“Just For Today” was another early composition for the Cloud Nine album, composed around the same time as Cloud 9. He took the lyrical concept from one of the basic tenets of Alcoholics Anonymous, learned through Derek Taylor’s participation in AA. During the Friar Park sessions for his LP, Duane Eddy added a guitar part to Just For Today, which at the time consisted of little more than a piano and drums backing track. As the track became more and more developed, Duane’s contribution ‘unfortunately got the elbow’.Duane Eddy was at Friar Park (on January 30 and February 5, 1987). He recorded The Trembler and Theme For Something Really Important for his forthcoming eponymous Capitol LP with George on slide guitar and Jeff Lynne on bass, during the January session.”Enjoy now George and Just For Today. In the comments, Duane Eddy, George and Jeff Lynne, 1987 in Theme For Something Really Important. Awesome!
