Share The Blues
b"Episode #155: Share The Blues\\xa0 (Song starts at 3:25 & 26:46)\\nI've had an interesting time recording this episode: I got into my studio early, thinking I\\u2019d be clever, get the job done and get an early night. \\u2026yeh, right! Not.\\nI ended up recording a 'produced'/arranged demo, with some different sounds, which took me a while. Consequently, it was a very late bedtime.\\xa0It was recorded pretty late at night.\\nWhat inspired this song was the feeling of waking up at dawn. This is actually the song I was thinking of when I picked out 'Drift Away' for last week's episode.\\nA similar mood, but different melodies. \\nThere\\u2019s a bit more of me in this song (perhaps more personal than 'Drift Away') \\u2026there\\u2019s a line \\u201c there\\u2019s a personal limit in us all \\u201d. Yep, we all go through stuff, it\\u2019s great to be able to get things off the shoulders and put it into art.\\nAs it turns out, I recorded another version of 'Share the Blues' - a piano vocal take - at the end of the episode. It happened on the spur of the moment. Listening back now, I think the piano/vocal version is stronger. The melody changed in the chorus.\\xa0 Oh well, it was fun recording the other earlier take and there\\u2019s some interesting ideas on it. Perhaps it would be interesting to turn this into a duet sometime.\\xa0\\nAll songs are a work in progress until they\\u2019re released. \\nVariety with my songwriting has been a real key for me. I\\u2019ve been very lucky with some long term residencies \\u2026 actually I mention 'Loves Me Like A Rock' by Paul Simon.\\xa0 Paul Dredge (long term songwriting buddy) and I were singing and playing it live one night - after a huge day of trout fishing and driving. We got to the gig. Someone turned the lights up and then the next thing we knew, the camera was rolling. \\nHere\\u2019s the youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dG6Fsw_ssAg\\nThe residencies were so much fun. They also gave me time to get to know myself as a songwriter. This process takes time and it requires freedom, which is precisely what I\\u2019ve had plenty of for so many years. \\nYep, I\\u2019d say I\\u2019ve been lucky, but I continue to strive to hang on to my freedom. It\\u2019s a challenge and there are sacrifices along the way. But for me it\\u2019s a rich path, creatively speaking. \\nI think perhaps I wrote the lyrics for 'Share The Blues' immediately after 'Drift Away'. I often used to write in bunch in bunches of 2 or 3.\\xa0 Writing one lot would awaken my pen (my voice), so I would make the most of being \\u2018in the zone\\u2019. \\nBeing in this creative state, it feels like a slightly altered reality, come to think it. You\\u2019re a time traveller; an observer; you get to sort of view things from another person\\u2019s view point at times. It really does have the effect of opening your mind to new possibilities. \\nPerhaps that\\u2019s why I love composing songs so much. \\nIt continues to be a pleasure to be sharing them and talking about the songs/ the creative process in general, here. \\nI hope you enjoy 'Share The Blues'. I enjoyed singing the 2nd version (look out for it at the end of this episode."