Name: Minor Road Blues - collab. (Mike Spring - guitar, Michael Karns, organ) by JamKar in collaborations on the Minor Road Blues
Duration: 2 min 30 s
Description: Had a real good time with yer' blues Mr. Spring!

Michael I think you did a real nice thing adding your organ to my guitar. It has this extra retro touch I think :)). Thank you very much for giving your love to this piece! Cheers man

Hammond organ a must with da blues and Mike's work on guitar gives this collaboration a solid footing.. Great jobs to both Mikes and looking forward to hearing this one upstairs.

Great blues vibe!!!!!!!  Solid in every way!

@katherine-chatham: Mike Spring carried the day.  Happy to play along!

Truly dig the laid back vibe on this tune.

Within three weeks the Minor Road Blues - an acoustic guitar instrumental - was downloaded 40 times. In the same three weeks four collaborations came to stand. These are seven collaborations and the original in one set. Thank You artist SoundClouders for your contribution to this special collection!
Cheers
Mike

collaborations on the Minor Road Blues

Told myself I'd write a third song before the day way over, and then a friend asked if she could come over and hang out. Figured I'd challenge myself to write something before she got here, and also thought it'd be a good excuse to bust out the harp that another friend gave me a few months ago. Nothing serious, just a pretty little ditty to help me get acquainted with a new instrument.

Harp Jam #1

Nadia once again inspired me with this haunting piano track that brought some vocal melodies and lyrics to mind immediately - this track seems to live in the same world as the others we've created but has an aching, lonely quality that sets it apart. It was great to explore that dynamic.

© 2021 Nadia Cripps (music) and Christopher Matthew Smith (lyrics / vocals)

More from Nadia:

nadiacripps.bandcamp.com/@nadia-cripps
www.youtube.com/user/NadiaComposer

For the original instrumental track, please check out:

https://nadiacripps.bandcamp.com/track/i-will-always-look-for-you

Released July 15, 2021
"I Will Always" © 2021 Nadia Cripps and Christopher Matthew Smith.
Music by Nadia Cripps, vocal melody by Christopher Matthew Smith. Lyrics and vocals by Christopher Matthew Smith. Piano by Nadia Cripps. Demo by Nadia Cripps and Christopher Matthew Smith.

Nadia Cripps feat. Christopher Matthew Smith - I Will Always

My new indie pop song "Going My Way" is about overcoming turmoils and welcoming new beginnings. Starting with a guitar hook and piano, the song turned into an international full band production. "Going my way" is about someone who is leaving a relationship that is not working, and feels stunned, and half crazy. While at the same time stepping out into the unknown, and seeking another day while trying to stay above the storm clouds. It is emotional, and yet hopeful. Thank you for being part of that project!

This song is part of my album "Going My Way" which can be downloaded at Bandcamp.

Credits:
Nadine de Macedo: Composition, Arrangement, Production, Piano, Synths
Michael Karns: Vocals, Lyrics
Garrett Kirby: Guitars, Solo
Robert Cooperider: Drums, Bass

Where to find us:
https://soundcloud.com/nadinedemacedo
https://soundcloud.com/jamkar
https://soundcloud.com/garrett-kirby-472150950

===== LYRICS =====

Just got home and it’s early morn'
Fighting sleep and a thunderstorm
Get my way out from traffic horns
I can’t stop thinking about you

Went inside and poured a drink
Left it there by the sink
Your final words made me almost fall
As I began to process it all

I’m going my way
Testing out my pair of wings
On heavy clouds, yeah
Looking for some other day

I’m going my way
Testing out my pair of wings
On heavy clouds, yeah
Looking for some other day

Through half closed eyes I saw your face
With all our friends, in all those places
I should feel free and not disgraced
as our time is bent and broken

I can’t think about tomorrow
Or what you said in spite
I wish that I could finally borrow
Another body tonight

I’m going my way
Testing out my pair of wings
On heavy clouds, yeah
Looking for some other day

I’m going my way
Testing out my pair of wings
On heavy clouds, yeah
Looking for some other day

Wanna scream out
Wanna shout loud
Wanna scream out
wanna shout loud
I want to regain my sanity
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

Feels like I'm going my way
Feels like I'm going my way

I’m going my way
Testing my pair of wings
On heavy clouds, yeah
Looking for some other day

I’m going my way
Testing my pair of wings
On heavy clouds, yeah
Looking for some other day

Going My Way

'Old Paint' 
Lyrics Donna J Evans 
Music & Performance Georgie Cooper

Like old friends we travel
Where copper canyons glow
Valleys of towering monuments
In the land of the Navajo

On these trails less traveled
Here rocky ledges are steep
My Indian pinto careful and sure
Amongst cactus and mesquite

So, we saddle up and ride
Rocks me in this worn rawhide
Carries me gently, she’s a saint
No better pal than my Old Paint

Winter winds fan the sagebrush
Rattle in the scraggly scrubs
She slows for high snow melts
Crossing gulches that flood

Watching as overlooks showcase
Nature’s galleries
Drinkin' up an orange sunset
And blue-purple majesties

So, we saddle up and ride
Rocks me in this worn rawhide
Carries me gently, she’s a saint
No better pal than my Old Paint

I give her a pat and a nod
No words needed, she knows
Inhaling patchouli scents
We bask in the alpenglow

So, we saddle up and ride
Rocks me in this worn rawhide
Carries me gently she’s a saint
No better pal than my Old Paint

No better pal than my Old Paint

My Old Paint

It's a breakup tune, with angst, what more can I say?  Making music that is unique, yet audible influences can be heard, is everything. 

YOU'RE GONNA MISS ME
(c) JunkHeap Oct 01 2021 / Remix/Remaster May 2025

It's such a nightmare being dumped, 
breakups are never easy. 
Insecurity feeds.
I know who I am,
I didn't deserve it,  
what you did to me.

The pain it turns, 
it's like a dagger twisted.
Til my heart bleeds.
I see your toxic,
convoluted optics.
So glad I'm free.

You're Gonna Miss Me.

Stone cold, not sure if you're alive.
Well, you made up your mind,
and it's goodbye.
I need to leave you in the past,
I must have been blind.
My soul gives me a high-five.

You're Gonna Miss Me.

You're Gonna Miss Me

This guitar instrumental intertwines two recordings of a 2013 model U.S.A. Fender Telecaster. Back then this was my first recording with the instrument. If you listen close you hear a plectrum falling of my knee near the ending of the recording. 

The piece has been published on my page for eight years. I guess you don't mind me uploading it again.

Enjoy the listen :)
Cheers
Mike

And that wicked thing called love

And That Wicked Thing Called Love  (2013)

MIDNIGHT PROMISE
2021 C. Hurowitz/G. Cooper
All Rights Reserved

Relationships are tricky territory
You don’t know what you’re doing while it’s forming
We’re taken in, our better selves are gone
Your judgment’s off they can do nothing wrong

But the best advice I ever got
Yes the best words I ever heard

Never trust a promise that’s made after midnight
Especially between lovers when they say they’ll never leave you

You’re getting into ever hotter water
Giving our hearts away is so much bother

But the best advice I ever got
Yes the best words I ever heard

Never trust a promise that’s made after midnight
Especially between lovers when they say they’ll never leave you

Never trust a promise that’s made after midnight
Especially between lovers when they say they’ll never leave you

Never Trust A Promise Made After Midnight

Where There’s an Ex, There’s Always A Why
2021 Cooper/Jones/Gordon
All Rights Reserved

Now the dust has settled, the storm has passed
And some clear blue light is finally cast     
I can see the wreckage as it smoulders nearby
Where there’s an ex, there’s always a why
 
Now I look in hindsight at the clues that I missed
And the gut instincts that I’d quickly dismissed
I can see the remnants of believing that lie
Where there’s an ex, there’s always a why

You broke my trust and shattered my dreams
You let me down pushed me to extremes
And that’s how it is between you and I
Where there’s an ex, there’s always a why
   
When I found the courage to confront what you’d done
You’d the nerve to tell me it was only just fun
I feel the pain you caused and so it’s goodbye
Where there’s an ex, there’s always a why
 
You broke my trust and shattered my dreams
You let me down pushed me to extremes
And that’s how it is between you and I
Where there’s an ex, there’s always a why

Where There's An Ex There's Always A Why

“Promises” is an upbeat pop rock song about a relationship with someone unreliable. It's been fun to work on a handful of chords some months ago. After adding licks, soli and lyrics it became a catchy song with a twist. Thanks for the collab!

This song is part of my album "Going My Way" which can be downloaded at Bandcamp.

Credits:
Nadine de Macedo: Composition, Arrangement, Production, Organ
Jason Challis: Guitar, Bass, Synthesizer, Lyrics
Kelly Best: Vocals, Lyrics

Where to find us:
https://soundcloud.com/nadinedemacedo
https://soundcloud.com/user-877313077
https://soundcloud.com/10db-242086404 

==== LYRICS ====

Promises sweet promises
You begged me to hold on
Then without a warning you walked away
You were gone

Time, it took some time
To feel alive feel strong
Then you came back with those famous excuses
I believed you I was so wrong

Baby I can’t do this anymore
There’s nothing left to spend
I could never be more sure
That I won’t be your dead end

I promise you…

Oh I believe in miracles
And turning water into wine
But I’m wise to your false prophecy
Not even you can turn back time

The years have shown me how to read
The danger in your eyes
The open road ahead of me
Every mile is mine

Baby I can’t do this anymore
There’s nothing left to spend
I could never be more sure
That I won’t be your dead end

I promise you…
I promise you…
I promise you…
I promise you…

Promises

@mike-spring guitar & music
@ewenallardyce vocals & lyrics
@vladaroo BassGuitar
@experimentator Drums
@squidger BluesHarp

Alcohol Blues (Ewen Allardyce- Vlad Josephson - Mike Spring - eXPerimentator hjerlmuda - squidger)

This has been made from Mike Spring's original Open Collaboration post 
https://soundcloud.com/mike-spring/minor-road-blues-open-for

All music/Guitar/Typewriter percussion - https://soundcloud.com/mike-spring
Lyrics and Vocals - Mark J Bennett.
Thank you Mike for sharing this opportunity with me.

MINOR ROAD BLUES

Robert’s at the crossroads
Jack, he’s on the road 
Johnson’s at the crossroads
Kerouac’s on the road.
Me, am just sittin’,
Waitin’ on the money,
That I’m owed

Hittin’ keys on this contraption,
Ain’t made me no money yet 
Still lookin’ for a piece of the action,
While I’m gettin’ deeper in debt.
Perhaps, you’re inclined to a little benefaction,
I’ll take me whatever I can get.

Robert’s at the crossroads
Jack, he’s on the road 
Johnson’s at the crossroads
Kerouac’s still on the road.
Me, am just sittin’,
Waitin’ on the money,
That I’m owed

Minor Road Blues (With Mike Spring)

No One To Hold

Had a real good time with yer' blues Mr. Spring!

Minor Road Blues - collab. (Mike Spring  - guitar, Michael Karns, organ)

Netherlands based singer-songwriter/guitarist/composer/sound engineer.
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Minor Road Blues - collab. (Mike Spring - guitar, Michael Karns, organ)

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