Tony – ‘I don’t write love songs in the traditional sense of all that ‘I love you’ stuff. So I was thinking about how people would say ‘I’d die for you, I’ll cry for you’ and other such sentimental, but sincere, things. Taking a positive proactive outlook I thought it would be good to smile for and live for those you care about. And, at a deeper level tell them that the future will be ok and you’ll be here when they need you. The World needs a little hope! With this vista in mind the lyrics came very quickly. The music just had to be on a soundscape and be felt as much as heard. Kept it fairly simple with the verses in the minor and a lift into the major for the ‘chorus’. An old trick, but no need to reinvent the wheel on this one. I put down bass, three guitars, drums and a couple of vocals and it sounded fairly complete, ready for a little extra guitar from Joe, the icing on the cake. Although I’m not really a ‘singer’, and indeed only end up trying to sing when there’s no one else around, I was quite pleased with this having stretched a bit out of the normal talk-sing comfort zone. It may not win any prizes but I think it will bring a smile to your face. ‘
Joe- ‘This one to me is all about the sound. Tony did nearly all of this himself . I added a little guitar (believe me – it’s in that wall of sound somewhere). I think this song contrasts nicely with the many other mad noisy tracks on the album’
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