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Baltimore

by Ray Estaire

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Ray covers an original score, written by Randy Newman and performed by Nina Simone from her critically acclaimed album Baltimore.

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Beat-up little seagull
On a marble stair
Tryna find the ocean
Lookin' everywhere
Hard times in the city
In a hard town by the sea
Ain't nowhere to run to
There ain't nothin' here for free
Waiting for a train
Drunk, lying on the sidewalk
Sleeping in the rain
And the people hide their faces
And they hide their eyes
'Cause the city's dyin'
And they don't know why
Oh, Baltimore
Ain't it hard just to live?
Oh, Baltimore
Ain't it hard just to live?
Just to live
Get my sister Sandy
And my little brother Ray
Buy a big old wagon
To haul us all away
Live out in the country
Where the mountain's high
Never gonna come back here
'Til the day I die
Oh, Baltimore
Ain't it hard just to live?
Oh, Baltimore
Ain't it hard just to live?
Just to live

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released July 1, 2022
Lead vox - Ray Estaire
Backing vox - Ray Estaire
Drums - Daniel "Deej" John
Bass - Edwin Ireland
Keys - Oli Howe
Written by Randy Newman
Recorded and produced by J-Felix & Oli Howe
Executive Producer - Lee Murthwaite at SO-UK: Music

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Ray Estaire London, UK

Surging from London’s bustling Jazz scene, singer, songwriter, composer, and arranger Ray Estaire has risen to the forefront with her triple octave vocal talent. With a background of Jamaican, Grenadian, and Scottish ancestry, Estaire possesses a deep, rich tone reminiscent of the late Sarah Vaughan. ... more

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