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Turning On The Century [ Volume 2 ]

by Marc Jonson, Ramírez Exposure

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I see your hair in the rain / It’s everywhere in the rain through foggy glass I watch you pass in the rain I go downtown in the rain / We shop around in the rain but you’re the one / it’s already done in the rain I feel real hip in the rain / I never slip in the rain but when you’re near that all disappears in the rain Written by Marc Jonson & Carolyne Mas.
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Good vibes never lie / Good vibes never lie We can all break down and begin again on a sunny day or a rainy day Good vibes never lie / Good vibes never lie She’s the light and morning / I seen that from the start She’s the light and morning / I really don’t know how she does it Good vibes never lie / Good vibes never lie Written by Víctor Ramírez
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Down in the city / my story is born / one stormy midnight / I walked you home the shadowy streets lights / the wind blowing wild our hearts telling secrets / with each passing smile chorus now I can’t find my way back to that night full of dreams I’ve been down every street / but they’re empty and they’ve swept clean we walked by the bakery / the smell of the bread / rose up from the basement and went to my head how well I remember the moment I knew / your eyes lit the darkness they came crashing through chorus now I can’t find my way back to that night full of dreams I’ve been down every street / but they’re empty and they’ve been swept clean Written by Marc Jonson
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When worlds collide / the pale colours glow vividly When I hear your voice / I feel a chill down my spine just like that … When worlds collide / When worlds collide my mold and my plans just collapse and my hands starts to shake thanks for being always there for me When I see you smile all bad dreams dissapear just like that Written by Víctor Ramírez
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Some stricken girls never get tired of throwing stones it seems bad luck won’t leave me alone And so the story goes I’m the guy who grins nervously when trouble is brewing but it’s fine ‘cause I’ve been there before Yes, I’ve been there before Yes, I’ve been there before Yes, I’ve been there before All the things that I should have known before are coming back to remind me all the mess I left I guess I’ll never know the reason why You loved me so wrong It doesn’t hurt that much But leave me alone Once and all for all Once and all for all Written by Víctor Ramírez
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I hear a Symphony playing in my heart Singing in my ears / every time we talk It’s like cool talking to you it’s so cool like walking to school used to be when Baby gets close to me She smiles when she hears my music play now She closes her eyes and we drift away Written by Marc Jonson
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I'm A Stoic 02:07
Hey, nobody’s gonna tell me who I am I’m not the brainless guy they say I am I cannot define my world in black and white I could say I’m sorry but I’m not ‘cause when I got rid of you The sadness didn’t press me anymore And my writing mojo just came back ‘cause the right girl always comes along One thing is for sure: I’m a stoic Look into my eyes / Look into my eyes The next time you cross me Written by Víctor Ramírez
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He’s the director of the movie and he’s the actor too And when the camera’s rolling / It’s just as good as true He’s dressing up tonight / He’s gonna make the scene The Rudolph Valentino of his own silver screen Just in case you’re wondering what part do you play You save my life about 1000 times a day You’re always there to cue me when I forget my lines And when the stage fright hits me / you’re there to ease my mind Each time the curtain opens and I’m afraid I’ll fail You tell me break a leg dear / Your Florence Nightingale Just in case you’re wondering what part do you play You save my life about 1000 times a day Underneath the camera lights / you never throw a shadow and you feel you’re lacking substance / and it all looks kind of phony Until you come in a riding on a horse as white as moonlight Darling / Is there any question now / why you are the one and only He’s the Director of the movie and he’s the actor too And when the camera’s rolling / It’s just as good as true And if it’s true for you then / it will be true for me We’ll walk across the footlights into reality Just in case you’re wondering what part do you play You save my life about 1000 times a day Written by Marc Jonson & Antonia
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There goes the giant sun willing to stun out his burn into our heads Something’s gonna change In this dark and vicious place We might change our lifes from now on But first of all we should Get some sleep tonight Written by Víctor Ramírez
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There stood in the hall Brian Wilson / with a toy piano and a Gibson with the tympani ringing and the Ronettes singing "Be My baby" Leiber and Stoller were writing / with the chief of the label presiding The Brill Building shook and then echo’d as Spector arrived The Every Brothers were signing / contracts early one morning Baudelaire and Felice were among those whose songs would be tried Drums keep pounding in the back of the room / the bass keeps booming off the side of the moon Then Elvis took to the center / not even a hound dog could enter On one had Chuck Berry the other John Lennon just smiled Dion was snapping his fingers / Imperial’s Rick Nelson fever The five Satin’s “Still of the Night” it’s still number one At Colony Records on Broadway / the A sides were rocking on payday Neil Sadaka, Neil Diamond, Paul Anka, Del Shannon alive Hear the Angels singing in the Stratosphere / the last little bit of a lonely prayer Buddy Holly had beautiful vision / Doc Pomus wrote songs of Suspicion Gene Chandler’s the Duke of Earl and Gene Vincent’s the jester All of it rocking on bandstand / the thrill of romance so grand Skirts that sway and guys that say it all true At the corner Streetlight Boys would sing / every song would pull your heartstrings See the singer’s teary eyes / makes you glad you feel alive Written by Marc Jonson
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"A cornucopia of bright, sunshine pop sounds"
Lenny Lions (Shindig Magazine)

"Captivating pop music"
Patrick Donders (Sweet Sweet Music)

"Deuxième volet de la collaboration initiée l’an passé entre le vétéran américain et son disciple espagnol. Du très haut de gamme."
Coraliet Gardet (Section 26)

"Una lección magistral de cómo defender la vigencia y la necesidad del buen pop" Fidel Oltra (Ruta 66)

"Es razonable pensar que este trabajo a cuatro manos entre Marc y Víctor podría haberse sustanciado en un solo elepé algo más extenso, pero estas 11 nuevas muestras refrendan una habilidad nada frecuente a la hora de cuadrar las piezas del puzle de la canción inmaculada"
Fernando Neira (Un Disco Al Día)

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TURNING ON MARC AND VICTOR. AGAIN.

As I write this evening, a heavy snow – the third such disturbance in as many weeks – pelts outside the window just above my Mac. But here inside, warm as toast, lights stay low, the cat purrs across my lap... and a most happy Sparrow is filling not only my headphones, but my deepest, most storm-free of souls.
Because two of our most prized friends in harmony have brought us their latest thirty-four thirty-seven of sounds fit to soothe even these most tricky 'n' troublesome times.
For like John, Paul, Felice and Boudleaux, Brian, Leiber, Pomus, Stoller et al before them, and us, Messrs. Ramirez and Jonson forever know precisely just which words and notes work best, where, and when. Then, when all's said and sung the results are as pure as pop once was, and could ...no, should be anew.
Quite the big tall task in turning on Century 21, you bet! But Marc and Victor sure are UP for it.
Now, while I may hear and there a Cowsill-worthy Casio line, or sense an Association of Mamas and Papas walking us to school, the ambience and atmosphere above and around is ultimately "nostalgic" only in the way a dear old friend or favoured, too-oft-forgotten pullover may feel. Or really, as Song 6 says, it's very simply stoic. Like the sturdiest Brill Building. Your current Stricken Girl of choice. Or, suffice to say, a friendly 1 - 4 - 5 in Buddy's beloved Key of Beat.
This is indeed the kind of album – remember albums ? – that can put you, in fact take you away to spots which resonate as they reflect, refract, then surely replenish and rebuild the broken heart, the broken mind, and certainly the broken spirit. Remember: Music can do that; Good musicians, and songwriters, make it so. As we can positively hear, right here, through and through these dozen radiant songs.
So! To sum it? Never slip in the rain. Always stay hip in the rain (and even the snow). Go where these two magic music makers will lead, for this latest Turning On The Century will make you glad to feel alive.
Trust me. 'Cause, you know, good vibes never lie.

P.S. and Get some sleep tonight,

Gary Pig Gold
Early March, 2023
somewhere nearer Toronto

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released May 10, 2023

MARC JONSON & RAMÍREZ EXPOSURE – TURNING ON THE CENTURY VOLUME II

Marc Jonson: Vocals, Backing Vocals, Guitar, Keyboard, Synth, Piano, Tambourine, Drum Programming.
Víctor Ramírez: Vocals, Backing Vocals, Guitar, Keyboard, Synth, Mellotron, Drum programming.

Our Guests:

David Grahame plays Bass on ‘In The Rain (Happy Sparrow)’
Cynthia Grahame and Sarah Engel sing Harmonies on ‘In The Rain (Happy Sparrow)’
Ken Stringfellow plays Bass, Backing Vocals, Tambourine on Track 2 & 10 / Electric Guitar, Bass on ‘Stricken Girls’ / Programmed Beats, Bass, Synth and Backing vocals on ‘I’m A Stoic
Michael Caruso plays Bass on ‘When Worlds Collide’ and ‘Streetlight Boys’
Don Bruno plays Clavioline on Streetlight Boys
Andrew Twenter plays Drums on Valentino Nightingale
Ray Kubian plays Drums on Streetlight Boys
Ffflashback plays Mellotron in ‘I Don’t Wanna’ Go’

Produced by Marc Jonson and Ramirez Exposure
Mixed by Marc Jonson
Track 1 written and composed by Marc Jonson & Carolyne Mas
Track 9 written and composed by Marc Jonson & Antonia
Track 2, 4, 6, 8 & 10 written and composed by Víctor Ramírez
Track 3, 5, 7 & 11 & 12 written and composed by Marc Jonson

Arrangement for ‘Happy Sparrow’ by David Grahame and Marc Jonson
Arrangement for ‘I Don’t Wanna Go’ by Maria Mijares and Marc Jonson

Artwork & design: Paula Costas

Recorded at The Blasé Bongo Studio, Plainfield, NJ / The Hills Home Studio, Valencia, SP
Mastered at Resonant Mastering by Ed Brooks & Rachel Fields

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