By Chris Moore:
Well, tonight I’m bringing you yet another piece of archival evidence to prove that I have no shame. I am apparently not interested in impressing anyone, or if I am, then it’s impressing them with how willing I am to make a fool of myself… 🙂
But, seriously, I bring you this video tonight — another all-new cover by an all-new band to the sessions — in the hope that you’ll enjoy listening to it and remembering it as much as I have enjoyed learning to play it.
I actually heard it this weekend, as my friends and I watched the film Into the Wild. This song came on during one of the scenes. Instantly, I was reminded of my father’s tape collection again, as I had been for “Dead Skunk” and other cover songs that I’ve done. One of his old tapes has this Canned Heat single, “Goin’ Up the Country,” on it.
Of course, the first aspect that you’ll most likely notice is my falsetto delivery. You may even think it sounds goofy. Well, even though I wouldn’t classify the original vocal as goofy, it is certainly in a distinct voice. If you don’t know the song, then you should most likely search YouTube or iTunes for it as a companion to my Laptop Session. Or, just take my word that there is a good reason for the otherwise ridiculous vocals I have recorded here…
“Goin’ Up The Country” is how my night ends. Allow me to share the rest of the evening, which was interesting and indeed, I hope, a kickstart to a relaxing, fun, and productive Thanksgiving week. First of al, I stayed at school until six, entering grades and reading college essays. By the time I got home and changed, Becky was napping, and Jim and Dana were in the kitchen getting ready for the first Fusco-Moore Pre-Turkey Day Celebration! The best part of this story is that, as I went into the kitchen this morning to get my lunch, I found that Jim had stayed up late to prepare as much as he could. Dishes were portioned out, sealed with cellophane, post-it noted with directions, and the counter was covered with an array of foods and utensils. Now, the oven was working overtime, and the smells were tantalizing.
Before long, we ate dinner — which was amazing, by the way, and a definite home run for Jim. We broke open the bottle of wine that Jim and Becky had bought for me a couple weeks ago in the Berkshires. We watched the episode of The Office that we had DVR’ed from last week.
How much better could it get?
After dinner, we still had Two and a Half Men, Worst Week (which I regretfully missed in order to record my video), and Boston Legal (which was a wild and predictaby crazy Thanksgiving episode!). Boston Legal was actually sobering for a number of reasons, such as the fact that it is drawing ever nearer to the final episode (don’t even get me started on how disappointing that is, being that it is my absolute favorite show on TV next to, perhaps, The Office), Denny was showing signs of progressing Alzheimers’, and Katie and Jerry were having a spat. Jerry announced to her that he loved her… it’s about time! He added that she need not feel awkward; he would find her friendship to be more than an adequate consolation prize. I thought, particularly for a man with a social disorder, that Jerry handled the talk extraordinarily well. Katie didn’t respond in any certain terms, but did mention that they are a couple, if not in a romantic way, and may be in need of couples therapy.
I have a bit of a crush on the Katie character, so I’m rooting for Jerry here so I can live vicariously through him, if only until the show ends in December! 🙂
And with that, the night was over. A big thanks should be extended to Jim for cooking and to Dana and Becky for filling the house with great company. Now, I’m off to sleep and school and then a night of hanging out, talking about music, and watching an Office mini-marathon with my sister, Jaime. I can’t wait!
See you next session!