Goodbye Dear Friend
by Deer Tick
Released in 2010 in the album The Black Dirt Session and to the genre indie rock, Goodbye Dear Friend was written by John Joseph Mccauley iii, who is the bands singer and song writer.
When asked why he wrote the song McCauley answered “This kid Andy that I knew passed away in a house fire, which really hit close to home. I was in a house fire when I was a kid, and to see someone go like that was pretty disheartening. I wrote that song after the funeral to celebrate his life. It was a really moving experience. The last time I saw him was when he passed out from drinking too much and I carried him to bed. And I never saw him again.”
The song gained success proceeding its use in an episode of the hit series Sons of Anarchy, as fans connected their emotions from the loss of a main character in the show with the song from played at his departure.
Goodbye Dear friend’s lyrics are incredibly heart wrecking with the reality of losing a loved one. The simple piano music carries John McCauley’s voice with swiftness, not daring to take over. His raspy hoarse voice matched with the aching lyrics makes seems to bring tears to the toughest of us.
The country/alternative rock band is originally from Providence, Rhode Island. The band is made up of (singer-songwriter) John J. McCauley, (guitarist) Ian O'Neil, (bassist) Chris Ryan and (drummer) Dennis Ryan.
The name Deer Tick came to McCauley in a hiking trip in the Morgan–Monroe State Forest, where he found a deer tick on his head, astonished by never having seen one before despite his frequent outdoors activites the name stuck with him.
Lyrics:
Some roads that you take
Some bonds we'll choose to break
I swore I'd no long be the pallbearer
But I carried you to bed
So you could rest your head
You were taking off a load, heavy drinking
The world it carries on
Your memories and song
And your pictures on my wall, are not forgotten
There was hymns that came from mouths
That turned crosses upside down
But it came through their teeth with great ease
