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Birth Ritual, a classic Soundgarden song, is one of my favorites from the 90s "Grunge" era (and the best era, I might add). Chris Cornell is a god on vocals and his best singing was done during the 90s and this song tested his particular technique. So, on day 241, I chose this tune and did things a little different. I made two takes and left them both in the video, not for a choice to be made, but for you to understand my "preferred" decision. Video 1 has me "singing pretty". For the majority of the song, the singer (if male) is in head voice, only dipping into the mix for a brief period. The "ritual" part has me at a C# to an D# (I like "Eb", as it sounds "higher" *chuckle*). Not too shabby for a Tenor, I must say. Singing in this area, especially for Birth Ritual, a performer has to be mindful of technique if he is going to survive this song, not to mention a set. Video 1 does have me doing the technique "right", but the emotion of the song is lost, at least for me. Video 2 is my choice, only because the emotional "raw" idea is manifest in how I approached the "ritual" portion of the piece. This song is not meant to be "pretty"; it's talking about something quite ugly and raw in and of itself. As a side note, technique is how I did what I did. Anyone not up on what to do on the tip-top notes can damage the vocal folds, so,...don't try this at home. Lying like needles on forest earth Euphoric rush trees bend to pray for us I'm sputtering like cold machines Late for the birth ritual, ritual, ritual, ritual You can drive my tail to watch the circus A birth ritual, a birth of idiots Now I woke up blessed and good strives for heartache Marked for the death ritual, ritual, ritual As you start the song and face this garden I light a cigarette before the execution Now you see your crime for every miracle Add another drug at every birth ritual I took the drug to make me stay And now everything dies in shyness The snake retreats admits defeat And waits for the birth ritual, ritual, ritual As you start the song and face this garden I light a cigarette before the execution Now you see your crime for every miracle Add another drug at every birth ritual Shining light child's highs Mark his sides bright until the newness wears off As you start the song and face this garden I light a cigarette before the execution Now you see your crime for every miracle Add another drug at every birth ritual Song requests: http://bit.ly/1Nj1Hlf Help @ GoFundMe: http://bit.ly/1UyZEvu #undertheoverpass You can follow / catch up, make song requests and help support this odyssey at the links above. I will keep this GoFundMe cause open throughout the year and close it out once this is over and present the check to the shelter where it will help a lot of critters. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YJK4lW11OI

Links for tools & software: Keywords Everywhere: https://keywordseverywhere.com/ TubeBuddy: https://www.tubebuddy.com/mktmafia Vegas video editing software: https://www.vegascreativesoftware.com/us/vegas-movie-studio/ Google Trends: https://trends.google.com/ YouTube channels for further education: Tim Schmoyer of Video Creators: https://www.youtube.com/VideoCreatorsTV Derral Eves: https://www.youtube.com/derraleves Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/ Time codes for this video 1. How to make a plan of attack for your ambitious goal: 01:49 2. What is the desirable vision of your video goal; 02:35 3. When do i do my daily broadcast: 04:36 4. What YouTube looks at with audience retention: 06:01 5. Keeping on topic by organizing: 07:35 6. Introduce yourself once, but no more: 09:36 7. Guide your audience to your other video themes by "funneling": 10:35 8. This is how YouTube works: 11:13 9. Use your YouTube homepage to help you get ideas for your videos: 14:40 10. Check out other channel's "vibe" and see how they do things: 15:31 11. The advantages & disadvantages of YouTube "gurus": 20:04 12. On YouTube, you have to have a niche to succeed: 21:37 13. An example of an optimized video and how I did it: 22:58 14. Do research to help you optimize your video before you even do your video: 25:32 15. Using TubeBuddy to do keyword research: 26:18 16. The 3 ways YouTube keeps you watching videos: 33:20 17. Tweak your title: 33:45 18. Craft your YouTube thumbnail: 35:46 19. Getting into YouTube Creator Studio: 42:28 20. Audience retention: 44:19 21. How well is your thumbnail doing? This is how you check: 47:53 22. How to get people to share your videos: 52:30 23. How to get people to buy your stuff from watching your videos: 53:59 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igQRmdbM8gs

When we die, will we recognize those we loved in Heaven? The Bible gives many verses that confirm "yes," we will recognize our loved ones after death. Scripture reading: “When David saw that his servants were whispering, David perceived that the child was dead. Therefore David said to his servants, “Is the child dead?” And they said, “He is dead.” So David arose from the ground, washed and anointed himself, and changed his clothes; and he went into the house of the Lord and worshiped. Then he went to his own house; and when he requested, they set food before him, and he ate. Then his servants said to him, “What is this that you have done? You fasted and wept for the child while he was alive, but when the child died, you arose and ate food.” And he said, “While the child was alive, I fasted and wept; for I said, ‘Who can tell whether the Lord will be gracious to me, that the child may live?’ But now he is dead; why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.”” ‭‭II Samuel‬ ‭12:19-23‬ ‭NKJV ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFbXwzm_sdc