Episode #43: Explain the Night   (Song at 4:40sec) Welcome along to another episode... Mr Piano Man here. I'm sitting at the piano (well it's hardly likely to be as sewing machine for a musical presentation) chatting as if to an intimate audience. This week we’re looking at a song called Explain The Night. I tell you exactly what inspired this song, I take you through the process, where the words come from, etc. I look at: each sentence, how it flowed on to the next; how the music came to be; how the choice of chords, accompaniments unfolded & how that compliments the words, the melody. This aurally so complicated, it would be easy to fall into a monotone sort of bore of a teacher (ala the teacher from the movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, when he's struggling to get any response from his students,," anyone? Anyone?" )…but I like to think my delivery is far from that. In a laid back, inclusive and humorous manner, I'll quickly lead you through the different concepts and there are constant complete departures from the subject, to break it up. For example: completely spontaneously, I begin proceedings by talking on the topic of snorkelling. Have you ever been snorkelling? It's another world under water. All the unknown and the fear is taken away by being able to see underwater with a face mask… That's precisely my intention in these episodes...if you’re a budding songwriter I endeavour to take away the Unknown, make things just a little clearer, taking way the fear factor, because if I can encourage just one more person to write a song (or if you’re not a songwriter - interested listener - if I can help you to appreciate listening to (new) music then my job is done…. But what I won't - and can’t - do is take away the mystery. I can't Explain The Night, but I will explain some bits and pieces along the way as I ask the question. Bob the musketeer makes a random sudden appearance in the 'audience' this week - now there's another surprise ( the 'audience' pops into my mind, from time to time, as I imagine myself addressing a group of people from a stage). Doing this helps me get into performance/entertainer mode for 'winging' and recording each episode. Sure this character is a weird 'thing', but it was funny - and it helps to keep the channel open, I believe: humour defuses tension ( obviously), rejuvenates flagging energy levels... I view this character as just another example of my being helped to keep the creativity flowing. Dive in with me now, I'll hold your hand. Let me lead the way for an entertaining informative 30 minutes… and if you enjoy today, there's plenty more where this came from.,. 40 odd episodes await. Please sign if up, follow me here and you won't miss out on a single episode. Here we go….