Odella's arrangement of "Deck the Halls"...a public domain song, with a wonderful female vocalist!

Deck The Halls

Odella's cover of the Bee Gee's song, "Immortality". Guitars and Bass by Ziv Shalev - Drums by Chris Wallace - Production, Mix, and Vocals by Susan Odella. (Mechanical License #2649778)
LYRICS:
So this is who I am
And this is all I know
And I must choose to live
For all that I can give
The spark that makes the power grow
And I will stand for my dream if I can
Symbol of my faith in who I am
But you are my only
And I must follow on the road that lies ahead
I won't let my heart control my head
But you are my only
We don't say goodbye
We don't say goodbye
And I know what I've got to be
Immortality
I make my journey through eternity
I keep the memory of you and me inside
Fulfill your destiny
It's there within the child
My storm will never end
My fate is on the wind
The king of hearts, joker's wild
We don't say goodbye
We don't say goodbye
I'll make them all remember me
I have found a dream that must come true
Every ounce of me must see it though
You are my only
I'm sorry I don't have a role for love to play
Hand over my heart, I'll find my way
I will make them give to me
Immortality
There is a vision and a fire in me
I keep the memory of you and me, inside
We don't say goodbye (we don't say goodbye)
With all my love for you
And what else we may do
We don't say goodbye.

Immortality

Written, produced, mixed and piano by Odella. Dobro by Paul Mayasich, and drums by Chris Wallace.

Nightfall (with Drums)

Music, lyrics, production and mix by Odella. Pedal steel guitar by Bryan Daste.
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Fine

An acoustic version of "Anything", before it moves into a full production. Music, lyrics, and mix by Odella. Guitars by Vanja Grastic.
LYRICS:
Spent all my time - chasing a dime
Searching but I never found
Until I met you - I didn't have a clue
You planted my feet on the ground

When we'd disagree - the sparks in your eyes
Could melt me like ice in the sun
I couldn't quite compete so I'd always retreat
And you'd smile when you realized you'd won

I would give anything - just to see you
And I would give anything - just to hold you again

But there came a time when I struggled to find
A reason to keep hope alive
When I betrayed your trust - you called my bluff
Now you're gone and I barely survive

I would give anything - just to see you
And I would give anything - just to hold you again

BRIDGE - If I had one more chance - to make your heart dance
I'd do everything just to please you

I would give anything - just to see you
And I would give anything - just to hold you again
And I would give anything - just to hold you again.

Anything (Acoustic)

A piano instrumental written, performed, and mixed by Odella, with cello played by Emanuel Pavon.

Twilight (Piano & Cello)

Odella's cover of this iconic public domain song with vocals by Susan Odella, and piano by Leo Music Design.
LYRICS:
There is a house in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun
And it's been the ruin of many a poor girl
And God I know I'm one

My mother was a tailor
She sewed my new blue jeans
My father was a gamblin' man
Down in New Orleans

Now the only thing a gambler needs
Is a suitcase and a trunk
And the only time he's satisfied
Is when he's on a drunk

Oh mother tell your children
Not to do what I have done
Spend your lives in sin and misery
In the House of the Rising Sun

I got one foot on the platform
The other foot on the train
I'm goin' back to New Orleans
To wear that ball and chain

Well, there is a house in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun
And it's been the ruin of many a poor girl
And God I know I'm one.

House Of The Rising Sun (Acoustic)

Written, performed, produced, and mixed by Odella!
LYRICS:
I've got a secret - I'm dying to share
Wrote it down in a letter - felt naked and bare
Admit to myself an emotional affair
If only - just once - I would dare

When we're together I try to act tough
I say something clever, you laugh and we touch
Knock me down with a feather - I'm feeling so much
The heat from your body's enough 

CHORUS - But the gold on your finger makes it hard to believe
That you could have feelings for someone like me
I'd like to ignore the heart on my sleeve
The first to admit I'm naive
There's that ring – Ooh ooh - that ring - Ooh ooh - there's that ring – ooh ooh - that ring

There's a fine line between the truth and a lie
And I'm wondering daily why I even try
You're a drug in my system - you make me so high
Again and again I ask why

CHORUS - Cause the gold on your finger makes it hard to believe
That you could have feelings for someone like me
I'd like to ignore the heart on my sleeve
And first to admit I'm naive
Cause that ring – ooh ooh - there's that ring - ooh ooh - there's that ring – ooh ooh - that ring.

That Ring

Written and produced by Odella.
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LYRICS:
Didn’t have too much to say – When you finally came my way
The quiet smile I gave you - my awkward kind of flirt
Should have warned you I’m an introvert

CHORUS – I captivated you - you fascinated me
The world spun round and threw us to the ground
And in the lost we found
Gravity – Gravity – Gravity

Magnetic force reality – Is so much more than chemistry
The push and pull I feel without apology
So different yet we still agree

CHORUS – I captivated you – you fascinated me
The world spun round and threw us to the ground
And in the lost we found
Gravity – Gravity – Gravity

BRIDGE – When Adam first saw Eve – I’m sure he couldn’t conceive
Of what would happen to his world amidst the falling leaves

CHORUS – I captivated you – you fascinated me
The world spun round and threw us to the ground
And in the lost we found
Gravity – Gravity – Gravity - Gravity.

Gravity

A bluegrass version of the traditional song, Shenandoah, produced and mixed by Odella. Vocals are by "Angela", and Susan Odella. Dobro and acoustic guitar by Raymond Klassen, bass by Ziv Shalev, drums by Chris Wallace, and keyboards by Odella.
LYRICS:
Oh, Shenandoah,
I long to see you,
Away you rolling river.
Oh Shenandoah,
I long to see you,
Away, I'm bound away,
'cross the wide Missouri.
 
Oh Shenandoah,
I love your daughter,
Away, you rolling river.
For her I'd cross,
Your roaming waters,
Away, I'm bound away,
'Cross the wide Missouri.
 
'Tis seven years,
since last I've seen you,
And hear your rolling river.
'Tis seven years,
since last I've seen you,
Away, we're bound away,
Across the wide Missouri.
 
Oh Shenandoah,
I long to see you,
And hear your rolling river.
Oh Shenandoah,
I long to see you,
Away, we're bound away,
Across the wide Missouri.

Shenandoah

Odella's acoustic cover of Tom Petty's iconic song! Vocals by Odella - Piano by Leo Music Design.
(Mech. License 2723473)
LYRICS:

Well, I won't back down
No I won't back down
You could stand me up at the gates of Hell
But I won't back down

No I'll stand my ground
Won't be turned around
And I'll keep this world from draggin' me down
Gonna stand my ground
And I won't back down

(I won't back down) Hey baby
There ain't no easy way out (I won't back down)
Hey I will stand my ground
And I won't back down

Well, I know what's right
I got just one life
In a world that keeps on pushin' me around
But I'll stand my ground
And I won't back down

(I won't back down) Hey baby
There ain't no easy way out (I won't back down)
Hey I will stand my ground (I won't back down)
And I won't back down

(I won't back down) Hey baby
There ain't no easy way out (I won't back down)
Hey I won't back down

(I won't back down) Hey baby
There ain't no easy way out (I won't back down)
Hey I will stand my ground (I won't back down)
And I won't back down (I won't back down)
No I won't back down.

I Won't Back Down

Music and Lyrics by Odella! Piano by Leo Music Design.
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LYRICS:
Not a wannabe - Or your nominee
Need no referee - For who I should be
Flying in my zone - Higher than I've known
Gonna just be me - Watch me be free

CHORUS - Here I am all alone - Once again on my own
Living the life I've grown - Free to be Me
I am the King of Strong - You can try all day long
You'll never break me down - I'm wearing my crown
Free to be Me - Free to be Me

Always in the plan - Respect for who I am
Love me if you can - If it's meant to be
If you need a clue - All you gotta do
Open up to me - Honest and free

CHORUS

BRIDGE - Daybreak, awake, and remembering 
How I struggled thru right and thru wrong
Never a choice but to fend for my voice
Left behind my need to belong

CHORUS

FREE - Acoustic

A beautiful, unique, and slightly eerie song with an ethereal string quartet and wonderful female vocalist. (Copyright-Odella) Music and Lyrics.
LYRICS:
Woke up as a chill tingled my spine
Last that I remembered I was fine
Felt the binds that tied me to my shrine
Looked around in darkness for a sign

Soon I realized I was alone
Cozy in my usual comfort zone
Tried to rip the lines that held me tight
What was left felt a little right

CHORUS - Don't let me go - I promise to be good
Feed your fire and your desire
And be misunderstood - I'll be misunderstood
Don't let me go - Don't let me go

Could be sick but then I'm often wrong
Cravings that I have are way too strong
Known others like me but in actuality
We couldn't agree on my reality

I always want to be the best I can
Finish crazy as when I began
I don't intend to ride a blue sedan
I scare the pants right off a normal man

CHORUS - Don't let me go - I promise to be good
Feed your fire and your desire
And be misunderstood - I'll be misunderstood
Don't let me go - Don't let me go - Don't let me go - Don't let me go.

Don't Let Me Go

Written, produced, and performed by Odella (Vocals and Piano). Cellist is Yoed Nir from New York...Dobro player is Canadian Raymond Klassen. Mixing Engineer was Michael Vail Blum.
2025 Nominee for Hollywood Independent Music Awards - Folk/Acoustic Category!!
LYRICS:
VERSE - When I was young I thought I'd fall in love
With hearts and roses and blue skies above
Moonlit nights and sunny Saturdays
I wonder why it didn't go that way

Hhmmm - Hhmmmm

CHORUS - One look - one touch - can shatter me with no reason
You took - too much - and now I'm no good alone
You stole my soul - and left me broken in pieces
Made of glass - Made of glass

VERSE - You see right through me and I cannot hide
The secrets that I used to hold inside
And now before me in my gilded mirror
Are images I wish would disappear

Hhmmm - Hhmmm

CHORUS - One look - one touch - can shatter me with no reason
You love - too much - and you have made me your own
You stole my soul - and left me broken in pieces
Made of glass - Made of glass

BRIDGE - Will you still be here if I fall apart?
Can you still the fear in my empty heart? - Oh - Oh - Oh - Oh

Hhmmm - Hhmmm

CHORUS - One look - one touch - can shatter me with no reason
You love - too much - and you have made me your own
You stole my soul - and left me broken in pieces
Made of glass - Made of glass - Made of glass - Made of glass.

Glass

A very edgy fusion of electronic dance music and hard rock! Guitars by Ziv Shalev. Produced and mixed by Odella!
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INFERNO

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

Music and Lyrics by Susan Odella. Piano by Leo Music Design.
https://open.spotify.com/album/0r7MU7rOw05Cpys3eOq2xo?si=vpBNWGFAScGrZjGlJk4pZQ
2025 Nominee for Hollywood Independent Music Award!
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LYRICS:
Woken from a restless sleep by the guardians of deep
We are climbing once again a wall so steep
Though I feel the pain you keep I can't let it capture me
Only one of us so strong, the other weak

Though we often crave the presence of another
We alone must take the steps to reach the end
If you try you can forgive - it's a better way to live
Trust in me and hold my helping hand

CHORUS - Oh, hang on - hang on - hang on
Know that I am always here by your side
Just hang on

Neither fear nor hope will mark, like the scars upon your heart
The joy you dreamed would come soon fell apart
You will live to rise again - lift your wings to fly and then
You'll look around and know that I was there

You will feel the sweet embraces of another
You will face the day and celebrate the love
You will get another chance - You once stumbled, now you'll dance
Trust in others and receive a helping hand

CHORUS - Oh, hang on - hang on - just hang on
Win your battle standing tall upon your pride
Hang on - Oh Oh - Hang on
Know I'll help you turn the tide - I will never leave your side
Trust in me and I'll help you hang on - Hang on.

Hang On

Music and Lyrics by Odella! Piano by Leo Music Design!
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My Heart Hurts (Piano Mix)

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.

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