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🔔Subscribe and hit the bell to be notified of all videos! 🔔 SHEET MUSIC: SPOTIFY: iTUNES: INSTAGRAM: FACEBOOK: TWITTER: First Day of My Life by Bright Eyes, arranged and performed live by Brooklyn Duo. Get the sheet music here: ❤️Please like and subscribe ❤️ Hi guys! This song is a little older but it's one we think a lot of you will recognize. We were asked by a sweet couple to arrange this for their wedding a few years ago, and the wedding ended up being postponed over and over again due to Covid.😩 They were finally able to have their beautiful wedding recently and we played this as the bride walked down the aisle. We liked it so much we decided to record it! Hope you guys like it too. (Dedicated to K & R 😍) Brooklyn Duo: Marnie Laird, piano Patrick Laird, cello SUBSCRIBE to our other channel, BROOKLYN CLASSICAL Brooklyn Duo uses Earthworks microphones () Patrick performs exclusively on Pirastro strings (). LYRICS: This is the first day of my life Swear I was born right in the doorway I went out in the rain Suddenly everything changed They're spreading blankets on the beach Yours is the first face that I saw I think I was blind before I met you I don't know where I am I don't know where I've been But I know where I want to go And so I thought I'd let you know That these things take forever I especially am slow But I realize that I need you And I wondered if I could come home Remember the time you drove all night Just to meet me in the morning And I thought it was strange You said everything changed You felt as if you'd just woke up And you said, “This is the first day of my life. I'm glad I didn't die before I met you, But now I don't care I could go anywhere With you and I'd probably be happy.“ So if you wanna be with me With these things there's no telling We just have to wait and see But I'd rather be working for a paycheck Than waiting to win the lottery Besides maybe this time it's different I mean I really think you like me BROOKLYN DUO BIO: Founded in 2014, Brooklyn Duo has quickly established itself as one of today’s most successful classical crossover ensembles. Through its creative arrangements and live video performances, the piano and cello duo has garnered a huge following, with over 1.2 million YouTube subscribers and over 150 million streams annually on platforms such as Spotify and Pandora Radio. In 2014, the couple arranged and recorded two pop covers and released them on YouTube. Shakira noticed the duo’s cover and promoted it to her 130 million-plus fan base, saying: “We're loving Brooklyn Duo's piano/cello cover of Empire! Great work guys.“ The boost that resulted from that exposure and the positive response they were getting on YouTube encouraged Marnie and Patrick to continue creating videos. (Other notable shout-outs since then include ones from Taylor Swift, a-ha and Pearl Jam.) Today, Marnie and Patrick have released over 100 videos on their Brooklyn Duo YouTube channel and 10 albums of covers, spanning artists from The Beatles to Metallica to Ariana Grande. They also have a second YouTube channel, “Brooklyn Classical“, which aims to introduce classical music to a larger audience through high quality, live video performances. Brooklyn Classical often hosts high-profile guest artists, including the world-renowned Dover and Escher string quartets, percussionist Ivan Trevino and cellist Cicely Parnas. Popular classical music stations Classic FM and WQXR regularly share Brooklyn Duo’s music on their social media pages, with Classic FM calling the duo “masters of the artfully planned pop cover.” Their music has also been featured on several television shows, including Grey's Anatomy, Pretty Little Liars, Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist and America's Got Talent. #brooklynduo
