![]() “I love the word thrill, but there is a better lyric. My original lyric was “it’s the thrill of being there and shouting go Vols go.”ĭuring the last writing session, Sandy said. I’m chagrined to admit the lyric “it’s 100 thousand people shouting go Vols go” is not completely mine. The lyric “you might catch a glimpse of Peyton” was a game-time decision. He in Nashville, me in my Lake Tansi home. The song was co-written by my co-producer, Sandy Tipping. “Rocky Top Rocks, Rocky Top Rolls!”Ī few additional thoughts. “Oh hell yeah, we are writing this song.” Ha! Realizing no one is there, I say out loud. I immediately look around my bedroom, like someone should have heard my new lyrics and melody. Without thinking, I sing out “Rocky Top Rocks, Rocky Top Rolls.” The next moment is still very funny to me. Just meaning, I’m pretty high on the Vols. By now, as an old friend of mine used to scold me, you’ve been smoking that Rocky Top weed again. Josh’s time on the podium is nothing short of sensational. Additionally, Hendon Hooker is also in the interview area. On Thursday, Tennessee’s Josh Heupel is on the podium. By the way, those who offer that this version of Covid is mild didn’t have my rendition. I will watch it for the rest of the week in its entirety. Attempting to quarantine from my wife (she will test positive three days later), I retreat to our bedroom, and now I’m watching SEC Media days. Tuesday morning, I get my antiviral drug, and by midday, I’m really feeling bad. “I have Covid.” My response was well, how in the blankety-blank do I not have it? Monday afternoon, I tested positive. The following Monday morning, he calls me. The significance of those events will be immediately revealed. Additionally, and for good measure, I drove him home after the round. On Saturday, July 16, I played Dorchester, Fairfield Glade, with my Wednesday/Saturday group. Incredibly, Rocky Top Rocks is rooted directly from my golf. I have four golf songs you might have heard, one more coming out in a few weeks. God bless, I hope you enjoy “Return to Pebble Beach.” Rocky Top Rocks, The Storyįor those of you who are familiar with the origins of my songwriting, you know that my golf songs were inspired in and around my experiences with the game. The song as it was written, presented and performed is a humble attempt to convey the aura, ambiance, passion and love that residents and visitors alike feel for Pebble Beach. The arrangement by Sandy Tipping in my obviously biased opinion, is simply excellent. They can be seen in the accompanying short video. Several members of the Nashville Symphony Orchestra are participants. Seventeen of Nashville’s finest musicians worked on this project. We finished the song in early February 2021. Although that decision again, was prudent, I was disappointed we would not complete the project in 2020. ![]() That plan quickly fell apart as virus concerns in the Nashville area prudently and effectively closed the recording industry for a time. The original plan was to record Return to Pebble Beach in early December 2020. Later in that same week, Sandy and I met at The Studio in Nashville to finish writing the song. We would have another session in the first week of October. ![]() I introduced the song to Sandy Tipping my producer and co- songwriter on Return to Pebble Beach during a Skype session in September of 2020. Listening to the finished product, I’m hoping we convey that ambiance. That mood would be a triumphant reverence, sprinkled with tender passion. I think on at least three or four occasions, in the time above, I had worked on ideas concerning the presentation and the tenor (ie mood)of the song. We were unable to make that trip, and several others we had booked. I’ve been to the Monterey-Pebble- Carmel area three times as an adult and had planned a return last year. ![]() I started thinking about Pebble Beach as inspiration for a song. Clicking on a chord will open a chord palette, where you can choose from all the chords for the current scale. Top Software Keywords Show more Show less ![]()
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