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I wrote this song in 1991, and first recorded it the following year - the line "a couple of years ago" was originally "about a year ago," as it related to events that had taken place in 1990. But I've kept the "a couple of years ago" line since then. I've recorded it at least four times now, and never quite managed to get it sounding quite as I wanted until now - when you're dealing with a two-part vocal harmony, drums, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, string pad section, and a piano section split into two parts (partly to make it easier to play, and partly so I could pan the left hand and right hand parts slightly left and right), the limitations of a 4-track recorder soon become painfully apparent! Re-recording it using Garageband meant that I was able to take the time to get each part just right. (It also meant I could make the piano part entirely programmed anyway...) I sometimes included the bracketed portion of the title, and sometimes decided it was too damn' pretentious. Right now, I've decided it stays as part of the title. When I was compiling my first EP ("The Girls & Boy EP", which I recorded under the name "Piano" - something else I think was probably a bit too pretentious!), I decided to make this the opening track. It's always been a song I've been rather fond of. |