ANYMORE OF THIS MINDY

SMITH WITH MATTHEW PERRYMAN JONES

SONGWRITERS: MELINDA LEIGH SMITH; MATTHEW PERRYMAN JONES & SETH HAMILTON JONES

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: ANYMOR OF THIS

LABEL: TVX RECORDS

GENRE: COUNTRY

YEAR: 2013

Acclaimed songwriter Matthew Perryman Jones has teamed up with fellow Nashville artist Mindy Smith on a recent single. “Anymore of This” is co-written and performed by the pair and has already seen huge success thanks to several features on TV shows, including the wildly popular The Vampire Diaries.

Blending big-city intelligence and sophistication with the clear and honest passion of classic country and folk performers, Mindy Smith is a singer who combines the best of both worlds, and her talents have earned the young performer a growing reputation as an artist to watch, as well as some well-known admirers. Smith was born in Long Island, NY, and with the encouragement of her parents developed a passionate interest in music at an early age, taking up singing as a hobby. In 1994, Smith's mother lost a long battle with cancer, and after her passing Smith and her father moved to Knoxville, TN. Once they settled in their new home, Smith began exploring the musical heritage of the South and became enamored with folk, bluegrass, and the blues, developing a special enthusiasm for Alison Krauss, Shawn Colvin, and the Cox Family.

Where did I Begin

Turning through the pages

But I don't know what I've read

Thread is wearing thin

Everything's familiar

But I don't know who I am

Do you know where you're going?

Don't even know where I've been

Watching moments pass

I wanna run away from it

But I still won't take that step

Locked inside the glass

An empty box of memories

And a heart full of regret

Do you know where you're going?

Don't even know where I am

I don't wanna miss

I don't wanna miss anymore of this

Letting go I wanna feel all of it

I'm hanging on every word you say

I gotta keep goin'

Can't stay where I am

I don't wanna miss

I don't wanna miss anymore of this

Letting go I wanna feel all of it

I'm hanging on every word you say

I don't wanna miss

I don't wanna miss anymore of this

Letting go I wanna feel all of it

I'm hanging on every word you say

After the fall

We can recover

What's left in the dark

Can still be discovered

I won't give up

I won't give up no no

After the fall

We can recover

What's left in the dark

Can still be discovered

I won't give up

I won't give up oh no.

DARK FOUR DOOR

BILLY RAFFOUL

SONGWRITERS: BILLY RAFFOUL & ROSS JACOB GOLAN

COUNTRY: CANADA

ALBUM: DARK FOUR DOOR

LABEL: INTERSCOPE RECORDS

GENRE: ALTERNATIVE ROCK

YEAR: 2017

22 year old Billy Raffoul has been an artist we’ve been watching closely over the last few months, but who is he really? With a sound best described as “low-timbered rock and roll,” and an artist who has been compared to Neil Young and Jeff Buckley – Raffoul is one of Interscope’s most exciting recent signees.

He may be young in years, but he is wise in the realm of music, having been brought up in an art-centric family environment. His father, Jody Raffoul, is a musician who opened for Bon Jovi, Joe Cocker and many others, and his mom has a career in painting and writing . In fact, Billy claims that his parents are his inspiration all together and are a constant fountain of support. Billy has always been surrounded by music, and even joked saying “the Beatles were like Jesus in our house.”

You got up, you felt you should

I keep trying to myself I would've done the same had I could

I never thought that you would

But we became the eye of a storm, you took off from that outbound platform

And you went east 'cause it's easy

Don't mind if you leave me as long as you come back home

So I went south to define me and someday you'll find me

No different than I was before

Until then I'm still looking for you in every dark four door

Until then I'm still looking for you in every dark four door

I don't sleep enough at night

Imagining your silhouette I draw the outline of you in my mind

Since you went east 'cause it's easy

Don't mind if you leave me as long as you come back home

So I went south to define me and someday you'll find me

No different than I was before

Until then I'm still looking for you in every dark four door

Until then I'm still looking for you in every dark four door

Until then I'm still looking for you in every dark four door

Until then I'm still looking for you in every dark four door

Until then I'm still looking for you in every dark four door

Until then I'm still looking for you in every dark four door.

MY FIRST NIGHT WITHOUT YOU

CYNDI LAUPER

SONGWRITERS: TOM KELLY; BILLY STEINBERG & CYNDI LAUPER

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: A NIGHT TO REMEMBER

LABEL: SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT JAPAN

GENRE: POP ROCK

YEAR: 1989

A Night to Remember is the third studio album by American recording artist Cyndi Lauper. According to the book St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture (Volume 3), the album sold half a million copies in 1989 in the United States

Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper(born June 22, 1953) is an American singer, songwriter, actress and LGBT rights activist. Her career has spanned over 30 years. Her debut solo album She's So Unusual(1983) was the first debut female album to chart four top-five hits on the Billboard Hot 100—"Girls Just Want to Have Fun", "Time After Time", "She Bop", and "All Through the Night"—and earned Lauper the Best New Artist award at the 27th Grammy Awards in 1985. Her success continued with the soundtrack for the motion Picture The Goonies and her second record True Colors (1986). This album included the number one single "True Colors" and "Change of Heart", which peaked at number three.

I'm driving home from work

Knowing you're not there

I used to hurry home

Now I don't even care

The sun is in my eyes

So I can't see

But when it sets down behind the

Mountain it's gonna be

My first night without you

My first night without you

My first night without you

Oh... without you

I sit here like a fool

Remembering everything

The way we used to talk

The songs that we used to sing

I've got to try and leave

The past behind

But my memory's so good

I think that I'm losing my mind

My first night without you

My first night without you

And I wonder what I'll do

Oh... without you

Will I be able to sleep

Will I lie in my bed and weep

What if I forget

And reach for you

Will I dream about you

My first night... my first night

My first night without you

My first night without you

And I wonder what I'll do, oh...

My first night without you

My first night without you

And I wonder how I'll get through

Oh... without you.

THE DEVIL AND ME

IRA WOLF

SONGWRITER: IRA WOLF

WHERE: LIVE RED CLAY MUSIC FOUNDRY 2017

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: FICKLE HEART

LABEL: DIGITAL

GENRE: FOLK

YEAR: 2014

Ira Wolf is a new-folk singer from Montana who has found her voice all over the world. She has been on and off the road touring solo since summer 2014. This gives her the opportunity to share her Americana melodies all around the country and dive into nature in her down time. Solo travel has taught Ira to embrace fear and gain confidence.

They told me that my life is headed for the devil,

So I asked them, "what's a life if you're living like you're dead?"

They started praying, they were saying, "well we hope you'll be forgiven."

And even though I listened, I never heard a word they said.

Chorus:

Guess I was born to be a sinner, I was born to be free.

I was born to dance on two left feet.

So I kept on walking, I started talking with the devil,

And I asked them "what's a life if you live it like you're dead."

He took my soul and he washed it in a whiskey river.

I took his hand, we stood back, and watched the banks turn red.

Chorus:

'Cause I was born to be a sinner, I was born to be free.

I was born to dance on two left feet.

And raised up to be the rebel, I was made with a little bit of fire, you see.

I guess it's always been the devil and me.

If I hear those angels singing my song, well I'll shiver

'Cause I know they won't be coming here for anybody else.

But I won't pray, I've made my grave and I'll sleep in it.

If there's a heaven, Lord, I'm headed straight for hell.

Chorus:

'Cause I was born to be a sinner, I was born to be free.

I was born to dance on two left feet.

Raised up to be the rebel, I was blind but now I see

I guess it's always been, the devil and me.