This is my most famous video in my One Man Band series. Most likely because it’s a cover of a hit from the 80’s. Now, why am I, a "metalhead" playing a pop song from the 80’s? Well, when I was a kid, my brother used to have a night club, and I helped him there many nights running the lights.

This song, Running, by Information Society, used to play there quite a bit. I liked the melody and I always thought a metal version of it would sound good. Well, a couple of decades later, I figured I could do the metal version myself. And so I did.

There are many metal versions of songs from the 80’s out there (raging from REM to Depeche Mode). I didn’t really had any of those in mind as I did my version of this song, though. For instance, while I like Lacuna Coil’s version of Depeche Mode’s Enjoy the Silence, I definitely do not like their version of REM’s Losing my Religion. That song, in fact, has a very special meaning for me, and I plan on making two different versions of it. But I won’t talk about it until I actually get it done.

I didn’t try to get too crazy on the drums for this song. In fact, as I kept it simple, I managed to record it in a single take, which for me was a huge feat (please remember I’m not a drummer)!

It didn’t take me too long to write the two guitar solos in this song. I played over the background track for a little while, figured out the lines that were sticking to my brain and fingers, hit record, played the main lines and improvised the rest. It was good to have the video camera also recording at the same time; that way, I didn’t have to learn what I recorded just to make the video.

While the song probably has a very specific meaning to the writer, for me, it is a song that brings me good memories, hanging out with my big brother. The lyrics also have elements that I felt I could have written it, as it resonates with some experiences I’ve had.