It was likely the summer of 1987. KSJO radio station held a contest for a new song about San Jose. So I created this rock’ n’ roll tune “Back to San Jose”. It was placed in the top ten songs. I was thrilled to hear it as they played the song on air. I was actually driving through downtown San Jose at the time! I was then asked to play with the other contestants at a local nightclub, Spoons. But, the fix was in! While there were several good songs the winner was a group of school kids conducted by their teacher. They couldn’t even perform as they were too young to be in a bar. Well, that’s Rock’ n’ Roll!
Here is another version with a duet sung by John Lennon and Ariana Grande. Sorry Paul, you didn’t make the cut! I used a voice filter to alter my singing with their voice qualities. It gives me confidence to hear them sing as badly as I do! I think to myself, ‘I can sing that!’.
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