Jenny Wren (Paul McCartney cover)

This is my cover of Paul McCartneys beautiful, simple song. Simple... Ha! If I am smiling at the end, it is only because I finally made it through without butchering it too badly. A rare pajama-cam video as I wasn't even planning this recording; another last-minute, insatiable, YouTube fix! Listen for the gasping falsetto, thrill to the fumbling finger slips, watch in rapt horror the fluctuating meter. All this and more from the hands and mouth of Jon Shelton!!! Also, I have created a playlist on my site dedicated to the many forms of this little ditty to be found on YouTube. Here are the lyrics:

Jenny Wren
(by Paul McCartney ©2005)

Like so many girls,
Jenny Wren could sing,
But a broken heart,
Took her song away.

Like the other girls,
Jenny Wren took wing,
She could see the world,
And its foolish ways.

How we spend our days?
Casting love aside.
Losing sight of life,
Day by day...

She saw poverty,
Breaking up a home.
Wounded warriors,
Took her song away.

But the day will come,
Jenny Wren will sing.
When this broken world,
Mends its foolish ways.

Then we'll spend our days,
Catching up on life,
All because of you,
Jenny Wren...
You saw who we are,
Jenny Wren.

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[SistersGoldenHair]

We just bought the album and you did an awesome job!!

[FlyingHorseKnuckles]

@SistersGoldenHair Thank you very much! Coming from you, it means a lot!

BTW - please come see my new channel: JonSheltonMusicVault. It's full of my older music. See ya! ~Jon

[lagerlad]

Excellent version, both singing & guitar!

Congrats!

Thanks for sharing.

Subscribed.

[FlyingHorseKnuckles]

@lagerlad Thank you Sir!

[luiggi7891]

Cool, congratulations! :)

[FlyingHorseKnuckles]

@luiggi7891 Gracias, Luiggi!

[senodran]

bravo

[FlyingHorseKnuckles]

@idlefyrewyld Hey, thanks for boosting my voice - I'm very critical on that point. I wish I had better chords, but oh well...

~Jon

[idlefyrewyld]

Oh my...you played this so well... very haunting yet beautiful and your voice...pure silk on the track...:) Way to go!