Is Cayo Hueso Rain my finest tune? Effectively, I can not say there’s a finest tune. Having stated that, of the songs I’ve launched, by myself private requirements, there may be nothing lower than an “A”. Have I written something lower than an A? In fact! Many, many occasions greater than the A’s. Nonetheless, these are discarded, typically earlier than completion and none have ever been recorded. All of us have our personal requirements. That is mine. 😀
Once I grew up, lots of songs stimulated the grey matter, each musically and lyrically. Dylan introduced the songs with which means into the fold from folks music, adopted by The Beatles, Buffalo Springfield.. and so on. As well as, improvisation arrived with bands like Cream, the The Grateful Useless, The Allman Brothers. All of this was music that made the listener sit up and pay attention.
These had been giant influences on my writing. To stimulate the listener’s thoughts is good. Many listeners haven’t got that capability. Those who do are my sort of listeners.
For individuals who do, learn on! 😃
1) Once I got here up with the idea of Cayo Hueso Rain, the very first thing I needed to do was provide you with music that sounded prefer it was raining. Although the idea was in place, no lyrics had been written at this level, nonetheless I wanted one thing that, even when there have been no lyrics, the listener would consciously, or unconsciously, sense that it was raining. I wanted one thing like a lite rain, very ethereal really feel to it I ended up with an F5 add9 to a G 6/9 development resolving with extra ethereal/wet chords and it was precisely what I had in thoughts.
This can be a tune, not a narration. The music is paramount. This was beautify melodic and an ideal basis to jot down the story on! If one builds a home, they do not begin with the roof, they begin with a basis. Once I write a tune, the muse is paramount. Right here, I had my goal.
(notice: I at all times write the music first. Lennon/McCartney, Jagger/Richards, Garcia/Hunter did/do likewise.)
2) One in every of my objectives on this tune (and others) is putting the listener in a straightforward chair at residence in Cincinnati, New York, Boston, Chicago… and so on. on a winter night with the snow falling outdoors. They could have their earphones on so to not be interrupted. They shut their eyes, and fall into the music. They’re now residing the music with the protagonist, in Key West.
notice: One definition of Trop Rock is, escapism. I dwell in Key West. I can not write a tune about coming to Key West, I dwell right here and have since 2008. A couple of years in the past on a assessment, the creator known as my music Island Americana. I preferred that and I’ve labeled my music that since. I write concerning the issues I see on a each day foundation in Key West. For the person who needs to dwell right here, this tune, and my music, is for them.
3) In a delicate means, “Cayo Hueso Rain” walks the listener via the streets of Key West and permits them to see the city via the eyes of the protagonist, on a wet day on the island.
4) It is virtually like Dickins’ “A Christmas Carol” for the listener, in that the listener is guided via the city within the tune seeing the great, the center of the street, the unhappy, the pleased and the tragic. Not like “A Christmas Carol”, the listener is barely an observer and what they see isn’t any reflection on them within the slightest.
5) One enjoyable side of the tune is the title. Once I play this tune out, I will typically ask the viewers “Does anybody right here know Key West’s unique title?”. The query is commonly a bunch of confused faces that look as if they’re asking “What? Key West had different names?” The unique title for Key West is Cayo Hueso, the Spanish title which accurately interprets to “Bone Key” . Some name it “Bone Island” Nonetheless, this isn’t fairly appropriate. If it had been Bone Island The Spanish title could be Isla Hueso. The phrase “Cayo” interprets to the English phrase, Key, Additionally, to at the present time, Spanish audio system check with Key West as Cayo Hueso. It is a enjoyable little interlude at a gig!
6) The tune is in the important thing of F and whereas 99% of songs resolve on the important thing’s root chord, this doesn’t. It actually simply floats off into the gap on a dissonant variation of the 4 chord and the protagonist floats away like a ghost “… So all I believe I will do is stroll round, this stunning island city, within the Cayo Hueso rain, within the Cayo Hueso rain, en la lluvia de Cayo Hueso, within the Cayo Hueso rain…. “
7) Who’s the protagonist/information that simply took us via such an interesting stroll of Key West within the rain? He confirmed us Cuban Espresso, individuals scampering into bars to flee the rain, the listing goes on and on. His tour was insightful and from somebody who is aware of the city inside out. Nonetheless, who was he?
Trace: He is an nameless particular person, but is categorized.
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