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b'Episode #185: Lonely Tune (Chase Those Blues Away).\\xa0 (Song starts at 3:20)
\\nIt\\u2019s been a nice few days. Yesterday was a cracking \\u2018blue sky day\\u2019. I was sitting outside and I decided to go inside and sit at the piano and sing a song. I picked up the old purple book, flicked it open and there it was: Lonely Tune. I thought \\u2018why not\\u2026\\u2019
\\nI enjoyed singing it so much I thought I\\u2019d choose it for this week\\u2019s episode. It was also relaxing and fun to record it as I recorded the episode.
\\nWhere did Lonely Tune come from? I remember I played a song to a friend. They said \\u201cwell, it sounds a bit\\u2026lonely".
\\nSo I took the constructive criticism on the chin, picked up my pen and turned the \\u2018lonely\\u2019 idea into a lyric.
\\nThe first verse talks about how it can be tough going: When night falls, you\\u2019re lonely and it\\u2019s all\\u2026.hard.
\\nThe second verse was an opportunity to address all those lines and flip things around to the positive. Here\\u2019s some examples:
\\nVs 1: When day turns to night.\\xa0 \\xa0 Vs2: when nay turns to might
\\nVs 1: When starlight fills the sky.\\xa0 \\xa0 Vs2: When Aha replaces why?
\\nVs1:When you can\\u2019t bear the wait. \\xa0 Vs2: When you enjoy the wait.
\\nIt was fun fro go back through and bring a positive sort of twist to the lines from the first verse. There are two sort of approaches to life: half empty vs half full
\\nIt\\u2019s interesting how a quiet, somewhat sad song can lift your spirits.
\\nWith the music, the melody unfolded quite naturally, along with the improvised chords, as I played the piano. I gave the lyrics a gentle lilt - In fact it just happened. A sort of quiet jazz ballad feel kicked in. It happens to me now and then. I certainly wouldn\\u2019t say it\\u2019s something I specialise in, but when it comes along, I don\\u2019t block that voice.
\\nThat\\u2019s what makes songwriting so enjoyable for me: I aim to enjoy myself. I improvise, listening for whatever is next. Being right \\u2018in the moment\\u2019 is the key - both with the pen in hand for the lyrics, my fingers on the keys and voice ready for the music.
\\nAs I write, as well as enjoying the relaxing performance aspect, I keep an ear out for the story as it reveals itself. It\\u2019s fascinating how the various sentences come together, where they come from, what they end up leading to.
\\nIt\\u2019s all a mystery, to be honest, after all these years. I\\u2019ve composed about 800 songs now. This one is song #573, from 2011. It\\u2019s a joy to be writing songs.
\\nI\\u2019ve remembered: the song that my friend thought was \\u2018lonely\\u2019 was Lone Tree (from the Tasman Bridge album)\\u2026maybe I\\u2019ll feature it in a podcast episode soon.
\\nAs the weeks go by, I enjoy grabbing ideas and phrases and turning them into something new. Songwriting (and art in general)\\xa0is great like that. It can be a very healing process.
\\nSpeaking of art, I\\u2019m working on another seascape painting. If you\\u2019d like to see it, check out my blog\\xa0www.petepascoe.wordpress.com. There are also some \\u2018work in progress\\u2019 pics.
\\nEventually, I\\u2019ll finish my video courses I\\u2019m working on (piano, seascape painting, cartoon drawing,. etc). All in good time.
\\nFor now, it\\u2019s nice to be sharing lots of positive art and music online each week - including this podcast, it\\u2019s such a pleasure to be doing this.
\\nI hope you enjoy \'Lonely Tune\' - and the chat.'