Music: John’s Studio “Covers” of His Favorite Songs
These songs were recorded in the studio one track at a time.
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Penny Lane
...memories of a childhood neighborhood and a simpler life
Penny Lane		Victoria
...a tribute to globalization (19th century style)
Victoria		If I Fell
...an exercise in anticipatory socialization
If I fell
On the Way Home
...surviving the anomie that comes with new celebrity
On The Way Home		Because
...take a few minutes to feel the beauty and wonder of life!
Because		Sunshine Superman
...love triumphs over drugs
Sunshine Superman
Brown-Eyed Girl
...a lament to lost love
Brown-Eyed Girl		Nowhere Man
...Durkheim couldn't have said it better
Nowhere Man		Hide Your Love Away
...Lennon in Mead's "play stage" imagining himself as Bob Dylan
Hide Your Love Away
Proud Mary
...on finding the right job
Proud Mary		Devil in Her Heart
...sailing the ship of love past the rocks of betrayal
Devil in Her Heart		Steppin' Stone
...all about upward social mobility
Steppin' Stone
When I'm 64
...old age is closer than you think
When I'm Sixty-Four		California Dreamin
...on the importance of hope
California Dreamin'		Ob la di ob la da
...a popular adaptation of a Nigerian folk song
Ob La Di, Ob La Da
Magnet and Steel
...getting a rush from the new experience of intimacy
Magnet and Steel		There's A Place
...in the modern world, we all need some quiet time
There's A Place		Amy (You Are My Fire)
...for a special person's fiftieth birthday
Amy (Your Are My Fire)
Octopus's Garden
...we all want to be childlike, safe and happy
Octopus's Garden