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  • f*ckin' grat, man!!

    by the way..

    have you ever watched a movie called Borat?

    cuz he says US and A (as you), and not USA

  • You are a great guitarist/singer! keep it up!

    Rock on!

    /vincent

  • am i the only one how thinks that this sound like something a country singer would do (change the lyrics) because it does to me

  • @acdc192837465 You must be the only one...Weird Al Yankovic isn't a Country Singer and he got rich changing song lyrics on a multitude of songs. Come to think of it, can you cite an example of a country singer changing the lyrics to a song? I cannot think of any.

  • @SilverHamer well im not saying ur bad or anything im just saying it sounds like something a country singer would, change the lyrics to a song to make sound like a usa sounding song. sorry if i offended u.

  • mucho roio pinche viejo bigoton !! pa la victor !!

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  • You've turned this song into the very thing it ridicules :( More than made up for by your other Beatles covers though which are superb :))

  • @Thinderchild01 I'm not trying to be punchy or anything but I wasn't aware that this song necessarily "ridiculed" anything. I've read where Paul McCartney stated this song (original version) came about as an inspiration from the Beach Boys Pet Sounds album, and the lyrics were only meant to be a little cynical. I made up my own lyrics for this which are directed to my wife, and since I don't live in the USSR I had to sing about being back home here in the US of A. Was just having fun with her

  • @SilverHamer I take your point. Ridicule was a poor choice of word. "Pokes fun at" would have been better. I think to use those lyrics during the cold war with the ghost of McCarthyism not far away was no accident. and quite brave considering what had happened over Lennon's Jesus comment in '66. All wars start by villfying the "enemy". This song tried to stop that process by suggesting the Soviets were  just like people in the West....and took a side-swipe at the Beachboys.......pure class!!

  • I curled my toes right when you said that you hope that many don't do so! :D

  • @worldinacup See there...I KNEW that would happen....ROFL.

  • @SilverHamer I still enjoyed the song though!

  • @worldinacup Super!  Thanks!

  • couldnt u get sued for this?! i mean comon ur ripping off a song from the beatles to make ur own

  • @paulXroksX Maybe I could if I were trying to market it and make money off of it instead of having a little bit of private fun...I just wanted to share it with my friends and so far it has netted me $0. :D I DO give this disclaimer in the intro. How do you think people like Weird Al and Bob Rivers get away with their parodies? They obtain permission...it IS obtainable ya know. ;)

  • @SilverHamer lol alright

  • The change of lyrics isn't offensive, it just rather misses the point of the song in the first place, which was to poke gentle fun at the self-promoting nature of the USA (c.f.: California Girls, Surfin' USA, et al).

    On the other hand, that's some nice guitaring there!

  • @andyguitarman Thanks Andy. I mostly did this for my honey just to be funny with her. I enjoy a good parody from time to time, although I don't think this is quite a parody, just re-worded to reach someone specific. ;) McCartney had a particular fascination with Brian Jones' music back in the day, and this song was more or less a nod to Brian in that regard, as well as the gentle poke you mentioned.

  • @SilverHamer Did you mean Brian Wilson? I know the Beatles and the Stones kept an eye on what each other were doing, but I thought that Wilson was more of an inspiration to McCartney; I know he loves Pet Sounds and thinks God Only Knows is the most beautiful melody line ever written. I've always had this song down as a pastiche of the Beach Boys, meant to be a sort of funny compliment.

    Anyway, now I know the lyric change is an in-joke with a specific viewer in mind, that makes a lot more sense!

  • Keep up the excellent guitar work, BTW!

  • dudee!! you rock u are awsome guitar player

  • Hey! Im a big beatles fan and i definetly have to say you did a great job on back in the uss-oops wait the US of A! Smart choice of lyrics im liking the song keep on playing

  • nice job nice cover

  • That kicks ass!! I really like this version. Keep it rockin

  • enjoyed it. good job.

  • what a fuck.

  • @vabosa Yea? Well it beats being an asshole.

  • good stuff man

  • Dude, where can I come and jam with you..I am a Bass player and vocalist. And I can sing and play right in your wheelhouse...twist one up!!!!

  • @PhilloTBillo Give me a call at BR-549...HAHAHAHA. I live in the Houston, TX area, dude. Jammin would be slammin! And, as you can see from the profile shot, I have a rather large wheelhouse...HAHAHAHA. JUST KIDDING! Well, maybe not, the old bay window DOES stick out quite a bit more than I'd like...beyond middle-age spread I'd say. How the hell did I get off on talking about my damn beer belly anyways? It's all good.

  • Not bad=) Beatles forever=))) And USSR!!!!!!!!

  • music!..people....MUSIC!!!!! if somebody is offended or does not like it.....kiss my a.. and you can go you know where and listen whatever you please and go join a pathetic debate association. This is all about music!!!. Silverhamer: congrats...great job. 5 stars

  • Thanks gaccaroni! :D

    LC

  • good cover m8

    nice to see someone add a individual twist to a cover now and again...orginal one still rocks tho

    keep it up haha

  • I was not motivated to do this song necessarily for "Patriotic" or "Religious" reasons...it was really all for fun. If I was from anywhere else in the world, by default I would love the land and the people of my origin, and that is as far as this message was intended to go but some people in their infernal dislike for my country have been trying to suck me into a political/religious debate and that is not why I am here. These are PERSONAL issues which I don't care to debate here. Thanks. LC

  • NICE!:D

    I love it!:D

  • hey Larry great rendition man, i've been seeing your videos for a while now, and i just have to say thank you for taking the time to upload all of them!! this one and Rocky Raccoon are my favorites tho :D you're an awesome guitar player man keep on rockin'!!!

    ps: hows about Dig a Pony, i think you'd do pretty well with it

    -Rafael

  • great guitar and even better song really sick

  • please tell me the tabs!! hahaha it´s a joke =9 fantastic cover 5 stars!!! i hope you want visit me

    ((°J°))

    ...- Edder

  • I must say, as one old, fat multi-instrumentalist to another, you'd be a hoot to jam with.

  • Beautiful Song))) good cover

  • hey, goooood, like it back in the us of a, funny.

  • oh man way to ruin a song for me maybe people liked it how it was no need to change it

  • And maybe...just MAYBE...I didn't make this for YOU. :D This was for my spousal unit, and it got me laid...so shut up.  HAHAHAHA.

  • i didnt say it was horrible and if you made it to get laid well good for you i honestly dont give a shit

    u ruined the song by dignifying the usa oh ooops dont fright i am not saying you are bad i like most of your stuff

  • I will dignify the USA every chance I get...why? Because I live here...I've served...a few of my good friends gave their lives for her...and I'm proud to be from the USA...probably like you are proud to be from Canada. If you don't like the USA for whatever reason, I'm sorry, but please don't insult me like that because I certainly haven't pissed in YOUR cornflakes...and I certainly wouldn't be so brazen as to put down someone's homeland like that. I can't help who my leaders are...

  • amen! good cover bro , i thought it was very nice playing and its your freakin youtube account you can put whatever u wish on it.

  • dude did u ever think about trying out for amarican idol lol =. )

  • i think you have to be 30- =\ and no offense to this guy but he doesn't really look under 30 ... but he still kicks ass...

  • Coincedentally this song's name was to be a parody and beach boys style version of chuck berry's back in the usa

  • hahaha you're awesome, I like your other videos too, keep on rocking no matter how old!

  • sweet

  • cool man

  • Nice guitar playing

  • Larry,

    I'm a HUGE Beatles fan and I wasn't offended at all. You have God-given talent and I thank you for sharing it with us! I stumbled across your Larry-made telecaster video by chance and have been checking out your other ones. Very impressive. Keep up the good work and please keep sharing. The people who can't say anything nice, should say anything at all.

    Peace.

  • Hmmm...and I was incredibly enlightened by your "How To Blow Back A Disk Drive". Look, I don't know what it is about some of you hater wankers who become so fuckin emboldened to hurl insults at people you know can't climb through your computer screen and throttle the piss out of you...but I suppose it takes an enormous amount of balls to do something like that. I've never said I was all that great, I'm just having some fun with my favorite past time. Is it fun being such dipshit? It must be.

  • Don't pay attention to those wankers, man.

    Keep rocking!

  • Oh Dear, you arn't as good as you think you are.

    Yank, Pfft.

    The Beatles Good ol' ENGLISH Band.

  • Dude, I watched your videos. You cant really put this guy down. He sounds much better than you.

  • great stuff, man.

    :-)

  • USA Sucks! =D Fucking to US! =D Mierda = USA=Dead=WAr=USA=Dead=Lennon=.­..

  • Amigo, I do not insult your country the way you just insulted mine. You do not like my song, ignore it. You do not like my country, sorry. I did not start a fight with you. I do not know you. Do not be so rude. Amigo, no insulto su país la manera que usted acaba de insultar los míos. Usted no tiene gusto de mi canción, no hace caso de ella. Usted no tiene gusto de mi país, apesadumbrado. No comencé una lucha con usted. No le conozco. No sea tan grosero.

  • That was really fun. You are really talented my friend and should put your own group together. I'm sure that there are a lot of musicians out there that would love working with you. You seem to have a positive attitude and you know your material well and that scores a lot of points with me.

    You never know, someone might also want to record your version of Back in the USSR cover with the change to the lyrics, for a commercial or an event of some kind.  It's possible. You never know. Peace

  • Your kindergarten teacher is yelling for you marcoscotlar.

  • Yea, yea...and you'll grow up someday and learn how to get a grip on that audio trash on your videos as you sit there making faces at your webcam. LOL. TO MY FRIENDS: This young man seems to have a lack of comments on his videos and there is a plea for support. Kindly visit this boy's page and help him out a little...he could use it. LC

  • hey man i am totally diggin' your material! what kind of mic is that you have and how do you have it hooked up to your computer? i'm attempting to build myself a little personal studio deal where i can record myself playing and wouldn't mind the advice bro!

  • Thanks for your comment on my video. The mic I am using is a Samson CO1 Condensor Mic...it's not a very expensive one but it has a really good frequency range and it uses an XLR cable which is nicer than a noisy 1/4" jack. The only drawback is that it does not connect to my computer...I use it with my Korg D3200 work station. The Samson model CO1U will connect to your computer via USB if you think you might be interested. Can't say how it will sound though.

    Good Luck to you.

    LC

  • Larry,dont pay attention to this marco fucker,you rock!

  • Hey fellow, you rock! That's a nice and LOL post-iron-curtain alternative version to the lyrics!

  • Hey thanks, Giorgio! Hey I really enjoy your APP covers!!!! :D LC

  • Thanx Silver!

  • I'm pretty sure Paul McCartney wrote Back in the USSR as somewhat of a parody of a song called Back in the USA

  • he did indeed, song by chuck berry called back in usa.

  • Good on Ya, Mate! Do you play in a Band?

  • Hi Ian.

    No I don't play in a band...not in the natural sense anyways. I am a member of a group of musicians who collaborate via the internet...we call ourselves EMP. But no, I have a regular job that I have to keep up with...LOL. Thanks for all of your very kind comments...where do you live??? I'm taking you up on that car wash...HAHAHAHA. LC

  • Best Cover I ever saw!! It is a Gibson Explorer?? or just a copy??

  • It's a Hamer Standard...which is like a knock-off of the Gibson Explorer...but I like the Hamer better than the Gibson :D

  • It´s a nice explorer!!

  • Awesome take on this song!

  • A fresh look at an old rock classic.... i don't think john or paul would object one bit...

  • cool

  • Killer song. Makes me home sick for Houston.Great Job.

  • and Lynard Skynard's "Gimmie Three Steps?"

  • Hey, I was wondering if you could do Tom Petty's "Free Fallin"?

  • awesome!

  • great stuff man hahahah i love this as much as with the original lyrics.

  • what kind of effect do you use over the vocals?

    this song has been in my favourites for ages, still an amazing song.

  • Thanks jernov. I just used a touch of room reverb with a slight application of delay for the vocals.

  • Olha o tiozão enxuto mandando ver na guitarra!

    Lógico que a versão da União Soviética é clássica, mas essa versão do Estados Unidos ficou muito legal.

    E sem usar tablaturas. Parabéns.

  • Eu mudei somente as palavras para meu hehe da esposa.... Gostou d e aquele é todo esse importa-me realmente. Eu afixei este no youtube apenas para o divertimento e os povos assim distantes parecem-lhe como. Agradecimentos para o comentário. LC

  • DUDE YOU KICK ASS!!

  • sick guitar , nice playing , and nice singing

  • Beautiful guitar man!, Hamer explorers are amazing

  • Rock on

  • Thats the coolest cover I've ever heard, if you have a CD i want one. Rock on.

  • ho ho ho tiozão em!

  • desculpe-me mas que é tiozão?

  • Super cool and rock on, cause you don't use tabs!!!!

  • 5*****

    I like it

  • Pretty Cool Job! Well Done My Friend!

  • your next song should be listin to the music by the doobie brothers

  • just askings

  • DO YOU WANT TO MY friend ON Youtube

  • cool so your just sticking with hamers now.

  • Yea, I have become a Hamer Head :D

  • no it said spam on my comment it wasnt bad.

  • i said that because you said caio but now i know your from texas. what is your next guitar.

  • Getting a Hamer Vector...aka Flying V

  • sorry i mean how many guitar do you have i said that rong

  • how manyg uitars do you have.

  • 18 guitars...will have 19 soon.

  • your china grove video the first comment.

  • Hmm...ok...you asked me if I was from Italy and I answered "No, I am from Texas"...how is that spam? Then you ask if I speak Italian, to which I said "No"...maybe our definitions of spam are different?

  • the reason why i said i didnt do anything rong is because you spamd me in you other video.

  • HUH? How did I spam you? Sorry but I don't really have this stuff totally figured out...spamed you? On my video?

  • ok then

  • if your working in a new video what song is it

  • SSHHHH...I can't tell...it's a secret :) Hope to have it out by the end of the month, or early next. :D

  • are you ever going to do a van halen song

  • Probably not...I only know a few guitarists who can come close to touching EVH's chops...and I am not one of them...HAHA. Thanks for the confidence though ;)

  • when is your next vid coming up

  • was working on a new one when my computer crashed. I am using a "borrowed computer" right now. Hope to have mine out of the shop (or a new one) in a few days.

  • i didnt do anything rong man come on

  • HUH? I don't understand this comment. Who says you did something wrong????

  • ok thax

  • in stead of back in the ussr

  • no when did you come up with back in the us of a

  • 3 or 4 years ago

  • gibsons and fenders rock i have a red telocatsr. remake of a 50s

  • I have been playing gibsons all of my life...but lately I prefer Hamer guitars.

  • when did you come up with you type for the song

  • I am not sure I understand this question...but I have been playing this song almost from the time it first came out...1968. I came up with the lyrics about 3 or 4 years ago.

  • ciao

  • hey are you from italy cause i am i speack italian do you

  • ciao...but no I am not from Italy. I am from Texas. :D

  • great song dude, but one question? what did you replace georgia girls with?

  • Texas Girls!!! YEA BAYBEE! Actually it was "Moscow Girls" which was replaced because "Georgia'a always on my-my-my-my-my-my-my-mind!" In this case it is Tessie who is always on my mind. Thanks for the kudos! LC

  • You fuckin rock!!! But damn the USA!!! you ain't my comrade lol

  • my friend, in italian we say "sei grande", means "your the biggest" !

  • Ciao my friend. Thank you very much!  LC

  • ye lyrics didnt bother me that much though even though i loved the orginal one since im from ukraine i love this song *****5 stars***** for u ^_^

  • WHEWW!! Thank you for understanding! :) And thank you for the nice words! LC

  • COOL!!!

    back in the USA!

  • Great! Great! And still great!

  • absolutely awesome!

    favourited this, and i subscribed to the channel :)

  • plzz can you make a cover of ''it's only love''????? it's my favorite music of the beatles ;D

  • you're the best, man!

    you really rock! my brother loves you!

  • yeaaaah, awesome!

    you rock!

  • I LOVE it

  • JaJa, solamente digo que sos un beatlemaniaco copado y tocas muy bien!!!! Felicitaciones, el que mas me gusto es Ticket to ride con Guitar and Bass. Saludos!! desde Argentina

  • Gracias! Thank you for the kind words.

  • De donde salio este personaje? Que capo porfavor!!!!

  • Lamentable pero no entiendo su pregunta. He estado aquí durante mucho tiempo. Gracias por mirada.

  • you are so great!!!! OMFG!!

    MAESTRO!!!

    have you used Logic Pro by Apple to help yourself to record your soungs?

  • No, for this song I used my Korg D3200 workstation.

  • Very cool !

  • BRILLIANT! I love how you changed the lyrics!I also LOVE your Guitar, It's so awesome!

    PEACE! :D

  • Thank you...that is the most recent addition to my collection of guitars...it's a Hamer Standard in Cherry Sunburst. I likes it a lot! I had only had it for about a week when I shot this video. Thanks for the kudos. Peace, Out! LC

  • Do you know what "see you next tuesday" means? You are one my friend! Yanks eh? "USSA", what a cock, he actually sang "USSA". Is he a commie? Kill him quick, yeah, turn him into a enemy and blow him to pieces. Friendly fire should get him. Americans are good at that. "USSA" short for United Socilist Republic of Arseholes maybe. Fin.

  • HA HA HA...not USSA...it is US "of" A...pay attention to the introduction. I think you are having problems correlating your acronyms as well...your definitive slur would actually be "USRA". At any rate, perhaps you should restrict yourself from posting comments until after you've sobered up...but in the meantime have another pint.

  • I stand corected, "US of A" excuse my earliet anger. America, please declare WAR on crap rock'n'roll. This man and his rolling eyes have to go :)

    Like many Americans he has no doubt never left the country in order to feel good being BACK in the US of A. Fin

  • Again you are sadly wrong...I lived in Europe for 10 years and traveled all over the continent. I have been to the Middle East as well...as well as Southwest Asia. And so yes I DO have reason to feel good about being back in the US of A. You should do your homework better...I will load you a rag so you can wipe the egg from your face...HAHA. Peace. LC

  • By the way, kinetic...your profile indicates that you play acoustic style, but that's about all it says about you. Are you going to post something of YOURS so that we can see what you can do with it?? Just curious.  Have another pint...

  • I have since watching this video of yours, seen others and you are good. I have found my DVD of me and my friend Ray playing Come Together at the launch party of my old (American) architecture firm. If I can get the footage converted I will put it up for you to be equally unkind about. Apologies for being stereotypical about Americans. Is too easy to poke fun. Peace.

  • dude u crazy.ROCK ON!!!!!

  • ....hey now Lar......you are "Big Fun" Mate........I'm on vacation and just enjoying your Texas route.....no nicking here, you just need to follow your calling! .....peace to you!

  • i like how you looked up when you heard the jet.

  • I was kidding. lol

  • Can you send me the tab ? :)

  • HAHAHA...no, sorry. There very first thing in my description for this video is that I don't use tabs...try googling for them.