A new Doc Jazz song: Twenty Twenty

It’s my birthday today, and though I have been very busy in the past few months, I have been working on a song called Twenty Twenty. It’s my first release since my new album ‘Love in the Time of Corona‘. In the back of my mind, I used today as a deadline. I needed that, because this song didn’t come about from a peaking wave of inspiration. Instead, I’ve been tweaking it little by little whenever I found some time.

I guess this approach worked, because I did make the deadline. It has been uploaded to Youtube, with a nifty lyrics video. So, that’s my birthday present to myself!

So, what’s it about?

‘Twenty Twenty’ may sound like it’s about this disastrous year, but in this context, it relates to the term used for visual acuity. The song is about hidden agendas that do not escape those of sharp sight, or perhaps I should say ‘insight’, instead.

Song trivia: when Hugo Lee, saxophonist from Australia, recorded saxophone licks for ‘Closer To Me‘, he was generous. There were many parts that I didn’t use. When I was working on Twenty Twenty, I felt it needed a saxophone, and fortunately I was still able to find his tracks. I adjusted the speed of the ‘leftovers’, and made a few other tweaks. It worked, exceeding expectations!

Gulliver in reverse

The video is kind of like a reverse ‘Gulliver’s Travels’, relying on Lily, a talented dancer from China, for her skillful moves. I had a lot of fun making that, and I hope you enjoy watching it.

I only gave myself a ‘cameo’ role in it, this time. I’m never that fond of featuring myself in music videos, but usually I feel you kind of have to see the artist. However, this is a funky dance song, so it needs to look sparkly and fresh, without my aging head in it. I think it does!

Without much further ado, here is: Twenty Twenty, hope you enjoy!