True Companion
Donald Fagen * Track #3 On Nightfly Trilogy: 10 Extras
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Album Nightfly Trilogy: 10 Extras
True Companion by Donald Fagen
Performed by
Donald FagenWrited by
Donald FagenAbout
“The Nightfly” was Fagen’s ’80s debut, but the one-off track ‘True Companion’ preceded it by a year. It was part of the “Heavy Metal” soundtrack, an animated film based on the sex’n’slash fantasy comic book of the same name. Fagen used the song as an excuse to get back into the studio after a few ye...
True Companion Lyrics
[Instrumental]
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 1]
Crewmen of the true companion
I can see you're tired of action
In this everlasting twilight
Home is just a sad abstraction
[Verse 2]
Just beyond the troubled skyways
Young men dream of fire and starshine
I've been dreaming of my own green world
Far across the reach of space time
True Companion Q&A
Who wrote True Companion's ?
True Companion was written by Donald Fagen.
Who produced True Companion's ?
True Companion was produced by Elliot Scheiner & Donald Fagen.
What did Donald Fagen say about "True Companion"?
‘'True Companion’‘ guitarist Steve Khan told Song Stories, “During those years, I think that Donald was trying to find the confidence to move forward with a solo career because, after Gaucho, it seemed that he and Walter were going to need a long, long break! 'True Companion’ was one of a few exper...