Hold Me Up (Goo Goo Dolls, 1990)
(October 16, 1990)
Review:
The epitome of a three star album: not a masterpiece, but a solid collection of raw yet concise, grungy rock tracks that are energetic and enjoyable — Takac and Rzeznik splitting lead vocal duties and even sharing a duet is a dynamic arrangement.
Top Two Tracks:
“Two Days in February” & “Laughing”
“Moment”
Chris Moore
F
They say you’re coming around to this cold New England town.
Well, that don’t mean much to them, but that sure means a lot to me.
G
You’ve seen many parts of the world, reporting on the Vietnamese.
All I want to see today is you in your red and green Christmas fleece.
G
Strange things have happened to me on these snowy Christmas eves…
They say you’re coming around, but they don’t say anything else.
Don’t leave me here in the dark; please lead me out in the cold.
Let me know that you’re coming for sure. (I’d wait forever for her.)
By now, you know that you’re the type of a girl who rocks the world
of a guy in a rural town.
Strange things are happening to me on this snowy Christmas eve…
E D
You don’t need a blanket, and you don’t need a bed.
E G
If all you’ve got’s my shoulder, baby, you can rest your head.
G C
Remember last Christmas, building the tree,
G C7
Lying under the branches, just you and me?
We were talking about Jesus, defining the Holy Ghost,
Wondering where our senses of humor went when we needed them most.
You don’t need a blanket, and you don’t need a bed.
If all you’ve got’s my shoulder, baby, you can rest your head.
I attended a Thursday mass in the center of town.
Looking out for your big, bright cathedral eyes.
I was always the one who tries, and you were the one.
And I in my sport coat, and you in your dress — we knew it was best…
INSTRUMENTAL (over G – C – G – C7)
G
Hay was all they had in the manger,
E
Hay was all that Mary had.
But that didn’t matter none to Mary ’cause
C
Mary had Joseph to share each and every
Cmin
Moment…
By Chris Moore:
I had such fun going back in time with “Dock of the Bay” that I decided to go even farther back… to Buddy Holly’s “Peggy Sue”! This is a 1950’s hit that is one of those songs everyone just seems to know. It only made it to #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1957, but this song has been in so many movies and played on the radio so much since then…
I actually learned a lot by recording it today. I realized, for one thing, that the song is deceptively simple, in the sense that Holly’s voice is so distinctive and really makes it the hit that it was. Also, there’s no question that it was simple to play, seeing as how it uses only A and D chords, with the occasional E and maybe an F thrown in. This might seem like a good thing, but it only puts the pressure on to make a simple song sound interesting and fun to listen to!
I hope you enjoy this and would love you to leave a comment! Then, of course, don’t forget to come back to https://guitarbucketlist.com for more sessions from the library of Jeff Copperthite!
See you next session!
By Chris Moore:
As is our way around here at the Laptop Sessions, I’ve decided to celebrate the release of a new track with an acoustic cover song music video.
Big surprise given the title of our blog, eh?
Well, tonight I bring you my performance of Steven Page’s forthcoming single “Indecision” off his first solo album proper: Page One (pun intended, I’m sure!), due out September 28th. He just announced the title and track listing yesterday, and I was able to find a live performance on YouTube that sounded like classic Steven Page. It was somewhat difficult to hear the intricacies of the vocals and guitars over the drum sound — due to the quality of the recording — but I have a feeling that the actual studio recording is going to be great.
And I only have to wait a day to find out!
That’s right; I hurried to record this version of the song as a means of honoring and advertising the new release. I’m hoping you’ll like my take on the song enough to click over to iTunes tomorrow and download this track. I’ll be there. Probably at midnight just in case it’s up immediately…
One of the main reasons I took the time today to figure out the chords and lyrics is that I can think of no better way, as a musician and singer/songwriter myself, of enjoying a great new song than learning the words and chords to be able to play along with it.
So, without further ado, I give you my take on this new Steven Page track. I hope this is incentive enough for you to check out the real deal tomorrow, and the full album in a couple months…
See you next session!