'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)

Every once and a while I press 'record' and just start playing and singing. This is such a recording. Songwriting in the heat of the moment. I hope you enjoy.

Recorded 2014
Original by Mike Spring
V21M02

Hope it's alright

Hope It's Alright  (song improvisation 2014)

The music of the early new wave band Duran Duran fascinated me through time. The sweet melodies loaded with a romantic somewhat alien character together with the tight rhythms of drums and bass created new musical universes to my ears back in the 80s. My intention here was to make an original  piece with the energy and ‘breath’ of the band’s sound. 

A personal take and a joy to make 😊  Have fun listening!

Mike

v67m11

Still wishing for love

Still wishing for love  / a take on the sound of Duran Duran

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

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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Netherlands based singer-songwriter/guitarist/composer/producer. Singing, writing and producing songs &  instrumentals in different and fused genres.
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