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Heart Banter by David Gittlin

David Gittlin

Featuring acoustic guitar and vocal covers performed the way my favorite artists play them.

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00:06:06

Dylan Cover: Mr. Tambourine Man

Heart Banter by David Gittlin ·

2024/04/03

Bob Dylan wrote and recorded the original version of "Mr. Tambourine Man," but The Byrds' electrified folk-rock version shot it to #1 on both the US and UK charts. The song hadn't been released when The Byrds learned it from a demo Dylan gave to their manager, Jim Dickson. Dylan released Tambourine Man in March 1965 on his Bringing It All Back Home album. What is "Mr. Tambourine Man" about? On the surface, this tambourine man is a wandering musician whose music has captured

00:03:20

Dylan Cover: My Back Pages

Heart Banter by David Gittlin ·

2024/03/26

“Ah, but I was so much older then, I’m younger than that now.” These lyrics and the refrain popped into my head a few mornings ago. This sort of thing has been happening to me frequently these days: Long-forgotten songs resurfacing. It may be a function of the aging process, or it might be the universe talking to me. I kind of hope it’s the latter. In the 1970s, a group called the Bryds covered a few Bob Dylan songs. They made songs like Mr. Tambourine Man and this one popular

00:03:32

CAT STEVENS COVER: WILD WORLD

Heart Banter by David Gittlin ·

2024/03/14

Cat Stevens wrote and recorded quite a few hits at the Zenith of his career in the 1960s and 1970s. Stevens is an exceptionally talented artist. His songs began to climb the charts in his native England when he was only eighteen. There is a recurring theme in Stevens' work about leaving home to go out into the world. In Stevens' words: "[Wild World has] to do with leaving, the sadness of leaving, and the anticipation of what lies beyond. There is a criticism sometimes of my

00:03:32

CAT STEVENS COVER: WILD WORLD

Heart Banter by David Gittlin ·

2024/03/14

Cat Stevens wrote and recorded quite a few hits at the Zenith of his career in the 1960s and 1970s. Stevens is an exceptionally talented artist. His songs began to climb the charts in his native England when he was only eighteen. There is a recurring theme in Stevens' work about leaving home to go out into the world. In Stevens' words:"[Wild World has] to do with leaving, the sadness of leaving, and the anticipation of what lies beyond. There is a criticism sometimes of my music that it's kind

00:03:34

Right Here Waiting

Heart Banter by David Gittlin ·

2024/03/06

When Richard Marx wrote “Right Here Waiting,” he never meant to publish it. He wrote the song in 2010 as a personal message to his girlfriend and actress, Cynthia Rhoads. At the time, Rhoads was in South Africa making a film. Since Skype or Google Meets didn’t exist, Marx shipped the track directly to Rhoads. Marx wrote the song in twenty minutes. His friends were so moved by it that they convinced the artist to publish it. The song went on to become one of Marx’s biggest

00:03:34

Right Here Waiting

Heart Banter by David Gittlin ·

2024/03/06

00:02:46

Meant to Be

Heart Banter by David Gittlin ·

2024/03/03

After Steven Digman wrote “Anniversary Song,” he took it to Chris Biondo’s studio in Rockville, Maryland, to record it. At the time, Biondo was looking for material for Eva Cassidy to record. After Chris heard the song, he insisted on recording it with Eva. Digman had another singer in mind, but Biondo wouldn’t give up. After hearing Eva sing “Anniversary Song” on the phone, Digman agreed to let Cassidy record it. The rest, as they say, is history. This is another song that

00:02:46

Meant to Be

Heart Banter by David Gittlin ·

2024/03/03

After Steven Digman wrote “Anniversary Song,” he took it to Chris Biondo’s studio in Rockville, Maryland, to record it. At the time, Biondo was looking for material forEva Cassidy to record. After Chris heard the song, he insisted on recording it with Eva. Digman had another singer in mind, but Biondo wouldn’t give up. After hearing Eva sing “Anniversary Song” on the phone, Digman agreed to let Cassidy record it. The rest, as they say, is history. This is another

00:03:33

Van Morrison: Brown-Eyed Girl

Heart Banter by David Gittlin ·

2024/03/03

“Brown-eyed Girl” was originally called “Brown-Skinned Girl.” The song is about an interracial relationship. Morrison changed the name to make it more acceptable to radio stations at the time (1967). Some stations banned it anyway for the line, “Making love in the green grass.” Why some gatekeepers took issue with the line in the free-loving sixties is beyond me. I guess there is no accounting for taste. From his roots in Northern Ireland, Van Morrison began his musical career

00:03:33

Van Morrison: Brown-Eyed Girl

Heart Banter by David Gittlin ·

2024/03/03

00:03:16

Eternal Flame

Heart Banter by David Gittlin ·

2024/03/01

"Eternal Flame" is another song that came into my head from out of nowhere. It just started playing in my mind on its own. I remembered the song, but I had never heard of (or don't remember) an all-girl band called The Bangles. The group was popular in the 1980s. Susanna Hoff, their lead singer, wrote Eternal Flame with songwriters Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly. The idea came from a Cyndi Lauper song Hoff admired and from the eternal flame shrine near the Elvis Presley tomb in Graceland, where The

00:03:16

Eternal Flame

Heart Banter by David Gittlin ·

2024/03/01

00:02:10

Back On The Street Again

Heart Banter by David Gittlin ·

2024/02/29

Steve Gillette released his first album in 1967 titled simply “Steve Gillette.” Top-heavy with folk ballads and original songs, I thought the album was a strong debut. Gillette had already established himself as a noteworthy songwriter whenIan and Sylvia, a top Canadian folk duo, included “Darcy Farrow,” a song Gillette co-wrote on their 1966 album“Early Morning Rain.” I still own Gillette’s debut album and listen to it occasionally. Despite all of this

00:02:10

Back On The Street Again

Heart Banter by David Gittlin ·

2024/02/29

Steve Gillette released his first album in 1967 titled simply “Steve Gillette.” Top-heavy with folk ballads and original songs, I thought the album was a strong debut. Gillette had already established himself as a noteworthy songwriter when Ian and Sylvia, a top Canadian folk duo, included “Darcy Farrow,” a song Gillette co-wrote on their 1966 album “Early Morning Rain.” I still own Gillette’s debut album and listen to it occasionally. Despite all of this fanfare, Steve Gillette

00:03:02

Teach Your Children

Heart Banter by David Gittlin ·

2023/08/21

I often feel that art comes from somewhere else. Let’s call it “The Great Beyond.” To me, a serious artist is a channeler of messages from The Beyond through the prism of his or her experiences and personality. These messages want to come through and be heard by a large audience. “Teach Your Children” is a good illustration of this idea. Here’s my cover.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/david-gittlin/message

00:03:03

Teach Your Children

Heart Banter by David Gittlin ·

2023/08/21

I often feel that art comes from somewhere else. Let’s call it “The Great Beyond.” To me, a serious artist is a channeler of messages from The Beyond through the prism of his or her experiences and personality. These messages want to come through and be heard by a large audience. “Teach Your Children” is a good illustration of this idea. Here’s my cover. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/david-gittlin/message

00:04:05

THE BEAUTY IN LOVE AND LOSS

Heart Banter by David Gittlin ·

2023/08/04

Like many of us, Don McLean suffered through difficult passages in his life, many of which are reflected in his music. He wrote and recorded “Empty Chairs” when his marriage was failing. Despite the subject of lost love, I feel there is incredible beauty in the lyrics and the melody, and Mclean’s unique guitar style. Although the subject is mentioned just once in the song, McLean chose the symbol to sum up his feelings and state of mind at the time. The title is inspired by Vincent Van Gogh’s

00:04:06

THE BEAUTY IN LOVE AND LOSS

Heart Banter by David Gittlin ·

2023/08/04

00:04:26

Speaking Love and Encouragement

Heart Banter by David Gittlin ·

2023/07/15

“The time that’s left is yours to keep.” These words come at the end of the chorus of the song “See Here She Says” by Kate Wolf. While I find all of the lyrics in this song beautiful, this sentence hit me in the center of my heart. I can picture a mother teaching a child about life. She is telling the child about the importance of dreams and to use his or her time wisely. Use it well, not only for yourself but for others too. Certainly, love, beauty, and a full range of human emotions come through

00:04:27

Speaking Love and Encouragement

Heart Banter by David Gittlin ·

2023/07/15

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