Strong (live recording / 1992) by MIKE SPRING published on 2021-07-06T12:57:56Z '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] Genre Folk & Singer-Songwriter Comment by JunkHeap Love the transition. 2022-06-01T22:54:39Z Comment by JunkHeap Very cool! 2022-06-01T22:53:53Z Comment by David Dunham Superb playing and vocal in a live setting. 2021-10-14T15:56:24Z Comment by JoeLiberty Nice one :) 2021-09-23T11:51:22Z Comment by rosin dust i play the street too....cool song! 2021-09-07T00:38:21Z Comment by Audio Colors Beautiful composition and vocals as well ! 2021-09-06T20:28:29Z Comment by Chihiro MATSUMOTO(JETTT) Really cool song! Powerful guitar play and vocal! Great work! 2021-09-02T00:03:15Z Comment by Gregory M Hurley Very cool Mike, hey the Policeman gifted you a song without even knowing it. A win for you. Thanks for sharing this one. 2021-09-01T17:01:39Z Comment by Orlando51 Nice one Mike !! 2021-08-16T15:55:48Z Comment by Brian Peters Sorry about that experience, Mike, but it did give birth to this beauty! 2021-08-11T16:31:56Z Comment by FIYAHFLI Great guitar n vocal work :) 2021-07-24T11:04:14Z Comment by Couch King Presents great recording, love that natural analogue sound, love your strong response! 2021-07-20T16:29:54Z Comment by STONERJAZZ beautiful live performance...'92 was a good year!! 2021-07-17T18:12:26Z Comment by English Minor This was pretty cool. Love the grit to the recording. Nice guitar and I hear the situation in your performance. 2021-07-16T21:11:24Z Comment by MASTERING TRUE MUSIC PRODUCTIONS Fantastic! 2021-07-14T10:50:38Z Comment by FLoHB☮LD Love this song and the story behind it. Great to find You still here on SoundCloud... <3 2021-07-13T07:14:14Z Comment by MIKE SPRING @user-138663860: thank you for listening, Sandy. so glad you like it :-) 2021-07-12T10:38:53Z Comment by Adam The Story sounds a lot better than the music I was listening to in '92 :) This is nice. Raw and to the point. 2021-07-06T14:01:10Z Comment by markjbennett So strong in every way Mike. I love a song that comes from a real situation, they always feel so truthful. Magnificent live performance. Bravo Mike. 2021-07-06T13:30:21Z