https://soundcloud.com/andrewcruse/the-golden-mileMy Dad is a mad Elvis fan...we were supposed to go to Graceland in July, Nashville, Memphis, Atlanta, Tupelo etc the ultimate road trip with my parents, wife and 3 kids...Covid stopped that...and so we found ourselves in Blackpool. A place I have been to many times as a child but not for a very long time! It was great though breaking away from the house and spending time with my family/parents...and 2 dogs... We all huddled around the TV at night drinking and taking the p!ss out of each other.
So this song is a letter to my parents and Blackpool
I took some pics and mixed them up with pics from the good old days and made a video...
I start nearly every song I do as a sketch on GarageBand on the iPad...I can work very flexibly on that device programming away and recording rough vocals and guitars and it can all be done anywhere...at the breakfast table...on the train with headphones etc...I also find some of the smart instruments to be excellent...
I can then airdrop directly into Logic to play with the serious toys...I absolutely love Logic and you really wouldn't need anything else unless you had some spare pocket money....
I use a little trick sometimes which is to cut and paste a string line and put an additional track up an octave on the last verse/chorus...it seems to have an impact for my naive ears...
Sometimes I get totally lost in the mix of a song, gradually making little changes that make the song worse until I just want to smash my computer up...thankfully this isn't an issue here as I can't find my file so this is the final and last mix lol
The Golden Mile
Nice to see you in the morning strolling down the Golden Mile
Making footprints in the wet sand
Sitting in the pub a while
You know Paddy its the good life , this is living all our dreams
Another drink and I’ll be merry, squeeze your mother tenderly
I remember in my childhood , 99s and funny lines
On my fathers shoulders singing , those were so amazing times
And my mother would get tipsy and she’d say “you’ll rule the world “
And then she’d tell my sister “oh my girl you’ll get there first “
I want to thank you for those memories
I want to thank you for that love
It will last with me forever
I could never thank you enough
Nice to see you in the evening strolling up the Golden Mile
The tower rising in the distance waving at the emerald isle
You know you will shine forever, though you’ll always feel the same
And you know we won’t forget her, we’ll keep whispering her name
https://soundcloud.com/andrewcruse/the-golden-mile