WHITE CROSS
Me and my best friends are out tonight
We´ve got to celebrate that we survived
It´s a wonder to be alive
And we´re so greatful now
That we´re back in our hometown

There´s no white cross
Some above – let us go
Too many around us, where taken care of
And gently – swept in a flag

No,
There were no cross
Made of the government for us
So, now we sit here with tankards,
Feeling so good and smokes on a fag

We were soldiers, who fought the war
And now we´re thinking…was it right
Is that the way of making peace
If there´s another way
We will stand – in the front-line

Music: Dan Holmberg 2008
Lyrics: Michael Johansson 2008
Song: Michael Johansson 2023
Musical idea, mix and mastering: Michael Johansson 2023

White Cross (October 20th 2023)

FIRST OF ALL, I WILL SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO ALL WONDERFUL PEOPLE THAT LISTEN TO MY SONGS - LOVE YOU ALL!!

Dear friends, I worry more and more about the state of the earth! More and more wars flare up, the climate is worrying with natural disasters as a result! Strong malevolent rulers emerge and succeed in egging the population of the respective countries. History has shown how it goes - I think of such men as Hitler and others! The war causes huge emissions of greenhouse gases! Instead, use the soldiers to plant trees and fight the terrible forest fires!

The Baltic Sea is living dangerously right now! Scores of ships in deplorable condition transport oil across the sea. The risks are great for extensive oil disasters! I have made some songs for the Baltic sea just to make people understand the problems.

I have recently published some of my songs on YouTube - search for Bengt Roth.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=bengt+roth
I write almost all of my songs, and I sing my songs and play the guitar and the harp - no more. My recording equipment is quite modest with a Furch guitar, Alhambra guitar, Röde microphone, Focusrite and Garageband. My studio is our guest room in our house.
I was young during the 1960s when Dylan became famous. I was a member of a folk song group during that time. I love Dylan´s music!! I was also a big fan of The Doors, Jefferson Airplane, Mamas and the Papas and several more singers. I like folk music and the old protest songs. I love the music of Eva Cassidy. I was also a big fan of Björn Afzelius, and I love the music of Tom Petty. I am very inspired of the music of John Denver.
Bengt and certainly several 100 million people are intensively protesting against all evil around the world!
I love to sometimes write songs that are a bit weird and self-ironic!
You know that I am a novice in the "recording business", and sometimes I have to revise the songs.
My whole grown up life was occupied by my profession as a doctor in intensive care and anesthesiology. I was head of the department of Intensive and perioperative Care in Lund, Sweden the last years. After that I have got the possibility to be dedicated to music. 
My songs are a matter of extreme happiness and extreme sadness. I write all the music and lyrics except "As tears go by", "House of the Rising Sun", and songs by Evert Taube.
I love to leave some message with my songs!
I have no previous experience of writing fiction. I have, however, some experience in writing non-fiction. I wrote my thesis, and some chapters in a textbook in anesthesiology. I was also member of a group who introduced an education program in pediatric cardio pulmonary resuscitation for laymen in Sweden.
I have created a repost page "Bengt Erik Roth Repost Page".

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Bengt+Roth

Picture: Bronze Age Rock Carvings at "Heaven´s Sacrificing Grove" (Himmelstalund), Norrkoping, Sweden (Michael Johansson 2023). 

Dan and I have been writing songs since 1977. All songs are written the guitar based way with an acoustic guitar, pen and paper, even if the secondary construction is made with digital tools and programmes.  
Now it is the first time that we will get a bit more official. We do not have any particular genre, because we believe that the feel of the melody will lead you to the genre. So after a while you will hear Pop, Rock, Country, Crossover, Symphonic Rock, Ethnic, Ballads and more.
All instruments are digital (mostly VST-instruments). I do not know if that is good or bad, but it is the only way for us to make this happen.
My favourite bands/artists are QUEEN (early albums),Roxy Music, Styx, Barclay James Harvest, Supertramp, David Bowie, Babe Ruth, Pavlov´s Dog. Procol Harum,  Echo and the Bunnymen and Crowded House. Amongst individual artists I love Clifford T. Ward, Rupert Holmes, Al Stewart and Chris De Burgh.
Dan is inpired of Eagles and Pink Floyd and many of the hardrock bands from the seventies.
Music production: Cubase 12 Pro (Steinberg), Waveform 9 (Tracktion), Band-in-a-Box 2023 (PG Music), T-Racks 5 Mastering Suite (IK Multimedia)
Some VST-plugins: Sampletank 3 and Miroslav Philharmonik 2 (IK Multimedia), Real Guitars (Music Labs), Amplitube 3 (IK Multimedia)
 /Michael J

PS! WE HAVE GOT MORE THAN 130 SONGS

Hello! Iam an amateur singer/songwriter with a lot of passion for singing and Music.  I mostly sing originals,  but also covers . I like to write lyrics with meaning, something people can relate to. Not necessaraly my own experiences, it can be something i heard, seen or something someone  told me.
I also make music in GarageBand with small loops I put together. 
I am very impressed with how many talented people there is on Soundcloud! And so much love and kindness!
Thank you all for listening,  likes, reposting and comments! It really means a lot to me❤️
(My own originals sounds best with ear phones )
I also have a YouTube channel with the same nick name 🎵
Take care!🥰

(And I don't use AI at all! )

Dear friends, I am sometimes not able to write comments here - Sorry!
Hi - this is my new Repost page. You can find my own songs: Bengt Erik Roth User 188944807.

White Cross (October 20th 2023)

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