Gone Too Soon
Episode #181: Gone Too Soon\xa0 (Song starts at 4:12)\nHere\u2019s one from 2014: song # 620, 'Gone Too Soon'\nIt was inspired by a neighbour who lived across the street from us. She always had just the right amount of time to chat. She wasn\u2019t one of those you\u2019d have to duck and run from, (through the fear of losing 15mins). Nope. She was positive & interested in what you were up to, bright in the eye and in voice and spirits.\nConsequently, I chose to write this song for her in an up sort of manner, which I think is a reflection of her character.\nThe version on this episode is somewhere between a ballad and something more (Piano vocals). If it were played in a band, you could push it along with a bit more energy and groove.\nIt\u2019s interesting to me how these sort of songs about mortality all seem to be coming to the surface for me right now. Perhaps it\u2019s like when you buy a certain brand of car with the right colour and then you start seeing them everywhere\u2026or maybe it\u2019s something I write about more than I perhaps imagined.\nIt\u2019s not a subject I\u2019m going to shirk away from. It\u2019s as much part of life as anything. And lives need to be celebrated - the good bits carried on with.\nI think that\u2019s a great way to help make sense of someone close to you passing away.\nI think a song like this can be a comfort someone. It was for me this week. I\u2019m glad I found it in my songbook.\nThis was another \u2018words first, music second\u2019 sort of song. When I composed the music, it was fun singing along to the chords that came through as I sat at the piano.\nThe opening line of the song is:\nSummers come early, it\u2019s that time of year\u2026 the temperatures rising with the early birds tune.\nIt\u2019s a great way to wake up, listening to the dawn chorus.\nSpeaking of birds, I sat outside having breakfast a the table in my back yard. It was so peaceful\u2026except for the lorikeets ( mall Australian parrot) I include a snippet of audio, so you\u2019ll join me at the table.\nThen we see where the song 'Gone Too Soon' is going to take us.\nI\u2019m looking forward to recording this one properly one day.\n\u2018Why wait for tomorrow? do it today'. Is another line in the song. I can still hear my neighbour saying this. I\u2019m glad it\u2019s in this song.. her voice, in a sense.\nAs I look at how the song came together, sitting at the piano with the mic, I really enjoy demonstrating the changes, the bits of melodies and talking about the way they came through. All you need is the feeling and a start, really - and away you go.\nAnd away we go\u2026so here\u2019s another song & lots of chat. I hope you enjoy this episode.\nYou can read the lyrics on my blog: www.petepascoe.wordpress.com, plus there\u2019s links to more music and my art. Enjoy.