When I fall
it's gonna to be forever.
It's gonna be together.
It's gonna be with you.
When I fall
it's gonna be like dying.
All the longing, always trying
to be part of the world.
Now the only sound
I ever want to hear
Are words of love so clarion, so clear.
In the wings of every moment that you live
with only love to give.
When I fall
it's gonna be forever,
It's gonna be together.
It's gonna be with you.
words and music by Joe Pernice (Bony Gap Music, BMI) admin. by BUG/BMG.Folks,
Sorry I’ve been out of the loop for the last couple weeks. After a very fantastic few days hiking in Ontario’s Algonquin Provincial Park I got whacked with a cold. Miraculously it was not Covid, but it still knocked me on my behind. I hadn’t had as much as a sniffle since 2019. I guess health has weakened my resistance.
Anyway, the song I’ve included was unreleased until today. I wrote it in early 2020, right before the pandemic hit. At that point I went on a bit of a creative tear, and this song upon completion got sent to the end of the line.
I won’t tell you exactly what my intention was with this tune, but I made a quick demo of it early on, sent it to a friend of mine, and his response was, I like it, but I might be too cynical for a song like that. I figured I had two reply choices:
Where in the song does it suggest that any of this will happen and work out?
Don’t reply.
Well, since my friend said he might be too cynical for such a song, I went for the second option. Sure, I may bend towards a certain direction, but I’m not cruel.
As for the recording included here, I recorded my vocals and nylon acoustic live into Logic. I used two tracks for these. The vocals went through a Shure SM58. The guitar went through a Warm Audio FET 47. The whistling lead is on a third track, and went through the Warm as well. I added compression, EQ, reverb to all. Can’t recall the specifics.
While this version was definitely meant to be a for-personal-consumption-only demo, none of my subsequent versions (you know, the ones where I tried) have the same vibe. The longer I make records, the more obvious it is to me that vibe is king. In my opinion, a vibe is the hardest to achieve. With that in mind, it’s very possible I get a professional moustache to give these three little tracks a legit mix. At this point, this very recording is on the to-keep list for the next Pernice Brothers LP.
As always, thanks a lot for listening and subscribing. I plan to release another song next week. It will be available only to my paid subscribers. Feel free to upgrade ($5 per month) to receive all future posts.
Take care of yourselves and those around you. —JP
When I Fall