Fair New Day

Episode #26: Fair New Day - (Song at 6:33) It’s springtime here in Melbourne. Today was indeed a fair new day.  Tune in again this week and catch another song. If it's your first time here, welcome! You are now part of an intimate listening audience. Let me entertain and inform you.  I want to give you an insight as to where this song came from, how it came into being.  This one started to come through on the night of a big rock roll band gig, featuring yours truly on lead vocals. This particular day I'd woken up with an horrendously sore throat. I was about to head out to the gig, where I'd be basically screaming my head off, getting above drums and guitars... Lots of energy.  So I thought I better have a very gentle vocal warm up on my piano before I left home for the gig. The warm up chords and gentle humming straight away sounded like a song...  You'll also hear about a rather annoying neighbours dog that woke me up very early one morning.. (not being a morning person, myself)... I love writing lyrics. It amazes me how the words seem to come through if their own accord 'on the ether'. The same with the music: the melodies, the chords, all the ideas.. It's as much a mystery to me now as it was the day it first happened for me. Join me on a journey of discovery as I delve into what it's like to be a songwriter. I 'wing it' and have fun as I roll - while I enjoy sharing some of the nuances of songwriting and share some observations on life in general, I like to keep the tone lighthearted - we are here to be entertained. Grab a cuppa, put your feet up. Like a yarn or three and some new music ? You've come to the right place. Enjoy. (By the way, the time where the song kicks in is in the title each week).

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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.