I updated the middle 8 lyrics for Day To Remember – and there it is, done and dusted. Funny how just one line of Maurice’s idea was enough to generate something new and complete it. One of the joys of collaborating!
Maurice has uploaded a draft version of a tune and chords for one of his lyrical ideas on the writeboards – Riversong. It’s superb.
I got an immediate idea to put together a really simple drum groove on the Oberheim DMX & TR-606, with Juno bass and a finger-picked rhythm guitar part that was more Nick Drake-ish than what he was doing. Some unusual chord leaps came into being during the same programming and development session.
It’s starting to sound really fun and summery. I wrote some new lyrics to go along in the vibe of Maurice’s superb verses, and restructured the track completely. There’s no real chorus to speak of, but what there is I have made more of, and reduced the number of repeats between verses.
I even threw in an Electric Dreams style Juno arpeggiator moment in verse 3. Such fun!