One melancholy man
Half a bottle of whiskey
40 woodbines and a £10 ukelel later.   22.02.14

Half of Me

ONE THING FOR ME

DOWN ON THE FARM

FUNKY ZOO

A song from our musical Stink!  All about the environment and recycling

RECYCLE KING

SNOWFLAKES

WONKEY DONKEY

YES! ITS CHRISTMAS

Our song performed on Cbeebies Something Special with Justin Fletcher

JUMP JUMP JUMP!

A kids song about the joys of growing your own food 
From my musical "Dig!"

MR. ALLOTMENT

here's the album sampler- it includes parts of all 16 songs on the new spring to life album, which is available on itunes or on CD by contacting us via the facebook page at 
www.facebook.com/springtolifesongs
thanks for listening!

SPRING TO LIFE- ALBUM SAMPLER

the CAT

UGLY BUG

A song about the hardships of being percieved as "different" from others, when on the inside, every human needs compassion, understanding and acceptance alike. Dedicated to all our friends in special schools, and their wonderful carers and teachers.
By Spring To Life kids songs, 
written and performed by John I Smith and Jolyon Dixon


LOOK AT ME

Track taken from our children's musical "STINK!!" An educational, witty and imaginative musical about our environment, recycling and pollution.  Please go to our Spring to Life Facebook page for further details on the development of this exciting new project.

FAIRY TALE OF NEWPORT

Taken from our musical "STINK!" This song describes the the scene where the princess discovers children working in terrible conditions and realises that not everyone is as privileged as she is.

HOW IS THAT FAIR?

Taken from the musical STINK! This is the antithesis of Breath It In
Lordlandfill sings about all the smells he loves

BREATHE IT IN ( Lord Landfill version)

Taken from the musical STINK!
The queen sings about all of the beautiful smells in the world that she loves

BREATHE IT IN (Queen's Version))

A song about the importance of friends schools and people who you respect and look up to

HERO ( WE LOVE OUR SCHOOL)

kids song for encouraging participation in early years/ S.E.N children

BANG!

Words and Music   Illingworth Smith
Written  19.02.11
Recorded    May 2012   Sylvan Studios
Produced    Jolyon Dixon

TIL ITS GONE

Words and Music   john Illingworth Smith
Written  18.02.11
Recorded  May 2011
Produced by Jolyon Dixon

Empty Drum

Words and Music  Illingworth Smith
Written  31.01.03
Recorded  Little Puddle Studios   2003
Produced  Dixon/Luther

Friend For Life

Words and music   Illingworth Smith
Written  29.11.02
Recorded  Dec 2002
Produced Dixon/Luther

Blindfold Hide and Seek

Words and Music   john illingworth
Written  25.May 1998
Recorded  1998
Produced   Dixon/Luther

Fight Or Take Flight

Words and Music   illingworth/ Luther
Written   28.07.01
Recorded   aug 01
Produced  Luther

Cool Fire

LESS PLASTIC!

Words and Music   Illingworth
Written   27.07.12
Recorded  Oct 2012
Produced by  Jolyon Dixon

ANGELA

Words and Music    Ilingworth
Written     26.06.99
Recorded    30.06.99
Produced   Dixon/Luther

DEEPER THAN LOVE

Words and music   Illingworth
Written    19.06.12
Recorded    18.10.12
Produced     Jolyon Dixon  

COME WITH ME

RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE

BUILDING SONG! if your'e going to build, build on SOLID ROCK!!
Written by John Illingworth Smith 
Produced and mixed by Jolyon Dixon

BUILD !

Words and Music    Illingworth/Dixon
Written    01.11.11
Recorded    Jan 2013
Produced    Dixon/Illingworth

3 days to Kill

Words and Music   Illingworth
Written  21.12.12
Recorded     19.01.13
Produced     Dixon
Violins    Scott Daley

The Truth

Words and Music  Illingworth
Written Jan 1999
Recorded    Feb 1999
Produced  Dixon/Luther

TWO OOO YEARS

Words and Music    Illingworth
Written   10.09.94
Recorded    19.09.94
Produced  Dixon/Luther  on a 4 track in a garden shed !!!!......and it was damned hot !!

Don't Say Sorry

Words and Music   Illingworth
Written   23.06.11
Recorded    23.03.13
Produced   Jolyon D ixon

REMEMBER (Redone)

Spring to Life is a writing and production duo specialising in songs for children. 
John I Smith and Jolyon Dixon, write, perform and produce music aimed at combining educational and fun themes with a musical sensibility that appeals to not only kids, but their parents and teachers too.
Their song "Jump Jump Jump" is featured in an episode of bafta award winning childrens TV show "something special" (series 10, episode "Happy" ) aired on january 28th 2016 on the BBC Cbeebies channel- with John and Jolyon performing the song live with presenter Justin Fletcher. In 2017, Justin Fletcher  selected 5 Spring to life songs for inclusion in his "Justins Party" live U.K. tour. In 2018, Spring to Life provided the music and production for the cbeebies house song " shape up with the hippy hippy shapes " which has been shown multiple times daily on the Cbeebies channel, and has been viewed over 210,000 times in under three months on the Cbeebies YouTube channel.

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