“These three and a half minute songs are reminders of how fun music can be…Jim is a versatile songwriter, but even more than that, he’s a versatile and talented musician.”

That’s pretty high praise for Jim’s latest effort- if you haven’t heard the album, now’s your chance!  Read the review on Jim Fusco’s official website by clicking HERE, then navigate over to HERE to buy the album online (via CD or iTunes download).  You’ll be glad you did- just ask Ms. Guy!

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CLOCKS

By Coldplay

Chords Used:

Abm	4 6 6 4 4 4

Eb	6 6 8 8 8 6

Bbm	6 8 8 6 6 6

F#maj7	2 4 3 3 2 2

C#	4 4 6 6 6 4

Eb	Bbm	Abm

Eb	Bbm	Abm

Eb                  Bbm

Lights go out and I can't be saved

Ab

Tides that I tried to swim against

Eb                     Bbm

Have brought me down upon my knees

Ab

Oh I beg, I beg and please, singing

Eb                Bbm

Come out of the things unsaid

Ab

Shoot an apple off my head

Eb            Bbm

And a trouble that can't be named

Ab

A tiger's waiting to be tamed, singing

Eb	Bbm	 Ab

Yooooouuuuu arrrreeee

Eb	Bbm	 Ab

Yooooouuuuu arrrreeee

Eb	Bbm	Ab

Eb	Bbm	Ab

Eb               Bbm

Confusion that never stops

Ab

Closing walls and ticking clocks

Eb                     Bbm

Gonna come back and take you home

Ab

I could not stop, that you now know

Eb          Bbm

Singing come out upon my seas

Ab

Curse missed opportunities

Eb            Bbm

Am I a part of the cure

Ab

Or am I part of the disease, singing

Eb	Bbm	 Ab

Yooooouuuuu arrrreeee

Eb	Bbm	 Ab

Yooooouuuuu arrrreeee

Eb	Bbm	 Ab

Yooooouuuuu arrrreeee

Eb	Bbm	 Ab

Yooooouuuuu arrrreeee

Eb	Bbm	Ab

Eb	Bbm	Ab

Eb	Bbm	 Ab

Yooooouuuuu arrrreeee

Eb	Bbm	 Ab

Yooooouuuuu arrrreeee

F#                    C#

And nothing else compares

F#                    C#

And nothing else compares

F#                    C#

And nothing else compares

F#                    C#

And nothing else compares

Eb	Bbm	Ab

Eb	Bbm	Ab

Eb	Bbm	 Ab

Yooooouuuuu arrrreeee

Eb	Bbm	 Ab

Yooooouuuuu arrrreeee

Eb     Bbm

Ab

Home, home, where I wanted to go

Eb     Bbm                      Ab

Home, home, where I wanted to go

Eb     Bbm                      Ab

Home, home, where I wanted to go

Eb     Bbm                      Ab

Home, home, where I wanted to go

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By Jeff:
Welcome to Thumpin’ Thursday – another busy day in the life of Jeff.

But thankfully that busy-ness includes the posting of another video.

Today’s song is by the obscure band “Dishwalla”, and I shall be throwing my two cents into the ring from some obscure songs that I have lined up.

They’re only known by true fans as well, and this one fits that description.

The song is called “Bridge Song” and it’s from their album “And you think you know what life’s about”.  This album is not as well known, and did not sell nearly the same amount of copies as “Pet Your Friends” did.

This cover has more of a personal touch to it because I did not stick to the same structure that exists in the recording.  Again, you’d have to know the song to know what I did differently.

I’m also experimenting with slightly different camera angles.  This is because I continue to receive comments about my voice being “boomy” in the condenser microphone in the camera.  So i’m trying to sing off to the side to see if that helps things.  Tonight I did have graduation so I was a bit tired.  I wouldn’t say this is my best performance by any means.

But still, please enjoy the song.  I’ll be back next week for another tune from the depths of obscurity!

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By Chris Moore:

Welcome to September, a truly promising month for new music from the likes of Steven Page, Ben Folds, and Weezer!

Today, I’m taking a break from our regularly scheduled Original Wednesday program of previews from The 2010 Project to bring you a song I just wrote last week.

Specifically, a song I wrote on Monday of last week.

You may be wondering, why Monday?  Well, August 23rd — aside from being my friend and sometimes-collaborator Alberto Distefano’s birthday — marked the fifth anniversary of my first date with my girlfriend Nicole.  Because we broke up for three months in late 2008, we’ve decided to officially celebrate our anniversary on the day we got back together for the first time, January 2nd.  (I’m personally a fan of this date for all its implications of the new year, fresh beginnings, resolutions to be made, and all the promise this invokes.  And, although it’s only a week after Christmas, the original date was only a week before her birthday, so proximity to other occasions is not a factor.)

Thus, August 23rd has become the anniversary that we’ve promised to honor, but without monetary expense in the name of gifts.

We never said anything about not spending time to make something like, say, a song!

I spent the better part of my morning last Monday writing, playing, and perfecting “The One For Me.”  It is one of the — if not the — best love songs I’ve written, in my opinion.  And, for those that don’t know, my opinion is that my love songs are generally sub-par.  The version which you will hear in the video below is the first full performance I committed to tape last week.  I’ve been playing it numerous times each day since and it has progressed considerably from the form it is in on this session.

Why post an out-of-date version?

For one, I like the idea of showing off a fresh song, without having practiced it or worked on it.  What is Original Wednesday, after all, if it is not a place to celebrate the writing process?  In addition, I’m trying to imagine a spot for this song on The 2010 Project, so it may show up there.  If it does, you will hopefully be able to tell how much it has progressed since this video.  (And, it will have turned out that today is indeed another installment of the preview series.)

So, without further ado, I give you “The One For Me.”  I hope you enjoy it, and I hope you’ll tune back in for more exciting new material here at the Laptop Sessions as we move into the fall season.

See you next session!

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“Society”
Jerry Hannan (Covered by Eddie Vedder for the Into the Wild soundtrack)

INTRO: Am (hum over chord)

C       G              C
It’s a mystery to me;
We have a greed
C      F                       G
With which we have agreed.

G           F
And you think you have to
G                           Am
Want more than you need;
F                         G
Until you have it all,
G                 Am
You won’t be free…

Am    F
Society,
F                     C
You’re a crazy breed.
C                         G
I hope you’re not lonely
G          Am
Without me.

When you want more than you have,
You think you need.
And when you think more than you want,
Your thoughts begin to bleed.

I think I need to find a bigger place,
Cause when you have
More than you think,
You need more space…

Society,
You’re a crazy breed.
I hope you’re not lonely
Without me.

Society,
Crazy indeed;
Hope you’re not lonely
Without me.

INSTRUMENTAL:  Over verse and chorus chords

There’s those thinking more less,
Less is more.
But if less is more,
How you keepin’ score?

Means for every point you make,
Your level drops,
Kinda like you’re startin’ from the top,
And you can’t do that…

Society,
You’re a crazy breed.
I hope you’re not lonely
Without me.

Society,
Crazy indeed;
Hope you’re not lonely
Without me.

Society,
Have mercy on me;
Hope you’re not angry
If I disagree.

Society,
Crazy indeed;
Hope you’re not lonely
Without me.

** These chords and lyrics are interpretations and transcriptions, respectively, and are the sole property of the copyright holder(s). They are posted on this website free of charge for no profit for the purpose of study and commentary, as allowed for under the “fair use” provision of U.S. copyright law, and should only be used for such personal and/or academic work. **

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By Jeff Copperthite:

Happy Friday and happy 4th to everyone! I hope today finds you ready to celebrate and watch some fireworks, eat some hamburgers and hot dogs, and just relax and enjoy the long weekend. I’m happy to see that you have selected laptopsessions.com as a place to visit today, and we thank you for that.

And no, I don’t have a cheesy patriotic song to bring you today, but I do have a cool cover song video to show you today. For the second time, I am covering a song by The Byrds called “All The Things” from their untitled album. I kid you not, that’s the name that is known by – (Untitled). It is a collection of live and studio tracks, and this is one of the studio tracks.

I first heard this song on a WCJM radio show called “Song for the New Millenium” which was a countdown style show that this song won. It really is a good tune and I think it has a good message for the holiday today.

Again, enjoy your holiday and come back tomorrow for another session by Jim Fusco. By the way, if you haven’t watched his original song from Wednesday, do so. It really is something else!

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