Trevor,

You caught it. The "mysterioso" feel and the stretchy changes. Every tune should have a good intro and a good ending. I arrange myopically so what comes to mind in the intro usually sets the mood for the whole tune. This intro popped into my head and it made no sense to shift gears the moment the chorus started.

Dani wrote a whole damn song for me when I got hit, and I don't have nearly his ability as a composer/lyricist. I wanted to repay him in some way so, before all this happened to him, I asked him to name a tune he really loved and we would do a killer version of it. He named Look of Love, and it nearly killed us.

I couldn't get the key right. I couldn't make Dani's vocals work with the piano voicings. We were both getting discouraged. But Dani would not give up even when I wanted to. I kept adding more and more. Horns. A nylon guitar. Strings. More horns. Then, Dani delivered the vocal track. Bam! We had it. And this was so close in time, he may have not been feeling well even while giving unquestionably his best singing performance. It tells you a lot about the guy.

But still a human being, he'll benefit from the support just as I did. Thanks, mate, for delivering that.

Dean