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This is a selection taken from my other profile 'Sketches from Holland'
https://soundcloud.com/sketches-from-holland

These are simple recordings of songs written/created and recorded in the moment or within a couple of hours. These are mostly old tracks. Some of them actually capture a song in the making. What you hear is a part of the process of creating a song. It is the pure and straight songwriting that I like so much :)

Sketches from Holland

Just one guitar and one voice...

This playlist holds four originals:
① The girl with the flowers
② Always
③ One is we
④ One and one
and one special collaboration: Crossroads with Mike Sobel's guitar composition and guitar performance, lyrics and vox by me

See track descriptions for details.

Thank you much for listening!
Mike

One Guitar, One Voice

1. さあ、はじめるよ。私の気持ち、しっかり受け止めてね » 
    Alright, let’s begin. Please accept my feelings, okay?
2. ばか、ばか、ばか » 
    Idiot! Idiot! Idiot!
3.分かんないわよ！ » 
   How should I know that?
4. いいかげんにしてください、もう知りません » 
   That’s enough. I don’t know you anymore.
5.もう知らない、せっかく信用してたのに » 
   I give up! And to think that I trusted you!
6. 絶対許さない、一生忘れないんだから » 
   I’ll never forgive you! I won’t ever forget this!
7.あー、もうやだ » 
   I’m sick of this.
8.いいかげんにしてよ！ » 
   Stop that nonsense!
9.あんたばかじゃないの！？ » 
   Are you stupid!?
10.わたしガキは嫌いなの » 
      I hate brats.
11. 変なの、信じられない » 
      What a weirdo, unbelievable.
12. 気持ち悪い・・・ » 
      Disgusting…
13. いや～ » 
      Yuck~
14. 一生地べたに這いつくばっていなさいよ » 
      Keep crawling on the ground for the rest of your life.
15. こんな人だとは思わなかった » 
      I never knew you were such a person.
16. もーやだ、死んじゃえー » 
      I’m sick of you, just die.
17. なんてことしてくれるのよ、もうありえない » 
      Look at what you’ve done! I can’t believe this.
18. もうキライ » 
      I hate you!
19. ばっかやろー » 
      You idiot!
20. ちょっと頭おかしいんじゃないの » 
      Is there something wrong with your head?
21. 口で言っても分からないなら体で覚えてもらいましょうか » 
      If you can’t comprehend my words, how about I tell it to your body?
22. 叩くよ、ぼっこぼこにするよ » 
      Don’t make me hit you, I’ll make sure it hurts.
23. こらっ。いつまで寝てんの。早く起きないと踏みつけちゃうぞ！ » 
      Hey! How long do you plan to keep sleeping? I’m going to kick you if you don’t wake    up now!
24.	アホーーー » 
Moron.
25.	こら、だめでしょ » 
Hey, don’t do that.
26.	バカにつける薬はないわね » 
There’s no remedy for stupidity.
27.	だから言ってんでしょ、もうついてこないで » 
I warned you before, don’t come close to me!
28.	顔もみたくない、二度と声かけないで » 
I don’t want to see your face. Don’t talk to me ever again.
29.	わたしと話すなんて１００年早いのよ » 
You are 100 years too early to speak to me.
30.	もー、怒っちゃうよ » 
Jeez, I’m getting angry now.
31.	好きと嫌いは紙一重、私の言葉をしっかりと受け止めてね » 
Love and hate are two sides of the same paper. Please remember my words, okay?
32.	おやじくさーい » 
You are so square!
33.	いいかげんにして、あやまりなさい » 
That’s enough, apologize now!
34.	なんでそんなに卑屈なの » 
Why are you such a wimp?
35.	ずっと信じた私がバカだったのね » 
I was a fool for believing in you all this time.
36.	何度でも言うからね、やっちゃだめ » 
I’ll say it as many times as it takes. Don’t do that!
37.	いいえ、違います。注意してるの、私は » 
No, I am merely giving you a warning.
38.	無礼者！なにをしておろう！ » 
What insolence! How dare you do that!
39.	うつけもの！私をだれと心得ておる！ » 
Fool! Who do you take me for?
40.	わたしばっかり頼らないで、自分でするの » 
Stop depending on me and do it yourself.
41.	悪い子にはおしおきしちゃうわよ » 
Naughty boys require punishments.
42.	世間様に申し訳ないと思わないの？ » 
Don’t you feel remorse for letting down humanity?
43.	大好きだったのに・・・ » 
And to think that I loved you…
44.	大っきらい » 
I really hate you!
45.	パン、パン、パーン » 
*punch* *punch* *punch*
46.	どっちがいいのよ、はっきりしなさいよ » 
Which do you prefer? Hurry up and pick.
47.	ふんっ。もう口聞いてあげないんだから » 
Pfft. I’m not going to listen to your anymore.
48.	オタクっぽい » 
You look otaku.
49.	そんな目でわたしを見ないで » 
Don’t look at me like that.
50.	今度やったら許さないよ » 
I won’t forgive you if you do it again.
51.	どうしょうもないわね、あなたは » 
You are really hopeless.
52.	そんなにデブデブ太って、知らないわよ » 
You just keep putting on weight. I don’t care anymore.
53.	別にあんたのために心配してるんじゃないんだからねっ » 
I am not worrying for you sake, got it?
54.	もう取り返しのつかないことになってしまったね » 
This has reached the point of no return.
55.	うるさい、だまれ » 
Quiet, shut up!
56.	二度と関わらないでください » 
Please don’t come near me ever again.
57.	いい加減にしてください、お断りします » 
That’s enough, I am not interested.
58.	まるでなってないわ、もう何をしてもだめなものはだめ » 
Why don’t you get it? It won’t work no matter how much you try.
59.	呆れてなにもいえない » 
I am too appalled to respond to that.
60.	だーめっ、そんなことしちゃだめ » 
No! You can’t do that!
61.	近寄らないで、汚らわしい » 
Don’t come close to me, you’re filthy.
62.	君のせいで大変なことになったわ、責任とってよね » 
You are the cause of all this. It’s your responsibility.
63.	お前、いいかんげんにしろよ » 
You, enough with the nonsense.
64.	いつまでも一緒に居られると思ったら大間違いよ » 
If you think I’ll always be with you, you are mistaken.
65.	大丈夫って言ってくれたのに、この腰抜け～ » 
You said you could handle it! Coward.
66.	いいって言うまでこっち向くな » 
Don’t turn around until I say it’s okay.
67.	何回言ったら分かるの？猿だってできるわよ、これくらい » 
How many times do I have to show you? Even a monkey could’ve done it by now.
68.	何日徹夜すれば気が済むの？身体こわしちゃうよ » 
How many days are you planning to work overnight? Your body is going to collapse.
69.	疲れたの？だめ、まだまだ許してあげない » 
Tired already? I won’t let you off yet.
70.	あんたなんか大嫌い、もう顔も見たくない » 
I hate you! Don’t let me see your face again!
71.	そんなこと言ってるからいつまでも子供って言われるのよ » 
It’s because you always say such things that people treat you like a kid.
72.	あなたが知り合いって思われたくない » 
I don’t want to be associated with you.
73.	このやろー、うちの畑荒らすなー » 
You bastard! Don’t destroy our fields!
74.	いつまでも私が笑って許すと思ったら大間違いよ » 
You are mistaken if you think I’ll always forgive you with a smile.
75.	あの人の仇ーーー » 
This is revenge for that person!
76.	必殺、お叱りパンチ、えい、えい、えいーーー » 
Special move, Oshikari Punch! Take this!
77.	キック、パンチ、チョップ！これでもか » 
Kick! Punch! Chop! Still want more?
78.	ヘラヘラするのやめて » 
Stop being so frivolous.
79.	イヤ、ぜったいイヤ » 
No! Not in a million years!
80.	あー、疲れた、もうだめ » 
I’m tired of this. I give up.
81.	あなたといると退屈しないわ、色んな意味で » 
I don’t get bored when I’m with you. Not in a good way.
82.	正直にいいなさい、叱られるのが嬉しいんでしょ »
Just say it, you love being scolded don’t you?
83.	お叱りモード全開！ » 
It’s scolding time!
84.	言うこと聞いてくれないと嫌いになっちゃうよ » 
If you don’t listen to what I tell you, I won’t like you any more.
85.	これくらいじゃ私を喜ばすなんて無理よ » 
This is far from being enough to make me happy.
86.	い～い？もう一度言うからよく聞くのよ » 
Ready? I’ll only say it one more time.
87.	いつか天誅をくらうわよ、この悪党 »
Someday you will incur divine wrath, you scoundrel!
88.	こんなことも出来ないの？私がいないと何もできないのね » 
You can’t even do this yourself? You are really helpless without me.
89.	悪いのはお前だーー » 
You are the one at fault!
90.	この気持ちが分からないの？ » 
Don’t you understand my feelings?
91.	言いつけてやる、絶対言いつけてやるんだから » 
I’ll tell on you! I’ll tell on you no matter what!
92.	このままだったら一生恋人はできないわよ » 
At this rate you’ll never find a girlfriend for the rest of your life.
93.	こんなこと信じちゃってばかじゃないのー » 
You believe in such things? Are you an idiot?
94.	結局戻ってきたのね、でも許さない » 
So, you came back after all. But I’m not going to forgive you.
95.	これでもか、これでもか、これでもか » 
You want more? You want more? You want more?
96.	泣いたって何もでないわよ。わたしだって泣きたいわよ » 
I can’t do anything even if you cry. It’s not like I don’t feel like crying.
97.	投げ出しちゃだめ » 
Don’t throw it out!
98. べ、べつに好きなわけじゃないんだからね » 
I-It’s not like I like you or anything.
99.	わたしはあなたのことを思っていってるのよ » 
I say this because I care for you.
100.最後までよく耐えたわね、こんな私のこと嫌いになった？ » 
Looks like you managed to hold on till the end. Do you hate me now?
101.しょうがないわねえ、今回だけよ、許してあげるの、じゃあね » 
You really are hopeless. I’ll forgive you, but just this time got it?

Tsundere Voice Pack

'Strong' is a song I wrote after a policeman instructed me to leave a city’s shopping street while I was working as a street artist. I was so… can I say ‘pissed’? So I had to write a song about it. This was 1992. I played the streets a couple of years when I was a student.

The lyrics of the song (below) point to a broader and still current subject. Staying strong in dynamic times is important for every one of us I think. Today more than ever probably. Follow your personal believes in peace all :)

Mike


Lyrics, music, vocals, guitar and copyright Mike Spring
Guitar is a Crafter or a EKO steel string acoustic, I'm not sure
Recording: live, analogue (Tascam 4-track)

This is a recording of a song 'just written'. In this respect I should have uploaded it on my other page https://soundcloud.com/sketches-from-holland/tracks but I didn't :)

Mix: In Cubase I edited a small guitar part around 1:03 minutes because I played one chord a little too long which interrupted the meter of the song.
Master: The stereo WAV track I used had been mastered before so it was not clean when I mastered it again. 
Equipment: Steinberg UR824, Ozone 7 adv. (EQ, Imager and Vintage tape) plus Lexicon LXP Native Hall Reverb VST
Picture by Anthea Molenaar, 2011

Lyrics:

Hey what’s your name
I’m not a game to play
Hey we’re the same
You should feel ashamed to say
I don’t belong to this day

[chorus:]
If you think you’re strong
I’ve got something for you
Cause I feel strong
I think my way
Nothing’s gonna change that
I think my way
It makes me what I am
I feel strong
I feel strong

Day by day
Strongen my way   [note: I know this is not proper English 😉]
Leaded by the inner words I pray
Hey I’m not afraid
To feel the shade
Because I know who I am

[chorus]

Strong

Strong (live recording / 1992)

This tune has 'always' stayed in my mind and I played it often through time but never recorded it. Enjoy all and thanks for listening...

Song podcasted here https://hearthis.at/barclaybunch/i-heard-this-on-hearthis-at-05072014/

Acoustic guitar and vocals recorded together with one small mono mic & mixed in Cubase
Written about 20 years ago. Recorded July 2014.

photo http://www.flixya.com/photo/1921722/Romantic-love-hand-in-hand-

Always

A love song in the singer songwriter / folk genre. Enjoy all and thank you much for listening and commenting. Much appreciated...

Live recording, vocals & guitar & 2 mics
  
Peace
Mike


The girl with the flowers
Is slowing the hours
By offering her grace
With a smile

It seems not substantial
Still feeds my essential
Dwelling in my heart 
For a while

She asks without saying
Inviting me, playing
By offering me
Colors and shine

The girl with the flowers
She slows down the hours
Gently make me
Feel fine

I could easily embrace
Her flowers, her face
And wipe every trace
Of my pace

I bought all of the daisies
From this lovely lady
We dwelled in our hearts
For a while

The girl with the flowers
Is slowing the hours
By offering her grace
With a smile

It seems not substantial
Still feeds my essential
By dwelling my heart 
For a while

For guitarists: the chords are played with only a shifting E-chord with open 1st and 2nd high strings  (note: hE = high open E, 1 octave up)

hE – D – A – G – A  (all with open low E string) 
hE – D – A - G

G – A – hE – A   (all with own bass line)

A - B – hE – A    (all with own bass line)
G – A – hE – D  (all with own bass line)

C – D – hE – C  (all with own bass line)

 G-A-C-hE                   (all 3x with open low E string) 

(low)E – D – A – G – A       (open low E string)] 
hE – D – A – G – A    (open low E - all 2x)

hE –D –C – G – A  - hE

The Girl With The Flowers

Sink Into Oblivion

Another try 
would be nice 
Another path to walk 
so I could think twice
 I'd have a room 
with a lamp
 and an envelope
 in need of a stamp
 I could fall  into the sunset 
or sink into Oblivion
 I could burn all my bridges
 and sink into Oblivion.

Music Bharath Ram  
https://soundcloud.com/brambient
Guitar Solo: Matt Warnick
https://soundcloud.com/mattwarnick
 Lyric, vocal, Arrangement editing and final mix by conover
© 2016 Conover/Bharathram

Sink Into Oblivion))   Conover/Bharathram

When to Stay

One and one

This track was recorded on the couch of my living room with a mic and a plugged in acoustic guitar. This is the original unmixed recording.

Later, when Roy Taylor asked me for a collaboration I sent him the song and he was so kind to add his fabulous blues harp. This fine collaboration can be found here: https://soundcloud.com/the-carleton-sound/one-and-one-mike-spring?in=the-carleton-sound/sets/yarmouth-kitchen-party-set-1 


One And One

Waar ik ga (Where I go)

After recording this Dutch song I decided to make an album Summer 2003. The hard copy was available during a couple of years. Today it is still available as a download https://mikespring.bandcamp.com/album/verlangen-album-dutch 

LYRICS TRANSLATION


Don’t speak now
Just softly touch me
And stay seated on the edge of your chair

Don’t speak now
Be still in your own language
Stay with me and then let go

Where I go
I go alone
No one knows how
And where to

Where I go
I will go
I don’t know
Don’t know at all

Please observe me
And see where I stand
Stay watching and don’t leave me

Observe me while you can
And look me in the eye
Watch me close until you've seen it all

Hold me tight this moment
Before you leave
Just keep feeling what you’re feeling now

Now hold me tight
So that we both know
Keep knowing that all goes on


Waar Ik Ga (translation CLICK here)

Blauwer is an acoustic guitar song about the blue eyes of a girl...
The track is part of the album 'Verlangen' originally released on CD in 2004 http://mikespring.bandcamp.com/album/verlangen-album-dutch

Blauwer

Hi guys

As my fresh studio computer broke down twice while still inspired to record something new -  I decided to do an analogue recording. It is a simple acoustic song - written spontaneously for my love <3 
The recorder is an old Tascam four track analogue tape desk. Since I only had an old notebook at hand and my studio software not available I downloaded a free trial version of - IZOTOPE  OZONE 6 standard edition - to make some small adjustments mixing the analogue original. 

Guys -thank you for listening - as always!
Mike


I see you (analogue folk)

'All art is unstable. Its meaning is not necessarily that implied by the author. There is no authoritative voice. There are only multiple readings'
- David Bowie - 

This acoustic classic rock song I recorded for a dear friend of mine, Beatrix. This was just before Christmas 2015. 

David is gone now. I feel very sad about that. The day before the announcement of his death I went to the 'David Bowie is' exhibition in my country. How harsh was the news the next morning...

That being said, I want to dedicate this cover as as well to David's great creative mind and to the fabulous artist I admire so much..

Space Oddity is a song written by David Bowie released in 1969. The song was recorded and released again in 1972. David Bowie introduced a new album January 8th 2016. Watch the video of 'Black Star' here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kszLwBaC4Sw
In the Netherlands there have been several art events related to this artist so unique. For an overview of the 2016 David Bowie exhibition in the Netherlands watch this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXy0ErpeTKM

Space Oddity (acoustic cover)

New track! I forgot to put a comments section on the last track I uploaded, whoops. I decided to go for a sadder sound since all I've really made has been happy lately and I don't want to seem like I only make the same things.

Judgement

Welcome to Mike Spring’s corner of in-your-face songwriting

This page is inspired by the charm of pure songwriting. It is about the creating of a song, improvised music and raw demo’s. Naked not afraid ;)

‘Sketches from Holland’ is created by MIKE SPRING. This page holds raw recordings of original songs played live solely or invented in the heat of the moment. Tracks may be mono and not mixed. 
Once my inspiration is lit into a song idea a musical train starts rolling off hill. Often I finish a piece. Sometimes it stays a sketch and is forgotten about many years.

Thank you for listening!
Mike
The Netherlands (Holland)
2015/02/07

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