Former My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way has released an old recording of himself warming up singing the Carpenters‘ “Superstar.”
The song was an outtake from the Black Parade recording sessions, Way explained in a series of tweets. “This specific recording was from the day I sang ‘Cancer’ for the album,” he wrote. “This track was a warm up. as I used to warm up to The Carpenters.”
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The group had tinkered with the idea of including a cover on the record, but The Black Parade already “had too many tracks.” Engineered by Doug McKean (who worked on The Black Parade and Way’s solo record Hesitant Alien), Way nails all the emotions in the medley and brings it home in the chorus, as he whispers “I really do.”
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“It’s just one of the saddest songs,” he wrote.
It brings back a lot of memories, and in context of us making the album it’s kind of intense, when you think about how hard BP was to make
— sleep lord (@gerardway) February 11, 2016
And when you think about all the crazy stuff that was about to happen to us when we released the album
— sleep lord (@gerardway) February 11, 2016
Thanks for listening. Let’s enjoy it before the swift hammer of copyright justice comes down on us.
— sleep lord (@gerardway) February 11, 2016
Thanks for all the kind words- I’m just happy you get enjoyment out of it. It was a pleasure to sing. I ??u Karen Carpenter
— sleep lord (@gerardway) February 11, 2016
Listen below:
Way will participate in a live stream benefiting the American Cancer Society starting at 10 a.m. PT Friday for the event “Gerard and Worm’s first annual charity stream,” at Twitch.tv/bigwormy.