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Nice job Neil and Vintage! Well done Lynn too.In order to stop the tumbleweed becoming too deafening, I'll volunteer for hosting the March one!
Well here's my half of the story: How was it written: the lyrics just inspired me to a classic singer singer writer feel. I sat at my piano and felt a Elton/randy Newman viibe. Start in C, ascending chords, simple melody and went from there. Repeat and then descending chords to resolve via G to C. Verse done. Then to chorus,?worked up to the Am after pause, up to the C, hang on the D major, then descending chords till I get to the inverted C and stuff. I don't think the basic tune took long to write, I probably had the core done in 45 mins and then just played it over and over again to refine it over the next few days and did a quick video recording.How recorded: In Cakewalk (RIP :-( . Got Ezydrummer 2 and worked out midi song structure. I do remember putting down a guide vocals, bass and piano and then having to change the key, redo everything and then put down the jangly Vox sounding guitar. Sounding like a good demo I sent to Vintage. Then refined the playing and spent a fair bit of time in the strings, second guitars and bv's. Then lastly redid the main vocals quite a few times. So I gues there maybe 10 versions/ mixes over period Dec and Jan. Mix will have included various fx from Tracks, Waves and Ezymix and mastered with Ozone. I checked back with Vintage again when it was pretty much done.Background: we'll tell the truth I had coverted writing to the lyrics for a long while and whilst talking about some others I asked and he said yes.Anything special: I really like the 3rd verse where I take to a 5th above the main key and manage to get it back again with the guitars and drums. I don't know this self critique isn't easy but for me the whole thing, the lyrics. the song, recording including vocals all seemed to gel. :-)So that's how I remember it. I have to say I don't really analyse and consciously think like this, I've been writing and recording for so long ( nearly 40 years ) its instinctive, so interesting to reflect.Hope this is of some interest, but without those lyrics... :-) Neil