Do YOU record acoustic cover songs? Submit your YouTube link and a blog post about your performance, why you chose the song, etc. to the “Fridays: The Guest Sessions” link in the weekly calendar above!
By Jeremy Hammond:
This is my cover of “Mother” by Pink Floyd from the album The Wall. I first recorded the rhythm and vocals, then overlaid another track for the guitar solo.
I had two versions of this up previously. On the first, a commenter suggested I add the solo, so I did. But then watching that second one, and then going back and listening to the original for the first time in ages, I realized I had the timing wrong in two parts. So I redid it yet again. This, my third “Mother” effort for YouTube, is one I am finally happy with.
** EDITOR’S NOTE: **
Jeremy’s session technically breaks the golden rule of “one live take” established since the first Laptop Session over two years ago. That being said, his version of “Mother” is an excellent performance, and as he explained above, the solo was overdubbed and handled nicely in the video with a fade in and out. We simply couldn’t deny you the opportunity to hear and see this great version.
Now if only he could clone himself, that would make for quite the duo…
Laptop Sessions contributor Jeff Copperthite first recorded this song in August 2008, and it quickly became one of his most popular and highest rated performances. Click HERE to watch his version.
Thanks again, Jeremy, for contributing to the Guest Sessions!
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This is one in a series of acoustic cover songs, original music, and free mp3 downloads here on the Laptop Sessions Music Video Blog.
December 5th, 2009 at 9:26 am
Thanks for choosing my song to be included for the Friday guest session. For anyone who’s interested, I just finished a video with a few tips on how to play the song. That’s here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcjOMs8HDng. There’s a bit more on how to play it, along with the lyrics, here: http://www.jeremyandjoanne.com/2009/11/28/mother-by-pink-floyd/.
Cheers!