John,
Another fun version of a Todd Rundgren hit! Good use of the background vocals, too. :music:
Bill
I just recently worked up this song! Well done, excellent job with the solo in the middle. I had read too that TR was going for a Carole King thing when he did this song and I think he nailed it. Did she ever cover it?
One of my favorites! Great job capturing the feel of that song.
Some interesting trivia- Todd wrote that trying to do a song that was in the style of Carole King. On that tune and the first 3 sides of the Something/Anything? album Todd plays every instrument. He did not use any additional players until the last side, which included Hello It's Me.
I just recently worked up this song! Well done, excellent job with the solo in the middle. I had read too that TR was going for a Carole King thing when he did this song and I think he nailed it. Did she ever cover it?
Thank you John! My favorite rendition of this song is when Live at Daryl's House went to record it at Todd's home in Hawaii.
Thanks, mikelz777! Have you posted your cover? I'd like to see it! I haven't seen or heard of any Carole King cover of this song, but it would be great to hear!
If I were to make a video I'm afraid it would pale in comparison to yours. It would be a no-production version with just me and my uke with no solo in the middle. If you have a tab for that solo I'd love to see it! It sounded great and it really made the song.
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I don't have a real nice tabbed version. I usually just make a rough tablature so that I can practice. I'm including a photo of it. The top two lines are the melody and the bottom two lines comprise the harmony line, which I recorded separately. I left out the fancy part of the solo because frankly it's beyond my ability level, but I think this simplified version sounds fine. The solo part was challenging, but I really wanted to include it in my cover.
Very nice John, it’s a fantastic start to my Sunday morning.
I “just” saw him in Albuquerque. November 2018
He was fabulous, funny, very witty and did mostly covers but left room for those golden oldies.
Thank you John! My favorite rendition of this song is when Live at Daryl's House went to record it at Todd's home in Hawaii.