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Pop Scrapbook

by Dana Countryman

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MRS. SUNSHINE w&m by Dana Countryman and Terry Draper   Sometimes I wake up before the sunrise When I do, I go right back to sleep I don’t wanna wake up without sunshine on my face I love to feel your welcoming embrace Hey there, Mrs. Sunshine Help me out, If you’d be so kind Cause my baby’s coming home, she’s on her way Lovely Mrs. Sunshine All I ask is just this one time Shine your light and bring a bright and sunny day Where should we go, what should we do on such a day? I don't really care as long as you and I can play And look at the clouds float by, look at how they envy us two Blown by the wind they cannot do all the things we can do Hey there, Mrs. Sunshine Help me out, If you’d be so kind Cause my baby’s coming home, she’s on her way Lovely Mrs. Sunshine All I ask is just this one time Shine your light and bring a bright and sunny day I don’t mind if it rains today But hey, come tomorrow keep it all away ‘Cause my girlfriend misses sunshine, Mrs. Sunshine Mrs. Sunshine INST  Hey there, Mrs. Sunshine Help me out, If you’d be so kind Cause my baby’s coming home, she’s on her way Lovely Mrs. Sunshine All I ask is just one more time Show your might and bring a bright and sunny day  © 2021 Friends Romans Music, BMI Magentalane Music, ASCAP
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MY LITTLE CAROLINE Dana Countryman My little Caroline We’ve gotta give it one more try Can’t you see that you and I Should be together? My little Caroline Please give me just a little sign Put your little hand in mine, My little Caroline Don’t know why you went away It’s still a mystery What we had, girl was everything to me But then you left and broke my heart, I love you anyway Baby, come back I miss you more ev’ry day My little Caroline We’ve gotta give it one more try Can’t you see that you and I should be together? My little Caroline Please give me just a little sign Put your little hand in mine, My little Caroline I can’t forget the way that you kissed me then Oh, how I want you back in my arms again in my arms again My little Caroline Please give me just a little sign Put your little hand in mine, My little Caroline My little Caroline My little Caroline My little Caroline My little Caroline Ev’ry night I hope and pray You’ll be coming home to stay © 2021 Friends Romans Music, BMI
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City Life 02:36
CITY LIFE w&m by Dana Countryman I’m gettin’ out of the suburbs, and I’m getting’ into the city life The people there seem to be diff’rent, but I don’t care I think I’m gonna like it there ‘Cause in the city, life is waitin’ there I’m gonna show my people back home They can kid me, I don’t really care I’ll show ‘em I can make it out on my own People tell me I’m crazy Man, the crime rate there is getting’ worse each day But none of the people that warn me can change my plans I’m movin’ out and takin’ the chance ‘Cause in the city, life is waitin’ there I’m gonna show my people back home They can kid me, I don’t really care I’ll show ‘em I can make it out on my own Country livin’ just ain’t my style I’m movin’ out in a little while I think my big chance is in the city Ooh, yes, I do City Life I guess the suburbs are alright, but the city life is where it’s at for me I’m leavin’ as soon as I can but, ‘til I get to, this suburb life will just have to do But in the city, life is waitin’ there I’m gonna show my people back home They can kid me, I don’t really care I’ll show ‘em I can make it out on my own City Life City Life City Life ©2021 Friends Romans Music, BMI
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SUNDAY COMES ALONG w&m by Dana Countryman Let’s take it easy Sunday We’ll have our day of rest At least will have our one day when we don’t have to get up and dressed And you can do your crosswords, and I’ll play my guitar Maybe I could come up with a song When Sunday comes along All through the week, you’ve done nothin’ but fret Nothin’s been goin’ right yet And I hate to see you upset, but baby, it’s time to forget Cause it’s almost Sunday our day to have fun day Hold on, Girl, you know it won’t be long You just gotta hold on It won’t be long ‘till Sunday comes along It won’t be long ‘till Sunday comes along © 2021 Friends Romans Music, BMI
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LET’S KEEP DANCING w&m by Dana Countryman See the stars shinin’ up above? Not a cloud to spoil the view What a beautiful evening to fall in love with you It’s a perfect night to feel your heart next to mine, and thrill me like you do There’s no one else in the world tonight, but we two So let’s keep dancing Let’s pretend that there’s no one else here Let’s keep right on dancing I’ll whisper sweet little things in your ear And when the music’s soft like this, it’s just a prelude to a kiss So let’s keep dancing (Keep on holding me tight) Just keep on dancing (Dance with me through the night) What a lovely way to spend the night with you Now they’re putting the chairs away, and the band is heading home Other couples have gone, and here we are, all alone As they lock the doors we step out into the dark, and hold each other tight And all alone, we dance on our own in the night So let’s keep dancing Let’s pretend that there’s no one else here Let’s keep right on dancing I’ll whisper sweet little things in your ear And when the music’s soft like this, it’s just a prelude to a kiss So let’s keep dancing (Keep on holding me tight) Just keep on dancing (Dance with me through the night) What a lovely way to spend the night with you ©2021 Friends Romans Music, BMI
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YOU’RE EVERYTHING w&m by Dana Countryman Ev’ry time you kiss me, I keep coming back for more Ev’ry kiss is sweeter than the one that came before And when you cuddle up, and whisper in my ear the way you do, no one else could love you more than I love you And girl, you’re ev’rything I’ll ever want, you’re ev’rything to me Like Romeo and Juliet, we’ll take our place in history When other couples come and go, you’ll still be in my arms, I know You’re ev’ry note of ev’ry song I sing And you’re not just a part of me, you’re eve’rything You’re the one I idolize, the one I’ve waited for Now I know the meaning of the word “forevermore” And I could never find another girl who’d love me like you do No one else could ever take the place of you And girl, you’re ev’rything I’ll ever want, you’re ev’rything to me Like Romeo and Juliet, we’ll take our place in history When other couples come and go, you’ll still be in my arms, I know You’re ev’ry note of ev’ry song I sing And you’re not just a part of me, you’re eve’rything ©2021 Friends Romans Music
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RECORD STORE EMPLOYEES w&m by Dana Countryman They don’t ever say "thank you" after you’ve spent your dough When the registers been fed, They just want you to go Record Store Employees, they’re very polite, just as long as you get out of their line of sight I snidely say “you’re welcome“, they just look up and stare They obey what’s in fashion They know ‘bout papers and pipes In their promotional T-shirts, they’re such stereotypes Record Store Employees, they think they’re so hot After all, they got the job that you never got You’ll never hear this song played in their store for long I called up the record store today to see if they had the new LP by Eydie Gormé The record store employee said they did When she said that, I really flipped my lid So I walked the mile to the record store When I got there, she said that they don’t got it no more So I said, “Hey! You told me on the phone you had that new record, dear.” The she said, “You know, we don’t have time to check. I’m just one of many Stupid people working here” (She’s got an IQ of 34) “And by the way, don’t call me ‘dear’.” (put her to work in the record store) Chances are she only got the job ‘cause the store’s owned by her Uncle Bob Stupid people have their faults, and their waltz They try to pretend like they know their stuff But sooner or later, I’ll call their bluff They’re bound and determined to treat you like vermin They’re not gonna take any guff Now you’ve heard all about it, all the crap I went through And I wouldn’t even doubt it, to hear it happened to you Never again do I have to tell my sad, sad story The record store has closed and faded into glory It feels so good to know they never will again annoy me And down at 7-Eleven, there’s a new employee © 2021 Friends/Romans Music, BMI
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BRAND NEW FEELING w&m by Dana Countryman I remember the day I first set eyes on you in your hot pink Chuck Taylor tennis shoes You looked a little bit wild then, ya got my attention, its true And with your pink suspenders, and pink toenails, too I swear that’s when I fell in love with you I got a brand new feeling It’s a feeling I’ll never forget the way I felt the moment when we first met You know I still get that brand new feeling, whenever your lips meet mine I get that brand new feelin’ every time And now here we are, many years have passed We sit on the couch with a couple of cats, just a-watchin’ old movies, Look at us, still holdin’ hands And after all these years of truly wedded bliss, there’s no one else I’d rather grow old with We got that brand new feeling and the feeling’s as strong as before My love for you will last forevermore You know I still get that brand new feeling, whenever your lips meet mine I get that brand new feeling every time ©2021 Friends Romans Music, BMI
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SHE'S HERE WITH ME w&m by Dana Countryman She's here with me In my arms, she's as warm as the Spring clouds above She's as light as the wings of a dove, and she's so full of love, and she's here with me As she sleeps, she's a sail on the calm, open seas She the rustle of wind in the trees She's a soft, summer breeze, and she's here with me Ooh, yeah yeah Like a diamond so bright, she's the first star of night that I see And she's shinin' her light down on me She's shinin' it down on me She's just too sweet for words, like the song of nightbirds in a tree and if their song you've heard, you'll agree It's a sweeter song than this one ever will be Ooh, yeah yeah Like a diamond so bright, she's the first star of night that I see And she's shinin' her light down on me She's shinin' it down on me She's just too sweet for words, like the song of nightbirds in a tree and if their song you've heard, you'll agree It's a sweeter song than this one ever will be In my eyes, she's as pure as the new fallen snow She's the sky when she's gettin' that glow She's the sun settin' low, and she's here with me She's here with me She's here with me today She's here with me I think she's gonna stay © 2021 Friends Romans Music, BMI
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KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCKIN’ w&m by Dana Countryman Somethin’ deep inside me says to stay away from you You’ll only break my heart again You’ll only make me blue I know you’re not the kind of girl to promise you’ll be true, but I just can’t seem to stay away from you Ev’rytime I break up with you, I keep knock, knock, knockin’ again on your door I keep tellin’ myself “We’re through”, then I’m beg, beg, beggin’ for more When it comes to you, I break ev’ry rule And I guess it’s true, I’m a crazy fool ‘cause I keep knock, knock, knockin’ just like before Girl, I love ya, so what can I do? ©2021 Friends Romans Music, BMI
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Butterflies 03:52
BUTTERFLIES w&m by Dana Countryman Ev’ry time you pass my way, I get butterflies Then I realize I’m hopelessly in love with you But you never notice me and my butterflies Like a thousand guys, who seem to think they love you, too It isn’t thunder when it rains, that’s the pounding of my heart And ev’ry rainbow gives me hope that there’s still a chance our love might start So if you take the time to notice a butterfly, the flutter of their wings is like the flutter in my heart And if you give me just a chance we’ll never part ©2021 Friends Romans, BMI
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RAINBOW IN THE DISTANCE w&m by Dana Countryman The sun is slowly risin’ It’s another brand new day Now the morning rain has lifted, and the clouds have cleared away There’s a rainbow in the distance, and there’s not a trace of gray As I sit and watch, I stop and think about you We grew up together Never had a friend so true Through the years you were the one friend I could tell my troubles to Someone strong enough to listen, and I learned from watching you And then late last night I heard the news about you And it really hurts to think I’ve lost a friend Now there’s nothing I can do but wonder why And it’s sad to think we’ll never meet again, ‘Cause we never had the chance to say goodbye Now the sun is slowly sinkin’, and the moon is on the hill And tonight I really miss you, and I guess I always will But there’s a rainbow in the distance In another place and time And the world’s a little sadder now without you And as the rain begins I stop and think about you © 2021 Friends Romans Music, BMI
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Scrapbook 03:48
SCRAPBOOK w&m by Dana Countryman Look at this photograph, that little guy is me Life was much simpler then, the way things used to be Summers lasted forever Neighbor kids spent their days together in the sun, havin’ fun, and laughing endlessly There’s a sweet memory in each photo I see in my scrapbook Ev’ry face that I see comes back clearly to me in my mind And there’s a story behind ev’ry photo I find in my scrapbook Mem’ries time can’t erase bring a smile to my face ev’ry time Here’s one that makes me smile The kid we used to know We’d laugh so hard, as he’d put on a puppet show Now, he’s grown with his own life He’ll stop by to see mom and dad, to fill us in on how he’s been How quickly they do grow This one’s my fav’rite one, a perfect memory You looked so beautiful the day you married me Look at you with your hair done Shining there, like a movie star I swear of ev’ry photo, this one means the most to me There’s a sweet memory in each photo I see in my scrapbook Ev’ry face that I see comes back clearly to me in my mind And there’s a story behind ev’ry photo I find in my scrapbook Mem’ries time can’t erase bring a smile to my face ev’ry time Look at this photograph ©2021 Friends Romans Music, BMI
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THAT’S WHAT CHRISTMAS MEANS TO ME w&m by Dana Countryman Christmas is falling snow, children home, out of school Christmas is getting hugs from all of your in-laws Christmas is pink noses, frozen toes and Jingle Bells Christmas is Christmas Eve, can’t get to sleep and Santa Claus Christmas is Sunday School, and it’s mom in the kitchen, cooking the turkey for dinner on Christmas Day It’s Dad, watching football on TV Oh, that’s what Christmas means to me Christmas is getting on the roof and stringing Christmas lights Christmas is carolers, out singing in the snow Christmas is presents, and lost mittens and it’s snowball fights Christmas is hearing “White Christmas” played on the radio, Christmas is mistletoe, and candy canes, and holly wreaths Christmas is cookies shaped like reindeer, and what’s more It’s little sister’s up on Santa’s knee Oh, that’s what Christmas means to me Christmas is seeing all the relatives on Christmas Day Christmas is taking pictures of the family Christmas is Bethlehem, Silent Night, stockings hung upon the fireplace where Santa’s bound to see Christmas is baby dolls, and BB guns, and Tonka Trucks Christmas is celebrating His nativity It’s putting the star on the Christmas tree Oh, that’s what Christmas means, what Christmas means That’s what Christmas means to me ©2021 Friends Romans Music, BMI

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Dana Countryman's Seventh solo album of "retro pop", features his usual '60s-styled originals, but this time with forays into the styles of country, bossa nova, jazz and progressive rock, as well!

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released September 7, 2021

Produced and arranged by Dana Countryman
Mastered by Rick Fisher at Resonant Mastering, Seattle, Aug. 2021
Artwork by the Edmonds High School Newspaper Cartoonist, 1972

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Dana Countryman Seattle, Washington

This artist remains a mystery. He never performs live in concert, these days. Deeply allergic to hip-hop and most modern radio sounds, he stays happy in his retro pop world.

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