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
Te min voor Anja
Spring Lyrics
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Waar die grote villa staat
daar woonde Anna
ze was amper 15 jaar
Haar pa was rijk en welgesteld
dat had ze mij een keer verteld
Ja zo was Anna
Maar het leven kan soms hard zijn
want haar vader mocht me niet
Hij vond mij maar een verdomde armeluis
en als ik dan een bezoek bracht aan die wondermooie griet
smeet die ouwe mij gewoonweg uit zijn huis...
Te min voor Anna
Te min voor Anna
Ik was doodgewoon geen rijkeluiszoon
maar wel te min voor haar
Te min voor Anna
Te min voor Anna
Ik was wie ik was
een arme paljas
levensgroot gevaar
voor haar
voor haar
een week geleden op een feest
waar ik even ben geweest
daar danste Anna
en dan voelde ik me raar
ze keek me aan
en kwam naar mij
mijn liefde was ineens voorbij
maar niet voor Anna
ik was nu alles voor haar
maar het leven kan soms hard zijn
want ik zag haar niet meer staan
das de trots van een verdomde armeluis
Dus ik liet haar snel men rug zien
alsof zij nooit had bestaan
ik verliet de keet
en ging gewoon naar huis
Te min voor Anna
Te min voor Anna
Ik was doodgewoon geen rijkeluiszoon
maar wel te min voor haar
Te min voor Anna
Te min voor Anna
Ik was wie ik was
een arme paljas
levensgroot gevaar
voor haar
voor haar
maar het leven kan soms hard zijn
want ik zag haar niet meer staan
das de trots van een verdomde armeluis
Dus ik liet haar snel men rug zien
alsof zij nooit had bestaan
ik verliet de keet
en ging gewoon naar huis
Te min voor Anna
Te min voor Anna
Ik was doodgewoon geen rijkeluiszoon
maar wel te min voor haar
Te min voor Anna
Te min voor Anna
Ik was wie ik was
een arme paljas
levensgroot gevaar
voor haar
voor haar
The song "Te min voor Anja" by the Dutch band Spring tells the story of a young man's unrequited love for a wealthy girl named Anna. The song talks about the stark contrast between their socioeconomic backgrounds, and how despite his love for her, he is deemed unworthy by her father. The song opens with a vivid description of Anna's house and introduces her character as being only fifteen years old, yet already having led a life of luxury and privilege. The young man, who is not wealthy or well-connected, but simply "who he is," falls in love with Anna, despite her privileged status in life.
However, Anna's father does not take kindly to the young man's presence in his daughter's life, proclaiming him to be nothing more than an "armeluis" (poor man). The song poetically portrays the pain of unrequited love, as the singer is forced to watch Anna drift away from him at a party, only to return to him after her father's disapproving gaze is no longer upon them. Yet, despite Anna's renewed interest in him, the young man realizes that he is still unworthy in her eyes and decides to leave the party, feeling that he is not good enough for Anna.
The song's storyline is a relatable one, as many people have experienced the pain of unrequited love, as well as the societal pressure to be wealthy and successful in order to be deemed worthy of someone's affections. The lyrics also suggest the idea that someone's socioeconomic status should not be the sole determinant of their worthiness as a partner.
Line by Line Meaning
Daar op het einde van de straat
At the end of the street
Waar die grote villa staat
Where the big villa stands
daar woonde Anna
Lived Anna there
ze was amper 15 jaar
She was barely 15 years old
Haar pa was rijk en welgesteld
Her dad was rich and prosperous
dat had ze mij een keer verteld
She had told me that once
Ja zo was Anna
Yes, that's how Anna was
en ik was verliefd op haar
And I was in love with her
Maar het leven kan soms hard zijn
But life can be hard sometimes
want haar vader mocht me niet
Because her father didn't like me
Hij vond mij maar een verdomde armeluis
He thought I was just a damned pauper
en als ik dan een bezoek bracht aan die wondermooie griet
And when I visited that beautiful girl
smeet die ouwe mij gewoonweg uit zijn huis...
That old man just threw me out of his house...
Te min voor Anna
Too lowly for Anna
Ik was doodgewoon geen rijkeluiszoon
I was simply not a rich guy's son
maar wel te min voor haar
But I was too lowly for her
een week geleden op een feest
A week ago at a party
waar ik even ben geweest
Where I briefly was
daar danste Anna
There danced Anna
en dan voelde ik me raar
And then I felt weird
ze keek me aan
She looked at me
en kwam naar mij
And came to me
mijn liefde was ineens voorbij
My love was suddenly over
maar niet voor Anna
But not for Anna
ik was nu alles voor haar
I was everything to her now
maar het leven kan soms hard zijn
But life can be hard sometimes
want ik zag haar niet meer staan
Because I no longer saw her
das de trots van een verdomde armeluis
That's the pride of a damned pauper
Dus ik liet haar snel men rug zien
So I quickly showed her my back
alsof zij nooit had bestaan
As if she had never existed
ik verliet de keet
I left the place
en ging gewoon naar huis
And just went home
Ik was wie ik was
I was who I was
een arme paljas
A poor fool
levensgroot gevaar
A real danger
voor haar
To her
Contributed by Maya E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
toomanyplantsiguess
Kreeg opeens na al die jaren dit liedje in mijn hoofd, en toen stapte ik op de nostalgie-trein natuurlijk :)
Kay Hallema
Dat had ik ook alleen door een tiktok 😅
tammie veentjes
@Michiel Contryn hahaha precies dacht ik ook aan
Michiel Contryn
Nostalgie-trein naar Oostende zeker?
nik
Dat is de beste trein
art and me
Rijdt die trein nog? Dan wil ik ook graag mee
anja knip
de liedjes van spring blijven altijd geweldig jammer dat de tv-serie niet meer bestaat :(
MultiSiebren
Ik mis Spring.
Als ik down was brachten hun liedjes me er weer bovenop.
Love them forever!!!!
Nelsondaily
Chill
melk zuiper
+MultiSiebren daar hebben we youtube voor