Mama's Cherry Pie
Patrick Ashley
If you've followed my music at all, then you'll recognize this song as being on my third album, Worldview. In that version of the song, I performed the vocals and then add heavy effects to "roboticize" them. I liked the song enough to put it on the album, but I wouldn't say I was satisfied with it.
Then comes Synthesizer V Studio 2 Pro that I used on (Who Says) This Can't Be Love and Wake Up, Mama! elsewhere on this page. I thought I'd do a remix of Mama's Cherry Pie with a "human" voice that isn't mine to see if it worked any better. And I think it does. The voice is clearer and the lyrics are more distinct. Yeah, it probably has a little robotic tinge to it, but that's OK--that's why it's here under Experimental Music.
I do want to clarify one thing regarding the theme of the lyrics. While "cherry pie" has some unfortunate sexual implications, in this context, "cherry pie" represents comfort and safety. I wrote the song in 2022 not long after I got run over by a pickup truck. I was riding my bike in Allen, TX, and a guy rolled through a stop sign, hit me, knocked me off my bike, dragged me 20 yards or so, then stopped, pinning me beneath the truck. Allen Fire Rescue came and saved me, and I spent 8 days in the ICU, 3 weeks in a rehab hospital and a couple of months rehabbing at home. I wouldn't have made it through all of this if it hadn't for my wife's loving care. Hence, Mama's cherry pie.
