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“Wild Honey” (U2 Cover)

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By Federico Borluzzi:

Cover of ”Wild Honey,” included in U2’s All That You Can’t Leave Behind album (2000). I played it with acoustic guitar in a lower key.

** EDITOR’S NOTE: **

It feels odd to refer to Federico as a guest performer, considering how many of his performances he’s shared with the Laptop Sessions blog.  He’s back again today with another excellent video.

As I discovered last time he covered U2, I enjoy the band’s music so much more when Federico is the one performing it!  🙂

Well, U2 fan or not, I hope that you’ll enjoy his cover song version of “Wild Honey.”

Stay tuned for more great new material coming soon to the blog!

Editor’s note: this post was originally published before December 2015; the exact original date is uncertain.

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“Just A Dream” (Nelly Cover)

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By Pat Noonan:

My first impression of “Just A Dream” by Nelly was how big and full the hook sounded for such a ballad-ish song, so I wanted to try to really strip it down to just two tracks for an acoustic version, pretty much the opposite approach to covering “Just The Way You Are” last week (see YouTube). I ended up cutting some of the song out, slightly altering the melody/lyrics in some places, writing a fitting acoustic guitar part and changing some of the chords. The ending I did seemed appropriate because that’s actually the song that gets stuck in my head whenever I hear the Nelly song haha so I hope you like it; let me know what you think!

** EDITOR’S NOTE: **

It’s not every day that I check my inbox and find a link to an acoustic cover version of a Nelly song.

Well, it apparently happens sometimes, because I’m here to welcome back Pat Noonan for his second featured video on the Laptop Sessions acoustic cover song music video blog. He’s chosen an interesting track to cover, and his performance highlights his impressive vocals. I have the strong suspicion that you’ll enjoy this as much as I did.

Happy Friday, and browse the archives for more from the blog!

Editor’s note: this post was originally published before December 2015; the exact original date is uncertain.

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“Roll Up” (Wiz Khalifa Cover) [Ep 6, Fall 2011]

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By Pat Noonan:

Acoustic version of the hip hop song “Roll Up” by Wiz Khalifa, experimented with the picture in picture style that seems to be the trend of the century haha.

[Editor’s Note: As we’ve done in the past, we’re bending the rules for this Pat Noonan performance.  While it doesn’t strictly adhere to the live performance standard set and followed by the hundreds of acoustic cover song music videos on this site, this arrangement of Wiz Khalifa’s “Roll Up” is unique and even startling for its qualities as an interpretation.  And that has always been at the heart of the Laptop Sessions: featuring a performer’s ability to take a song that may be over-produced or lost in layers and break it down to its most basic core.]

Editor’s note: this post was originally published before December 2015; the exact original date is uncertain.

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Jim Fusco’s Rock’n’Roll Christmas LIVE on December 5th, 2015!

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By Jim Fusco:

Hello Laptop Sessions fans and happy holidays.

I’m performing LIVE on Saturday, December 5th at 4:00pm at Christmas In the Village, a yearly festival in South Meriden, CT that’s totally FREE!  That means free parking, free food, and free entertainment!  It’s a great day for the whole family.

I’ll be performing all of my favorite rock’n’roll Christmas songs starting at 4:00pm.

For more details, please visit Christmas in the Village’s Facebook page by clicking here!

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