SPANISH PIPEDREAM - Sunup covers one of John Prine's most memorable tunes

Spanish Pipedream (cover tune written by John Prine & Jeff Kent). This happens to be one of the first cover songs Sunup performed at their live gigs as far back as 1973! The only difference from Sunup's earlier version is that we added drums, played by Billy Goodness, electric lap steel, performed by Aaron Lipp and Garry threw some electric guitar riffs into the mix. The song was recorded by Marshall Manuel at RAMP.

Goon (Ethan Carey in CT) throws down a really fun and vibrant lead vocal, Charlie Castilano plays electric bass and Garry does vocal harmonies, acoustic & electric guitar, harmonica and is the producer on the tune.

Even though Garry and Goon have not performed together as Sunup in a VERY long time, every summer when at the Great Sacandaga Lake, folks pull up a chair around the campfire and you’ll hear, “Blow up your TV, throw away your paper. Go into the country and build you a home.”

It’s obvious when listening to the song that the the group brings the upbeat “Sunup vibe” of the early ‘70’s to the forefront with this song. The integrity of Prine’s rendition is upheld while Sunup puts their personal stamp on the song, that includes harmonies, harmonica along with the sarcasm and humor that John Prine had originally infused in the lyric.

Apple:
Spanish Pipedream - Single by Sunup on Apple Music
Apple - Spanish Pipedream by Sunup

Spotify: Spotify - Spanish Pipedream by Sunup

YouTube; YouTube - Spanish Pipedream by Sunup

SUNUP - Garry, Charlie & Goon - the 3 original members of Sunup at the Springwater Inn in Saratoga.

Aaron Lipp - multi-instrumentalists, performing at Hollerhhorn Distillery in Naples, NY. Aaron played electric lap steel on Spanish Pipedream.

Billy Goodness