"Mercedes Man"

Mercedes Man
Reads the Wall Street Journal
See his sandals
He looks eternal
Mercedes Man's got three fast friends 
Money
Love and
Mercedes Benz

High class girls
Always count the cost 
Moving fast

But they all get lost
In his exhaust
And never last

Hey, take a number
For your personal chance 
To be the Queen
Of his true romance

Mercedes Man's got three fast friends 
Money
Love and
Mercedes Benz

Mercedes Man's got artistic ways 
But it's all just a game he plays 
Say you're in the market
Ready to ride
Operate the handle and 
Spin inside

That three point star in front of his car
can lift you up
He can free your mind 
From the daily grind and pick you up
His bottom line defines 
Life on Earth
Your new self worth will be 
His universe

Mercedes Man's got three fast friends 
Money
Love and
Mercedes Benz

Mercedes Man
Deals in risky stocks
See the bankers
Shaking in their socks 
Mercedes Man
Always in the news 
Mercedes Man
And he never gets the blues

People on the street
See the world at his feet
And they want inside
But no one seems to care 
How they make it up there 
They'll steal and lie
God you don't have to wonder 
What money can do
Or when it's time
Who will rescue you

Mercedes Man 
Mercedes Man

solo

Mercedes Man's got three fast friends 
Money
Love and
Mercedes Benz
Money Love and it
Never ends 
Money Love and it 
Never ends

Copyright 2019 James Dean Claitor and Burton Milward, Jr. 
Recorded at Studio Pros, Los Angeles
Vocals by Alice
Harmonica solo by Marty Howe

Mercedes Man 2019 MIX 1

“622 AM”
(24 bit mix 3 version)
Vibes and percussion: Mike Dillon
Electric piano/bass: JC
Flute: Chris West
Engineer: Reno Powers
Additional percussion: Reno Powers
Written by James Dean Claitor

Copyright 2020 James Dean Claitor 
All rights reserved 
ASCAP member

622 AM

"Contemplation"

Written by James Dean Claitor

Electric piano/ synths: JDC
Bass clarinet: Chris West

Copyright 2020 James Dean Claitor
All rights reserved
ASCAP member

Original jazz composition featuring bass clarinet

Copyright 2020 James Dean Claitor

Contemplation

“The Color of Heartbreak”

The color of heartbreak
Is a colorless sound
The color of heartbreak
Is going to bring you down
Could you become the one that I dreamt is real

When I first loved you
I just played the fool
I could not believe your love 
'Cause it broke all the rules

Washing away my love
And all my hopes with you, my dear 
Your face, your hair, your eyes
With every drop of my falling tears

The color of heartbreak 
Is the darkness of loss 
You’ll never recover
No matter the cost

The midnight of the heart
When you’re all alone
Desperate for anyone and anyplace 
Where the light has shone.

Solo

The color of heartbreak
Is a colorless sound
the color of heartbreak
Is going to bring you down

Could you be the one
That I dreamt was real
Could you become the one,
The only one to really make me feel 

The color of heartbreak
The color of heartbreak
The color of heartbreak
Oh it’s going to bring you down
It brought me down

Produced by Kinny Landrum
Arranged by Kinny Landrum
Vocals by Alice/Studiopros
Freddy Wall: Electric guitar
Tenor Sax: Chris West
All other instruments: Kinny Landrum

Lyrics: 
James Dean Claitor and Kinny Landrum
Special thanks: Monica Heyward

Original Music: 
Mark Magennis and James Dean Claitor 

Copyright 2020 Kinny Landrum, James Dean Claitor, Reno Powers and Mark Magennis

Original copyright 2011 James Dean Claitor, Reno Powers and Mark Magennis 

Recorded in various locations in USA*
Mixed and mastered: New York, USA
*Remote 2020 studio locations: New York, Nashville and New Orleans

https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/jamesdeanclaitor49

The Color of Heartbreak

The Color Of Heartbreak

Mix 2

The Color of Heartbreak”

The color of heartbreak
Is a colorless sound
The color of heartbreak
Is going to bring you down
Could you become the one that I dreamt is real

When I first loved you
I just played the fool
I could not believe your love 
'Cause it broke all the rules

Washing away my love
And all my hopes with you, my dear 
Your face, your hair, your eyes
With every drop of my falling tears

The color of heartbreak 
Is the darkness of loss 
You’ll never recover
No matter the cost

The midnight of the heart
When you’re all alone
Desperate for anyone and anyplace 
Where the light has shone.

Solo

The color of heartbreak
Is a colorless sound
the color of heartbreak
Is going to bring you down

Could you be the one
That I dreamt was real
Could you become the one,
The only one to really make me feel 

The color of heartbreak
The color of heartbreak
The color of heartbreak
Oh it’s going to bring you down
It brought me down

Produced by Kinny Landrum
Arranged by Kinny Landrum
Vocals by Alice/Studiopros
Freddy Wall: Electric guitar
Tenor Sax: Chris West
All other instruments: Kinny Landrum

Lyrics: 
James Dean Claitor and Kinny Landrum
Special thanks: Monica Heyward

Original Music: 
Mark Magennis and James Dean Claitor 

Copyright 2020 Kinny Landrum, James Dean Claitor, Reno Powers and Mark Magennis

Original copyright 2011 James Dean Claitor, Reno Powers and Mark Magennis 

Recorded in various locations in USA*
Mixed and mastered: New York, USA
*Remote 2020 studio locations: New York, Nashville and New Orleans 

Buy link:

https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/jamesdeanclaitor49

The Color of Heartbreak mix 2

"Vengeance"

Vocals: Alice, Los Angeles USA
Lap Steel: Mr. Xtra, Nashville TN USA
Engineer: Reno Powers, Jacksonville, FL USA

Words and music by JDC
Copyright 2020 James Dean Claitor

Vengeance

"Guns"

Featuring Vincent on vocals (NYC)
43 tracks mixed and mastered by jdc
Disco/novelty

Copyright 2020 James Dean Claitor
All rights reserved
ASCAP member

Guns

"21"
Version: 2 (vocal boost / wide stereo mix)
Horns: Chris West
Live Drums: Randy K
Vocals: Vincent
Lap Steel: Mr. Xtra
Producer/Engineer: JDC

(Words and music by
James Dean Claitor)

I'm going to head on down to the casino
And make myself a big bet
I'm going wager that you're still in love with me 
But if it don't work out 
I’ll probably be dead

I'm ten months in on a gambling debt
And the balloon's about to pop
The bookie's got guys hiding at the house just 
Waiting for us to get back

I've got one last last chance
to make it all back
A final blackjack baby
Here's hoping we still got a little bit of luck left 

Come on 21
Come on big blackjack
An ace and a king
I'll take anything that adds up to
21

Hit me now baby
I don't care how
Just give to me son
And that tell me I won
I just need that
I just need that
21

I need that 21
to stay alive
I need 21
Or we can
Say goodbye

Don't ask me why
Please don't say
Why
why why why
I think I'd rather die
Than to see you cry again 

I'm going get away
Out into the country
I'm going to hide out
In your grandma's barn 
If they come looking 
For me baby
Please don't tell 
Anyone

But if anyone asks
What happened to me
Just tell them
I hit it big
and won

I got that
21

Copyright 2020 James Dean Claitor
Copyright 2014 James Dean Claitor (original version)

21 (2020 version 2 wide)

"Happiness" (version L3)
Final version

Words and music by James Dean Claitor and Kinny Landrum

Vocals: Davey
Backing vocals; Kinny Landrum
Producer: Kinny Landrum
Keys: Kinny Landrum
Drums: Herman Jackson
Guitar: Freddy Wall
Engineers: Kinny Landrum and Chris Severin
Recorded in New York and Louisiana

Copyright 2020 James Dean Claitor and Kinny Landrum

Happiness (v  L3)

“Kitty Say No”

Peter J. Blume:  Trumpet and flugelhorn
Charlie Lagond:  Flute and clarinets
Kinny Landrum:  All other instruments

Written by James Dean “Jim” Claitor and Robert K. “Kinny” Landrum Jr.

Copyright 2020 James Dean Claitor and Robert K. Landrum

Kitty Say No

singer / songwriter / screenwriter
From Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Lives in Sharon, Connecticut
SoundCloud is wonderful!
Thank all of you :)
Love,
James

Spotify:

https://artists.spotify.com/c/artist/4bQxFXtXVxKZ9vrPWshUpJ/profile

Collaborations:

"Gustavo"
Featuring Michel Martineau on clarinet
https://soundcloud.com/james-dean-claitor/gustavo-feat-michel-martineau

"Buongiorno Baby"
Featuring Dave Panico on saxophone and Grant Jolly on drums
https://soundcloud.com/james-dean-claitor/buongiorno-baby-feat-dave?in=james-dean-claitor/sets/pseudonyms

"Second Chance" with Michel Martineau
https://soundcloud.com/james-dean-claitor/second-chance-collaboration

"Big Brother" with Mark Dorricott

https://soundcloud.com/markd54321/big-brother-collaboration-with
Original version:
https://soundcloud.com/james-dean-claitor/big-brother

"Star Fleet" with Mark Dorricott

Collaboration version:
https://soundcloud.com/james-dean-claitor/sf-mix-for-james
Original version:
https://soundcloud.com/markd54321/416-star-fleet

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