The other two songs from the Wayback machine...
Hit Man: Sounds like it's about the Mafia, but it's actually about a drummer friend who took time out of a very busy schedule to play on a track of ours, Kenny Aronoff. He was recording and touring with some guy named Mellencamp, and these days is all over the place doing sessions and tours. He comes by every couple of years to do drum clinics at Gordy's store, and we get to play a song or two with (imo) the nicest, but kick-assinest drummer there is.
Gordy sings lead again, Bobby on keys and lead guitar, yours truly on one of two rhythm guitar tracks.
Dancing on the Wall: This is the one track of the four where we weren't going for top 40. I got to the studio later than the other guys that night because of something remarkable that was happening. The Berlin Wall was being torn down.
When I got there, I told the guys about it, and we all sat there blown away.
Bobby said he had a dropped-D guitar piece he was working on, so we tracked it then I went into the office and wrote the words.
It was gratifying when we learned that the song got some airplay in Germany shortly after.
These are the last two tracks from the four-song set, link below.
Mark
Hit Man and Dancing on the Wall
Hit Man: Sounds like it's about the Mafia, but it's actually about a drummer friend who took time out of a very busy schedule to play on a track of ours, Kenny Aronoff. He was recording and touring with some guy named Mellencamp, and these days is all over the place doing sessions and tours. He comes by every couple of years to do drum clinics at Gordy's store, and we get to play a song or two with (imo) the nicest, but kick-assinest drummer there is.
Gordy sings lead again, Bobby on keys and lead guitar, yours truly on one of two rhythm guitar tracks.
Dancing on the Wall: This is the one track of the four where we weren't going for top 40. I got to the studio later than the other guys that night because of something remarkable that was happening. The Berlin Wall was being torn down.
When I got there, I told the guys about it, and we all sat there blown away.
Bobby said he had a dropped-D guitar piece he was working on, so we tracked it then I went into the office and wrote the words.
It was gratifying when we learned that the song got some airplay in Germany shortly after.
These are the last two tracks from the four-song set, link below.
Mark
Hit Man and Dancing on the Wall
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