Those of you who regularly check the Laptop Sessions homepage for fresh material may have noticed that I have been writing a music review once a week, posting it on either Saturday or Sunday. Since we shifted away from the “session-a-day” format, these two days have generally been a dry spot for new material on the website.
And why shouldn’t there be something new to look forward to as you’re kicking back on the weekend and wishing you had something new to read or watch?
Starting now, the Laptop Sessions will be posting a music review once every week on either Saturday or Sunday. This segment, titled “The Weekend Review,” will focus on new albums that have just been released, classic albums that transcend time, “deep racks reports” on albums that have been underrated and/or forgotten about, and live acoustic and rock music in the tri-state area.
This Turkey Day, if you’re searching your shelves or mp3 player for some appropriate music, then look no further. This morning, as I was preparing to seize the Thanksgiving Day, I began thinking about songs that I would like to hear throughout the day. After some brainstorming of relevant topics and themes, and a great deal of musical exploration via my iTunes, I came up with the following list.
As you read through the list, you’ll notice the dual take on thanksgiving — the first set of songs are positive songs of “thanks,” while the second segment is devoted to more sarcastic takes on the sentiment. Then come the songs about pilgrims and Native Americans, followed by tracks about food — what else? Top it all off with a final set of songs about the family and Marcy Playground’s “Thank You,” and you’ve got yourself a Thanksgiving day playlist!
1) “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Again)” -Sly & The Family Stone
2) “Thank You Girl” – The Beatles
3) “Photo (The Thanksgiving Song)” – Mike Fusco
4) “The Thanks I Get” – Wilco
5) “Thank You for Sharing” – The Vanity Project
6) “You To Thank” – Ben Folds
7) “Thanks a Lot” – Third Eye Blind
8) “Pilgrimage” – R.E.M.
9) “Indian Reservation” – Paul Revere & the Raiders
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Tonight’s video will also be the last one in HD (there may be a couple of instances where I can’t get the HD camera, though). Today, after a scare, I got our new HD video camcorder! It’s a Canon HV10 and man, what a good deal we got on it. I found it on eBay in Canada and paid literally a third of the price for it. It’s basically brand-new and came with a whole bunch of accessories and extra tapes. But, don’t go thinking I went out and bought a camera just for this- I got it to finally play back our wedding videos (which were shot in HD) and edit them onto Blu-Ray. I can’t wait to see how it came out! Not too many people these days gettin’ married in HD.
I’m also posting this relatively early tonight in hopes that my music partner Steve will be able to see it before he goes to bed.
Tonight’s video is a slightly obscure one from Paul McCartney from his 1997 album, Flaming Pie. What a great album. Steve and I played for about a half hour extra last Thursday, just going through every song on that album. I’ve written about my love for Flaming Pie in the past (click on the Paul McCartney category in the upper left on the sidebar to see my other posts), but this is actually good timing because I haven’t recorded a McCartney song for months. Plus, I have Steve with me, playing his usual great guitar and singing the bridge with me.
“If You Wanna” is just a good driving song- when Paul McCartney got together with Steve Miller for a writing session, he promised himself he wouldn’t write an Americana driving song….so much for that idea. But, it was really fun recording this one- Steve and I always get so pumped after a good take. And this one was ONE TAKE! We had never even practiced it before! We just went over the structure once and hit record. Such is life when you’re running on a tight schedule. I keep hoping for the days when we can have a lot of time to just jam and record a bunch of tunes.
Of course, you’ll see me playing our colleague Noreen’s beautiful Gibson 1967 12-string acoustic, which never sounded better. I’m hoping she’ll let me borrow it again. That song will usher in the “holiday” (there’s a clue) season nicely. Speaking of the upcoming holiday, I’m incredibly excited!! I can’t wait to finally play some video games, eat, and go shopping for someone else for a change! We’re hoping to do the midnight madness at our local chain of outlet stores. Don’t worry, I don’t plan on trampling anyone for a TV at Wal-Mart or anything. We’re just looking forward to a really cool opportunity to ring in my favorite time of year: Christmastime! You know, we’ve recorded many Christmas songs already- you should check out some of those acoustic videos by choosing the “Christmas Songs” category up top.
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“Younger Generation”
The Lovin’ Spoonful
Cmaj7 Dm7
Why must every generation think their folks are square?
Dm7 G7 Cmaj7
And no matter where their heads are, they know Mom’s ain’t there…
‘Cause I swore when I was small that I’d remember when
I knew what’s wrong with them that I was smaller then.
Cmaj7 Dm7
Determined to remember all the cardinal rules,
Dm7 G7 Cmaj7
Like sun showers are legal grounds for cutting school.
Cmaj7 Dm7
I know I have forgotten maybe one or two,
Dm7 G7 Cmaj7
And I hope that I recall them all before the baby’s due
Dm7 G7 Cmaj7
And I know he’ll have a question or two.
Cmaj7 F G C Am
Like, “Hey, Pop, can I go ride my zoom?
Am F G7 C Am
It goes two hundred miles an hour suspended on balloons.
Am F G C Am
And can I put a droplet of this new stuff on my tongue,
Am Dm D7
And imagine frothing dragons while you sit and wreck your lungs?”
C Am G
And I must be permissive, understanding of the younger generation
Cmaj7 Dm7
Then I’ll know that all I’ve learned my kid assumes,
Dm7 G7 Cmaj7
And all my deepest worries must be his cartoons.
Cmaj7 Dm7
And still I’ll try to tell him all the things I’ve done
Dm7 G7 Cmaj7
Related to what he can do when he becomes a man,
Dm7 G7 Cmaj7
And still he’ll stick his fingers in the fan.
And, “Hey, Pop, my girlfriend’s only three.
She’s got her own videophone and she’s taking L.S.D.,
And now that we’re best friends she wants to give a bit to me.
But what’s the matter, Daddy? How come you’re turning green?
F G
Can it be that you can’t live up to your dreams?
** These chords and lyrics are interpretations and transcriptions, respectively, and are the sole property of the copyright holder(s). They are posted on this website free of charge for no profit for the purpose of study and commentary, as allowed for under the “fair use” provision of U.S. copyright law, and should only be used for such personal and/or academic work. **
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Here at the Laptop Sessions, we don't just sit down and do a bunch of cover songs- we make them our own. Yes, each cover will sound like the original, but it will also have a new, fresh sound to it. One of our specialties is taking a song from say the eighties and stripping-away the production. Then, we're left with just the song- simple (and most times, much better). We then record an acoustic version of that song and put it on this music video blog for all music fans to watch.
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