{"id":3565,"date":"2019-05-29T10:08:42","date_gmt":"2019-05-29T17:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/?p=3565"},"modified":"2024-08-04T18:46:59","modified_gmt":"2024-08-05T01:46:59","slug":"raleigh-ritchie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/raleigh-ritchie","title":{"rendered":"Episode 160: Raleigh Ritchie"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"subhead\">&#8220;Time in a Tree&#8221;<\/div>\r\n\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/SongExploder160-RaleighRitchie-600x314.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"314\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/SongExploder160-RaleighRitchie-600x314.jpg 600w, https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/SongExploder160-RaleighRitchie-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/SongExploder160-RaleighRitchie-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/SongExploder160-RaleighRitchie.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\r\n\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/play.prx.org\/e?uf=http%3A%2F%2Ffeed.songexploder.net%2FSongExploder&amp;ge=prx_93_707b7a80-fd94-4a61-9c74-3b64d40cf23d\" width=\"650\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe>\r\n<div class=\"download-links\">LISTEN: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.com\/songexploder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">APPLE PODCASTS<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/radiopublic.com\/SongExploder\">RADIOPUBLIC<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/dovetail.prxu.org\/song-exploder\/707b7a80-fd94-4a61-9c74-3b64d40cf23d\/RaleighRitchie-TimeinaTree.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MP3<\/a><\/div>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/raleighritchie.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Raleigh Ritchie<\/a> is the musical alias of Jacob Anderson, a musician and actor who\u2019s probably best known for playing the character Grey Worm on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hbo.com\/game-of-thrones\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Game of Thrones<\/em><\/a>. He <\/span>released his first album in 2016, and he\u2019s put out a handful of EPs. In September 2018, he put out the single, \u201cTime in a Tree.\u201d He made the song with Grammy-nominated producer Daniel Traynor, aka <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/grades?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GRADES<\/a>. In this episode, the two of them take apart \u201cTime in a Tree\u201d to explain how it came together, and how it was influenced by classic Hollywood movies, Billy Joel, and overwhelming anxiety.\r\n\r\nYou can <a href=\"https:\/\/song.link\/i\/1410752310\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">buy or stream &#8220;Time in a Tree&#8221; here<\/a>.\r\n\r\nFor a transcript of this episode, <a href=\"http:\/\/songexploder.net\/transcripts\/raleigh-ritchie-transcript.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here.<\/a>\r\n\r\n<i>Illustration by <\/i><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lerms.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carlos Lerma<\/a><\/i><i>.<\/i>\r\n<blockquote><span class=\"header\">footnotes<\/span>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/song.link\/us\/i\/158618071\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Vienna&#8221; by Billy Joel<\/a>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/wiredstrings.com\/rosie.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rosie Danvers<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<!-- \/wp:post-content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Time in a Tree&#8221; \ufeff LISTEN: APPLE PODCASTS \u00b7 RADIOPUBLIC \u00b7 MP3 Raleigh Ritchie is the musical alias of Jacob Anderson, a musician and actor who\u2019s probably best known for playing the character Grey Worm on Game of Thrones. 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