SEAN LENNON & THE BEACH BOYS' AL JARDINE REMAKE 'GIVE PEACE A CHANCE' FOR BONO

[Howie Edelson]

From my nationally syndicated feed...

SEAN LENNON & THE BEACH BOYS' AL JARDINE REMAKE 'GIVE PEACE A CHANCE' FOR BONO
by Howie Edelson

Sean Lennon has joined forces with Beach Boys co-founder Al Jardine to record a new, mainly A cappella rendition of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's global peace anthem, "Give Peace A Chance." The two gathered at Lennon's New York City apartment, along with Jardine's collaborator Larry Dvoskin, to cut the track, which will be among the many works, starting today (June 11th), that will be projected on the side of London's Tate Museum.

The project, which is being spearheaded by Bono's advocacy organization -- the ONE -- is the kickoff to the week-long "agit8", an artistic statement geared to force the world leaders meeting next week for the G8 World Summit to take a stand against world poverty. Artists are urged to record a new rendition of a notable protest song. Jardine, on his own, has also recorded and submitted his version of Pete Seeger and Lee Hays' folk classic "If I Had A Hammer."

Al Jardine set the scene for the historical session with the 37-year-old Lennon: "He meditates infrequently and so I said, 'Why don't we meditate together?' And he says, 'Yeah, wow, that'd be great!' And so I sort of started the session and then, about 20 minutes later, we came out and did this beautiful structure that we had gone over the night before, wasn't it? Over at his place. He's very, very smart. He tunes right into the A capella. . . the four-part harmonies that we did. His very favorite thing to listen to is from the (Beach Boys') Smile album, called, 'Our Prayer.' So, he wanted 'Give Peace A Chance' to have that vibe to it."

According to various sources, other artists also participating in the project include Sting, Elvis Costello and Mumford & Sons, Tom Morello, Kid Rock, Chris Daughtry, and will.i.am, among others.

There's been no announcement whether these new recordings will eventually be released to help benefit the cause at a later date.

[The Shift]

Many thanks Howie,  good to hear.

Wonder if Smilley boarders should have a hear&beer at the Tate?

[RangeRoverA1]

I'm no fan of the subject, it's too long & repetitive to me, but a cappella idea sounds intriguing. Very glad to know Al tries sth. new & collaborates with other musicians, no matter what kind of them - share general interests like TM & BBs fandom or completely different-minded.

[JohnMill]

As long as Bono isn't vocally or musically evident on the recording, it will be a must have for everyone's collection. 

[RangeRoverA1]

As long as Bono isn't vocally or musically evident on the recording, it will be a must have for everyone's collection. 

You don't like his voice, right, Mr. Mill? As for me, I think Bono sings fairly good, though he won't be even in my Top-100 vocalists' ranking.

[JohnMill]

As long as Bono isn't vocally or musically evident on the recording, it will be a must have for everyone's collection. 

You don't like his voice, right, Mr. Mill? As for me, I think Bono sings fairly good, though he won't be even in my Top-100 vocalists' ranking.

U2 and Bon Jovi are my two pet peeves as far as legitimate musical acts are concerned.  Obviously I'm not including people like Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake and Justin Bieber in that conversation.  Btw: I love Pattie Boyd.  You ever see that commercial where she goes through the car wash?   

[Pretty Funky]

Whoa!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuoZALcowTU

edit.Well a sample was there!

[Pretty Funky]

ONE presents Richard Barone & Al Jardine - If I Had A Hammer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-ON2O4UTUI

[filledeplage]

ONE presents Richard Barone & Al Jardine - If I Had A Hammer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-ON2O4UTUI

Thanks! That was neat!

Go Al! 

[EgoHanger1966]

ONE presents Richard Barone & Al Jardine - If I Had A Hammer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-ON2O4UTUI

Damn! What a vocal.

[SurfRiderHawaii]

ONE presents Richard Barone & Al Jardine - If I Had A Hammer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-ON2O4UTUI

Damn! What a vocal.

Wow, blew me away. Al should do a folk cover album with these guys. Take like, one day.

Nice 8 string work by Al.

[KittyKat]

Good to see Al getting some respect in the world of music. He's so much more than a so-called guy waiting for a bus. Dennis was just jealous.

[Pretty Funky]

See if this one works.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJVwuTLW4lM

[zachrwolfe]

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[zachrwolfe]

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[STE]

See if this one works.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJVwuTLW4lM

The voices are pretty out of sync, it sounds like upon first couple listens...
Maybe that's intentional? Or maybe I'm losing my ears?

Must be because the audio is not the same take as the video

[zachrwolfe]

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[Lowbacca]

ONE presents Richard Barone & Al Jardine - If I Had A Hammer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-ON2O4UTUI

Al does a nice job on this one, though

Holy moly, this made my morning.

[The Shift]

Yup, like like like…!

[RangeRoverA1]

Great videos, many thanks to you for sharing them, Pretty Funky! I liked the melody of the folk song, very optimistic, dig the banjo. And as usual, Al did terrific performance! Others were nice as well. Generally, I think I need to hear the Seeger's original & compare it with this tremendous cover. As for the shortie clip, it sounds beautiful, as a chant! Sean really has a better voice than John, unique in its own way. So all in all, it's a cool collaborative work! Quickly downloaded both songs via SaveTube.

2JohnMill: I see where you're coming from - I also have my own list of unfavorite artists, Bon Jovi is right there too. Re Patti Boyd: it's not her in the avatar, it's her sister Jenny, former model. Don't know how you mixed them, since they look so different. Anyway, I didn't know Patti showed up in a TV commercial, quite strange it's about car, not, say, cosmetics or mobile telephone.

Good to see Al getting some respect in the world of music. He's so much more than a so-called guy waiting for a bus.

That's right. I wonder where this unfunny bus-waiter "joke" originated. It's very unfair & utterly wrong to call Al like that.

[Iron Horse-Apples]

Obviously I'm not including people like Britney Spears,

You're showing your age there. She's as out of vogue as Bing Crosby.......

[Cliff1000uk]

ONE presents Richard Barone & Al Jardine - If I Had A Hammer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-ON2O4UTUI

Al does a nice job on this one, though

Holy moly, this made my morning.

Wow-that's pretty cool. I may got shot down for saying this but on some parts Al reminded me of Neil Diamond. There's two guys who have managed to keep their voices intact

[Jon Stebbins]

Great videos, many thanks to you for sharing them, Pretty Funky! I liked the melody of the folk song, very optimistic, dig the banjo. And as usual, Al did terrific performance! Others were nice as well. Generally, I think I need to hear the Seeger's original & compare it with this tremendous cover.

Just in case anybody was wondering...there is only one definitive version of If I Had A Hammer and its not Pete Seeger's original.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UKvpONl3No

[Nicko1234]

Just in case anybody was wondering...there is only one definitive version of If I Had A Hammer and its not Pete Seeger's original.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UKvpONl3No

What are you talking about???

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxBabQ2kICU

[filledeplage]

Just in case anybody was wondering...there is only one definitive version of If I Had A Hammer and its not Pete Seeger's original.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UKvpONl3No

What are you talking about???
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxBabQ2kICU

Yes, indeed!  Ya got that right!!!