I could make this a really short post: I wrote this piece early in the morning. On a Sunday. However, that might not be the whole story. It might not even do the song justice, but that you’ll have to decide for yourselves. Unless you are a dedicated night owl and completely adverse to rising up before the “crack of noon”* (*one of Tom Wait’s brilliantisms), you have likely experienced the joy and serenity of being present, at one with the morning, before any of the other members of the household awaken. It’s made especially lovely when one of our four kittens nestles into my lap, or on the ottoman next to me. (If I’m playing my guitar, they are typically an appreciative audience.)
The quiet almost forces introspection, and, these days, I’m more likely to follow a musical mental journey with notes and chords rather than one that involves words or sentences. So on this particular early Sunday morning I began reaching back into my musical vocabulary to some of my recently-to-Nashville picked songs like “You Don’t Know” or “Lights of Home.” I hadn’t started a composition picking rather than strumming in quite a while, but it was calling to me.
I was starting to enjoy the flow of the main theme, especially the repetitive return to the A minor. Then, landing back on the C major with a strum that led me to a bridge which developed a Latin feel, augmented by Fett’s bass part and Dave’s piano part. (A seminal song for me is “Mixed Up, Shook Up Girl” recorded by Mink DeVille in 1977, a remake of a song from 1964 by Patty and the Emblems. That bridge made me feel the way I felt listening to Mink’s rendition, over and over again.) My next inspiration was to end the song with a picked layering of harmony guitar lines. I think it works, but you’ll have to let me know!
Thanks for listening. I hope you dance to this. If you do, please post a video!
Sunday, Early
Music Copyright 2024, Ned Andrew Solomon
Recorded at: Azalea Studio, Nashville, TN
Recording, Engineering, & Production: Fett
Acoustic & Electric Guitars: Ned Andrew Solomon
Piano: Dave Hoffner
Drums: RP Chester
Videography: Bernie Lynette
Executive & Video Production: Gina Lynette
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