Bret Alexander-Paul Smith-Ron Simasek

STARTING OVER, AGAIN (listen to MP3 sample)

THE SONG: This was the first song written for "Perfect Smile". Kind of John Lennon-ish, I think. In the same vein as "Isolation" on the Plastic Ono Band record. At least that is what we were going for. That's one of my favorite albums. At the time this song was written, our other band The Badlees were at a standstill. People not getting along, legal hell, label hell, the whole bit. I kind of had the feeling we were starting a new chapter with this Cellarbirds record. So I starting writing this tune. However, I didn't want the song to be specifically about that situation so I threw a lot of lines and phrases in there to throw it off the trail. I'll do that a lot. Make it a little vague for interpretation and depth. My tunes are almost never about one person or event. I try and focus on ideas and feelings and use whatever I can think of to get that across. Kurt Vonnegut says that the key to being a good writer is to lie. Lie but "keep the arithmetic sound". Lie, cheat, and steal to get your point across, but make sure it is plausible.

THE RECORDING: Like "Time For Pride", this one was recorded fast. Not much to it. Very few overdubs. Once again, we were trying to make "Starting Over, Again" sound like a track on the Plastic Ono Band record. The watery guitar sounds are all done with a Phase 90. I like the way this track feels

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