Post The Picture

Episode #57: Post The Picture     (Song at 6.58) Where does a song come from? It's a bit like how long is a piece of string… For me, my songwriting (and my painting) comes from a combination of what is happening in the moment around me - and within - and memories. My lyrics lead me across time, like a time traveller. How does that feel? It makes me feel free - free to express whatever I'm feeling. When you're writing a song it doesn't feel like you're doing it alone. There some sort of cool cosmic agreement going on, a meeting of energies ...that's one way of trying to explain inspiration. So you tune into something…it’s like theatre sports, or arranging songs with your band. You can't block other people's energies /input. The creative flow just stops. So you just ‘play’ with the ideas that flow. When I wrote this song - song # 324 - I was well along my creative path. I was on the road a lot. I worked 3 nights a week at a resort as a piano man. Come Sunday afternoon, I was off in my van, free as the breeze. And I had my ears open. And my heart... I could've played my cards a little more guardedly, looking back. Yep, my heart was open at this point, as it was pretty much broken, but I was hopeful that a relationship that hadn't even really been allowed to start might somehow come to light.... What I gained personally by putting myself out there - and vulnerable - was personal growth. I think the true artists path and the path of work on the self is completely intertwined. After all these years I still absolutely love just letting my hands play on the keys with a bit of feeling.... And like a trout nibbling at the end of a hopefully cast fishing line, there's an answer - more often than not - and were in business. That's how it feels to be a songwriter. This week I'll take you from a winter's evening in central New Zealand where the newspaper selling man’s call floated across the city square. I'll we’ll go to a camping ground next to a stream, in the warm summer of the North. I'll explain how a feeling became a painting instead of a letter, which in turn became a song, then turned into another working painting and then became another finished painting (which will become part of a music video). You can view a painting on this weeks blog at www.petepascoe.wordpress.com Entertainment and information - that's what's on offer here again this week. I hope you enjoy the episode. Don't forget you can sign up to my email list at info@petepascoe.com ...eventually I'll have ebooks and video courses on how to write songs ... In the meantime there's a stack of music (13 albums) and art waiting for you online. Thanks for stopping by today. Enjoy the show.

Om Podcasten

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.