Right after (the same day) the All-American Show, the WCJM cast decided to do the “Live” Show. This free Internet radio show was originally going to be done live on the internet (note the quotes around “Live”) but the cast decided to just put live versions of their favorite songs on the show instead.
The members of the cast were the same as the All-American Show and Jim did his Food Critic and World Report segments as well. Matt contributed his hilarious comedy segments and his special brand of music to add variety to the show.
Stuffy D. Bear came on the show to do another segment, making the cast laugh again and again. The cast even sang one of Jim Fusco’s songs, “Something Is Out Of My Life” live on the air. The song came out very good, despite Dave’s crippling singing ability. (All of Jim Fusco’s songs are copyrighted 2001 by Fusco-Moore Productions, a subsidiary of WCJM Internet Radio Co. and stealing their material is punishable by horrendous acts of discipline).
With a great “live” feel to it, this show came out really well and is a classic for those who love concert versions of songs. Oh, and for those who like to laugh, this show is up your alley as well! This free Internet radio show really makes you feel a-“live”!
Jim Fusco had one favor to ask of Chris Moore. The favor was to have one more Moore Hits in the Morning broadcast before the new millennium. Chris (to Jim’s surprise) readily agreed, and the date was set or November 27, 1999- two days after the start of “Christmas Time”. They decided to do a show solely based on Christmas because of the Thanksgiving “vacation” and the abundance of songs Jim had based on Christmas.
But Jim had made a BIG “mistake”. He mentioned the free Internet radio show in front of Alberto Distefano, who readily wanted to join. Jim said yes out of the goodness of his heart, and Alberto became part of the show. The now four member team arranged at Jim’s house, and the new Moore Hits in the Morning took the air.
For this tape, Jim bought the correct wires to hook up the CD players, and all four of the members had their own microphones (Alberto was put on the karaoke, but they fixed the level problem). This show was packed with over 25 Christmas songs, and a few segments for Chris to read his “Stupid Crooks of America” stories. This tape, although with a lot of feedback at times, came out to near-perfection, inspiring them to do one more tape before the new year.
This is just one of the many excellent shows available at the WCJM website, a virtual treasure trove of free Internet radio delights!
Hello and welcome to the final Laptop Session of November! Today, I bring you an all-new cover (that’s right, ALL new) from a new songwriter to the blog, Leonard Cohen. In fact, I had so much fun learning this song today that I’ll be posting another Cohen song — perhaps his most well-known song — “Suzanne.”
You may be wondering, why bring in a Leonard Cohen song now, after all this time? Well, there are a couple of answers to that question.
First, I have recently been listening to The Essential Leonard Cohen, after my friend from work, Larry, suggested that Cohen and Bob Dylan are on the same level as songwriters. Now, for those of you who don’t know me, this was quite a compelling assertion indeed. Thus, I picked up the CD when I saw the special 3-disc edition on sale at Wal-Mart, and I’ve been listening to the first disc for the past week and a half. This song, “No Way to Say Goodbye,” is on that disc and has quickly become one of those songs that I find repeatedly stuck in my head during the day.
Then, I was reminded of Cohen yesterday when Alberto picked a cover of his “Hallelujah” by Jeff Buckley to play on our WCJM “Tenth Anniversary Show.” This was interesting for me, as it got me wondering if Cohen is one of those artists whose songs are more well-known when done by other performers. That’s the only song I know of, but I’ll have to do some research to find out…
Speaking of the WCJM show, we had a blast yesterday as we met to record a new installment of Moore Hits in the Morning in the… believe it or not… morning! The music was as diverse as ever, coming on the heels of Jim’s idea for each of the seven cast members to contribute two of their favorite songs. This inspired such disparate responses as Jim’s new music choices — BnL’s “Wind it Up” from ’06 and Brian Wilson’s “Live Let Live” from this year — to Dave’s classic music choices — WCJM favorites “All the Things” by the Byrds and “A Simple Game” by the Moody Blues. I chose one of each — the classic Moody Blues song “Question” and the contemporary “Living Well is the Best Revenge” by R.E.M.
Aside from the music, we had skits, skits, skits! We had an impeccably delivered segment of Matt’s standup. We had new skits by classic characters — Ronco, the Food Critic, Dr. Keck, Stuffy D. Bear, and more. We had brand-new skits, including my Scam Wow parody.
In short, it was fun!
And it was really great to see all the guys in one place one more time. We had a touch of nostalgia unlike any other on the previous shows, and for good reason — it was our tenth anniversary, for crying out loud! Seriously though, I was proud to sit there for almost three hours and share in this crazy, creative experience we call WCJM! Stay tuned to WCJM.com, as the show will be posted soon…
Well, that’s enough for me for one post. Thanks for stopping by for your daily fix of acoustic rock cover songs; I hope you enjoy my music video.
If it was an honor to bring you “Getcha Back” three days ago, it is even more of a pleasure (it that’s possible!) to welcome you to the best cover song video blog in the universe tonight with Bob Dylan’s “You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere”! This cover song video has the added bonus of my collaboration with not only fellow songwriter Jim Fusco but also his girlfriend (fiancee to be more precise!) Becky Daly.
Several years ago, before the band Masters of the Universe was even an idea, we toured and recorded briefly as “Chris, Jim, and Becky.” This was probably my happiest musical collaboration, my first recording that I was really proud to be a part of (Click here to listen to Live in the Studio), and if we could have devoted more time and energy to the act or even just found a venue that appreciated what we were doing, I would have wanted Chris, Jim, and Becky to go on for a good long time!
But, alas, all good things come to an end. Now, years later, “You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere” is such a comfortable classic to us that we sat down and tore through it in one full take. I think it comes across on the video just how comfortable we are and I can at least speak for myself when I say this acoustic cover was a ton of fun to record. I hope it is the first of many collaborations to come, and although I’m out of them for a while, I know Jim still has some from that night’s recording session in his back pocket. Now, that’s something to look forward to…
I have one more major announcement before I rush off to my favorite weekly television event — TNA Impact!, my favorite and simply the best wrestling program out there. I’ll be going to the Bob Dylan concert tomorrow night, and as with the Brian Wilson concert last month, I’ll be posting the set list online immediately after the show, if not actually updating it DURING the show! I don’t know if it will be that cool, but it will be up immediately with a review shortly after and I hope all you Bob Dylan fans will hurry back for both the set list and the review!
