More Today Than Yesterday Cover
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ก.ย. 2024
- I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s impossible to listen to this week’s “Remake of a Classic” and not feel good. “More Today Than Yesterday” (sometimes called, “I Love You More Today Than Yesterday”) was first released in January 1969, and was written by Pat Upton and recorded by Spiral Starecase (not Staircase). There are a few versions as to the origin of the song. One claims the premise of the song was first made famous in a poem by Rosemonde Gérard, the wife of poet and playwright Edmond Rostand, author of Cyrano de Bergerac. The other story is that a kid from Archbishop Murray Memorial High School wrote a poem for his girlfriend, and was similar to the lyrics of the song. The kid's poem was published and then supposedly swiped by Spiral Starecase. He contacted the band, but because the poem wasn't copyrighted, there was nothing he could do. Of course I guess it's always possible that he pirated it from the Rosemonde Gérard poem.
It reach number 12 on Billboards Hot 100, and went to number 6 in Canada. Over the years the tune has been covered by some pretty big names, including Andy Williams, Sonny & Cher, Lena Horne, Diana Ross, and Chicago.
After Spiral Starecase disbanded in 1971, Upton moved to Los Angeles and worked as a studio session musician. He was eventually introduced to Ricky Nelson, who asked him to join his band. What was supposed to last only a few months turned into four years. On December 30, 1985, after Nelson's concert at Upton's Guntersville, Alabama club, PJ's Alley, Nelson asked Upton to accompany him on a flight to Dallas, but business obligations prevented Upton from going, but he did drive Nelson to the airport. The flight crashed, killing Nelson, Nelson's fiancée Helen, and five members of Nelson's band.
Pat Upton passed away in 2016 at the age of 75.
Covering this was a lot of fun. Normally I would splice out spots were I'm not singing or playing an instrument, but I was having such a blast I decided to leave most of it in.
Pat Upton would be proud! Great job.
What a nice thought. Many thanks for watching!
Russ, I MARVEL at your musicianship, your singing, your production, and especially your song choices! Just another incredibly well done song that I've always loved! LOVED it!!!!
Wow, thanks Sy...I appreciate it, as always.
I love this guy and listen to him everyday...
Hello Russ....just stumbled to your site. First things first, you have great taste in revisiting the rock and roll music. Reminds me of ........me (lol). You running on all 8 cylinders there with the vocals - harmonies - guitar - keyboard - bass - and drums. Truly a one man band. Don't know your background but assume you were - are a performer. What a talent - much thanks - its inspirational
Thanks so much, Chris! Yeah, I've been playing for about 51 years now (started at age 7)...so I'm a bit of a dinosaur.
There you go again Russ, another great song. Keep on rocking.
Will do...thanks, Ted!
Outstanding & flawless. I really enjoyed it Sir. If not bothering could you please do "Lyin' Eyes" from EAGLES? I'd love hearing that one from you...thank you!!!!!
Many thanks indeed. Sadly, can't do an Eagles tune. They actually hire people to search TH-cam for their music, and then have it taken down.
@@russwilloughby501 No problem, Sir...thank you for your kindness...keep safe!
Great job Russ! Thoroughly enjoyed it! Thumbs up from me as usual Brother... Stay safe... Rico
Thanks so much! You stay safe, too! I appreciate it!
Russ, great video and audio. What software are you using? Thanks
Thanks, Jim. I actually record the audio on a Yamaha AW1600 stand alone DAW, not on the computer. Then I upload the stereo mix down and each video into Movavi video software. So glad you like it!
My favorite bass song!
Yeah, it has a great bass line (and the bass player on the video of the original has some fancy moves). Thanks for listening!
You've hit another one of my favorites from the 60's! Great job as usual. Another great song that came out in 1969 is Crystal Blue Persuasion (Hint, hint) Thanks and keep them coming! All the best!
Thanks so much! Yep, CBP is a great tune...you never know!
Okay, I thought this one might be too tough to tame for a guy with such a dominant middle range...but you tore it up. I have loved this song since it's release. Not only did you not disappoint, this is one of the best covers of this song that I have heard.
Wow, thanks so much! Yeah, I've always loved it, too. Pat Upton's range was pretty incredible.
That is just so good, Russ...thoroughly enjoyed that
I appreciate it, thanks!
Just superb Russ. 👌
Thank you, Paul; I appreciate it!
One of my alltime favs from my youth!! Thank you, Russ!!
Glad to hear it, Rick! Thanks!
FANTASTIC!
Many thanks!
Perfect! You got all the passing chords perfect!!!
Thanks a lot!
@@russwilloughby501 the hits just keep coming😁👏👍👏👏👏great cover
Yes!!!!!! Absolutely love this feel good song!! You knocked our if the park Russ! Was worth waiting the extra week! Ha! Great liner notes too. Did you ever see the spiral staircase video? The bass players dance moves are legendary. And he looks just like larry czonka! Thanks again!!!
Yes, the bass player has it going on! Not even sure how he managed that shuffle thing...LOL. As always, many thanks for watching! I appreciate it!
KILLER Man!!! You nailed it!
Thanks so much!
Such a clean performance! Very well done!
Thanks, Mark!
Beautiful vocals sir!!!
I appreciate it...thanks!
WOW... great vocal.. I recorded this song in the original key, but I sing in the sub octave during the chorus.. BIG thumbs up there buddy!
Awesome vocals Russ! Love it!
Thanks so much!
Always great Russ. Many thanks.
So glad you liked it. I always appreciate the nice comments.
love it brother!!!! Way to go. Looks like a blast. Great song pick!!!!!!!
Excellent singing you do have a great voice 😎👍✌️
Thank you so much!! That's very kind.
Killer voice , outstanding talent .
Great job. Good cover. An upbeat love song...
that's not an easy song to sing.. nice work!
Nope, it's pretty much a ball buster. Thanks so much for listening!
Fabulous 👏👏👏
Wonderful cover!
Thank you, Donna!
Pat Upton is smiling down from heaven...well done!
What a nice thought. So glad you enjoyed it!
Amazing cover!
So glad you liked it...many thanks!
Another great song 🎵 well done Russ 👍👏👏👏
Many thank, indeed! I really appreciate it!
I dont comment too much on cover videos but Dude, that was freakin awesome! I dont care how many takes it took lol, great job
Thanks a million!
A beast of a song and you rocked it. You are Batman!
LOL...thanks a lot; I appreciate it!
Hey Russ, I just ran across your channel when looking for covers of this great song. Needless to say, I was very impressed with your cool voice and your instrumental versatility.... absolutely stellar!!! You now have a fellow cover TH-camr "pfillyjohn," (pf, not ph) and a new subscriber. I look forward to checking out more of your videos! Love your song choices and keep 'em coming!
So glad you ran across my videos...thanks so much for the nice comments; I really appreciate it!
Great job!
Thank you very much!
Another good job Russ..
Thanks brother; hope to see you soon!
AWESOME Job!!!
Glad you liked it...thanks!
Boy howdy! You hit them high notes with ease! Hats off to you and another great cover!
Hey, thanks; I really appreciate it!
Wow. Really impressive!
Happy you liked it; thanks very much!
Love it!😉
I'm glad you like it...thanks so much!
Love it!
Thanks!!
so good
Thanks a ton; I appreciate it!
I am SO happy to have come across your work. As a disenfranchised musician, I admire your skill and tenacity to re-create these treasures. Music is a time machine, and you just took me back to a happy place. Thanks!
Thank you so much...really glad you're enjoying the videos. Best to you!
Always liked this one and once again, you did an amazing job Russ. You make it look so easy!
So glad you liked it. As always, I appreciate the kind comments.
I know you have done two America songs already but I would love to see you do Sister Golden Hair.
Thanks for the suggestion! It IS a great tune!
Dang Russ !! Excellent man ! Thank you !
Thanks so much; I appreciate it!
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Thanks!
Most excellent! One of my fav songs from the late 60's
It really is a great tune; glad you like my version. Thanks!
Give Hall and Oates a shot...Sara Smile!
You never know.....do I have a grow a cheesy porn mustache?
Another fun cover of another great early 70s song. Great job hitting those high notes! Thanks again!
Thanks much; those high notes can be murder! So glad you liked it!
So much talent! Respect to you, Russ.
Thanks so much, Jim!
Whoa more great oldies but Goodies 😁👏👏👏
Great music never goes out of style...thanks!
Love this song. Love your cover. OUTSTANDING !!!!
As always, thanks a million!
Great music as always, Russ. May I ask what brand of electric drums you use? And how do you like them compared to regular drums? Been debating to buy a set, since my regular ones are annoying the neighbors.. lol
Thanks so much. I'm using an Alesis Command Mesh set. I really like the sounds I get out of them, but because I use them so much I've gone through and have had to replace most of the cymbal pads and a few of the mesh heads. Of course I've heard that no matter what brand it is they do wear out. In a live situation I always use one of my acoustic sets, but when recording or practicing I really like being able to turn on the Alesis' and they sound the exactly the same each time. Besides, they only take up two tracks, whereas an acoustic kit takes up eight or nine.
Man, this is an absolutely perfect cover. Insane talent man! Hope to be as talented as you one day!
Thanks so very much!
Such a sick cover. Very nice work!!
I really appreciate it..thanks so much!
Haven't seen anything from you for a while. Glad I ran across this today and that your doing well.
Nice job ! Keep up the good work.
Thanks so much....took a little vacation!
Awesome once again, just love your music, period.
As always, many thanks!
Outstanding - vocals, instrumentation and performance are all top-notch!!! And thanks for the note about the spelling of "Starecase." I never noticed that! But I did notice that later in the same paragraph you spelled it Staircase ("supposedly swiped by Spiral Staircase.") In any case, I totally enjoyed your vid and the very interesting notes about this song and band.
I think autocorrect got the best of me on that one! Thanks so much for the kind words...I appreciate it!
Inspiring - Great production and voice 💕
Really happy you enjoyed it; thanks very much!
Great job, Russ! Agreed, excellent upbeat, feelgood song I'll never get tired of. How do you like that drum kit?
Thanks so much! As for the kit, it took a lot of tweaking to get it where I want it, and it's still a work in progress. Overall, for the price (about $700) I'm pretty pleased with it. I did have two pads and a cymbal crap out on me, but Alesis sent replacements.
@@russwilloughby501 Thank you, I just got an Alesis Surge, very pleased so far. Thanks for sharing all your vids, keep up the great work.
Very nice.
Thank you
Ya te extrañaba
Thanks so much!
akk I have to say is please keep singing!
Will do...thanks so much!
Whats it like having a reliable drummer?
Great...but he can be a pain in the ass. Such a needy whiner.
you are awesome
👍
Thanks!
Nice…
I'm new to the Russ Willoughby trail of great song covers, and am really impressed!
I found his "Love Grows..." first, because I had a hand in that song's production long ago and always want to see what others made of it. Russ does a great job of researching history, composers, etc about every song -- really makes them come to life! And what a great talent Russ has/is! Russ can play everything and sing everything! And record it all! I dream of such abilities for myself but it never happens.
This one... what a voice for an old guy! Pat Upton was still singing those high notes late in life, here he sings this song on a Rock n Roll Graffiti TV show (what year?) th-cam.com/video/hiG0ZvcZscI/w-d-xo.html
I stumbled across Spiral Starecase one summer afternoon in 1969 at Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ and they were missing a guitar player. I said I had a Fender Jazzmaster about a block away, and volunteered. Upton said 'go get it and we'll see if you can play tonight with us'. I did, they did, and I played two gigs in Phoenix area with them. They were from Sacramento at that time.
Never saw them again after that weekend!
Hi Dan. I actually used to video you linked to when I was working on my version. The reason I went with that version is because it's in a lower key than the original, which made it easier to sing (not that it was "easy"). How cool that you were able to play Upton and Spiral Starecase.....that had to be really something! As always, many thanks!