Hi, Marty! I'm honored that you listened three times down the desert highway! It was 1980, I was 25 when I composed "Far From Home." I think I was sick with the flu and I was playing with some chords. When I did the Em, C, A progression to the same tempo and beat as "Carry On," I knew I had something. And finally, after the last five years, I can mix songs without getting them all muddy!

Hi, TM, Yep, short and sweet. But you're showing your age. The younger set doesn't have a long attention span like we do thanks to the rapid buckshot method of stimuli shooting out of the Internet. I don't think melodies and substance mean anything anymore either. Now I sound old and cranky, sitting on the rocking chair on the porch and yelling, "Git yer goddang dog offa my lawn, you dang whippersnappers. You don't know a thing about integrity and music with your dang rap and mouthful of yer so-called filthy lyrics and AI! NOW BACK IN MY DAY!!!..." But back to the topic, I am pleased and honored that you enjoyed my song. Thank you!

Hey, DC Ron. Thank you much, I'm happy you enjoyed it! I started it with just my horrible guitar playing (after 45 years, I'm still a novice) and awful vocals. I took Band in a Box and applied a CSNY style to it. I thought it was wonderful but it had a different feel. After I learned about FiveRR, I got Martin (I think he's from Russia) to do guitar, drums, and bass, and David Luke on Vocals. After a couple more years, I decided to put Clay Collins on vocals after he was taking a long break. So I replaced Band in a Box instruments with Martin's instruments. I still have the Band in a Box tracks and I've been putting them back into a copy to see how that will work out. FiveRR used to have low prices but now they're getting out of reach for me!

John