Sunshine -Jonathan Edwards cover

Sunshine (Go Away Today) Jonathan Edwards cover. "Sunshine" is a country folk war protest song from 1971 by Jonathan Edwards, released as the first single from his debut album Jonathan Edwards. The single reached Billboard #4 and earned a gold record. It was released as a single and the positive energy and message of the song seemed just what the nation needed at that moment. Sunshine caught fire first on Boston radio, then nationwide, hitting #4 on the Billboard pop chart on January 15, 1972 and earning a gold record. Here's Edwards' take on its success: "It was just at the time of the Vietnam War and Nixon. It was looking bad out there. That song meant a lot to a lot of people during that time--especially me." A cover of Sunshine was released by 18-year-old pop-folk artist Josh Thompson on April 22, 2007. The new version, featuring vocals by Jonathan Edwards, reached #29 on the Radio & Records' Hot A/C Indicator chart. Jonathan Edwards recorded and released a bluegrass version of "Sunshine" (along with an entire album) with the band "The Seldom Scene." In July 2007, the original Jonathan Edwards recording joined the list of 60s protest songs used to sell high-end consumer products when it was used as the only audio in a Jeep television spot. The Isley Brothers also cut a fantastic version of this song and can be found on their 3+3 album.

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• Sunshine
• Go
• Away
• Today
• Jonathan
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• strat2caster
• mike
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• Cameragirl803
• jane
• hall

[tngypsyrose]

Who is the woman singing with you? She and I sound just alike. Like to know if she has her own music?

[strat2caster]

@tngypsyrose

she does indeed. Her name is Jane Hall and her YT channel is Cameragirl803 with other collaborations and original songs.

[codemeng]

Nice job man, i like the way you changed the harmonics a little bit to fit your voice instead of trying to belt the high notes. Really good addition to the guitar at the end before the video ends by thew way. I love Jonathan Edwards.

[strat2caster]

thanks very much.

that bit at the end is actually the beginning of a song I usually play together with "sunshine", it's "stuck in the middle with you".

when i was editing it I thought it sounded cool at to leave it at the end .

Strat

[Jozsus]

my kingdom for the tuning of this sir

thanks :D i think its just drop D?

[strat2caster]

close. its open d.....now, about that kingdom.....;oD

[ccjstunts]

i just dig this :D

[TheNinjawarrior22]

hey man i dig the whole thing

[freakthemighty123]

@strat2caster I usually play those two songs together, too! They go together perfectly :)

[libsstink100]

@KrazyKommieKiller  lol

[libsstink100]

GOOD JOB DUDE!!

[XFearMeDearX1]

Nice harmony

[KrazyKommieKiller]

Not a fan of hippies, but hell if they can't play guitar.

[Salinear]

keep rockin.