Born To Greet
The Sun

General Info
This CD highlights some of the Rock/Pop songs Mr. Strunk has writen over the past 30 years. It is 1 of 6 CDs that together total over 60 musical compositions and are a representative sampling of over 800 musical compositions composed by Richard Strunk over the course of the past 3 decades (1974 - 2007). A substantial number of Rick's 800+ musical compositions are Classical pieces for solo instrumental players and include works for almost all the instruments existing within the modern symphony orchestra. There is also a large body of chamber music by Rick composed for both Classical ensembles such as String Quartets; Piano Trios etc, plus much that is written for Jazz quartets and quintets that utilize the fusing of either Pop song and/or Classical work with Jazz, as well as electronic music and some larger orchestra works too. Occasionally Rick has also written some Pop/Rock tunes through the years too. More CDs are coming soon. Enjoy!

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Written in the '90s this piece uses light cluster effects with a steady rythmn giving the impression and feeling of waking up with the bright sunshine coming through the windows in the early morning. No Lyrics on this one.

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Written for the Great Grand daughter of Alester Crowley and dedicated to her: Deirdra Crowley. By Fashion standards a beautiful women I was lucky enough to call girl friend for a while at least. She was very sweet and vulnerable at that time in her life as was I but due to both of us contending with our extremely active illnesses during that time period our relationship was very much in flux and did not last. It is kind of funny, cause she had at least at that time a life style at times more like a Pseudo Vampire up in the Night rather than that of a Day person Greeting the Sun. One of her goals at that time was to eventually buy a coffin to sleep in at night as apparently according to her some Monk orders did in Medieval times. Perhaps it was hopeful thinking on my part for her sake to more fully move into the forces of light?

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I Wrote this on July 4th, 1994 about my 'street adopted' daughter KiKi who I knew in the early '90s. She was living in a nice foster home located in a good suburb of Minneapolis when I new her and was still in the process of forming her plans for the future. I tried to be a decent older friend and during our friendship I taught her how to drive a stick-shift; plus when I was beset with my illness several times KiKi helped me save a number of my material belongings that might have been lost without her help back then. She later split from associating with me. I wrote one of my best portrait poems for her and this turns out to be one of my better Rock Songs too. I was homeless during this time but that 4th was spending the weekend at a ranch house in Jordan, MN with Steve Stimitz and was having steak and he had an old out-of-tune piano in the basement and on some plain scraps of paper I spent a couple hours writing this down. concerning the breakup our friendship and where to go from here.

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An early pop song from 1974; Philip a friend and ATO Fraternity Brother of mine showed me some of his poems and I found a stanza that was perfect for a soft rock pop song and this was it. Words by Philip B. Achten & music by Rick.

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Come Into My Castle Rock 10.1 MB 5 of 10 1994

I was probably thinking of an old flame and hoped for future friendship in this Pop song.

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The Phoenix Flies Rock 5.6 MB 6 of 10 1991

Sad story here. Because of my forced homelessness and so many moves in the '90s and theives the lyrics to this song which were quite good were lost. I have not yet found any copy of them in my boxes of papers but I'll keep looking. Again another song on an old flame but with a twist. My relationship with Liza fell apart in the Fall of '81 because I was having bouts with my mental illness. I went to MN to get help to attempt to get my self emotionally and mentally in shape again and Liza said she would wait even a few years. I promised her that like the phoenix I'd suceed in repairing and healing myself and rise from my own ashes; and she said she would wait. It took me 20 years to reclaim my health and attain complete restoration for long term health and as far as I know Liza having given up on me years ago is still single but has no interest in reestablishing a friendship with me now at this late date. Still, I kept my promise to the young vibrant woman she once was and that is the wherefore and why of this song.

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Has a hard driving mysteriousness. Is gothic in atmosphere but not evil; having more to do with the grey areas within our liives or shadowed aspect within our hearts.

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Has a classical flavor and with a muted mysteriousness. Having to do with some of the young adults I met on the streets of Dinkytown that informally adopted me as a father figure for the Summer in 1990.

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This Rock song is quite personally significant to me. The lyrics say it all. Yes, One Love does refer to Christ Jesus within each of us; or the innocent child within each of us; yet can be interpreted as a hoped for relationship and towards self-integration; etc.. It is a prayer and joyful anthem of the advent of each one of us bringing into each others lives more peace, love and good will. It was written around Christmas before the Gulf War Fall 1990.

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