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Genius Boy Music

by Chuck Martin

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Heppest Cat 02:02
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Heppest Cat By Charles R. Martin You can look high You can look low Check the cowboys at the rodeo But Daddy’s the heppest cat in town You can search south You can hobnob north Up to Philadelphia on July 4th But Daddy’s the heppest cat around Ain’t no cat like Daddy He’s your fetchin’ laddie No sense being caddy You know you love him madly He ain’t square like Cincinnati Daddy’s the heppest cat You can search south You can hobnob north Up to Philadelphia on July 4th But Daddy’s the heppest cat around You can look high You can look low Check the cowboys at the rodeo But Daddy’s the heppest cat in town Daddy’s the heppest cat Daddy’s the heppest cat Daddy’s the heppest cat you found
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Love Springs 03:05
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Love Springs By Charles R. Martin When the love springs It’s a beautiful thing ‘Cause when the love springs Va Va Va Voom and Ring-a-Ding! But love brings its pain Love tortures your brain But who wouldn’t do Anything for love Anything for love When the love springs It’s a party in your heart And when it’s unsprung You keep wishing it would start But love makes me yearn And love makes me burn So why should I do Anything for love Anything for love When the love springs It’s a beautiful thing ‘Cause when the love springs Va Va Va Voom and Ring-a-Ding! But love brings its pain And love brings the rain But who wouldn’t do Anything for love Anything for love Anything for love
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Ambiguous Kiss 04:02
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Ambiguous Kiss By Charles R. Martin I got 13 dollars in my pants I know 13 different ways to dance And it was 13 seconds after her first glance I pulled 13 out and took my chance I told her, “Yeah, yeah.” I say , “Yeah, yeah!” But all I got was ambiguous kiss Where I said hit And she said miss Half her wanted out of this The other thought it worth the risk She had a dozen Lucky Strikes to burn On a dozen dimes made a dozen turns My baker’s dozen got a slight return She taught me 12 new terrible ways to yearn I told her, “Yeah, yeah!” I say, “Yeah, yeah.” But all I got was ambiguous kiss Where I said hit And she said miss Half her fancied lovin' bliss The other sought a quick dismiss
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High Cotton 02:55
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High Cotton By Charles R. Martin Look at Stella play….ooh Watch my Stella play Everything's OK….ooh Watch my Stella play See my Stella run….ooh Watch my baby run She's sure having fun….ooh Watch my Stella run Whoo-ee that's high cotton High cotton, high cotton Good times now won't be forgotten High cotton now Hear my Stella purr….ooh Listen to her purr Baby wrapped in fur….ooh Listen to her purr Whoo-ee that's fish a jumpin' Fish a jumpin', fish a jumpin' I recall that that was something. High cotton now Whoo-ee that's high cotton High cotton, high cotton Good times now won't be forgotten High cotton now Time to go to bed, Stella Rest your little head Time to go to bed, Stella Rest your little head 'Night, baby
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Hit 10 Joints 02:28
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Hit 10 Joints By Charles R. Martin I’m gonna hit 10 joints tonight Gonna hit 10 joints to-ni-ah-ite! Hot dog daddy gonna feel alright When I hit 10 joints tonight Joint 1 is a smoky little dive At Joint 2, I won't be denied Joint 3 is called Mary Jane’s Now I’m roiling up to Joint 4 feelin’ no pain Roiling up to Joint 4 feelin’ no pain 'Cause I'm hitin' 10 joints tonight Hitin' 10 joints to-ni-ah-ite! Be-bop-a-lula, baby, who’s got a light? Gonna hit 10 joints tonight Joint 5 is called The Club 420 At joint 6, you know I had me plenty At joint 7 I met the kind and The Righteous Kind Now I don’t remember Joints 8 and 9 No, I don’t remember Joints 8 and 9 Because I hit me hit 10 joints tonight Hit me 10 joints to-ni-ah-ite! Put out the kitty baby turn out light? 'Cause I hit 10 joints tonight Joint 10’s a-jumpin’ Man, they had a rockin’ band Playing ‘Grazing in the grass’ And ‘Smoke on the water,’ man Smoke on the water Smoke on the water Man you really oughta play Smoke on the water Smoke on the water, got a water pipe Smoke on the water, fire it up tonight Hot dog daddy gonna feel alright When I hit 10 joints tonight Be-bop-a-lula, baby, who’s got a light? Gonna hit 10 joints tonight Put out the kitty baby turn out light? 'Cause I hit 10 joints to-ni-i-i-i-ite!
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You Won't 03:01
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You Won’t By Charles R. Martin Don’t tell me you will When, in fact, you won’t Don’t tell me you do When you really don’t It’s clear when you’re lyin’ So why bother even tryin’ Don’t tell me you will-il-il-il When, in fact, you won’t Don’t tell me it’s hot When you know it's not But I gave it my all In fact, I’m pret-near shot But I know what you’re thinking You wished you just kept drinking Don’t me it’s hot-ah-ah-ot When, in fact, it’s not Don’t tell me it’s right When you know it’s wrong I guess if there’s one, that’s the point of this song You think I can’t take the truth? But that’s why I leave out the vermouth Don’t tell me you will-il-il-il When, in fact, you won’t
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Shame In This House 02:32
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Shame in This House By Charles R. Martin You plot and plan this sordid tryst for many days But it could go down in a hundred different ways 'Cause every night's got a thousand pairs eyes You better be ready to tell a thousand different lies But tell me How would it feel if there was shame in this house? 'Cause someone shared the finer points with your spouse You think you sip that happy beer with that shame? Sucking all your sweet life away Draining all the joy from your day Ooh ooh ooh Ooh ooh ooh Midafternoon at some interstate motel Where the cleaning products can't begin to mask the smell Of many a randy low-rent rendezvous You better be worried about who's rendezvousing too And tell me How would you feel if there was shame in this house? 'Cause it's common knowledge around this town that you're a louse You think you sip that happy beer with that shame? Sucking all your sweet life away Draining all the joy from your day Ooh ooh ooh Ooh ooh ooh
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Like You Love Him 03:05
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Like You Love Him By Charles R. Martin He ain’t gonna love you Like you’re lovin’ him You could spend another year You could spend another 10 Your love burns hot His love light’s dim He ain’t gonna love you Like you love him Never gonna need you Like you’re needing him It’s been so long Are you really in? I see you ache Your smile so thin Never gonna need you Like you’re needing him Stella, he’s not right for you You want a life he just can’t do You deserve much more than, "Yeah, sort of" Find a boy who'll cherish you And see you as the brightest jewel You deserve, my darlin’, to be loved But he ain’t gonna love you Like you’re lovin’ him You hold out hope But know none and slim The heart's a wheel It’s sink or swim He ain’t gonna love you Like you love him Never gonna love you Like you love him
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Need To Be Told 03:19
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Need To Be Told By Charles R. Martin I didn't come for the party, honey And I don’t need to be sold I just want to be sure of one thing I need to be told I need to be told I got no time to be cool, now baby ‘Cause I’m about to explode Lay the cards on the table, Mable I need to be told I need to be told I need to be…… Tell me what you want to do Tell me what you want to do I need to hear that from you Tell me what you want to do I didn’t come for your sugar, sweetie And I don’t need to control I just want to be sure of one thing I need to be told I need to be told I need to be told I need to be told
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Me & Stella 02:02
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Me & Stella By Charles R. Martin If me & Stella could walk in the park Me & Stella might chase an aardvark Yeah, me & Stella we'd would romp until dark Dogs better not bark……..Uh-uh If me & Stella could fly on a plane If me & Stella could dance in the rain Yeah, me & Stella on each other's brain You think we're insane………Uh-uh Me & Stella, lucky fella I just want to say, again Me & Stella A capella! Let the fun begin La la la la la, la la la la la, la la la la la la If me & Stella could go to the zoo If me & Stella could get a tattoo We wish there's nothing that we couldn't do Shopping for shoes Renting canoes Duet debut Fly to to Peru Or Kath-a-man-du Yes, Cat and Man do Yes, Cat and Man do Yes, Man and Cat do Yes, Man and Cat do…….It all
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Over To Me (Come On In) 05:11
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Over To Me (Come On In) By Charles R. Martin Come on over, come on Ooh ooh, Quick Come on over, come on Over to me Come on over, come on Ooh ooh, Quick Come on, come on Over to me In the midnight hour Russian summer bright as day Come on, come on over Take your comrade's cares away Come on, come on over Ooh ooh, Quick Come on, come on over Over to me Come on, come on over Ooh ooh, Quick Come on, come on over Over to me Lonely teardrops only For the lonely, not today Come on, come on over Turn your mouth up, tell me what I say Come on over, come on Ooh ooh, Quick Come on over, come on Over to me Come on over, come on Ooh ooh, Quick Come on, come on Over to me Come on in to the next revolution Come on in to the deep blue sea Come on in to the beautiful valley Come on in, honey, get yourself free
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Best Days 02:47
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Best Days By Charles R. Martin First time up on water skis A lake in Tennessee To get me started Dad got Down in the water with me Mom drove the boat and smiled Sweet summer ‘66 Those were the best days of my life First time I’m away to stay New life, college days Got my schedule, lost it And found fast friends forever Still they stand beside me From fall of ‘71 Those were the best days of my life Go down Moses Ain’t nothing you can say I wrote the tablets And it was always judgment day Come on Delilah Cut me where you will It’s one day’s journey And most of it downhill First one ever reach my heart Now that's my real re-start Who saw it taking nearly Fifty years to find love To let you truly touch me There ain’t no doubt about it These are the best days of my life These are the best days of my life These are the best days of my life So far

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Genius Boy Music, not just a clever title. I pack a mammoth slice of Americana and more – R&B, show tunes, rock, jazz, pop, country, soul – mixed, matched and minced into twelve 3-minute songs.

How is that possible? Slap bass-driven 'Hit 10 Joints' suggests where my brain might have been during the songwriting process. That and I'm a scientific genius who beseeched his idol, Marvin Gaye, for guidance when recording blued-eyed funk vocals on 'Over to me.' Did it work?

Diversity defines Genius Boy Music. Overly candid songwriting unites it. I tell it up front in 'Heppest Cat' - I ain't square like Cincinnati. But I am cat crazy. Scary/sweet rocker 'Me & Stella' and 'High Cotton,' a symphonic lullaby, are about my cat, the daughter I never had. The thundering guitars on 'Ambiguous Kiss' are all the times I got shot down in a bar, a theme I return to in alt-county, 'You Won't.' I got shot down a lot.

Finally, what are the three best days of your life? I tell you mine in the last track, 'Best Days,' which ends with me singing – These are the best days of my life, so far. So inspiring.

No Really. What are your three best days?

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released January 31, 2014

Produced by Charles R. Martin
Recorded by Rob McGregor, Goldentone Studio, Gainesville, FL
Mastered by Michael Fuller, Fuller Sound, Miami, FL

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Chuck Martin Gainesville, Florida

I'm a recording artist, songwriter, and entertainer from Gainesville, FL. I have made six albums of original music and can provide recorded or live music in nearly every genre, including rock, folk, jazz, show tunes, Americana, county, and rhythm & blues. I tour the southeast either as a solo act or with one of my bands, and I am an old school Entertainer with a capital "E." ... more

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