Michelle 4 JPI © John C. Pearson (arrangement only) (PLAY)

This is an arrangement of an old Beatles song that I had a lot of fun fooling around with. I did all of the vocals and played all of the parts,

and I used my Boss DR-5 to program the drums. I am particularly happy with the way the bass line and the guitar solo came out. If you get the chance, drop me a line and let me know what you think of this version. Some folks think it’s awful, others kind of dig it. I had high hopes for this, kind of like the way Alien Ant Farm covered Michael Jackson’s “Smooth Criminal” a few years ago. Oh well, at least I had a lot of fun recording it.

Countdown © 1999 John C. Pearson (PLAY)

I wrote this song a long time ago, and it is way overdue to be made available to the public. I wrote the words and the music, Mike M and Joe A created their respective drum and bass lines. I recorded this on the Boss BR900CD 8 Track Recorder (down the road I will list all of my gear for all of you equipment geeks out there). I played the bass, programmed the drum parts (based on Mike and Joes aforementioned input), played both guitar tracks and did the singing. Later on today, I will solve world hunger.

This songs meaning is pretty straight forward, so I don’t think we need to have a deep discussion about its content. If any of you are interested in the lyrics, I’ll be happy to
e-mail them to you.