I Want You Back

Everybody driving by my window the last three weeks has been blasting Michael Jackson, I couldn't help myself. Maybe got a bit carried away. Many apologies to James Jamerson.

The latest from Jon Good and his All-Jon Good Orchestra, played into garageband via a macbook mic: 3 trombones, 2 trumpets, piano (i had to bring the computer to my parents' house), 2 guitars, 1 bass, garageband drums, and all 5 Jacksons.

I fucking love motown, and their prodigious use of layers upon layers of fantastic accompaniment.

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posted by Jon_Evil (11 comments total)

Quick question. Did you really play all the instruments?
posted by micayetoca at 5:39 AM on July 18

micayeoteca: the drums are sampled, otherwise yes.
posted by Jon_Evil at 8:23 AM on July 18

Man, you are in serious danger of being kidnapped by me to fuse our one-man-bands. This sounds fantastically well! Great playing, Jon_Evil.
posted by micayetoca at 9:10 AM on July 18

Excellent. This is a truly ambitious version. It may give me the courageous to post my shuggie otis over I've had under wraps for years.
posted by umbú at 10:49 AM on July 18

I read that at first as J. Jonah Jameson and was really confused.
posted by cortex at 12:30 PM on July 18

Might as well apologize to him as well, and everybody else who decides to listen to my ridiculous falsetto.
posted by Jon_Evil at 2:49 PM on July 18

This. is. great.
posted by annathea at 7:09 PM on July 18

No, the falsetto's great, as are the harmonies!
posted by abc123xyzinfinity at 7:56 PM on July 19

Very Nice work. Trombone too? damn.
posted by distrakted at 12:12 PM on July 23

If there's something I don't love about this, I can't find it. If you ever invite MeFites over for an evening of playing covers of songs that nobody there has ever played before, count me in.
posted by davejay at 5:10 PM on July 23

if I'm in New York at the time. damn talented fun people never live in Los Angeles
posted by davejay at 5:11 PM on July 23