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I put this video up yesterday on the "Busking John Lennon" thread, but also hope that Neil might review my effort.

It's John Lennon's birthday in a few days and I just couldn't wait until then to upload my take of Neil's lesson on Lennon's "Watching the Wheels".

I guess the "word for the day" here is: syncopation ... quite a fine lesson for experimenting with that.

Great Pierre,,its great that practicing pays of and earns a review..hope he jumps on it..

Willem



edit: also great for a reminder for me 'cos its such a great lesson,,thx

Pierre! Loved it!

I remember wanting to play and sing this with you at our last jam-- Unfortunately I ended up 'watching the wheels' fall off of my version!

Glad to see you've got a great handle on it.. you can lead next time

Pierre, Very fun what a great tune, just wish I could hear your voice a little bit better.

Bud

Hi Pierre,
I really enjoyed that. Very nicely done vocals as well

Thanks for the look
Bob

Hey Pierre,

You look really relaxed in this and your voice is perfect as is your phrasing. The syncopation looks tricky to capture properly. I imagine it must be difficult to sing against, but it doesn't look like you're having problems. I might give the lesson a look too. Thanks for the inspiration.

Nice one.

Shel

That was really, really nice. Suits your voice perfectly. Well done.

Pierre,
Well done! I've always liked that tune. I think you are well on your way to having it nailed. Great job singing as well. Very enjoyable.

Craig

willem ... you are quite right that this is a great lesson, that needs quite a bit of practice to go anywhere.
Thanks for voting for a review !

AcousticAl wrote:

... I ended up 'watching the wheels' fall off of my version!

Al, I took up this tune 2 days before our TG group met last December. I actually thought I could get a grasp on it in time.
So it turns out we were both in a delusional state about this song ...
I remember that this kind of situation motivated you to master tunes in a more systematic way ... me too!
Them's the breaks, right? Thanks, Al.

Buddy, yes, it really is a great Lennon tune.
I'm inching towards getting a mike for vocals ... gotta evolve, I guess.
Thanks for the head's up.

Bob, I'm really glad you got some fun out of it ... thanks!

Shel, I have made some progress, as you say: "phrasing" this tune, but am still not completely satisfied with the whole flow of it.
Yes, tricky, tricky ... but fun ! And the vocals can vary so much: sometimes almost conversational, at other times soaring(?) high notes, and even some screechy high notes are needed (isn't that a relief, when that's allowed !).
It ain't over yet, thanks

Jay, you go straight to the point ... I really appreciate your kind remarks.

Craig, it's very nice to hear from you, glad you liked it, thanks a lot !

That was really sweet, Pierre. Nice job on some tricky chords ... and your voice seems perfectly suited to this song. Watching you perform makes me remember how much I enjoyed hearing you play and sing at guitar camp.