Friday Feature: Helplessly Hoping as covered by Chebacco

This Friday Feature goes to Chebacco, with their cover of Helplessly Hoping!

It's no secret that I absolutely love this song, which means finding a cover that would do it justice would prove very difficult. There are tons of people who can do the harmony exactly as its written, so that's not what I was looking for. I wanted to see someone capture the feeling of the song really well.

Meet Chebacco :)

If I were to see this song performed live by the original artist, this is how I'd want to see it; sitting around a kitchen table, void of any extra effects or staging of any kind. It's simple, it's soulful, and these guys have done it right, in my opinion. Not to mention their harmonies blend beautifully. All three of these individuals can sing, clearly, the guitar playing is spot on, and they all look like they mean what they're singing. The simplicity of it is what really got me; there's nothing to it, which is exactly why it works so well. Thank you for perfectly capturing how I envisioned this song performed!

Very regrettably, I could find almost no other information on this trio of talented musicians, other than that their names are Andrew James, Alex Gallant, and Derek Rice. If I hear from them, I will certainly let you know where you can find out more. I myself am very curious and hope there is much more than this, because it's wonderful.