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Is It Me ?
04:26
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IS IT ME ?
(Adam Dunning)
© Sunset Club Music
Those shallow smiles, morning star
When they leave, seems so far
Ai ai ai, ah ah ah
It is me? Or samba
The silhouettes in my bed
Revelry on my head
I’m free, can’t it be
Is it me? Yes it’s me
Insatiable soiree
She’ll kiss me, I’ll betray
Ai ai ai, ah ah ah
Is it me? Or samba
This jam of love I feel
Is my own water wheel
Taking me, it’s so free
Is it me? Yes it’s me
This jam of love I swear
It is natural, physical, with me everywhere
Can’t you see?
Is it me? Yes it’s me
Ai ai ai, ah ah ah
Is it me? Or samba
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Cabana
04:46
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CABANA
(Adam Dunning)
© Sunset Club Music
And here in our Cabana
We can hear the toucan and water flow
And we all know the dawn will break on the river
And the dawn will break alone
We see from our Cabana
There are things we weren’t meant to be around
And when the hummingbird flies free to the summer
Should we know where he is found?
And life’s come to surrender
All the things we came here to talk about
And we all know we all could talk til December
But its here and its all now
And the world around, it’s all coming to me
And the sun and moon, they‘re waiting for me
And the world around, it’s all coming to me
When I’m feeling free, I can see what can be
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GLASS BOTTOM BOAT (INTO THE SEA)
(Adam Dunning)
© Sunset Club Music
Are we falling into the sea?
To a world where freedom dreams
Are we falling into the sea?
Through the glass, the life unseen
And beneath the blue aura
Stands our nature’s senhora
She’s scantly dressed to the knee
On the wave rides the orca
With the lady Pandora
She’s closing her eyes to the sea
Are we singing songs with the sea?
Imagining much more than we can know
Whale song ringing, where can they be ?
A broken symphony, their final show?
Sweetened call of the siren
Calling all to abandon
To rise with a new energy
From the womb of creation
Songs of sweet transformation
To sing with the sea’s harmony
And now is the hour
Cast the light, leave the power
It’s here in the tides of the sea
Are we falling into the sea?
To a world where freedom dreams
Are we falling into the sea?
Imagining much more than we can see
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SAMBA FROM THE SEA
(Cris Delanno, Adam Dunning, Alexandre Moreira)
© Sunset Club Music / Cris Delanno / Alex Moreira
CRIS DELANNO guest vocals
DAVID FELDMAN guest piano
Riding waves in the sky
Sunshine curls passing by
It’s her magical moves that I’ll see
It’s her songs that I sing
Happy sadness they bring
And her sway to the night that I dream
Waiting there
My love affair
The samba from the sea
Sunny love on the sand
But it’s only her hand
Taking me to the song in the waves
From the spell of the stars
Quiet nights with guitars
Butterflies dance the break of the day
Waiting there
My love affair
The samba from the sea
With the sun on the leaves
It’s the sound that I see
In a world where the mood is so free
Then the sun begins to shine
And the words begin to rhyme
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Sofia
03:21
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SOFIA
(Adam Dunning)
© Sunset Club Music
Morning will see
Your knee
The way you sip your tea
That is Sofia, that is Sofia
You flick your hair
Your style so debonair
That is Sofia, that is Sofia
The way you smile
The birds fly for a mile
To lift me to you, to you
Your eyes, they move
And a thousand roses bloom
Into an Eden
You move with class
You pass
Your buttons shine in brass
That is Sofia, that is Sofia
You touch your chin
Your grin, that satin skin
That is Sofia, that is Sofia
Your words they roll
Like a letter from your soul
If only to me you’d see
I’m moved to say
I can’t wait another day
To meet you in Eden
Night time is near
A tear
The trees bend down to hear
That is Sofia, that is Sofia
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NEVER REALLY KNOW
(Adam Dunning)
© Sunset Club Music
BARBARA MENDES guest vocals
When I saw you smiling
Why leave things to chance
It just takes one simple little glance
I’ll just be blasé
You will come my way
And we will have the last dance
Well I never really know, you’re gazing at my eyes
Well you keep on brushing by, are you just being shy?
And I never really know, you’re playing with your hair
And you’re playing with your tie, I wonder if you care
Bup budup budup bup, Ba dayya daa
When your feet are facing me, it’s telling me you’re free
Bup budup budup bup, Ba dayya daa
Making circles with your shoe, it means that I’m for you
All these funny games we play
All so you will come my way
It’s a jazz ballet, a cabaret, a gala ball
And we never really know if something’s really there at all
Well you’re straightening your skirt, it’s getting me to think
Are you giving me the wink, or could it be the drink?
When you brush your hand on mine, the tingles run up my spine
Badup badup budup bup, Ba dayya daa
Are you closing in on me, your hand is on my knee?
Badup badup, budup bup, Ba dayya daa
When I whisper in your ear, it’s me you wanna hear
All these funny games we play
All those little things you say
And it’s the dance of tango, light fandango, free-for-all
‘Coz we never really know if something’s really there at all
No we never really know if something’s really there at all
All your tossing and your twirling
All your grooming and your smiles
They just leave me asking why
But we’re never meant to know it
Or I’d lay my cards and show it
So we keep the playing tight, so night’ll never, ever die
All these funny games we play
All for sweeping me away
And it is when you brush me, smile at me, or say you’ll call
We can never really know if something’s really there at all
And the fun is all about not really knowing, if at all
No we never really know if something’s really there at all
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Kiss of the Moon
04:15
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KISS OF THE MOON
(Adam Dunning)
© Sunset Club Music
The moon has come
And love is away for a year
The moonshine’s on
And the night is cavalier
Adventure leads us
Sensation overcomes
The nectar of three become one
Fantasia has begun
The moon is playing us tonight
A night without a kiss goodnight
Illusion dancing in our eyes
The night releasing to the skies
Sentir a liberdade
Ela deixa ela com vontade
Twisting of all three
The rising energy
A circle of sensuous play
And the tides hold off the day
The moon is playing us tonight
A night without a kiss goodnight
Illusion dancing in our eyes
The night releasing to the skies
She’s taking it all
The night’s in her eye
They’re taking me high
The kiss of the moon, and the night comes alive
The moon is playing tonight
The night without a kiss goodnight
Illusion in our eyes
The moon is gone without goodbyes
The kiss, and the night came alive
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The Amazonas
03:17
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THE AMAZONAS
(Joao Donato & Lysias Enio. English lyrics Adam Dunning)
© Nowa / Acre Musical (Som Livre Edições Musicais) / Sunset Club Music
In the hour
Of the morning I’ll fly back to Amazonas
Where the humming of the blossoms in the moonlight
Turns my tears into rivers to the sea
Time is over
Lullabies of wind and rain on my viola
Words of solitude are falling from my shoulder
Draining sorrow into rivers to the sea
I will cast a line for you
I will find a small canoe – for two
Wild dreaming
Like a heron high above the mirrored water
In a sunray sinking grasses feel the thunder
Rainbows beam the light for dreaming of new life
I will find a moonlight blue
Through the vines the stars will shine - for two
Time is over
Like a freedom flowing through the Amazonas
Nesting into our canoe alone together
As the waters lead us down toward the sea
You and me
Time to be free
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Happy New Year
04:51
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HAPPY NEW YEAR
(Adam Dunning)
© Sunset Club Music
The time is near
The bells are ringing
It’s time to fly
We’re here for living
No time for tears
Let’s laugh and cheer
Happy New Year, Happy New Year
We found our friends
We sung those lullabies
We loved and played
We danced the summertime
The time is near
It’s yours without the fear
Happy New Year, Happy New Year
Days reminiscing
And family we’re missing
But we’ll keep on singing tomorrow
Getting on and getting going
And never really ever knowing
The world keeps on turning
So here we go
Happy New Year, Happy New Year
The song’s been sung
The fire’s flickering
The job is done
The clock, it’s ticking
The time is near
A brand new year
Happy New Year, Happy New Year,
Happy New Year, Happy New Year
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GLASS BOTTOM BOAT (INTO THE SEA)
(Adam Dunning)
© Sunset Club Music
Are we falling into the sea?
To a world where freedom dreams
Are we falling into the sea?
Through the glass, the life unseen
And beneath the blue aura
Stands our nature’s senhora
She’s scantly dressed to the knee
On the wave rides the orca
With the lady Pandora
She’s closing her eyes to the sea
Are we singing songs with the sea?
Imagining much more than we can know
Whale song ringing, where can they be ?
A broken symphony, their final show?
Sweetened call of the siren
Calling all to abandon
To rise with a new energy
From the womb of creation
Songs of sweet transformation
To sing with the sea’s harmony
And now is the hour
Cast the light, leave the power
It’s here in the tides of the sea
Are we falling into the sea?
To a world where freedom dreams
Are we falling into the sea?
Imagining much more than we can see
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Adam Dunning Melbourne, Australia
The BBC have called him the "Voice of Summer".
Blessed with a stream of outstanding reviews the world over,
his originals are melodic and relaxed, known for their environmental undertones, and themes of freedom and nature.
Solar, Bossa Nova, Jazz, and the sun and moon !
A refreshing, addictive style from one of the most unique artists on the world stage today.
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