By Chris Moore:
This is an outtake from a recent recording for the Laptop Sessions. I just had to share it, and I hope you find it as enjoyable as I did. (Keep in mind that this is completely unscripted — this is exactly how it happened; this is precisely my natural reaction!) I think it speaks for itself…
Check back for a new Original Wednesday Laptop Session, to be posted in about an hour or so.
By Jim Fusco:
Welcome, everyone, to another new edition of the Laptop Sessions with me, Jim Fusco! I’m sorry the post is a bit later today- I was busy yesterday training for an upcoming 5k race with my Traveling Acai Berries member, Steve. It’s tough motivating myself to run every other day, but I know it’s healthy for me to do so, and I’m using that as extra motivation.
The other day, I was searching online for Beatles covers and Beatles cover songs, but The Laptop Sessions page didn’t come up in my searches! Well, that has to change. I’m going to make it a personal goal of mine to get the Beatles category page up in the search engine rankings!
Tonight, I bring you a Beatles song that Ringo got to sing. All the members of the Beatles (especially George and Ringo) were big Carl Perkins fans. So, they took this song, “Honey Don’t”, and gave it the Beatles treatment. I’m glad they let Ringo sing it, as his voice is perfectly suited for it. Something about the chords on the verses gets me every time. This song is pretty easy to play, but it’s got such a great tune. And hearing Ringo sing it in a way only Ringo Starr can, it makes for a great combination.
Apparently, Carl Perkin’s brother even initially refused to play the song, citing its odd chord progression (for a blues song) in the verses. I’m glad he finally came around! The song has such a driving beat, too- I’d love to play this live with a band someday. One of my favorite parts is the guitar solo. I actually got to play it pretty spot-on even though it’s a solo acoustic version. The guitar solo in the Beatles version is basically the E and C chords played as barre chords higher on the neck. I never get to solo during these videos- it was fun!
I’ve wanted to play this song for the Laptop Sessions ever since I heard Ringo singing the song during his concert at the Mohegan Sun this past June. He sounds exactly the same and they do such a good job of reproducing the energy and the sound of the recording live. Actually, if I had my way about it, this would be “The Ringo Sessions with Jim Fusco”- I can’t exactly explain it, but I LOVE Ringo’s music. I especially like his solo albums starting with 1992’s “Time Takes Time”, but there’s something about Ringo’s songs in general that really resonate with me. Heck, he even makes “Honey Don’t”, a sad song when you think about it, into a jolly good time. 🙂
I hope you enjoy tonight’s video and stay-tuned next week for a very, very special Jim Fusco announcement! I think you’re going to love it, but you’ll have to keep checking back to see what it is. See you then!
By Jim Fusco:
Welcome to a slightly-belated Monday, Monday edition of the Laptop Sessions! Due to Rosh Hashanna celebrations, Jeff asked if Mike could step in. When that didn’t work out, it was left up to me to fill the space so the Laptop Session a day project can continue! I’ll have tonight’s video and tomorrow’s, as well, so Jeff will replace my regularly-scheduled acoustic cover song on Friday. Whippee- no video for me until Monday!
Tonight, you get Ringo Starr’s only Number One Billboard Hot 100 hit in “You’re Sixteen”. This has to be one of the most fun videos I’ve ever done and if you watch it, you’ll know why. My version even features the famous kazoo solo, originally played by one Sir Paul McCartney!
I love listening to random mode on my iPod (the “old” 80 gig model). I heard this song again (I’ve known it for years- who hasn’t?) and then decided to listen to the entire “Ringo” album. What a great one, including (no pun intended) the song “I’m The Greatest”, which I believe was written by John Lennon. Ringo always did collaborations well. Fans will hopefully remember “Never Without You” that he did for George Harrison with a guitar solo by the great Eric Clapton.
I suppose I should give Ringo songs a rest for a while, as I’ve done two recently. Which one, you ask? Well, the best way to find out these things is to visit the Laptop Sessions music video blog every single day, but if you missed it, you can just go to the Categories menu in the left bar and click on “Ringo Starr songs”. Until tomorrow, have a great one!
By Jim Fusco:
Hey HEY! Welcome to your Sunday, Sunday, Sunday fix of The Laptop Sessions with me, Jim Fusco! Am I the only one excited to still bring you these on a daily basis? Sure, it’s a pain, but so is seeing your in-laws…and I’m sure everyone does that more often than they’d like to.
Tonight, I bring you a song that I simply LOVE. That kinda fits because Ringo Starr is all about peace, love, and understanding. He’s a cool dude, and even though he didn’t write this song, I still love it. This was from Ringo’s first “comeback” album, “Time Takes Time”, one of my favorites growing up in the early 90s. This is the first album he did with the Roundheads and the sounds is just so classic to me.
This album is the last one before he started to write almost every song. If you’ve been to the music blog before, you know that I’m a HUGE fan of people writing their own songs. But, Ringo did know how to pick some great ones including “Weight of the World”, which I’ll also be doing as a cover song at some point here on the best video blog online!
This song has a great tune, a great message, and a good beat. Sounds like a great song to me! Plus, I get to sing like Ringo, which is always so much fun. Don’t worry, I didn’t do an impersonation, though! I hope you enjoy tonight’s video as we look towards the unofficial last day of summer tomorrow, fitting that we have a teacher posting tomorrow- one, Chris Moore!!