Michael Johnathon - My Covers, Vol. 1 (2024)
BAND/ARTIST: Michael Johnathon
- Title: My Covers, Vol. 1
- Year Of Release: 2024
- Label: PoetMan Records
- Genre: Folk
- Quality: FLAC 16-Bit/44.1 kHz; MP3 320 kbps
- Total Time: 00:38:34
- Total Size: 89; 219 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
It’s an artistically dangerous, edge-of-disaster journey to “cover” a song, especially when it is someone’s “hit.” The song is so embedded in the consciousness of the public, so loved and revered you have only two choices:
Clone the original … or completely reimagine the piece.
So, I decided to treat each song as if I wrote it.
The hammer dulcimer in Cats In The Cradle adds an Appalachian texture to the song. A total reimagining of Satisfaction gives the famous rock song a “songwriter” feel. Cracking the famous snare in front of each chorus of Rolling Stone helps identify the chorus. Performing If You Could Read My Mind solo allows the deeply personal meaning behind Gordon Lightfoot’s poetry to become tender. It was also the most nerve wracking of all these recording sessions.
Merging two of Pete Seeger’s finest songs is a tribute to my mentor. Even the screaming performance of Nazareth on Love Hurts is changed and presented as a gentle composition, much like Boudleaux Bryant intended when he wrote it in 1960. Vincent was harder, as Don McLean’s guitar parts are unchangeable, but absolutely a masterpiece.
I’ve written over 300 songs of my own, released 21 albums and lived every note, every lyric … but these songs are written by artists I deeply admire. They are like chapters, snapshots of time, experienced and lived through the years. They are companions, brutal enemies and loyal friends.
This is just the first volume of my favorite melodies and poems. Finally, I included my own song Legacy as a tribute to all the songs, all the albums, all the artists I respect, admire and love.
And yes, I’m making fun of those ding-dang TV commercials. mj
Tracklist:
1 Blue Moon
2 Rolling Stone
3 Satisfaction
4 Cats in the Cradle
5 If You Could Read My Mind
6 Seeger Mashup
7 Love Hurts
8 Make You Feel My Love
9 Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)
10 Legacy
Clone the original … or completely reimagine the piece.
So, I decided to treat each song as if I wrote it.
The hammer dulcimer in Cats In The Cradle adds an Appalachian texture to the song. A total reimagining of Satisfaction gives the famous rock song a “songwriter” feel. Cracking the famous snare in front of each chorus of Rolling Stone helps identify the chorus. Performing If You Could Read My Mind solo allows the deeply personal meaning behind Gordon Lightfoot’s poetry to become tender. It was also the most nerve wracking of all these recording sessions.
Merging two of Pete Seeger’s finest songs is a tribute to my mentor. Even the screaming performance of Nazareth on Love Hurts is changed and presented as a gentle composition, much like Boudleaux Bryant intended when he wrote it in 1960. Vincent was harder, as Don McLean’s guitar parts are unchangeable, but absolutely a masterpiece.
I’ve written over 300 songs of my own, released 21 albums and lived every note, every lyric … but these songs are written by artists I deeply admire. They are like chapters, snapshots of time, experienced and lived through the years. They are companions, brutal enemies and loyal friends.
This is just the first volume of my favorite melodies and poems. Finally, I included my own song Legacy as a tribute to all the songs, all the albums, all the artists I respect, admire and love.
And yes, I’m making fun of those ding-dang TV commercials. mj
Tracklist:
1 Blue Moon
2 Rolling Stone
3 Satisfaction
4 Cats in the Cradle
5 If You Could Read My Mind
6 Seeger Mashup
7 Love Hurts
8 Make You Feel My Love
9 Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)
10 Legacy
Year 2024 | Folk | FLAC / APE | Mp3
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