Charlene Kaye & the Brilliant Eyes EP
by Charlene Kaye
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Digital Album
Immediate download of 5-track album in your choice of high-quality MP3, FLAC, or just about any other format you could possibly desire.Buy Now $4 USD
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Oh, Howard!
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Strike a Chord
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Mad Tom of Bedlam
03:45
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Different Colored Eyes
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credits
released 24 June 2010
Charlene Kaye & the Brilliant Eyes EP
www.myspace.com/charlenekayemusic
www.facebook.com/charlenekayemusic
www.twitter.com/charlenekaye
www.youtube.com/charlenekayemusic
Thanks to Jim Roll and Tomek Miernowski for their amazing ears, hearts and hands, Nat, Lily and Liann, Rebecca An for her tireless hard work and support, Shervin Lainez for the beautiful images, and my bandmates, my brilliant eyes, for with their unique talents and ideas, helping me realize the full power and beauty of these songs. Also for fun times.
All songs written by Charlene Kaye, except "Mad Tom" (traditional/Jolie Holland)
"Oh Howard!" and "Strike a Chord" were recorded and mixed by Jim Roll at Backseat Productions in Ann Arbor, MI. String arr. by Charlene Kaye. "Oh Howard" produced by Charlene Kaye, "Strike a Chord" produced by Charlene Kaye and the Brilliant Eyes.
"Mad Tom" and "Different Colored Eyes" were recorded and mixed by Tomek Miernowski at Grand Street Recording in Brooklyn, NY.* "Mad Tom" and "Different Colored Eyes" produced by Charlene Kaye, Tomek Miernowski and Jared Saltiel.
*except for Woody Goss's wurlitzer, which was recorded by Jim Roll in Ann Arbor.
Mastered by Joe LaPorta at the Lodge www.thelodge.com
Cover and banner photos taken by Shervin Lainez www.shervinfoto.com
1. OH HOWARD!
Charlene Kaye - vocals, grand piano, electric guitar
Alicia Doudna - violin
Dave Koenig - bass
Kaylan Mitchell - cello
Jared Saltiel - drums, tambourine
Jared Saltiel, Kaylan Mitchell - backing vocals
making of video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kjlgh1Lq7sY&feature=related
2. STRIKE A CHORD (super mega extreme rock version)
Charlene Kaye - vocals, electric guitar, EXTREME GUITAR SOLO
Dave Koenig - bass
Woody Goss - wurlitzer
Jared Saltiel - drums
Megan Cox, Jared Saltiel, Toby Singer - backing vocals
making of video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4fjdlqSBPI&feature=related
3. MAD TOM (traditional/Jolie Holland)
Charlene Kaye - vocals, backing vocals, electric guitar
Woody Goss - wurlitzer
Tomek Miernowski - bass, hammond organ
Jared Saltiel - drums, cowbell, thumb piano, shaker, tambourine
Megan Cox, Jared Saltiel, Toby Singer - handclaps
making of video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxTBo4oXztE
4. DIFFERENT COLORED EYES (neo-soul 2010 version)
Charlene Kaye - vocals
Woody Goss - wurlitzer
Tomek Miernowski - bass, hammond organ, electric guitar
Jared Saltiel - drums, shaker
Megan Cox, Jared Saltiel, Toby Singer - backing vocals, handclaps
making of video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=n697sbvoPXI
www.myspace.com/charlenekayemusic
www.twitter.com/charlenekaye
Charlene Kaye & the Brilliant Eyes EP
www.myspace.com/charlenekayemusic
www.facebook.com/charlenekayemusic
www.twitter.com/charlenekaye
www.youtube.com/charlenekayemusic
Thanks to Jim Roll and Tomek Miernowski for their amazing ears, hearts and hands, Nat, Lily and Liann, Rebecca An for her tireless hard work and support, Shervin Lainez for the beautiful images, and my bandmates, my brilliant eyes, for with their unique talents and ideas, helping me realize the full power and beauty of these songs. Also for fun times.
All songs written by Charlene Kaye, except "Mad Tom" (traditional/Jolie Holland)
"Oh Howard!" and "Strike a Chord" were recorded and mixed by Jim Roll at Backseat Productions in Ann Arbor, MI. String arr. by Charlene Kaye. "Oh Howard" produced by Charlene Kaye, "Strike a Chord" produced by Charlene Kaye and the Brilliant Eyes.
"Mad Tom" and "Different Colored Eyes" were recorded and mixed by Tomek Miernowski at Grand Street Recording in Brooklyn, NY.* "Mad Tom" and "Different Colored Eyes" produced by Charlene Kaye, Tomek Miernowski and Jared Saltiel.
*except for Woody Goss's wurlitzer, which was recorded by Jim Roll in Ann Arbor.
Mastered by Joe LaPorta at the Lodge www.thelodge.com
Cover and banner photos taken by Shervin Lainez www.shervinfoto.com
1. OH HOWARD!
Charlene Kaye - vocals, grand piano, electric guitar
Alicia Doudna - violin
Dave Koenig - bass
Kaylan Mitchell - cello
Jared Saltiel - drums, tambourine
Jared Saltiel, Kaylan Mitchell - backing vocals
making of video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kjlgh1Lq7sY&feature=related
2. STRIKE A CHORD (super mega extreme rock version)
Charlene Kaye - vocals, electric guitar, EXTREME GUITAR SOLO
Dave Koenig - bass
Woody Goss - wurlitzer
Jared Saltiel - drums
Megan Cox, Jared Saltiel, Toby Singer - backing vocals
making of video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4fjdlqSBPI&feature=related
3. MAD TOM (traditional/Jolie Holland)
Charlene Kaye - vocals, backing vocals, electric guitar
Woody Goss - wurlitzer
Tomek Miernowski - bass, hammond organ
Jared Saltiel - drums, cowbell, thumb piano, shaker, tambourine
Megan Cox, Jared Saltiel, Toby Singer - handclaps
making of video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxTBo4oXztE
4. DIFFERENT COLORED EYES (neo-soul 2010 version)
Charlene Kaye - vocals
Woody Goss - wurlitzer
Tomek Miernowski - bass, hammond organ, electric guitar
Jared Saltiel - drums, shaker
Megan Cox, Jared Saltiel, Toby Singer - backing vocals, handclaps
making of video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=n697sbvoPXI
www.myspace.com/charlenekayemusic
www.twitter.com/charlenekaye
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- Track Name: Oh, Howard!
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OH, HOWARD!
He's wearing cargo pants and Ray-Bans
He blows through the door
He's into psychedelia and blues
He's quoting Clement Greenberg
He's pacing the floor
Each word comes out as sweet as vermouth
Modernist French painting was never so interesting
I'd like to spend my every night and weekend in Auditorium D
Oh, Howard!
You're a sight for sore eyes to see
Oh, Howard!
You don't know what you do to me
I'm never late to lecture
I sit way in the back
And try to keep my hands at my sides
I'm not looking at the paintings
I know that it's wrong
Cuz I hear he's got a kid and a wife
But I love it when he says my name
"Charlene, how can I help you today?"
As my words fall down all over the place
But no matter
He makes my heart patter
And I'd have him chatter my whole life away
All through the day...
Oh, I'm thinking this could be bad
After all, you've been here just as long as my dad has
But age is but a number, so I'm still gonna say -
What a mind!
What a man!
Howard, marry me today!
Cuz you're handsomer than George Clooney
You'd never mention your Harvard degree
You like the word bourgeoisie
And you don't know what you do to me
No, you don't know what you do to me - Track Name: Strike a Chord
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you strike a certain chord in the thick of me
and i'm terrified in seeing how it rings and it carries
you know it's been such a long time since i felt one inside
call me too reserved
cuz my armor's on
why should i open a pandora's box of rude complications?
the risk is too high for one more right gone wrong
cuz love is a very strong and sacred thing
and you can't stop it when you want to
even as bruises start to show
and true, taking chances gets you halfway there
but i'm not ready yet
my heart's too tattered and bent
and i move too slow
you strike a certain chord in the thick of me
and i'm too aware it's ringing out in you as within me
i know you've had such a hard time to get me by your side
but i've heard this song before in a different key
and i fear we might be singing out too late or too early
to set the stage for one more right gone wrong
cuz love is a very strong and sacred thing
but when he went without a warning
my heart alone did take the blow
so i will trace my musings with this simple tune
and until then, i'm content
biding time on the fence in the woods i know
so please forgive me if i seem half there
i can't halt those old emotions
even though that chapter has closed
but i see the honesty that shines in you
and i'm impressed that i've found that you're still hanging around
and i'm surprised at the sounds coming out of my mouth
when i say:
okay, lets give it a go. - Track Name: Mad Tom of Bedlam
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To see Mad Tom of Bedlam,
Ten thousand miles I've traveled
Mad Maudlin goes on dirty toes
To save her shoes from gravel
It's well that we sing bonney boys
Bonney mad boys
Bedlam boys are bonney
For they all go bare, and they live in the air
And they want no drink nor money
I went down to Satan's Kitchen
For to break my fast one morning
And there I got souls piping hot
All on the spits a-turning
It's well that we sing bonney boys
Bonney mad boys
Bedlam boys are bonney
For they all go bare, and they live in the air
And they want no drink nor money
These spirits white as lightning
Did on that journey guide me
The sun did shake and the pale moon quake
Whenever they did spy me
It's well that we sing bonney boys
Bonney mad boys
Bedlam boys are bonney
For they all go bare, and they live in the air
And they want no drink nor money
(guitar solo)
Tonight I'll go a-murdering
The man in the moon to a powder
His staff I'll break and his dog I'll shake
And I'll howl a wee bit louder
It's well that we sing bonney boys
Bonney mad boys
Bedlam boys are bonney
For they all go bare, and they live in the air
And they want no!
To see Mad Tom of Bedlam,
Ten thousand miles I've traveled
Mad Maudlin goes on dirty toes
To save her shoes from gravel
It's well that we sing bonney boys
Bonney mad boys
Bedlam boys are bonney
For they all go bare, and they live in the air
And they want no drink nor money - Track Name: Different Colored Eyes
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dreaming into the sunlight
bluebirds fly
wanting also to unwind
and forget, finally
i know now that silence speaks
to walk away would be so sweet
let me love again, please
my body grows, but my heart lays
the weight, it's trying
while leaves drop every autumn day
they go down spiraling
but they don’t put up a fight
once out of sight, they’re out of mind
so why can’t i?
walking back from work one night
i saw a man who looked like you
with different colored eyes
suddenly couldn't decide
no, i want to walk away from your smile
and feel okay after a while
after a while
after a while...
