"Heaven" - Words & music by Kenny Hogan
Here's the story of how this song came about:
I took a nap one Saturday afternoon and I had a strange vivid
dream.
I dreamed that I was floating up out of my body, up towards the
ceiling. I was hovering, looking down at my body which was still
in bed.
I was smiling and flying. It felt great. I liked it.
I discovered that if I tilted on a certain way I could fly in that
direction.
So I floated down the stairs while this strange music played in
the background.
I flew over my wife who was on the phone. She couldn't see me.
I floated into the living room where I saw my son playing. He
couldn't see me either.
I could fly, and I was invisible too!
I floated out the window, up the street a bit, and then drifted
slowly straight up into the sky, drifting towards heaven while my
body was still back in bed.
It was a great dream!
I woke up smiling with that strange music still in my head.
I walked downstairs and Katie was actually on the phone, and
Kenny was playing in the living room!
So I ran back upstairs, grabbed my guitar and mapped out the
chords to the song in my head.
I did a quick recording, added some vocals and a quick bass
line.
Then I took a shower and went to work.
Two years later I dug it out and recorded it. It took me two
weeks to record, working about 8 hours a day at overdubbing
all the parts.
Sounds:
71 Telecaster Thinline electric guitar
Variax Jumbo Acoustic model
Variax Electric Sitar model
Pod XT Live
Fender Jazz Bass
Zoom 1044-mrs drums
Vocals
1st chorus 3 part harmony overdubbed layered and panned 3
times 2nd chorus- same thing. So there are 18 of me singing
on the choruses. (not counting the lead vocal)
Guest appearances by my neighbor's snowblower, chainsaw,
motorcycle, hollering children, barking dogs and obnoxious
wind chimes.
Here's the story of how this song came about:
I took a nap one Saturday afternoon and I had a strange vivid
dream.
I dreamed that I was floating up out of my body, up towards the
ceiling. I was hovering, looking down at my body which was still
in bed.
I was smiling and flying. It felt great. I liked it.
I discovered that if I tilted on a certain way I could fly in that
direction.
So I floated down the stairs while this strange music played in
the background.
I flew over my wife who was on the phone. She couldn't see me.
I floated into the living room where I saw my son playing. He
couldn't see me either.
I could fly, and I was invisible too!
I floated out the window, up the street a bit, and then drifted
slowly straight up into the sky, drifting towards heaven while my
body was still back in bed.
It was a great dream!
I woke up smiling with that strange music still in my head.
I walked downstairs and Katie was actually on the phone, and
Kenny was playing in the living room!
So I ran back upstairs, grabbed my guitar and mapped out the
chords to the song in my head.
I did a quick recording, added some vocals and a quick bass
line.
Then I took a shower and went to work.
Two years later I dug it out and recorded it. It took me two
weeks to record, working about 8 hours a day at overdubbing
all the parts.
Sounds:
71 Telecaster Thinline electric guitar
Variax Jumbo Acoustic model
Variax Electric Sitar model
Pod XT Live
Fender Jazz Bass
Zoom 1044-mrs drums
Vocals
1st chorus 3 part harmony overdubbed layered and panned 3
times 2nd chorus- same thing. So there are 18 of me singing
on the choruses. (not counting the lead vocal)
Guest appearances by my neighbor's snowblower, chainsaw,
motorcycle, hollering children, barking dogs and obnoxious
wind chimes.
Lyrics:
Take me to heaven,
Take me to heaven again,
Now that I've seen heaven,
I wanna go back again
I dreamed that I was flying,
Rising to the sky,
Up to where my soul will live forever,
And my spirit will never die,
I wanna fly
Everything's gonna be alright,
There's a light that lives within us,
And it shines out from inside,
And as long as we keep it shinin'
Everything's gonna be alright,
Take me to heaven,
Take me to heaven again,
Now that I've seen heaven,
I wanna go back again
I dreamed that I was flying,
Rising to the sky,
Up to where my soul will live forever,
And my spirit will never die,
I wanna fly
Everything's gonna be alright,
There's a light that lives within us,
And it shines out from inside,
And as long as we keep it shinin'
Everything's gonna be alright,
For my Mother & Father Althea & Frank Hogan,
and for my brothers Donald, Paul & Walter
Hogan.
Shine on!
and for my brothers Donald, Paul & Walter
Hogan.
Shine on!