Enjoy The Ride
Episode #36:\xa0 Enjoy the Ride (Song at 5:50)\nA demo like this song is interesting..sometimes you catch a little more emotion than a studio cut, maybe there\u2019s somethings that get edited out\u2026 maybe demos are on the way out! In these days of the digital age, a quick sketch in a home studio can become the finished recording.\xa0\nAnyway, I\u2019ve got a stack of recordings around. Old and new. This is podcast a great way for me to talk about these songs from a songwriting point of view.\xa0\nEqually importantly, you get a slice of life of- yes, the life of a songwriter, but really, I\u2019m just like any other person (we don\u2019t beam in from mars\u2026). I happen to enjoy painting, cartooning, I love writing songs, all sorts. ..\nAs an artist you can't help but become an observer. It's part of the role. You observe and reflect. Actually, I was being observed today. A big kookaburra was eyeballing me from the hand rail of our steps, just outside the window, a beautiful\xa0 bold Australian bird.\nTodays song , #621 is about the concept of a journey. This week , I\u2019m\xa0\xa0going to take you on a ride. As usual, there\u2019s a sense of discovery here, as I completely \u2018wing\u2019 what I'm talking about -there is no script.\xa0\nThe song came about when one of my children was going away on a school camp. I put myself in their shoes and imagined what they were thinking as the bus drove off. That lead me putting my thoughts down, how I was feeling\u2026 and this whole somewhat personal scenario lead to a more broader subject, with universal message.. enjoy the ride as I take you through the process..\xa0\nI also take you on the road for a few gigs which I did back in NZ\xa0 a while back, when I was on tour with 'The Sound of the Supremes'. That was fun....\nSo this is stream of consciousness...where the song came from, what I was feeling, some life observations, all delivered in a laid back manner with a decent dose of humour.\xa0\nI hope you'll find it entertaining and illuminating.\xa0Each week there some tips for song writers here -and you get to a song! \nCurious? If this sounds like you, sit back and enjoy the ride.