Enjoy The Ride
b"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."