John Lennon has always been my hero and this is a favourite of mine--hope i've not spoilt it to much
Facemask93
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Post by: launched on July 31, 2009, 04:07:42 PM
I have goosebumps - Can't believe it!!! You sound just like the real thing, Rob. You are becoming a pro with the MBR in your own right! Excellent playing and vocals.
I have only one thing to say!... (https://songcrafters.org/forum/general-discussion-b8/bossbr-net-glossary/msg41454/#msg41454)
An absolutely fantastic job!!!
Mark
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Post by: SE on July 31, 2009, 04:20:42 PM
Just a great cover one of the best I,ve heard vocal and guitar just too good i don.t usually download and keep a post but this going on CD to listen in the truck.
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Post by: launched on July 31, 2009, 04:23:01 PM
Quote from: side effect on July 31, 2009, 04:20:42 PMJust a great cover one of the best I,ve heard vocal and guitar just too good i don.t usually download and keep a post but this going on CD to listen in the truck.
Straight to PiePod (https://songcrafters.org/forum/general-discussion-b8/bossbr-net-glossary/msg40797/#msg40797) :D
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Post by: cuthbert on July 31, 2009, 04:29:16 PM
Wonderful!
Probably my favorite Lennon song - you've conveyed the gentle tranquility of this song admirably.
If you haven't seen this audio interview, I highly recommend:
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Post by: Bluesberry on July 31, 2009, 04:30:52 PM
Damn man, you slay me with this one. I have loved this song my whole life, I play it all the time, but damn man what a cover. This is like the definitive cover, it may even be better (dare I say it, the horror) than the original. John Lennon always did say he sang this flat, well good sir, you did not sing this flat, you sang this as if this song means more than life itself to you. Beautiful. when you put your mind to something it really comes out great. What a full rich soundscape you have created. I don't think anybody on here will dare cover this song now, after this. This one is going to get many a BUMP in the future, it is BUMPworthy in the extreme. WOW. Like Mark said sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!
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Post by: SteveG on July 31, 2009, 04:35:02 PM
Not spoilt in any way at all. You could scare the hell out of McCartney by playing that outside his house.......
Dont know if you have heard this one, but any fan of Lennon should listen. One of them songs that always makes me well up :'(
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Post by: Facemask93 on July 31, 2009, 07:50:25 PM
Wow , cheers guys was'nt expecting this , and thanks for the video's , i'm allway's on the lookout for anything John , i've never see either of these , that BJH song is incredible Steve , it's charged with emotion , and what you would'nt have given to have been that 14 yr old boy hey cuthbert
Facemask93
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Post by: Tangled Wires on August 01, 2009, 03:51:21 AM
I have always thought this song was a gem off the Let it Be album, and this is just such a great cover version
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Post by: guitarron on August 01, 2009, 04:54:41 AM
fantastic nice tone-great vox nails it
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Post by: StevieM on August 01, 2009, 05:07:57 AM
Just perfect. I'm going to dare say it too-----better than the original!!!
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Post by: hooper on August 01, 2009, 05:13:29 AM
Very nice! As it first started, I thought: Oooops, too slow. But nope, it doesn't drag... it comes across very smooth. The clarity and tone of the guitars and vocals is pleasing. And of course the built-in English accent helps a lot too. lol Fine job!
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Post by: OsCKilO on August 01, 2009, 05:51:44 AM
Damn Bro.........
You are Amazing!
I remember your first Avatar pic.........
I used to think, "I bet he is really a published artist, hiding who he is with the big glasses...."
I think that more than ever now....
Peace Bro
Stunning track!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
T(Osckilo)
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Post by: lg on August 01, 2009, 06:21:29 AM
Perfect!!! Bravo
LG
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Post by: SteveB on August 01, 2009, 09:11:37 AM
FMK - 1st, thanks for the comments over on Waterpark. 2nd, if anyone tells you that you can't sing, either ignore them completely (The right thing to do), or punch them on the nose with the blessings of everyone on this site (It's soooo wrong, but would feel oh so good!!).
I have The Beatles Complete Guitar Edition songbook (bequeathed to me by my late brother). Some years ago I took one look at Across the Universe and didn't bother, much too hard to even contemplate. Also bequeathed was an album Beatles Rarities, on which is a very stripped-down version of A.T.U. For years I resisted the lure of the Lennon legend, but then I read Cynthia's book and also bought and really listened to Plastic Ono Band & Imagine, and I finally 'Got' it. The Man was quite simply an Artist to His core.
The version you have provided here is so flawless, that if Paul McCartney had have had the choice to use this on Let It Be - Naked, he would have used it. It is that good. You have produced a masterpiece, very well done indeed. :)
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Post by: Rolow on August 01, 2009, 04:33:26 PM
Man you got it all! The sound, the feel, the emotion, the atmosphere, gentle intensity,.....
Really great guitar work, vox, and mixing. Great job! ;D
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Post by: Geir on August 01, 2009, 10:39:03 PM
I'M A FAN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And this is like Christmas.
Thank you Robert !!!!!
Nobody will dare to cover this one again after hearing you.
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Post by: Facemask93 on August 02, 2009, 04:32:36 AM
Thanks G , i just want the inspiration to write original songs , and it's just not coming to me , you guys seem to pull them from nowhere , maybe i'm just a covers man at heart
Rob
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Post by: The Reverend 48 on August 02, 2009, 07:41:24 AM
Bloody Marvellous nuff said you even got the Scouse accent on "Cup"!
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Post by: Ferryman_1957 on August 03, 2009, 04:14:45 AM
This is one of my fave Beatles songs of all time, just love the chord sequence. Like Hooper, I thought you might have taken it a bit slow but it really works - you can savour the words more. The guitars sound great, really dreamy and you vox and harmonies are spot on. Great stuff, really, really like this one. Another great vocal performance from you btw.
This is also my favourite misheard lyric - as a kid listening to Radio 1 on crappy radios I was convinced the chorus started "Jackaroo, there you are", which I always thought was an odd lyric!
Cheers,
Nigel
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Post by: Greeny (No longer active) on August 03, 2009, 05:15:40 AM
Blown away. Everyone else has beaten me to most of the superlatives I would have used, lol. This is astounding. This is one of those 'sacred' songs that you almost dare not cover, but you've done it so well. There's a lot of love in the way you handled this. I'm really moved by it. Just a pleasure to hear.
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Post by: Facemask93 on August 03, 2009, 11:34:37 AM
Thanks for the comments everyone , i've never played this song at any other speed than this , so i was worried when people said it was too slow , if anything it is slightly slower , but , you have to to make these songs your own in some way , and this is the way i hear it . To me , John lennon was the next thing to GOD ,, if they ever let that m#ther f@cker out that shot him , like many other's , i would like to think , somebody might kill him (slowly ) The Plastic Ono Band was John letting out all his frustrations about his early life , but was also aimed at Paul , this was , for me , an amazing album , i think i played it to death , and still do if the truth is known , but Walls and Bridge's is the definative Lennon Album , this is grown up John Lennon moving his music forward , we will never know what he would be doing now , just have to dream i suppose , V peace
Facemask93
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Post by: Bosko Schwartz on November 24, 2009, 02:25:49 PM
I sure missed this one. There's not much more to say that already hasn't been said, but I can confidently say this is one of the greatest covers I've ever heard, and it happens to be of one of my favorite songs of all time. John Lennon is also my hero, my "god," if you will, so I understand and share the reverence you have for him. To dare even attempt this take balls of titanium. To do it with such elegance and precision takes incredible talent, which is obviously in you and impossible to teach. I, like some others, thought it was too slow at first, but soon after you start singing, that thought fades away. I like the added BG vocals that were not present in the original. I like, no LOVE, everything about this. Do you have an album out yet? I will purchase it in a second.
Wow, wow, wow. I bestow exponential wows on this.
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Post by: Covermark on November 24, 2009, 03:15:46 PM
pfoee It's unbelievable how clear yoyr recording is. Georgeous singing. I really love it.
Respect !!
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Post by: OsCKilO on November 24, 2009, 03:45:04 PM
This was a most Awesome Bump!!!!
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Post by: SteveB on November 24, 2009, 03:53:27 PM
OKO - Agree entirely. And I reiterate myself from early August '...The version you have provided here is so flawless, that if Paul McCartney had have had the choice to use this on Let It Be - Naked, he would have used it. It is that good. You have produced a masterpiece, very well done indeed.'
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Post by: Gritter on November 24, 2009, 04:02:38 PM
stellar version. pure magic.
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Post by: Glenn Mitchell on November 24, 2009, 07:04:36 PM
Ok, I admit I resisted listening as I am a Beatle fan. had a Beatle band etc. But you did a friggin GREAT job.
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Post by: Flash Harry on November 24, 2009, 08:20:39 PM
Good god. Goose bumps and visions of a ghost.
If someone told me this was the rushes from the session, I would have believed them
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Post by: Tangled Wires on November 25, 2009, 08:17:47 AM
One of my favourites from the past, and so good to listen to it again to remind me of how great this was.
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Post by: Satchwood on November 25, 2009, 11:29:07 AM
Flippin fantastic cover - WoW !!! JL still lives on !!!
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Post by: SE on November 25, 2009, 03:27:31 PM
Been listening to this for a while and it still sounds so good.
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Post by: Groundy on November 26, 2009, 02:17:05 PM
Just brilliant pal, my all time hero is John Lennon, my claim to fame is I met him, all I can say is thank you.....Alex
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Post by: des0free on December 21, 2009, 03:00:53 PM
Stunning singing, stunning backup vocals, I'll put this on my Ipod. I can't believe it can be recorded so nicely using just a MicroBR! Is that processed (mixed, mastered) off-line?
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Post by: Facemask93 on December 22, 2009, 01:12:01 PM
Hey Bosko , thanks for the BUMP man , its my first one , and how good it feels , seriously thanks for all the new comments , and Desofree its all done on the Micro BR.
Thanks rob
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on December 22, 2009, 02:19:23 PM
wellbumped, i missed this one,its majestic
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Post by: OsCKilO on December 22, 2009, 02:31:46 PM
Awesome!!!
must be my 20th Listen...
I'm Still in Awe!!!!!!!
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Post by: scottieD on December 23, 2009, 08:07:39 AM
This has never been one of my favourites ( sorry I lean towards Paul ), but your version is fantastic! Great vocals, super guitar, what can be said? How about 'we can work it out'? ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Blooby on December 23, 2009, 08:30:26 AM
Can't beleive I never commented on this one as I have traipsed by on more than several occasions for a listen.
I can't add to what's been said, so I will just say this one puts a smile on my face.
Happy holidays.
Blooby
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Post by: Bluesberry on January 17, 2010, 07:57:16 PM
An absolute gem of a cover.
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on April 25, 2010, 03:48:19 AM
i'm in the mood for bumping for bumping
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Post by: launched on August 01, 2010, 04:44:38 PM
I had to bring this back up because it freakin' rules!!
It is truly:
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I love it!
Mark
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Post by: FuzzFace on August 01, 2010, 04:57:37 PM
Yes I love this.
It's probably my favourite Beatles tune... and I you've captured everything I love about it perfectly.
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Post by: Bluesberry on August 01, 2010, 06:02:49 PM
Dear heavens this is so so so so so so good, Rob, you done it here. I like the way you sing "cup" in the first verse. Great time for this to be bumped up.
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Post by: dasilvasings on August 02, 2010, 03:46:13 AM
Flawless! Congrats!
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Post by: henwrench on August 04, 2010, 02:14:00 AM
Another one I coulda sworn I'd commented on.... all your stuff is awesome Facemask. I still listen to your 'Cum on Feel the Noize' on a regular basis, and this is gonna be another one!!
henwrench
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Post by: cuthbert on August 04, 2010, 08:48:59 AM
Great bump! And always a pleasure to hear this one again - great cover, Rob.
Your voice and playing are so pure.
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Post by: Geir on July 06, 2011, 03:13:15 AM
Spider Bump (https://songcrafters.org/forum/index.php?topic=3785.msg155939#msg155939) of this beaut !!!!
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on July 06, 2011, 03:19:19 AM
i think google created the spiders to jog our memories about some of the gold in our vaults.
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Post by: chapperz66 on July 09, 2011, 05:45:31 AM
Splendid bump. Splendid song. Stupendous version.
Paul
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on November 25, 2011, 03:17:10 AM
another google spider bump, braw tell yer maw.
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Post by: maxit on November 25, 2011, 03:28:49 AM
spacebump tag, to me! amazing, no spoilt - instead you really renew the pleasure of lennon songs, believe you can catch the spirit of it !!!
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Post by: GianniC on November 25, 2011, 04:59:19 AM
I love your voice and singing
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Post by: andy casson on December 02, 2011, 04:30:53 AM