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Peter Cross is the songwriter, the lead singer and he also sings all the harmony tracks, plus he's the arranger and the producer.

Commentary:

Favorite Toy is the first song I ever wrote that was performed in a band (Steam) in front of a live audience, and it was specifically written to showcase the dubious talents of the drummer (who else?). The lyrics have no particular meaning outside of representing vaguely free form teenage sexual imagery and ethic. Even though the song was performed by many different bands over the years, it was always played exactly the same way because the drummer and singer was always me. Favorite Toy was recorded first by Steam, later by two different versions of Magic, and for the last time in 1995 by me and my studio musicians. In 1994, it was a dead song because the first three versions are devoid of feeling and pathetic in terms of singing, playing, and recording (what else is there?), and also because I had stopped playing drums due to a terminal case of tendonitis.

Favorite Toy was resurrected because Jason and Alex liked it best of all my songs. They asked me to record it again and after telling them that it couldn't be done because I couldn't play drums anymore and I didn't know anybody who could play like I used to be able to play, I found an old Record Plant master tape of the second Magic's version and it turned out that all the tracks were salvageable. All the tracks were lousy except for the drums which were not bad, considering the developing tendonitis and subsequent total bodily disappearance. Starting with the saved drum track, I built-up the tracks again. It took a lot of years to get this song right, too many actually, but it is perfect now, note for note the way I first heard it in my mind so many years ago. So . . . why don't you "tell me what's your Favorite Toy?"

Peter is the singer standing up at the mic on the left

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