GovernorSilver Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 Campbell talks about how he started what became "Boys of Summer" on his Linn drum machine, how his demo cassette ended up at Don Henley's, how the Linn errored out on him in the studio, etc. He apparently made enough money off the song to save his house from foreclosure. Some other interesting story details too 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nursers Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 It's certainly an iconic song in more ways than one. Steve Porcaro's involvement in it was interesting too. One of my top 5 favourite 80s songs :thu: Quote The Keyboard Chronicles Podcast Check out your fellow forumites in an Apple Music playlist Check out your fellow forumites in a Spotify playlist My Music: Stainless Fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundown Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 An incredible tune … And funny enough, I was just reading about it’s genesis a week or two ago. I had no idea Mike Campbell wrote it or that he shared it with Tom Petty first. If you get the chance, read the credits on that particular album. Any one of the session musicians involved would have been a lifetime find. Don had *all* of them. A really impressive roster … Todd Quote Sundown Finished: Gateway, The Jupiter Bluff, Condensation Working on: Driven Away, Eighties Crime Thriller Main axes: Kawai MP11 and Kurz PC361 DAW Platform: Cubase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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