Date:         Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:00:55 -0500
Reply-To:     Max Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET>
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From:         Max Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET>
Subject:      Re: OT music
Comments: To: Brendan Slevin <brendan@BELLATAZZA.COM>
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Scrap  Two of Us and sing Emmy Lou Harris's or George Benson's
rendition of Here, There, and Everywhere.  The Beatles did a crap job
on that song and until I heard ELH  do it on one of her early albums
from the 70's, the song was completely unremarkable.  Benson's
version is a little more up tempo, but equally excellent.

Another great arrangement of a Beatles tune is Larry
Carlton's  "Things we said today"(which kinda fits a wedding
sorta).  You won't even recognize the song until a minute or so
passes and you say to yourself," Oh yeah, that's a Beatles tune"  His
wife sings the lyrics and he does both electric and acoustic guitar
on the cut.  Prolly never hear that one live in concert though.

Things We Said Today is on his "Gift" CD
Here There and Everywhere is on Emmy's "Elite Hotel" album CD whatever

Benson's version is on his "Tenderly" Album from 1989.

Vanagon content:  I have versions of two of the three songs mentioned
in the CD changer of my 90 GL and play them often.  At 01:21 PM
7/26/2007, Brendan Slevin wrote:

>The Beatles just came up and I need to ask a favour.  I am playing guitar at
>a wedding on Saturday and planned on playing Crazy Love by Van Morrison and
>Let It Be by the Beatles.  I came up with a nice arrangement of Let It Be
>for classical guitar a long time ago and it never went anywhere.   I thought
>it would be great and so did the Bride to Be until yesterday evening when
>she, all of a sudden, decided she wanted Two of Us by the Beatles instead
>(after insisting I should play whatever I want.)  So here I am, stuck
>learning a song I don't really know at all.  I found the TAB and chords
>online but I'd love to have an MP3 of it to play along with to get a good
>feel for it.  Anyone out there have it?  An MP3 of Two of Us by the Beatles?
>Thanks in advance!
>
>Oh, Vanagon content:  We're driving Totoro to the wedding in Newport-about 4
>hours away.
>
>
>Brendan Slevin
>84 GL Totoro
>Bend, Oregon
>I have measured out my life with coffee spoons. -T.S. Eliot