An e-mail announcement from the Tommy Conwell Store: Hey! I'm playing next Saturday night, July 12th, in Avalon, New Jersey at Jack's Place with SideArm, which is my buddy Bobby Pirylis' band. Bobby is also a member of the legendary Octane, which is all you need to know... The band is KILLER!
Also, as if that's not enough, THE Philly party icon Johnny O is playing with us! Special thanks to my old pal, Al Geary, for putting this show together. I can't wait! See you there, you dirty dogs!
Saturday July 12, 2014 Tommy Conwell
with SideArm
Featuring Johnny O!
Jack's Place
Avalon, NJ
Tommy Conwell and the Young Rumblers performing “Going Back to Philly” in Wildwood, NJ. Early 90’s…
Going Back To Philly Written by: Tommy Conwell
Well, rubber on the highway, smoke in the air We went rolling out of Philly heading anywhere Played our first gig in a one-room shack Raised a whole lot of hell, said we’re coming back played Austin, Detroit, New Orleans, San Francisco, Baltimore and points in between But there’s one place feels like heaven above better known as the city of brotherly love I’m goin’ back to Philly - lawd, it’s been a long long time Goin’ back to Philly Driver, move me down the line Goin’ back to Philly to see that little woman of mine Well, Silver Eagle leveled off at 65 eatin’ Waffle House cookin’ just to stay alive then bus it down to Massachusetts down to Alabam- Oklahoma City down to Texarkan- Up and down and round and round she go where the bus gonna stop Ain’t nobody knows I been a lot of places and they all look fine But it ain’t nothin’ like that hometown city of mine Goin’ back to Philly - lawd, it’s been a long long time Goin’ back to Philly, driver, move me down the line Goin’ back to Philly to see that little woman of mine We played little black clubs where no one goes hockey rinks and late night tv shows flew a big jet plane all the way to Japan took a European bus across the promise land played London, Stockholm, Amsterdam, Tokyo, Osaka and Yokoham- But when they brought that thing back to the USA We ‘bout to get it on and here’s what I say Goin’ back to Philly, lawd, it’s been a long long time Goin’ back to Philly, driver, move me down the line Goin’ back to Philly to see that little woman of mine
A highlight of Tommy Conwell's acoustic performance at Coffee Works includes a rare song - "May We All Be Here Until the End."
This song was one of several played as a preview of new rock material featured on a WMMR live showcase in the early '90s. The band was promoting Neuroticus Maximus, an album later rejected by MCA.
Tommy has re-worked this song with new lyrics. If you have heard the original demo for this song, you know it's an instant classic.
