"(Just Like) Starting Over" a John Lennon cover by ThisMichaelBrown

[@jeffkelly636]

Excellent - more than a cover, felt like I was watching, listening to John. You captured very well the climactic ending of the song. Man, Lennon was a master of his craft such a loss. This should have a million views!

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Most kind Jeff...John was such a gift to my world! Appreciate the feedback!

[@juanmcast1029]

It's like watching John playing over again. Incredible.

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Profoundly kind sir....glad you enjoyed

[@BlottyWellRight]

This was the best ever cover of that song!

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Hey thanks a bunch BWR! Glad you enjoyed (You may like this Supertramp: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXWsn5Jqj7iLo5o)

[@BlottyWellRight]

@@ThisMichaelBrown Yeah it was great! Did you know that back in 2001, I met Roger Hodgson at a Ringo Starr and All Starr Band concert in Vegas. It was before the show, and he came out to talk to fans. I got his autograph on the ticket, and then at the last song, I Get By With A Little Help From My Friends, afterward, he handed down a guitar pick to me.

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

@@BlottyWellRight Thanks! Wow, that is pretty cool indeed! 😎👍

[@KennyBellau]

What a life we had in NOLA East and the Plaza. A snapshot in time. I doubt there's a place in NOLA that has changed so drastically and in such a bad way as NOLA East has. I couldn't imagine when I heard this song over the PA in Gryder's Shoes that the PLAZA would one day be deserted and razed to the ground and an entire community gone to the wind. We can't even drive by with the kids and say something like, "right there, in the middle of that mall, on the ice skating rink, after me and your mom saw Star Wars..." Thanks for that memory of Spencers. Great song and a great performance as always. What a time warp.

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Hey Kenny....yeah man, great times at The Plaza....spent some quality days there with my first girl friend and many of the friends I still hang with today no less...Salad days for sure...thanks for dropping in here man! This song had a sweet melancholy even when it first came out....round the xmas shopping time of that year....I think it was released in October of 1980....I remember being so excited that John had something new out....Wow

[@luisaugustocorreavilchez8812]

Excelente Mr.Brown,desde Lima Peru,es Ud.un Crack ( Messi de la Cancion)

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thanks Luis!

[@Sweetbutapsycho4]

Wow 😮 just wow!! This has to be the best cover version I’ve ever heard 🥰🥰this is brilliant gives me goosebumps just like the original song thank you so much for posting ❤️❤️❤️

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Most kind LittleG.....much appreciated kind words :). Huge John fan....humble homage to a hero

[@randyrimmer2733]

I think you did an amazing job! The harmonies were spot on and production was fantastic!!

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Hey Thanks Randy! These productions are so much fun....a small tribute to the greats who provided so much joy in my life....Thanks again for the kind words!

[@echt114]

Damn, I didn't expect it to be that good. Very faithful to the vocal melody which is really what makes this song. It's easy to just screw up a great song like most do and then just use the excuse that it's your own style. Extemely well done here.

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thanks echt....no need to try and improve on what John did with this song....my role was to pay tribute and recreate the emotion best I could...I am a huge fan of the Lennon Ethos. 🙏 My back ups are a bit more Beatle-ish than the Double Fantasy backups...but that again is just adding more Lennon to the mix ;)

[@22adonis222]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh................... que placer este cover!!!!!!!!!! Tu eres la reencarnacion de john...

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Muchas gracias... muy amable

[@grahamritchie1218]

Excellent rendition of an all time great song

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thanks 🙏

[@dawnmeredith2262]

Always makes me cry.

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Such a nostalgic song 🙏

[@napoleonbresciani5508]

Great performance!! 🤩🤩🤩

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thanks!

[@isaiahneilguitaristofficia549]

That was fantastic, always loved this track, when I first heard it, I was 9 years old, and just liked it, Fast forward I have been playing guitar for about 6 years and my ear wasn’t really good and I couldn’t figure this one out, no internet etc, now full 40 years of playing music, my ears are on, this song is fantastic, key change DOWN, a full step, and it’s the classic 1/6-/2-/5 progression..and your cover is fantastic as well huge 👍🏻!

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Hey thanks Isaiah! Great song indeed

[@sergstroev2020]

Yes ! I was really amazed listening to this cover. Indeed it is NOT one of many covers because the performer not only sang the EXACT copy of the original song but, as we , ethnic Russians, say , he managed to transmit through TIME SINCE 1980, the "soul" of John Lennon's composition. Which makes it differen from so many other COVERS !

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Wow, honored my friend! 🙏

[@sergstroev2020]

@@ThisMichaelBrown Thank you, Michael ! The point is that during Covid restrictions, being at home at virtual " home arrest" (((( I developed an interest to th Beatles COVER versions various performers and I wrote some publications on the subject which is unduly ignored ( in my view) Some of them are for hundreds of my INDIAN friends on FACEBOOK , who speak English, like me - a former diplomat in India ... And India is a very POPULATED country with many potential SUBSCRIBERS and viewers ( Smile) If you do not mind I want to offer to your attention my FIRST publication on the Beatles cover band from Brazilian CELLAR during Covid 2020. ))))) That is a primitive Russian on-line platform but I managed to upload there some cover versions not fearing "cruel KZbin authors rights policy" ( Smile ) Here is on the Brazilians - an article but one can find there " I got a feeling" version on my not developed russian channel ))))

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

@@sergstroev2020 Interesting....amazing how The Beatles continue to inspire us all! Could you post a link here to your articles?

[@GSGExtreme44]

Bravo bravo 👏👏👏 10/10!

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thanks!

[@mklsendok]

Wow marvellous🎉

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thanks! Super fun

[@armandocastellanos1music167]

Wow! Excellent! ...👌👌👌👌👌

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thanks Armando!

[@srdjanstankovic5547]

Ok, ok, fantastic... Srdjan from Serbia...

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thanks Srdjan! FUN stuff

[@Macaco_loko08]

Excellent!!🇧🇷

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thanks Sherlock!

[@fontenoyjoe]

GENIUS!!!!! BRAVO!!!!!!! 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

🙏

[@luisaugustocorreavilchez8812]

Venga a Peru y toque esta bella cancion al Pie de Macchu Picchu

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thanks Luis!

[@richarddenson5052]

Astounding Fantastic Mind Bogglingly Great 🎶😎🎶

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Hey thanks Richard...a small tribute to John....those guys brought me so much joy! 🙏 glad you enjoyed 🙏

[@ethanmendick6571]

This is a really good cover. John would’ve loved this cover I think.

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

No higher compliment...thanks Ethan!

[@gonzalocuestas7440]

Fantastic job! Really great arrangement on the voices and the choirs!

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thank you very much!

[@fshoaps]

Beautifully done my friend. Even listening to a cover makes you wanna cry yknow? Only a cover as good as yours can illicit that. Lennon would be proud, brother.

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thanks a ton Finn...honored......just watched Lennon NYC movie....Ole John always makes me tear up

[@toru.hikigatari]

This is a great cover 👏I was very impressed with your performance ♬☺

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed 🙏

[@BA-de4pn]

Very nice! Thank you!

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

🙏

[@yerkogomezcortes9748]

Amazing 🔥👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thanks Yerko!

[@russellzuniga]

Wow 👏🏻 the best cover

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thanks 🙏

[@isanatahomeimprovement5619]

Brasil aqui!!!

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

😎🙏

[@balafriafum]

Amazing job! Its like listening John. Saludos desde Argentina!

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thanks Lucas....a small tribute to the master....aprecio las amables palabras

[@eddyrocks]

Just fantastic!

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thanks Jordan, lots of fun!

[@prof.dr.joaowilamec.g.5997]

Sensacional! Show! Já tinha escutado esta musica umas mil vezes, mas essa versão me mostrou certos nuances da musica que nunca tinha percebido! Adorei!

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Ei, professor .... que bom que você gostou. Quando cubro essas músicas, também descubro coisas na mixagem que são realmente especiais. Uau, eu não tinha ideia que havia tantas harmonias de fundo ... e o trabalho de guitarra de Rick Nielsen (Cheap Trick) é muito bom também.

[@oscargutierrez4770]

Fantastic!!!

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thanks!

[@zacharybattista4928]

Nicely done.

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thanks Zachary! Humble tribute to the master....what a song

[@CommontaryTouch]

Totally awesome !!

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thanks Daniel!

[@pglynn7]

Dang Michael B, you got me hankering for some ice skating and an Orange Julius. Fantastic job brother. The quality is fantastic all around and the fact that you’re cranking these out in 4 or 5 days is unbelievable. Awesome job!

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

THE PGLYNN review....gonna put you on the pay roll man.....haaaa.....always appreciated Brother, just like when I bummed quarters from you at Space Port ;) Orange Julius....awesome, sounds like a good PROG rock band....Thanks Bro.....these are mostly like ZEN gardening for me....Fun stuff

[@Roger50871]

pglynn, you beat me to it. i was thinking Ponchartrain Beach, but i could totally do an Orange Julius with a California dog listening to this and playing some Space Invaders.

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

@@Roger50871 YYR! Great times....

[@oatisoats]

Very nice!! ✌✌🎹🎹🎸🎸👏👏

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thanks a bunch oatisoats!

[@jotzanemmanuelramirezlozan2597]

Perfect cover 👏👏👏

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thanks J! These are a blast to create...

[@isabelkastellus7259]

I loved it.

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

So glad! Happy New Year

[@dawnmeredith2262]

Gonna cry. LOVE THIS~~~

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thanks so much Dawn....means the world to me :)

[@greyfox2409]

very very good , thanks

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thanks GreyFox....I need to make some more of these.....it has been a while. They were a blast to make

[@nicolasdborja]

Amazing 😍

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thanks!

[@2680jbrinks]

Along with Moving Out (Michael Brown's Song), one of my favorites. Great rendition with the harmonies. Opening prelude is a bit harsh/tight, but then again, that's why Lennon is Lennon.

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thanks Josh!

[@pglynn7]

Nice job on the drums Ant. Looking forward to that prog rock project!

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

ANT is DA MONSTER....8 minutes of ANT coming up this week....woot

[@jackiegreene9655]

Fantastic cover..you WERE John for a moment..

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Honored Jackie....a lifelong hero! I wrote a song for John few years back, hope you enjoy....Cued up at this link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppzPlmylo5imnLc

[@djpaul146]

Great job John would be proud of you 👍👌❤️

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Man, that means a lot...Thanks!

[@ElizabethAcevedoPhotography]

One of my favorite John Lennon songs! You did an amazing job with it Mike! And the dinosaurs, lion and puppy do a good job too :)

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Awww thanks E....such a magical Lennon tune.....the critters are John fans too :)

[@holfmang.2859]

Great!!!!

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thanks HRGP! Fun stuff

[@StefanMichaels-ut9jg]

Bravo!

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thanks Stefan!

[@manzanero2008]

Pretty good man. I thank you so much.

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thanks Mr Sales...glad you enjoyed!

[@daviemcf]

Fantastic cover Michael......brilliant!!!

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thanks David! Fun stuff

[@daviemcf]

@@ThisMichaelBrown I bet you could do a great cover of "Woman" too.

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

@@daviemcf Another favorite!

[@RandyPagulong-c6b]

very nice!!!!

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thanks!

[@GeorgeNeyrey]

Sounds great, Mike. Lovely singing, playing and engineering!

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thanks so much George..... I just cant get enough of them Beatles....appreciate your ear, opinion and monster talent as always Bro!

[@IIIAAAZZZ]

Great cover, from Indonesian 👍

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thanks Iqbal! Fun stuff!

[@arthurcaves]

Great job man!! Totally love it! 👌🏻

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thanks Arturo! Much appreciated...

[@earthpart3]

wow, this is great. this song came on my ipod today and i forgot how good it was. i need to find a couple guys like you and your drummer to jam out with lol. liked/subbed

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thanks a bunch man....Ole John had the craft and the spirit....he was a master for sure! Rock on EARTH!

[@maxik2158]

Great voice a settle voice 👍🙂

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thanks max!

[@maxik2158]

@@ThisMichaelBrown u know Norwegian wood by John Lennon?

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

@@maxik2158 Sing that one live all the time 😎👍

[@maxik2158]

@@ThisMichaelBrown that’s my favorite one to do on the guitar Also know while my guitar gentle weeps Blackbird 👍

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

@@maxik2158 👍

[@MrDariosotoabril]

Excellent, great voice!!!, really felt like the original!!!!

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thanks Dario....huge Lennon fan here!

[@rorihaha]

I cannot express how amazing this is. I LOVE IT SO MUCH I literally love it to bits. thank you for this blessing michael. I love the shirt too and the whole outfit :))

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thanks so much smool! Much appreciated! Kind comments help keep me creating :)

[@rorihaha]

@@ThisMichaelBrown yessss keep making what you love :)

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

@@rorihaha :)

[@solonmanoelcosta2075]

Perfect!

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thanks Solon....a small tribute to John!

[@viejosvecinos6999]

Como me hacia falta la musica de Lennon...!!!!

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

¡Soy un gran fan de Lennon!

[@secretowl3561]

dude thanks for the cover, love it hahah Funny dinosaur

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thanks secret owl....most kind!

[@ryanwhiteguitar668]

This is fantastic!

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thanks Ryan...a small tribute to the master!

[@cristianosantos9585]

Very Good Michael!!! I am Brazilian

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Greetings to Brazil Christiano! Thanks for the kind words!

[@gloki888]

very good !!

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thanks a lot Gloki!

[@Multijoe84]

Love it, a great attempt!

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thanks Wee J....had a blast paying tribute to the master!

[@Relsk1711]

Tremendo, te salió increíble. Saludos desde Chile

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Muchas gracias .... agradezco el amable comentario .... Rock on Chile!

[@thebreaksinc]

Found your channel by accident, really enjoyed that. I'm a Lennon fan myself, I have a huge poster that hangs over my piano for inspiration. Cheers from NY

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Hey The Breaks! Man, I can't get enough of The Beatles....here's one I did with my Brother covering the Lennon part: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6DNq5uanqmjj6c. Also saw a great documentary called Lennon NYC...a must see if you haven't seen yet....Bout his time in NY

[@thebreaksinc]

@@ThisMichaelBrown Best band ever man. You really nailed the harmonies on In My Life, and the George harmonies are usually the trickiest. I've seen a few Lennon docs but never heard of that one, I'll check it out for sure. I'm gonna check out more of your vids in my spare time, they're really good. You even kind of look like John a bit lol

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

@@thebreaksinc Thanks The Breaks...Glad you are enjoying the vids! They are the Mozart and Bach of our times....they will always be relevant! Ha....on the look....just been lazy about getting a haircut...ha

[@jwingit]

great job

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thanks

[@cielop.j4379]

Buenísimo 🙌

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thanks Cielo!

[@gabrielfernandez9792]

Amazing Job Michael! It´d be cool if you could talk a little on how you produce these videos, if you haven´t done so in another video already. Thanks!

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Hey Gabriel! I've considered doing a "how to" series...I think it would be fun....both the audio and the video side....spending most of my current time writing new tunes....so much fun and so many projects :) but, thanks for the suggestion, may get around to that idea! And thanks for listening! :)

[@RichardRowleyGuitarist]

Wow!!!

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Much appreciated!

[@stuartbeaumont4782]

great cover

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thanks Stuart, appreciate the feedback....these are a blast! Im on my 30th one this week....FUN

[@theonlyguiltymaninshawshan7909]

Well done!

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thanks SD! Much Appreciated....

[@olliewest9488]

Awesomeeeee❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😫👌

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thanks Ollie!

[@joeysevz1552]

Great😍👏👏👍👍

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thanks Joey, fun stuff!

[@Tonystony1984]

I believe this song had everything in that he would have last said 😎❤️

[@Tonystony1984]

I reckon there's a hint in there to McCartney to get together again like in the early days. Maybe I'm mad though, lol

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

A classic masterful Lennon tune....he used lots of hard-earned craftsmanship in this one. I always say John could write a better song on a kazoo than guys with a 100 music degrees. He had the gift and exercised it very early in life! He was pretty fearless too....John and Paul were super brave about creating in the moment! They set the ceiling....

[@chrischamberlain701]

nice!

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thanks Chris!

[@jandro628]

WOW🥳

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thanks Jandro!

[@jesusenmanuelsandovaldaga9597]

buenísimo

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Gracias

[@jonathanisraelpechcatzin]

Muy buen cover

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thanks! 🙏

[@celiolourencocelio5495]

Show 👍 Sensacional

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thanks Ceilo! FUN!

[@kimmoraleja]

Great Cover! I love the voice and the animals in the background are the cutest thing ever. Did you intentionally make yourself look like John? And what is the adlib on 3:59?

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Hey Thanks Kim! Hee....no I think I just drift towards the Lennon energy so much my hair starts imitating him ;) the adlib is kind of a Charlie Brown teacher thing...I have no idea what that is saying in the song....hee.....Thanks for the kind words and close listen :)

[@gduqueg]

Hello, excellent interpretation dear friend... I wanted to ask you, I have a question: are you the drummer? He looks like a different person, he's a little fatter... the same is my admiration for you brother... what a nice memory and an honor for John Lennon

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thanks! Ha...no the drummer is a great friend and monster drummer....much better drummer than I! 😎🖖

[@gduqueg]

@@ThisMichaelBrown ok understood ha ha... it's cool to have an accomplice in such a beautiful musical project... but it's still difficult for me to understand that since you are such a versatile musician, you don't play the drums? I send you many blessings for your excellent work!!!

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

@@gduqueg Thanks! I do play drums on several of my songs...here is a list of covers...kzbin.info/aero/PLErC9CYVSnNCYd7quxi2ZoQAoisWmCzXM

[@OrlandoGomes02]

♥♥♥

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thanks Orlando!

[@joserodriguezrodriguez1906]

It's just as good as the original.

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Wow, kind words indeed....thanks a bunch....my version is a humble tribute to the master 🙏

[@Gerry-Marten]

At the 4:00 mark do you know what was exactly said on Lennon's original song!

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Haaaaa.....Hey Gerry, no I do not....poetic license.....ha

[@Gerry-Marten]

@@ThisMichaelBrown Michael hope you're not shocked and doing well.

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

@@Gerry-Marten Hey Gerry, keeping all focus on the positive...Rock on!

[@ГульбеддинХекматияр-ы5к]

Супер... 👍 👍 👍 👍 👋👋👋

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thanks!

[@dori4009]

U sounds like the real one. Love ur vid.

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thanks Dori, this is a tribute to my favorite writer of all time. Glad you enjoyed!

[@Rob-z7k]

2025 - perfect!

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

A humble tribute to the master....thanks!

[@marjimenez6212]

Cómo suena ese bajo par favarrr

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thanks MJ!

[@CarlosDiaz-xs2oi]

👌

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thanks Carlos

[@patrickfox-roberts7528]

Yeah :))))

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

😎🖖

[@ocho611]

better drum sound than the original

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Wow thanks Ocho....really appreciate that....my drummer sends me the files from California and I mix them in Louisiana....the home studio tech has come a far way....hard to believe this song is 40 years old. Pretty simple Glyn Johns set up for drum mics....nothing fancy. Audio engineering is a blast....as much fun as performing. Appreciate the kind words...

[@ocho611]

@@ThisMichaelBrown "pretty simple set up, nothing fancy"

[@RankielGuitar]

totally agree! this fucker knows how to make this song sound fucking good!!!

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

@@RankielGuitar Haaaaaaa.....thanks Marc! Rock on!

[@ChinoKpuchino98]

No entiendo por aparece un pterodactilo en el fondo pero buen cover

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

le gustan los beatles

[@nicolasreyna6166]

John Lennon

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Thanks for the kind words Nicolas...forever amazed at McCartney / Lennon

[@lucyzamora6853]

T

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

K?

[@justdoit4317]

He kinda look like John Lennon to me

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Ha...thanks for listening

[@dumbassisurmomsname]

You look like john

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Big John fan! Maybe it's like when you hang around with someone a bunch, you start looking like the....ha