@RealKevM I’m pleased tat you enjoyed the song.
@Mickyplankton,
Thanks my friend. It is such a long song but I don’t think it is too noticeable.
@pompeyjazzThere are now way too many songs for a single album. A nice problem to have I think. Anyway, it is now on the back burner as Nooms and I are preparing to release a 13 track album very soon.
@MichaelAThere is something about our early writing that makes our work stand out in a very different way. I really want to produce my older songs again but that will be at the expense of newer material. I guess the correct approach would be to embrace elements of the old and the new.
@shadowfax,
Point taken about the song length. I was simply trying to remain faithful to the original but agree, I could have done this in 4-5 minutes.
@jamie
Thanks for the crowded house acknowledgement. Neil Finn is a songwriter that I admire immensely.
@cawproductions
Yeah, it’s definitely influenced by Prefab Sprout. I’m pleased that you noticed the attention to detail with all of the subtle extras.
@PaulyX Yeah, this has the Prefab sound sprinkled all over it. I was young man and they were my favourite band. My friend who is the most amazing musician the I have ever met tells me to embrace my influences and never be ashamed to do so. He says that there is always something of me in my music. That’s good enough for me. There is so much more to this than initially meets the eye. It was a time when I more easily embraced the cryptic aspect of writing. I will on this occasion however, leave the explanation for the lyrics to one side :-)
@fischermansYes, it’s a lengthy song and is really so self-indulgent. I could have done a rewrite and made this a much shorter song but it was really all about reproducing the past with a better handle on production than I had way back when i was a young man.
@montydogThank you so much for your very kind compliment. I have several albums of songs from this time in my life. Back then, I really used to write pop songs that were hopefully smart and had commercial appeal. There are several compositions that I am really fond of from that time and should record them again: “Forgiveness”, “Field Of Dreams”, “The Arms of Christie Wills” “Motorway of Lies”, “Shooting Stars”, “Untouchable.” Man, that would have been a great album if recorded in 1993. It was a time when the band that I played in supported The Stranglers and courted interest from Virgin records but success wasn’t meant to be (possibly for the most unfortunate reason when the company missed our London performance by moments after a mix up in our performance time.) Anyway, I went away and continued to write for another 26 years. In hindsight I don’t think being signed was the real reason I started on my songwriting journey. Writing has been a wonderful companion to accompany me thought my journey in life.
@adamfarrSo pleased that you love the “wicked ways - loveliness-selfishness” section. It was always and still is a favourite section of mine. The guitar work is very much something that I am proud of and represents my style as guitarist. :-)
@Movin FlavourThank you so much for listening and posting a reply. This song definitely embraces the spirit of Prefab Sprout. Thanks for our compliment re the guitars. :-)
Paul