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Happy Holidays to all of our friends who have been kind enough to lend us your ear! It's been a difficult year for some of us, but we've got to hang on to hope and appreciate every day that we get to have with each other because tomorrow isn't promised.
Love always, Candy Apple Blue
Verse 1:
It's all over now. This Christmas you'll be far away
And I've, I've lost you somehow to the mistletoe and snowflakes
Lead In 1:
Oh and I still remember (Fa La La La) decorating through the years
Every time it turned December, I was full of Christmas cheer
(Fa La La La Fa La La La La)
Chorus:
There's just no use pretending there will be
peace on earth for me this Christmas day
But joy to the world anyway
Verse 2:
You think I would know how to celebrate without you on my own
How to put up the lights, string the popcorn and sing some carols
Lead In 2:
Make hot apple cider, hang the stockings all in line
The spirit of the season, I've lost and just can't find
Chorus:
There's just no use pretending there will be
peace on earth for me this Christmas day
But joy to the world anyway
Bridge:
Glory, glory hallelujah and goodwill towards all good men (all good men)
I know you're never coming home again (never coming home again)
Lead In 3:
Oh and I still remember (Fa La La La) decorating through the years
Every time it turned December, I was full of Christmas cheer
(Fa La La La Fa La La La La)
Chorus:
No, there's just no use pretending there will be
peace on earth for me this Christmas day
But joy to the world anyway
Ad-lib:
Joy to the world, joy to the world
Joy to the world, joy to the world anyway!
Fa La La La Fa La La La La
Artist: Candy Apple Blue Song: Heart By Heart (ft. Timeface Project) Alexander Storm Mgmt. ℗ 2012 Mrix Muzik Records Artwork by Fading Brunette™ Studios
Verse 1: One by one we take the fall A rite of passage for us all So cautiously we proceed
Verse 2: Two by two we learn the ways Uncertain of the words we say To get what we think we need
Lead In: And how many times can I hang around? And how many times can you bring me down? (And we can't seem to stop or start)
Chorus: Heart by heart we fall apart (heart by heart, heart by heart) Heart by heart we stop and start (heart by heart, heart by heart) It's a flawed design, love on the line We always think we got it this time But we fail to play it smart, heart by heart
Verse 2: Left and right we move ahead The empty promises were said But fade into a memory
Lead In 2: And how many times can I even try? And how many walls can we hide behind? (And just when you think you're gonna make a brand new start)
(Repeat Chorus)
Bridge: And now I see ahead of me The future ain't what it used to be Cause I don't dream this dream alone I'll follow it until I bring it home (And I'll bring it home)
Ad-lib: I don't know why I try and try (heart by heart, heart by heart) With each hello comes a goodbye (heart by heart, heart by heart)
(Repeat Chorus)
credits
Released 03 November 2012
Written, arranged, produced & performed by Candy Apple Blue & Timeface Project
Candy Apple Blue - Existential Crisis (Greatest Hits, Vol. 1)
'Existential
Crisis' is a music sampler compilation of what we and our fans consider
to be our best work to date. It features select tracks from our debut
album and various singles that we have released over the past two years.
Existential Crisis is our Greatest Hits album, Volume One.
1. The Bed Is Cold 03:54
2. Graveyard (Matt Pop Mix) 04:13
3. Serial Killer (ft. Timeface Project) 05:26
4. Mistake 03:58
5. Rock & Roll Heart Attack 03:44
6. Touch My Heart 04:06
7. You Make Me Happy 04:12
8. I Don't Know How To Say Goodbye 04:02
9. A Lonely Love (ft. Timeface Project) 04:06
10. Select Game (ft. Dave Greening) 03:24
11. The Beat That Keeps Me Moving 03:53
12. Like A Story In A Magazine (ft. Timeface Project) 04:21
13. Tricks 04:28
14. I'll See You Around 03:26
Verse 1:
I know what you are, but I love you anyway
I know what you do to keep the demons at bay
I know where you go when you leave me late at night
But I don’t want to know the answer if it means that I am right
Lead In:
Deep in the heart of darkness
Where terror turns into a dark delight
How can I fight when my hands are tied?
A willing victim on a starless night
Chorus:
Am I in love with a serial killer? (Am I in love with a serial killer?)
Am I in love with a serial killer? (Am I in love, am I in love?)
He comes out at night; every move so precise. He's a chiller! (Serial Killer)
I have to obey, or I’ll end up his prey. He's a thriller! (Serial Killer)
Verse 2:
It’s buried in your eyes, but no one else can see
You don’t realize your secret’s safe with me
Lying in your arms and running out of time
I go searching for the victims of an uncommitted crime
Lead In 2:
Deep in the heart of darkness
Awake inside a recurring dream
I don’t know whether to stay or go
Where silence turns into a deadly scream
(Repeat Chorus)
Bridge:
You spend a lot of time in the garage
I spend a lot of time with myself at odds
You won’t say where it is you’ve got to go
I wonder if I really want to know
(Repeat Chorus)
Ad-lib
Serial Serial Killer
Serial Serial Killer
Serial Serial Killer
Serial Serial Killer
Candy Apple Blue - Serial Killer (ft. Timeface Project)
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Tags: Darkwave, New Wave, Post-Punk, 1980s, Synthpop, Technopop
Candy Apple Blue - Let's Get Something Started (ft. Alaska Thunderfuck)
NEWS UPDATE: Candy Apple Blue has teamed up with Alaska Thunderfuck on their upcoming new single "Let's Get Something Started". A Music Video for the song is in the works now. Both the song and video will be released simultaneously. More details to soon follow.
Tags: Alaska Thunderfuck, Candy Apple Blue, E Caldwell Linker, Haus Of Haunt, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, GBLT Artists, 2012, Dance, Electro, Euro-House,
Electronic, Alaska Thunderfuck, Disco, Electropop, House, Hi-NRG, Club,
Italo-Disco, Technopop
Candy Apple Blue - Let's Get Something Started (ft. Alaska Thunderfuck) [EP]
1.) Let's Get Something Started [Single Mix] 04:12
2.) Let's Get Something Started [Dark Disco Mix] 04:07
3.) Let's Get Something Started [Hot Haus Mix] 04:26
4.) Let's Get Something Started [Radio Edit] 03:54
5.) Let's Get Something Started [Late Nite Mix] 03:43
Verse 1:
Let me catch you up to speed
I’ve got everything you need
And we can really have it all
Let me take you around the world
Show you off like a geisha girl
Cameras flashing everywhere we go
Lead In:
We’re on the cover of Rolling Stone
And the critics just love us
We’re on the red-eye to Roam
Martini lunch in the south of France
Got a midnight performance for the president
Chorus:
We’re like a story in a magazine
And it’s all about love, and it reads like a dream
We’re like a story in a magazine
And it’s got all the glamor of a Hollywood scene
We’re like a story in a magazine
We’re like a story in a magazine
Verse 2:
Welcome to the new elite
Catching glances on the street
Our billboard’s plastered on the city walls
A little scandal never fails
to help us boost our record sales
We do three encores at every show
Lead In 2:
Streaming live from cyberspace
Candy Apple Blue and Timeface
On the cover of Italian Vogue
And who are we wearing? We don’t even know!
(Repeat Chorus)
Bridge: Like a story in a magazine Like a story in a magazine
(Repeat Chorus)
Ad-lib: Like a story in a magazine (We’re like a story)
credits
Released 05 October 2012
Written, arranged, produced & performed by Timeface Project & Candy Apple Blue
Verse One:
Oh, every time I think of you and I
I sparkle like a diamond that shimmers in the light
You're so good to me, how can this be real?
No, I don't need to overthink the feelings that I feel
Lead In:
(Feel) All the time when the thought of you's inhabiting my mind
(Fall) against my skin, and when you're finished, I want it again
Chorus:
You touch my heart (Oh how you touch it, baby)
You touch my heart (Touch my heart)
You touch my heart (I wanna be your only lady)
My heart, my heart (Ooo-ooo)
t-t-touch me, touch my heart
t-t-touch me, touch my heart
Verse Two:
The body is the garden of the soul
I'm pulled into a passion, I'm under your control
A circumstance that no one can deny
We're written in the book of love, no, we don't have to try
Lead In:
(Try) All the time, it seems like you can almost read my mind
(Kiss) me again, cause your love is a race I have to win
(Repeat Chorus)
Bridge:
I'm hot, touch it, touch my heart (x4)
Touch my heart like a fire starts; you burn inside of me
The flames of love are burning for us eternally
Touch my heart, ignite the sparks, come on turn me on
It's the rhythm of pure passion that we feast upon
(Repeat Chorus)
credits Taken from 'Night Tracks', released 29 September 2012
What do you get when you mix early Depeche Mode, B52s, Go-Go's & Men Without Hats in a 2012 blender? Why you get
Candy Apple Blue's latest 1980s fun-packed single, of course!
Artist: Candy Apple Blue
Song: I'll See You Around
Album: Night Tracks
Alexander Storm Mgmt.
℗2012 MRIX MUZIK Records
Verse One:
I'll see you around my town, my house, my car
I'll see you around in my head, my heart, my bed
I don't have to ask you, "Hey, what's new?"
I always know what you're up to
You're like a monkey always on my back
So kiss me, kiss me, kiss me!
Chorus:
It's a great big world no matter where you go
It could be destiny before you leave, I know
I'll see you around, I'll see you around
Verse Two:
I'll see you around while I'm out shopping, at work, at school
I'll see you around, we'll get the party hoppin', party hoppin', party hoppin'
I see you almost every day, but how we met I couldn't say
I see you on my telephone, I'll see you around, leave me alone!
(Repeat Chorus)
Bridge:
I'll see you around, I'll see you around
I'll see you around, I'll see you around
(Repeat Chorus)
credits Taken from Night Tracks, track released 27 September 2012
Written, arranged, produced & performed by Candy Apple Blue
TAGS: New Wave, Synthpop, Techopop, Electropop, Italo-Disco, Hi-NRG,
Disco, 2012, Pop, pop song, europop, discothèque, dance, hi-energy,
Depeche Mode, Men Without Hats, 1980's, 1980s, Retro, The Go-Go's,
Vince Clark, Square Saw Synthesizer
It's always a special joy to be acknowledged for your work in this very competitive musical world that we find ourselves living in. As indie artists, not having the deep pockets of a major label behind us, we often find ourselves in a tight spot when it comes to promoting our music. It often feels like the weight of the world is on our shoulders. However, we've been staying steadfast and true to ourselves and to our art.
Just recently, we've been featured on the music blog 'Soundtrack To My Day' a few times, and it means so very much to us to have an outsider review our music and post about it.
We wanted to give a special shout-out to Howard Stump for taking note of our last few singles and shining a little light on them! We couldn't be more grateful. ~ Sincerely, Hoyt & Carly
Candy Apple Blue has released a new video for a brand new song, "Select Game". The ElectroPop sound remains strong for Hoyt Emerick and sibling Carly, who are joined on this outing with a featured performance by Dave Greening. The song, featuring Carly on lead vocals, speaks to new love when you are still trying to figure out what the rules of the game are. The song was written by Hoyt Emerick, Carly Emerick, and Dave Greening. Enjoy the video for "Select Game".
If you dig that as much as I did, you can get your own free download of the song for the cost of a single Tweet or Facebook Update. Just click here, sign in to Twitter, and you will have a great new song in your collection. To learn more about Hoyt and Carly, visit their official website. You can also 'follow' them on Twitter, or 'like' them on Facebook! ~ Howard Stump
We wanted to announce that we are now listed in the MTV artist directory. Which means that we are somewhere on the map. Most likely we're on a far, far, far away island somewhere, but at the very least it's an acknowledgment. We do, however, appreciate all the love and support we've been getting! xoxoxoxo Carly & Hoyt
http://www.mtv.com/artists/candy-apple-blue/ Similar artists include: Penguin Prison, Pet Shop Boys, Book Of Love, Holy Ghost!, Dangerous Muse, La Roux, Frankmusik, Santogold, Kavinsky, Stefy, Glasser, Colette Carr, The Hundred In The Hand, Yacht, Android Lust, Blondie, Collide, Walter Meego
Verse 1:
Are you gonna play me for a fool or are you gonna treat me like a queen?
Are you gonna break all the rules or are you gonna keep it all routine?
I've been on the outer skirts of town, baby there is nothing I ain't seen
Do you want to make me you touchdown
Or do you wanna jump right over me?
Chorus:
Select game, now tell me baby what's it gonna be
Select game, tell me baby how you're gonna play me
Verse 2:
Are you gonna use me for a night or is it a lifetime that you seek?
When you kiss and roll the dice are you sure you're on a winning streak?
I could be your trophy on the shelf and not admit to my defeat
Or you could be the one to back down, disengage your soldiers and retreat
(Repeat Chorus)
Ad lib: Select game, Select Game
(Repeat Chorus)
Candy Apple Blue - Select Game (ft. Dave Greening)
Tags: Candy Apple Blue, Dave Greening, Short Art Film, Music Video,
Memories, Synthpop, Electropop, Technopop, Italo-Disco, Disco, Short Film, Piano, Super 8 mm
We are very excited to announce that we've joined TwitMusic! The fun & friendly way of sharing the music that you love with your friends and followers on Twitter! This new social media app integrates seamlessly with your Twitter account, making it just as appealing as Soundcloud! (If not even more appealing than Soundcloud.)
Come visit us on TwitMusic, and while you are there, why not grab yourself a few free downloads on the house!
We wanted to thank the folks over at Soundtrack To My Day for their wonderful write-up on our latest music video for New Romance. We appreciate the support!
Candy Apple Blue featured on Soundtrack To My Day
Once again, siblings Carly Emerick and Hoyt Emerick are hard at work, writing, producing, and making videos for a new song. In fact, "New Romance" has a great new music video, featuring the duo singing and dancing on the streets of Pittsburgh. They are both so darling in the video, but I have to admit I might have a teensy crush on Hoyt. Anyway, "New Romance" is sparkling Eletro-Pop delivered with charm and wit by the duo. Give "New Romance" a listen. ~ Howard Stump
Verse 1:
I know the world is a scary place
And everything is suspiciously erased
And baby, I would like to say to you
Don't sit around being bored and blue
You're disenchanted with the world you were born into
Lead-in 1:
So get up, baby, start to dance
Give yourself another chance to start...
Chorus:
A new romance, a new romance
Come put your hand in my hand
And start a new romance, a new romance
Oh pretty baby take me by the hand
Let's a new romance (new romance, new romance)
Let's start a new romance (new romance, new romance)
Verse 2:
The law of nature says opposites will attract
So when I lean in to kiss you, how will you react?
Don't tell me what it is you'd like to say
All the words get in the way
The rules have changed in the game of love we play
Lead-in 2:
So get up baby, start to dance
I think we've got a winning chance to start...
Chorus: (repeats)
Bridge:
A new romance, new romance is what I need
A new romance, new romance baby, come with me
Chorus: (repeats)
Tags:
"Candy Apple Blue" "New Romance" "New Wave" Synthpop "New Romantic" "New Romanticism (Musical Genre)" 2012 Song "Music Video" 1980s "The Cars" "Psychedelic Furs" "Adam Ant" "Neon Trees" "David Bowie" "The Killers" "Empire Of The Sun" "Synth-oriented Pop" 80s Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
Verse One:
The only three words that you never said were the ones I ached to hear
But now I could care less about you, dear
It's sad to think how much of my time was wasted on you
I find it downright laughable that I loved you
Lead In:
But you used me from the start
Playing games with my sacred heart
And I'm where I should be now
Well, darling, I got by somehow
Chorus:
You were a mistake (mistake) I had to learn from
A mistake (mistake), a mistake I had to make
I deserve someone better than you
Verse Two:
I always used to see your face in the crowd
and think of how you let me down
I let myself play victim, I was your clown
You always used to keep me waiting
You had me dangling by a string
All alone on Friday night waiting for the phone to ring
(Repeat Lead In)
(Repeat Chorus)
(Repeat Lead In)
(Repeat Chorus)
End:
The only three words that you never said were the ones I ached to hear
But now I could care less about you, dear
Category: Music
Tags:
* Candy Apple Blue
* Mistake
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* italo-disco
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* dark
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* Patrick Cowley
* Giorgio Moroder
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* Energy (Dimension)
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* pop music
With the best of intentions, Hoyt and I went out to shoot the music video for "Mistake" today! We had a hard time finding the target location that we had in mind, and before we knew it we found ourselves walking for over an hour to get there! Keep in mind that we were carrying heavy production equipment.
It was a hot and humid day, and Mother Nature decided that it was a good time to rain. So Hoyt & I totally got caught in the rain carrying all of our recording gear. By the time we got there, it was nearing dark. So unfortunately, none of the film footage we shot was really usable. Nor did it fit into our artistic direction for our upcoming music video. We wanted to share with you some still-frame footage that ended up on the cutting room floor. Don't get me wrong, we had a blast and still managed to keep a positive outlook! All in all, it was a fun two-hour hike, and it actually felt so wonderful to be walking in the pouring rain! ~ Love & Laughs, Carly
Here's our recently remastered single, "I Don't Know How To Say Goodbye". It's a poignant dance ballad written for and dedicated to our friend Chris Lynch, who always believed in us. (July 28, 1971 - April 16, 2012)
Verse 1:
I don't know how I'm gonna live without you
You know how much I care about you
You fell apart like a broken toy
But the thought that you're gone forever leaves me destroyed
Lead In 1:
My hands shake, my heart breaks, but still I try (still I try)
to let you go into the light
I feel weak and helpless, choked up inside (choked up inside)
I don't know how to say goodbye
Chorus:
I don't know how to say goodbye (don't know goodbye)
I don't know how to say goodbye
Don't know how to say goodbye
Verse 2:
I don't know why I feel so damn numb
When I could cry a river and then some
Our time together was a precious gift
But I never could imagine it would end like this
Lead In 2:
My hands shake, my heart breaks, but still I try (still I try)
To let you go in the fading light
I feel weak and helpless, choked up inside (choked up inside)
I don't know how to say goodbye
(Repeat Chorus)
Bridge:
I will miss you always in my dark despair
Yet I know you're no longer there
The hands of time are spinning to you every day
And every moment gets taken away, gets taken away
(Repeat Chorus)
credits
Released 21 April 2012 Written, arranged, produced & performed by Candy Apple Blue
Tags:
* Disco
* Pop
* Ballad
* Candy Apple Blue
* Dance
* Adult Contemporary
* Dance Ballad
* Easy Listening
* Blue-Eyed Soul
* Lite Radio
Our latest single features Hoyt on lead vocals. It's a fun, happy, and upbeat Hi-NRG dance song with a generous mix of 1980's synth sounds. There are some wonderful flavors of technopop, italo-disco, synthpop, electropop, and even some new wave! We really hope that you will like it!
Candy Apple Blue - The Beat That Keeps Me Moving
Candy Apple Blue - The Beat That Keeps Me Moving (Alternative Cover)
Don't miss SIRPAUL sing his Candy Apple Blue-penned hit song "Going Down in La-La Land" TONIGHT at the DVD release party at 8PM. Only at New York City's Industry Bar, 355 W. 52nd St., New York, New York 10019
SIRPAUL "Going Down In La-La Land" - Still clip from the music video.
Dave Greening w/ Candy Apple Blue - Can't Sleep From The Pain
"Can't Sleep From The Pain" is the result of the collaborative effort between England's own accomplished pianist Dave Greening and Candy Apple Blue. It was with much fondness that we found ourselves collaborating with Dave again. The song has gained us much respect and has received favorable reviews from our musical peers.
This piano/vocal presentation, "Can't Sleep From The Rain," blends a unique fusion of styles. Threads of Celtic, New Age, and dreamy pop music make this one a work that is "very relaxing and engaging to its listener".
Verse One:
The only three words that you never said were the ones I ached to hear
But now I could care less about you, dear
It's sad to think how much of my time was wasted on you
I find it downright laughable that I loved you
Lead In:
But you used me from the start
Playing games with my sacred heart
And I'm where I should be now
Well, darling, I got by somehow
Chorus:
You were a mistake (mistake) I had to learn from
A mistake (mistake), a mistake I had to make
I deserve someone better than you
Verse Two:
I always used to see your face in the crowd
and think of how you let me down
I let myself play victim, I was your clown
You always used to keep me waiting
You had me dangling by a string
All alone on Friday night waiting for the phone to ring
(Repeat Lead In)
(Repeat Chorus)
(Repeat Lead In)
(Repeat Chorus)
End:
The only three words that you never said were the ones I ached to hear
But now I could care less about you, dear
credits
Released 15 June 2012
Produced, written, arranged and recorded by Candy Apple Blue
Candy Apple Blue - The Feeling Doesn't Last Forever
The Feeling Doesn't Last Forever was a song that Hoyt & I composed with so much love and enthusiasm. We wrote the song for a Barbra Streisand-type vocalist but decided to demo it ourselves. The track had more of a sophisticated edge to it, which admittedly wasn't right for our band project, Candy Apple Blue. For a short time only, it was available for download.
The demo that we put out was a little rough; we didn't really nail it vocally and thought it best to just pull it until we find the right singer for this particular song. We want to thank all of our friends for their wonderful input, support, and love for the song! Hopefully you haven't heard the last of it.
Candy Apple Blue - The Feeling Doesn't Last Forever (Electro Mix)
