Gitta de Ridder - Man Of The Light
LCM Song Of The Day: ‘Man Of The Light’ - Gitta de Ridder
Our featured track song is the uplifting new single from Gitta’s forthcoming eight-track third album ‘To Our Children’’, which will be released in monthly installments to give the stories time to unfold.
Gitta comments “For all those times you’ve thought ‘there must be a place I can go to, that will make me feel truly happy’, and the times in which you’ve wondered why life just isn’t on your side, this new track by Dutch singer and songwriter Gitta de Ridder attempts to employ a song-based navigational compass. She’s done some searching of her own, and yes, a ray of sunshine, a sea-view and a life of freedom can bring temporary solace. But that man, that brings the light from some external source, is forever elusive when we imagine him to be someone, or something, out there to find. Suggesting all the man might say is “it’s not all bad, even if you’re lonely, cold, or sad. There is a light, that shines for you. And I say in all honesty if I could make a wish I would set free, but all I can do is show you”. And then perhaps, this compass only ever points back inwards.“
The new album is an eclectic collection of songs she recorded during an eight-month adventure in a converted old-timer Mercedes truck, in which Gitta aimed to embrace much of Europe’s musical heritage. This tune enriched with French trumpets and ‘Fromage based’ breakfast chats. With each track, new collaborations enrich the songs that revolve around themes of childhood innocence, self-confidence, forgiveness and togetherness.