if es on ▁then ▁helped ▁set ▁the ▁poem ▁to ▁music . ▁The ▁" g row ling " ▁synth es izer ▁sound ▁heard ▁in ▁the ▁song ▁came ▁from ▁Lee ▁experiment ing ▁with ▁his ▁Ober heim ▁O B - X . ▁For ▁" Tom ▁S aw yer ", ▁Lee ▁switched ▁from ▁his ▁R icken back er ▁ 4 0 0 1 ▁to ▁a ▁F ender ▁Jazz ▁Bass ▁he ▁purchased ▁from ▁a ▁pa wn ▁shop . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁R ush ▁Back stage ▁Club ▁news letter , ▁drum mer ▁and ▁ly ric ist ▁Neil ▁Pe art ▁said : ▁ ▁Alex ▁L if es on ▁describes ▁his ▁guitar ▁solo ▁in ▁" Tom ▁S aw yer " ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁interview : ▁ ▁Person nel ▁Ged dy ▁Lee ▁– ▁lead ▁vocals , ▁bass ▁guitar , ▁key boards ▁Alex ▁L if es on ▁– ▁gu it ars ▁Neil ▁Pe art ▁– ▁drums ▁ ▁Single ▁release ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁pe aked ▁at ▁number ▁ 2 4 ▁in ▁Canada , ▁number ▁ 4 4 ▁on ▁the ▁US ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 , ▁and ▁number ▁eight ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Top ▁Tra cks ▁chart . ▁The ▁studio ▁version ▁of ▁" Tom ▁S aw yer ", ▁despite ▁its ▁popular ity , ▁did ▁not ▁see ▁a ▁single - release ▁in ▁other ▁territ ories . ▁In ▁the ▁UK , ▁" V ital ▁Sign s " ▁was ▁chosen ▁as ▁the ▁single ▁from ▁Mov ing ▁Pictures . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁live - version ▁from ▁Exit