We are at another stand still in the waiting game that is permission to use Szymborska's material. After a flurry of activity a few weeks ago, I now sit here and wait for clearance. I guess this is the way of the world. If there was a constant flurry of activity, it wouldn't ever be quiet enough to think. This must be a thinking time.
Last week, Courtney Chambers came by to record the final song for the album, which will either be titled "Mansion" or "Hearst Castle." She killed it. The track sounds so great, and organic. I was so pleased with her work on it. The song is based on a Szymborska poem which finds us going on a tour of a "Great Man's House." It reminded me of a tour Annie and I took last winter of Hearst Castle in San Simeon, Ca. So I created the line "Would you or I be happy here?....so much space." The idea being would you or I find greatness the way W.R. Hearst did in a place like that? Or do we find our muses in the quiet of our modest locales.
I think Annie likes the title "Mansion" to keep it generic and open to interpretation. I don't mind. I liked "Hearst Castle" because it reminds me of a cool place and I think that people will grasp the idea a little better with that title. What do you think?
Last week, Courtney Chambers came by to record the final song for the album, which will either be titled "Mansion" or "Hearst Castle." She killed it. The track sounds so great, and organic. I was so pleased with her work on it. The song is based on a Szymborska poem which finds us going on a tour of a "Great Man's House." It reminded me of a tour Annie and I took last winter of Hearst Castle in San Simeon, Ca. So I created the line "Would you or I be happy here?....so much space." The idea being would you or I find greatness the way W.R. Hearst did in a place like that? Or do we find our muses in the quiet of our modest locales.
I think Annie likes the title "Mansion" to keep it generic and open to interpretation. I don't mind. I liked "Hearst Castle" because it reminds me of a cool place and I think that people will grasp the idea a little better with that title. What do you think?
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