Swan Song (Farewell)
Five years since I recorded this song. How time flies. It’s funny that I still get random “pranks” as some friends sing the line “Farewell… So long…” complete with facial expression when they see me. I guess that’s their way of saying they like the song (very much).
We all seem to like love songs. We all seem to like breakup songs. And as I have said many times before, Swan Song (Farewell) is my ode to a love affair that ended the wrong way. It’s interesting that beautiful music could be produced by painful experiences (that I fondly call negative inspiration). Enough inspiration to write 4 completely different versions that made up the EP dubbed Swans (instead of Swan Songs that sounded strange).
The lyrics came from an old poem titled Farewell. The melody, I just built on two chords for years of random keyboard and piano playing until I completed the structure. But there’s probably a reference to an obscure New Order song and guitars from The Cure.
You may have heard of the myth of the swan song (or swansong). The legend says that, while they are mute during the rest of their lives, swans sing beautifully and mournfully just before they die. Some perfect symbolism for a love that died, turned to song.
50 CDs were given away after the listening party at Cubao X back in November 2006. Also remember being real happy that night because I was with someone special.
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I wrote a lengthy blogpost on that Swan Song night on my blog here: http://lionel.valdellon.com/?p=273
Great album, Nono. Excellent stuff.
cant believe this was 5 yrs ago (man, now im feelind old!).yeh, u even sent me a hard copy via my ex-gf,hehe. to commemorate its 5th year, maybe u should produce a dvd (video) of this, consisting of music vids plus live performances, with commentary and bonus easter eggs? haha. cheers no, and i say “5 more years!”
I checked the recesses of my brain and discovered I actually recorded it 2004 and the rest of the EP between 2005-2006. So it’s very well into its 6th year. Hehe. I could be so dumb sometimes.
Bong, I completed the EP Swans late 2006 and you got your copy some time 2007. So it’s just 3yrs with you. I don’t really know about videos, I have some strange aversion towards it. But I could be convinced. Hehe.
Lionel, I remember that blog and remember even joking that I can’t find a photo of myself in there.