It’s Gonna Hurt. The first song entirely written in my new home. And in the shower. Don’t worry, I’m not silly enough to bring a guitar into the tub with me. But dig into the rock archives and you’ll find a name or two. Homework for you. I have David Bowie to thank for the space face reference. From Ziggy. More Homework for you. The space face section came first. I stayed with the chorus for awhile so I wouldn't forget anything. Then it's downstairs to the studio to start writing the verses. The guitar section at the end was originally supposed to be a keyboard solo but I couldn’t get the right flow and with the other parts it seemed like a bit of overkill. So I grabbed the trusty Strat and I don’t know why I thought of a guitar effect I had heard in an old The Cars tune. A later album. Homework for me. As soon as I dialled in the effects I wanted I knew I wouldn’t mess with it any further. My interplanetary love story. Off the cuff. I'm not quite sure how I ended up with a guy on Saturn and a girl on Earth. Inter-stellar love affair of a planetary flavour bound for a future sitcom? Who knows. Is he from Saturn or does he just work there counting Saturn’s rings? And what about her? It seems like she travels a lot. Should she be with the Saturn guy? He seems like a nice fellow .. er .. alien? More Homework .. this time for both of us. Let’s come up with a sitcom. You and me. Split it 50/50. The band had a blast recording this one … pony trekker led the way. If I ever need to write a sequel I imagine I’ll hit the shower … xoRJ