Happy Christmas (War Is Over) - John Lennon (Drum Cover)
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- Drum cover of Happy Christmas (War Is Over) from John Lennon.
FAIR-USE: COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL USED FOR NON-PROFIT, EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THE ORIGINAL MUSIC IS THE PROPERTY OF ITS OWNERS.
"Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" is its actual title but I could not leave out Christ in the word Christmas as without Christ there is no Christmas.
Written by John Lennon and Yoko Ono with its melody and chord structure totally ripped off from the folk standard "Stewball", about a race-horse. (Check it out on iTunes by Peter, Paul, & Mary, or Joan Baez to hear the similarity).
The song was released in 1971 as a single by John & Yoko and the Plastic Ono Band with the Harlem Community Choir.
Recorded at the Record Plant Studios in New York City in October 1971, produced by the currently incarcerated infamously insane Phil Spector. The great and well-known session drummer, Jim Keltner is on the session.
It has become a Christmas standard.
Interspersed are some of my footage of Liverpool of John's childhood home called Mendips on Menlove Avenue in the town of Woolton, and at the end of the video of the ground floor flat and basement in London at 34 Montagu Square that was leased by Ringo who sublet it to Paul McCartney (who used it as a recording studio), then to Jimi Hendrix and then John & Yoko who posed naked for the cover photo of their Two Virgins lp. John & Yoko were also busted here for drugs
Sal rest assured JOHN LENNON is smiling down on you and just about everybody else like me and you who BOUGHtT the records and love this song!
Very nice work! Lennon's solo work had some really great drum parts, which are often under appreciated. Thanks for sharing this.
@sbbinahee Thank you Paul. The UK is the only country that this vid wasn't blocked.
It isn't blocked here in the Philippines, though a lot of your Beatles drum covers are! What a bummer!!
Thanks, good to hear that. The wife and I just love Liverpool and want to return.
@mrbeigan Thank you Dru.
Just watched today, your version the most accurate to the original. Thank you for sharing.
Joseph Rudolf
Thank you for viewing the cover.
@rhythmantic The UK and Ireland
@ForerunnerElite It pleases me when these videos serve other drummers. Thanks for sharing that.
@sbbinahee Right! I'll make the change in the title. Thanks for the heads up.
Brilliant Cover! Just got a Roland TD-9KX2 and it's one of the best things I've ever brought!
Why are some videos blocked because I really wanted to see your stairway cover but it wasn't available in my country
@sbbinahee Thanks Paul, for sharing the love.
Wonderful Sal, just wonderful man!!
@ShavedFish36 You actually saw this? it's been blocked in just about every country in worldwide. There's some footage of where you live too.
Great cover Sal.
Because of copyright issues. Some publishing is more severe and won't allow any use of their song.