Going through those old tapes the other day got me in a nostalgic mood and I started sorting through some of my old songs. When I finish the new collection, I want one of the CDs to be a vocal disc and so I was looking back at some of my old vocal songs to see if any were good enough to revive. I settled on “When I Was Young”, a track I originally put down in 1999. I got the original drum track and just built it up from there. I’m pleased with the result. I’m not the greatest singer, but the new microphone certainly helps (and beats the £20 Tandy jobby I was using previously).
Here’s the old version of the song:
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And here’s the new version, recorded this very afternoon:
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And here are the words, so you can all sing-a-long at home:
When I Was Young
When I was young
I could do what I pleased
When I was young
Bring the world to its knees
When I was young
I just didn’t care
Sometimes,
I wonder where the time has gone
Sometimes,
I wonder why it turned out wrong
Sometimes,
I wonder when the fire burned out
Sometimes,
I wonder why my life’s full of doubt
When I was young
I knew what I wanted
When I was young
I went on undaunted
When I was young
Nothing got in my way
Remember the days of self-conscious youth
When we all had something
Something to prove
Time takes its toll
Anger gives way to joy
As the better man
Replaces the boy
When I was young
I could od what I liked
When I was young
I knew I was right
When I was young
Nothing was fair
When I was young
I just grew my hair
When I was young
I knew what to say
When I was young
I squandered the day
When I was young
I needed respect
When I was young
I was a pain in the neck