Welcome to part one of the three-part premiere episode of Triple Threat. On this episode, the hosts introduce themselves and give a rundown of the five Beatles songs that got them to be the fans that they are today. Part two available 9/23 and part three available 9/24.

TRIPLE THREAT: Episode 1 - Premiere Part 1

A simple cover of Bob Dylan's "She Belongs To Me" recorded May 3, 2013 in my dorm room at SFASU

Musical Monday: She Belongs To Me

Yes! This particular cover was not done live. I felt that I couldn't strip this song of any instruments down to just piano and voice - the strings, bass, percussion, etc. are what really make this a timeless classic. So yes, I did find a karaoke track, lowered the pitch a bit and then recorded my vocal start to finish 6 times!

Chances Are [4-Track Sampler]

Recorded November 21, 2014

After hearing one of my favorite artists Paul McCartney sing this on his 2012 album, "Kisses On The Bottom" I have had this song in my head for a long time. I approached my junior high school choir teacher Mrs. Taylor and she offered to play this song for me. We recorded it about 3 times, including one humorous time where she accidentally played the wrong ending note, which resulted in us ultimately doing it again...
But I'm happy with how it turned out and I can't thank Mrs. Taylor enough for helping it come to life!

It's Only A Paper Moon [4-Track Sampler]

Recorded November 21, 2014

The original intent for this song was to be my playing guitar and singing simultaneously since it is a very simple tune, but my junior high school choir teacher Mrs. Taylor helped resurrect it as a great piano/vocal duet! We actually recorded this one with her boys choir still in the room, so they hid under the risers to avoid making much noise, though some stray noise did end up in the final take... There's actually a humorous moment of them singing this song after we had finished which I filmed that maybe I'll upload sometime soon!

Catch A Falling Star [4-Track Sampler]

One of my favorite songs, most famously recorded by Mama Cass of The Mamas And The Papas. I enlisted my dad to provide classical guitar, he sat with guitar in hand and a metronome going in his headphones, and we recorded it in just one take! I actually did an edit on this song. Toward the beginning, my dad hit a bum guitar note so I clipped it to keep the song going. Sometimes he would get slightly behind the beat that remained untouched since I only made one edit, and if I made another one, then I would feel like I was butchering our beloved recording!

Tom Urrutia