'Brief Encounter'
(from the album: 'Take It to the Bridge' 2009)
(from the album: 'Take It to the Bridge' 2009)
I wrote this tune almost exactly 1 year ago, Christmas Eve 2007 to be precise!
I live for writing songs and the writing of this song was the best possible experience. What I really enjoy about the composing process is the way it consumes me. Life goes on around me but the ideas for developing the melody, the chords, the arrangement are buzzing around my head all day, when I wake up and when I go to sleep.
I sat down at my piano in the morning, knowing that I wanted to write something new. The melody came first with something similar to the final chords and I knew that I had to record the idea there and then otherwise I would probably forget it. So I recorded the verse melody and the chord structure and that was the start. For the next section I knew that I wanted the melody to climb and develop emotionally and that came pretty quickly as well but I didn't find the chords for a couple of days, and then I woke up with them in my head. This is what I mean by the way the song consumes me, I went to sleep wondering how and woke up with the answer.
I was on a real and natural high for days as a result of this tune. Lyrics were supplied by my long term collaborator Steve Fowler and Steve Williams, (pictured above at the piano), our hugely talented keyboard player and a part of the band from the beginning, delivered the most perfect vocal.
Once I had the song structure, chords & melody worked out, I dropped the Pro Tools session round to Richie, who came up with the most perfect bass line. Check out the video clip below to hear Richie's comments on how he came up with it.
Hope you like the song:
http://rapidshare.com/files/176951741/Dr_Sax..._Brief_Encounter__vocal_.mp3
'Brief Encounter' (instrumental version)
This is the original version of the song that I recorded, before the lyrics were written.
Features:
Bass: Richie Blake
Keyboards: Paul Raymond
Soprano sax: Paul Raymond
Alto flutes: Paul Raymond
Backing vocals: Abby Tweddle, Danni Douel & Lexie Raymond
Lead vocal: Steve Williams
Engineering, mix & production: Paul Raymond
http://rapidshare.com/files/176951740/Dr_Sax..._Brief_Encounter__instrumental_.mp3
I live for writing songs and the writing of this song was the best possible experience. What I really enjoy about the composing process is the way it consumes me. Life goes on around me but the ideas for developing the melody, the chords, the arrangement are buzzing around my head all day, when I wake up and when I go to sleep.
I sat down at my piano in the morning, knowing that I wanted to write something new. The melody came first with something similar to the final chords and I knew that I had to record the idea there and then otherwise I would probably forget it. So I recorded the verse melody and the chord structure and that was the start. For the next section I knew that I wanted the melody to climb and develop emotionally and that came pretty quickly as well but I didn't find the chords for a couple of days, and then I woke up with them in my head. This is what I mean by the way the song consumes me, I went to sleep wondering how and woke up with the answer.
I was on a real and natural high for days as a result of this tune. Lyrics were supplied by my long term collaborator Steve Fowler and Steve Williams, (pictured above at the piano), our hugely talented keyboard player and a part of the band from the beginning, delivered the most perfect vocal.
Once I had the song structure, chords & melody worked out, I dropped the Pro Tools session round to Richie, who came up with the most perfect bass line. Check out the video clip below to hear Richie's comments on how he came up with it.
Hope you like the song:
http://rapidshare.com/files/176951741/Dr_Sax..._Brief_Encounter__vocal_.mp3
'Brief Encounter' (instrumental version)
This is the original version of the song that I recorded, before the lyrics were written.
Features:
Bass: Richie Blake
Keyboards: Paul Raymond
Soprano sax: Paul Raymond
Alto flutes: Paul Raymond
Backing vocals: Abby Tweddle, Danni Douel & Lexie Raymond
Lead vocal: Steve Williams
Engineering, mix & production: Paul Raymond
http://rapidshare.com/files/176951740/Dr_Sax..._Brief_Encounter__instrumental_.mp3
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