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Track: Oscar Winning Tears.
Artist: RAYE
Album: My 21st Century Blues

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Name: RAYE
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American vaudevillian and songwriter, b. March 16, 1909 in Washington, DC – d. Jan. 29, 1985 in Encino, CA. Started his career as a dancer, going on to win the "Virginia State Dancing Championship." Wilhoite started work in vaudeville as a "song and dance man" often writing his own songs for his act, where he changed his name to Don Raye. In 1935 he started work as a songwriter, collaborating with numerous composers, most notably, [a=Gene DePaul]. Other collaborators included [a=Hughie Prince], [a=Patricia Johnston], [a=Harry James], [a=Freddie Slack], [a=Artie Shaw], [a=Charlie Shavers] and [a=Benny Carter]. Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1985.

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Release: Raye (3) - My 21st Century Blues
Year: 2023
Genres: Electronic, Jazz, Pop
Styles: Jazz-Funk, Progressive House, Dance-pop

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LYRICS

Hello, it's RAYE here
Please get nice and comfortable and lock your phones
Because the story is about to begin, uh
Ladies and gentlemen, I'm gonna tell you 'bout
One of the many, name is irrelevant, height is irrelevant
He was a one out of a ten, I wish that I knew it then
I'm still recovering
Truly I'm vulnerable, I love a cinnamon
Quickly I opened up, I learned my lesson then
Thought I was safе again, thought he was innocent
I was so wrong

I can't deny, I was stuck in thе days
Terrible phase
You was convencional, very believable
The role that you play

So, I'll take this front row seat, and baby, baby, you can go ahead
Cry those, Oscar winning tears
You start pouring and I scream, "Baby, baby, you can go ahead
Cry those, Oscar winning tears, baby"

Oh, what a tragedy, it didn't have to be
Look how you talk to me, cursing a blast for me
Cinematography, get this on camera, please
I know I'm gon' believe this, hear

I can't deny, I thought you were the man that you would play
The fuck you lying for? The fuck you crying for?
You did it again

So, I'll take this front row seat, and baby, baby, you can go ahead
Cry those, Oscar winning tears
Pap calling and I scream, "Baby, baby, you can go ahead
Cry those, Oscar winning tears"

Tears
You can miss me with the bullshit
I can see right through your tears
Nine o'clock entertainment
Oh, man, I wish I could take it, sit down
No tissues, no string section, no tiny violin
For the last time, I'm your audience

I'll take this front row seat
And baby, baby, you can go ahead and cry those, baby
And baby, baby, baby, would you really go ahead, would you go ahead and just
Cry, cry, cry, cry, cry those Oscar (Oscar) winning (Winning) tears (Tears)
(Go ahead, cry those Oscar winning tears)

And after his Oscar winnning performance, I left the room and never saw him again