Songs about guitars

[GTRGUY005]

Here's a song a wrote about guitars and GAS.

https://soundcloud.com/user-829999656/i-like-guitars

[Silly Moustache]

Originally Posted by whvick

Do you have a favorite song about a guitar?
This is my favorite:

https://youtu.be/m9g1pBZxFLA

And here is one I wrote:

https://youtu.be/wUO0BmR6fLs

And John Denver :

https://youtu.be/zlKLtnbU0xE

How about it?
Name the songs, and post links if you like

Hi Bill, thanks for including my version of "the Guitar" - not a patch on
Guy and Verlon's versions but thanks.

Well done on your Grandpas, guitar song. What is the guitar? - can't see it on the video

Also lovely to see/hear John Denver singing, even though that old Gibson archtop looks more like a 1940 L-47 model rather than a 1910.

How about this one? - a Jerry Jeff number play on my Santa Cruz "RS"? :

https://youtu.be/v77iFWVGnEk

Good idea for a thread!

best, ol' Andy

[TheJackal]

I Turn To My Guitar

[whvick]

Andy,
For and old wood guitar song I thought this beat up Harmony Broadway was appropriate.
It does not sound great, but neither do I. And it is safe to keep out all winter, and the grandkids “strum” it some. So a good match while I work on story telling. I need to loosen up a bit. [emoji6]
Your Santa Cruz is beautiful and the song is great!
Thanks for sharing.
Bill
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[Kyle215]

Cool to see so many posts about Guy and Verlon. Guy is the guy who made me want to pick up a guitar. This one is a slight stretch since it’s about strings rather than a guitar per se, but I’ve always liked how this song is really just about the joy of pickin:

“Black Diamond strings on a catalog guitar / that’s pretty high cotton, whoever you are.”

And, later:

“You boys pack it up, it’s time to go home
There’s church in the morning, and it’s comin up dawn
Don’t make me say it again or I’m gone
You can stay here forever, but you’re gonna walk home”

Not a great recording, but cool montage

[Silly Moustache]

Hi Bill, I'm delighted to se so many votes for the Guy and Verlon song, the Guitar.

Apparntly it was made up one night . or a coulle when they were "teaching" songwriting, and the lyrics were put together with the class attendees.

I think that this is the "tale"



https://youtu.be/PW4W3LbJUk0

And this is Verlon's wondrous solo version :



https://youtu.be/T_Lkg7GsKQQ

[CMGibson]

Originally Posted by pickinray

"Your Guitar" by Richard Shindell

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gx8lBBizezw

Wow! I cried over a guitar.....

[Marshall]

[whvick]

Andy already posted this, and two things stand out.
First, Verlon finished the song a long time after the class composed it. Sometimes we just need to come back to something a bit later to get it right.
Second, they tried to share the royalties with the pupils of the class, but the pupils preferred to just get listed on the record label. Pretty cool to have you name on that label!!!
If you did not listen to this the first time, take a couple minutes to hear Verlon’s story.!!!

https://youtu.be/PW4W3LbJUk0

[RomanS]

If songs about electric guitars are OK:

About the Telecaster:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9FHgsdafl8

About the Stratocaster:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sgNOCLuGjE

[whvick]

Was this posted yet?
Neil young
This old guitar

https://youtu.be/Bkm76j6B5WM

[phcorrigan]

Originally Posted by Goat Mick

And I like the one I wrote pretty good because it's a true story.

I love this! Thanks!

[phcorrigan]

Here's one of my favorites:

Jim Kweskin playing "Would You Like To Play the Guitar."

[Goat Mick]

Originally Posted by phcorrigan

I love this! Thanks!

Thank you very much!

[MHC]

Originally Posted by Caddy

This Guitar Is For Sale - John Prine.

https://youtu.be/cSzXdfPRj9U

That was great. Always love to discover new Prine songs.

Thanks for posting.