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“Yes” (Coldplay Cover)

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By Jeff Copperthite:

Welcome to your Thumpin’ Thursday installment of The Laptop Sessions (and almost fantastic Friday as well)!

I hope all is well on your end, and that you are celebrating with your family and friends one of the two major religious holidays that are going on at this point in time.  I myself have been to two Seders in the past two nights, and i’m done until next year with those.

Tonight I have a great cover song, and to boot, it’s a 2 parter!

The song is “Yes” by Coldplay, and yes it’s another song from their incredibly popular album “Viva La Vida”.  I was so excited that when I picked this album up last year, I didn’t even look at the track list.  I put it in my CD player and heard each song on the album before I even knew the name of it.  This song and the 2nd one that I will cover next week were my favorite.  I just liked how it tied together and it’s gentle and “pleading” beat (I couldn’t think of another word to describe it).

I find myself enjoying Coldplay’s library more and more.  They do a great job putting music together.

Speaking of people who do a good job putting music together, have you picked up Jim Fusco’s new album Halfway There yet?  I’ve only heard previews of some of the songs, and if that is any kind of indication as to the quality of this album, you best hear it and purchase it yourself.  I also am looking forward to hearing his remastered version of “What About Today?”, which is an awesome album as well.  Jim’s music always pleases.

In the meantime, enjoy this song!  See you next week!

Editor’s Note: Unfortunately, Jeff’s acoustic cover song music videos are no longer on YouTube, but we decided to keep his cover song blog posts up.  We figured these music blog entries would be good for posterity’s sake and because Jeff always gave such insightful posts each Session.  We hope to see Jeff’s impressive catalog of acoustic rock songs here on the Laptop Sessions cover songs and origianal music blog again in the future.  But, for now, please make sure to check-out hundreds of other acoustic cover songs from all of your favorite bands here on the Laptop Sessions music blog!

Uncle Tupelo’s “March 16-20, 1992” (1992) – Yes, No, or Maybe So

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Uncle Tupelo’s March 16-20, 1992 (1992) – MAYBE SO

Uncle Tupelo's "March 16-20, 1992"

Uncle Tupelo's "March 16-20, 1992"

(August 3, 1992)

Review:

A direct title and no frills production detract not at all from this at-times beautiful (“Sandusky”), at-times haunting (“Fatal Wound”) set of recordings with lyrics that resonate as relevant despite sounding — or, in some cases, being — decades out of time.

Top Two Tracks:

“Black Eye” & “Criminals”

Band of Horses’ “Infinite Arms” (2010) – Yes, No, or Maybe So

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Band of Horses’ Infinite Arms (2010) – MAYBE NOT

Band of Horses' "Infinite Arms" (2010)

Band of Horses' "Infinite Arms" (2010)

(May 18, 2010)

Review:

This is my choice thus far for 2010’s best “background music that you don’t notice but sounds nice” album, so take my advice: download the first two — and the best two — tracks of the album, and understand that the remainder of the songs are pretty but forgettable, several (think: “Blue Beard” and “For Annabelle”) sounding like boring takes on the Thorns’ characteristic sound.

Top Two Tracks:

“Factory” & “Compliments”

The White Stripes’ “Under Great White Northern Lights” (2010) – Yes, No, or Maybe So

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The White Stripes’ “Under Great White Northern Lights” (2010) – MAYBE SO 

The White Stripes' "Under Great White Northern Lights" (2010)

The White Stripes' "Under Great White Northern Lights" (2010)

(March 16, 2010)

Review:

On their first live album, Jack and Meg White deliver adrenaline-fueled, frenetic performances of some of the best material from their catalog, tearing through each song with a raw energy that displays a simultaneous mastery of and disregard for form. 

Top Two Tracks:

“Blue Orchid” & “300 MPH Torrential Outpour Blues”