Songabout Song Story
Bayside Horns' Kevin Clark and Matt Gawlik
My fourth song ever, written in 1983. I wanted to write a funky “jam” tune.
The melody is simple, essential; and serves merely as a vehicle to get to the
solo sections. The progression is fun to play over, apparently. I had the
Phoenix Horns playing in my head. Thanks heavens for Kevin Clark of Bayside
Horns, who took my rudimentary ideas and turned them into genius. These guys are
big time. Kevin and Matt both have kickass solos (I so LOVE a killer baritone
sax solo, it’s such an expressive and bombastic instrument, what a flavor!), and
Dan O’Hara really brings the house down with his ripping organ solo.
The title comes form when I was writing the tune, someone yelled out "Hey, Phil, what's your next song about?". Someone has a much better story, I wish it were the truth; they though it was an analogue to the Australian tradition of the walkabout. "Where's Phil?" "Oh, he's off on Songabout..."
The title comes form when I was writing the tune, someone yelled out "Hey, Phil, what's your next song about?". Someone has a much better story, I wish it were the truth; they though it was an analogue to the Australian tradition of the walkabout. "Where's Phil?" "Oh, he's off on Songabout..."