As has become a habit, I’ve recorded a holiday song (apologies that it’s a bit late this year, but I’m sure you understand). It’s called Heaven’s Sake, and you can get it from my Bandcamp page.
Backing vocals are by the lovely Claire Acey (of Nightmare & The Cat), as well as Charlton, Georgica and Harry Pettus.
I’m trying an experiment: you can download it for free, or pay what you like for it. In any case, enjoy. If you like it, please share/embed the link.
PS for those who have been asking: yes, the Mayfield Deluxe Bundle is still available. I’ll be starting to record personal messages this week for those who have ordered.
Wales is very wet and windy this morning. I passed 10,000 Twitter followers overnight. Should I tell them I have no idea where I’m going?
One of my Twitter followers asked me what I thought of The Donald running for president. My response: Government becoming a reality show? Inevitable really!
The first three miles of my run seemed easy today. Then I turned around, and had a 20 mph wind in my face for the last three miles. No fun! One of my Twitter followers consoled me with “At least you don’t have long hair to whip you in the face .” Now I’ll have Willow Smith stuck in my head.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Curt Smith, co-founder of seminal music group Tears for Fears, will release “This Is Christmas,” his first original holiday song, on November 29, 2010. Smith is releasing “This Is Christmas” via his KOOK Media label as a standalone single, which will be available in digital format from his website, iTunes, Amazon MP3, and other online retailers. It will also be available as a signed, limited edition CD single, sold only at concerts and via Smith’s website. Click below to have a listen:
“This Is Christmas” tells the story, Smith says, “of an adult visiting his parents at Christmas and lamenting how he’s always made to feel like a child when he returns home. It culminates in his realization and acceptance that they’re family after all, and nothing will (or even should) change that.” Fittingly, backing vocalists on the track include Smith’s daughters Diva and Wilder; Charlton Pettus (Smith’s longtime friend and collaborator) and his children Georgica and Harry; Jason Joseph; Simon Steadman; and a chorus comprised of local school children.
“This Is Christmas” will be featured in the December 15 episode of the USA Network series “Psych.” “I’d been attempting to write a holiday song for years,” Smith says, “but always found them a bit trite and forced. I was trying again when Psych’s James Roday approached me about licensing a song for the holiday episode of “Psych.” Once he sent me a clip of the scene he had in mind, it all made sense and the song came together naturally.”
Like Smith’s previous solo efforts, he’s releasing “This Is Christmas” under a Creative Commons license. The license Smith uses allows others to freely share, perform, and remix his work, so long as the uses are non-commercial, Smith is credited, and any derivative works carry the same license. Smith shares production credits on the song with Charlton Pettus.
Smith will play several Los Angeles-area solo gigs in 2011, along with planned Tears For Fears tours in South America and the U.S. West Coast.
.” Now I’ll have Willow Smith stuck in my head.
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