Trick of the Light

Album: Live On the Resolution Tour (2010)
Play Video

Songfacts®:

  • "Trick of the Light" is the last song on Matt Corby's Live On the Resolution Tour EP. The version featured on the EP was recorded on October 30, 2013 at a show at the Opera House in Wellington, New Zealand.
  • In our interview with Corby, he revealed that he has recorded three studio versions of the tune and that he initially wanted to release one on his debut record, Telluric. "People actually fully talked me out of it - there was so much going on at the time and we had so many songs to figure out what to do with," he said. "It was just right on the line of not making the cut, but I need to release it. I need to release the studio version because the live version is not right. It's way too fast. It's rocky."

    "The song was never meant to be rocky," he continued. "It was meant to be this sizzle-y little thing that had heaps of groove but was understated. It's hard to communicate that live. We get excited and then the song just becomes this whole other animal."
  • Corby told us the meaning of the lyrics. "It's one of those songs where your expectations are never in line with what's going on," he said. "You can think the world of something and you can sacrifice all you want for it, whatever 'it' is, and it can just be something that completely f--ks you up and does nothing. It's just a misadventure. It's a 'trick of the light,' so that's where it came from."
  • Corby wrote the track with Canadian singer, songwriter, and producer, Mocky.

Comments

Be the first to comment...

Editor's Picks

Allen Toussaint - "Southern Nights"

Allen Toussaint - "Southern Nights"They're Playing My Song

A song he wrote and recorded from "sheer spiritual inspiration," Allen's didn't think "Southern Nights" had hit potential until Glen Campbell took it to #1 two years later.

Richard Marx

Richard MarxSongwriter Interviews

Richard explains how Joe Walsh kickstarted his career, and why he chose Hazard, Nebraska for a hit.

Commercials

CommercialsFact or Fiction

Was "Ring Of Fire" really used to sell hemorrhoid cream?

John Doe of X

John Doe of XSongwriter Interviews

With his X-wife Exene, John fronts the band X and writes their songs.

Yoko Ono

Yoko OnoSongwriter Interviews

At 80 years old, Yoko has 10 #1 Dance hits. She discusses some of her songs and explains what inspired John Lennon's return to music in 1980.

Loreena McKennitt

Loreena McKennittSongwriter Interviews

The Celtic music maker Loreena McKennitt on finding musical inspiration, the "New Age" label, and working on the movie Tinker Bell.