“The Pretender” – Jackson Browne | Piano Vocal Cover by Zachary Provost

Описание: When I was five years old, butterflies in my stomach on my very first day of kindergarten, my mom led me down the steps of our Laurel Canyon home to a man and his twelve-year-old son waiting in their car to take us to school. I climbed into the backseat and said, “Hi, I’m Zach.” The driver smiled and replied, “Hi Zach, I’m Jackson.”

That small carpool only lasted about a year — his son soon graduated from the school — but I had no idea then that Jackson Browne would go on to become one of my most important influences as a songwriter and artist. Few writers capture love, loss, and the long arc of growing up with the honesty and depth that Jackson does.

My mom played The Pretender album often in her car during those early years, and the title song stayed with me. Like so many Jackson Browne songs, it’s followed me through different seasons of life, revealing new truths as I’ve grown older.

This is one of my wife's favorite songs that I sing. I'm always happy to honor her requests!

This solo piano and vocal cover of “The Pretender” is both a tribute and a thank-you — to the music, the memories, and the man whose songs helped shape the way I hear the world.

It’s with a heavy heart that I mention the other child in the car that morning was Jackson’s son, Ethan, who passed very recently. I offer this performance in his memory, and with love for the family he leaves behind.

Keyboard: Dexibell Vivo S10 Stage Piano

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