Radio Play

It is interesting to recall that at the original time of writing which was 16th June 2008, any thoughts of releasing it globally would have been a sign to seek psychiatric help. Basically there was absolutely no chance of a songwriter in their late 30s being given that opportunity. Irrespective of any grand ambition of that nature, I still enjoyed recording my compositions on my Roland VS1680 which I had bought in England in the last millennium. This along with a Dr Rhythm drum machine I was able to record it. Once recorded I sent it to some colleagues for their feedback which was positive. I had joined Triple J Unearthed which was a site where unsigned artists could upload their songs for people to listen to. I originally uploaded three songs I had recorded previously called Rollercoaster, Joy Ride and Lemon Tree. When 'The New Elvis Presley' was recorded I sent it to David Garrood, a colleague in Brisbane who was associated with a community radio station called 99.7FM Your Better Mix. As luck would have it, he was filling in for the usual Friday night DJ who was taking a break. He played the song on Friday 26th March and sent me a clip of him introducing the song. It was played under the title 'Long Live the King' which explains why I still haven' t received any royalties for that auspicious occasion.