APRA Song Of The Year Focus 2016: Jarryd James

Song title: Do You Remember

What's the song about? It's about nostalgia and it's about mistakes and learning to live with them.

What was inspiring you during the song's writing and recording? Being away from home. Being by myself in a city that I didn't yet feel at home in.

Was this song something that came together easily, or did you have to work on it? It only took a few days. I think it just flowed out so easily because I wasn't trying to 'work' at all, was just trying to be honest.

What came first in this instance - the lyrics or the music? And is that how you write generally? I always do music first and then lyrics. For me, the music sets the scene for the words and incites them.

Has the song changed by playing it live, or do you still perform it pretty much the way it was originally written? I think maybe it has a bit more energy when the boys and I play it live. I think that's common — that's the nature of live performances of songs.

If not you, who would you like to see win the Song Of The Year award and why? Let's just chop it into four equal pieces and give it to all of them.