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A Ray Bertram, Robert Baitinger, and Donovan Plant collaborative production.
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KaBERTRAM!!! ...it's all about the music.
Welcome to KaBertram!!! - an explosion of sound, motion, entertainment, and talented people from all around the world, all making music together. And if KaBertram! was a hurricane, then Ray Bertram would be the eye at the center of the storm. Ray, a life-long "compulsive writer," started writing at a very age and he's never stopped. When Ray turned his writing in the direction of lyrics in 2008, things really started hopping. Working together with good friend and partner, musician/song-writer/producer and creative genius John Surbaugh, Ray co-founded BCC Global: The Back Country Connection, which made it possible for him to take his writing and cover the world with it. Ray has now seen his writing produced into songs in the United States (Tennessee, California, Ohio, North Caroline, Georgia), Sweden, The Netherlands, South Africa, England, Ireland, Germany, Austria, and beyond. In 2010, Ray and another one of his frequent partners, Swedish singer/musician/song-writer/producer Anders Larson, were signed by the prominent Swedish promotional house, Hit Works, and in the time since numerous of their songs have been placed under contract and aggressively marketed all around the world. And, to date, Ray's writing has been produced into songs covering many genres, including Pop, Euro-Pop, Folk-Rock, Country, Rock-a-billy, Adult Contemporary, Jass/Swwing, Rap, and more. Ray continues to write and to continually direct his creative energies onward and upward, always striving to reach higher and to move in new directions. If you would lio further explore the work of Ray Bertram and the many people that he works with, you may do so through the sites and links below...and the farther you go, the more fun it becomes :-) KaBERTRAM!!! YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/KaBertram MySpace Station: http://www.myspace.com/kabertram Atomic Rocket Global Productions http://members.soundclick.com/Atomic+Rocket And a lot of Ray's writing has been developed and produced into more Country-related genres. You'll find this songs at the site & link below: BCC Global: The Back Country Connection http://members.soundclick.com/The+Back+Country+Connection
Song Info
Genre
Pop • Indie Pop
Charts
Peak #99
Peak in subgenre #14
Author
Ray Bertram/Robert Baitinger
Rights
(c) 2009 Bertram, Baitinger, Plant
Uploaded
September 15, 2012
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MP3 4.1 MB • 128 kbps • 4:30
Story behind the song
I wrote the lyrics to this song while visiting the Little Rock Zoo in Little Rock, Arkansas (U.S.A.) with my family one day back in the Spring of 2009. As I watched our two young daughters explore the zoo and as we spent the day playing with them there, the words and lines of this lyric kept coming to me. I would take my Palm Pilot out during odd moments and jot them down as I was able…and by the time we left the zoo I had this lyric pretty much completed. The lyric captured what I was feeling and experiencing that day with my kids…and how I look toward parenting and children in general. Childhood is such a magical time, our kids only get to be kids once, we only get to have them as little children once…it’s so important to always appreciate and take advantage of the time that we get to spend with our children, especially while they’re young. Special thanks to Robert Baitinger (Germany) for capturing it all so beautifully in his production - he actually had an all-ready-existing melody/instrumental track that it fit right into and he masterfully crafted it all together. And special thanks to Donovan Plant (California) for lifting it up even higher with his vocals and several other strong contributions, as well. I’d had the pleasure of working with both Robert and Donovan on an individual basis in other productions, but this production marked the first time that the three of us had ever worked together as a team and I thoroughly enjoyed the entire experience. We hope that you enjoy the song.
Lyrics
“Hold On” Verse 1: Their faces always smile As they go running by The older that they get The faster they fly Rushing forward At the speed of life Children this morning All grown up tonight Chorus: Hold on Hold on to them Hold on to them while you still can They rush by They go so fast And they’re never this young again They grow up They get so big You turn around and they’re gone Hold on…hold on While you can Hold on…hold on… Just hold on Verse 2: You may not know it yet But soon you’re gonna see You’ll turn around And you’ll just have memories No, they don’t stay young Hold on anyway Enjoy them here and now Don’t waste today Chorus: Hold on Hold on to them Hold on to them while you still can They rush by They go so fast And they’re never this young again They grow up They get so big You turn around and they’re gone Hold on…hold on While you can Hold on…hold on… Just hold on Bridge: Hold on to them today Before they’re all grown And they have children of their own Chorus: Hold on Hold on to them Hold on to them while you still can They rush by They go so fast And they’re never this young again They grow up They get so big You turn around and they’re gone Hold on…hold on While you can Hold on…hold on… Just hold on Music & lyrics: Ray Bertram, Donovan Plant, Robert Baitinger Instruments: Robert Baitinger Vocals: Donovan Plant Production: Robert Baitinger, Donovan Plant “Hold On” (c) 2009 Robert Baitinger, Donovan Plant, W. Ray Bertram
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