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

Tokyo Drifter
Spring Lyrics

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Tokyo Nagaremono 東京流れ者Tokyo Drifter Theme

どこで生きても流れ者
Doko de ikite mo nagaremono Wherever he lives, a drifter
どうせさすらいひとり身の
Douse sasurai hitoriminoAt most a wandering solitary body
明日は何処やら風に聞け
Asu wa doko yara kaze ni kikeIn the

Morning somewhere listen to the wind
可愛いあの娘の胸に聞け
Kawaii ano ko no mune ni kikeThat pretty girl, listen at her breast
ああ東京流れ者
Aa tokyo nagaremonoAh, Tokyo drifter.

流れ果てない旅に出て
Nagare hatenai tabi ni deteEmbarking on a trip that flows without end
いつか忘れた東京の
Itsuka wasureta tokyo noA forgotten rainy night
泣いてくれるな夜の雨
Naite kureru na yoru no ameIn Tokyo which doesn′t weep
男いのちは赤く散る
Otoko inochi wa akaku chiruA man's life scattered in red
ああ東京流れ者
Aa tokyo nagaremonoAh, Tokyo drifter.

風はひとりで吹いている
Kaze wa hitori de fuiteiruThe wind blows in solitude
月もひとりで照っている
Tsuki mo hitori de tetteiruThe moon also shines alone
俺はひとりで流れ者
Ore wa hitori de nagaremonoI am a drifter, alone
明日の墓場はわからない
Asu no hakaba wa wakaranaiI don′t know the morning's graveyard
ああ東京流れ者
Aa tokyo nagaremonoAh, Tokyo drifter.

夢はいらない花ならば
Yume wa iranai hana narabaI need no dreams; if it's a flower
花は散ろうし夢も散る
Hana wa chiroshi yume mo chiruFlowers scatter, dreams dissolve
どうせ散るなら男花
Douse chiru nara, otokobanaThe flower of man scatters after all
恋も捨てたぜ義理ゆえに
Ore mo suteta ze kiriyueniI threw away love, for honor

ああ東京流れ者
Aa tokyo nagaremonoAh, Tokyo drifter.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Spring's song Tokyo Drifter evoke the image of a lone wanderer, a drifter who lives a life on the move. The first verse describes the life of the drifter as a solitary one, always moving from place to place with no real destination. The second verse paints a picture of a forgotten rainy night in Tokyo, where the rain does not weep but the life of a man scatters in red. The last verse speaks to the acceptance of a life with no dreams, as the flower of man scatters just like dreams.

Throughout the song, we see the themes of solitude and a journey without end, giving the impression that the Tokyo drifter's life is one of aimlessness. However, the acceptance of this lifestyle can be found in the lyrics, as well as the idea that life is transient and that everything fades eventually.

Line by Line Meaning

どこで生きても流れ者
No matter where he lives, he's always a drifter

どうせさすらいひとり身の
At most, just a wandering solitary body

明日は何処やら風に聞け
Listen to the wind, as it whispers of tomorrow's unknown whereabouts

可愛いあの娘の胸に聞け
Listen to that pretty girl's heart

ああ東京流れ者
Ah, Tokyo Drifter

流れ果てない旅に出て
Embarking on a journey that will never end

いつか忘れた東京の
A rainy night in Tokyo, that was forgotten over time

泣いてくれるな夜の雨
In a place where Tokyo fails to cry for you, let the night rain shed your tears

男いのちは赤く散る
A man's life scattered in red

ああ東京流れ者
Ah, Tokyo Drifter

風はひとりで吹いている
The wind blows in solitude