Composer: Chang H. Kim – © Malaika Music ASCAP
Lyric: Martin H. Samuel – ASCAP 216450985
© Malaika Music – ASCAP 336609064
Composer: Renard J. Cohen – BMI 76541955
© Minstrel Fox Music – BMI 79408839
℗ 1995 MHS

Blueprint For A Broken Heart

shot down in flames crashed an' burned paid the price in lessons learned
took a turn turn for the worse now I'm free as a bird

prayin' that our love survives I may not get out alive
had the final say I'm not smilin' anyway

it's a blueprint for a broken heart
blame it on my foolish pride
blueprint for a broken heart
I'm gonna run an' hide
it's a blueprint for a broken heart
blame it on my selfish side
blueprint for a broken heart
feels like I could die

a total wreck the tears they blind the twisted metal of my mind
had to do things my own way now I'm on my own today

hopin' that our love is sound your kiss of life would bring me round
had the final word my laughter is seldom heard

it's a blueprint for a broken heart
blame it on my foolish pride
blueprint for a broken heart
I'm gonna run an' hide
it's a blueprint for a broken heart
blame it on my selfish side
blueprint for a broken heart
feels like I could die

when I went wrong the world carried on without me without we two
but I would not last very long without you baby without you

it's a blueprint for a broken heart
blame it on my foolish pride
blueprint for a broken heart
I'm gonna run an' hide
blueprint for a broken heart
blame it on my selfish side
blueprint for a broken heart
feels like I could die

it's a blueprint for a broken heart it's a blueprint
blueprint for a broken heart blueprint for a broken heart

Rick Livingstone ~ lead / backing vocals
Gloria Dawson & Spike Marlin ~ backing vocals
John Fedorko ~ keyboards
Mike Huey ~ drums and percussion
Mike Hiland ~ bass and fretless bass
Jeff Russell ~ electric and acoustic guitar

Bluepint For A Broken Heart

'She Lives In Denver' is a true tale about Gloria Eades – then, a Western Airlines flight attendant living in Denver – whom Martin met and dated in Hawaii when he was playing drums in Cactus Jack, with Keith Zeller (guitar) and John Overly (bass), at The Green Rose on Lewers Street, Waikiki.

By chance, they met again 15 years later in a restaurant in Mainz, Germany and picked up where they left off – only to part company once more after 6 months.

The song was recorded by Martin (acoustic guitar) and Paul Bull (piano & vocal) at Studio One, owned by Doug Casady, in West Seattle, Washington – where, along with; Doug (guitar), Richard (guitar) & Goldy McJohn of Steppenwolf (keyboards), Martin (drums) & Paul (bass) worked on original songs.

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★ SHE LIVES IN DENVER ★

SHE LIVES IN DENVER
THO' I'VE NEVER BEEN THERE
SAID I WOULD MAKE IT MY HOME
I COULD NOT FORGET HER
WHEN ALL OF HER LETTERS
SAID SHE COULDN'T MAKE IT ALONE

THE DAYS SPENT TOGETHER
WERE BETTER THAN EVER
IT WAS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME
I QUIT MY JOB SOLD MY CAR
BOUGHT A ONE-WAY FARE
I WAS LEAVIN' NOTHIN' BEHIND

IN A WORLD FULL OF PEOPLE
YOU'D THINK IT EASY
FINDIN' SOMEONE TO LOVE
WITH A HEART THAT CARES
AN' LOVE TO SHARE
OR IS THAT WHAT DREAMS ARE MADE OF

SHE LOVES IT IN DENVER
WITH WOOD FIRES IN WINTER
AN' STARS IN THE SUMMER NIGHT SKIES
BUT I'LL NEVER KNOW
AS I HUNG UP THE PHONE
SHE SAID HONEY THIS IS GOODBYE

IN A WORLD FULL OF PEOPLE
YOU'D THINK IT EASY
FINDIN' SOMEONE TO LOVE
WITH A HEART THAT CARES
AN' LOVE TO SHARE
OR IS THAT WHAT DREAMS ARE MADE OF

SHE USED HER RIGHT
CHANGED HER MIND OVERNIGHT
THERE'S SOMEBODY ELSE SHE SAID
GUESS I'M IN THE WRONG
I WAITED TOO LONG
NOW I'M MOVIN' TO L.A. INSTEAD

AN' SHE LIVES IN DENVER

Martin H. Samuel: Author | Composer | Martin D-18 Acoustic Guitar | Percussion
ASCAP IPI: 216450985
Paul Bull: Piano | Vocal
© Malaika Music ASCAP IPI: 336609064
℗ 2022 MHS

She Lives In Denver

ft. Paul Bull - She Lives In Denver

Boogie On The Bayou', Produced by Lisa Nemzo performed by Bad Ass Boots,  co-written by Martin H. Samuel (lyric) and Lisa Nemzo (music) and won the October 2019 Akademia Music Award for Best Americana 

Bad Ass Boots is an Oakland Based Band, Billie Burnor, Shazam Suzanne Cimone, Joyce Baker, Billie Duffey, Pat Duffey

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Boogie on the Bayou by Bad Ass Boots

Charles Shomo composed the music and recorded the instrumental track in Wake Forest, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Martin H. Samuel wrote the lyric about the Alamo and Rick Livingstone recorded the song, with the Caffeine Creek Band, in St. Augustine, Florida, U.S.A.

'Red Banner, No Quarter' was a Best Outlaw Song Top 10 Finalist in the Fall 2022 World Songwriting Awards contest.

★ RED BANNER, NO QUARTER ★

EARLY ON A COLD MARCH MORNING
 A HANDFUL OF MEN THEY TOOK A STAND
 IN THE YEAR OF EIGHTEEN THIRTY SIX 
WHEN A SABRE DREW A LINE IN THE SAND

AND IT WAS SANTA ANNA WHO GAVE THE ORDER
 FLY THE RED BANNER SHOW NO QUARTER
 SANTA ANNA GAVE THE ORDER 
FLY THE RED BANNER SHOW NO QUARTER

EVEN AS THE DAY WAS DAWNING 
ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY NINE MEN STOOD THEIR GROUND
 THIRTEEN DAYS IN SAN ANTONIO 
SUCH A FEARFUL SIGHT A DREADFUL SOUND

WHEN SANTA ANNA GAVE THE ORDER
 FLY THE RED BANNER SHOW NO QUARTER
 SANTA ANNA HE GAVE THE ORDER
 FLY THE RED BANNER SHOW NO QUARTER

IT WAS VICTORY OR DEATH FOR THE VALIANT FEW 
OUTNUMBERED AND OUT-GUNNED 
AS SURRENDER AND BE SPARED AN ULTIMATUM THEY KNEW 
WITH A CANNON SHOT BY TRAVIS IT WAS SHUNNED

SANTA ANNA GAVE THE ORDER
 FLY THE RED BANNER SHOW NO QUARTER 
SANTA ANNA GAVE THE ORDER 
FLY THE RED BANNER SHOW NO QUARTER

A BLOODY BATTLE TO THE BITTER END 
WHILE THE MEXICAN BAND PLAYED EL DEGÜELLO 
NOW THE GUNS ARE SILENT AND THE SMOKE HAS CLEARED TO THIS DAY TEXIANS ALL SAY REMEMBER THE ALAMO

IT WAS SANTA ANNA WHO GAVE THE ORDER 
FLY THE RED BANNER SHOW NO QUARTER 
SANTA ANNA GAVE THE FINAL ORDER 
FLY THE RED BANNER SHOW NO QUARTER

Music: Charles Shomo & the Caffeine Creek Band
Lyric / Music: Martin H. Samuel  – ASCAP IPI: 216450985
 © 2022 Malaika Music  – ASCAP IPI: 336609064 
Composer: Rick Livingstone – ASCAP IPI: 48485843
Zabra Music – ASCAP IPI: 447850726
ASCAP Work ID: 918966912
ISWC: T3142543366
 ℗ 2022 MHS

Red Banner, No Quarter

Merry Christmas Baby

Dark, Raw, Light at the end of the tunnel Indie track 
out of the ordinary recorded at Dream Wild Studios, Produced and Mixed by Lisa Nemzo, Mastered by Keith Wechsler

eX-haled

Marc Platt and I co wrote the lyrics and music, recorded it with two guitars in my studio - 

My Mother's Daughter mix

'She's A Tiger' ... songwriter reference home-recording co-written by Martin H. Samuel (lyric) & John Franta (melody).

Martin H. Samuel - drums/percussion, John Franta - vocal/guitar, Tony Spagnolo - bass.

SHE'S A TIGER


HEY SHE'S A TIGER
TAKE YOU PLACES YOU DON'T WANNA GO
GET HER CLAWS IN YOU
SHOW YOU THINGS YOU DON'T WANNA KNOW

YEAH SHE'S A TIGER
TAKE YOU PLACES YOU NEVER KNEW
PUT HER MARK ON YOU
MAKE YOU DO THINGS YOU DON'T WANNA DO

YEAH SHE'S A TIGER
NICE FROM FAR BUT FAR FROM NICE
MAKE YOUR BLOOD RUN COLD
TURN YOUR HEART TO ICE

HEY SHE'S A TIGER
TAKE YOU PLACES YOU DON'T WANNA BE
SET HER SIGHTS ON YOU
SHOW YOU THINGS YOU DON'T WANNA SEE

YEAH SHE'S A TIGER
TAKE YOU PLACES YOU'D NEVER STAY
SINK HER TEETH IN YOU
MAKE YOU SAY THINGS YOU DON'T WANNA SAY

YEAH SHE'S A TIGER
NICE FROM FAR BUT FAR FROM NICE
MAKE YOUR BLOOD RUN COLD
TURN YOUR HEART TO ICE

   SHE'S A BRAT A JUNGLE CAT
   I WARNED YOU FROM THE START
   YOU WON'T SURVIVE SHE'LL EAT YOU ALIVE
   RUN RINGS AROUND YOUR HEART

YEAH SHE'S A TIGER
NICE FROM FAR BUT FAR FROM NICE
MAKE YOUR BLOOD RUN COLD
TURN YOUR HEART TO ICE

SHE'S A TIGER YEAH SHE'S A TIGER
SHE'S A TIGER SHE'S A TIGER

© 2015 Malaika Music (ASCAP)

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