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I wrote this song a few years ago. It fit really well with a backing track done by GoodandEvil and I loved the vibe of it, esp the keyboard hook. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to use it, as it was given for a Naty Botero song on her debut album and i just realized is called La Costa… interesting. I’ve been performing the song in a sort of amalgam of the recording and stuff we developed over time, though the bass line and a couple of gtr parts I might have to change in my version, though it might not make much difference or be recognizable when compared side to side. I was inspired to finish the track when I heard the band Empire of the Sun. They have a few excellent songs, (We Are the People, Walking on a Dream and Standing on the Shore are my favorites) and they kind of sound like what I was looking to do with Down the Coast, and a friend of mine told me that the singers even sound a bit like me which I can see how he thought that.  Anyway, it’s not done yet, i need to come up with some new hooks.

Here’s the first sentence of this blog. I wasn’t sure how to start so I’ll just start writing and see where it goes. Things will probably change from now till later in the existence of the blog cos I don’t exactly know what I’m doing, just hope not to offend anyone too much and have interesting insights into what drives me to try to make sweet sounds of music.