Songs change

“Let Your Mind” by Andre Seifert

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Suddenly a song that had been wrapped up in a certain arrangement and a certain mix unfolds – as if it found its own heartbeat. There was a previous version of the song “Let Your Mind” – there were some musical ideas I wanted to use and I wanted to demonstrate some vocal tricks on that earlier version. At first I liked it, but the longer I worked on finding a better mix the more I hated that first version.

Originally I wanted to display a certain innocence, but then I realized that the song is not about innocence at all. I also changed the last few lines – now it ends with a very fundamental question: “Do you think it might be worth it…to stay another year?”

And that’s the way I feel about the  spirit of the song now and the way I sing it now is very different from the previous version – more natural and more relaxed, I think. It feels like my own song to me now instead of a musical and lyrical exercise.

I have recorded some material for a new video as well and I’m working on another new song that should arrive within the next days and weeks.

So, I’ll be back in a while, – A