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1.
Falling In Love 02:25
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Well, my mind is all a mess, I can't even think to dress 'Cause I'm falling, I'm falling in love I get chills every time she talks, I get a fever when I see her walk Well I'm falling, I'm falling in love Every night, I'm lying awake I try to think, what was my mistake I didn't wanna fall, didn't wanna slip But now I think I'm about to flip 'Cause my heart goes a pitter-pat, For my pretty little pussycat Well, I'm falling, I'm falling in love © 1982 Donnie Barren www.donniebarren.com
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Wake Up Dreamer 03:35
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Wake Up Dreamer ************ (Wake up, wake up. Wake up, wake up) Dancing all night 'til the crack of dawn Feeling all right, you know it can't be wrong Turning her head as you draw a line Laughing inside 'cause it feels so fine You love to laugh, you know you love to sing You love to do most anything Taking each day as it's turning 'round Always feeling up, you know you're never down (Chorus) They said "Wake up dreamer, you've been there far to long? (Wake up, wake up) They said "Wake up dreamer, you're not where you belong? (Wake up, wake up) Gotta settle down, got to look ahead Gotta think about what the old folks said Gotta make a mold, gotta fit right in Gotta join the race, yes you've got to win (2nd Verse,Chorus, Solo, 2nd Verse, Chorus) (Wake up, wake up. Wake up, wake up) ********* One-Stop. © 1983 Don Holtzinger (aka Donnie Barren), BMI. Phone 425.445.5989. Email: donholtzinger@hotmail.com, www.donniebarren.com.
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Can't You See The World Through My Eyes? 05:50
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(Spoken: I can't sleep at night anymore. I'm just tossing and turning all the time. And I keep waiting for the phone to ring; I just keep hoping you'll call. But you never do.) (Chorus) When you see my face Don't you think the smile seems out of place, my tears erased Can't you see the world through my eyes Here it comes, here you come again Why must I talk, why must I laugh, this time must I pretend Well I know your thoughts, your moves, yes...I know your every look... Was my smile all that you mistook? (Chorus) Stop and think, stop and think of me How can I sleep, how can I live with my heart, who's got custody I wake at night, I wake with fright, I wake with no one home Yes I wonder, am I really all alone (Chorus) (Ending chorus) Won't you stop and look Look at me, a broken man Can't ya see the world through my eyes Can't ya see the world Looking through my eyes, no the sun don't shine Can't ya see the world through my eyes Must I stumble blind, must I stumble blind I can't see nothing without you, your love and you Can't ya see the world through my eyes © 1983 Donnie Barren www.donniebarren.com
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I Think We're Alone Now 03:46
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I Think We're Alone Now ***************** Children behave, that's what they say when we're together And watch how you play, they don't understand, and so we're (pre-chorus) Running just as fast as we can Holding onto one another's hand Trying to get away, into the night And then you put your arms around me As we tumble to the ground and then you say (Chorus) "I think we're alone now There doesn't seem to be any one around I think we're alone now The beating of our hearts is the only sound" Look at the way, we got to hide what we're doing Cause what would they say, if they only knew, and so we're (pre-chorus, chorus, solo, chorus) ********* © Ritchie Cordell - EMI Longitude Music Arrangement © 1982 Don Holtzinger (aka Donnie Barren), BMI. Phone 425.445.5989. Email: donholtzinger@hotmail.com, www.donniebarren.com.
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South Side 03:52
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(Spoken: Me and Jamie were up on Lookout Point the other day, talking about all the plans we'd made, and wondering where all the years went. We figured by now we'd be long gone from this place. But, we were just sitting there, watching that sun set as it went down one more time, over the South Side.) Jamie Walker, well she had a car She wasn't pretty, but we sure went far Them back seats, I was a star...on the South Side We's gonna go to Hollywood, wear fancy clothes Gonna get a part in those big, big shows But what's a dream? It's just a scream at the South Side They said "It's playing numbers," but we thought we'd win She got knocked up and it all caved in Them wedding bells, our dreams just fell on the South Side Our dreams just fell on the South Side Jamie swore we'd always make it big Now I'm driving this truck and she's got a night gig Just me and her was gonna break right through But now I'm hiding like you, with "baby, maybe someday"? on the South Side They say these shackles, they don't have no chains But these dreams keep running through my brain And it's cold as hell on the South Side Oh God it's cold as hell on the South Side On the South Side, On the South Side Jamie Walker, well she had a car She wasn't pretty, but we sure went far Them back seats, I was a star...on the South Side In them back seats, I.....well I was a star On the South Side, On the South Side, etc. © 1983 Donnie Barren www.donniebarren.com
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Red Lights Turn To Gray (Child in Disguise) 02:39
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Hello, goodbye, you've got her now, for an hour at a time It might be right and it might be wrong, at least it's worth the climb You see her smile, you know its true, and then she slips away Her face goes cold, expressionless Red lights turn to gray, red lights turn to gray She's a child in disguise, and you've seen it in her eyes, it's true She's a child in disguise, and she's grown up to be wise with the likes of you Your time is up, you've got to go, there's somewhere she's to be 'Cause talk is cheap, and so is love, but she is not for free You saw her smile, you know its true, and then she slipped away Her face went cold, expressionless Red lights turn to gray, red lights turn to gray She's a child in disguise, and you've seen it in her eyes, it's true She's a child in disguise, and she's grown up to be wise with the likes of you (1st Verse) Red lights turn to gray, red lights turn to gray © 1981 Donnie Barren www.donniebarren.com
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I Love My Cat's Meow 02:16
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Messing all night, well I'm gonna scream Cause all my cat's a wantin' is a taste of that a cream, yea... (Chorus) I love my cat's meow now, I love my cat's meow now A little bitta kitty, yea, my cat's meow A funny sorta feeling down between my thighs Get that tail a wagging and I think I'm gonna die, 'cause... (Chorus) (Bridge) Well every single night 'bout half past ten Over to her house I'm gonna come again I don't need no lip from you Just get the kitty going, she'll do that too (Chorus, Bridge, Chorus, 1st Verse, Chorus) I love my kitty cat, 'cause she knows where it's at I love my kitty yea, my cat's meow © 1982 Donnie Barren www.donniebarren.com
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Tear It Down 03:38
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(Whisper: Tear It Down) (Shout: Hey you, over there... grab that ax, grab that shovel ... let's go to work) The weather's fine, why do you ask? Has talking to me become such a task? Your lips, they move, but they don't say too much Your body speaks, but I don't feel your touch You say I'm proud, I say I'm not Then you laugh at what we vowed and you say our love is shot We build this wall, up to the sky We've gotta tear it down (Tear It Down) You say you've gotta go, it's getting late Well what's so important now that it can't wait? And what's it like when you're not with me? Is someone touching you there (where?), well I can't see You say I'm scared, I say I'm not Then you laugh that I should care who will next fill that slot We build this wall, up to the sky We've gotta tear it down (Tear It Down) We've gotta tear it down Tear it down, don't build that wall so high Tear it down, don't let our love just die Tear it down, don't build that wall so, don't build that wall so high... We've gotta tear it down (Tear It Down), We've gotta tear it down, Well let's go! (guitar solo) We've gotta tear it down You say I'm scared, I say I'm not Then you laugh that I should care who will next fill that slot We build this wall, up to the sky, we've gotta tear it down (Tear It Down) We've gotta tear it down, we've gotta tear it down (Tear It Down) We've gotta tear it down. Tear it down! © 1983 Donnie Barren www.donniebarren.com
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Til The End of Time 04:13
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Every night I dream of you, As I sleep alone in my bed And I want so much to be with you 'Cause you're memory, it fills my aching head You know, I didn't mean to hurt you Was that the reason you said "goodbye" You know I, I'd never be untrue 'Cause without your love I'd surely die (Chorus) Well, the stars in the sky will one day fall to the earth And the sun refuse to shine But my love for you is stronger than the earth It will last 'til the end of time 'Til the end of time, 'Til the end of time 'Til the end of time Babe, I still hear you're voice Each time I answer the phone And all I do is fall apart Each night I go home alone (Chorus) © 1979 Donnie Barren www.donniebarren.com
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Flat Tire 04:07
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Sitting drinking down at Jackie's Bar When I, I saw her pull in She looked to me like she was in control Like her wheels were ready to spin She gassed it up, she couldn't take no more At least I didn't think she could She said to me "I've got a problem sir It's down here, underneath my hood" (Chorus) "I've got a flat tire, come on and pump it up Flat tire. come on and pump it Flat tire, come on and pump it up Flat tire, come on and pump it Oh pump it for me, you look like you're my type Oh pump it for me, come on baby, pump it all the night" We shifted up into second gear We were headed for a ride She said, "Listen baby to my motor purr When you open me up wide Take off my top, I'm convertible And you can move my seat around My engine's racing when you touch that knob So don't ever, don't ever slow down." (Chorus, solo, chorus) © 1983 Donnie Barren www.donniebarren.com
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Crack A Smile 02:25
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Crack A Smile ******************** I saw ya by the juke box, playing all them games Shaking out them curly locks, don't even know your name I saw ya by the juke box I saw ya dancing with him, I saw ya crack a smile Moving right with him, I'd walk a country mile To have you right by my side (Chorus) I said "Crack it, crack it, come on baby crack it Won't you crack a smile for me?" I said "Crack it, crack it, come on baby crack it, Won't you crack a smile for free?" I gave ya one of my lines, was feeling pretty good I said we'd have a fine time, just like I knew we would I gave ya one of my lines... (Chorus) ********* One-Stop. © 1983 Don Holtzinger (aka Donnie Barren), BMI. Phone 425.445.5989. Email: donholtzinger@hotmail.com, www.donniebarren.com.

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Donnie Barren played lead guitar for the Los Angeles rock band "City Lights" in the late 1970's and early 1980's, writing and singing songs for the group's single ("Action/Back Off Babe") and EP ("Blackout"). Some of the more fun gigs were at the Whiskey a Go-Go, Starwood, Gazzarri's, and the Troubadour, where City Lights shared the stage with bands like Dokken, Ratt, Snow, X, Oingo Boingo, Joshua, and Dubrow (formerly Quiet Riot). 

Donnie ventured out on his own in 1982, releasing the single "I Love My Cat's Meow/Falling In Love" in March 1983 (acting as musician, singer/songwriter, producer and promo-man). The tune was well received, being played on over 15 Southern California radio stations during its 1st month and garnering college radio coverage across the USA and in Germany. 

"Cat's Meow" hit # 1 on LA's KXLU & KCLU, and then entered KROQ's "Rodney on the Roq's" Top 10 in April (at # 7), and moved to # 1 for all of May and June. At the time, KROQ (FM 106.7 in Pasadena, CA) was the # 1 Album Oriented Rock (AOR) station in LA and was regarded as the new music trend-setter across the US. For perspective, Nena's "99 Balloons" (CBS Records) held the #1 position on "Rodney on the Roq's" Top 10 the following month, July of 1983. This was long before other AOR stations added the German song to their play lists, ultimately making "99 Balloons" a national Top 40 Hit. 

Unfortunately, just as Cat's Meow was climbing the charts, Donnie's distribution partner (Faulty Products, a division of IRS/A&M Records) ran out of money and stopped promoting its stable of artists (groups like the Bangles, Dead Kennedys & DOA). Looking back, it's ironic that Donnie signed up with a label called "Faulty Products", but they were considered one of the best "new music" distributors at the time. If they had put some promotion support behind the single, the song could have had a strong national showing. 

Donnie went back into the studio and recorded several more tracks in 1983, planning to create an album to accompany the Cat's Meow single. While he was shopping this album package to record companies, he became even more intrigued with the business side of the music industry and opted to take a break to finish his education. Donnie ended up earning an MBA from Harvard and then diving into the business world (albeit not the music biz), working for Procter & Gamble and Microsoft. 

As a result, these songs sat on a shelf for more than two decades. Realizing that his kids were old enough to understand a bit about music, he re-released "Cat's Meow/Falling in Love" as well as nine previously unreleased tunes in 2005 with the hope that the CD would spur a musical interest his two children. If nothing else, he figured maybe he'd have two new fans. 

Lately, using his full name (Donnie Barren Holtzinger), he’s been playing/recording lead guitar with various Seattle groups. He’s also released an original collection of rock instrumentals (“Freedom”), a collection of southern rock tracks ("Southern Comfort"), some previously unreleased 80's tracks ("Garage Tapes 1983-86"), and a collection of new tracks - some of which are collaborations with artists from around the world.

Most recently, Donnie's "Can't You See The World Through My Eyes" was used in Season 2 of the Netflix hit show “GLOW.”

Drop Donnie a line by heading to Facebook (www.facebook.com/don.holtzinger) and sending him a message. I know he'd like to hear from you. 

Thanks. 

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www.donniebarren.com

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released March 3, 1983

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