Music

  • A Goodie But an Oldie

    This time it is from Van Halen. This song is titled Eruption and it is from their very first album released in 1978. If you listened to an FM radio during this time, you heard this song. It was originally just a warmup exercise for Eddie Van Halen. The full story can be read here.…

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  • Lucy I’m Home

    Here is another classic song from the Beatles Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, titled Lucy in the Sky with DIamonds. And this is a song that I posted last week, with some changes.

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  • A Funny Story..

    Why did the teacher always have crossed eyes? It was because she couldn’t control her pupils. Here is my version of Michelle from the Beatles Rubber Soul album. As most long-time readers know, these songs can all be found here.

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  • Here is Your Ticket

    This is my version of Ticket to Ride, from the Beatles Help album. It is yet another example of the brilliant songwriting by the Beatles. Music lesson of the day: The repeating riff is so powerful because it is basically the notes of the I chord followed by two notes of the V chord. It…

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  • She Said It Again

    These two Beatles remakes were already posted here this week, but they are much improved now and worth sharing again. Is there are a better Beatles album then Revolver? I think not.

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  • Another Hit

    Here is yesterday’s song with some new instruments. I think it sounds much better. And this is a remake of the classic Beatles song She Said She Said, from the Revolver album.

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  • Here is a remake of a Beatles song titled Paperback Writer. It was released as a single in May 1966. This entire song has 2 chords – G7 and C. Sometimes less is more.

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  • Tuesday Tunes

    Here is a remake of a song from the Beatles White Album, titled Helter Skelter. Did you know that the Beatles have their own site with lots of videos? Well now you do. All of these songs are also found here.

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  • Everyone Sing Along

    Here is a remake of a classic from the Beatles Rubber Soul album, titled In My Life.

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  • Batter Up

    In honor of the upcoming Major League Baseball All-Star Game, I took a swing at the Beatles song Hello Goodbye, from the Magical Mystery Tour album.

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  • In honor of Ringo Starr’s 86th birthday, here is a song from the Beatles Rubber Soul album titled Nowhere Man. And this song is from the same album, and it is titled And Your Bird Can Sing.

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  • Name That Tune

    This song isn’t by the Beatles. However, its title accurately describes my current mood, and that of many others. I’ll give you a hint: The song title comes from a series being shown on Apple TV right now. And the answer is…Cape Fear by Bernard Hermann!

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  • Happy Friday

    Today is Friday the 26th. That means it is two Friday the 13ths added together. So be extra careful out there today. Here is Beatles song number 126, with a new drum machine, which I am still figuring out how to use.

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  • It’s True

    Here is a remake of the old classic Beatles song All You Need is Love.

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  • Here is another Beatles remake. I also changed a song I posted last week. One of the instruments on the first song is called “Bird Synth,” which is exactly what it sounds like: A bird.

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  • Take Two

    Here is a different version of the last song I posted last time. I think it sounds much better. The End.

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  • The End

    Here is a remake of “The End” which comes at the end of the Beatles Album Abbey Road. The End.

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  • Abbey Road

    Here is a four-song medley from side 2 of Abbey Road:

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  • Another Classic

    Here is a remake of the old classic from the Beatles Abbey Road album. Fun Fact: This song starts with the same three chords used in With a Little Help from my Friends: D – A – E. (Now you are probably going to hear those lyrics every time you listen to this song) For…

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  • Investment Tip

    Here is a remake (of a remake) of a classic Beatles song from the Rubber Soul album, titled Norwegian Wood. As always, these songs are also found on this page. Oh, and the investment tip is this: Instead of investing in computer chips, invest in computer salsa.

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