See here: Judith Beckedorf - Material Girl (Madonna) - solo acoustic guitar - YouTube
Judith Beckedorf. Great version. Rendered with chops, musicality and just the right amount of fun. She knew what she was doing with the song choice and delivered.
I almost didn’t watch it since your “badass” description made me expect some sort of a heavy metal rendition. But I did anyway and it was phenomenal. I mean, you could recognize every note as being part of the original song, but the rendition brought out sort of beauty (I don’t know if that’s the right word) that was hiding in the song that I never realized was there.
Good job! Thanks for the link.
I feel like there were several sections where she needed to slim the song down - abandon the beat line and try covering fewer of the original instruments - as it all sounded a bit samey. But, still technically impressive and not just impressive for being technically impressive.
I enjoyed that (thanks!) and it led me to this virtuosity:
Sorry - yeah, I just use badass to mean other guitarists would see it and give a nod of respect. She’s playing black belt technique any player can appreciate.
So glad you enjoyed.