and putting it on her album.

It's beautiful in so many ways.

I hope you can enjoy my rough. iPhone-recorded version/cover of it!

Check out the original here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5easuANzXM

and check out her youtube channel: youtube.com/melissapolinar

[thenaelena]

Radioactive x Counting Stars || Imagine Dragons x One Republic mashup/cover!

This was recorded just as practice/to get some ideas out. Any feedback would be appreciated! Thanks =D

Also, it was recorded via my iPhone, so that's why it's such a small video ahahah

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thenaelena is back with another upload!

It's been since summer time... but I hope this video makes up for some of that!

Officially Missing You - Tamia (cover)

Disclaimer: this song is not easy, so if you notice any mistakes, please forgive me for them!

Enjoy!

[thenaelena]

hmm.. don't mind that thumbnail, lol.

So I know I've covered this before, with my sister, but I'm going to audition for a talent show this weekend with this song and just recorded it to hear and see what the audition panel/person is going to see. 

So, here's another cover of "Breakeven" by The Script

FIRST VIDEO OF 2014!

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So, here's a OTS of an audio recording of what may be coming next for a YT video. 

I usually don't share audio recordings, but this time I thought, "Hey... why not?" hahaha

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Clarity || Zedd (cover) 

  My cousin requested I cover this song for this week, so here is "Clarity"! 

I'm going back to school soon so my uploads might be back to being sporadic instead of weekly. Sorry if you've been keeping up with my weekly uploads, but studying takes priority as I am still a university student!

to the rest of you, have a great rest of your summer (break or just season!)

p.s. i didn't mean to wink... my contact just got really dry XD hehe