A tribute to Jim Carroll, who ironically also departed the planet back in 2009.
jim carroll
craig guerrieri
cygnus studios
people who died
catholic boy
Story behind the song
Arrangements, all instruments and vocals by Craig Guerrieri.
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Craig Guerrieri at Cygnus Studios, Florida, USA. 2022.
Video also available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSNRfOttqeQ
Lyrics
[Two verses modified in fond memory of my dear brother from another mother, Artie.]
Teddy sniffing glue, he was 12 years old
Fell from the roof on East Two-Nine
Cathy was 11 when she pulled the plug
On 26 reds and a bottle of wine
Bobby got leukemia, 14 years old
He looked like 65 when he died
He was a friend of mine
[Chorus]
Those are people who died, died [X4]
They were all my friends, and they died
G-berg and Georgie let their gimmicks go rotten
So they died of hepatitis in upper Manhattan
Sly in Vietnam took a bullet in the head
Bobby OD'd on Draino on the night that he was wed
They were two more friends of mine
Two more friends that died
Mary took a dry dive from a hotel room
Bobby hung himself from a cell in the tombs
Judy jumped in front of a subway train
Artie got screwed by some cancerous thing
And Artie, I miss you more than all the others
And I salute you, my brother!
Herbie pushed Tony from the Boys' Club roof
Tony thought that his rage was just some goof
But Herbie sure gave Tony some bitchin proof
"Hey," Herbie said, "Tony, can you fly?"
But Tony couldn't fly, Tony died
Brian got busted on a narco rap
He beat the rap by rattin' on some bikers
He said, "Hey, I know that's dangerous, but it sure beats Rikers!"
But the very next day he got offed by the very same bikers
Teddy sniffing glue, he was 12 years old
Fell from the roof on East Two-Nine
Cathy was 11 when she pulled the plug
On 26 reds and a bottle of wine
Bobby got leukemia, 14 years old
He looked like 65 when he died
He was a friend of mine
G-berg and Georgie let their gimmicks go rotten
So they died of hepatitis in upper Manhattan
Sly in Vietnam took a bullet in the head
Bobby OD'd on Draino on the night that he was wed
They were two more friends of mine
I miss 'em, they died
Mary took a dry dive from a hotel room
Bobby hung himself from a cell in the tombs
Judy jumped in front of a subway train
Artie got screwed by some cancerous thing
And Artie, I miss you more than all the others
This song is for you my brother!