#Sixties

Town Without Pity - (Gene Pitney Cover) - remastered

Working on this with Brian  (A Version Therapy).  This is a base track, we'll add some guitars to it and see what we get.

It Hurts Me - (Elvis Presley Cover) - remastered

Written by Kui Lee in the 60s and picked up by Don Ho.  I loved this song since the first time I heard it when I was a kid, It's been on my mind lately.

The Days Of My Youth - (Kui Lee / Don Ho cover) - remastered

Whipped this one out at the jam tonight.  Not bad 

My Shy Violet - (Mills Brothers Cover) - remastered

I keep coming across this tune and really like it alot, so recorded it tonight.  The base track was done in 1 take, the rest was layer over a few beers :-)

For What It's Worth - (Buffalo Springfield Cover) - remastered

What can I say, very cool tune.  Gerry's voice is amazing.  Was discussing this tune with a friend Chris today.  Thought I'd give it a try tonight.

Ferry Cross The Mersey - (Gerry And The Pacemakers Cover) - remastered

Written by Kui Lee in the sixties, this tune was also covered by Elvis Presley and Don Ho Among others.  Kui Lee was a wonderful singer song writer gone way too early.  This one recorded for a very special someone on what would have been his 47th birthday.  To my darling Hans

I'll Remember You - (Kui Lee / Elvis Presley / Don Ho Cover) - remastered

Really loved this tune as a kid, Today I heard this and it fit my mood, so here it is.  To my favorite birdie.

Skyline Pigeon - (Elton John Cover) - remastered

Well there I go, I finally recorded a Beatles tune, and one of my faves as well.  Bridget this one is for you.  It's an early mix without the guitar leads, those are coming, but I'm collaborating with my brother and another friend on those.  I'm the vocals and rhythm guy

While My Guitar Gently Weeps - (George Harrison / Beatles Cover) - remastered

Heard this song on the Dick Van Dyke show sung by one of my favorite singers,,, Rose Marie. Thought I'd get an early start on Christmas.

Santa Send A Fella - (Rose Marie Cover) - remastered

Here is one you don't hear too often. I really love Harry Nilssons demo of this one, especially his key!.. The Monkees do it in C which is a bit too high for me, but fun to play in that key.  Works fine in G too.

Cuddly Toy - (Harry Nilsson, The Monkees Cover) - remastered

One of my soundcloud friends recorded this the other day.  I'm a huge fan of Bacharach and I thought her rendition was simply beautiful.  Couldn't help but record it this evening myself.  I'm quite fond of Bacharach's arrangements for Dionne Warwick.  This version is based on that.

This Guy's In Love With You - (Burt Bacharach And Hal David Cover) - remastered

Came across this one last night and just had to do it.  Go Puppies!.  On a similar note, I used to take my Ferret out, stuffed in my coat.  So this song kinda made me chuckle.

The Puppy Song - (Harry Nilsson Cover) - remastered

Heard this song today and just had to learn it.  I think Dionne Warwick is my favorite female vocalist from the 60s and 70s  (maybe even of all time).

A House Is Not A Home - (Bacharach and David, Dionne Warwick Cover) - remastered

I first here this song on a TV show called the Brady Bunch back when I was a kid.  It was one of the moments that got me into music, and one of the reasons I really like Don Ho and Hawaiian music.  The arrangement he did with his singing partner Sam Kapu I believe is still the best arrangement out there.  I'm having trouble pin pointing when this song was written, there is some bad info floating around web which attributes this song to Mack Gordon and Harry Revel in 1937 for the show Love and Hisses, but this is a different song.  As far as I can determine Waggner and Keyes wrote this in the Fifties.  It was recorded by Don Ho in the sixties and appeared as a cameo on the Brady bunch in the early 70s. First song of 2015, didn't expect it to be this one!

Sweet Someone - (Don Ho, Sam Kapu, George Waggner, Baron Keyes Cover) - remastered

Great song song written in the 60s by Chip Taylor.  The Pretenders cut this tune but it never charted.  Chrissie Hynde makes a guess appearance on Friends and performs this at Central Perk... That is my favorite version of the tune.

Angel Of The Morning - (The Pretenders/Chrissie Hynde cover) - remastered

Feeling a bit retro tonight.  This is a great tune by Cliff Richard from 1960 or 61.  

Tell Me - (Cliff Richard & The Shadows Cover)  - remastered

I learned this one from my Dad.  Found this on some old reel to reel tapes.  My father nails the pain in this song.. I hope I did it justice. 

Let The Sad Times Roll On - (Buck Owens and his Buckaroos Cover) - remastered

Ok, so I didn't get the words right :-) David brought this one to a jam one night so we workout this arrangement.  This was one and only full take. (gotta love david's "yeah yeah" at the end)

Groovin - Jam - (The Rascals cover) - remastered

I'm a Beatles fanatic, but boy do I like Gerry Marsden's voice.  As I should have been getting ready for bed, I heard this song, and couldn't resist a quick recording. 

Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying - (Gerry And The Pacemakers Cover) - remastered

Greetings everyone...   hope you enjoy my page.. Please say hello.. Maybe you want to collaborate?  Thanking my Dad daily for giving me the bug!

#Sixties

JoeyCal