I wrote this song in 1983 or 1984 when a boy I knew was killed in a car accident. He wasn't a close friend, but he was a friend and we both had the same exact Les Paul. The day I found out what happened I was very broken up and my mom showed me this poem in Reader's Digest. I immediately wrote this song after reading it, and it's still unchanged from the lyrics that just flowed out, beginning to end in one shot as did the music. I was nineteen when I wrote this and I believe Jay was sixteen or seventeen when he died.
Here's a link to the song called "Soon Be Together" I recorded this on my Boss BR864 8-track in 2004, and the freaking drums took nearly a week to program, lol. The guitars are a Line 6 pod, and I don't think they sound good, but that's the breaks. A lot of bouncing took place and I lost a lot of clarity, but here's my one and only recording of this song. My old band Forever used to end the shows with this song in the 80s.
Here's a link to the poem that inspired the song. I borrowed the first few lines because they just fit so well.
Here's a link to the song called "Soon Be Together" I recorded this on my Boss BR864 8-track in 2004, and the freaking drums took nearly a week to program, lol. The guitars are a Line 6 pod, and I don't think they sound good, but that's the breaks. A lot of bouncing took place and I lost a lot of clarity, but here's my one and only recording of this song. My old band Forever used to end the shows with this song in the 80s.
Here's a link to the poem that inspired the song. I borrowed the first few lines because they just fit so well.
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