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This is not the Blondie hit but the mid-60's pop song written by Tony Hatch who also penned Petula Clark's hit "Downtown". In this clip I played live along with a pre-recorded rhythm track. Interesting that the bridge is borrowed from "La Cucaracha". Chris Montez also chart this song. Enjoy. - FK
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This is not the Blondie hit but the mid-60's pop song written by Tony Hatch who also penned Petula Clark's hit "Downtown". In this clip I played live along with a pre-recorded rhythm track. Interesting that the bridge is borrowed from "La Cucaracha". Chris ...
Open this video on fretkillrlives"Wichita Lineman" is a 1968 song written by Jimmy Webb for American country music artist Glen Campbell, who recorded it backed by members of the Wrecking Crew. Widely covered by other artists, it has been called "the first existential country song". wikiped...
Open this video on fretkillrlives"Coney Island Cakewalk" is a ragtime finger-style song that's credited to Richard Saslow in his book, "The Art of Ragtime Guitar". I don't have the book but I've learned it from watching others perform it on youtube. It's not exactly correct and other playe...
Open this video on fretkillrlives"The Guitar Man" is a song written by David Gates of the soft-rock band Bread and recorded in 1972. It's a cool production featuring harmony slide guitars and wah-wah guitar solo by session ace, Larry Knechtel. Here's my humble one-man version played on a 1...
Open this video on fretkillrlivesHere's my abridged version of this 100 year-old ditty omitting the secord verse. Silly lyrics but a catchy melody. Conflicting info on who authored the song as stated below courtesy of wikipedia. Enjoy. - Fret Killer "Shine On, Harvest Moon" is a popular ea...
Open this video on fretkillrlivesCharles Ira Fox (born October 30, 1940) is an American composer for film and television. His compositions include the sunshine pop musical backgrounds which accompanied every episode of the 1970s ABC-TV show "Love, American Style" and the theme song for the...
Open this video on fretkillrlivesI post my videos to provide enjoyment to anyone who loves to play or listen to the guitar. I'm a self-taught musician who has learned to play by listening to recordings and through self-discovery. My love of folk, blues, bluegrass, country, rock, ragtime, a...
Open this video on fretkillrlivesI just added Fisher's Hornpipe to my list of fiddle tunes on mandolin. Enjoy. - Fret
Open this video on fretkillrlives"It's Too Late" is a song from American singer-songwriter Carole King's second studio album, Tapestry (1971). Toni Stern wrote the lyrics and King wrote the music. It was released as a single in April 1971 and reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and A...
Open this video on fretkillrlives"Love Potion No. 9" is a song written in 1959 by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. It was originally performed by the Clovers, who took it to No.23 on the US as well as R&B charts that year. The Searchers recorded it in 1964 and reached No.3 on the U.S. Billbo...
Open this video on fretkillrlives"How Come You Do Me Like You Do?" is a song written by vaudeville comedy duo Gene Austin and Roy Bergere in 1924. It has later been covered by many artists, and is considered a jazz standard. - Wikipedia I posted a version of this song about 10 years ago an...
Open this video on fretkillrlives"You've Got a Friend in Me" is a song by Randy Newman. Used as the theme song for the 1995 Disney/Pixar animated film Toy Story, it has since become a major musical component for its sequels. - wikipedia.org I've always loved Newman's soundtrack version, wh...
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