I made this track a couple of years ago and I remember, at the time, work was slow. I was struggling to have my rent on time. Driving for Uber, selling off music gear and other things I couldn't justify keeping, doing a little side hustle here and there, it seemed like every other thought in my head was about rent. All day long just rent, rent, rent, rent ... so I made a song about it!

Rent

If memory serves, this was the second song I ever wrote (the first was "Rusty, My Favorite Dog"). It was 1968 and I was ten years old. I specifically remember that when I heard the Beatles’ “Goodnight,” I thought to myself: I came up with my song first. This long version finishes the song the way I more or less imagined it as a child, with an elongated section that would repeat into a sunny dreamscape. I didn’t have the patience to compose the extension while young but now it’s finished with the dreamscape transformed into a nightmare. Trish Happel produced this version. Here’s where you can hear the earlier version: https://on.soundcloud.com/91WPYHhbsD46ztm99. Here’s a musical sketch: on.soundcloud.com/5XDwwVXA4tihE5em9.

Early Bohacz Music

Goodnight Everybody

I consider myself a fringe conceptual artist and have experimented with all kinds of media like drawing, performance, writing, music, painting, moviemaking, game design since I was quite young. I'd love it if you would check out what I've got going here in the sound department.

Goodnight Everybody

Bohacz & Frenz

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