Last year, I remade John Lennon's "Happy Christmas (War is Over)". I think it's the best version since the master himself did it. Have a listen here www.johnnyrome.com/happychristmas.php.Keep in mind I just went to a benefit dinner for the Los Angeles Childrens Hospital (with free drinks all night) and am feeling a little frisky. I can't stand how wrong people re-make that song. My versi...
I heard this song the other day driving through the grapevine heading to Los Angeles. For those not on the left coast the grapevine is the nickname for the Angeles National Forest which you hit on the way out of LA travelling north to San Francisco.Anywho, I was amazed at how good this song actually is. Something really unique about the John Denver hits, they really don't sound like anything ...
The first time I actually heard this song was not the Pogues, but Christy Moore himself. I was utterly floored when I heard the original later on. Christy's version is awesome though.