Slash releases instrumental version of Where Do I Begin?, the theme from Love Story
The Guns N' Roses guitarist recorded the 1970 movie tune as a tribute to Love Story producer and friend Robert Evans
Slash has released an instrumental cover of the song Where Do I Begin?, the theme from the 1970 film Love Story.
The rendition, which features Slash on both acoustic and electric guitar, was recorded as a tribute to Love Story producer Robert Evans, who passed away last year and was a close friend of the Guns guitarist.
You can check it out above, and see a clip of Slash recording the song below.
Second Part of “Love Story” Theme ❤-Slash recorded yesterday in his studio this amazing melodic theme ! Thank you @Slash for the magic sound ! And thank you Meegan for sharing this moment!🎥: meeganhodges ( IG ) pic.twitter.com/eKtLd7zOo2September 19, 2020
Slash, of course, has made Speak Softly Love, the theme from The Godfather – another film with which Evans was associated – part of his live solo spot with Guns N’ Roses for decades.
The top-hatted one also guests on the song Interstate 80, taken from Tom Morello’s new EP, Comandante.
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