JORN Unveil Music Video For Cover Of DON HENLEY’s ‘New York Minute’
April 22nd, 2020
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Norwegian heavy metal band Jorn, fronted by vocalist Jørn Lande, have released a music video for their rendition of Don Henley’s ‘New York Minute’. Created by The Show Factory, the clip can be viewed below.
Speaking about the song and video, Jørn Lande said: “After releasing Heavy Rock Radio II on January 24th, just before the coronavirus pandemic hit the world, a music video for the song ‘New York Minute’ was something I very much wanted to do. ‘New York Minute’ is one of those epic songs that is relevant regardless of the times and even though it reflects on New York City and the specific story penned by Don Henley, it’s a timeless classic that is lyrically identifiable to people everywhere. It reflects everything from everyday life and love, to terror, despair, and personal crisis, and could easily include today’s pandemic situation… an imprint of our time described with simple words that bring a visual to our minds. If there was ever a time capsule to be buried leaving some music for future generations to find, what better song to include, lyrically, than ‘New York Minute’?
“It’s been fantastic to see many fellow musicians performing from home, giving support, and sharing personal experiences in these difficult times of quarantine and illness. A heartwarming massive global movement to support all the hard working health care workers who are at the front line battling against Covid-19, the true heroes in these challenging times! Regardless of who we are and what we do, we’re all affected by the situation in various ways, and I feel that despite the lockdown and physical distance of staying home, it still brings us all closer together.
“Many are asking for a Jorn-performance from home, and I hope releasing this video will be a good alternative to a living room show. I have been spending time with my good and very competent friends at Showfabrikken (The Show Factory), happy to be able to make this video happen in the middle of this situation, taking all necessary precautions to keep safe and healthy while working.
“In these unusual times, this song and video represents a globally relevant message, easily identifiable for people all over the world, and I hope it can inspire through hard times. Take care of each other, life is fragile! Everything can change… in a New York Minute.”
Jorn issued covers album Heavy Rock Radio II: Executing The Classics on January 24th, 2020 through Frontiers Music Srl.
Jørn Lande commented: “The first Heavy Rock Radio released in 2016 was meant to be a one-off, but I never dreamt it would become such a popular concept! I was humbled and truly surprised that these ‘Jornified’ versions of other artists’ songs, would end up on sale charts around the world, including Billboard.
“I’m blessed to be working with some fantastic musicians and I’m very proud of the result! Francesco Jovino, who also played on the latest original Jorn album Life On Death Road [2017], plus the first Heavy Rock Radio album, has laid down some monster drumming with incredible groove and power.
“My other band mates Sid Ringsby [bass], Tore Moren [guitar], and Alessandro Del Vecchio [keyboards] has provided some spectacular playing, and given this product their personal mark. Additionally we have great special appearances by [guitarists] Jgor Gianola, Luca Princiotta, Trond Holter and Andrea Seveso. Thank you for your efforts my friends, you brought the rock!!!”
The track listing is as follows:
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01. ‘Lonely Nights’ (Bryan Adams cover)
02. ‘Winning’ (Russ Ballard cover)
03. ‘New York Minute’ (Don Henley cover)
04. ‘Needles And Pins’ (Jackie DeShannon cover)
05. ‘Love’ (Santana cover)
06. ‘I Do Believe In You’ (America cover)
07. ‘Nightlife’ (Foreigner cover)
08. ‘Bad Attitude’ (Deep Purple cover)
09. ‘Quinn The Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)’ (Bob Dylan cover)
10. ‘Mystery’ (Dio cover)
11. ‘The Rhythm Of The Heat’ (Peter Gabriel cover)
12. ‘Hotel California (Remastered)’ (Eagles cover) *
13. ‘The Final Frontier (Radio Edit)’ (Iron Maiden cover) *
14. ‘Die Young (Radio Edit)’ (Black Sabbath cover) *
16. ‘Naked City (Radio Edit)’ (Kiss cover) *
12. ‘Ride Like The Wind (Remastered)’ (Christopher Cross cover) *
* bonus track
Heavy Rock Radio II: Executing The Classics’s recording line-up was as follows:
Jørn Lande (vocals)
Jgor Gianola (guitar)
Trond Holter (guitar)
Tore Moren (guitar)
Luca Princiotta (guitar)
Andrea Seveso (guitar)
Sid Ringsby (bass)
Francesco Iovino (drums)
Alessandro Del Vecchio (keyboards)
Music videos were filmed for the tracks ‘Lonely Nights’ and ‘Needles And Pins’. In addition, an official lyric video was created for the song ‘Winning’. All three clips can also be viewed below.
Thirteenth studio record Life On Death Road was released in June 2017 via Frontiers Music Srl.
