Suzanne Vega - Luka (Leppardized Guitar Cover)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ธ.ค. 2024
- I heard this song randomly on the radio yesterday and it really motivated me to play when I was a bit unsure on what I was wanting to cover next. It's such a beautiful song but it's also got some great production and guitar parts too (thanks to Suzanne, Marc Shulman and Jon Gordon). If it wasn't released in '87 then it maybe wouldn't hook me as much but I'm glad it was, although I'm sure it would've been a hit whenever. I didn't add too much new guitar parts and decided to just mimic the solos but they have a certain Steve approach anyway, especially with how he did the Don't Shoot Shotgun solo. I had a lot of fun playing along and I hope you enjoy!
'Leppardized' is my way of adding interesting guitar parts to a song that has little to no guitar in it, in an attempt to make it more like the Hysteria era of Def Leppard. Although really it is just an excuse for me to play over pop. :)
You can find more Leppardized covers here - You can find more Leppardized covers here - • Leppardized Covers
I use a Jackson DK2 Dinky from 2004 (I removed the tone pot and moved the volume over) into a Boss Me50 (where I get my tone) into a Palmer Pdi-09 (which simulated a mic'd up cab) into a Focusrite Scarlett into my computer running Logic Pro X (where I add a little EQ and Reverb).
F.A.Q.
My headphones are purposely like that so the cable stays out the way.
I have a Patreon where I upload my notation notes for all my new covers and I am going through my old ones too. But I also provide custom notation and video lessons content there or at my bwmguitarlessons@gmail.com address. Please get in touch if you want help playing the music you love. / bwm5150
Notation notes at my Patreon here - www.patreon.com/posts/54975769
Great song 🎵 romantic song
Been into Metal all my life,now 62,but this is one of the rare masterpieces that exists.. highly emotive..you did justice.
This is Lukather level sophistication. You played for the song, and it's brilliant.
Great performance
These covers keep getting better and better
FINALLY !!! Someone that solo this song CORRECTLY !!! Nice job bro!
Hard to find anyone better than you .. I watch you all the time.. Don't stop ever.
Thanks William!
Words can't describe the quality of your work ben, I really wish you to live from music for the rest of your life, you deserve it
Very kind Thomas, thank you!
One of my favorite songs from the 80's Love the 🎸cover, great job!
Dude, I like this so much more than I like the original (or Def Leppard)! Your Leppardised covers are some of the best videos on TH-cam.
This is great! I do this to country songs. An 80's rocker, I turn on variable radio stations and try to figure them out before the song ends. Usually I can get it. A great exercise.
You too huh? Great way to practice. I'll pull into a super market parking lot , hear a radio song I like, grab my guitar, ,plug it into a blackstar fly and jam over it. Then go up or down the f.m. presets. Or plug the phone into the line in.
Excellent playing. I love your guitar. Nice looking guitar!
Absolutely brilliant. I've been waiting for ages for someone to make a video for this song with the lead guitar parts and you nailed it 200%!! Subscribed!
Gee, that's brilliant. Just bringing the guitar parts up a notch add so much to this already great song. And it's true again that less is often more.
Talented axe player right here.....from one to another my friend.
mate....? total musicianship..... This song has been one of my guilty pleasuers for about the last 30 years, i'm a rock guy, This is my first ever song that I figured out the chord sequence in my head before i ever played it. Simple I know, but it was the first for me...... top work as always, great interpretation.....love your work, keep going, more content please.....
This is a guilty pleasure for me too. This and "Fast Car" by Tracy Chapman!
@@whaguitars im right there with you brother......
This is so good
Love that Jackson guitar. I have 4 Jacksons now and I Love those guitars.
Yet again bravo bravo mon ami..
20 seconds in and i already know this is gonna be awesome💯Ben you‘re the best guitar player on youtube🤙🏻
This I was not expecting, but after listening, I'm not surprised you've chosen it. You may like a Scottish Australian singer songwriter Colin Hay. When he was with Men at Work, their guitarist Ron Strykert wrote some wonderful melodic parts. Keep up the insane level of playing. Cheers.
Awesome work Ben , lovin the creature on the radiator too 👍👍👍
Emotional song and your playing took it to a level beyond the original recording.
Holy Cow. Dude.... you can ROCK anything. I remember listening to this one back in the 80's. Not my thing, but it was on a lot - and pretty sure it was big on MTV at the time. So have heard it a lot. But I never thought in August of 2021 I'd be sitting in my study watching something called TH-cam on a computer.... and watching a Cat like you rock this out, and Leppardize it. Cool.
Simply amazing. Out of words.
veery niiice!! loove the song! - heard it many times before -still love it
I listen to this over and over - its bloody brilliant.
You always have good stuff! I had no idea how Luka would be once Leppardized, but it turned out great!!
Bloody awesome mate
Fantastic guitar work as usual. Love this song too.
I am absolutely delighted to find your channel in March 2022. Some of the songs are taking me back to my childhood, Luka in particular sounds amazing. Thank you
Thanks and welcome!
I never realized I needed this.
*Very* nicely done!! I've always loved the chord progressions in this song and that rhythm guitar on the outro especially.
Very nice! Great choice of notes and natural phrasing/flow. 🤘
Very good!
I just rediscovered this song after years. Now u make a video of it. Get out my head. Lol great as always!!
Ben that was awesome you make it 🎸sound amazing! You are legendary!
Wow you are an artist...
You cover is awesome..loved it
You deserve lot of SUBSCRIBER..
Keep in touch...
What a great song to start the evening. Thanks for uploading.
holy crap! Another magnificent execution!
Ben! Sweet, brother! Very, very sweet!
So beautiful. It brings so much emotions :-)
When I saw the uploader and the title I knew this was going to be good..
Another stellar Leppardised cover! 👍👍
Never disappointed! Cheers! ✌🏻
Lovely diversion and great guitar sound
Excellent comme d'habitude!
I can’t get enough of these covers! Absolutely brilliant taste in music! Love it!!!
Amazing!!
This is a wonderful guitar cover
Really beautiful song and a great cover!
Just brilliant, 😊
Ben you amaze me with your taste in music and your playing!! This is such a profound and
beautiful song about domestic abuse. And this cover is great!! Thanks my friend!!
Amazing cover !
what a nice work, you really enriched the song. this is what an elecric guitarist is supposed to do (but it seldom does ...)
Thanks Alessandro, I’m very pleased you think that.
Fantastic; and a million other superlatives.
You did such a terrific job on this!!
Brilliant
Magnifique 👍
I used to love this song and you did an amazing job on it Ben🤩🎸🎧 cheers your journey fan always 🌹
🤘🤘Sounds Great!!! You Rock my friend💕😘
Parabéns! Ótimo cover! Toca muito!
That was a very tasteful cover. Great job.
Well I never expected anything less at this point ?
😁👍🙌
Did a double take when the guitar kicked in. Amazing🤘🏼🎸
Man you are an amazing guitar player! Based on your choices of songs that you cover, you must be a really emotional person.. I think that's why it is so easy to relate to your videos :)
Outstanding!!!
Keep rocking brother 🎸
wonderful cover - you are my favorite guitarist
Excellent brother Excellent!
Hands down the best guitarist on TH-cam.
You're very kind, thanks!
Bravo! So beautiful!
Thank you! One of my favourites to cover. 😁
Excellent!
Best guitar job played for this song on TH-cam ! Congrats 😊👋👋👋
Very kind, thank you!
Outstanding,
you are my favorite guitarist
Aw thanks Reynaldo
Very well made!
Absolutely love it.
Xou de bola, parabéns!
Muito bom, Deus Abençoe
I feel like a song that would really rock with a Leppardised cover is Electric Blue by Icehouse. May not be popular enough outside Australia to justify but I reckon it would be right up your alley Ben.
I read Guy Pratt’s book earlier this year where I came across Icehouse for the first time, so it’s a possibility.
Yes!
Bonita Armonia y G. Solo! Mola!
Awesome!
Great guitar part! 👍
Pretty cool!
Smooth asf! Fanboy from 🇵🇭
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Nailed it 👏👏👏
"My name is Luka,I live on the second floor"❤❤❤
You amaze me how similar your music taste is to mine. I'd sometimes say to myself, this is a cool late 80s/early 90s song, I'd do a guitar cover and then I look up and you already did that better than I'd ever do.
Great job!
btw some of my suggestions: Winger - Rainbow In The Rose ; Giant - Stay / I'll See You In My Dreams ; Starship - The Burn / Nothing 's Gonna Stop Us Now
Thanks! Search my channel and you’ll find The Burn from Starship
Fucking beautiful man...
This shines a whole new light on this song...I just heard Tom's Diner the other day along with Fast Cars by Tracy Chapman and kind of have a different perspective of some of those old songs now. BA as always! 👍🤘💪🍻
Sabine - Super Monaco j'adore, merci mon ami !
Love this! Your videos are an inspiration to play better. Can I suggest Natalie Imbruglia - Torn for a Leppardized version?
Good choice! I also love Fast Car by Tracy Chapman.
Glad to see I'm not the only one that removed the volume knob, and pot from my earliest Jackson before they actually got smart and moved them out of the way. 🤣
Sensacional!!!!
Excelente. Gostaria de ver você tocando Heart - Tall Dark Handsome Stranger. Parabéns pelos vídeos. 🇧🇷
Superb
Superbe !
Great cover bro! Try Til Tuesday's "Voices Carry". For some reason I think you can do some really cool stuff with that one.
Good Stuff !