This World Offers You
Episode #15: This World Offers You - (Song at 5:24, 19:36, 28:47)\nA bit of fun this week, a departure in music style\u2026 I won\u2019t give too much away.\nGo behind the scenes, get the inside \u2018goss\u2019 on how the song came to be, how it got recorded, what it\u2019s about.\nThis song, number 34, written in 1998, is from the first ever album by myself and Paul Dredge (NZ) - an independent release of about 20 cassettes! \nThis was the 1st time we got to use a 4 track recorder, a drum machine and\xa0 reverb FX. It was a very exciting time for us. We set up the studio in the house I was sharing, and taught ourselves how to record a song. It was the beginning of the path for me of learning how arrange songs. \nThis has lead to solo piano, piano/vocal, folk rock and rock being my favourite genres. \nThis World Is \u2026. something else. There are actually 3 versions of the song on this episode (well, one full and 2 abbreviated versions). I don\u2019t think this is the end of the road for this song - the Pascoe band played a very \u2018up\u2019 rock version earlier this year. I think we\u2019ll have to record another version sometime. \nThis show is not a high brow \u2018exclusive\u2019 sort of presentation. This is a show for anyone. You don\u2019t need to know anything about music theory. But if you like music - here's another new song - and there\u2019s one every week.\xa0 \xa0\nSo if you\u2019re up for bit of entertainment and information, tune in, sit back and hear a little bit about how a song-writer / arranger thinks. \nAlso, if you know someone who might be interested - this episode, like every episode - has tips on songwriting and arranging - tips from someone who\u2019s learnt by making a lot of mistakes and someone who\u2019s still learning. \nThere\u2019s the usual humour, it\u2019s delivered in a relaxed manner, with a sense of discovery, as I look back through the years and the memories come to mind as I talk. \nI explore the lyrics - a bit of analysis and some of the musical aspects of the arrangements.\nAlso there\u2019s anecdotes from my past - in this case I recount a visit (as a youngster) to a club to play snooker\u2026 \nEnjoy