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What’s the story behind your new single ‘Do You Remember?’
Funny enough the hook, came to me when I was travelling across Hungary. I spent a lot of time thinking. I
had that head-space where I could get creative and write ideas down. I ended up writing the rest of the song
May/June last year. It was mainly because I wanted to try and write a love song. Most songs had been about
breakups or being wronged in some sort of way and I wanted to do something a little bit different. At the time
though I wasn’t in love, so I found it hard to write something I hadn’t experienced myself. So, ‘Do You
Remember’ was a reflection based on a lot of my relationships, but mostly my first love. It didn’t necessarily
end badly, it ended on a mutual agreement, but that was the inspiration behind it. I went back to when we
first met and used that as the inspiration for the lyrics, that first summer we were first together. The lyric,
‘would we turn back time’: I wouldn’t and I don’t think he would either, but sometimes it’s interesting to look
back and question. I’ve now got another boyfriend and I’m really in love with him. I think of that song now and
it’s like I could be singing about him, so songs can take on a different meaning. That’s another reason I don’t
like to overly explain the songs on stage as I like to leave an air of mystery and let other people get their own
interpretation of it. If you overly explain a song, that explanation is what it becomes.
You released your first EP ‘Love, Life & Lyricality’ in 2015. What’s next? Are there any plans for an album?
‘Do You Remember’ will be on my new EP which will be released October. I’ll promote that as much as I can
and do another single release. It’ll be quite interesting to see how well it’s received. The EPs all have jazz/soul
influences but are all quite different from one another, so it’ll be interesting to see which is the most popular.
The next move is to write, write, write. Finish songs, record songs I’ve been sitting on for a while. Find a
producer co-writer and record, record, record! I also want to approach artists and publishers. I’ll still be out
there singing my songs and want to release at least two or three songs under Helen Connelly so I’ve got
something else to release next year, but writing is my main focus after the next EP. - KA