A collection of my acoustic songs.

Acoustic Songs
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3qdAmy_hqWSZrCLxiuHz7XYDQt4znYqk

Acoustic Songs

Songs that were written and/or recorded at my apartment in the Stockade neighborhood of Schenectady, New York.

Apartment 13

A song about sailing. My 80s pop/rock influences are clearly showing here (The Police are one of my favorite bands).
The rhythm guitar parts were recorded on my 1986 Japanese Fender Stratocaster with an Arion Stereo Chorus pedal. 
The slide guitar solo was recorded using a cheap Sebring SB-10 with horribly high string action (which makes it great for slide guitar and basically nothing else).

"Look out on the horizon where the water meets the sky,
the wind is blowing in the clouds, they float by
under a yellow star, under a yellow star

Catch the wind and ride, feel its ancient roar,
flying with the breeze towards another shore,
under a yellow star, under a yellow star

Look out on the horizon where the water meets the sky,
the wind is blowing in the clouds, they float by."

Under a Yellow Star

An acoustic rock song about getting back on your feet. It was written in 1992. This version was recorded in 2005 and was featured on 102.7 WEQX's regional music show EQX-Posure that same year.

Video link: https://youtu.be/J_fJl_zDpX4

"Running, running with the wind, free again, free again my friend,

I hate to be alone but I will make it on my own, the blues with me are done, ‘cause I have overcome the pain,
I learned a thing or two when I didn’t have a clue, and now I’m on my feet, I’m back on the streets with you,

Chorus

And now I know the answers, and now I am a dancer, and I will play their games, ‘cause nothing stays the same,
And if you see me down, remind me I’m a clown, and do I have a chance to change the circumstance?

Chorus

And if I sing this song, will you go along? Freedom is forever, we can fly together,

Chorus

Free again, my friend, free again, my friend, free again, my friend,
I am free again, my friends."


©2005 Michael Hidinger/Wind Runner Music (ASCAP).
ISWC: T0722541823.

Running With the Wind

Running With the Wind (2005 Home Recording)

Alternative acoustic rock from 1999. The song was written in 1990. I'm rocking out on a Yamaha nylon string classical guitar. It was recorded on a Tascam Porta 02 mkII 4 track cassette recorder.

Video link: https://youtu.be/A5j9gRM7Vvw

"The kitchen spoke to me in whispered tones,
it said to me, 'You are alone',
and that ain't cool, that ain't cool, 
that, that ain't cool,
that, that ain't cool

Well, I don't wanna face the world, I'd rather sleep instead,
but Monday morning wakes me up and drags me out of bed,
and that ain't cool, that ain't cool, 
that, that ain't cool,
that, that ain't cool

The bottle's empty and it's 2 A.M., 
I've got no money, I can't get drunk again,
and that ain't cool, that ain't cool, 
that, that ain't cool,
that, that ain't cool

I want a cigarette but I'm trying to quit,
the ashtray's full but I'm having another fit,
and that ain't cool, that ain't cool, 
that, that ain't cool,
that, that ain't cool."

ISWC: T9049903711.
©2010 Michael Hidinger/Wind Runner Music (ASCAP).

That Aint Cool

A home recording of an acoustic rock song written in the late 1990s/early 2000s. This version was recorded in 2011.

The song title refers to beers brewed with psychoactive herbs.

"Going down to the river, watching the stars at night,
smoking my hash pipe, everything's all right,
visions good and true, freedom for me and you,
Well, freedom is the way, freedom here today,
drinking my cosmic beer, drinking my cosmic beer

Watching the river flow, wherever it may go,
I can drift away, no worries here today,
earth beneath my feet, Freyja's smoke burning sweet,
Well, freedom is the way, freedom here today,
drinking my cosmic beer, drinking my cosmic beer

Exploring my own mind, escaping space and time,
floating beyond myself, laughing like an elf,
drinking my herbal brew, dissolving into blue,
Well, freedom is the way, freedom here today,
drinking my cosmic beer, drinking my cosmic beer."

ISWC: T0722480956.
©2011 Michael Hidinger/Wind Runner Music (ASCAP).

Cosmic Beer

An acoustic home recording of a song written for the love of Paddy Kilrain's music. I came to know her and her music when she hosted an open mic and played many shows at the Van Dyck nightclub in the Stockade neighborhood in Schenectady, New York during the mid-2000s.

@paddykilrain

I just couldn't help it, I had to sing along,
I just couldn't help it, your voice was so strong.

You blew me out of my little world,
you took me along when you sang your songs,
now I am floating free,
I'm waiting for you to sing some more for me

Chorus

When I looked into your eyes,
you would smile for a little while,
when I listened to your voice,
I heard something, now I'm wondering what it is

Chorus

Part of me wants you to know,
all of these feelings,
don't you know, it's hard to say?
don't you know, it's hard to say?
yes, you know.

Chorus

©2007 Michael Hidinger/Wind Runner Music (ASCAP).

MP3 Single

I Couldn't Help It

An acoustic rock demo from 2004.

"I remember the first time I saw you, you were walking along,
I remember the first time you said hello, I didn’t know what to say,
I remember getting to know you, I couldn’t believe my luck,
I remember the first time I heard that you had a boyfriend,
I remember how my heart crashed in on itself,
But I swear, I swear,

Three kisses would win your heart, three kisses would win your heart,
Three kisses, holding you in my arms, three kisses, the third would be the charm.

I remember hanging out, you brought something back to life in me,
I remember denying my feelings, after all you had a boyfriend,
I remember giving in, I fell so hard,
I remember accepting emotions as something wild and free,
I remember just letting my heart go, letting my heart go,
And I swear, I swear,

Chorus

The look in your eyes when you’re looking at me, makes it hard to believe
That you don’t see the love that I feel, the love that I feel,
The love that I feel, the love that I feel,

Chorus"

ISWC: T3212412089
©2004 Michael Hidinger/Wind Runner Music (ASCAP)

Three Kisses (2004 Home Recording)

"Watching the colors fly through my head,
blue and orange, green and red,
feeling the music energize me,
grooving the vibes as they move me,

Waves of love, waves of love,
crushing on you, crushing on us.

Dancing spheres of light play with me tonight,

Waves of love, waves of love,
crushing on you, crushing on me.

Waves of love, waves of love,
crushing on you, crushing on us.

Waves of love, waves of love,
crushing on you, crushing on us."

ISWC: T0725856938.
©2006 Michael Hidinger/Wind Runner Music (ASCAP)

Waves Of Love

Global? I'm galactic...Guitarist from upstate New York.

I began my musical journey as a lead guitarist for hard rock and classic rock bands before branching out to writing and performing my own songs.
My music has been featured on Radio Paradise (https://radioparadise.com) and the regional music show EQX-Posure on WEQX 102.7 FM. 

I'm a member of SAG-AFTRA and earned my eligibility to join from working as a background actor on Modern Love (Season 2; Episode 6: "In the Waiting Room of Estranged Spouses") with Anna Paquin, Garrett Hedlund, Jeena Yi and Ben Rappaport.

Last name pronunciation: Hidinger
https://youtu.be/6iBCtgtdx2c