Original Recordings Since 2022

The Symmetry of Three
By Laurie Blue

Laurie Blue – vocals, guitars, flute

You know I had three picks sitting in my right pocket
I dropped three picks in the hole of my guitar
He told me and he showed me the symmetry of three
It don’t matter if I shake them out or leave them where they are

And the band plays on in a legacy of three
Though I look like one, it’s really him and us and me
What was going on will last us after all of us are gone
Because the groove never dies, it lives forever in the song

He and I were starting out he went and fractured two fingers
But he still had three left to fit inside a glove
A duo must be two, what we made is so much bigger
That I’m calling it a three out of two, the math of love

And the band plays on in a legacy of three
Though I look like one, it’s really him and us and me
What was going on will last us after all of us are gone
Because the groove never dies, it lives forever in the song

You know I had three picks sitting in my right pocket
I dropped three picks in the hole of my guitar
He told me and he showed me the symmetry of three
It don’t matter if I shake them out or leave them where they are

And the band plays on in a legacy of three
Though I look like one, it’s really him and us and me
What was going on will last us after all of us are gone
Because the groove never dies, it lives forever in the song

© 2022 Laurie Handman Mangold aka Laurie Blue

The Symmetry of Three

The Symmetry of Three - original song by Laurie Blue

I Am Fine, Mama 
By Laurie Blue

Laurie Blue – vocals, guitars, piano

I Am Fine, Mama 
 
I can tell your smile is saying
Girl, I think it’s so amazing
How you going where you go
How you knowing what you know
 
When you hear me making sounds
Dancing through the ups and downs 
Revving up with no regret
Odds are with me, place your bet
 
Don’t you worry
Change that dot to a comma
What you see is not all there is to be
I am fine, mama
 
I keep seeing something new
Find it out, my eyes on you
Sometimes yes but sometimes no
Sometimes acting for the show
 
Try to lift it, might be heavy
On my feet I’m holding steady
Give a little, gain a lot
Learning lessons on the spot
 
Don’t you worry
Change that dot to a comma
What you see is not all there is to be
I am fine, mama
  
© 2022 Laurie Handman Mangold aka Laurie Blue

I Am Fine, Mama

I Am Fine, Mama - original song by Laurie Blue

Blackberries and Water
By Laurie Blue

Music and lyrics, vocals, electric guitar, flute, piano, production, and photography by Laurie Blue

I open the door to your house in the rain
I sense that you’re aching, miserable pain
You said you ate something, sometime yesterday 
But no meal at all have you eaten today
Just bottles of water 
 
I say you must eat, or I’ll head on back home
You beg me to stay, not to leave you alone
A carton of blackberries I find in your fridge
I’ll feed them to you when I give them a rinse
With streams of water
 
Blackberries and water
Blackberries and water
 
I prop up your head on the arm of your couch
You take a sweet berry in your half-open mouth
Your eyes fill with tears as your temples relax
Why do you care for me, why do you, you ask
We share a bottle of water
 
Blackberries and water
Blackberries and water
 
Some love you as much, but none more than I
Cycles of hurting, spirals of strife
We’ll keep it together with beautiful art 
Our blackberry jam, composed of the parts
That flow from our fingers like water
That flow from our fingers like water

Blackberries and water
Blackberries and water
 
© 2022 Laurie Handman Mangold aka Laurie Blue

Blackberries and Water - original song by Laurie Blue

Slipping Into the Sea
By Laurie Blue

Music and lyrics, vocals, electric guitar, flute, piano, and production by Laurie Blue;
cover art by Laurie Blue and Jeff Mangold

Lyrics:

They focused their eyes
On ignorant lies
Fires ablaze in the world
Their wall of obstruction
Their goal of destruction 
Always the grit, no pearl

So much you could do
You know you could prove
Dark blue could wash away red
The will to do wonders
The means to make magic
If only you could get out of bed

Slipping into the sea
Slipping into the sea

They killed all they could
With hearts made of wood
Malice and hate in a swirl
Their ill-conceived notions
As vast as the ocean
Always the grit, no pearl

Your gift of persuasion
Could stop an invasion
Your powers could fill them with dread
The will to do wonders
The means to make magic
If only you could get out of bed

Slipping into the sea
Slipping into the sea

© 2022 Laurie Handman Mangold aka Laurie Blue

Slipping Into the Sea

Slipping Into the Sea - original song by Laurie Blue

What Does It Mean to Be
By Laurie Blue

Music and lyrics, vocals, guitar, flute, piano, production, and cover art by Laurie Blue

Lyrics:

What does it mean to be
The one you were meant to be
You know who you are, you always knew it
You wait while they’re telling you to
Wait and they’ll show you what they
Think you can handle, nothing to it

You refused to fit the norm
Since the day that you were born
But they always want to assume
And you’ve always got to prove to them
That you can do it

Well, isn’t it cute, they say
You carry his axe, they say
And who was the one who wrote your song, dear
You take a deep breath because
It takes all your patience when you
Hit them with truth that you belong here

You refused to fit the norm
Since the day that you were born
But they always want to assume
And you’ve always got to prove to them
That you can do it

Such a sweet girl now, honey
Do it up pretty, honey
Is it too hard for you to play it
You hold back your answer as you
Hold onto dignity with 
Unspoken words, best not to say it

You refused to fit the norm
Since the day that you were born
But they always want to assume
And you’ve always got to prove to them
That you can do it

© 2022 Laurie Handman Mangold aka Laurie Blue

P-line:
℗ 2022 Blue Moon Productions

What Does It Mean to Be - original song by Laurie Blue

In the Most Wonderful Time
Laurie Blue

Music and lyrics, vocals, acoustic guitar, flute, piano, and production by Laurie Blue; cover art by Laurie Blue and Jeff Mangold

When days are the shortest 
But tempers are shorter
And manufactured cheer is all around
She shouts out a word
That freezes him silent
Refusing to utter a sound

In the most wonderful time
In the most wonderful time

That night in their bedroom
She’s got icicle legs
And his are icing up now just the same
She drifts to the edge
A glacier between them
No matter the cause or who’s to blame

In the most wonderful time
In the most wonderful time

With his nose stiff and frozen
He’s got a frost-covered beard
And a sad sort of popsicle below
Who could ever imagine
Two snowpeople in bed
Cold-hearted and chilled to the bone

In the most wonderful time
In the most wonderful time

When morning arrives 
And the sun beams its light
They reach with warm hands toward each other
And wrap themselves together
With their sorries and their kisses
The curse has been lifted by the lovers 

In the most wonderful time
In the most wonderful time

© 2022

In The Most Wonderful Time - original song by Laurie Blue

No Way to Recover
By Laurie Blue

Music and lyrics, vocals, guitar, keyboard, flute, production, and cover art by Laurie Blue

Lyrics:
 
Your reputation haunts you as you run around the town
Knowing that the things you built have fallen to the ground
Manipulated friends till they put you in your place
You found yourself a new one, just another pretty face
And there’s no way to recover
No way to recover
 
Starting again with a promise you will break
Chasing after something that you admit is fake
Mocking them for morals that you yourself possess
You’re not the great pretender when it comes to happiness
 
The trust is gone from what you did, too much for you to hide
Temporary pleasure only eats at you inside
You felt the need to tell them even after it was done
There’s nothing that’ll fix it when they all know you were wrong
And there’s no way to recover
No way to recover
 
Starting again with a promise you will break
Chasing after something that you admit is fake
Mocking them for morals that you yourself possess
You’re not the great pretender when it comes to happiness
 
© 2023 Laurie Handman Mangold aka Laurie Blue

No Way to Recover - original song by Laurie Blue

I Just Want You
By Laurie Blue

Music and lyrics, vocals, guitar, keyboard, flute, production, and cover art by Laurie Blue

Lyrics:


I just want you, I don’t need you
I just want you, I don’t need you
I just want you, I don’t need you
I just want you, I don’t need you

I just want you, I don’t need you
Come on over and play with me
I write music, you write music
Put it together someday with me

I found a single drumstick 
You found another one under the mat
We’ve got the rhythm inside us
Making up songs is where it’s at

I just want you, I don’t need you
Come on over and play with me
I write music, you write music
Put it together someday with me

You’ve got a storyline
I’ve got some chords in mind
We’ve got nothing but time
Spilling out words, don’t care if they rhyme

I just want you, I don’t need you
Come on over and play with me
I write music, you write music
Put it together someday with me

I just want you, I don’t need you
I just want you, I don’t need you
I just want you, I don’t need you
I just want you, I don’t need you

© 2023 Laurie Handman Mangold aka Laurie Blue

I Just Want You - original song by Laurie Blue

Fly On By
By Laurie Blue

Music and lyrics, vocals, guitar, keyboard, flute, production, and cover art by Laurie Blue

Lyrics:

Fly On By

Do I pretend that I’m not knowing 
Where it is you think you’re going
Even though you’re still not showing me the dark tint of your eyes
I should admit you can’t be staying
I hear the words your body’s saying
There can be no more betraying when you fly
Fly on by, fly on by

If I can stand to watch you leaving
Will it help relieve the grieving
Will there be no more deceiving me with well-intentioned lies
And if we hadn’t risked that shot at it
You know we never would have gotten it
But now the world has put a stop to it, don’t ask why
Fly on by, fly on by

Best of days when songs were lasting
Always feasting, never fasting
Years of plenty, quickly passing
Running out of time
Don’t look back on what you’ll miss
Our legacy conveys our bliss
Check it off that bucket list
While the rings still have their shine

If I can stand to watch you leaving
Will it help relieve the grieving
Will there be no more deceiving me with well-intentioned lies
And if we hadn’t risked that shot at it
You know we never would have gotten it
But now the world has put a stop to it, don’t ask why
Fly on by, fly on by

© 2023 Laurie Handman Mangold aka Laurie Blue

Fly On By - original song by Laurie Blue

Proper Gig
By Laurie Blue

Music and lyrics, vocals, guitar, keyboard, flute, percussion, production, and cover art by Laurie Blue

Lyrics:

You say it’s not a proper gig unless you break a string on the second song
I say it’s not a proper gig unless there’s somebody there who will dance along
So we satisfy both with your broken G and the dancing women so fine to see
Replace the string and mop up the floor
Dancers getting wild and they’re begging for more

Baby you know
It’s time to be proper
Let it go sideways
It’s not a show stopper
The night is still young
Got our tunes in the queue
It always shakes out
When you’re singing the blues

You say it’s not a proper gig unless you drop your pick on the dirt below
I say it’s not a proper gig unless there’s somebody drinking who’s here for the show
So we satisfy both with your flying disk and the guys at the bar pumping up their fists
Reach inside your pocket and grab a new pick
Heating up the room with your rock and roll licks

Baby you know
It’s time to be proper
Let it go sideways
It’s not a show stopper
The night is still young
Got our tunes in the queue
It always shakes out
When you’re singing the blues

© 2023 Laurie Handman Mangold aka Laurie Blue

Proper Gig - original song by Laurie Blue

Sweep It
By Laurie Blue

Credits:
Laurie Blue: music and lyrics, vocals, electric guitar, keyboard bass, flute, production, cover art

Lyrics:

Crumbs you leave behind
Will never lead you back
Watch the pieces scatter
Travel off the track
Pay no mind to street signs
Drive yourself too far
Never let them help you
Ignore the guiding star
 
They’ll never know
They’ll never know
Just sweep it
They’ll never know
Just sweep it
Under the rug
 
The past you have to leave
To grab at something more
Forget the place you came from
Find another door
Open up to someone
Who never lets you in
Would you choose to lose your life
From what you couldn’t win
 
They’ll never know
They’ll never know
Just sweep it
They’ll never know
Just sweep it
Under the rug

© 2023 Laurie Handman Mangold aka Laurie Blue

Sweep It - original song by Laurie Blue

Floating on a River
By Bill Rose and Laurie Blue

Credits:
Bill Rose and Laurie Blue: music and lyrics
Laurie Blue: vocals, electric guitar, keyboard bass, flute, production, cover art

Lyrics:

I’m floating on a river, never knowing which way I should go
I’m sweating in a desert, knowing that I ought to say no
And then I say that I wonder
I wonder where I have been
I never know what to say when it comes to the end

I’m drifting on the water, don’t know if you’re saying goodbye
I’m standing on the land, I know it ought to be no surprise
And then you say that you love me
And then you say that you don’t
I never know if you will or if you won’t

I’m floating on a river, never knowing where I should stay
I’m sweating in a desert, thinking I should get far away
And then I say that I’m done with you
I’m done, and you don’t know why
Nothing’s ever going to change, do you want me to lie

I’m floating on a river, never knowing which way I should go
I’m sweating in a desert, knowing that I ought to say no
And then I say that I wonder
I wonder where I have been
I never know what to say when it comes to the end

© 2023 Bill Rose and Laurie Handman Mangold aka Laurie Blue

Floating on a River - original song by Bill Rose and Laurie Blue

He Didn't Know
By Laurie Blue

Credits:
Laurie Blue: music and lyrics, vocals, electric guitar, keyboard bass, flute, production, cover art

Lyrics:

The first time they met he said he was intelligent
Like it was just about his favorite pickup line
She didn’t care about the head above his shoulders
Intellectual thoughts were a waste of her time

Because he didn’t know she was dying
He didn’t know she was dying
He didn’t know she was dying
To get a piece of his body, didn’t care about his mind

They went to a show, she thought they’d go back to her home
But he said he was sick and feeling tired
Later she saw he’d gone out dancing without her
But she really didn’t care he was such a liar

Because he didn’t know she was dying
He didn’t know she was dying
He didn’t know she was dying
To get a piece of his body, didn’t care if he lied

The first time they met he said he was intelligent
Like it was just about his favorite pickup line
She didn’t care about the head above his shoulders
Intellectual thoughts were a waste of her time

Because he didn’t know she was dying
He didn’t know she was dying
He didn’t know she was dying
Until she died

© 2023 Laurie Handman Mangold aka Laurie Blue

He Didn't Know - original song by Laurie Blue

She Dwells in Flowers
By Laurie Blue

Credits:
Laurie Blue: music and lyrics, vocals, electric guitar, keyboard bass, production
Jeff and Laurie Mangold: cover art

Whatever made you think that 
What it was would never count
Invaded by imagined foes
Fears caught up in doubt

One-eighty what you heard because
It’s what you thought she meant
Fight or flight, into the night
Forgetting where it went 

She’s the one who dwells in flowers
Dancing in the daisy fields
It’s okay for you to want her
Only love her if it’s real

Whatever made you think that
What it was could not be fixed
Stole a moment, gave it up
Lost it in the mix

One-eighty what you heard because
It’s what you thought she meant
Fight or flight, into the night
Forgetting where it went 

She’s the one who dwells in flowers
Dancing in the daisy fields
It’s okay for you to want her
Only love her if it’s real

Whatever made you think that 
What it was would never count
Invaded by imagined foes
Fears caught up in doubt

One-eighty what you heard because
It’s what you thought she meant
Fight or flight, into the night
Forgetting where it went 

She’s the one who dwells in flowers
Dancing in the daisy fields
It’s okay for you to want her
Only love her if it’s real

Whatever made you think that 
What it was would never count
Invaded by imagined foes
Fears caught up in doubt

One-eighty what you heard because
It’s what you thought she meant
Fight or flight, into the night
Forgetting where it went 

She’s the one who dwells in flowers
Dancing in the daisy fields
It’s okay for you to want her
Only love her if it’s real

© 2024 Laurie Handman Mangold aka Laurie Blue

She Dwells in Flowers - original song by Laurie Blue

Coconut Hair
By Laurie Blue

Credits:
Laurie Blue: music and lyrics, vocals, flute, guitar, piano, keyboard bass, production
Laurie Mangold: cover art

I never ran from it
Learned how to handle it 
There’s a soul inside
And though the action seems high
Don’t want to bring it down

How we communicated
Did we overplay it
Enigmatic as a poet
Still hidden when I show it
Don’t want to bring it down

So I gave it a 9-volt jolt
A new lease on life
Lying in wait
His longtime mate
Was his, now it’s my, D-28

I found a piece of me there
A strand of coconut hair
An aroma that soothed
An artist removed
Don’t want to bring it down

So I gave it a 9-volt jolt
A new lease on life
Lying in wait
His longtime mate
Was his, now it’s my, D-28

I never ran from it
Learned how to handle it 
There’s a soul inside
And though the action seems high
Don’t want to bring it down

So I gave it a 9-volt jolt
A new lease on life
Lying in wait
His longtime mate
Was his, now it’s my, D-28

© 2024 Laurie Handman Mangold aka Laurie Blue

Coconut Hair - original song by Laurie Blue

Seeds
By Laurie Blue

Credits:
- Laurie Blue aka Laurie Handman Mangold - music and lyrics, vocals, electric guitar, audio production, cover art
- Sean Lawrence - bass
- Greg Petrecca - drums

Lyrics:

Too much of a good thing 
Is never enough
The seeds are the proof 
Of your life

To know is to breathe you
Hold it forever
Your name is the feeling 
Inside

Gonna take you all in
Gonna take you all in
Gonna take you all in
Let it go wherever it goes

Take another trip 
To Martin in the woods
That heel and body break
Needs a fix

Then we’re heading to nowhere
Sounds of the swamp
Growing the grit 
In your licks 
 
Gonna take you all in
Gonna take you all in
Gonna take you all in
Let it go wherever it goes
 
Too much of a good thing 
Is never enough
The seeds are the proof 
Of your life

To know is to breathe you
Hold it forever
Your name is the feeling 
Inside

Gonna take you all in
Gonna take you all in
Gonna take you all in
Let it go wherever it goes

© Laurie Handman Mangold, 2024

Seeds - original song by Laurie Blue

If Only

Music and Lyrics – Laurie Handman Mangold aka Laurie Blue
Vocals – Laurie Blue
Guitars – Laurie Blue
Flute – Laurie Blue
Bass – Sean Lawrence
Drums – Greg Petrecca
Production – Laurie Blue
Cover Art – Laurie Blue


If only their eyes would meet
He could tell her what was true
Without his using words
A thing he’d never do

But he couldn’t make her look
She saw him from the side
And felt him gazing at her
And thought she’d better hide
And not shake up their world

If only... If only
If only... If only

If only their eyes would meet
He could share a secret view
And then she’d go beyond
The life she thought she knew

But he couldn’t make her look
She saw him from the side
And felt him gazing at her
And thought she’d better hide
And not shake up their world

If only... If only
If only... If only

If only their eyes would meet
He’d uncover what was real
His tantalizing thought
So carefully concealed

But he couldn’t make her look
She saw him from the side
And felt him gazing at her
And thought she’d better hide
And not shake up their world

If only... If only
If only... If only
If only... If only
If only... If only

© 2012 Laurie Handman Mangold
Laurie Blue Music LLC
Recorded January 2025

If Only

If Only - original song by Laurie Blue

Laurie Blue aka Laurie Handman Mangold is a singer-songwriter, guitarist and flutist. She composes and records original music, hosts open mics, and performs a wide variety of acoustic rock songs at breweries, wineries, bars, restaurants, cafes, markets, private parties, festivals, and community events.