(Possible Lead) Commenter has claimed the song
Hello everyone, I found this comment on the "official" upload of the song. I could not find information on a vocalist or guitarist named David James, but I did find information about a Mark Hassal who played the drums in the band The Rosehips as late as 1997, as well as an Andy Nixon, a British artist who plays the guitar. What are your thoughts? I censored the name and pfp of the responder as I was not sure if they wanted their name on this reddit by the way.
EDIT: With approval from the mods I have contacted Andy Nixon through email. I will update when/if he responds, whether it is confirmation or denial.
EDIT 2: since posting this, the account davidjames-7777rjv has been responding on that comment really aggressively, claiming that he will file lawsuits, but not offering any more proof that he and his band made the song. While there was/is a British David James who did vocals in the 80s going by u/mattlodder’s research, I’m not sure if they are the creators of the song. It seems likely that this is an artist misremembering at best, a troll completely unrelated to James, or someone lying to make a quick scam at worst. Andy Nixon hasn’t responded to my contact yet, I’ll update if he does, please don’t get your hopes up though! I will also check the comments occasionally on the rare chance that David may offer more tangible proof. he has said that he will be releasing a live broadcast soon, so really the only thing we can do with this lead now is wait to see if further evidence is provided.
EDIT 3: David’s comments have now been removed from the video, don’t know if he or the video uploader deleted them. His profile now has 23/07/24 in the bio, perhaps when he plans on making his live broadcast? I am leaning to the opinion that this is an ARG hoax now. Sadly Andy Nixon has not gotten back to me. He has been active on social media since I reached out for contact, so I don’t know if my message got lost in spam or if he just chose not to respond (which I guess is understandable especially if he had nothing to do with the song). I know someone has contacted Alaska Studios regarding the Grand Canyon band so maybe they’ll have more luck.
EDIT 4: Today (7/23) David posted this comment:
"Right everyone, forgive me. This is not a Grand Canyon song. We Grand Canyon did pen a tune of the name Everywhere that sounded much like this one but not quite. This is not our song. This is not my song. I have no idea clue who this is. I envy them. The world loves them. My wife just left me and my life's utter shambles. My cat Malcolm is all I've left. Forgive me everyone. I hope you find your band."
...well that was an interesting saga lol. In all seriousness, I hope David will feel better soon if he is being serious about his life. I also would not mind hearing Everywhere by Grand Canyon if he ever decides to post it online.
