John Lennon Songs : Cover Songs & Music Videos Category

  • The Laptop Sessions: “In My Life” (The Beatles Acoustic Cover Song)

    Thursday, July 31st, 2008

     By Mike Fusco:

    Hey there!  First self-written blog on the laptopsessions site, and Im excited to be learning all the ins-and-outs of the process.  (Not really EXCITED, cuz it’s lots of work, but the end result is exciting!)  So I was in kind of a bind because 3 days comes and goes so fast, and suddenly I was left to do another cover.  And anyone who knows me knows I used to HATE doing cover songs, so I have zero in my prelearned catalogue.  However, I figured out this Beatles tune, my second favorite Beatles tune of all time (The first being “Something”, which I will do in a future session on the Uke in tribute to George Harrison!)  I’ve always loved “In My Life”, Ringo’s drums are great… they sound like feet shuffling during a slow dance, and I think anyone who gives this song a good listen will have a slide-show of their whole life playing in their head.

    As I sing it to myself pictures of faces I dont speak to anymore still pop up, (”some are dead and some are living”- it’s true!), and loves that have come and gone.  I dont know exactly what this song means to me, I guess just because there’s no current love to sing it to makes me believe it’s sung to my soul… and whoever out there shares it with me, and the Big Man upstairs who is responsible for it all.  (No, not my father upstairs! haha!)  Not bad for a 4 am recording on a binge of candy and diet Dr. Thunder.  Enjoy!

    ~mikey

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  • The Laptop Sessions: “(Just Like) Starting Over” (John Lennon Acoustic Rock Cover Song)

    Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

    By Jim Fusco:

    Today, “#1 Week” ends with a great tune from John Lennon’s last album, “Double Fantasy”. I was surprised that this song reached Number One on the Billboard Hot 100 instead of “Woman”, which made it to #2.

    I’m typing this description while listening to these two fartheads talk. I’m talking about Chris and Jeff, who just bet me to type that, so there you go, guys.

    Anyway, I really love this song, too, and it came out great on my nylon string guitar. I had to record this one on my digital camera, as my laptop has been making a lot of fan noise lately.

    I will be doing more songs from this album in the future, but I hope you’ve all enjoyed “#1 Week” and that you watched Chris and Jeff’s videos, as well!

    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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John Lennon Acoustic Rock Cover Songs and Free mp3 Downloads

John Lennon is perhaps better known as one half of the Lennon/McCartney songwriting duo that formed the backbone of the Beatles’ new rock music. Yet that is not to say that he is without successful new music to his name; after all, he is the songwriter behind such classics as “Imagine,” a piano song that is still widely played on radio stations and satellite broadcasts nationwide. Although he was killed long before the advent of the internet, a search for John Lennon YouTube videos will instantly produce a music video for “Imagine.” His acoustic guitar music was distinctive, and the posthumously released demo album of acoustic songs proved just how prolific a songwriter he really was. His passion for life went beyond songwriting, as he demonstrated with such activities as the “Bed-in for Peace.” Along with his wife, Yoko Ono (who was one of the songwriters that collaborated with him over the years), Lennon helped create a new role for the songwriter, putting purpose and passion into new music. The Laptop Sessions features acoustic cover songs from John Lennon’s considerable catalog.