You Always Said I Love You ...
Back in January I had an idea for a project. I wanted to create a video of me actually writing a song - showing my writing process. (An example of one process for one song, because I use lots of different processes when writing).
I started recording on 16 January. At that stage I had two chords and not much else. A few days later, when walking my dog, I flipped those two chords. The chord change was a key pivot point. A totally different song started to emerge.
A few more days passed. I was sitting in a carpark, waiting for my wife to have her chiro appointment, and a line came to me. That line was "fall in fantasy" even though there's nothing special about the carpark!
Nearly a week later, I played the song during an online critique session. I received great feedback. There were suggestions of the bridge needing work though, which was a feeling I'd also had.
I continued writing.
The song was finished on 2 February. It had a proper bridge, which was really well received by song-writing friends.
"Love, love, love the changes you've made, particularly the line "fall in fantasy". The story now feels emotionally connected and complete. I look forward to hearing the produced version."
I'd changed the title by then. “I know That I Am Dreaming" became "You Always Said I Love You".
Production was the next step and that work took another week or so. I was fine-tuning along the way. Production finished on 12 February, pretty much four weeks since I started writing in mid-January.
"You Always Said I Love You" released on 27 February. It's a song about loss and reconnecting that I think people will relate to.
I started recording on 16 January. At that stage I had two chords and not much else. A few days later, when walking my dog, I flipped those two chords. The chord change was a key pivot point. A totally different song started to emerge.
A few more days passed. I was sitting in a carpark, waiting for my wife to have her chiro appointment, and a line came to me. That line was "fall in fantasy" even though there's nothing special about the carpark!
Nearly a week later, I played the song during an online critique session. I received great feedback. There were suggestions of the bridge needing work though, which was a feeling I'd also had.
I continued writing.
The song was finished on 2 February. It had a proper bridge, which was really well received by song-writing friends.
"Love, love, love the changes you've made, particularly the line "fall in fantasy". The story now feels emotionally connected and complete. I look forward to hearing the produced version."
I'd changed the title by then. “I know That I Am Dreaming" became "You Always Said I Love You".
Production was the next step and that work took another week or so. I was fine-tuning along the way. Production finished on 12 February, pretty much four weeks since I started writing in mid-January.
"You Always Said I Love You" released on 27 February. It's a song about loss and reconnecting that I think people will relate to.
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