Jon McLaughlin – Summer is Over
Have you heard of Jon McLaughlin? If not, please keep reading because I feel that it is imperative that you discover his music and enjoy it. On all of his albums, he delivers great piano pop/rock. The first time I heard him sing “Smack into You” on a demo or something, I knew that it had the potential to be a big hit. Guess who decided to put in on their album? I’m fairly certainly your next guess was not Beyonce. But, it was Beyonce. However, in order to give herself some writing credits, she changed the lyrics slightly and the title to, “Smash into You.” If you can find it, listen to Jon’s version – much, much better (even though I do love me some B).
Recent news from Jon McLaughlin is that he has removed his latest album “Forever If Ever” from online retailers because he has changed labels and is working on a new release for 2012. On “Forever if Ever”, Jon recorded “Summer is Over” but it seems that the teaser (or lead-off) single for the new album is a recording of this same song featuring Sara Bareilles. Which, in my opinion, makes this song 2,372,972,332 times better. Don’t get me wrong, I love Jon McLaughlin’s music, however I think adding Sara Bareilles to anything is a joy for every listening ear. (Don’t believe me? Take a listen to the original OneRepublic “Come Home” and then take a listen to the duet version with Sara Bareilles)
If this reworking of the already catchy song, “Summer is Over”, is a sign of what is to come on the new and improved Jon McLaughlin album of 2012, count me in.
Summer is Over (featuring Sara Bareilles)
Amazing, right?
Buy it on iTunes – http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/summer-is-over-feat.-sara/id489615921