Rian Adams Buffett Cover "Distantly In Love"

Rian Adams Covers Distantly In Love by Jimmy Buffett

Anyone who knows me knows I’m a Parrothead. I love Jimmy because his music has soul therefore it’s not simply about a black or a white worldview. To me this song is not about a person as much as it is about an idea. Life is complex. Most of all it has good memories, I sang it with friends at the Green Bean at Bagram Air Field. That’s why I wanted to record my simple version of Distantly In Love.

Meaning

I enjoy this song because we all understand the feelings involved with being in love at a distance. Perhaps that distance is a long lost love or maybe just physical distance, such as deployments, travel, or living apart. No matter, the song is intense because it touches all these things and more.

The beauty of music is its multiple layers of meaning. To me, the moral of the song, is that letters unsent and letters unwritten get the same results. It’s poetic and powerful. Maybe with a little more work I’ll be able to do it justice.

My Gear

This cut has three tracks and I recorded the video on my iPhone. Gear is:

• Iphone X
• Martin HD-28
• Elixer Strings
• Samson C01 Microphone
• Scarlett Solo Mono Audio Interface
• Recorded with free software from Pro Tools.

A special thank you

To the folks at Pro Tools for hooking me up with the free software.  As a result of your gear I’m able to have a home studio for the first time in my life. Also, thanks to Graham at Recording Revolution for helping me set up this simple (and cheap) home studio, I appreciate the help brother!

Peace!

Rian