![]() It’s a bit like like ‘theatre sports’, where neither actor blocks the other. In this moment we are totally free, tuning into what the other is offering. I ‘wing’ a melody as I hold the lyrics sheet, watching Paul play. ![]() Paul, having had a brief look at the lyrics, leaps into the opening riff on his acoustic guitar. Picture Paul and I having a cuppa, In Paul’s lounge, back in 1992 in NZ. Co-written by myself and mr Paul Dredge, great friend and longtime co-songwriter. In this case it was a ‘words first, music 2nd’ sort of song. Most of all though, I’ve looked at where the song came from, how it was composed. I live on the Mornington peninsula, Melbourne, Australia and take a dip in the Port Phillip bay quite often. I’ll also take you underwater with some snapper. Hi, on this episode we are looking at Carry Me On, song #237, composed 1992 (you can find it online as part of the album ‘Righto’, on I will remix it one day and it put it on the other streaming platforms). Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 32:41 - 22.4MB)Įpisode #150: Carry Me On (Song starts at 3:13) I hope you enjoy hearing about the song Mystery as much as I enjoyed recording the episode. It’s nice to be sharing and taking about the songs here. Which is just what I did …and here I am years down the track, having composed about 800 songs. After singing lots of Elton John and Paul Simon, etc, I felt like I’d like to give this songwriting thing a go back in my teens. For me, it’s something that’s been self taught, really. It does surprise me how complicated the process is. I’m not looking to take away the mystery, though – as if I could. I’m looking to bring some light to the songwriting process. It is indeed a mystery how the episodes come together, much like songwriting. I’m enjoying the complete unknown aspect about each episode, as I’m talking and playing without a script or more than a general plan of having a chat and sharing a song. This is one of the things about recording the episodes for this podcast. Maybe I’ll re-record this album again, one day. He sang his songs on this album himself ( his songs have been recorded and released by all sorts of wonderful artists such as Glen Campbell). I can really relate to Jimmy Webb’s song writing style. Back then, I’d recently found a great Jimmy Webb album, ‘10 Easy Pieces’. It’s been tucked away for years, although, I did sell about 30 copies of an album I called ‘12 Quiet Songs’ in 2005. Which I think is a big part of what could be deemed to be a successful bit of songwriting. The music came very quickly, as easily as the words. I was searching, really – finding my own path. This song is about a time of some personal transformation in my twenties. ![]() We tend to view ourselves a certain way for part of our life, then something happens and we unfold a little more and our perspective changes. The last couple of verses came to me as a reflection of this time later in my life. That’s my memory of how the song came through, to. It was a nice feeling, singing and playing this gentle song as part of this episode. The crux of this song is in the chorus where I sing ‘ I want to say thank you’ – because that’s precisely what I wanted to say to this person who helped at a time when I really needed a hand. It’s a very personal thing to experience and I think it pays to be discerning in terms of what you choose to share at times.Īs it turns out, it was easy to talk about the experience I had. ![]() To be honest, I wasn’t quite sure what I would talk about when this song popped this week. I suppose that sort of gave me permission to write something similar. I guess I thought the new title might get the song listened to more.Ĭrash Test Dummies had a song about this subject, on a great album of theirs God Shuffled His Feet. I decided to change it to ‘Mystery’ at a later date. This song (#499) was originally titled ‘The Medium’ I wrote it about the time I went to visit a clairvoyant person for the 1st time. Subscribe: Google Podcasts | Email | RSS | MoreĮpisode #151: Mystery (Song starts at 3:24 )
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