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monday song #4: walking away

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after starting with three heavy songs in a row, number four is something of a palette cleanser. 
it’s an homage to homages: a kind of 20s music hall number that was a favorite of the psychedelic popsters of the later 60s. mccartney was a master of the style (”when i’m [...]

December 15th, 2008 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: monday song | Comments (5)

monday song #1: ghost story

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the first installment of monday songs.
the descending/ascending piano line came first. it suggested to me a kind of hopeful melancholy. the piano part and melody came very quickly, the result of fiddling with different accompaniment styles, in this case the piano playing the guitar, something i want to do [...]

November 24th, 2008 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: monday song | Comments (10)