Today at noon Eastern-US is the world premier of my official video for “Super Clean Escape Machine” – my first musical collaboration with my father Bob. He had the idea for a song about cycling – his chosen mode of exercise during this pandemic. He’s a real aficionado of cinematography. My dad became fascinated with the availability of stable-motion camera tech that was only available to big-budget studios until recently. This mirrors my own fascination with the widespread availability of professional recording software that has turned basements into studios and unleashed a torrent of creativity during what would otherwise be downtime.
The song extolls the many benefits of cycling, like how “It cleans my arteries and mind.” When my dad wrote this poem, he did not know I had written “Run With My Troubles,” a song that promotes running for mental health – an amazing coincidence, which further supports the case I make for exercising on my forthcoming album “Salt and Sand: Rock Songs to Heal the Mind.”
Credits:
“Super Clean Escape Machine”
(c) 2021, Lyrics by Bob Didner & Jason Didner, Music by Jason Didner
Video directed and edited by Bob Didner, cycling footage by Bob Didner
Vocals, guitar, keyboard, bass and drums by Jason Didner
Music recorded and mixed by Jason Didner
Lyrics:
Verse 1: I love riding on my bike It brings me feelings that I like My excellent escape machine That helps me keep our planet clean I love the energy it brings And clarity, it gives me wings. My bike's a pal I animate We roll, I chill and concentrate. We glide down city streets and country trails Motion casts its spell and never fails Chorus: My super clean escape machine My super clean escape machine I’m off the grid and on the scene On my super clean escape machine Verse 2: We can go from near to far Rolling cleaner than a car It cleans my arteries and mind And lets me leave my cares behind. We squeeze through narrow passage ways. And windy paths, on sunny days. We can ride by stunning sights Or savor balmy moonlit nights We glide down city streets and country trails Motion casts its spell and never fails Chorus: My super clean escape machine My super clean escape machine I’m off the grid and on the scene On my super clean escape machine Bridge: Pedaling fast or coasting slow We’re flying low - flying low Solo Chorus: My super clean escape machine My super clean escape machine I’m off the grid and on the scene On my super clean, super clean My super clean escape machine My super clean escape machine I’m off the grid and on the scene On my super clean escape machine
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