I'm immensely proud to have seen this through. It's the kind of idea I often have and end up spending lots of time thinking about but never actually doing. It's been hard work, not to mention time-consuming (just ask my girlfriend) but it's taught me so much about songwriting and creativity in general. Whilst none of these songs are in any way perfect, I'm pleased with them given how quickly they were turned around. Please do share your feedback!
So, without further ado, here it is: all 47 minutes and 33 seconds of it, presented in the order it was recorded.
Three big lessons I took from this process:
- If you want to make something, make the time for it. Everything else will follow. Just becuase you don't feel like doing it, doesn't mean you can't do it just as well as when you're in the mood.
- You can write a song about anything, or at least try to - setting some arbitrary constraints and a deadline can actually help creativity.
- Song-writing is an iterative process. I can only imagine how many potentially good songs I've binned over the years because I gave up when it got difficult. I didn't abandon a single song that I started this month.
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