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“You’re Sixteen” (Ringo Starr Acoustic Rock Cover Song) – The Laptop Sessions
Monday, September 29th, 2008
By Jim Fusco:
Welcome to a slightly-belated Monday, Monday edition of the Laptop Sessions! Due to Rosh Hashanna celebrations, Jeff asked if Mike could step in. When that didn’t work out, it was left up to me to fill the space so the Laptop Session a day project can continue! I’ll have tonight’s video and tomorrow’s, as well, so Jeff will replace my regularly-scheduled acoustic cover song on Friday. Whippee- no video for me until Monday!
Tonight, you get Ringo Starr’s only Number One Billboard Hot 100 hit in “You’re Sixteen”. This has to be one of the most fun videos I’ve ever done and if you watch it, you’ll know why. My version even features the famous kazoo solo, originally played by one Sir Paul McCartney!
I love listening to random mode on my iPod (the “old” 80 gig model). I heard this song again (I’ve known it for years- who hasn’t?) and then decided to listen to the entire “Ringo” album. What a great one, including (no pun intended) the song “I’m The Greatest”, which I believe was written by John Lennon. Ringo always did collaborations well. Fans will hopefully remember “Never Without You” that he did for George Harrison with a guitar solo by the great Eric Clapton.
I suppose I should give Ringo songs a rest for a while, as I’ve done two recently. Which one, you ask? Well, the best way to find out these things is to visit the Laptop Sessions music video blog every single day, but if you missed it, you can just go to the Categories menu in the left bar and click on “Ringo Starr songs”. Until tomorrow, have a great one!
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Jim Fusco Reaches 110,000 YouTube music video views!
Sunday, September 28th, 2008
Definitely not meant to show up Chris Moore’s acoustic cover song tonight, but I just found out that I reached 110,000 YouTube video views. I’m very excited about it and hope that this number continues to rise somewhat exponentially. It’s only been about 20 days or so since my milestone of 100,000 acoustic cover song and original music video views on YouTube, so it’s exciting to get another 10,000 so quickly.
I’ve said it before that I won’t feel like the “big time” until I get to 1,000,000 views. It’s going to take a while. But, whereas it took me nine months to get 100,000, I don’t think it’s going to take 81 more months to get to a million. I sincerely believe that I’ll be staring a half million in the face sometime next year.
Thanks to all who watch these videos and, to echo Jeff’s sentiment, come back on a daily basis to keep viewing more. I’ll keep you posted on new milestones as they arrive!
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“Space Between” (Dave Matthews Band Acoustic Cover) – The Laptop Sessions
Friday, September 26th, 2008
By Jeff Copperthite:
Ok, the day has finally come…it’s a day that Chris and Jim have dreaded ever since they found out that Jeff “Is not impartial to listening to the Dave Matthews Band”…
…it’s here.
Jeff has finally garnered the courage to do a Dave Matthews Band acoustic cover video.
I tried my best to spray the highest quality can of “troll-b-gone” on this video. Dave Matthews fans are going to come out of the woodwork telling me how much I don’t sound like him, or how far away from his guitar skills I am.
But, as you all know, we are dedicated to bringing you acoustic cover videos from all kinds of bands. And let’s face it – DMB is one of the premier jam band acts of all time, and their fanbase is huge. We want to show you what we can do.
The song I have chosen (and there are plenty to choose from) is a song from their 2001 album “Everyday” called “The Space Between”. This song is easily picked out by it’s electric guitar riff that plays through most of the song (use a standard D fingering on the 9th fret and you’ll have that riff). However, a solo acoustic cover playing just that riff is extremely difficult to play, let alone sing over. I find this version good because it allows you to hear the chords that play under that riff.
Dave has a highly unstructured singing style, so remembering how to time each line was difficult. Repeat takes were often due to the vocals – the guitar part got easier after the 24th take, which was just before I had to recharge the battery on my camera. 2 takes later, I got this version.
I hope you enjoy this video – we are nearing the end of September, which means we will be 75% done with session-a-day in 2008. You’ll see me next on Monday, but i’m sure you will be coming back every day just like hundreds of fans to check out what we are bringing you for the new day. Jim will be back to his library of covers tomorrow, and Chris is gonna dish out another great cover on Sunday. Have a great weekend, and thank you again for being a regular visitor!
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“Needle in the Hay” (Elliott Smith Indie Rock Acoustic Cover Song) – The Laptop Sessions
Thursday, September 25th, 2008
By Chris Moore:
Trying to find great acoustic cover songs on the web is like trying to find a needle in the hay…
…and now you can find both in the same place!! (In this case, a great acoustic cover song music blog AND a “Needle in the Hay”)
Seriously, though, it is my pleasure to bring you the Laptop Sessions’ second installment in the Elliott Smith category (see our 100+ band categories in the drop-down menu above) with his great song “Needle in the Hay.” This is track one on his second, self-titled album. I truly love Elliott Smith’s work, but I’m really a fan of his third (Either/Or), fourth (XO), and especially fifth (Figure 8 ) albums. His first two releases are solid and I’ve grown more and more fond of them after multiple listens. I think what really holds them back for me is the fact that they’re predominantly Smith and his acoustic guitar. There is, of course, double-tracking and soloing, but it simply doesn’t stand up to the mixture of simple acoustic tracks and lively, fully-produced, upbeat tracks on the aforementioned three later albums. I just discovered XO recently, and I was so into it that I decided to record my first Elliott Smith session based on “Waltz #2 (XO).”
So, you may be wondering why I chose this track from the early two albums. The answer is simple — what better song to record for an acoustic cover than a song that is already based on vocals and acoustic guitar alone? I hope you enjoy this song as much as I enjoyed learning and playing it — I’ll certainly be digging into Smith’s catalog again at a later date, after I’ve helped patch some holes in our category offerings (can anyone say, “The Rolling Stones” or “Simon and Garfunkel”?…).
For now, you’ll have to rush back for a Jeff Copperthite fix tomorrow (wasn’t his first of “Fa Fa” one of his best??) and then a Saturday dose of the man, the myth, the legend: Jim Fusco (whose version of “I Need…” reminded me how much I love his My Other Half album!); I’ll be back on Super Sunday. Is that what we’re calling it now?
See you next session!
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