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“Do You Want To Know A Secret” (Beatles Acoustic Rock Cover Song) – The Laptop Session
Friday, June 3rd, 2011
Originally posted 2007-10-29 00:13:54.
By Jim Fusco:
Hello everyone- time for another episode of “The Laptop Sessions”. Boy, do I have a lot of these in the works for you. I have two more requests for Beach Boys songs, plus Chris and I still have to do our Moody Blues song and another Beatles song. Somewhere down the line I’d like to throw one of my own in, too.
Tonight’s clip is the Beatles song, “Do You Want To Know A Secret”, originally sung by the great George Harrison. This is a fun song to play and sing, especially because it’s got those minor 7th chords that make it sound a bit “old fashioned”.
Of course, requests are welcome for any other Beatles or George Harrison tune you’d like to hear! I hope you enjoy and stay tuned for more Laptop Sessions in the coming days!
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“Things We Said Today” (The Beatles Acoustic Rock Cover Song) – The Laptop Sessions
Saturday, January 15th, 2011
Originally posted 2008-04-03 22:13:45.
By Jim Fusco:
Welcome to your Thursday edition of The Laptop Sessions with me, Jim Fusco! I just reached 100 subscribers and I know it’ll only grow faster from here! I hope you’ll tell your friends about the Sessions, too.
Anyway, now to today’s video. Today, I give you a great tune from the Beatles that I’ve loved for a long time, “Things We Said Today”.
Paul McCartney said that this song was about a girlfriend of his he met while in another country. They had such a great time together and made all those crazy young promises of “always waiting for you”, etc. So, he’s singing about remembering the things they said to each other while feeling alone and far away. What a great, heartfelt idea for a song!
I had to relocate to my room for this song (good thing I have a Laptop!) because my parakeets would not stop chattering! But, I’m glad they’re getting along.
I hope you enjoy today’s Beatles Session- I’ll catch you on Sunday with an all-new Beach Boys tune!
We have a NEW album out called Homestead’s Revenge (by Masters of the Universe- the band I’m in). You can buy the high quality mp3s or the CD version. Here’s the web address: http://moumusic.com
PLEASE check it out and let me know what you think!
I hope you all enjoy today’s Session, and REALLY enjoy the new album- it’s two years in the making!
Download a FREE mp3 of this song at the Fusco-Moore Store by
Clicking HERE! It’s on “The Laptop Sessions, Vol. 3″:
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“The Long and Winding Road” (The Beatles acoustic cover song) – The Laptop Sessions
Monday, November 1st, 2010
Originally posted 2010-04-22 23:14:53.
By Jim Fusco:
Welcome to another episode of The Laptop Sessions with me, Jim Fusco! I can’t believe it’s been two weeks since my last video- the time is flying lately. Now that things are coming along nicely with the new house (driveway is in and the grass is looking better), I hope to start enjoying everything a bit more soon.
Today is a record-breaking day here on the Laptop Sessions acoustic cover songs music video blog. Today, the site got it’s highest view count EVER: over 5,600 hits and still counting! Yes, most of these hits were to the homepage, which is great. But, the part I’m very excited about is the fact that close to 200 of those hits have been to “deep” pages on the site (past posts, etc.)! That’s a pretty big deal, especially considering that just a couple months ago, the site was getting only about 200 views a day- total! So, the promotion I’ve been doing seems to be working nicely.
Now, you would think that, after last week’s article, I would be playing on my new Martin MMV guitar tonight. But, some sad circumstances lead me to this new video- the first in a long time on the piano.
“The Long and Winding Road” is a song by the Beatles that everyone knows. It’s one of those songs that you hear in a restaurant, a department store, and the radio from time to time. It’s a great Paul McCartney song that appeared on the “Let It Be” LP, but I personally like the one on “Let It Be…Naked” better. Even though I found the chords with the words “Capo on 1st fret” above them, I transposed the chords to piano on the fly and let this one rip. As with most Laptop Sessions cover songs I do, it’s SO much easier when I already know the words by heart. Chords are easy to remember because they’re logical- for instance, if the sound goes up (in pitch), then chances are the chord goes up (in pitch). So, I almost always instantly remember the chords. But, when you have to think about lyrics, things get difficult.
Tonight, I dedicate this cover song music video to my good friend and colleague, Diane. For the past year and a half, she’s been my SAVIOR at work. She works down at the warehouse our company uses and is always so helpful. She’ll get anything done instantly- she’s truly the best. She’s made my life so much easier over the time I’ve been with the company. Plus, we’ve come to have countless conversations over the phone and we’ve always had a great relationship. It’s even possible that we’re distantly related! We’ve been out for drinks after work on a few occasions, as well, and we always have a great time.
But, unfortunately, the higher-ups at my company decided to move to a different warehouse. I understand- business is business. But, I know I’m not the only one that’s going to miss Diane terribly- she’s that valuable to my working life. Hey, maybe she’ll want to move to Florida and work at the new place!
Anyway, months ago, she requested “The Long and Winding Road” by the Beatles as a Laptop Session after she began watching my videos. She waited patiently for a long time. But, Steve (of the Traveling Acai Berries) was very, very busy and we couldn’t find the time to get-together and play this song on camera. The goal was to bring Steve’s electric piano in, too.
So, when I heard the news about Diane no longer working with me, I knew I had to record “The Long and Winding Road” for her. Now that I have Becky’s piano in the house, it was easy to set everything up and record one of my more unique videos. I think it came out great (especially the way I got the audio to record) and I hope it will make Diane realize how much I’ll miss her. Plus, what a perfect song (subject matter) for the occasion.
Thanks for stopping-by for this edition of the Laptop Sessions in HD with Jim Fusco. Stay tuned for a special “26th Birthday” post by me next Thursday night and then two weeks from now, I’ll be back with my first cover song music video on my new Martin MMV acoustic guitar. Have a great week and enjoy “The Long and Winding Road”!
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“Get Back” (Beatles Acoustic Cover) – The Laptop Sessions
Thursday, October 7th, 2010
Originally posted 2009-10-01 22:02:37.
By Jeff:
Good evening and welcome to a very awesome Thumpin’ Thursday! Before I begin, I just want to say that for the first time…I got Rick rolled.
Thanks a lot Jim.
Ok with that said, I can’t be the one to break the Beatles streak. It is very possible that none of us will want to be the streak breaker.
So tonight, after I had parents’ night at school, a doctor appointment, a regular day of school, I had to definitely keep the Beatles’ streak alive.
And as long as Chris & Jim don’t take the songs that I actually CAN play (I can not say that I know too many more songs that I can quickly learn how to play unlike them), then I can keep up with them.
Well nonetheless, you can tell in the video I don’t look 100% because yeah I did just record this about 30 minutes ago. Typically I record my video in the afternoon and post it in the evening. Today prevented that, however.
But stick with it. My McCartney impression isn’t bad.
I do want to comment that the series of covers we have provided have been some of the best we have ever posted here on laptopsessions.com. I am jealous of Jim’s recorder, but I can’t bring myself to spend money on something similar. So, yeah you’re stuck with the camera’s microphone for still some time longer.
And welcome to October. My birthday approach-ith. /shiver
Until next week!
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