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 Think My Cat Is Trying To Kill Me

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

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

Title Track to the 1977 Hall High School Concert Jazz Band Album.Featuring Rich Cohen on Clarinet, Joe Grasso on Traps and Larry Cohn on Piano.

"Here & Now" Hall High School Concert Jazz Band 1977

Hungry and Dirty - live version
By Bill Rose

Inspired by the photo of Hezekiah Rumfelt, used with permission by his nephews Tim and Michael Rumfelt.

Music and Lyrics: Bill Rose
Vocal Harmony and Production: Laurie Blue

ⓒ Bill Rose

Hungry And Dirty

Shiny Rings 
By Bill Rose and Laurie Blue

Vocals – Bill Rose, Laurie Blue
Guitars – Bill Rose, Laurie Blue
Mandolin – Patrick Nolan
Bass – Andrew Lee
Drums – Greg Petrecca

If childhood memories last
Why do we just get so old
If our homes they give away
Why do we paint the ceilings gold

If we’ve taught all we can teach
Why do we keep on trying to learn
I guess it must be faith
Or something never told

I’ve been thinking about you a long time
Why did you just go away
Cleaning all your dishes
Cleaning where you stayed

But never did I wonder
Where you’ve been to all this time
And never did I ponder 
If our rings would lose their shine

If childhood memories last
Why do we throw those pictures out
If our medals start to rust
Why do we keep them lying around

If you’ve taken all you can
Why do you take on so much more
I guess it must be faith
Or something else you found

© December 2019, Bill Rose and Laurie Blue

Shiny Rings - original rock by Bill Rose and Laurie Blue

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Free Flight

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.

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