DISCOGRAPHY
"Inspire" - the new theme song for INSPIRE Awards!
Words & Music ©2019 Anna Gutmanis/Ban-Anna Music (SOCAN)
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Inspire
Words & Music ©2019 Anna Gutmanis/Ban-Anna Music (SOCAN)
Produced, engineered, arranged and mixed by James Atin-Godden
Lead and background vocals: Anna Gutmanis
Drum and keyboard programming: James Atin-Godden
Recorded at Blanketfort Studio and Silverthorn Studios, Toronto
Mastered by Peter Letros at Wreckhouse Mastering, Toronto
DANCE VERSION - "I AM WHO I AM"
Words & Music ©2003 Anna Gutmanis/Ban-Anna Music (SOCAN)
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LATELY IT'S COLD
Produced by Karen Kane
Engineered by Bernie Cisternas and Karen Kane
Mixed by Bernie Cisternas, Karen Kane and Bob Cohen
Recorded and mixed at Number 9 Recording Studios, Toronto, Canada
Mastered by Peter Letros at Wreckhouse Mastering, Toronto, Canada
Music, lyrics and arrangements by Anna Gutmanis
Additional arrangements by Karen Kane and Bob Cohen
Cover Art by Patricia Howard
DIAMONDS AND STILETTO SHOES
Produced by Karen Kane
Engineered by Bernie Cisternas and Karen Kane
Mixed by Bernie Cisternas, Karen Kane, Bob Cohen, Anna Gutmanis and Georgia Wilder
Recorded and mixed at Number 9 Recording Studios, Toronto, Canada
Mastered by Peter Letros at Wreckhouse Mastering, Toronto
Music by Anna Gutmanis
Lyrics by Anna Gutmanis and Georgia Wilder
Arrangements by Anna Gutmanis, Karen Kane, Bob Cohen and Georgia Wilder
Cover photograph by Sheryl Stevenson
Produced and Engineered by Karen Kane at Chalet Studio, Claremont ON
Assistant Engineer: Anthony Giglio
Mixed by Dajaun Martineau and Karen Kane at Phase One Audio Group, Toronto ON
Assistant Engineer: Anthony Giglio
Mastered by Mike Smith at Phase One Audio Group, Toronto ON
Assistant Engineer: Matt Snell
CD Design by Tracey Dey
Cover and other photography by Kelly Hurren
Anna Gutmanis – lead vocals, keyboard
Wayne DeAdder – guitar, bass
Dan Neill – drums, shaker
Karen Dinardo – background vocals, shared lead vocal on "First In Love"
Colleen Allen – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
Roly Platt – harmonica
Alyssa Wright – cello
Terry Nash – organ
Dajaun Martineau – additional percussion section on "People (Got To Get It Together)"
Georgia Wilder – rain stick on "The Rain"
Bliss the Cat – meows
At a cursory listen, the songs on this album may seem very eclectic, ranging from bluesy rock to Caribbean rhythms and even a touch of gospel. Those of you with sensitivity to nuance and a spirit of adventure may be able to detect the subtle narrative that conjoins these pieces. The opening song and most recent composition, "First in Love,” celebrates the present and begins a long and personal journey back to Anna’s earliest days of songwriting. "Glimmer in the Dark” invokes the muse that inspired this song over 25 years ago. Like "The Rain,” written while she was still a teenager, it speaks of a quest of inspiration, of meaning in a world of loss, and of the search for self-identify that all fuse in "I Am Who I Am,” the anthemic bonus track. While "Hello Again” romanticizes the absent friend, songs such as "When I Get Out of Bed” and "Middle of the Line” confront the unpopular realities of middle age, of family pressures, of utter exhaustion. These songs reflect her days of social-worker burnout, compassion fatigue, and the unsentimental side of motherhood: being caught in the middle of working overnight shifts, raising teenagers, and watching her own mother slowly vanish in long-term care. It is a legacy of Alzheimer’s and other incomprehensible estrangements. But she shares realism, not pessimism. "This Love is Real to Me” revels in the joys of anti-cosmetic honesty. Longstanding love, intimacy, creativity, and even idealism dare to thrive, despite the ordinary torments and commonplace disapprovals of conformist culture. The harmonies and rhythms of social justice songs, including "People (Got to Get it Together)” and "Another Way Out” may inspire an activist voice in all of us who remain unfulfilled by the status quo and troubled by the oppressions of others. At the same time, we all need to relax and allow time for pleasure: the promise of a new relationship in "You Won’t Be Sorry” anticipates the vibe of "In the Sun,” a tune that brings us the beach vacation—perhaps even a hot honeymoon! There are surprises along the way. If you listen carefully, you will hear the little black cat tiptoeing along with the muse in "Glimmer” before his a cappella solo, "The Voice of Bliss.” The journey is not always linear, and these are songs to return to not only in the cold of a Canadian winter, but at times when our spirits need warmth and comfort. I hope that you enjoy this journey with us. -Georgia Wilder
• To Georgia Wilder for her unending support, love, encouragement, home-cooked meals during recording/mixing/mastering, musical and lyrical inspiration, coaching/recording Bliss, and thoughtful liner notes.
• To Karen Kane for always understanding the songs despite the sometimes dubious quality of the home demos, her incredible "dog ears”, her inspired arrangements, and all of the amazing musicians and technicians she brought to this project.
• To Wayne DeAdder for his great energy and help with arrangements.
• To David Chester and Sheila Marie Richardson for their kindness, warmth, and provision of a sublime recording environment.
• To Anthony Giglio for his enthusiasm and dedication.
• To Barry Lubotta and Mike Smith for a wonderful mixing and mastering experience.
• To all of the talented musicians and studio technicians who gave their very best work to this project. I feel privileged to have recorded and mixed with you!
• To all of the kind people at radio who have played my music and helped me personally.
• To all of the appreciative music fans who have supported me and my music to date.
• To the spirit who visited Karen, Georgia and me in the Japanese restaurant as our mixing week came to a close. Message received!
Many people I loved and admired have passed away since I first envisioned this project:
• I could not have recorded this album without the generous legacy of my mother Daina Gutmanis (1922-2010), a great music lover and provider of piano lessons.
• My Godparents Anita and Aleksis Dreimanis also sent their heavenly energy to me during recording and mixing. Their kindness and love of cats have influenced me deeply!
• "I Am Who I Am” has been successful on the LGBT grassroots music scene in large part because of the imaginative guitar work of Steve Horrell.
SINGLE - "I AM WHO I AM"
Deeply moved by the plight of LGBT people around the world, Anna has sought out legendary music producer Karen Kane to record "I Am Who I Am", a powerful statement against homophobia that won the Pride In The Arts "2009 Pride Song" award. Single also contains song "Let It Slide".
I was in the mood to write a powerful queer liberation song. As a child, I had been inspired by Helen Reddy's "I Am Woman", which became an anthem for the Second Wave feminist movement and kick-started my own feminist consciousness. I wanted to write something that memorable and strong for the queer lib movement, and one day, it all came to me rather quickly. My being in the Sexual Diversity Studies program at U of T probably also helped matters.
I was in a very vulnerable and contemplative space. My personal life and music career seemed to be in a holding pattern, and my grandmother had passed away. When I took out my home demo version almost 20 years later, I discovered something I hadn't previously realized was there: this song was also essentially the flip-side to feeling pride in being queer. And I remembered that when I wrote it, I had also recently ended a relationship with a woman who was deeply in the closet, and I had absorbed a lot of negativity about my sexuality. It made me realize that all queers are STILL vulnerable to homophobia, including the internalized sort, especially at trying times in our lives.
Produced and Engineered: Karen Kane
Songs recorded and mixed August 2-5, 2007
Recorded: Audio Genesis, Wilmington, NC
Additional Recording and Mixing: The North Bend Room
Mastered: João Carvalho Mastering, Toronto, CA
CD Design: Shona Fizzell Design, Toronto, CA
Anna Gutmanis: Keyboards, Vocals
Tony Mallard: Drums
Danny Pera: Bass
Steve Horrell: Guitar
Donnie White: Additional Keyboards
ANNA'S SELF TITLED EP
Anna's 6-song self-titled EP released in 1989 on her own Ban-Anna Records label is now available for download. The Record called this Canadian pop/rock album a "promising debut" and its catchy reggae-tinged single "Then Came You" continues to receive airplay more than 20 years after its release.
Produced and arranged: Robert Webber
Engineered: Robi Banerji and Ormond Jobin
Recorded/Mixed: Reaction Studios, Toronto
Manufactured by Ban-Anna Records
Album design by Helen Breznik
Typesetting by Hawligraph Design
Anna Gutmanis: Keyboards, Lead & Back-up Vocals
Ken Tobias: Back-up Vocals
Craig Manning: Back-up Vocals on "Baby doll"
Sean McDermott: Back-up Vocals on "Baby doll" & "Til doomsday"
Robert Webber: Back-up Vocals "If you want a lover"
Don Zablotny: Electric Guitar
Robert Webber: Electric & Accoustic Guitar, Percussion
Rob Laidlaw: Bass
Mark Heine: Bass on "Baby doll"
Bob Mahaney: Slide Guitar on "If you want a lover"
Randy Cook: Drums
All songs by Anna Gutmanis (CAPAC) with exception of "Still in love"
"Still in love", additional lyrics by Robert Webber
"If you want a Lover" and "Out of time" © Anna Gutmanis 1988
"Baby doll" and "Still in love" © Anna Gutmanis 1987
"Then came you" and "Til Doomsday" © Anna Gutmanis 1986
Special thanks to Mom, Iris, Ana, Robert Webber, Ken Tobias, Joe Wood, Todd Trepanier, Chris Grim, Larry Fitzpatrick, Liz Janik and to everybody who has come out to see me perform. I also thank my friends for their moral support. This album is dedicated to my grandmother Milda Celms (1892-1988)
EMPIRE
Anna's Early Work
In 1984, Anna cut a 2-song demo with L'Étranger, a prominent Toronto-based band. The songs received airplay on Ontario college radio stations, with Empire, a song decrying racism and sexism, charting at several stations. Knowing that the song's message was still needed, Anna re-released the song in digital format in 2017 via Tunecore.
LYRICS
We came together in a beautiful way
Ten years ago, now we stand here today
Our celebration of love is a gift to one and all
We want to sing a community song
We'll show the world we are joyful and strong
That's how it is to be queer, and we're standing proud and tall
(Chorus 1)
Inspire one love
One love, one love
Inspire one love, one love
It's a magical night
We are the brave and the beautiful ones
Lovers and elders, daughters and sons
We've had to fight to survive and to be just who we are
We're here to say love is stronger than fear
Let's have a toast to a wonderful year
Raise all the glasses and say everyone's a shining star
Everybody!
(Chorus 1)
(Chorus 2)
Inspire one love
One love, one love
Inspire one love, one love
And we dance in the light
(Instrumental)
(Chorus 1 and 2)
Words and Music by Anna Gutmanis
©2019 Anna Gutmanis/Ban-Anna Music (SOCAN)
He spends his time a-knockin' on her wall
And you can hear him shoutin' in the hall
He never lets up, even in the still of the mornin'
"Well hey there missy, somethin' isn't right
You know you better paint your body white
And that's the last time I'm a-gonna give you a warnin'"
And this is a fine upstandin' man
He's well respected
And everybody knows that he can
Protect his way of cleaner livin'
He won't ever need forgivin'
(Chorus)
Built your empire on the quagmire
Of our bones and blood
But it's over and our clover
Will grow from your mud
She spends her time a-moppin' all the floors
And watchin' them go in and out the doors
For weeks and weeks and no one even knows
What her name is
'Til the one day boss man sees she ain't so bad
But she will not just let herself be had
And then she's gone 'cause she don't really know
What the game is
And this is a fine upstandin' man
He's well respected
And everybody knows that he can
Protect his way of cleaner livin'
He won't ever need forgivin'
(Chorus)
(Instrumental)
And this is a fine upstandin' man
He's so well respected
And everybody knows that he can
Protect his way of cleaner livin'
He won't ever need forgivin'
(Chorus) ©1984 Anna Gutmanis/Ban-Anna Music (SOCAN)
©1984 Anna Gutmanis/Ban-Anna Music (SOCAN)
Icicles in my windowsill and icicles in my brain
Lately I just don’t know if I’ll ever be warm again
Summer is just a memory, winter goes on and on
I don’t know how much longer I can be strong
Chorus
Lately it’s cold outside
Lately it’s cold outside
Lately it’s cold out, hope I can hold out
Lately it’s cold outside
Everyone needs a ray of sun to carry the blues away
Nobody wants to sink into eternity so grey
If you were here I’d make it through the rest of the winter storm
Dreaming of summer kisses I can be warm
Chorus
Never a day goes by in winter that I don’t think about the spring
Still I was raised a northern girl and that’s who I am
Give me a couple months of snow
Then I’m alive and good to go
But if the winter persists I will tell it to scatter and scram
Scatter and scram
I want to get hot tonight
Hold you by the firelight
By the time we meet up, I hope that things’ll heat up
Lately it’s cold outside
Chorus
Words and Music by Anna Gutmanis
©2013 Anna Gutmanis/Ban-Anna Music (SOCAN)
Has anybody said it
Has anybody had the nerve
Has anybody told you
Some day you will get what you deserve
Has anybody mentioned you ain't got no lovin'in your heart
This is not a happy ending
I knew it from the start
Chorus
You’ve got diamonds and stiletto shoes
And you never bother with the blues
Living on the run
Cutting everyone
With your diamonds and stiletto shoes
No one ever taught you anything
Because you know it all
No one ever reached you
No one’s ever broken down the wall
Nothin’ I can do will alter how you navigate the world
Mama may have raised you
But you’re really daddy’s little girl
Chorus
How I longed to be close to you baby But you knew how to hurt and to hate me I said child, open up, have a heart See the light! (Hey) Or say goodnight
Instrumental
Chorus
Music by Anna Gutmanis
Lyrics by Anna Gutmanis and Georgia Wilder
©2013 Anna Gutmanis and Georgia Wilder/Ban-Anna Music (SOCAN)
It seems not very long ago
That we went for a drink and show
That show turned out to be at my place
Didn’t it baby
I fell softly for you that night
It was more than a quick delight
Who knew that twenty years after
We’d still be in love and laughter
Chorus
Tell me all of the things you said
When we were first in love
Tell me all that was in your head
When we were first in love
We’ve had so many ups and downs
We’ve had so many smiles and frowns
These years have put many lines on my face
Haven’t they baby
If I knew then what I know now
I’d still go for you anyhow
On this sweet night in November
We dream ahead and we remember
Chorus
Instrumental
Chorus
©2010 Anna Gutmanis/Ban-Anna Music (SOCAN)
The woman you see standing here is solitary
Of those who try to move in closer she is wary
She followed where the melody led
And with a muse in love she is wed
So no one gonna know what’s on her mind or in her soul
Chorus
You are always giving me a glimmer in the dark
Just when I’m afraid to see you make my eyes so sharp
While they smile you give me sadness
While they pine you give me gladness
I can never be alone and so I stand apart
The passion came while she was growing in a small town
When she could see the ones beside her were gonna fall on down down down
Well her and them had nothing to say
When she left you know she left it that way
‘Cause no one pays attention to the bell except when it tolls
Chorus
Instrumental
And so I’ll have my friends and I will have my lovers
And I will spend a bit of time with many many many others
But I am never gonna refuse
A visit from my beautiful muse
And no on gonna captivate the woman that she stole
Chorus
You are always giving me a glimmer in the dark
©1983 Anna Gutmanis/Ban-Anna Music (SOCAN)
People got to get it together
I know that we’re gonna see the light
Chorus 1
People got to get it together
People got to fight
People got to get it together
Man we’ve got to see the light
We’ve been told that we are living in a great democracy
And we’ve been told we have the right to get together peacefully
But all these cops and water cannons are the only thing I see
And oh my god they’re going to shoot us
If we don’t just let them loot us
Chorus 1
Chorus 2
People got to get it together
People got to know
Mr. Man ain’t gonna protect you
He is gonna let us go
When did we become a nation where the rich abuse the poor
And when did we become a nation that is so in love with war
And when did caring for the earth become an antiquated chore
It ain’t too late to change direction
Reclaim all our love and affection
Instrumental
Chorus 1
Chorus 2
©2010 Anna Gutmanis/Ban-Anna Music (SOCAN)
We were younger, we had the hunger
That was way back then
I left town but now I’m around
And so hello again
I’ll be leaving sure as you’re breathing
On that morning train
‘Til I do this song is for you
And so hello again
Though it seems like a crime that I don’t have the time
To write you or give you a call
I am always aware of the bond that we share
‘Cause time doesn’t change you at all my lady
I may wander way over yonder
Through the sun, through the rain
Still I find you’re one of a kind
And so hello again
Though it seems like a crime that I don’t have the time
To write you or give you a call
I am always aware of the bond that we share
‘Cause time doesn’t change you at all my lady
I may wander way over yonder
Through the sun, through the rain
Still I find you’re one of a kind
And so hello again
©1988 Anna Gutmanis/Ban-Anna Music (SOCAN)
So your love affair was not so nice and I must entice
But you won’t be sorry
Now you’re taking all the good advice and you’re thinking twice
But you won’t be sorry
I won’t break your heart in the morning
I won’t leave without any warning
Give me a chance to give you love and affection
When the world is closing in on you
When you think a curse is upon you
I’ll be around to give you love and protection
We’re in love and that is how we’ll stay, caring day by day
And you won’t be sorry
We will be together come what may, I can truly say
That you won’t be sorry
I won’t break your heart in the morning
I won’t leave without any warning
Give me a chance to give you love and affection
When the world is closing in on you
When you think a curse is upon you
I’ll be around to give you love and protection
Instrumental
Oh we’re in love and that is how we’ll stay
I can truly say
That you won’t be sorry
And you won’t be sorry
©1988 Anna Gutmanis/Ban-Anna Music (SOCAN)
My school is really like a battle zone
But when you’re queer you walk the halls alone
Nobody brave enough to be my friend
And the slings and arrows are never ending
I’ve been assaulted in the parking lot
And now they’re saying that I should be shot
This morning I just want to stay in bed
‘Cause the pressure has gone to my head
Chorus
I’m looking for another way out
I'm looking for another way out
I told a teacher what I’m going through
He said there’s nothing he can really do
He told me all about the sins of man
And to get with my god if I can
Chorus
Now my daddy has a dear kid
Doesn’t have a queer kid
If he had a queer kid, man I could say my goodbye
I’ve got nobody I can turn to now
I’m tired of living these lies
Chorus
©2008 Anna Gutmanis/Ban-Anna Music (SOCAN)
We may not be the picture of youth and glamour
Sometimes we’re more like a nail and hammer
Sometimes we don’t have a lot of talkin’ to do
Ain’t it true
We get up, go to work, and we come home tired
It can be hard to remain inspired
Still I can say every single day that I want to be with you
Chorus
This love is real to me
What I feel and hear and what I see
This love is real to me
And it’s better than a fantasy
Now it’s so many years since I first embraced you
Still what I know is my heart has stayed true
Being together is unbelievably fine
So divine
And I marvel at all you and I have been through
And at the places that we have been to
Nobody else knows me half as well and I know that you are mine
Chorus
Instrumental
Chorus
©2009 Anna Gutmanis/Ban-Anna Music (SOCAN)
Chorus 1
Maybe I’ll feel better when I get out of bed
When I get out of bed sometime today
Maybe I’ll feel better when I get out of bed
When I get out of bed sometime today
Chorus 2
Maybe I’ll feel better if I’m not left for dead
And if I put on my head sometime, someway
Maybe I’ll feel better when I get out of bed
When I get out of bed sometime today
I tried to do what needed to be done
I set the bar impossibly high
I should have known that it wouldn’t be fun
And now I’m so weary that I can’t begin to cry
Chorus 1
I ought to throw some clothes on my body
I ought to comb my hair into place
But everything looks terribly shoddy
There’s so much around me that I can’t begin to face
Instrumental
I’m gonna go and slay me a dragon
I’ll write a song that everyone hears
But now my whole damn body is saggin’
And as for my mind, I’m gonna wait until it clears
Chorus 1
Chorus 1
©2009 Anna Gutmanis/Ban-Anna Music (SOCAN)
The day’s overcast, it’s just like the last
And the winter is seeping in slow
There’s something inside keeps a telling her she’s got to go
She ain’t gonna hide when she’s walking outside
And the wind starts its dancing again
Oh why should she fight
It’s just right for her day in the rain
Remembers a park in the drizzling dark
Where some wonderful stories were told
Hey under that isle they once buried a treasure of gold
And maybe some day when the sky ain’t so grey
We’ll go down to see what we can gain
With thoughts of the find on their minds
They walked home in the rain
Chorus
And the rain o fills me with beautiful pain o
Never leaves nothing the same o
Colouring all that I do
Can you say why it doesn’t matter how I try
When it falls down I know I’ll fly
To find that there’s something that’s true
The people she meets when she’s walking the streets
Are all trying to get out of there fast
They don’t like the rain and they’re hoping it’s not gonna last
Umbrellas held high and the look in their eye
Says that girl’s looking pretty dragged down
She ponders their loss as she crosses the street into town
She thinks of that time she was hoping so blind
For a saviour to come to her side
O mama I say he’ll come back and you know I don’t lie
I never never lie
Then came the day when they took him away
And she knew she would go it alone
And the rain falling down on the window was cold as a stone
Instrumental
Chorus
©1980 Anna Gutmanis/Ban-Anna Music (SOCAN)
Looking for meaning, looking for work
Cooking and cleaning, dealing with jerks
Nearing the middle years of my life
I’m more than mother and wife
Chorus 1
Call the conductor
This isn’t mine
I’m caught in the middle
Middle of the line
I need to break out
I need to shine
But I’m caught in the middle
Caught in the middle of the line
Mom needs compassion, so do the kids
I learn to ration ‘cause I can’t flip my lid
All that I give is never enough
The times are horribly tough
Chorus 2
Call the conductor
This isn’t mine
I’m caught in the middle
Middle of the line
My destination ain’t on that sign
I’m caught in the middle
Caught in the middle of the line
Here at my window I see a land of rolling hills
And wandering waves
It’s such a sin though to travel through it
To a land of masters and weary slaves
Instrumental
Chorus 2
Chorus 1
©2001 Anna Gutmanis/Ban-Anna Music (SOCAN)
Step into the wicket
Buy myself a ticket
Wishing it was one-way
Heaven knows I’ll want to stay
Say goodbye to pressure
Say hello to leisure
Now I’m off and running
To my hard-earned southern fling
Chorus
In the sun you can play ‘til you’re done
And when you’re hotter water’s waiting for you
In the sun we can melt into one
Here on vacation, stationed, nothing to do
Now I see the palm trees
Now I feel the cool breeze
I could really live here
If I shift into a lower gear
This is so relaxing
It’s never ever taxing
And I feel so lazy
That’s the way I like to be
Chorus
Instrumental
Chorus
©1989 Anna Gutmanis/Ban-Anna Music (SOCAN)
I'm out, I'm proud
I've done the things I vowed
Nobody gonna take away my freedom
If you believe
My friends and I should leave
You're gonna have to fight us everyone
Chorus
I am who I am, no matter what you say to me
I am who I am, no matter what you do
I am who I am, no matter what you take from me
To myself I will be true
You call me ill
My kind you want to kill
And then you sing of heaven’s love on Sunday
But I can see through your hypocrisy
It’s hatred of yourself that you betray
Chorus
You took from me
A sense of history
I grew up learnin' how to hide my secret
But now I've found
My people all around
And you will find you ain't seen nothin' yet
Chorus
You took from me
A sense of history
I grew up learnin' how to hide my secret
But now I've found
My people all around
And you will find you ain't seen nothin' yet
Chorus
©2003 Anna Gutmanis/Ban-Anna Music (SOCAN) (3:26)
©2012 Ban-Anna Records. All rights reserved. All words and music written and performed by Anna Gutmanis.
I'm out, I'm proud
I've done the things I vowed
Nobody gonna take away my freedom
If you believe
My friends and I should leave
You're gonna have to fight us everyone
Chorus
I am who I am, no matter what you say to me
I am who I am, no matter what you do
I am who I am, no matter what you take from me
To myself I will be true
You call me ill
My kind you want to kill
And then you sing of heaven’s love on Sunday
But I can see through your hypocrisy
It’s hatred of yourself that you betray
Chorus
You took from me
A sense of history
I grew up learnin' how to hide my secret
But now I've found
My people all around
And you will find you ain't seen nothin' yet
Chorus
You took from me
A sense of history
I grew up learnin' how to hide my secret
But now I've found
My people all around
And you will find you ain't seen nothin' yet
Chorus
©2003 Anna Gutmanis/Ban-Anna Music (SOCAN) (3:26)
I've been taken for a ride
I've been stripped of all my pride
I've been down so long I can't remember up
I've been taken for a fool
I've been stripped of all my cool
Why can't someone take away this bitter cup
Chorus
Let it slide, let it slide
Let it slide, OO-OO
Let it slide, let it slide, let it slide
From the corner of my eye
I can see the world go by
But it never stops to let me climb aboard
I'm givin'every little thing I got
In this land that time forgot
And I never seem to get my just reward
Chorus
Aching body, aching soul
Still you keep your self-control
'til the day you start to fear
that you might drown inside your tears
Chorus
©1988 Anna Gutmanis/Ban-Anna Music (SOCAN) (3:03)
I been watchin' you now for quite a while
I love the things you do and I love the way you smile
I was spoken for but now you know I'm free
So I'll do the talkin’ for me
Chorus
If you want a lover, oh-oh
To while away the hours
If you want a lover, oh-oh
To chase away the showers
If you want a lover and none of those others will do
I been wantin' somebody too
Love's a mystery, it comes and then it goes
First it's poetry and then it's tired prose
You know that all I'm looking for is inspiration sweet
And someone to keep up the heat
Chorus
You know that I don't mind if we never find
Any overwhelmin' bliss
All I see is that you and me
Should be sharin' one long kiss
And I confess that my loneliness
Has been makin' me so bold
You look very fine and I'll make you mine
Before we're too much older
©1988 Anna Gutmanis/Ban-Anna Music (SOCAN)
He's caught up in a moment's passion
He wants to do what fits the fashion
He says "I will" and doesn't think of tomorrow
He loves the thought of dinner waiting
But how he misses torrid mating
He says the boss wants extra hours
And so begins a bond that will break in sorrow
Chorus
Baby doll, some kind of baby doll
Some kind of plaything for sure
You are a baby doll, some kind of baby doll
Somethin' he'll leave on the floor
You are the pretty second fiddle
You love the man who loves the middle
And if you leave he gonna find another
Don’t matter that his wife's gonna be a mother
Chorus
You only see him at his best
He never puts you to the test
And you don't have to make his meals
That's what you call a deal of deals
©1987 Anna Gutmanis/Ban-Anna Music (SOCAN)
After all these bountiful years
After all the laughs and all of the tears
After all that we've been through,
I'm still in love with you
After all the joy and the pain
After all the luck and labour in vain
After all that we've been through,
I'm still in love with you
Chorus
Still in love, still in love
No matter what you do
I'm still in love with you
After all those little regrets
After all those times we'd rather forget
After all that we've been through,
I'm still in love with you
Chorus
I had my share of love affairs
But I walked away time after time
Now I can see we're meant to be
Say that you'll stay
Say you’ll be mine
Chorus
After all these bountiful years
After all the laughs and all of the tears
After all that we've been through,
I'm still in love with you
©1987 Anna Gutmanis/Ban-Anna Music (SOCAN)
You said hello and then you walked on by
I must admit you didn't catch my eye
No bolt of lightning and no sound of thunder
My little heart was never torn asunder
How was I to know you'd be the star of my show?
Chorus
I walked all alone on the cold cobblestone
Then came you, then came you
I walked all alone, never found me a home
Then came you
You always took the time to lend a hand
You always took the time to understand
When I was with you I was never lonely
And soon I wanted to be with you only
Now you have my heart, and we are never apart
Chorus
**Now all I want is to be by your side
To keep you warm and keep you satisfied
And when you put your lovin' arms around me
I know I'm lucky that you came and found me
I can truly say I love you more every day
Chorus
**Third verse only on Marigold Sampler version, 1993;
original 1989 album version has only two verses.
©1986 Anna Gutmanis/Ban-Anna Music (SOCAN)
Can't take it, just can't take it
They used to all be friends of mine
Can't fake it, just can't fake it
Without my powder white divine
Not lyin', really tryin'
Then I seem to get a chill
Can't make it, just can't make it
Without my little pills yeah
Chorus
Til doomsday, til doomsday, til doomsday
I won't be afraid of you
Til doomsday, til doomsday, til doomsday
I won't be afraid of you
When I party, do it hearty
Really go and paint the town
Bartender, just befriend her
She sets 'em up, I drink 'em down
Next mornin', without a warnin'
Seems I got two burning heads
I endure it, then I cure it
With all my little reds yeah
Chorus
Some day far away from it all
I'll begin to slow my pace
I won't have my back to the wall
I won't have to run any races
Chorus
Can't take it, just can't take it
They used to all be friends of mine
Can't fake it, just can't fake it
Without my powder white divine
Not lyin', really tryin'
Then I seem to get a chill
Can't make it, just can't make it
Without my little pills yeah
Chorus
©1986 Anna Gutmanis/Ban-Anna Music (SOCAN)
Now it seems our love lies peacefully sleepin'
Nothin' I can do is gonna rouse it today
Is it laid to rest or has it been keepin'
I'm afraid of wastin' all my tears
I'm afraid of wastin' my best years
Chorus
Honey I'm out of time and I'm in a state
Honey I'm out of time and I cannot wait
Baby I'm out of time and I think it's fate
'Cause we're out of what it takes to try
Where is all the steam heat, where is the romance
And where are all the soothin' words we could say
You know I can't remember when we last danced a slow dance
I can't remember when we put aside
All the feelin' we once could not hide
Chorus
These words of mine confuse you
But this I know
I could not bear to lose you
I care for you so
©1988 Anna Gutmanis/Ban-Anna Music (SOCAN)