I've been in the studio with a musician, of all creatures, working on an arrangement for Pop Down The Years. I thought I needed a real musician to help me. I think these guys believe they get paid by the note. After two sessions I gave up.

I am reminded of David Bowie's 50th birthday concert at Madison Square Garden ... where his guitarist Reeves Gabrels turned Robert Fripp's magnificent, timeless 3-note guitar figure for "Heroes" into a 6-note monstrosity ... the beginning of the end of their partnership, I believe.

In any case, I'm scrapping everything we've done. Writing the proper arrangement on my own - as it should be - an homage to the songs of the golden era of pop music - and then back into the studio to rerecord guitar and vocals.

Like I should have done in the first place.

Here, you can download the original, just me and my gr-33. 

*"Knox," you ask, "what do you mean 'perfect?'" And my reply is,"Child, Pop Down The Years is my favorite song of ALL my songs [today] and I wouldn't change a thing on this particular rendition. Therefore I like to think of it as the perfect love song to the music of my youth, and to a girl, of course."

But then you might just say,"Bongos, Knox, it needs bongos."

And, jeeezus, you might be right.

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Actually...
written by Bill, April 19, 2007

Needs more cowbell.

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