"Shame" - The Emmett and Drew Song?

Well, sort of...I think the initial idea for "Shame" probably did come from the Queer as Folk storyline in which Emmett is having a very secret affair with pro football player Drew Boyd (so secret that Drew buys out an entire restaurant for the evening so he can take Emmett "out" to dinner without anyone seeing them). I came across a few guys in my single days who were very deeply closeted too, and as I commented in my last blog, trying to have a relationship beyond pure and simple sex with someone who has to keep you hidden away like a guilty pleasure or a shameful secret would wear pretty thin after a while (as any woman who has been a married guy's mistress could also tell you, I'm sure).

A Continuing Evolution...

This track definitely finds me in a more jazzy, urban frame of mind again, kind of a common thread on this project. It sure is a far cry from the more rocked-out, aggressive approach of my Reality Show CD from 2005. Lately, I've just been getting into recording songs that hit your ear in a smoother, less abrasive way, giving the distorted guitars a rest and building up the arrangements around piano and layered bass parts instead. Slowing things down a little and going for a more downtempo flavor also brings a more sultry, sexy vibe into the songs. Uptempo tracks are great for the dance floor (and I still plan to continue doing some of those too), but "Shame" is moreso the kind of song you'd listen to when you're relaxing with someone at your place after you get home and the clothes are starting to feel like a burden (grin).

Anyway, hope you enjoy the current "sneak peek" at the work in progress. It's hotter than hell here in Michigan today and I need a bottle of water big time. So for now, I'm off like a prom tux. Catch you later!

DV

Holed Up in the Home Studio for the 4th

Another Fourth...

And am I barbecueing or going boating or buzzing up and down the highway and beach checking out half-naked hotties? Oh hell, no...I'll be spending most of today finishing the recording and mixing on another new track. Well, okay, maybe not the entire day; I am taking a short break right now and I'll probably knock off by early evening and hang with friends for a bit. Living in an area that's big on tourism, town gets pretty crowded and insane around summer holidays, so staying off the roads filled with crazy drivers isn't always a bad thing!

Should I Call the New CD "Naked in Public?"

Uhm, well, probably not (grin), but it does seem like my emotions are closer to the surface on a lot of this material; the lyrics are more intimate and less philosophical this time out. The song I'm working on now, "Shame," definitely follows that trend, dealing with the pitfalls of seeing a guy who is completely closeted and makes the relationship feel like a covert operation. Back in my single days, I encountered a few, and while that might be okay for purely "recreational" purposes, it's best not to get too attached; heartache will surely follow. Actually, I don't think I got gender-specific in the song, though, so I suppose it could really be about anyone who has fallen for someone who insists, for whatever reason, that the relationship be kept behind closed doors. At any rate, not fun in the long run for the one who is made to feel like the other person's "dirty little secret."

Break's over, back to work, catch ya later....

DV