We were recently asked to record this song for a TV show.  They ended up going with a different version, but here we are with another Nilsson cover up our sleeve.  Hopefully when you're called the breakups you can get away with something as cynical as putting out a song this sad and lonely for Valentine's Day.

Thanks to Lexy Feuer for lending her vocal talents to us once again and making sure I wasn't sad and lonely while recording this. --Jake

one (harry nilsson cover)

A few years ago I started this track as a wedding gift for my friends.  Now it's a Valentine's Day gift FOR THE WORLD.           --Jake

written by holly knight and mike chapman
produced and engineered by jake gideon 
recorded at the bait shop, hollywoodland, ca and awesome possum, pasadena, ca
mixed at awesome possum by jake gideon and robert bonilla
additional vocals by lexy feuer and robert bonilla

love is a battlefield (cover)

As is now a breakups tradition, here is this year's Valentine's Day cover song by way of Wreckless Eric, circa 1978.  We've been playing this song live for a couple years now so we decided to make it official. Enjoy!

written by eric goulden 

nik ahlstam: guitar, hand claps 
blake collins: bass, piano, hand claps, vocals 
lexy feuer: vocals 
jake gideon: guitar, hand claps, tambourine, vocals 
phil shrut: drums, hand claps, tambourine 
james williams: guitar, piano, hand claps 

produced, engineered, mixed, and mastered by jake gideon at awesome possum, pasadena, ca

whole wide world (wreckless eric cover)

Sara Radle and I recorded this cover of Big Star’s “September Girls.” We thought we’d post it as a belated birthday homage to Alex Chilton, who would have turned 61 on December 28th. We didn’t get it done in September and we almost didn’t get it done in December (boys got it bad), but we got it in just under the wire.

“I never travel far without a little Big Star”

—Jake

sara radle & jake gideon - september gurls (big star cover)

To show our gratitude for the outpouring of support we've seen today for the album release, and to celebrate this silly holiday, here is a quick acoustic rendition of Sam Cooke's "Cupid."

Feel free to download it and send it to your nearest and dearest. Or you could just send them the Sam Cooke version. You know... whatever.

the breakups - cupid (sam cooke cover)

Joe Pernice might be my favorite singer/songwriter on Earth. He played this song at a show in L.A. last night and I couldn't shake it. I decided to do a quick cover of it to get it out of my system... not that I really want to. --Jake

the breakups - bum leg (joe pernice cover)

This is a Sparklehorse cover. It's my favorite song about being a dad. Happy Father's Day everybody. --Jake

the breakups - gold day (sparklehorse cover)

Our friend Pez donated enough on IndieGoGo to request a cover song.  He made a great choice.  It was a lot of fun to record and rework this song.  It features Lexy Feuer on harmony vocals and a little Blondie/Rocky Horror mashup at the end.  --Jake

the breakups - all i have to do is dream (everly brothers cover)

Yes, you read correctly.  This is a country guitar version of the second movement of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 21, also known as the Theme From Elvira Madigan, that I recorded for my parents' 40th anniversary.  The story is that they wanted the accordion player to play this song at their wedding reception and he didn't know it.  This was to make up for that. --Jake

jake gideon - elvira madigan (mozart cover)

'Tis the season. This one has been brewing for a long time. Thanks to George Lewis III for recording it with us.

last christmas (wham! cover)

In honor of Buddy Holly, lost 60 years ago this month, we decided to do one of our favorite Buddy songs for Valentine's Day this year. Download it for free and share it with your loved ones.
credits

released February 14, 2019 
written by bob montgomery and norman petty 
vocals by lexy feuer & jake gideon 
produced by jake gideon 
recorded at the guest room, alhambra, ca 
mixed by jake gideon and robert bonilla

heartbeat (buddy holly cover)

Long before Cee Lo said "Forget You," Harry Nilsson had some choice words for his valentine.  Since broken hearts are our bread and butter, we could think of no better way to celebrate Valentine's Day than to lay down our interpretation of Nilsson's classic.  Share it with a lover... if you dare.

the breakups - you're breakin' my heart (harry nilsson cover)

We decided to make a second page for the covers we've been posting because we were running out of room on our main page.

To check out the main page go to http://soundcloud.com/thebreakups.

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