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For anyone interested, do not play Here Comes the Sun the way I am playing it here. It isn’t the correct chords and is ill-advised. I play it this way because I like it not because it is good or right.

I played Here Comes the Sun at my senior year of HS’ Battle of the Bands. I was in a duo with my neighbor Ed. We played Our House, Here Comes the Sun, he played Yes’ Mood for a Day. We were a very low key band but pretty musical, though there were a few wildly unsuccessful experiments along with the successful ones.

I wanted to change the strings on the Strat before I recorded this. But I got hung up and didn’t get a chance to.

Enjoy.

Sorry Peter Gabriel Fans.

This is a parody of the song The Weight by The Band. I used both the album and live version from The Last Waltz for the intro, also got some help from YouTube.

Bad bad bad. This was a song that was perfectly happy being a 70’s oddball. Little did I realize how much fun it is to play. The rhythm is wonderful. Had a little trouble with some of the lyrics but one day it all just fell into place. That funny “It was against the law” break: Em to Am is a weird digression. I left it in, but the rhyme is so repetitive I thought it would be tedius. Saved by Catwoman’s paw.

I love Nico’s version of These Days. Please don’t think that because I am doing a terrible version of the song here that I am making fun of it or her singing. I think she is terrific and it is my limited abilities that make this one sound funny.

I heard this song somewhere in the city and the chorus seemed perfect to add Bat Books to. I had to do some research on who did it originally and found the lyrics so I could ‘replace’ them. That’s when I realized this is a messed up song. My original plan was to practice it a few times so I could get the opening/closing piece smooth but I found that the yukkiness of the original lyrics were blocking me. I had to wrap it up quick. So here it is, I’m really selling it aren’t I?