Writing songs on a piano is so different to writing songs on a guitar and vice versa. However, whilst this song ended up being recorded on piano, it actually started life on the guitar.
I’d been playing around with a chord progression which included several diminished chords as they add tension and drama to the sound. The first line seemed quite haunting - ‘that photo in the hall, it seems so long ago’. It sets the scene for what is a heart-breaking subject matter for a song. Once upon a time, things seemed perfect, but whilst it is going to hurt you badly, now is time for me to go…… and by ‘go’.... Well, take from that what you will.
I wanted the arrangement to sound intimate and heartfelt. To this end, I asked Matt to mix it in such a way that the listener felt like they were sitting on the same piano stool as the singer.
I also had to make sure my vocal performance delivered, given that for the most part it was just vocal and piano.
Strings were introduced to add some drama and tension, but then taken away just before the end to resolve the piece.
To date, there have been three cover versions of this song, which is lovely knowing that others think it good enough to want to record themselves.
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