The Apathy Song
by SmokeyVW

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	lengold said 303 days ago
	I absolutely love this Bill. Great and moving song and a real inspiration to use a bolero style. Cheers Len

	SmokeyVW said 283 days ago
	. despite my flippant description about not caring, i actually did put some work into this thanks!

	SmokeyVW said 283 days ago
	. i'm never sure where a song will go when i work on one there are serious, sad, silly, and sanguine things all stirred up in there thanks

	SmokeyVW said 283 days ago
	. thanks by the way, the song picture is of the aftermath of a forest fire there's a good reason for that, but for the life of me, i can't recall...

	SmokeyVW said 283 days ago
	. the whole build up and production is meant to be over the top - in stark contrast to the sentiment of the words i'm not exactly sure how i arrived at that the two ukuleles are strummed in different, perhaps conflicting, patterns. just thought it sounded interesting... maybe it hints at the incongruity of this song. i tend to mix opposites a lot, sometimes it works, sometimes, not. thank you

	SmokeyVW said 283 days ago
	. i generally liked ELO - their mix of orchestral sound with pop/rock was very innovative at the time. certainly an influence for me thanks

	SmokeyVW said 283 days ago
	. thanks that "voice in your ear" needed to be like the old timers from that scene in the bar in Back To The Future III. "Ever' body, ever where, will say Clint Eastwood is the biggest yeller belly in the west." (Was that Slim Pickens? Harry Carey? Pat Bertram?) ~~~ wow, a live orchestra. that sure seems like an unattainable dream. but now you've got me thinking...

SmokeyVW said 283 days ago

. the core idea for this song occurred to me while driving to work. when i arrived i sent myself an email with the chords, melody and words. i also knew it needed a voice talking in one ear timed so that the main melody singing "no" would be a sort of answer to some questions. i only had thought of "don't you care sonny" at that point. i don't know exactly what's serious and what's silly in this. it's way overdone - that's for sure. thanks

	SmokeyVW said 283 days ago
	. i did spent a bit of time on this one but there is a mistake in the mix. at 24 seconds the level drops for no apparent reason. i think i accidentally doubled the notes in the first portion of the harp part, so the notes are twice as loud as the rest up to that point... oh well thanks

	SmokeyVW said 283 days ago
	. funny you should say that! see earlier comments about Back To The Future... maybe that's part of the explanation of this song. thank you

	SmokeyVW said 283 days ago
	. just follow your whims, and you'll end up with strange inexplicable stuff like this! :-) thanks