Never Throw A Day Away
Episode #157: Never Throw A Day Away\xa0 \xa0(Song starts at 4:27)\xa0\nFeaturing a song from the recent album The Untrodden Track by myself and Paul Dredge. I include the album track on this episode.\nI never throw a day away. I can\u2019t afford to. I\u2019m really committed to this artistic path. It\u2019s my passion, it\u2019s the way I make a living. So I\u2019m busy.\n'Never Throw A Day Away' began at a bus shelter. I was on my way home, after a long day. It was the end of a changeable day, weather wise. It was a bit chilly, but there was a hint of spring in the air. I\u2019d just missed my bus, after I got off my train and ran..but off my bus went.\nWhat did I do? I picked my pen up, looked around me and started writing about what I was looking at: a seagull approached me like a soul out of the night, gleaming white; the hint of spring in the air; the dulcet tones of the city; the dark cloud, like a hanging shroud\u2026\nIt went on .. the puddles were a reminder of a changeable day\u2026. Which lead, finally to the line: \u2018Still, I\u2019ve never known one you\u2019d ever throw away\u2019.\nI\u2019m an optimist. That's my approach, for some reason. As a youngster we didn\u2019t have much, growing up (I don\u2019t feel like I \u2018missed out\u2019. I was loved, we had fun).\nBut my soccer boots were second hand\u2026 and different to all the other kids. No matter. When I tied those old puma boots on, the pliable leather spoke to me, told me I could do great things.\nWhen I perform, I put on an imaginary superman sort of suit \u2026when I compose, I get into my \u2018can do\u2019 mindset. It\u2019s not arrogance, or being overconfident\u2026it\u2019s just getting yourself into the zone where you know you can do it. It\u2019s a quiet confidence, based on work done.\nLike when you address a golf ball and get into the \u2018now\u2019 - it\u2019s the same at the piano, with lyrics in front of me, away I go. There\u2019s also this: I plan to have fun, whatever happens\u2026\nWhen you start writing, you have no idea how the song is going to go. Sometimes it all comes together.\nI\u2019m pleased I\u2019ve committed to writing songs for so long. I\u2019m passionate..this one is song #661. It\u2019s just what I do.\nI love arranging and recording my songs,. This one worked really well for Paul Dredge and I. I love his lead guitar at the end. It really got the build up I wanted and I enjoyed arranging (keyboard) strings too. I had Dire Straits and Supertramp in mind\u2026 I love the dynamics of their recordings.\nIt\u2019s important to have role models. It\u2019s equally important to take the time to find your own original voice.\nI\u2019m glad I picked up my pen, and started writing what turned out to be another song. I\u2019m also glad I recorded this episode, too. I hope you enjoy hearing how the song came together.\nHere\u2019s my blog\xa0www.petepascoe.Wordpress.com. (Creations in music and art ) ..you can read the lyrics of this song here, and view this week\u2019s seascape painting, which I painted earlier today.\nIt\u2019s great to be on this creative path. If you\u2019d like to sign up for my email list, that\u2019d also be great:\xa0info@petepascoe.com. You won\u2019t miss a thing that way: new albums, podcast episodes, sheet music, paintings, gigs, etc. \u2026there\u2019s plenty more coming up,\nOk, on with the show\u2026 enjoy!