Odella's cover of "Black Velvet", made popular by Alannah Myles, who released it in 1990. This was produced by Alex Apolin, Vocals by Odella, and guitars by Ziv Shalev. (Mech. License 1149517)
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LYRICS:
Mississippi in the middle of a dry spell
Jimmy Rogers on the victrola up high
Mama's dancin' with a baby on her shoulder
The sun is settin' like molasses in the sky

The boy could sing, knew how to move, everything
Always wanting more, he'd leave you longing for
Black velvet and that little boy's smile
Black velvet with that slow southern style
A new religion that'll bring ya to your knees
Black velvet if you please

Up in Memphis the music's like a heatwave
White lightning, bound to drive you wild
Mama's baby's in the heart of every school girl
"Love me tender" leaves 'em cryin' in the aisle
The way he moved, it was a sin, so sweet and true
Always wanting more, he'd leave you longing for

Black velvet and that little boy's smile
Black velvet with that slow southern style
A new religion that'll bring ya to your knees
Black velvet if you please

Every word of every song that he sang was for you
In a flash he was gone, it happened so soon, what could you do

Black velvet and that little boy's smile
Black velvet with that slow southern style
A new religion that'll bring ya to your knees
Black velvet if you please

Black velvet and that little boy's smile
Black velvet with that slow southern style
A new religion that'll bring ya to your knees
Black velvet if you please
If you please
If you please
If you please.

BLACK VELVET (Cover)

Written by Frank Falgares and Susan Odella. Guitar by Falgares, vocals, production & mix by Odella, fiddle by Luke Moller, and dobro by Raymond Klassen.
LYRICS:
TRAVELING UP THIS HILL AGAIN WE LOOK BACK TO SEE HOW FAR WE’VE COME
THE MOUNTAINS ARE AHEAD AND THE WEATHER’S LOOKING BAD BUT WE JUST KEEP MOVING ON
(chorus)               FIND A WAY TO MOVE FORWARD…. FIND A WAY…  WE’RE MOVING ON, 
                              BREAK THROUGH THE FEELINGS
                              FIND A WAY TO MOVE FORWARD…FIND A WAY… WE’RE MOVING ON,      
                              SHATTERING THE PAST.   NOW THERE’S ONLY ONE THING LEFT TO DO,
                              LOOKING  OUT  FOR  YOU.
 CLIMBING  UP  THIS  MOUNTAIN  LOOKING  FOR  A  PLACE  TO  MAKE  OUR  STAND 
SEARCHING FOR A SHELTER, A SAFE PLACE TO CARRY OUT A FUTURE PLAN 
(chorus)               FIND A WAY TO MOVE FORWARD…FIND A WAY…WE’RE MOVING ON, 
                                BREAK THROUGH THE FEELINGS
                                FIND A WAY TO MOVE FORWARD…FIND A WAY… WE’RE MOVING ON,      
                              SHATTERING THE PAST.   NOW THERE’S ONLY ONE THING LEFT TO DO,
                              LOOKING OUT FOR YOU                       
 CROSSING EVERY OCEAN – WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE WOULD BE A PROMISED LAND.  
 CRAWLING THROUGH THE DESERTS OFTEN SCARED WE’D NEVER FIND A HELPING HAND.
(chorus)               FIND A WAY TO MOVE FORWARD…FIND A WAY… WE’RE MOVING ON, 
                                BREAK THROUGH THE FEELINGS
                              FIND A WAY TO MOVE FORWARD…FIND A WAY…WE’RE MOVING ON,      
                              SHATTERING THE PAST.  NOW THERE’S ONLY ONE THING LEFT TO DO,
                              LOOKING OUT FOR YOU.
 SOARING THROUGH THE SKIES TRYING TO NAVIGATE OUR WAY TO WHAT WE BELIEVE 
AND WHAT WE KNOW IS TRUE CAN BE FOUND IN THE GROUND OF WORK THAT’S LEFT TO DO
(chorus)               FIND A WAY TO MOVE FORWARD…FIND A WAY…WE’RE MOVING ON, 
   BREAK THROUGH TO HEALING
  FIND A WAY TO MOVE FORWARD…FIND A WAY… WE’RE MOVING ON   SHATTERING THE PAST. 
  NOW THERE’S ONLY ONE THING LEFT TO DO, LOOKING OUT FOR YOU – LOOKING OUT FOR YOU – LOOKING OUT FOR YOU.

Move Forward

In the mystery of dreams, our souls wander free — searching, healing, remembering what hope feels like. This song asks gentle questions, believing that even when we feel lost in darkness, there is a hidden place where we are whole again. Night, too, is full of secret dawns.

Where do you go when you sleep?
What do you leave behind in the dark?
Are you lost in a field of silent voices,
Or running through doors with no locks?

Do you find the pieces you’re missing?
Are you whole for a moment in dreams?
Where do you go, where do you go
when you sleep?

Do you walk with the shadows of strangers?
Do you gather the stars in your hands?
Is there a place you call home for an hour,
Some secret that night understands?

Do you find the pieces you’re missing?
Are you whole for a moment in dreams?
Where do you go, where do you go
when you sleep?

Where Do You Go When You Sleep

Susan Odella is a prolific songwriter/producer with a multi-genre catalog of songs. She has won the John Lennon Songwriting Contest, the UK Songwriting Contest, the Dallas contest, and has had 12 Nominees for Hollywood Independent Music Awards.
She writes for sync licensing, and has music on TV, (Paris Hilton, The Young & the Restless), Radio, in retail rotation, TikTok, Sony Playstation, etc.

Move Forward

Susan Odella, Songwriter/Producer

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