A joyous tribute to Spring!

SPRING IS HERE
Copyright 2023 Santtu/O'Brien/Kimberly C/Bradley/Licata/Zed
Music by Santtu The Sane, Kimberly C, Richard Bradley, Mario Licata, Kev Zed
Lyrics by Alex O’Brien; All Rights Reserved

Santtu The Sane: piano
Kimberly C: vocals
Richard Bradley: guitars, mixing/mastering
Mario Licata: bass
Kev Zed: drums and percussion

Children skipping in the street
Each happy as a child can be
Women dressed up in their best
Wearing tulips on their chests
And people talking, never stopping
Lover’s walking, almost hopping
Spring is here, and so is life
Goodbye sorrow, goodbye night

Water’s flowing
Warm wind blowing
Daffodils growing
Spring is here
Sun is shining
Lover’s binding
All unwinding
Spring is here

Spring is here, and I’m so happy
Spring is here, and I am laughing
Spring is here, and I’m so happy
Spring is here, it’s finally here

Dogs and cats are playing games
In the warmth of April rain
Country churches ringing bells
Captured by a magic spell
And people talking, never stopping
Lover’s walking, almost bopping
Spring is here, and so is light
Goodbye sorrow, goodbye fright

Water’s flowing
Warm wind blowing
Daffodils growing
Spring is here
Sun is shining
Lover’s binding
All unwinding
Spring is here
 
Spring is here, and I’m so happy
Spring is here, and I am laughing
Spring is here, and I’m so happy
Spring is here, it’s finally here

Spring is here, and I’m so happy
Spring is here, and so I’m laughing
Spring is here, and I’m so happy
Spring is here, it’s really here
Spring is here
Spring is here, Ohhhh-ho-o

Spring is Here

Stefano Manotti is an Italian singer-songwriter, composer, and guitarist. In March 2021, he released his
first single ("Scorte d'amore") under the Soulgem Records label. In the same month, he joined the
Innovatory of Music, an association and international exchange program created by Paolo Schianchi to
bring together the most promising young Italian talents. In September 2021, he released two singles,
"Cercarmi" and "Dove Andare," in collaboration with Giulio Carmassi (former member of the Pat Metheny
Group), who handled the arrangements and mixing.
In May 2022, his first EP "Ideale" was released, solidifying his previous collaborations with Giulio Carmassi
and Paolo Schianchi. In August 2022, he shared the stage with Enrico Ruggeri as part of the Innovatorio
Festival. In January 2023, he released the single "Borsanera," which climbed to the top positions in
independent and emerging web charts and received airplay on Mradio. In September 2023, he released
two singles, “Leap in the Dark” and “Endless Road,” receiving a favorable review on the A&R Factory blog
which describes him as “virtuoso”.
In April 2024, Leap in the Dark receives the Absolute First Prize and the Visionary Creativity Special Prize  at the international Vivaldi music competition, in the Film/Game music category. On April 25th “Fly and Fall” reaches number 2 in Los Angeles and number 3 in New York in Spotify's local pulse charts

My sounds were born because I was tired of (not) listening to what the media were offering, since the mid-90s, without paying any attention to the quality of the music.
I don't define myself as a musician, but a sound craftsman who, thanks to new technologies, enjoys experimenting with notes and sounds, and through SoundCloud I put myself to the test.
I thank all those who listen to me, but especially those who follow me.

To celebrate 2000, I took a year off to write songs, novels, plays, and stories - and I've been doing that since. At the end of my first year, I won first prize in the USA Songwriting Contest in the Lyric Category for 'Drum Machines and Beauty Queens.' This led to co-writing songs with many excellent musicians, including those represented in songs posted here. 

More recently, I was one of seven finalists in the Crisis Lyric Category of the 2021 UK Songwriting Contest for 'Lockdown Blues,' and one of nine nominees in the 2021 International Song Awards with 'Didn't the River Know' and 'Blue and Gold.'

For the past two years, I've been collaborating with many talented musicians on Kompoz. I release many of these songs here and compile the best into albums released under Captain Stormfield's Trip on Spotify and other platforms (see links below).


Im a Tico living at the other side of the ocean.
Greetings
Espantajos 
(H.A.R.A)




Spring is Here

AlexEOB