Sand In My Socks
b"Episode #132: Sand In My Socks\\xa0 \\xa0(Song starts at 8:22)\\nFor this episode, I have included some audio from the actual songwriting session of this song: Paul Dredge on his acoustic guitar, me \\u2018winging\\u2019 a melody, then us harmonising together. So you\\u2019ll get to really hear how this song came together.\\nI wrote the lyrics first: \\u2018Got sand in my socks, reminds me of yesterdays walk by the ocean, my shocked soul is soothed by the water\\u2019s talk\\u2019 \\u2026 sounds pretty cruisey, right?\\nYes. To get into that state of mind, I got myself down to the beach. I\\u2019ve included a recording of me, talking at the beach, observing the scene. Even more relaxing, right? But\\u2026\\nBefore we go to the beach, I take you shopping with me - a couple of humorous observations about how things in the city can really wind you up if you let them..\\nAnd that\\u2019s the crux of sand in my socks. It\\u2019s about feeling the sand between your toes which reminds you of the feeling of walking beside the ocean, leaving the city behind - the mediation, the battery charging.\\nI love recording the music & I love sharing the \\u2018behind the scenes\\u2019 sort of stories.\\n'Sand In My Socks' is track number 1 from our new album, 'The Untrodden Track' (streaming now). It\\u2019s a medium tempo easy shuffle. Sounds like a walk on the beach, doesn\\u2019t it? In fact, the music is a great fit for the lyrics - free, toe-tapping and uplifting.\\nOn the songwriting session audio, You get to hear the laughter, the easy friendship that Paul Dredge and I have. It\\u2019s a vibe we bring into our music together. The co-composing is a very easy & natural process for us.\\nPaul gave the song a really nice mood with his acoustic guitar. As I \\u2018wing\\u2019 a melody over the top of the guitar, you can almost hear Paul thinking ahead, instinctively going for the next chord.\\nInstinct would be the key word here. Yes, we both have a handle on music theory, and we enjoy singing and playing our instruments. But overall, you just go with \\u2018feeling\\u2019 in the moment.\\nAs we compose, we are drawing on the theory, for sure, but we also drawing on thousands of gigs we have done together. There is nothing quite like performing \\u2018live\\u2019 with someone to get things like vocal harmony locking in together. This sort of \\u2018flying time\\u2019 together is invaluable. You learn about how the other person plays his instrument, see how they fit together.\\nWhen you have this sort of history together, it feels relaxed and exciting when you\\u2019re about to compose some music.\\nThis gives the process energy before we start. There\\u2019s a sort of energy, an electricity you can feel and away you go - and it gets better and better.\\nMy blog is: www.petepascoe.wordpress.com\\xa0 you can read more / read the lyrics / view my art here. \\nI hope you enjoy hearing Paul and I compose this song, the conversation and the observations.\\nHere we go\\u2026."