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  1. (if only you'd) Come Down
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This one has a unique story:
In 1980 I was in a lounge band called, Reunion. The lead guitar player had written a song we were to record. We tracked drums, bass guitar and rhythm guitar live. The lead vocalist and front person, Carrie LaPorte', then added vocals with Mike James, (the guitar player and writer) but we never finished the song.

Fourteen years later I found myself wanting to write, but had no drums, again.....broke as usual at the time. I listened to the original monaural mix copy of the drums, bass and guitars. I thought, "hhhmmm, chord progressions aren't copyright-able. I'll write a different melody and lyric to create an entirely different song."


1980 Writer, Tracking & Musicians:
Mike James - Chord Progression Writer & Rhythm Guitar (2)
Fred Parks - Bass Guitar
Craig Brohan - Drums

Writer (1994) & Tracking (1995):
On a Marantz PMD 720 4-track cassette deck.
Craig Brohan - Melody & Lyric Writer, Vocals (4), Lead/Rhythm Guitars (2)

2011 Tracking:
Craig Brohan - Key Saxophones (2), Piano & Marimba

Lyrics

"(if only you'd) Come Down"
By: Craig Brohan (1994) / Mike James (1980)

[Verse]
If only you'd come down...I'd help you through your battleground....seems you don't even care...or you don't even know I'm 'round

[Pre-Chorus]
Don't deny ....this war you're fightin' is a battle that rages in you... now you've left me to watch you leave me this way.. what can I do?

[Chorus]
If only you'd come 'round / I wouldn't have to lay you down / if only you'd come 'round / wouldn't have to plant you six feet down...in the ground

[Verse]
If only you'd come down... and stop your jerkin' us around...if honey you'd come 'round.... I'd claim you from the lost and found

[Pre-Chorus]
Don't deny...this war you're fightin' is a battle that rages in you.... now you've left me to watch you...leave us this way...what can I do?

[Chorus]
Honey you come down...you come down

[Bridge]
Addiction's your battle...and your words are your knife...and your gun is the needle...and your enemy's life...so you load up your weapon...and wait for the whites of your eyes
Who held you tight...stayed with you all night...to keep you from harm...awaken to see...your casualty's...a shot up arm...no

[Lead]
shoot......shoot........shoot

[Verse][
You come down...honey you come 'round...if only you'd come down
baby you come 'round

[Chorus]
You come down...you come down...baby you come 'round...you come down...
if only you'd come.............................


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