It was 2014 when I heard Cyra's beautiful vocal stem. Cyra posted her stem asking for guitarists/cellists to make additions a year earlier. Many musicians created their version and most are likely to be found by using the 'search' button, type:  Angst Cyra Morgan.
 
In my interpretation of the song I intended to stay close to the Cyra's original version with guitar. I played my Canadian steel string guitar together with a Fender bass guitar and telecaster slide in the second part. Guys enjoy this new version of a wonderful song written by https://soundcloud.com/cyramorgan

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKqhdh_LZtk (not an original upload, but still)
and a video with this music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbT1A9OYsqY
Another wonderful intimate song and video by Cyra Morgan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOoVONNwVKc

LYRICS

I blink my weary eyes
beyond the darkened sky
the brilliant sun arises 
and hope, it grows in size
that today is gonna be
the day I finally feel the light
with angst at fever pitch
patience is a bitch
in a sticky situation
but somehow
some way I’ll find my feet find my way out
hold on, hold on
feels like forever
but it can’t be that long
now hold on, hold on
oh I can’t help believing
can’t help but keep singing my song
it’s too much to contain
the fear of all the change
the playing of the games
there are no words to explain
the guilt and all the shame
anger and the blame
but somehow, some way
I’ll find my feet find my way out

hold on, hold on
feels like forever
but it can’t be that long
now hold on, hold on
oh I can’t help believing
can’t help but keep singing my song
I thank God for those depending on me
sparkling eyes that keep me going
sun that rises every morning
the laugh that comes without a warning
pendulum will swing God-willing
warming up this cold bone chilling 
place of late where I’ve been dwelling
where giving up feels so compelling
and it calls, it calls
even the good one’s fall
it calls, it calls
even the good ones fall
hold on, hold on
feels like forever
but it can’t be that long
now hold on, hold on
oh I can’t help believing
can help but keep singing 
I can't help believing
I can't help keep singing my song

(song by Cyra Morgan)

Angst

Angst - Cyra Morgan with Mike Spring

All About That Bass - Meghan Trainor (Zaras Wyss Official Cover) By ZarasWyss

I Want You To Know - Zedd Feat. Selena Gomez

Sugar - Maroon 5 (Nicole Cross Taylor Swift)

My Immortal - Evanescence (Nicole Cross With Taylor Swift)

Want To Want Me - Jason Derulo (Nicole Cross )

Jessie J - Flashlight   Pitch Perfect 2 (Nicole Cross)

See You Again - Wiz Khalifa (Nicole Cross Official Cover)

Lean On - Major Lazer (Nicole Cross Official Cover)

Love Me Like You Do - Ellie Goulding (Nicole Cross Official Cover)

Pink - Try (Nicole Cross Official Cover)

Selena Gomez - The Heart Wants What It Wants (Nicole Cross Official Cover)

Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran (Nicole Cross Official Cover)

Can't Feel My Face - The Weeknd (cover)

Stitches - Shawn Mendes (Nicole Cross Official Cover)

Ed Sheeran - Photograph (Nicole Cross Official Cover Video Feat. Philipp Leon Altmeyer)

What Do You Mean - Justin Bieber (Nicole Cross Official Cover)

HELLO - ADELE Cover By Luciana Zogbi

FUNK STATION originally started off with Terry’s funky guitar riffs. Terry performs on a regular basis together with his funk band FU5ION https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TU6mqscd8ag  You can find Terry's original instrumental here https://soundcloud.com/user-719649280/bounce
 
I liked Terry's guitar play right away and after some time had passed I asked Terry for a collaboration. I told him that I had some interesting ideas to let it grow :) After having edited Terry’s recordings for a straight drums I added my lyrics/vocals and bass guitar, some percussion and an appropriate amount of claps & snaps. Since I am a great admirer of Jamie’s keys playing I asked Jamie Rhind to add his instrument and he did this so well I must say. It changed the flavor of the piece immediately. Next I found the wonderful sax player David Milzow from Germany willing to add his wonderful saxophone solo. From the start I held in mind to ask NayJ for adding her vocals too and thus make a funky duet together. Well… she did! :)) So now we can all  proudly present to you our FUNK STATION!

The track is kind of a wink to ‘Soul Train’ the most funky and inspiring television show in the Seventies. You can find those on YouTube and I can recommend to have a look and listen because this show was just amazing. All great funky R&B soul singers and bands from that era came along. For instance The Jackson Five, Donna Summer, Tower of Power and James Brown. Since the funk stole my heart for many years I felt now was the opportunity to celebrate the funk all the way. For the occasion I chose to give it a cinematic ambiance by creating a logical environment for our sweet funky station. I blended the music with a number of outdoor and indoor samples to put it all together so that it would sound like it’s recorded in a station hall. I sincerely hope you guys enjoy the result as much as we did recording/producing it!

My sincere gratitude goes out to David Milzow, Jamie Rhind, NayJ and not in the least to Terry Harris who inspired us all with his funky guitar playing. Thank you all so much!

NayJ – vocals https://soundcloud.com/nayj-2
Terry Harris – guitar https://soundcloud.com/user-719649280
Jamie Rhind – keys and synths https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind
David Milzow – saxophone https://soundcloud.com/david-milzow
Mike Spring – production & audio engineering, lyrics, vocals, bass guitar, percussion (congas, tambourine), claps & snaps

Another interpretation of the Soul Train Show https://soundcloud.com/ddjohn/soul-train-blues. Steph laid down a fantastic ode to the era I think.

LYRICS

Say where your goin’
Get infused for feelin’ the Funk
Hear that guitar smokin’
Watch that Soul train comin’

Say what your doin’
Clap along ‘cause you feel the Funk
Brothers and sisters pokin’
Catch that train on Funk Station runnin’

Ooooh Ooooh
Do do what you wanna do
Get wooed, funk your mood
Do do what you wanna do

Ooooh Oooh
Do do what you wanna do
Funk your mood in the hood
Do do what you wanna do

Say how your doin’
Move your hips and feel the Funk
Get your bodies movin’
Beat that train on Funk Station groovin’

Say where your strollin’
We’ve got it comin’ the Funk
And keep it rollin’
Keep your funky muscles flowin’

Say what your lookin’
Now do you feel the Funk
Hear those barrels cookin’
It’s our Funk Station crookin’

Say you better start movin’
You can’t whisk the Funk
Your funk train should be runnin’
Now don’t keep me punnin’

Ooooh Ooooh
Do do what you wanna do
Get wooed, funk your mood
Do do what you wanna do

Ooooh Oooh
-
Funk your mood in the hood
Do do what you wanna do

Ooooh Ooooh
Do do what you wanna do
Don’t get prude, funk your mood
Do do what you wanna do

Ooooh Oooh
-
-
Funk your mood’n taste the food

Ooooh Ooooh
Do do what you wanna do
Get wooed, funk your mood
Do do what you wanna do

Ooooh Oooh
Do do what you wanna do
Funk your mood
In the hood
Do do what you wanna do

Ooooh Ooooh
Do do what you wanna do
-
Do do what you wanna do
Ooooh
Oooh

FUNK STATION

FUNK STATION - NayJ · Mike Spring · Terry Harris · Jamie Rhind · David Milzow

❤

Lisa