The original song by the band “Blind Faith” (1969) was written in „D“ major. Steve sings it in falsetto. In 1974, eric clapton had left the band in the meantime, Steve, as a guest singer, accompanied Clapton at a concert in madison square garden and the song was presented one tone lower in „C“ major. Maybe to give Eric the chance to sing along with the chorus;-)) Joe Cocker, and many others have covered the song, why shouldn't I try it too. I based my arrangement on clapton's live version, but took on the challenge of singing the song in D major with my normal voice and was curious to see if my 70+ year old vocal chords would still be up to it.

I didn't have to ask for long, Peter (HeartPete) also agreed to this song. As announced, he once again provided me with a great drum carpet. A human drummer, just sounds more varied. Thanks for that, I hope you like it too

I thought to myself, if I'm currently working with the Spencer Davis Group, I might as well do another song. Here, too, I used the hammond organ and I wonder again why Steve didn't pick up the keys until later. I took the musical liberty and at the end I added the best hammond rock riff of all times. If I can persuade HeartPete, there will be another version with a natural drummer. So stay tuned, and have fun M.A.W.

I presented Peter with my version of Keep On Running and he spontaneously said, that if I agreed, he would be happy to play the drums. Of course I agreed and I think it sounds better than the drum loop I was using. What do you think?

I recently had a phone call with my oldest friend. We have known each other for over 60 years. Harald was a founding member of my very first band in 1966 and played bass. We exchanged memories and talked about times long gone. Suddenly and unexpectedly, Harald asked me if I could still sing “Keep on Running” the way I did when I was 14 years old. You have to know that Steve Winwood was my favorite singer at the time and I tried to imitate him as closely as possible. And of course this song was on our cover playlist. I said to Harald, I don't think I can do it, but I'll try and added, I've already made a fool of myself for less, so I accepted the challenge. I made myself a more pleasing backing track with a hammond organ,( it's a pity that steve first used the organ on „I'm a man“ and „Gimme some lovin'“. It would have been a great fit here too). That's how it turned out. I hope you like it.