Well, here’s the new song, It’s So Hard Knowing, for this first week of the new year. Right at the end of the week too.
I had the first part of this song, the first part of the first verse, written back at the beginning of December. And…just let it sit around. Knew I liked it. Knew it worked somehow. Knew it was for something.
I’m glad I didn’t forget it cause I think this one works fairly well.
It’s about…well…I’m not totally sure what it’s about. It took me all day to write. Working. Writing. Taking a break. Returning. Leaving. Back again. I guess it’s pretty obvious what it’s about. Like, maybe…don’t assume anything about anything. But maybe not. I don’t know.
Maybe it’ll mean something to you.
Anyway, that’s that. I’ve got a few live performances churning for the coming months, so stay tuned for those, and all the songs each week.
Okay, well, after a long delay of doing re-recorded songs from the previous year, I’m at it again. Go have a listen to the original version here and you can figure out what’s going on.
Or…I can just tell you.
This new version is kinda more like a folk song. Although, all my songs are kinda like folk songs. But with this one it’s easy to recognize. I’m not sure why I did it like that. I think maybe I’m a little bored of the bluesy playing and singing style I’ve been using for the past year or so.
Or maybe I was just under the gun to get this done before the end of the day. Either way…here it is.
For me, this new version is way more interesting than the original. Probably because it was really hard for me to keep time on the guitar, sing the words slightly jumbled up from how the original lyrics were written out on the page, and play in this style, which I haven’t played in for a while.
Anyway…that’s that.
But, this is this. Lot’s of bigtime Poor Elvis shows coming up. Two tomorrow (10/13): first at Lacuna Artist Loft Studios for a pop-up gallery. You don’t want to miss that. Goes from 12pm to 6pm and we’ll be playing 2 acoustic sets throughout the day. More info here.
Also on Saturday, we’re playing another set in the Traveling Truck Show. That starts at 5pm sharp. Check out the info here. It’s super great!
Then, on Sunday from 2pm-6pm we’re doing an in-store performance at Saki Records in Logan Square. We play first, probably around 2 or 2:30, so come on out. There’s info here about this one. Notice, that at both the Saki show and the Lacuna show, Powell Brew House will be pouring FREE beer samples the entire time. Yeah!
So, I felt it was time to start doing these again. A month to go to a lot of things. Or a few things. Or…I guess, probably, that the headlines are gonna start to get really funny.
So you get this.
Now, you may notice, if you were keeping track, that the music is a little different. And maybe you’re saying to yourself, “Hey, Self, I really don’t think these are “Talkin’ Blues” songs in the traditional sense. What the heck is going on here?”
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