1995 - back in the swing / "first serious project"

Yup, after the "slowed down", part sad, part summer crushy
year of 1994, I found myself back on the field again.
Spent time writing a little in Swedish, but pretty much
scrapped that for another, longer, more serious attempt
at writing in English. Even though the playful words
and funny things were still there.

I guess this was the year when I grew a little more serious
in my writing, and started to see the whole thing.
Some might say I got a little moody, but when
looking back at it now, it felt like it had a meaning.
So, over to the project itself then.

First, it was made as some sort of a short one,
just consisting of 5-6 tracks. As common nowadays,
although much less common back then, it grew.
Made it to about 10 tracks if I remember correctly.
If I should be honest, it actually felt finished.
On the other hand, I knew I wanted it to be a bit
moody and grey, after all it was a tribute and
written during a time of reflections and such.

The fact is, it became a bit too moody.
So I guess that was why I wrote some love songs
for it too, switching from "Songs for my grandfather"
to "Sad songs and love songs" in the process.
So doing that, and sprinkling it with some lyrics
written in the same playful manner as in the past,
as well as inviting a "blast from the past" for a
quick guest appearance, it all seemed pretty done.

Even though some titles might have been used by
other artists in the past, this project didn't
contain any covers at all. Actually, this project
was the first one ever that was really 100% me.
Taking into game that I didn't leave anything out,
I guess it took a really long time to pull together.

But it was fun at the same time, getting ideas
while walking home from school and things like that.
Maybe this year became a huge memorial to that project,
but you know, it felt and still feels like it was more
like that project became a perfect summary of the whole year.

Even to this day "Sad songs and love songs" is flying high
when it comes to listing the projects that have a special place
in my heart and mind. And regarding the songs that wasn't made by me,
they were waiting around the corner as 1995 turned into 1996.