MiMa's cover of Visage - Fade To Grey

Here's my cover of this famous and immortal 80ies piece of music. As my habit, all the song is done by ear all by myself, keyboard parts all played by hands and drum track built with ModPlug Tracker. Then I muted the parts which I wanted to play on synths. Unfortunately the vocal part is missing, but this allows you to sing along the music if you want :-)
Here you can download the WAV: www.dropbox.co...
I hope you like this video. Feel free to comment, possibly in a polite manner ;-)

[@marianoscotti8899]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏from Olivos, Buenos Aires, Argentina

[@mima85]

Muchas gracias :-)

[@linzkirk]

amazing playing, and you got the synth sounds dialled in perfect. I love the Jp8000 I also have one. Great work

[@PhilipCullen-of1lj]

Absolutely brilliant 🙏

[@mima85]

Thank you :-)

[@ianbrighton7115]

Absolutely brilliant Great retro Well done

[@mima85]

Thanks for your appreciation :-)

[@victormontano7148]

The perfect cover of this song.

[@mima85]

Hey, thanks!

[@dereksawle]

sublime 👍👏👏

[@mima85]

Thanks :-)

[@benkarim49]

Perfect! Absolutely brilliant!

[@mima85]

Thanks, glad you liked it :-)

[@colinclarke4285]

This is absolutely mind blowing...best cover in my opinion and homage to visage

[@mima85]

Thanks for your appreciation, glad you like my video :-)

[@AtmosFairic]

Vous avez trouvé exactement les sons de l'original (d'après mon humble oreille musicale) Merci pour cette délicatesse et justesse c'est incroyable je me suis fait la voix dans ma tête et j'y étais ! Félicitations !!!

[@АнатолийСапронов-з4т]

It’s perfect!!! Best creation in the music world!!!

[@mima85]

Thank you :-D

[@MrCrrispy]

Absolutely brilliant

[@mima85]

Thanks for your appreciation :-)

[@lunasilly]

Roland MASTERY this is incredible

[@mima85]

Thank you :-)

[@Ashfaq1999]

Brilliant. Great Version 💯

[@mima85]

Thank you :-)

[@cosmosynthesizer]

Yes! Yes! 🎹🎹🎹🎉 thumbs up. Nailed it.

[@mima85]

Hey, thanks :-D

[@955trainboy]

Lord oh Lordy lord. Superb. Loved it.

[@mima85]

Thank you, glad you liked my video :-)

[@antonioquepasa3474]

Uno de los mejores Bravo!!! 👍

[@mima85]

Muchas gracias :-)

[@peterb9466]

So good 💥💥💥💥

[@chriscoward6292]

Very good.. going to try & learn this now. Thank you

[@mima85]

Thanks to you for your appreciation. Have fun learning the song :-)

[@chriscoward6292]

@@mima85 I have a long way to go I'm sure! Thank you.. stay safe.

[@santisanti1310]

Sonido evocador....Enhorabuena

[@mima85]

:-)

[@edietzi]

Un pezzo della mia giovinezza; complimenti veramente anche per questo pezzo Super Mima

[@mima85]

Grazie! Spero non ti abbia fatto venire un attacco troppo forte di nostalgia ;-)

[@nasdaq1966]

Hey, really cool ;-) what synth is the on below? Oberheim?

[@mima85]

Thank you :-)
The synth below is a Roland Jupiter 6.

[@jackmatthewtyson]

Shazam actually recognizes this as the original. Congratulations is an understatement. This is class!

[@mima85]

Wow, really? :-D
Thanks for your appreciation :-D

[@glenc3249]

Mine too, and adds: (Standard Synthetic Mix)

[@jackmatthewtyson]

@@glenc3249 where can I find it?

[@glenc3249]

@@jackmatthewtyson Sorry, find what mate?

[@Stiffd1]

Nail : D it! Faultless. (devenir gris) (devenir gris) (devenir gris) (devenir gris)

[@letigahome]

Thanks, big smile on my face!

[@mima85]

Thanks to you for your appreciation. Glad my video made you smile :-)

[@letigahome]

@@mima85 The download link does not work for me. Something you can fix please? Also if I push my luck further, would you be incline to share a multi-track version, or multiple wav file for each different tracks. I would enjoy working on this with my kids

[@warweezil2802]

Damn you!!!! I wanna go back there..... NOW!

[@mima85]

If only this could be possible I would instantly come with you. There are days when I'd just want to escape from today's reality.

[@warweezil2802]

@@mima85 for me it was a time is self discovery, finding how strong I was and my place in the world and enjoying life, making good friends and good memories before the darkness that came

[@ronaldmeeuwissen6252]

Best cover of this great song I ever heard

[@mima85]

Thanks, glad you like it :-)

[@guittonboussion]

❤ Bravo quel morceau génial ! ❤

[@mima85]

Merci :-)

[@garymoore7651]

Wish i could play that bass line with my left hand. Never in a million years . Great version

[@mima85]

Don't say never. I'm not a professional keyboardist by any means, but still being the amateur that I am, without any peculiar talent nor gift, I managed to do that. The secret is: exercise, exercise and again, exercise, that will require patience and willpower of course.
Thanks for your appreciation :-)

[@adamzPolski]

Perfect version

[@mima85]

Thanks :-)

[@twoeggcups]

Nicely done, great rich sound

[@mima85]

Thanks for your appreciation :-)

[@lisaaman5822]

Absolutely Spot on, LOVE this! Steve Strange would have been Very Proud! ♥️

[@mima85]

Thank you, glad you liked my video :-)

[@lisaaman5822]

@@mima85 Yes I did, Fade to Grey is one of my favourite songs and listening to you playing it was Amazing! ❤️

[@lisaaman5822]

@@mima85 💕💕

[@mima85]

@@lisaaman5822 Thanks again :-)

[@marcomathamel6561]

good job! you can perfectly appreciate the instrumental part of this cornerstone of the new romantic

[@mima85]

Thanks, glad you liked it :-)

[@leskaraokesintrouvablesdel7955]

simply the best cover I ever hearded !

[@mima85]

Thanks, glad you liked it :-)

[@riccardotorri8648]

it's more than perfect.

[@mima85]

Thanks for your appreciation :-)

[@rrrring5686]

fantastic song) great playing

[@mima85]

Thanks :-)

[@yafilthyanimal1]

I'm just transfixed watching your hands. Amazing

[@mima85]

Thanks, glad you liked it :-)

[@franktony2964]

Grande pezzo bravo om.

[@mima85]

Grazie :-)

[@dirkvandermerwe6027]

No words... Okay one word only... Perfect...

[@EsseEmmeErre]

Very good performance! Compliments!

[@mima85]

Grazie, sono contento che ti piaccia :-)

[@ylangaudino84]

Bravo it's marvelous and fantastic
Super

[@mima85]

Hey, thanks! :-D

[@Philipe0849]

That sounds very clean and accurate. Steve Strange would be proud. You nailed it!

[@mima85]

I hope so! Thanks for your appreciation :-)

[@BigHairyKev]

*Cool!* ⭐😃👍

[@mima85]

Hey, thanks!

[@MFiles-ze5lb]

All I can say is: PERFECT!

[@mima85]

Thank you :-D

[@Unison_Detune]

Stunningly accurate. Well done Sir!

[@mima85]

Thank you!

[@luxusride1279]

Amazing playing! Nothing could be better.

[@mima85]

Hey, thanks!

[@johntrent018]

2:02 Beginning of the climax, thanks for this. The moment is perfectly executed. When I'm getting sleepy, this song always make my soul go to Dreamworld and your composition is some kind of natural LSD to raise my soul to Dreamland. 🙏

[@mima85]

Wow, glad you like my video to that extent :-D
Thanks for your appreciation :-)

[@gupro68]

Wooow,fantastic,i love it...

[@mima85]

Thanks, glad you like it :-)

[@Neteralchemy]

wow - amazing. Really nice to listen to just the music.

[@mima85]

Thank you, glad you liked it :-)

[@E4RLIES]

Absolutely Fantastic mate!!!🙌🏼😎

[@mima85]

Thanks, glad you like it :-)

[@Joep_Verstappen-67]

Beautiful

[@mima85]

Thanks ;-)

[@paolo4074]

After 40 years this piece has remained in my mind in the smallest details and it is incredible how 70/80 music has this power ....tank

[@mima85]

Because, talking about pop/mainstream music, at that times it was good and interesting to the ear. Today is Cmaj scale harmonizations for the most part, always the same rythm styles with little to no variations at all, crappy singers which can't sing in tune without an external aid (autotune anyone?), etc. In 40 years music from the XX century will be still remembered. Today's most probably not. Music reflects society, especially pop music, so no surprise that today's one, besides some exceptions, is generally crap.
Just to be clear, good music is still produced, not everything that is made today is crap. But more in the indie/experimental scene, and you have to find it as you won't hear it in radios.

[@Sancld]

☺

[@davidparkland4681]

@@mima85 out of interest, if you were pointing somebody towards “good” music today, where would you start?

[@symbiat0]

@@davidparkland4681That would difficult. The disappearance of key / tempo changes, the death of melody and always auto tuned vocals have brought music where it is today. Those of us that remember the 80s, find today’s music kinda dull in comparison and I think the kids today don’t know any different. Very occasionally something interesting comes along but we’ve had whole genres of music simply die away since the 90s… 😞

[@Knight_1971]

Lo studio è l'importante ma la musica la devi avere anche dentro e tu hai veramente un grande dono, grazie per condividerlo con noi, complimenti davvero.

[@mima85]

Grazie a te per l'apprezzamento :-)

[@FS4U-CH]

great work, the synth patches are spot on...

[@mima85]

Thank you :-)

[@samdong2173]

Goosebumps

[@mima85]

Glad you liked it :-)

[@karinbuttler6417]

Very very good version, congratulations!!!

[@mima85]

Thanks for your appreciation :-)

[@AnalogueInTheUK]

Shockingly good.

[@mima85]

Thanks for your appreciation :-)

[@andrewk1965]

Flipping amazing. Beautiful

[@mima85]

Thanks for your appreciation :-)

[@deankdx]

so crisp, loved it.. off to see what else you have.

[@mima85]

Thanks for your appreciation. I hope you'll like the rest of my stuff too :-)

[@joshuaamitai]

great job man , BRAVO

[@mima85]

Thanks Joshua :-)

[@brittscott4673]

Great cover it's spot on dude.

[@mima85]

Thank you :-)

[@MaurizioRaso]

Best cover ever! Thanks!

[@mima85]

Thanks to you, glad you like my video :-)

[@kf9346]

Thank you!

[@mima85]

Thanks to you :-)

[@sentodebenimaclet]

Great!!!!! Wonderful song of Wonderful years.:) Many thanks.

[@mima85]

Thanks to you for your appreciation :-)

[@plumboom8450]

It's magic!!!

[@mima85]

Hey, thank you! :-D

[@plumboom8450]

@@mima85 that's really true)

[@jin6000]

REALLY impressive cover. Excellent work. Thank you for sharing!

[@mima85]

Thanks to you for your appreciation :-)

[@RobGordon35]

Fabulous! Much respect for recreating this sound. ~Peace

[@mima85]

Thank you! Glad you liked my video :-)

[@gupro68]

great Work,Respekt for you...

[@mima85]

Thank you :-)

[@artagersrdlab2007]

Outstanding!

[@mima85]

Hey, thanks! :-)

[@giuseppearnese]

Great👍🏻
Rip steve strange 🙏🏻

[@mima85]

Thank you :-)

[@concernedobserver6666]

This song is Eternal

[@antonellafinotti6356]

Fantascienza !!!!!!! Ottimo lavoro , bravo !!!!!👍💖💖❤️❤❤️💖💖👍👍💖❤️❤️❤️

[@mima85]

Grazie, sono contento che ti piaccia :-)

[@martiniv8924]

Excellent 👌🏻😎

[@mima85]

Thanks :-)

[@summerdreamer]

Congrats, it's perfect, it's nearly impossibile to distinguish it from the original!!!

[@mima85]

Thank you! :-)

[@Originalcopy20]

Spot ON!

[@mima85]

Thanks :-)

[@JAFG_2603]

still one of my favored songs of all times. kick off for my early 80s "new romantic" times...

[@dustithunderbird2529]

AWESOMETASTIC !!!

[@mima85]

Thanks :-D

[@markleahy9556]

First class! Brilliant rendition. It takes me right back to those times.

[@mima85]

Thank you. Glad my video gives you some good times :-)

[@vincentscully9786]

What a cover your very talented

[@mima85]

Because I played someone else's music piece, so it's a cover :-)
Thanks for your appreciation.

[@vincentscully9786]

Sorry that should have said what a cover you are very talented indeed

[@mima85]

@@vincentscully9786 No problem, I often do typos too ;-)

[@akissparaskevopoulos]

Stunning

[@mima85]

Thank you :-)

[@TheFlyingBusman]

Nicely done 👍

[@mima85]

Thank you :-)

[@Staygoldfarms]

Midge Ure didn’t cover this song quite well and I’m a huge fan of his.
Thank you for this amazing cover

[@mima85]

Thanks to you for your appreciation :-)

[@razzmatazz1974]

awesome cover

[@mima85]

Thanks for your appreciation :-)

[@coolcool8860]

This is propably the close and the most brilliant cover ever.

[@mima85]

Thank you, glad you liked it :-)

[@deadkemper]

This is awesome...My favourite song of all time

[@mima85]

Thanks for your appreciation :-)

[@max5250]

Classic synth-pop mega-hit on a classic rig?! What a pleasure to hear and watch.

[@mima85]

Thanks for your appreciation, glad you like it :-)

[@blackvx]

Amazing tribute version 👽👍👍👍

[@mima85]

Thanks for your appreciation, glad you liked it :-)

[@garyhaber333]

I miss the 80s.
I miss my HS years.
New wave was my music.
We need a time machine.

[@mima85]

If there would be somewhere a time machine I hope to discover it some day, I'm fed up with today's world.

[@distortech2]

Well done!! 👍🏼

[@mima85]

Thank you!

[@MrTamiya89]

AWESOME Video Dude. 😀👍.

[@mima85]

Hey, thanks! :-)

[@fredinparis1]

Lovely

[@mima85]

Thanks, glad you liked it :-)

[@giolagala8118]

Well , it is perfect

[@mima85]

Thanks for your appreciation :-)

[@matthewjessup8584]

Ahhh....Jupiter 6. One of the greatest synths ever built

[@mima85]

Absolutely agree :-)

[@no6of1]

superb! with a Poly 61!? Wow

[@mima85]

Thanks :-)
Actually, the synth below is a Roland Jupiter 6. But a Poly 61 would be good too at making that strings/pad sound.

[@hollyboop5631]

Really awesome!

[@mima85]

Thanks :-)

[@whisperingdeath308]

One man on a lonely platform
One case sitting by his side
Two eyes staring cold and silent
Shows fear as he turns to hide
Aaah, we fade to grey (fade to grey)
Aaah, we fade to grey (fade to grey)
Aaah, we fade to grey (fade to grey)
Aaah, we fade to grey (fade to grey)
Aaah, we fade to grey (fade to grey)
Aaah, we fade to grey (fade to grey)
Feel the rain like an English summer
Hear the notes from a distant song
Stepping out from a back shop poster
Wishing life wouldn't be so long
(Devenir gris)
Aaah, we fade to grey (fade to grey)
Aaah, we fade to grey (fade to grey)
Aaah, we fade…

[@Dufebvre]

French lyrycs :
Un homme dans une gare isolée
Une valise à ses côtés
Deux yeux fixes et froids
Montrent de la peur lorsqu'il
Se tourne pour se cacher
Sens la pluie comme un été anglais
Entend les notes d'une chanson lointaine
Sortant de derrière un poster
Espérant que la vie ne fusse aussi longue
Devenir gris
Devenir gris
...........

[@heli-crewhgs5285]

Thank you for doing this.

[@KeirMurphy]

Actually one of the best covers I've heard.

[@mima85]

Thanks for your appreciation :-)

[@MYC-ONOS]

great sound !!! MEGA

[@mima85]

Thank you :-)

[@Bunny-mx5ym]

Perfect

[@mima85]

Thanks :-)

[@baylessnow]

Brilliant.

[@mima85]

Thank you :-)

[@johnlawrence9121]

This is just brilliant, I remember the original so well. The sound of the 80s.

[@mima85]

Thank you, glad you liked it :-)

[@luanadepaula92]

Wow!!! 🤩

[@mima85]

Thanks :-D