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

Lien
Spring Lyrics

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Urenlang heb ik gezocht
Ik kon je nergens vinden
Ik maakte deze lange tocht
Want dat doen vrienden

Meisje zeg me wat er scheelt
Je zit daar als een wassen beeld
Waar is die mooie lach van jou

Je weet toch dat ik van je hou

Lien laat eens zien
Wat de kleur is van je ogen
Je tranen moeten drogen
Jouw glimlach wil ik zien
Lieve Lien, toe laat eens zien
Dat je zin hebt om te leven
Dat jij iets wil beleven
Dus stop nu met dat gegrien

De hele wereld wacht op jou
Dus haast je kom naar buiten
De lentezon ontdooit de kou
De eerste vogels fluiten

Ik weet je hebt heel veel verdriet
En dat verdtiet verdien je niet
Ik weet alleen is maar alleen
Maar samen slaan we er ons doorheen

Lien laat is zien
Wat de kleur is van je ogen
Je tranen moeten drogen
Jou glimlach wil ik zien
Lieve Lien, toe laat is zien
Dat je zin hebt om te leven
Dat jij iets wil beleven
Dus stop nu met dat gegrien.

Kijk eens naar omhoog
Daar is de blauwe lucht
Kijkt eens naar omhoog
Ga niet op de vlucht

Lien laat eens zien
Wat de kleur is van je ogen
Je tranen moeten drogen
Jouw glimlach wil ik zien
Lieve Lien, toe laat is zien
Dat je zin hebt om te leven

Dat jij iets wil beleven
Dus stop nu met dat gegrien.

Overall Meaning

These lyrics from Spring's song "Lien" are about a friend who is going through a tough time and the singer is urging her to come out of her shell and live life to the fullest. The singer has been searching for her but cannot find her, and encourages her to show her beautiful smile and dry her tears. The singer continues to urge her to enjoy life and stop crying, asking her to show the colour of her eyes and let her smile shine. Spring sings a message of hope to her friend, reminding her that she is not alone and urging her to look up at the blue sky and not run away from her problems. The lyrics end with a final plea for Lien to stop crying and start living.

The song was released in 2002 as a single from Spring's debut album "Wie Ben Jij". Spring is the stage name for Sabine Koning, a Dutch singer and actress who rose to fame as a member of the Dutch girl group KUS. "Lien" was a chart success in the Netherlands, reaching #11 on the Dutch Top 40 chart.

Line by Line Meaning

Urenlang heb ik gezocht
I spent hours searching

Ik kon je nergens vinden
I couldn't find you anywhere

Ik maakte deze lange tocht
I made this long journey

Want dat doen vrienden
Because that's what friends do

Meisje zeg me wat er scheelt
Girl, tell me what's wrong

Je zit daar als een wassen beeld
You're sitting there like a wax figure

Waar is die mooie lach van jou
Where is your beautiful smile

Je weet toch dat ik van je hou
You know that I love you

Lien laat eens zien
Lien, show me

Wat de kleur is van je ogen
What color your eyes are

Je tranen moeten drogen
Your tears need to dry