Sun and Moon (2020 Version #2)

Robert James

Happy Halloween. At least for 19 more minutes here in New England.

This is the ninth and final song for the Quarantine Tunes Volume 2 project. Is it fitting that the song was written a month ago? I don’t know. This was the last song written for the 2020 5090 which was literally one month ago. I really liked it when I wrote it. Enough that it immediately went into my best-of/to-be-re-recorded pile. This is the same GarageBand file, but every note has been redone. The intonation in the verses is still a little fruity. Other than that, I am pretty happy with v2.0.

All of the guitar parts, including all the noise in the background, is a Gibson ES-335 Pro through two amps per take. A Fender Bassbreaker 15 and a Vox AC15. The pedals on the rhythm is just a Klon KTR. On the solos its the Klon into a Malaise Forever Black Lives Matter. The feedback is Wren and Cuff Tri Pi 70 into the Klon. The self oscillating delay thing is the same as the solo with the addition of a Donner Yellow Fall.

Verse 1 & 3
Its been some years since we met
so long ago it was
the overwhelming regret
hold your applause

Chorus
if the sun and the moon both refused to rise
would you think it was part of some bad joke
If the day and the night were both turned around
would you want to be in on it

Verse 2
I trust your word on all things
I know you’re good for me
and what the future may bring
we’re up to it