| RELEASE DATE: | SEPTEMBER 26, 2012 |
| RECORD LABEL: | DONNA GREENBERG |
| DIRECTED BY: | VALARY COOK |
| LYRICS AND MUSIC: | DONNA GREENBERG, JORDAN KLAPMAN |
| VOCALS: | DONNA GREENBERG |
| PIANO: | JORDAN KLAPMAN |
Music, dance and words come together in Donna Greenberg’s one-woman theatrical about love and love gone wrong. BURNT…and toasted! journeys through the singer/songwriter/choreographer/dancer’s life…a coming out of the ashes with fire and passion to rediscover self-worth. Donna brings to the Fringe stage a riveting story that resonates to the core!
Stranger Lyrics
Stranger, arranger, I sensed danger When you arrived. Smiler, beguiler, I was on fire, When I looked into your eyes. Delighter, inviter How can I fight all I feel inside? Persister, insister, How can I resist When it’s you I so desire? Feelings of passion, Pleasure and pain, Excite and confuse me, You drive me insane. Dreamer, concealer, Will you reveal All that’s in your mind? Dancer, romancer Are you the answer? Will you soon be mine?
Dance the Night Away Lyrics
When the band starts playin’ I just can’t stop swayin’ ‘Cause I’ve just gotta dance And dance the night away with you. It’s intoxicating Just anticipating My big chance Just to dance with you To rendezvous And dance all night with you. Come on and hold me in your arms Sweep me ‘cross the floor This is all that I’ve been longing for Samba, rhumba, tango, merengue, Cha-cha, salsa - very tangy! Once we’re on the floor We’ll dance and dance some more When the band starts playin’ I just can’t stop swayin’ ‘Cause I’ve just gotta dance all night To dance the night away with you I’ve just gotta dance I’ve just gotta dance Dance the night away with you. Dance all night with you. Lyrics: Donna Greenberg and Jordan Klapman
I Kiss Your Open Mouth Lyrics
I kiss your open mouth And it makes me drunker than wine And I feel there will be no end To our love I kiss your open mouth And it tastes much sweeter than wine And I hope ours is a story of love Eternally Oh my passion, as Wild and strong as a tiger, as Constant as the river that Flows in the moonlight Oh this yearning, as Deep and free as the river Seems like I can never Have enough of you Lyrics: Donna Greenberg and Jordan Klapman
Lazin’ Around Lyrics
I wanna laze around all mornin’ long with you, my sugar, And wanna stroll with you right down the avenue I wanna watch the sun go down and rise with you, my lover, ‘Cause baby, don’t ya know that I’m just mad about you I wanna float among the twinklin’ stars with you, my darlin’, I wanna sail on clouds above the avenue I wanna watch the moon rise up and set with you, my honey, ‘Cause honey, doncha know that I’m just crazy ‘bout you In fall we’ll watch the colours change In summer, flowers bloom In winter when the snowflakes fall We’ll be cozy in our room. But spring’s the matin’ season When the lovin’ starts anew, So just like those hot, horny birds and the bees We’ll both know what to do! I wanna spend my time, my whole life long with you, my sugar, I wanna build a comfy nest just meant for two, I wanna paint a picket fence and mow the lawn for you, my darlin’ ‘Cause Sugar, doncha know? Oh Darlin’, doncha know? Ah Baby, doncha know? I’m just mad about you. Lyrics: Donna Greenberg and Jordan Klapman
What To Do? Lyrics
Seems like our romance is fading each day You’re distant, evasive, so far away My fingertips tremble, I still love you so…. Sitting here worried and wond’ring What to do? Should I confront you or just keep my peace? Will our love grow, or will it cease? What can I do to help our love revive? Do I need you to survive? Are your excuses all lies or half-truths? Do you love me, or someone new? What can I do to keep our love alive? Will it ever be revived? Will it ever be revived? Lyrics by Donna Greenberg and Jordan Klapman
Jealousy Lyrics
I feel cruel fingers, that clutch at my throat I hear fi’ry whispers that tear me apart I try hard to run but the grip is too tight The pain in my heart is too strong to fight I’m hearing: Incessant voices that just persist I’m seeing: Nightmarish pictures, I cannot grasp It’s the history of Jealousy It makes me gasp It’s the tyranny of Jealousy’s stinging asp! Long after midnight when all are in dreams Jealousy rises full of new schemes. It haunts me and taunts me and gives me no peace Its fatal embrace cannot bring me release I’m hearing: Incessant voices that just persist I’m seeing: Nightmarish pictures, I cannot grasp It’s my history of Jealousy It makes me gasp It’s the tyranny of Jealousy’s stinging asp! Lyrics by Donna Greenberg and Jordan Klapman
Caught Lyrics
“Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar?” Caught, red-handed Caught with your hand in the cookie jar Now, you're branded, A cheater with a sweet tooth is what you are. Just when you were thinkin’ that no one was lookin’ I caught a whiff ‘cause somethin’ was cookin’ You tried to hide it but the fumes were too strong Your crummy little cookie helped me catch on! And you were caught, red-handed Caught with your hand in the cookie jar Now, you're branded, A cheater with a sweet tooth is what you are. You thought something bite-sized might go undetected, that All of your snacking would not be suspected But cookies all crumble, and those crumbs leave a trail You've been such a pig, and your crumbs tells the tale! And you were caught! You wined me and dined me, to keep me deflected, Ya fed me dessert while you dined undetected, but Now that you're caught, and the truth can't be skirted, I'm calling it quits-- so now you're deserted! You’ve been Caught, red-handed Caught with your hand in the cookie jar Now, you're branded, 'cause This little cookie knows what you are Now you're stranded, 'cause This bigger cookie knows what you are 'Cause this smarter cookie knows What...You…Are! Lyrics by Donna Greenberg and Jordan Klapman
Why Can’t I Say Good-bye Lyrics
Why can’t I say good-bye? Why can’t I find the words? What is the reason when There is no reason to stay? Why can’t I walk away? Why can I not close the door? When it’s so clear that You betrayed my trust – What is your hold on me? You shared your love with another But then you run back to me Knowing full well I’ll forgive and forget But not without regret Why can’t I say good-bye? Why can I not close the door? When it’s so clear that You betrayed my love, What is your hold on me? Lyrics by Donna Greenberg and Jordan Klapman
Nothing Left to Say Lyrics
Yes, there were words never spoken and Thoughts got lost, feelings fell away But it all seemed to disappear And there was nothing Nothing left to say Don’t know if words would have mattered Or made a difference anyway Had we tried a little harder But there was nothing Nothing left to say. But the sun rose in the morning And the day, it came and went We almost reached perfection But perfection is so hard to invent And the moon rose in the ev’ning And the night, it came and went We almost reached perfection But perfection is so easily spent. Lyrics by Donna Greenberg and Jordan Klapman
Reflections Lyrics
I see your image in my mirror But when I turn around, you’re gone Those altitudes you took me to Just made it harder when I hit the ground Leave me, leave me Let me free my mind Climb back in your boat and sail Far away to new horizons Places I don’t want to find You hide and seek in ev’ry shadow You disappear down the rabbit hole Those other routes I tried to go They haven’t lightened that heavy toll. Leave me, leave me I must free my mind Climb back in your boat and sail Disappear now and forever Somewhere I will never find Those memories still seem to haunt me No matter what, I can’t let go, They pull at me; they won’t release me I can’t accept the truth I know. I must leave you I need peace of mind From this prison I must run Break the chains that scar and bruise me Free my heart, I am resigned. By Donna Greenberg & Jordan Klapman
Edge of Night Lyrics
Bold streaks across the sky Melodies of night Soft murmurs Always the stars – shining so bright! Traces of secret dreams Longing for the light New voices Always the hope – illuminating sight! Softly it comes Speaking to me Promises of something Never seen Deep in my heart There is a spark Could it be a fresh new start for me? Bold streaks across the sky Melodies of night Soft murmurs Always the stars – shining so bright! Shining so bright! Lyrics by Donna Greenberg and Jordan Klapman
Finale: Dance the Night Away Lyrics
Now my life is changing Yes, I’m rearranging and I just want this chance To live my life The way that I want to It’s intoxicating Just anticipating My big chance Just to start anew To live my life The way that I want to. I’m gonna follow my own star Make my dreams come true Now I’m free To choose just what I do Romance, passion, maybe someday Living, dreaming in my new way Gonna grab this fast! I’ll live my dreams at last! Now my life if changing Yes, I’m rearranging and I just want to start anew To live my life the way I want to. I just want this chance To start anew To live my life The way that I want to Lyrics: Donna Greenberg and Jordan Klapman
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