Better Late Than Never
Episode #207: Better Late Than Never\xa0 \xa0 (Song starts at 4:30)
\nThis song (#659), came about back in 2017.\xa0 I was on my way to work and there was a bit of difficulty getting there, due to the public transport not exactly running smoothly.
\nI was off to teach piano for the day ( I\u2019ve been a piano teacher now for probably about 15 years. I teach as a contractor in a primary school. I teach 24 private lessons in 2 fairly intense days (I\u2019m working steadily on video courses. More on this later).
\nAnyway, on this particular cold winters morning, the bus had been late and then the train was really late.
\nWhen it did finally arrive, a lady turned to me and said \u201cBetter late than never\u201d. Indeed, I thought: Aha that\u2019ll be a good phrase to write a song around.
\nSo that\u2019s what I did at the school. As luck would have it, my first student was absent. I wrote this one \u2018backwards\u2019, from the main phrase
\nIt\u2019s funny, I remember a teacher passing by my door\u2026\u201dWhat are you doing there Peter?\u201d \u201cWriting a song,.\u201d \xa0 \xa0 \u201cHmm,\u201d she said a little doubtfully. And said \u201cOh well, fortune favours those with determination\u201d, \u2026haha thanks very much..
\nAnd Aha .. another line was given to me:\xa0 \u201cfortunes favours those as determined as can be\u201d.
\nI find once I\u2019ve written one section of lyrics, it naturally flows on to the next. When the flow stops momentarily, I\u2019ll often cast my mind over what I\u2019ve already written and this often inspires the next angle.
\nIt\u2019s fascinating to me how much I can remember about how a song like this was written. I think it\u2019s because I\u2019m so passionate about it.
\nYou know, how you remember getting up in the middle of the night to watch say World Cup soccer\u2026 the anticipation, the alarm going off, putting the heater on, all the details around the actual event remain in your mind.
\nHaving lead a creative for so long, I now have the pleasure of being able to be cast my mind back and recall so many happy memories. And I wonder what lies ahead. Who knows.. all you\u2019ve got is now - and right now, I\u2019m listening back to this episode, reviewing it as I write this. It\u2019s such good fun.
\nAnd I\u2019m finding I\u2019m loving recording these episodes. It\u2019s an weekly online gig for me. Thanks so much for those of you who are tuning in regularly, if that\u2019s what you\u2019re doing. If you\u2019re new here, I hope these show\xa0 \xa0 \xa0 notes have piqued your curiosity and you go on to have a listen.
\nIf you\xa0 like what you hear, we\u2019ll there\u2019s another previous 200 odd episodes waiting for you, It\u2019s a relaxed listen, because it\u2019s recorded and produced that way.\xa0 it\u2019s all just \u2018winged\u2019 -\xa0 there is no script. I let the song lead the way. II\u2019ve discovered approaching each episode like this is a good idea, as it\u2019s a fun way to explore what is an extremely complicated process. Apparently.
\nFor me, I write and compose quickly an instinctively. It\u2019s just the way I roll. And I paint and draw the same way,,,
\nIf you\u2019d like to hear and see more, here\u2019s my blog\xa0www.petepascoe.Wordpress.com\xa0. Lots of links to art and music here.
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\nOk, on with the show. Picture me, sitting at my piano in my studio, with the mic in font of me. And away we go \u201c Welcome to another episode of Song and A Chat\u2026\u201d