Songwriting and Dire Straits

I got more work done coding on the menu system today, almost finished all the reorganization of various bits into the "new order" of things. Will be nice when it's done - it's much better organized now than it was.

It was a reasonably quiet day, so I made more progress on Wendy's tune. I've worked out the basics of the melody and chords for the Intro, Chorus and about half the verse. I've chosen a chord structure at the level of Wendy's guitar proficiency, so she can play it with me (I think that will happen in private only). She asked about it, so she's obviously happy I'm doing it. Yay.

I like the tune too. I was playing through the bits that I've got roughed in to settle them in place, found some rough edges and took a file to them. I'm counting down the days to when I can get the Personus FireStudio Tube in place and actually record the framework of it.

I'm continuing to get my technique back on the keyboard. I was jamming to Bonnie Raitt and Dire Straits yesterday, just to get more of the bluesy licks back. In the course of it, I encountered the video for Brothers In Arms. This has been a piece that has always had a profound emotional impact on me; this was the first time I've seen the video though.

The song does fill me with a certain fatalistic melancholy mixed with a sense of comradeship. It's probably why I like the tune, as I do enjoy dichotomy.

Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms