Doin nothin but Eh-Oh Eh-Oh Oh Oh...

"I'm 2 weeks overdue!" Those are the words that keep repeating in my head. I'm only 1 song away but I just can't seem to finish it off. I sit, I stare, I explore, I experiment.. but I get annoyed at every additional arrangement that I try to put in. I've grown to like the song in its demo state... its arrangement so basic that the melody just pops out... and I can't help but feel that all it needs is something subtle to complete it.. but what??

Further to the frustration is the fact that I know (and everyone else seem to agree) that this song IS THE SINGLE. It has the hook, the meaning, the vibe.. everything. Now if only I can find the missing link...

The song is called I Miss You (Eh Oh): a song most meaningful to me due to the spiritual connection of how the song came about. It started out as a simple hum-like tune by my girl just before she left the country for work. After her departure, it was no secret that I went through a hard time adjusting to living life without her. Naturally my thoughts on the matter turned to lyrics and what better way to express them than to use the melody that was made by the same person that I'm writing it for. The song fittingly developed into something really special.. at least for me.

However, unlike every other song that I've composed with inner most deep emotions, the song did not turn out to be a ballad. Instead, it's a catchy up-tempo song that you could actually groove to and lyrics that you could easily sing along with. Odd..

At this point, you're probably wondering what 'Eh Oh' means. Obviously, it has no real definition (at least not according to the dictionary nor in any slang I know) but with reference to the title of this post (which is an extract from the lyrics) I had made it out to imply 'meaningless stuff', which pretty much sums up how I've been living my life since my girl left. Life feels so empty and everything I do seem pointless cause I can't share the experiences with her.. it's all just 'eh oh eh oh'.

Although now it's more of a 'creativity block', initially the delay was due to several reasons. You may notice that I had only 1 post for the whole month of December. Yes I was distracted and was virtually off-track from the project. A few opportunities came up for me to earn some cash and I grabbed it with both hands. I guess economics finally threw in a monkey wrench in my realm of passion: I just can't survive by only making my own music... at least not yet.

However, the job was not far-off from what I do.. just that I'm doing it for someone else. I still worked with music, still engineered, still sang and still recorded. Looking at it positively, I gained experiences of relevance. So, no loss at all.. except time.

My social life played an important role too in the delay. It was a festive season after all!

Ok so 2k8 is finally here and my original plan of posting my songs over the web 'first thing' is obviously not on track. However, I don't really think anyone is anticipating them or really give a sh!t right? I mean seriously, Who really reads this blog??