Perry Botkin to Down By the Sea in 8 Steps
- Perry Botkin wrote There Will Never Be
- There Will Never Be was arranged by George Tipton
- George Tipton was nominated for an Oscar for the music he composed for the film Phantom of the Paradise
- Phantom of the Paradise is a 1974 film starring Paul Williams
- Paul Williams attended the funeral of Harry Nilsson
- Harry Nilsson wrote I'd Rather Be Dead
- I'd Rather Be Dead was published by EMI Blackwood Music
- EMI Blackwood Music published Down By the Sea