Count On Love

Episode #203: Count On Love     (Song starts at 3:42) Welcome to a very relaxed episode. Thanks for tuning in, by the way…it’s great that this podcast is being listened by people all around the world. Music is the international language isn’t, it - or perhaps it’s love? Song #617, Count On Love, started out life as a piano solo piece. You can hear the original piece on my album 'Peace' (1 hour of peaceful piano solo pieces). Somewhat bizarrely (and rather unromantically), it was one of 3 pieces I wrote back to back in about 30mins, to use to teach piano. After a while, it felt like this one was perhaps worth taking a bit further and the phrase ‘count on love’ came to me as I started humming and sounding out syllables as I played through the piece. And all the lyrics came out as fast as I could write them down. That was the way this song came together. The flow was happening the afternoon I sat at my old upright piano and let my hands find the opening riff and away I went - and it was the same when the lyrics eventually came through. Flow would be the word. On a whim, I picked up an old diary before I recorded this episode. I flicked open on the page where I was mourning letting go of an old piano - the one I wrote 'Count On Love' on. We songwriters are a sentimental bunch. I’d have a few pianos now, if I had the choice. But then, I’m glad I’ve passed them on. I hope someone else is still enjoying playing them today. Also in the Diary, I’d written at the same time about we had to move house unexpectedly, so there was a sense of melancholy about my mood. 'Count On Love' was written about that time, so maybe that’s what was coming through. (I relate some memories from that time on this episode...I need not have worried as it turns out… the house we moved into had a nice room for a studio - and we are still there after 7 pretty much peaceful years). Which brings me to this: with the arts, I think it really helps to be living the lifestyle to produce art and music with feeling. I can’t help but have what I’m feeling coming through my work. The gist of the lyrics is: whenever you’re feeling lost, you can always count on love. I was thinking of the cosmic sort of love that flows all a round and within us, the healing, creative force that whispers to us constantly, the voice that seems to suggests paths to take. Perhaps by composing and consequently tuning in to this domain so much, this has the effect of honing the ‘muscle’. For want of a better word. There’s nothing like just doing it. Again and again It’s not something I take for granted. Far from it. It’s a total mystery. It feels great to compose. Sometimes it just feels like you’re being carried along on a breeze. This sort of mood seems to pervade this episode. I hope you enjoy this one as I gently explore this gentle song with words and with my fingers on the keys. I particularly enjoy listening to my album 'Peace'. It just seems to flow along the way 'Count On Love'. It’s one of 4 piano solo albums I have currently streaming. I always find some peace when I play piano. It’s great to be sharing so much here on this podcast. If you’d like to read about more music, my art, here’s my weekly blog www.petepascoe.Wordpress.com  Video courses coming up! Ok here we go. Ready for another song and some chat? Rollin’!

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Be entertained with a song and an extended chat, ranging from off the cuff banter/humour to life observations and song analysis. Welcome to Song and a Chat. This is the podcast where you'll have the pleasure of listening to a new song each week - plus, you'll get to step into the shoes of a songwriter : You'll hear about the background of the song, the inspiration, how/ why the song came into being.  After the song finishes, I'll go over the lyrics and finish each episode by looking at the song from a songwriting point of view. If you just want the song and no talk, the time where the song kicks in will be in the title of each episode. Hi, my name is Pete Pascoe. I am a performer and composer - I love lyrics and I love a melody. I play piano and sing. I have a number of albums to my name.  I have written over 800 songs. Of course, not all of these songs I written will make it onto an album. As a songwriter, the first step for a new song is ( or was ) to record a demo. Often you catch something unique in this demo - something that is often not replicated in the studio cut....a certain feeling.  If you're looking to be entertained, like listening to new songs and live recordings, I hope you'll enjoy what's on offer here. I have a stack of demos from which I'm sharing one on a weekly basis. Plus I relate anecdotes about my life as a piano man, from around the time each song was written. I treat each show as a mini intimate concert - with extended chat, which ranges from off the cuff banter/humour to life observations and analysis. The idea is : the song can be listened to for pleasure in its own right, or the listener may choose to also be entertained and informed by the story around the song.  I'm really enjoying recording these podcasts. Each week I look forward to getting behind the mic, setting aside my current musical and artistic projects and casting my mind back in time by focussing on a song I've composed. It's turning out to be a satisfying - and sometimes surprising - time of reflection and discovery for me.  The lyrics and the recordings take me straight back to when the song was written. Gain an insight into songwriting and listen to a series of snapshots of life of a songwriter / performer / artist.  It's a great way for me to archive a song and it's 'back story'. Music is to be shared. What point is there In having five songbooks and piles of demos gathering dust?  I welcome feedback - whether you're tuning in to enjoy music for music's sake, you enjoy finding out about the origins of songs, you're looking for tips on songwriting or perhaps you've got tips for me. Either way, I'll be learning plenty as I go along. Thanks for a having a read. Come on and join me for a listen.