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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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“It Don’t Come Easy” (Ringo Starr Acoustic Rock Cover Song) – The Laptop Sessions
Saturday, January 26th, 2008
By Chris Moore:
Hello and welcome back to another brand-new Laptop Session! Jim and I have been laughing this week about how funny it is that Ringo has used his classic phrase “it don’t come easy” in at least one song for his past three albums. This is, of course, a reference to his early hit “It Don’t Come Easy,” one of the first solo Beatles singles. I figured, why not go right to the source? So, here I am singing this great Ringo tune!
I just bought his new album, Liverpool 8, last week, and I have really been enjoying it. I was hesitant to buy it, since I had heard that he severed his working relationship with Mark Hudson. However, I was excited to see that Ringo, Hudson, and the Roundheads (Ringo’s studio band) co-wrote all but one of the songs on the album. And it had a lot to live up to — after all, Ringo Rama and Choose Love are great, if underrated, albums. In the end, I have to recommend it, whether you’re a fan of Ringo and/or rock ‘n roll. I’ll certainly be recording a Laptop Session for “If It’s Love That You Want” — track 10 — if not others in the future. And I’m not going to say much more than that about the album, but look for an article from me about Ringo’s and George Harrison’s solo careers in the coming weeks!
As always, thanks so much for listening (and reading)… I hope you enjoy it! Don’t forget to come back to LaptopSessions.com tomorrow for an all-new session from Jeff!
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