Episode Overview

The production of “Surrender” and its unapologetic triumphant epic rock energy spanned a year that set the song against a backdrop of tragic loss, including the children of two of the recording’s core contributors.

A song’s power is not just what you hear captured on tape, it’s everything else in the room that I believe you can somehow feel.

But in this case I wanted to tell you.

Read This Piece

A text version of this piece with photos appears on my Substackhttps://onegoodreason.substack.com/p/the-making-of-surrender

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Watch the Video

Check out the video for “Surrender,” featuring my daughter. Watch Here

Featured Artists

• Pat Cupples: Learn More

• Brendan Willing James: Learn More

• Thorald Koren: Learn More

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