Designs On Me

by Nina Ricci

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Designs On Me 04:08
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Designs On Me Nina Ricci Verse 1 I’m laying on a towel on a snow-white sandy beach The sun is sinking lower casting light all over me And the man who’s been my truest friend is shadow puppeting He’s casting shadows on my form, He’s making butterflies and leaves, He’s got designs on me Verse 2 I must define what I believe that once you’re yolked you never leave I’m open-eyed, I’m not deceived and I like what I have seen We’ve traded looks that lock in place that light up in the other’s face The kind that keep you twined for life, The ever-loving mystery, He’s got designs on me Designs on me Chorus Why do lovers carve names in the trees? Why do love birds return in the spring? Why sometimes do we run past our dreams? He’s got designs on me Designs on me Verse I watch the genius of his art, he listens to my chord He fills balloons with colored paint and pins them on a board He threw a dart and burst the first, invited me to join And we came out color spurned And laughing all the while And I’ve started to believe He’s got designs on me Designs on me Chorus Why do lovers carve names in the trees? Why do love birds return in the spring? Why sometimes do we run past our dreams? He’s got designs on me Designs on me Tag He’s got designs on me, designs on me, he’s got designs on me, designs on me
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Numbers Don't Show 04:02
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Numbers Don't Show Nina Ricci VERSE 1 We all began our music Loving something that we heard We studied on our instruments And waited for the word Whether what we sang was touching Or we played the wrong notes We thought we had the stuff And so we played our first show VERSE 2 At first we thought we made it But we had a lot to learn So, we studied music business Found out how the system flows That as good as you may be And however hard you work All the talent won’t get nothing If the numbers don’t show Chorus Well, you can learn, learn You can know, know, know You can get pretty foxy at the game But who’s in the room when the tickets are sold? Nothing equals nothing if the numbers don’t show Verse 3 Everybody’s in the business Every critic’s got opinions Everybody has connections But they never want to share ‘em. They all want to be the manager But can’t supply “the know” All the helpers don’t help nothin’ If the numbers don’t show Verse 4 They can say they’ll fix you up You could make a little dough You could get a record deal Playing down on music row But whatever deal you get And whatever you borrow All the money don’t mean nothing If the numbers don’t show Chorus Verse 6 T-bone could be your co-write You could intern with Atlantic You could be the highest grossing Staffwriter in the land But if you want to join the big leagues And you haven’t got the draw All the background doesn’t matter If the numbers don’t show Verse 7 You could play outside the country You could sell out every hall You might see your name in headlines Even top the Billboard charts Ya might be famous ‘round the world but if your homeland doesn’t know All the foreign fame don’t matter And the numbers don’t show Chorus Tags
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Folk City 04:48
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Folk City Nina Ricci VERSE 1 I step into the embers of fallen footsteps Of folklore heroes with bluesman licks I hear them coming, breaking in new harmonicas VERSE 2 I stand on the sidewalk and watch the sway Of ghostly teenagers of yesterday They clap their hands and they snap their fingers And comb back hair out of their faces Chorus I always thought I’d move to Greenwich Village I thought I’d shake the dust out of this town I’d be the kind of girl to bring the house down And make Folk City raise it’s roof again VERSE 3 Caffe Dante Italian eatery It’s got seating outdoors facing the scenery A young man in a truckstop v-neck and cuffed sleeves Reminds me of Dad here sipping coffee Verse 4 I’m standing there looking for the Gaslight Cafe Somebody says it’s been closed And I didn’t know that I just look around saying “it’s gone, it’s gone” And I think of going, going back home Chorus I always thought I’d move to Greenwich Village I thought I’d shake the dust out of this town I’d be the kind of girl to bring the house down And make Folk City raise it’s roof again Bridge It’s a strange way to lose a dream Standing in the middle of Manhattan And I realize I got left behind In the smokescreen of the 60’s I can make music anywhere, anytime, for any reason In protest or peace or just in good company Chorus I always thought I’d move to Greenwich Village I thought I’d shake the dust out of this town I’d be the kind of girl to bring the house down And make Folk City raise it’s roof again TAG I’d be the kind of girl to bring the house down And make Folk City raise it’s roof again “Folk City” written by Nina Ricci ℗ & © 2018 Nina Ricci Music, All Rights Reserved Made in the U.S.A (BMI)
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Oh, Give Me A Day 04:22
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Oh, Give Me A Day Nina Ricci Verse 1 A day in the life of a ballerina, or a day in comfortable shoes: I’d like to step into hundreds of scenes to get rid of the world and it’s views Chorus Oh, give me a day, (Hey!) Oh, give me a day Give me a day with a road map, give me a day with a plan Give me a day with an honest report, a “thank you,” and “come again, ma’am.” Verse 3 Oh give me a day in the courtyard, where gardeners dirty their hands They’re burying bulbs where flowers will rise with colorful blue and white bands Chorus Oh, give me a day, (Hey!) Oh, give me a day Give me a day with a road map, give me a day with a plan Give me a day, Oh, give me a day with a “thank you,” and “come again, ma’am.” Verse 4 Give me a day in the wheat fields with sunshine covered in haze, And Celestial Fingers sifting through gold, and a breeze that blows me away Chorus Oh, give me a day, (Hey!) Oh, give me a day Give me a day with a road map, give me a day with a plan Give me a day, Oh, give me a day with a “thank you,” and “come again, ma’am.” Verse 7 Give me a straightforward morning, give me a day that is frank And a day that unfolds in ideas that should profit In little green bills in the bank Chorus Oh, give me a day, (Hey!) Oh, give me a day Give me a day with a road map, give me a day with a plan Give me a day, Oh, give me a day with a “thank you,” and “come again, ma’am.” Verse 8 Give me a day without politics, give me a showing of hands Who’s tired of talking about what isn’t working and “who’s destroying the land?” Chorus Oh, give me a day, (Hey!) Oh, give me a day Give me a day with a road map, give me a day with a plan Give me a day, Oh, give me a day with a “thank you,” and “come again, ma’am.”
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Mama Don't Tell Me Lies 03:35
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Mama Don’t Tell Me Lies Nina Ricci Pre Chorus Mama Don't tell me lies Mama Don't tell me lies Chorus I’ve had more lies than I can take From well-planned schemes to subterfuge These double-crossing enemies Have gone and shot me in the blues Verse 1 Mama never tells me lies, she only shoots me straight But people out there telling lies, they do so to my face Verse 2 People must not count their souls, and what they stand to lose ‘Cuz every time they reload, they shoot me in the blues Pre Chorus Mama Don't tell me lies Mama Don't tell me lies Chorus I’ve had more lies than I can take From well-planned schemes to subterfuge These double-crossing enemies Have gone and shot me in the blues Verse 3 People think cause you believe a lie you are a fool But it’s a fool who tells a lie, but truth shall be your school Verse 4 Sometimes you have to let what goes around come back to bite But don’t you go and shame your Lord by laughing at their plight Pre Chorus Mama Don't tell me lies Mama Don't tell me lies Chorus I’ve had more lies than I can take From well-planned schemes to subterfuge These double-crossing enemies Have gone and shot me in the blues
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If I Wear Blue 03:58
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Colorblind (If I Wear Blue) Nina Ricci Verse 1 I live saturated in spectrums of color I’ve always had a pattern or odd combination Of hues and of dyes: Yellow, magenta, and blue and I wonder if it would have any effect on you If I wear Blue Verse 2 I’ve never been able to repeat perfection I hate spinning circles in the same direction But I learned to love what you like And you liked the silk scarf that I wore it So I wore it over and over And It wasn’t the design but the hue And I wondered if I would have any effect on you If I wear Blue Chorus Is it all a colorless dream Like Dorothy before the twister came? Could I open up Oz to you Ooh, If I wear blue? Verse 3 I’m buying a dress to wear on a date And I’ve lived the beginning over and over: You walk through the door See what I’m wearing The one coloration you see, A cool azul covering the girl with brown eyes Tell me would it matter to you Are you attracted to the girl or the cast? Under the light of the moon And… would it help If I wear blue? Chorus Is it all a colorless dream Like Dorothy before the twister came? Could I open up Oz to you Ooh, If I wear blue? Verse 4 I wonder what a girl’s got to do to impress you? Are bracelets and earring enough to arrest you? Or are you blind to them, too? Like you are to the colors of the rainbow As we are to the colors of the wind Who do you tell your secrets to That you’re colorblind? And I could help Oooh, If I wear blue Chorus Is it all a colorless dream Like Dorothy before the twister came? Could I open up Oz to you Ooh, If I wear blue?
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I Never Deserve Any Good Thing I Got 04:10
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I Never Deserve Any Good Thing I Got Nina Ricci Verse 1 I’ve had my share of good chances And mostly made a mess of them all Every moment that passes, passes in error There’s a fly in the ointment of life And it’s hard being human at all It’s difficult just being alive It’s tough, even when it’s not And I Never Deserve Any Good Thing I Got Verse 2 I got a blind hug from a stranger Won the trust of a little child’s heart But when it came down to mercy or Midas I threw in with the golden lot My “self” became plated in gold And my touch was as cold as a rock And the evil root took hold I Never Deserve Any Good Thing I Got Verse 3 I remember every school party And every holiday with its spark A joy that unfolded right out of the dark From the pocket of my mother's heart And the years that I wore it on down And the deeds to tear us apart The words I used when we fought I Never Deserve Any Good Thing I Got No, I Never Deserve Any Good Thing I Got Verse 4 Somebody said I was someone’s somebody And I guess I might have known it was true From the twinkle and shine of innocent love When I stole all the light that it drew It crunched like leaves underfoot And it pained me to look in its face In love, I’m a crack shot And I Never Deserve Any Good Thing I Got Verse 5 People go to hell with good intentions Some are honest and lose all they work for God in His grace put up His Son On a cross for the guilt of my past I have the nerve to repeat my sins; And stone-face the Judge when I’m caught; Hold out before I repent I Never Deserve Any Good Thing I Got TAG I Never Deserve Any Good Thing I Got I Never Deserve Any Good Thing I Got

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Nina Ricci, a singer and songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee, creates music relevant to current times and keeps her footing in folk revival music in her debut album Designs On Me. Born in Atlanta, Nina has lived in the Nashville area most of her life and has been active on the local music circuit. She declares, “I’m a storyteller,” “Each song on this album tells its own story.” The seven selections reflect poetic elements of her imagination. Nina tells her stories and demonstrates a range of artistic sensibilities and influences. She also carefully reveals her sentimental side as an artist in the album’s title track, singing along with a smooth mix of violins, accordion and pedal steel sounds: “We’ve traded looks that lock in place, that light up in the other’s face, the kind that keeps you twined for life, the everloving mystery.” In “Folk City,” she speaks with an open heart about a visit to Greenwich Village, NYC, where her dad lived in the 1970’s. Nina sketches dream-like images of what the hip scene was like in the late 1950s and early 1960’s as she follows “the embers of fallen footsteps.” She draws upon long-lost rhythms of the Village’s hallowed grounds; maybe it’s the staccato movement of curious passersby on a Saturday night at the intersection of MacDougal and Bleecker streets. “I stop on the sidewalk and watch the sway of ghostly teenagers of yesterday.” The composition, “If I Wear Blue,” begins with a lilting Klezmer violin playing in three/four time, as she ponders the fallout behind the spectrum of color she feels and wears—especially blue. “I’ve always had a pattern or odd combinations of hues and of dyes, yellow, magenta and blue.” But instead of providing vivid clarity, this swirl of colors becomes a baffling kaleidoscope of complicated emotions. “I hate spinning circles in the same direction.” Nina confesses that her album is a mixture of many colors and emotions, but she says, “there was a peace all along that it was going to come out as it should be. There’s nothing like getting an education and then implementing what you’ve learned in living color.” In the process, Nina found her “sound and strength” as a musician. With this album, and with all the colors it contains, she embarks on a musical journey to share her voice with others.
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—Michael C. Gabriele, author of New Jersey Folk Revival Music: History & Tradition

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released March 20, 2018

Nina Ricci- Lead Voice and Acoustic Guitar
Jo Cleary- Violin and Background Vocals; Kelli Johnson- Background Vocals;
Eddie de Pool- Background Vocals; Ben Clay- Lead Guitar and Background Vocals;
Jon Upton- Piano; Garry Adams- Mandolin and Banjo;
Jeff Taylor- Accordion; Syneva Colle- Cello;
Perley Curtis- Pedal Steel and Dobro;
Will Cafaro- Upright and Electric Bass; David Huff- Drums

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Nina Ricci Chattanooga, Tennessee

Nina Ricci is a folksinger, songwriter, and guitarist living and creating new music in Nashville Tennessee. Her style is "retro-progressive," throwing hints at the last folk revival and steaming forward; letting the hinges of tradition dangle among the stories she sings. ... more

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