I Was There
https://soundcloud.com/the-vanity-rulesThis song has been on quite a journey. It was originally written as a musical track for nooms. At some point, we decided to abandon the project. There it was, sitting on my hard drive asking to be developed into a song. Soon after the death of George Michael, I developed the opening lyric “I was there when Michael sang’ the mood of the music was certainly influenced by the news of his passing. Anyway, I was there over thirty years ago when my best friend bought me a ticket to see Wham at Whitley Bay Ice Rink. I didn’t really like Wham but I didn’t want to say. I’m so pleased that I attended the concert. The band were amazing and George Michael sang with such precision and power. I don’t believe that I have heard a better pop singer live to this day.
This song might continue on it’s journey and I might update this thread. I’ve resent this version to nooms and maybe, he might add something to it’s development. I’ve taken it as far as I can for now. Perhaps I could chop it up and rearrange the structure but essentially, everything that I wanted to say is here. I was there to see George Michael in concert. He sang about Doris Day in “Wake me up before you go go”. His music was retro yet new. Fast forward in my time machine to Christmas Night 2016, I then found myself walking along the Promenade in Hartlepool on a sombre night after hearing about his passing. The lights on the Christmas tree seemed to “illuminate the past”, inviting me to think about The December concert that I attended and the hit single “Last Christmas”. I later got down to the business of writing the song and remembered a Wham video in which they performed at the iconic music venue The Marquee. It was “never meant to last”. The song quickly took care of itself based on the emotion that I was feeling about this sad event.
I’m going through a period of finishing musical ideas that were written as musical tracks. Maybe one day I’ll return to writing newer material from scratch and concentrating on song structures but for now, I guess this song had to be written and now off it goes on it’s own little journey. I hope you enjoy “I Was There.”
I Was There (Music and Melodies)
I was there when Michael sang “Wake me up" baby. "Doris Day" cannot compare.
I was still a boy that year, his voice reached out so true.
I was there, when the young girls swooned; his music, exciting, deliberately retro yet new.
Christmas lights caught in the breeze illuminate the past
Where Go Go bars like passing cars were never meant to last.
Thank you for the memory, the music and melodies remain
The orchestra will play tonight, the violins will cry.
The harps will sing a song of love to gently say goodbye.
Thank you for the memory, the music and melodies remain.
Christmas lights caught in the breeze illuminate the past
Where Go Go bars like passing cars were never meant to last.
Thank you for the memory, the music and melodies remain
Written by Paul Vasey August 2018
https://soundcloud.com/the-vanity-rules