Funny thing is, they are all wintery songs, and they're all about fading, troubled relationships. And though they are simple, 3 and 4 chord songs--I'm proud of them. I think the melodies are pretty strong, but mostly I'm proud of the stretch outside my own experience.
I'm a happily married man. But these songs--"My Last Mistake" "Old Psychosis," and "Don't Ask" (see below) are about people breaking up--or at least people who have encountered significant love-challenges. Tina and I are a normal couple--we have the occasional disagreement and even less occasional argument. I tried to take some of the feelings of those circumstances and put an exponent on them. The results were kind of sad songs (though "Old Psychosis" is actually more cynical and therefore kinda funny) about the prospect of going it alone.
When you listen to the song in this post and "My Last Mistake" of a few weeks ago try to think of the coldest February day you can summon up. You're in an empty house or a lonely cafe and you've just lost the love of your life.
Don't Ask from Only Anything on Vimeo.
For those of you with Vimeo problems, the video can be viewed on YouTube here.
I recorded this one in ONE take. Despite the few chord errors and words flubs, I decided to leave it. Tempo is also something that is in the air here--I tried to speed it up a bit, but maybe the tempo's a little too fast (I didn't want it to be a 6 minute song though). What do you think?
I should also say that when I first imagined these tunes, I was listening to a lot of Bon Iver.
2 comments:
Solid pop song, I like this one, it's a winner. The tempo is good. 6/8 is in your soul.
Nicely done :) I'm not sure if it is as sad a song as you imagine...it seems hopeful to me- without a definite end. Very nice, though, and of course you know I'm not one to suggest you slow it down ;)
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