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Starchild
Sometimes songs just come to me. Sometimes I get inspired without realising it. It’s August 2019 my kids were pushing me to stay a few nights at the Space Capsule Hotel in Saigon. I had no idea what it was but they wouldn’t stop talking about it, so off we went. We stepped into whatContinue reading “Starchild”
In the beginning..
I just caught a new post by Julian Hall on Youtube. He was interviewing Jerry Pike the man who co-produced Level 42’s first album – “The Early Tapes.” A school friend slipped me the album around 1980 and it changed my life. I put it on and my mind was instantly blown. It had aContinue reading “In the beginning..”
Superwoman
Today we decided to do a cover – Stevie Wonder’s Superwoman (Where were you when I needed you). It was a no brainer chosing the track but the path preceding it quite accidental. It was 1983, I was taking a driving lesson. My instructor slipped on a CD at the end and as I gotContinue reading “Superwoman”
Tonite
Tonite was written in mid June 2019 Saigon. I was staying with a family at a house in Saigon. It was morning I had just written a verse and was searching for a hook. The boy next door was dating the daughter of the family I was staying with. I sat in the palor watchingContinue reading “Tonite”
Amaze Me
The date was 1st June 2019 , I’d been in Saigon for a week. I began my daily ritual; up at 6.30am went down to the living room, sat in front the alter and sipped a cup of chrysanthemum tea. I heard incantations of monks chanting in the distance put my tea down and sungContinue reading “Amaze Me”
Side Games
We have recorded a handful of tracks. Today I mixed and mastered Side Games. It’s a song about the trials of a lady who is tempted to revisit an old flame but has second thoughts when she see’s her Ex with another girl. The song was written on break in Vietnam, as was most ofContinue reading “Side Games”
Welcome my Friend
I don’t know how you found us but I am glad you did. My name’s George, Songwriter for Sunstone. This is is my first Blog entry, so please forgive me if it’s a bit rough. Let me dive straight in. We are busy working on the forth album entitled Odyssey. The name, I would likeContinue reading “Welcome my Friend”