After decades of not being able to write anything close to an “Imagine” or “All you need is love” , I’ve finally manage to set myself into default settings. And by default, I’ve finally done something I’m much more accustomed with(or rather suited for)
Indie-esque music. Simple. Direct. No where near beating around an amazonian bush. And I do all my stuff independently anyway. I don’t recall McCartney being across the other side of the room when I write, cause that wouldn’t be indie at all, that would be Awesome.
But see, I’ve never actually watch any of these poor man’s idea of what you call tunes, grow with the years anyway. They’re always thrown into the back-burner or the recycle bin if we’re being technical, after I’m done with it(they’re usually ¼ or ½ done). Maybe a couple or few are brilliant, but It wouldn’t do justice recording them using a laptop and a cheap ass mic previously functioned and bought as a skype ordeal. And to conclude it all, 90% of them will never see the light of day.
Perhaps, this one has potential to grow. I wanna see it grow. It’s only 2 odd minutes long. And I’ve not added any guitar riffs cause the talent I have or lack off with the guitar is too shallow and repetitive sometimes. I could use the same ‘champagne supernova’ bit for every song I’ve ever attempted to write. The singing’s a bit off too cause I hate multiple takes on vocal parts, borderline tedious.
Well, to watch it grow, you need to be emotionally invested in it. And to be so, you need to have details written down. Lyrics don’t mean a great lot, but they will definitely change with thyme. But in a nutshell, it’s about having a dream and not wanting or having the needs to pursue it and being content on just having it on your mind till the dream(or the dreamer) fades away. I wanna be Batman, but Gotham City does not exist, and let’s face it, I’m no where near half as rich and luxurious as Steve Jobs’ Golden Retriever. D’you know what I mean?
Musical influences are definitely out of the usual , cause the songs written before this were highly influenced by Oasis/Coldplay/The Beatles/The Kinks/ Radiohead/The Small Faces/U2. This time around its The Kooks. Very sunny,indied(pun). The Kooks are fronted by Frodo Baggins and his mates, Samwise Gamgee, Meriadock Brandybuck and Peregrin Took. Okay, I’m joking. Those were the hobbits from Lord of the Rings. To listen to The Kooks, click on these links;
