"Everything I Own" performed by Toast

TOAST performing "Everything I Own" at Bountiful City's Music in the Park, July 2018. We had such a fun time!

David Gates:
“That was written in memory of my father. I worked on the lyric so that it could be taken in a general sense and not be real obvious. Recording the song went really well, I was quite motivated to get that one done right. Larry [Knechtell] played a real interesting and complicated part on the harpsichord, and we doubled the kick drum to get that thick sound. I just tried to put as much emotion into it as I could.”

"This particular song stands out more than others, perhaps for the raw fragility in David’s tone during the opening bars. One can almost feel the emotion of his thoughts as he sings the first four lines, dedicating his pain on to vinyl, before the chiming unison of the acoustic guitars and the gentle bass riff introduce his colleagues’ accompaniment into the sound. Although the original inspiration behind the lyrics was not hidden away, many were to take the song at face value, with a number of successful cover versions appearing in subsequent years, leading much of the listening public to remain blissfully unaware of the song’s true sentiments." Courtesy Goldmine Magazine (2013)