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Title: Oh, Charlie (Casia/Christina/deMeridan/Avi/Miguel/Raul)
Post by: Casia - lyricist on February 11, 2011, 08:29:33 PM: This lyric is based on "movies" from Charlie Chaplin, notice all the movie titles in the lyrics. I thought I posted this song before but guess not, it doesn't show anywhere. Anybody want to do some showtunes, I love this stuff :)

Oh Charlie
Casia - lyrics
Christina Britton - vocals and melody
Raymond deMeriden - concepts/bass/piano
Avi Rosenfeld - Guitar
Miguel Lira - Drummer
Raul Rodriquez Jr. - Production/arrangement

(V1)
I feel like I'm on the silent movie screen
Oh Charlie, you're heart is in the right place
Maybe, just maybe with one embrace
We'll have A Day's Pleasure and leave this rat race...
Behind us

(V2)
All work and no play makes a dull day
And everybody needs somebody sometime
Everybody sometimes needs to feel alive
To forget about all the cars and the Citylights...

(Chorus)
For what is life
Without love
What is love
Without a Song
You are the King of New York
Oh Charlie,
And I'm The Dutchess from HongKong

(V3)
If we close the curtain way too soon
Oh Charlie, the audience will never know
I'm A Woman of Paris, on with the Show
Just Twenty Minutes of Love
And you can see our hearts glow...
Our love grow

(Bridge)
All the lessons that we learn
Are Like The Circus
Like A Face In a Bar Room Floor
When I walk through the door
I want A Night Out , a walk in the dark
In The Park
Under the stars

(Chorus)
For what is life
Without love
What is love
Without a Song
You are the King of New York
Oh Charlie,
And I'm The Dutchess from HongKong

Oh, Charlie
Oh, Charlie
What is life without love
Title: Re: Oh, Charlie (Casia/Christina/deMeridan/Avi/Miguel/Raul)
Post by: PVD on February 16, 2011, 05:02:04 PM: Well done, enjoyed this very much.

Paul
Title: Re: Oh, Charlie (Casia/Christina/deMeridan/Avi/Miguel/Raul)
Post by: Casia - lyricist on February 16, 2011, 05:21:35 PM: Thank you Paul. A bit of an acquired taste but very fun to write and sing for sure. It was a great project to be involved in.

Casia
Title: Re: Oh, Charlie (Casia/Christina/deMeridan/Avi/Miguel/Raul)
Post by: stoman on February 17, 2011, 01:18:49 PM: Thumbs up, as usual! This could be directly from a 60s movie.

It also reminds me of the band "Vaya con Dios" - does anybody know them?

Regards,
Steffen
Title: Re: Oh, Charlie (Casia/Christina/deMeridan/Avi/Miguel/Raul)
Post by: Casia - lyricist on February 17, 2011, 01:56:00 PM: Thanks Steffen. I never heard of them. I seem to be lacking in my knowledge of bands. And now, there are just sooooo many of them, how do you ever keep track. I really only know you guys ;D ;D

And I think YOU ALL are one heck of a great band :-*. I will google them though :)
Title: Re: Oh, Charlie (Casia/Christina/deMeridan/Avi/Miguel/Raul)
Post by: jfreed18 on February 17, 2011, 02:49:55 PM: Hi Casia this is a great song and I think it's cool. I'm playing it more this afternoon. I'm a big fan of Charley Chaplin and I have a collectors editon on dvd of his greatest hits :). You did a fantastic job! Thank you Casia your friend Jimmy.
Title: Re: Oh, Charlie (Casia/Christina/deMeridan/Avi/Miguel/Raul)
Post by: Casia - lyricist on February 17, 2011, 04:18:50 PM: Thanks Jimmy, yes, Charlie is quite unique. A whole series of songs could actually be written just about him and his movies if one really wanted to and overlay them over his silent movies - a remix you might say to modernize them and colorize them in parts like the movie "Pleasantville".
Title: Re: Oh, Charlie (Casia/Christina/deMeridan/Avi/Miguel/Raul)
Post by: jfreed18 on February 17, 2011, 05:47:53 PM: Hi Casia Your welcome. You know that is a good idea what you mentioned. Making a whole series of songs about Charlie Chaplin. And I have the movie 'Pleasantville' on dvd to one of my favorites :). Thank you Casia your friend Jimmy.
Title: Re: Oh, Charlie (Casia/Christina/deMeridan/Avi/Miguel/Raul)
Post by: Black Stratman on February 18, 2011, 03:05:21 PM: Hi Casia,

Great song, I really enjoyed the listen very refreshing. Fantastic vocals, fits this genre perfectly. :)

Bobby
Title: Re: Oh, Charlie (Casia/Christina/deMeridan/Avi/Miguel/Raul)
Post by: Casia - lyricist on February 20, 2011, 03:39:52 PM: Thanks Bobby. Yeah, Christina does this genre very well .... too bad there wasn't more demand for it.
Title: Re: Oh, Charlie (Casia/Christina/deMeridan/Avi/Miguel/Raul)
Post by: jfreed18 on February 20, 2011, 07:28:30 PM: Hi Casia I was playing this cool song again tonight about Charlie Chaplin. I will play it more later on to. You did a fantastic job! Thank you Casia your friend Jimmy.
Title: Re: Oh, Charlie (Casia/Christina/deMeridan/Avi/Miguel/Raul)
Post by: Casia - lyricist on February 21, 2011, 07:06:14 PM: Thanks Jimmy lol!
Title: Re: Oh, Charlie (Casia/Christina/deMeridan/Avi/Miguel/Raul)
Post by: DannyRayMilligan on February 22, 2011, 05:05:37 AM: Casia, this is truly an awesome song, lol! (gesticulating at your feet, ala Wayne's World) WE'RE NOT WORTHY! WE'RE NOT WORTHY!!!

:)
Title: Re: Oh, Charlie (Casia/Christina/deMeridan/Avi/Miguel/Raul)
Post by: Casia - lyricist on February 22, 2011, 06:46:04 PM: Hahaha. I haven't thought about Wayne's World for a long time ... thanks for that haha!
Title: Re: Oh, Charlie (Casia/Christina/deMeridan/Avi/Miguel/Raul)
Post by: Captain fantastic on February 23, 2011, 04:28:25 AM: A good retro sounding song
Title: Re: Oh, Charlie (Casia/Christina/deMeridan/Avi/Miguel/Raul)
Post by: Stoney on February 28, 2011, 02:55:30 PM: Very nice guys ..The Lyrics and production suit Christina's vocals perfectly ..I like the modern/classic production as well ...lots of instrumental dynamic but the restricted band width on the vocals works a treat ...kinda like layering black and white vocals on a colour backing track .....I like it

Cheers Ian
Title: Re: Oh, Charlie (Casia/Christina/deMeridan/Avi/Miguel/Raul)
Post by: Casia - lyricist on March 02, 2011, 10:53:37 AM: Cool Stoney ... I love your interpretation, I may use it somewhere :)
Title: Re: Oh, Charlie (Casia/Christina/deMeridan/Avi/Miguel/Raul)
Post by: Argle on March 04, 2011, 04:18:30 PM: I really like this. Very retro vibe.
Title: Re: Oh, Charlie (Casia/Christina/deMeridan/Avi/Miguel/Raul)
Post by: Casia - lyricist on March 04, 2011, 05:54:31 PM: Thanks Adam. Haven't seen you around much. How are you?
Title: Re: Oh, Charlie (Casia/Christina/deMeridan/Avi/Miguel/Raul)
Post by: Argle on March 07, 2011, 02:52:01 PM: Oh I'm doing ok. :)
Title: Re: Oh, Charlie (Casia/Christina/deMeridan/Avi/Miguel/Raul)
Post by: soulfrontier on March 08, 2011, 06:18:27 AM: great stuff Casia! I can see myself sitting in a barroom, having a good drink and enjoying the band :-)
Title: Re: Oh, Charlie (Casia/Christina/deMeridan/Avi/Miguel/Raul)
Post by: Casia - lyricist on March 08, 2011, 01:55:30 PM: Thank you Holger. I would like to do a few more of this style, it's certainly different and does give you that flavor doesn't it.