Songs of 2025

Eleventh Hour 2025

WT 6-5-25

Karnow setlist candidates

Lars and John try a classic song by the Clash, "Guns of Brixton". 

Guns of Brixton (Lars) 1-5-25 v2

A second attempt at the Norah Jones song "Staring at the Wall". On this version I overdubbed the piano part that is in the original song. Thanks Chris D for the keyboard pointers!

Staring At The Wall (WTJB) 1-8-25 v1.3

A second attempt at The Clash song "Guns of Brixton". I played electric guitar and sang with a drummer and then overdubbed bass. This cool song has a hypnotic groove. 

Guns of Brixton (WTJB) 1-8-25 v1.2

My second attempt at the song "Naked Eye" by Luscious Jackson, and my first attempt with a drummer. This song has an infectious groove on the chorus. The all-female band Luscious Jackson were ahead of their time. 

Naked Eye (WTJB) 1-8-25 v1.2

A cover of the Rollings Stones song "Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)" from 1973. Hard to do justice to the original song (with its cool Billy Preston clavinet), but it is fun to play. 

Heartbreaker (WTJB) 1-8-25 v1.2

Tried an original song about longing for home. WT on drums and Chris on keys. Fun to dig into the roster of recent songs to try out a deep cut. 

Knoxville (WTJBCD) 1-15-25 v3.3

Did a cover of the Jimmy Reed song "Big Boss Man" with WT on drums. I overdubbed bass and even took a stab at harmonica (surprisingly hard). I know this song from the Grateful Dead's excellent version on their 1971 album Skull and Roses. Pigpen's vocal is classic. Fun to try. 

Big Boss Man (WTJB) 6-5-25 v2.3

Another attempt at "Got To Be Mine" by Vulfmon and Evangeline. WT was playing a cajon and shaker instead of the usual drums. This is a fun upbeat song.

Got to Be Mine (WTJB) 6-5-25 v1.2

A reimagined version of "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson. This slowed down vibe is an homage to the Civil Wars who did a slow acoustic version many years back.  This is my first time trying this on an electric guitar. 

Billie Jean (WTJB) 6-5-25 v1.2

This simple country style song is a playful musing on what happens when narrator dies and it is time for St. Peter to decide if he should go to heaven or hell. The narrator silver linings in either outcome, and seems to be leaning on going down below. This a joke! I hope no Christians are offended. 

Up Or Down (WTJB) 6-5-25 v1.2

Recorded a cover of Bob Dylan's "Tangled Up In Blue" with WT on drums. This was one of the first songs I learned on the guitar and it was fun to revisit it 30 years later.

Tangled Up In Blue (WTJB) 6-5-25

A version of the Pointer Sisters song "Automatic". I heard this as a kid but I got inspired to play it by hearing the Lake Street Dive cover of the song. WT provided cool brush drums. 

Automatic (WTJB) 6-5-25

First attempt at "Doin' Time", by Sublime. I also really liked the Lana Del Rey version. I built a hip hop style drum beat in Logic and then added guitar and vocals and then overdubbed keys. This was a fun comparison to the previous song I posted, "Summertime" in the style of Doc Watson. 

Doin' Time

First attempt at the Nancy Sinatra song Bang Bang. WT on drums with me on Telecaster. 

Bang Bang (WTJB) 6-17-25 v1.2

First attempt at Radiohead's "Lucky". Getting reading for a show at the end of July. 

Lucky (WTJB) 6-17-25 v1.2

First attempt at the Dylan classic song "One More Cup of Coffee". WT on drums. Getting ready for a July show. 

One More Cup of Coffee (WTJB) 6-17-25

First attempt at the Bob Dylan Song Señor, Tales of Yankee Power. WT on drums.

Senor (WTJB) 6-17-25

Acoustic guitar; folk; Americana; jam band influences; blues; rock; old time; bluegrass; grungey stuff. Even some electro and EDM vibes occasionally. I play a wide mix of music with a lot of different people.

Automatic (WTJB) 6-5-25

John Britton