There are three bands of this name - a British progressive rock band from t… Read Full Bio ↴There are three bands of this name - a British progressive rock band from the 1970s, a British alternative rock band formed in 2022, and a band from a Belgian television soap opera.

Spring: British band (1970's)
Spring were a Leicester-based British progressive rock band that represented the early 1970s progressive rock movement.

A one-shot band, it recorded only one album in its career, a self-titled LP released in 1971. Spring's music is notable for the use of the mellotron with three of the its five members credited with playing that instrument on the album.

Members[edit]
Spring originally consisted of Pat Moran (vocals), Ray Martinez (guitars), Kips Brown (keyboards), Pick Withers (drums) and Adrian Maloney (bass), all of whom had previously played in various local Leicester bands.

A turning point in Spring's fortunes happened after a gig in Cardiff, when the band's van broke down somewhere in the Welsh countryside, coincidentally very near where producer/engineer Kingsley Ward had recently set up Rockfield Studios. Ward would later marvel at the "coincidence of meeting a group with a broken down truck in your own home town when you have previously spent months traipsing around the country in search of talent". He was particularly intrigued by the fact that they owned a Mellotron, and "invited them down the following week for an audition with my brother Charles and myself", the outcome of which was "good enough for us to want to be involved with them". Several demo sessions followed. The band were rehearsing at Rockfield when producer Gus Dudgeon (of David Bowie and Elton John fame) dropped by to check the studio out, heard them play and expressed interest in producing them. A few months later, sessions took place at both Rockfield and London's Trident Studios, and the resulting album was released on the RCA/Neon label in 1971.

In spite of supporting Velvet Underground on a UK tour, plus Keith Christmas and The Sutherland Brothers on various dates, the band broke up in 1972 following aborted attempts at recording a second album. Two previously unreleased songs from these sessions (featuring new bassist Peter Decindis) appeared on The Laser's Edge's 1992 CD reissue of the album, along with "Fool's Gold" from the first album sessions. Moran later worked as sound engineer at Rockfield Studios, notably for Van der Graaf Generator and Robert Plant; he died in early 2011. Martinez became an in-demand session guitarist, working with the likes of Alkatraz, Michael Chapman, Gypsy, Tim Rose and Robert Plant. Pick Withers later became the drummer for Dire Straits, playing on their first four records. Kips Brown became a session musician, playing with Andy Fairweather Low and others, and was in a later band called 'Wellington'. Adrian Moloney returned to the Midlands, where he worked alongside several well-known artists and groups. A solo career as a jobbing musician and minor impresario took him all over the Midlands, and also to Tenerife for several summer seasons. He was working right up to his premature death in 2010.

Pat Moran became a notable Record Producer and worked with Lou Gramm, Robert Plant Iggy Pop, Edie Brickell and the new Bohemians as well as many others. For verification check Pat's obituary in the Guardian newspaper. On 25 May 2015 a double CD of Spring released on Esoteric Records, a part of Cherry Red Records, London. For verification you can check Tarantula recordings, a part of Bucks Music Group, London.

Pat Moran - vocals, mellotron
Ray Martinez - 6- and 12-string guitars, mellotron
Kips Brown - piano, organ, mellotron
Adrian "Bone" Maloney - bass
Pick Withers - drums, glockenspiel

Spring: Belgian band
Spring was a band consisting of young people. The band was formed around a television soap with the same name, where also a band named Spring played. However, the real band had different band members than in the TV show.

Members[edit]
Anneleen Liégeois
Cara Van der Auwera
Dami Corlazzoli
Jelle Cleymans
(Lyrics where all written by Hans Bourlon and Gert Verhulst - Music by Johan Vanden Eede)

Spring: British band (2022)

Spring is a band formed in Southend in 2022. They have released one single and one EP.

Members:
Rivers Bixby
Chris Molen
Gracie Kinsler
Rogan McGarry

Spring: Swiss band - Released an EP in 1996 - The Second Spring

Het Noorden Kwijt
Spring Lyrics

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Het is zo'n dag waarvan je weet
Dat er niets gebeuren zal
Maar kijk jij valt als een komeet
Voor mij neer uit het helal
Jij staat daar zomaar wat te staan
In je eentje aan 't station
Ik loop meteen achter je aan
Naar de bank op het perron

Ik ben het noorden kwijt
En het zuiden en het westen en het oosten ook
Ik ben het noorden kwijt
Ik weet niet meer wat ik moet doen
Ik ben echt van de kook
Ben ik verloren voor altijd
Ik ben het noorden kwijt

Ik beef en bibber als een riet
Ik krijg geen woord meer uit mijn mond
Mijn hart slaat tegen de limiet
Ik sta genageld aan de grond
De trein komt aan je lacht naar mij
Je verdwijnt in een coupe
De trein vertrekt hij rijt voorbij
In m'n dromen reis ik mee

Ik ben het noorden kwijt
En het zuiden en het westen en het oosten ook
Ik ben het noorden kwijt
Ik weet niet meer wat ik moet doen
Ik ben echt van de kook
Ben ik verloren voor altijd
Ik ben het noorden kwijt

Ik ben het noorden kwijijijijijijijt(5x van zacht naar hard)

Ik ben het noorden kwijt
En het zuiden en het westen en het oosten ook
Ik ben het noorden kwijt
Ik weet niet meer wat ik moet doen
Ik ben echt van de kook

Ben ik verloren voor altijd
Ik ben het noorden kwijt!

Overall Meaning

The song "Het Noorden Kwijt" by Spring talks about the feeling of being lost and unsure of what to do. The singer sees someone they are attracted to at the train station and follows them to the platform. However, when the train arrives, the person they are interested in boards the train and leaves, leaving the singer feeling lost and confused. They don't know which direction to go in or what to do next, hence the repeated refrain that they are "het noorden kwijt" (lost in every direction).

The lyrics are full of emotion and convey a sense of longing and desperation. The use of imagery, such as the reference to a shooting star and the singer feeling like a trembling reed, adds to the overall mood of the song. The repetition of the chorus reinforces the idea that the singer is truly lost and doesn't know how to move forward.

Overall, the song is a poignant portrayal of the experience of being lost in love, uncertain of which direction to take.

Line by Line Meaning

Het is zo'n dag waarvan je weet Dat er niets gebeuren zal Maar kijk jij valt als een komeet Voor mij neer uit het helal
It's a day you know Nothing will happen at all But there you are, falling like a comet From the outer space for me

Jij staat daar zomaar wat te staan In je eentje aan 't station Ik loop meteen achter je aan Naar de bank op het perron
You're standing there, just standing All alone at the station I follow you right away To the bench on the platform

Ik ben het noorden kwijt En het zuiden en het westen en het oosten ook Ik ben het noorden kwijt Ik weet niet meer wat ik moet doen Ik ben echt van de kook Ben ik verloren voor altijd Ik ben het noorden kwijt
I've lost my bearings And the south and the west and the east too I've lost my bearings I don't know what to do anymore I'm really beside myself Am I lost forever? I've lost my bearings

Ik beef en bibber als een riet Ik krijg geen woord meer uit mijn mond Mijn hart slaat tegen de limiet Ik sta genageld aan de grond
I'm shaking like a reed I can't get a word out of my mouth My heart hits the limit I'm nailed to the ground

De trein komt aan je lacht naar mij Je verdwijnt in een coupe De trein vertrekt hij rijt voorbij In m'n dromen reis ik mee
The train arrives, you smile at me You disappear into a compartment The train departs, speeding past In my dreams, I travel with you

Ik ben het noorden kwijijijijijijijt(5x van zacht naar hard) Ik ben het noorden kwijt En het zuiden en het westen en het oosten ook Ik ben het noorden kwijt Ik weet niet meer wat ik moet doen Ik ben echt van de kook Ben ik verloren voor altijd Ik ben het noorden kwijt!
I've lost my bearrrrrrrrrrrrringgs (5x, gradually getting louder) I've lost my bearings And the south and the west and the east too I've lost my bearings I don't know what to do anymore I'm really beside myself Am I lost forever? I've lost my bearings!

Writer(s): hans bourlon, gert verhulst

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