Vegetation on Mars Live

Listen to the song on Spotify, then watch the video of the actual recording of the song on my YouTube (@maybebliss) channel. Then listen to the old version from 1984 for comparison (from my album Clever on Spotify. Have fun.

As a kid, I was a total space nerd. I was fascinated by space travel and by what near-future science might make possible. I read a lot of Asimov and other science fiction about planet terraforming, much of which made it sound like—using today’s technology, or in the near future—we could actually do it.

So, as a younger person, I thought, “Heck, we’ve got to terraform Mars!”

I wrote this in 1984, at the ripe old age of 23. Then, I had a wall full of equipment to play and record, and now, I literally use a laptop to play and a desktop to record. I looked at all my old songs and wanted to resurrect one to see how it would translate to my current process. I play guitar/sing with a drum and base track I program in a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation or a digital studio). I usually record live.

I have recently upgraded my practise/recording environment. And this has allowed me to record in a less restricted way and this song seemed a good candidate for a trial run.

Vegetation on Mars will come from Earth!