Brooke Fraser Talks About Distant Sun

SYDNEY, AU (EMI MUSIC AUSTRALIA) -Like any Kiwi growing up at any time in the last thirty years, the songs of the Finns contributed to the soundtrack to my childhood. When I listen to these songs now, the kid in me attaches memories to the melodies, while the songwriter in me throws her hands up in the air and wonders why she even bothers trying! When the opportunity to attempt to do justice to a Finn song presented itself, I was both humbled to be asked and worried that I'd inadvertently massacre a classic in spite of my good intentions. ‘Distant Sun' is a great song and the one that immediately captured my interest as I was browsing the Finns' immense catalogue from a re-recording point of view. It has wonderful mood and fantastic melody, and I felt it suited my voice and knew I'd enjoy playing and singing it in the studio (that I did). It was put together in a couple days with David Skeet producing and a bunch of my good friends contributing musically... we had a lot of fun putting down this epic song, and hopefully that comes through in the recording!