By Chris Moore:
I recorded this one “last night”!
Okay, too cheesy?
Seriously, this is a simple but fun one from the Traveling Wilburys. A little Tom Petty-esque lead and a special guest tribute to Roy Orbison…
Editor’s note: this post was originally published before December 2015; the exact original date is uncertain.
By Federico Borluzzi:
Acoustic cover of Michael Jackson’s song “Beat It,” from the 1982 Thriller album. I changed the guitar parts, creating an alternative version of this song which is okay for my acoustic version.
** EDITOR’S NOTE **
This is a moment I didn’t see coming…
Introducing the first Michael Jackson acoustic cover song to the Laptop Sessions, care of Guest Sessions regular Federico Borluzzi! For tonight’s installment, he’s come up with quite an interesting arrangement for this early eighties hit. On his YouTube page, Federico writes, “This cover is intended to be a tribute to Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, who’s gone too soon and whose death shocked me and the whole world. He left us a legacy of great songs, such as this one… I did an alternative, quiet and acoustic cover…”
I think you’ll agree as you listen that this is a fitting tribute, and it’s done in the Laptop Sessions tradition of stripping a fully produced (and sometimes over-produced) song down to its core elements. From the opening moments of the video, Federico sets a mesmerizing fingerpicking pattern that will guide the whole song, and is indeed one of the highlights of his performance.
I hope you enjoy this video — I know I did, and I couldn’t be happier to present this week’s Guest Session. Hurry back for new articles and announcements throughout the weekend!
Editor’s note: this post was originally published before December 2015; the exact original date is uncertain.
By Jeremy Hammond:
My cover of “Redemption Song” by Bob Marley.
** EDITOR’S NOTE: **
Originally released on the 1980 Bob Marley & the Wailers album Uprising, “Redemption Song” is the final track on the final studio album release before Marley’s death in 1981. It is also significant for having been hailed as an acoustic folk classic by many fans and critics.
Jeremy Hammond, continuing to bring great new bands to the Laptop Sessions blog, plays a heartfelt version for you in this post, complete with a nice fingerpicking section on the intro to the song. And, please don’t adjust your screen or worry about what you’ve been inhaling… that’s a purposeful visual effect on Jeremy’s video! 🙂
We hope you enjoy this latest installment of the Guest Sessions with our favorite contributor, Jeremy Hammond. May it help to bring hope and peace to your holidays!
Editor’s note: this post was originally published before December 2015; the exact original date is uncertain.
“Society”
Jerry Hannan (Covered by Eddie Vedder for the Into the Wild soundtrack)
INTRO: Am (hum over chord)
C G C
It’s a mystery to me;
We have a greed
C F G
With which we have agreed.
G F
And you think you have to
G Am
Want more than you need;
F G
Until you have it all,
G Am
You won’t be free…
Am F
Society,
F C
You’re a crazy breed.
C G
I hope you’re not lonely
G Am
Without me.
When you want more than you have,
You think you need.
And when you think more than you want,
Your thoughts begin to bleed.
I think I need to find a bigger place,
Cause when you have
More than you think,
You need more space…
Society,
You’re a crazy breed.
I hope you’re not lonely
Without me.
Society,
Crazy indeed;
Hope you’re not lonely
Without me.
INSTRUMENTAL: Over verse and chorus chords
There’s those thinking more less,
Less is more.
But if less is more,
How you keepin’ score?
Means for every point you make,
Your level drops,
Kinda like you’re startin’ from the top,
And you can’t do that…
Society,
You’re a crazy breed.
I hope you’re not lonely
Without me.
Society,
Crazy indeed;
Hope you’re not lonely
Without me.
Society,
Have mercy on me;
Hope you’re not angry
If I disagree.
Society,
Crazy indeed;
Hope you’re not lonely
Without me.
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