“DON’T START NOW“ (Dua Lipa) Solo Guitar Performance

Two of my favorite people and artists on this planet - Rodrigo y Gabriela - recently challenged me along with a few others, to perform this song and put an original spin on it. It’s been great to see the creativity of folks who’ve stepped so far. Here is my take. This was fun yes, but indeed a challenge! A few disclaimers: The original is an uptempo mainstream pop mega-hit that many would be dancing to in nightclubs at this very moment were they not stuck sat home. I went more for ambient/moody, which seems to fit the emotion being expressed in the lyrics, along with slower tempo (a bit inspired by Pink Floyd). Not just anybody could get me to do this, but this is RyG we’re talking about (everyone else, don’t even think about it 🤣) The melody is quite unique and contagious and even though I’m not listening to much dance pop these days I can totally see why they chose this tune. There are a few parts I could’ve spent weeks on (and can think of a few frien