“Tin Man” (America Cover)

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By Jeff Copperthite:

Thank you for coming by to check out today’s edition of The Laptop Sessions! I am pleased to bring another great cover song video to you today. And it’s a band we have happily covered before (this is my 3rd personally).

Going back to another America song, and another Dewey Bunnell written song, I bring you “Tin Man” from their album “Holiday”. This song was extremely popular (though not quite as much as “A Horse With No Name”) and it helped the album reach gold status. I love the catchy guitar riff and the simple, yet effective vocals to the song.

My fingers are in such pain after doing this song. The main progression is Gmaj7 and Cmaj7, and I decided I wanted to use the exact chord fingerings that Dewey uses. I’m happy it came out well, but i’m sure you’ll notice me having fun with the Gmaj7 chord. That particular fingering can give me some problems, but in this take I did a pretty good job with it.

I hope you enjoyed this session — the next day’s post brought another original song from the one, the only, Jim Fusco! (EDIT: Sorry, was quite sleepy yesterday)

Editor’s Note: Unfortunately, Jeff’s acoustic cover song music videos are no longer on YouTube, but we decided to keep his cover song blog posts up.  We figured these music blog entries would be good for posterity’s sake and because Jeff always gave such insightful posts each Session.  We hope to see Jeff’s impressive catalog of acoustic rock songs here on the Laptop Sessions cover songs and original music blog again in the future.  But, for now, please make sure to check-out hundreds of other acoustic cover songs from all of your favorite bands here on the Laptop Sessions music blog!

Editor’s Note: Unfortunately, Jeff’s acoustic cover song music videos are no longer on YouTube, but we decided to keep his cover song blog posts up. We figured these music blog entries would be good for posterity’s sake and because Jeff always gave such insightful posts each Session. We hope to see Jeff’s impressive catalog of acoustic rock songs here on the Laptop Sessions cover songs and origianal music blog again in the future. But, for now, please make sure to check-out hundreds of other acoustic cover songs from all of your favorite bands here on the Laptop Sessions music blog!

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“Hey Santa” by Jim & Becky Fusco – FREE mp3 Download! – Day 6 of 14

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By Jim Fusco:

Hello again and welcome to Day 6!  It’s duet time, as I finally got my wife Becky to sing a song with me.  Actually, she’s been bugging me to do “Hey Santa” for the Laptop Sessions for a while now.  I was ready to record a video for it last year, but then I got sick and I couldn’t hit the notes.  Even though Carnie Wilson makes her lower harmony sound so smooth and easy, let me tell you- it’s not so easy for a guy!  It think I gained an appreciation for how much range Carnie and Wendy Wilson have.  Of course, being the daughters of the great Brian Wilson gave them a pretty good start!

I remember not loving this song when I was little (and not making the Beach Boys connection), but then I grew to really like it over the years.  Now, it’s overplayed on the radio, but I don’t even mind because the ending features their uncle Carl Wilson’s vocals.  Always nice to give Carl a nod.

Becky and I had fun doing this tune, but it wasn’t without its difficulties.  I realized after recording all of the instruments that it was a lot faster than the original, plus I forgot about the key change after the solo!  So, that required some creative re-recording.

We hope you like our rendition!  Day 7 rounds out the first week of free Christmas songs here on the Laptop Sessions music blog!

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“I’ll Be Home For Christmas” by Jim Fusco – FREE mp3 Download! – Day 5 of 14

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By Jim Fusco:

Day 5 of 14 already!  Tonight, I bring you my version of “I’ll Be Home For Christmas”, loosely based in the style of the Beach Boys.  Mine has a bit more of a rock’n’roll style to it, but maintains the vocal style and instrumentation of the Beach Boys’ version.  This song has the most intricate instrument arrangement with the strings.  It was tough to get this one right, but I think the addition of the 12-string electric really put it over the top!

I hope you enjoy tonight’s selection — Day 6 is next in the series!  And, as always, these songs are completely FREE to download!  Just click on the down arrow icon to get your copy.

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Guster’s “Easy Wonderful” (2010) – YES, NO, MAYBE SO?

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Guster’s Easy Wonderful (2010) – MAYBE

Easy Wonderful (Guster, 2010)

Easy Wonderful (Guster, 2010)

(October 5, 2010)

Review:

The Easy Wonderful CD design is telling: the disc is a vibrant, organic hand-drawn color wheel (see the cover) with a massive “FBI Anti-Piracy Warning” stamped over it; this design — whether the band approved the warning or not — finds Guster, as always, an engaging band with a knack for beautiful songwriting but with too much feeling forced or underwhelming this time around to truly impress alongside their back catalog (i.e. Keep It Together, anyone?).

Top Two Tracks:

“Jesus & Mary” & “Architects & Engineers”

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