On And On

[lpa53]

My arrangement of Stephen Bishop's great tune, "On And On". I came up with this version when noodling around one night and stumbling on something that jogged my memory of the song. I later found that Bishop plays it in C and quite differently. Of course he has a band backing him up. Oh, and his falsetto reaches just a hair beyond my range!

Anyway, after too many takes trying to get a decent groove I gave up and stuck with this one, though the vocal is a bit too strident for my taste. Oh, well. On to the next tune.

[stringman5]

Paul,
Thanks for the memories! I've always loved this tune!

Nate

[Chickee]

I really enjoyed this, Paul! Thank you very much for posting this wonderful tune. Your playing of it is terrific, and your voice fits better than you realize. Strident is not a word that comes to mind anywhere during this video. Thanks again.
frank d.

[lpa53]

Originally Posted by Chickee

I really enjoyed this, Paul! Thank you very much for posting this wonderful tune. Your playing of it is terrific, and your voice fits better than you realize. Strident is not a word that comes to mind anywhere during this video. Thanks again.
frank d.

Thanks for the kind words. Stephen Bishop is a pretty darned hard act to follow!

[KenL]

Well done! Enjoyed that.

[Rogerblair]

Wow, Paul…really well done. I enjoyed that very much. Thanks for the share.

Speaking of the high notes reminds me that I saw Livingston Taylor a couple of times and he performed this song. Before he started he announced that “the last note is a high A (or whatever) and I don’t sing that note”. He then charged the audience with filling in the last note of the song, which we did of course. It was a great way to add some humor and audience interaction to his performance.

Again, nice job Paul.

Rb

[srick]

Paul - that was great and better than Bishop’s version! I never liked the production of the original and of course it was overplayed. It sounds much better as a solo piece.

[cedartop52]

A really fun song and a great acoustic performance! Keep them coming, Dan

[Glennwillow]

That was really well done, Paul! I really enjoyed that!

- Glenn

[started with 1]

What a great version. Your singing is great! And the arrangement and playing too!

I owned this LP and played it to death. I think I worked out a version of "Save it for a rainy day" once. His vocals are unique.

[lpa53]

Boy, thanks for the kinds words everyone! I guess I just have too little self-confidence. Need to work on that ...

[lpa53]

Originally Posted by Rogerblair

Wow, Paul…really well done. I enjoyed that very much. Thanks for the share.

Speaking of the high notes reminds me that I saw Livingston Taylor a couple of times and he performed this song. Before he started he announced that “the last note is a high A (or whatever) and I don’t sing that note”. He then charged the audience with filling in the last note of the song, which we did of course. It was a great way to add some humor and audience interaction to his performance.

Again, nice job Paul.

Rb

Regarding those falsetto notes: On a good night I can play this a half step up but I decided not to risk it. However, a few years ago I never dared play this out at all because I'd always choke on those highs. One day I stumbled upon Ken Tamplin's vocal coaching videos on YouTube and learned how to reach them with confidence. Ken is a great teacher and seems to be a really nice guy. He actually responded to several of my questions on his videos.

[ReneAsologuitar]

Hi Ipa53,
I love this song.
You definitely made it your own, and I love the chords.
Thanks for sharing.
Rene

[lpa53]

Originally Posted by ReneAsologuitar

Hi Ipa53,
I love this song.
You definitely made it your own, and I love the chords.
Thanks for sharing.
Rene

Thanks, Rene. The chords I use can be found here >