Toronto native Marlon Chaplin returned to Song Talk Radio following the release of his new album, The Circle. He was joined by Sintja Baba for a live performance of Take Me There. Patrick Ballantyne filled in for Bruce – thanks Patrick!

We talked about:

* The recording process, and pre-production

* Starting a song with a simple melodic hook

* Writing the lyrics last

* Interesting chord choices

* Changing the chords underneath the same melody (re-harmonizing)

Listen to the whole show:

Download the lyrics:

Take Me There

A Single Drop

Watch the live performance: