Overdone

Album: So Long, See You Tomorrow (2014)
Play Video

Songfacts®:

  • This is the opening track of Bombay Bicycle Club's So Long, See You Tomorrow album, which was penned by the band's frontman Jack Steadman while traveling through India, Turkey, Europe and Tokyo. Steadman's trip to the Indian city of Mumbai had a huge influence on this track, which features a Bollywood sample of "Apne Pyar Ke Sapne" by Kishore Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar. He told NME: "Before I go away I'd spend loads of time loading up my iPod so I've got a good soundtrack for where I'm going.' Apne Pyar Ke Sapne' came up on shuffle one day, which gave me the idea for 'Overdone.'"

    "You might think it would be difficult to apply a Bollywood sample to our music, but there's so much melody in a Bollywood song you can apply it to anything, they're incredible pop songs," Steadman continued. "On the first demo of 'Overdone' there was this sample with a massive hip-hop beat underneath it. I called it 'Hindustanye West.'"
  • This was one of three tracks on So Long, See You Tomorrow to feature guest vocalist Rae Morris. The Blackpool singer and pianist filled in for the band's regular collaborator, Lucy Rose, whilst she was on tour. Steadman told NME: "Writing for female voices is like writing for a new instrument. Rae has shots a different voice to Lucy, really powerful, so that was like having another tool to. I'll try to sing something I've written and it won't sound good, so I realise it's meant for Rae; she'll turn up and it will be brilliant."

Comments

Be the first to comment...

Editor's Picks

Benny Mardones

Benny MardonesSongwriter Interviews

His song "Into The Night" is one of the most-played of all time. For Benny, it took him to hell and back.

Bob Daisley

Bob DaisleySongwriter Interviews

Bob was the bass player and lyricist for the first two Ozzy Osbourne albums. Here's how he wrote songs like "Crazy Train" and "Mr. Crowley" with Ozzy and Randy Rhoads.

Peter Lord

Peter LordSongwriter Interviews

You may not recognize his name, but you will certainly recognize Peter Lord's songs. He wrote the bevy of hits from Paula Abdul's second album, Spellbound.

Gavin Rossdale On Lyric Inspirations and Bush's Album The Kingdom

Gavin Rossdale On Lyric Inspirations and Bush's Album The KingdomSongwriter Interviews

The Bush frontman on where he finds inspiration for lyrics, if his "machine head" is a guitar tuner, and the stories behind songs from the album The Kingdom.

Spot The Real Red Hot Chili Peppers Song Titles

Spot The Real Red Hot Chili Peppers Song TitlesMusic Quiz

The Red Hot Chili Peppers have some rather unusual song titles - see if you can spot the real ones.

Hardy

HardySongwriter Interviews

The country hitmaker talks about his debut album, A Rock, and how a nursery rhyme inspired his hit single "One Beer."