By Jim Fusco:
Hello all and welcome to another installment of the Laptop Sessions!!
Here’s a neat one because of the collaborative effort on the original. This song, Wishing You Were Here, written by the great Peter Cetera, is one of my favorite Chicago songs. I love many of their other songs as well, and you’ll be hearing them in the coming weeks!
But, this one has to be one of Cetera’s best. I mean, he got bandmate Terry Kath to sing lead on the verses with a real raspy voice, then the Beach Boys (well, Carl Wilson, Al Jardine, and Dennis Wilson, anyway) come in with the rest of Chicago and sing those great harmonies on the “Wishing You Were Here” part. Plus, Cetera even sings a great lead on the middle 8!
I’ve been playing this song since I learned to play a G minor chord, and thanks to my brother for buying me a Chicago music book! It’s definitely come in handy…
Anyway, this is definitely one of those “check it off the list” songs for me, because I’ve always wanted to pay homage to this tune. I hope you enjoy!
| Download a FREE mp3 of this song at the Fusco-Moore Store by Clicking HERE! It’s on “The Laptop Sessions, Vol. 1″: |
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- The Laptop Sessions: “If You Leave Me Now” (Chicago Acoustic Rock Cover Song)
- The Laptop Sessions: “Sitting, Waiting, Wishing” (Jack Johnson Acoustic Rock Cover Song)
- The Laptop Sessions: “Folsom Prison Blues” (Acoustic Rock Cover Song by Chris Moore)
- The Laptop Sessions: “Looking for the Next Best Thing” (Warren Zevon Acoustic Rock Cover Song)
- The Laptop Sessions: “Last Night” (Traveling Wilburys Acoustic Rock Cover Song)
This is one in a series of acoustic cover songs, original music, and free mp3 downloads here on the Fusco-Moore Productions Blog.
November 4th, 2007 at 2:54 am
A new band and an awesome rendition of this classic for the sessions! If the “newer, younger” Peter Cetera ever decides to leave the band, maybe you can have your chance to play this with them!