Tuesday, July 30, 2013

DECIPHERING "LAY ME DOWN" LYRICS + AUDIO Avicii, Adam Lambert, Nile Rodgers, Ash Pournouri TWEETS & BACKGROUND ON THE SONG












Nile Rodgers: "The uber talented Adam Lambert studying the lyrics before singing the soundproofing off the walls"

SONG WRITER/COMPOSER CREDITS: 
Avicii, Adam Lambert, Ash Pournouri & Nile Rodgers
AUDIO BELOW

 LAY ME DOWN 

 Lay me, Lay-lay lay me
Lay-lay lay me
Lay-lay lay me
L-l-l-l-l-l-lay me, lay-lay lay me
Lay-lay lay me
Lay-lay, lay me down

 I've been weak, things get tough
Sometimes my knees can barely hold me up
I'm no fool, but it's said
You gotta walk a mile til you're outta my head

Going in, tasty luck
Take a little bit and baby don't you give up 
Get your life, give a damn
You gotta make a move to show me where we can stand

 Lay me down in darkness
Tell me what you see 
Love is where the heart is
Show me I'm the one, tell me I'm the one that you need
(Come on)

 Lay me down in darkness
Tell me what you see 
Love is where the heart is
Show me I'm the one, tell me I'm the one that you need
(Come on)

 Show me I’m the one tell me I’m the one that you need
Show me I’m the one tell me I’m the one that you need

(music interlude)
(Nile riff)

 I got the top, it’ll be alright, yeah, I got the time that you need (yeah)

 We all bleed, bleed the same
If you get the picture, leave it out of the frame,
In the now, take a chance
Make a mess, and don't forget that life is a dance, yeah

Going in, tasty luck
Take a little bit and baby don't you give up 
Get your life, give a damn
You gotta make a move to show me where we can stand

 Lay me down in darkness
tell me what you see
love is where the heart is
Show me I'm the one, tell me I'm the one that you need (come on)

 Lay me down in darkness (yeah)
tell me what you see
love is where the heart is
Show me I'm the one, tell me I'm the one that you need

(Nile riff)

 Show me I’m the one tell me I’m the one that you need (yeah)
Show me I’m the one tell me I’m the one that you need
Show me I’m the one tell me I’m the one that you need
Show me I’m the one tell me I’m the one that you need 

Yeah, show me baby baby tell me that you need it, I got the top, it'll be alright, yeah
 I got the time that you need.  Come on!

(music interlude)

 la-la-lay me
la-la-lay me down
la-la- lay me
la-la-lay me down
la-la- lay me
la-la-lay me down
la-la-lay me
la-la-lay me down and

Lay me down in darkness 
(hush hush hush hush hush hush hush hush hush hush) missing in CD version
New Sept.19 Video: Lyrics on Screencaps & GIFS Watch in HD!

Studio quality audio: 320 kbps 11.4 MB
Can view in China!
http://lilybop.smugmug.com/Other/Avicii-Sept-14/31882687_ZqLHBp#!i=2776007895&k=FpQ5NTv

Video at Tumblr for countries that don't allow smugmug:
http://lilybop2010.tumblr.com/post/61661948272/new-l-m-d-video-w-lyrics-on-s-caps-gifs



Thank you @feraltwirler and @SXMGlambert  for your help deciphering poor audio!  Our errors were hilarious! Thanks to @Lynneville for "in the now" and "top"!  
@feraltwirler's lyrics are/were a bit different: 
http://adamdownunder.com/lyrics/lay-me-down/

 My twitter is @lilybop2010
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Has everyone pre-ordered the upcoming album ? I co-wrote and sang "Lay Me Down"! Excited for you all to hear it!



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TWEETS!

Avicii "Lay me down in darkness - and tell me what you see"

Avicii One of the collaborations with @nilerodgers is sounding better each flight! Love working on planes!

MahmoudRagab95 @Avicii why you are concentrating only on this collab ... I think it will be the track of the year!

Avicii @MahmoudRagab95 im not! We just rly vibe and have a bunch of tracks and ideas!

nilerodgers @Avicii Hey Tim, I just came back to my room and heard the rough mix. It's INSANE! Music is life my brother!

 nilerodgers We're all artists trying to GROW. Yes, I hooked up @Avicii, @adamlambert & @weareking. When we get it right we get a hit-but we always LEARN

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Nile Talks about Writing, Recording "Lay Me Down" w/ Adam, on Radio: 
listen or dl:
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/aadtangxuag7swi/nile_re_lmd_adam.mp3
By the way, Adam & Nile had dinner April 27 at the Sunset Marquis according to Nile's tweet.  Later Adam partied with friends celebrating Danielle Stori's birthday at the Saint Felix, then it was on to Bootsy Bellows!  No wonder he was hung over. Adam at Saint Felix Hollywood:


Adam was in studio with Nile & King April 28 recording a "smash hit":
https://twitter.com/KIKITkiran/status/328889988789960706/photo/1

ADAM IN STUDIO WITH NILE RODGERS & Avicii & King April 28! Tweets & Pics & Background Info:


Nile: "I'm watching this thing on Twitter, and everybody’s going crazy over a joint that honestly, I wrote in two hours,” Rodgers explained of the song, which is officially titled “ID (Lay Me Down).”

 “You can go on Twitter right now and see people are flipping out over this record. So in my current world, the music business is starting to feel exciting again,” the guitarist added. “I’ve got all these records, and I feel like they all have the potential to go big.”
http://news.radio.com/2013/08/07/nile-rodgers-get-lucky-most-influential-song-of-career




HOW DID NILE RODGERS FIRST CONNECT WITH ADAM LAMBERT?
"IT STARTED WITH A TWEET!" Oct 14, 2011:





 By @FoxVegas

COVER ART BY YANI








http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyID=16048354&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID

GREAT AUDIO OF LOVE WINS OVER GLAMOUR
Listen or Download:
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/hrkowa12hgtp0kc/lwog_aug_11.mp3
















  AUGUST 6

IT STARTED WITH A TWEET! Oct 14, 2011
By @FoxVegas
























I just wish it said "OOFTA!!" instead of "OOF!!"!


The killer collaboration continues! 
Adam Lambert In Studio With Nile Rodgers, Avicii & Mystery Skulls Aug 20!
http://lilybop2012.blogspot.com/2013/08/adam-lambert-in-studio-with-nile.html

my twitter is lilybop2010


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FOX AT TCA THURSDAY. IDOL ANNOUNCEMENT? + Avicii & Nile At Charity Event Aug. 19, Hinted Other Special Guests



Avicii to join Nile Rodgers at Martha Clara for dance party benefit show 



 Legendary musician and producer Nile Rodgers announced today that he and his iconic band Chic will be joined by Swedish DJ sensation Avicii at an event at Martha Clara this August billed AFTEE Nile Rodgers Dance Party. The show will benefit the new non-profit organization All For The East End (AFTEE) , which aims to raise funds to support the more than 1,000 not-for-profits on Long Island’s East End with grants.

 Nile Rodgers is best known as one of the founders of the dance band Chic who brought hits like Le Freak (Aw Freak Out!), Everybody Dance and many others. He has worked as a producer with countless musical heavyweights in a wide range of genres from Madonna to David Bowie, Duran Duran and Dianna Ross. More recently, Rodgers co-wrote and played his famous guitar “The Hitmaker” on the new Daft Punk summer anthem “Get Lucky.”

 Self taught and only 22 years old, Avicii has already made a name for himself with his inventive electronic music. He recently headlined the Ultra Music Festival with Madonna in Miami and has also completed a $1-million charity tour. He’s currently considered one of the biggest names in all of music.

 At a press conference announcing the event, Rodgers said, “Just Avicii and Chic is a good show alone,” but hinted other special guests may be announced soon. “It’s going to be hard to keep some of them off the stage with me because that’s what we do. We’re a community that loves to support each other.”

 The event will take place at Martha Clara Vineyard in Riverhead on August 19. Of the setting, Rodgers joked, “I saw this horse standing where the stage will be and I said, “Hey, you’re in my spot.’”

 All For the East End (AFTEE) is a new 501(c)(3) non-profit established to raise awareness of the role not-for-profit organizations play across the East End. Working with the Long Island Community Foundation, AFTEE will establish a grant process to bring in new funds and disperse them to the more than 1,000 registered 501(c)(3) organizations on the East End.

 Rodgers summed up, “[The event} will be the greatest dance party the East End of Long Island has ever seen. Dance music unites, dance music is happy and [we] will bring all ages to the dance floor. I say this with a huge amount of humility, but we are really good. I guarantee you’re going to be dancing that night.

 Tickets for the event can be purchased online at aftee.org for $149 per ticket. Organizers announced 1,000 tickets have been reserved for residents of the East End at $50 per ticket.

 http://northforker.com/2013/06/06/avicii-to-join-nile-rodgers-at-martha-clara-for-dance-party-benefit-show/


FOX WILL BE AT THE TELEVISION CRITICS ASSOCIATION ON  THURSDAY, AUG 1,  AND I EXPECT THE AMERICAL IDOL JUDGES TO BE ANNOUNCED

 http://tvcritics.org/press-tour-schedule-overview/

"Katy Perry announced the release date and name for her latest album, Prism, in a way only Katy Perry could — by sending a golden 18-wheeler around the streets of LA with “KATY PERRY •  PRISM • 10•22•13″ emblazoned on the side.

 Subtle girl.

 Miss Perry then asked fans to tweet photos of the tricked out ride, and one of the first to deliver was none other than Perry pal, and one of our favorites, Adam Lambert."

https://twitter.com/NewNowNext


Adam was the first to see the truck and promoted Katy's new album on Twitter immediately.  Why?  Because I think they were together, probably chatting with American Idol folks about their appearance with FOX on Thursday at the TCA, or something American Idol related. 

 Katy was a guest judge on Idol during auditions a few years ago, and I thought she did a stellar job. She's a hoot!  Her chemistry with Adam would be off the chart, and they're already friendly acquaintances.  I hardly care who else is on the panel as long as Adam's there, hopefully with Katy Perry. 

 Neil Patrick Harris called into Ryan Seacrest's show today and told him Adam would be perfect as a judge and was begging for it to happen.  Ryan said he can't confirm anything yet, that he was in the discussions regarding choosing the judges, and that the judging panel would be revealed SOON not soon-ish.  

 Listen to Neil and Ryan:
https://soundcloud.com/scorpios4music/nph-talking-asking-about-idol

Remember, two of the new Idol producers, Den of Thieves, produced Adam's VH1 Divas Live, Dec. 16, and loved him.  How could they not?  They must appreciate all the phenomenal qualities and talents Adam has, that we all know and love, and would be nuts NOT to want him as a judge.  

 FULL CIRCLE: Adam & Katy at "This Is It" Premiere
OCT 27, 2009
The semi truck Adam "spotted" first:















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Monday, July 29, 2013

Avicii Teams Up With Adam Lambert & Nile Rodgers

Who imagined that today we'd hear a song cowritten by Adam, sung by him, that will be out in time for Grammy nominations?! #Whoopdeedoo!

Avicii Teams Up With Adam Lambert & Nile Rodgers: Listen To “ID (Lay Me Down )”
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 LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD:

 AUDIO IS POOR, BUT I LIKE IT! ADDICTIVE!


Avicii premieres the official video for "Wake Me Up" so there may be one for Lay Me Down!!

 Of-the-moment DJ Avicii has been teaming up with a litany of diverse stars onhis forthcoming debut album #TRUE  (hashtag true!) — and the latest collaboration features glam-pop singer Adam Lambert and iconic musician (and “Get Lucky” cameo-maker ) Nile Rodgers.  Avicii described the song, titled ”ID (Lay Me Down),” to Digital Spy  as having a “very disco” sound. 

 He went on: “It’s kind of all over the place. It’s a fusion, but when you listen to the whole album it makes sense. It sounds like it’s going to be weird, but the final product is what I got so excited about.”
He’s been testing the song at various music festivals over the past few weeks — and despite the low quality of the performance audio, “ID (Lay Me Down)” sounds like a potential hit with Lambert’s strong vocals and the feel-good production. The collaboration, alongside a song with Imagine Dragons, will be on #TRUE, out September 17.
Listen to “ID (Lay Me Down)”:

BMI SOURCE

 NILE RODGERS: The uber talented Adam Lambert studying the lyrics before singing the soundproofing off the walls:











The wonderfully talented Prince backed group King, who sang on a funky song Avicii and I had kicked out






Avicii "Lay me down in darkness - and tell me what you see"

 Avicii One of the collaborations with @nilerodgers is sounding better each flight! Love working on planes!

 MahmoudRagab95 @Avicii why you are concentrating only on this collab ... I think it will be the track of the year!

 Avicii @MahmoudRagab95 im not! We just rly vibe and have a bunch of tracks and ideas!

 nilerodgers @Avicii Hey Tim, I just came back to my room and heard the rough mix. It's INSANE! Music is life my brother!

 nilerodgers We're all artists trying to GROW. Yes, I hooked up @Avicii, @adamlambert & @weareking. When we get it right we get a hit-but we always LEARN

 Nile Rodgers ‏@nilerodgers 1h

RT @RandomMedley: @nilerodgers your breakout in the middle of #LayMeDown honestly made my knees quiver.  <Jamming with AVICII is MAD FUN! >













ADAM IN STUDIO WITH NILE RODGERS & Avicii & King April 28! Tweets & Pics & Background Info:


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Avicii debuted 7 "True" tracks for an invite-only crowd in NYC 7/17 but Lay Me Down was not played :(

GLEE'S CINEMATOGRAPHER ( DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY) Joaquin Sedillo ‏@JOAQUINSEDILLO 5m @adamlambert #joaquinthegleedp pic.twitter.com/AifKz0NwMW


TRACK LIST OF TRUE RELEASED JULY 30:


 https://twitter.com/Avicii_News_/status/364659174468120576


Listen now: Avicii’s done a “very disco” song with Adam Lambert and Nile Rodgers 

Story filed by Brad O'Mance on July 29, 2013
Avicii
Knob-twiddling banjo enabler Avicii has said a couple of things about a new song he’s done with Adam Lambert and the collaboration-shy Nile Rodgers.
“I did one track with Nile Rodgers and Adam Lambert that’s kind of very disco,” he explained to Digital Spy.
That’s sort of it to be honest, but “kind of very disco” sounds like a good idea doesn’t it.
Apparently the collaboration – as well as one with Imagine Dragons, so be wary – will be on Avicii’s new album ‘#True’.
UPDATE! The song seems to be called ‘ID (Lay Me Down)’ and you can listen to the track below – Avicii’s been ‘playing it out’ over the last few weeks and has, in fact, been finishing his set with it, which we suppose indicates that he has high hopes for the song’s future because if you’re a globe-trotting spinner of discs like Avicii you don’t exactly finish your set on a load of old shit do you.
For His Next Trick, Avicii Will Make Disco

 After reintroducing himself to an entire new generation of fans with his Daft Punk collaboration, legendary musician and producer Nile Rodgers just wrapped up his latest project with one Tim Bergling, aka Avicii. 

 Hot off his latest tune Wake Me Up, Avicii's next single will be titled Lay Me Down (presumably his counter-argument to being woken up), and it will be no-doubt be infused with some signature Nile Rodgers sound.

SOURCE  


Matty Minkus 

Damn, so happy about this collaboration!! Avicii's current single "Wake Me Up" is #1 on Itunes in 15 countries and top 10 in another 4.  It also just entered the US Top 40 charts and is moving pretty well. 
SOURCE

Avicii Teases "Disco" Adam Lambert Collaboration

Avicii has teased his forthcoming "disco" collaboration with Adam Lambert.
The super Swede has teamed up with the ex-American Idol star and Nile Rodgers on a song for his new LP, #True.

 He told Digital Spy: "I did one track with Nile Rodgers and Adam Lambert that's kind of very disco.

 "I did another with Imagine Dragons that's almost orchestral and classical. I then have one that's funky, one that's jazzy, one that's rocky and another that's blues orientated.

 "It's kind of all over the place. It's a fusion, but when you listen to the whole album it makes sense. It sounds like it's going to be weird, but the final product is what I got so excited about."

 He added: "Once I started making these tracks I realised that it works. It doesn't sound forced or that I'm trying to be pretentious - it just made total sense."

 Over the weekend, Avicii's bluegrass banger Wake Me Up managed to stop One Direction from scoring a No.1 single with Best Song Ever.

MTV UK

Avicii Snubs Singers Like Chris Brown and Rihanna For 'More Talented' Artists

 The producer doesn't believe they will add anything new
Avicii is currently taking the dance scene and mainstream charts by storm proving himself worthy competition for the likes of Calvin Harris and David Guetta, so it's no surprise that he can afford to pick and choose which of pop's biggest stars he would like to work with and it has emerged that Chris Brown and Rihanna are not on his hit list.

 The Swedish producer, real name Tim Bergling, is riding high with his single 'Wake Me Up!' featuring Aloe Blacc storming to the top of the UK charts this week and several other countries, officially becoming the fastest selling single of 2013 after shifting an incredible 267,000 copies in its first week trumping Robin Thicke's 'Blurred Lines.'

 For those expecting Avicii's debut album 'TRUE' to replicate Calvin Harris' '18 Months,' which featured the likes of Rihanna, Ellie Goulding, Tinie Tempah, Ne-Yo, Kelis and Florence Welch, they will be sorely disappointed as the DJ has snubbed high-profile collaborations.

ENTERTAINMENTWISE

 LYNDSEY PARKER:

 Put on your dancing shoes (preferably platforms), Adam Lambert fans. It's just been revealed that Adam will be lending his unmistakable disco-divo vocals to the new album by Swedish superstar DJ Avicii, #TRUE, one of this fall's most anticipated releases.
Even more dancetastically, the #TRUE track on which Adam appears, "ID (Lay Me Down)," features a reunion with Adam's Trespassing/"Shady" collaborator (and Daft Punk's "Get Lucky" collaborator), Chic legend Nile Rodgers. Oh hell yes.
Avicii recently described the track to Digital Spy  as "very disco," and judging by low-quality audio out there on the Interweb, his description is apt. The floor-filling club banger is sure to please fans of Daft Punk's retro-groovy "Get Lucky" or "One More Time," and it has already been successfully crowd-tested by Avicii himself, as he's been finishing his sets with it at recent gigs.

 While the Adam/Avicii collabo seems like a match made in dance heaven, it doesn’t necessarily reflect the style of music Adam will make on his forthcomingpost-RCA third album. Adam recently told Ryan Seacrest  he will revisit his rock 'n' roll roots when he returns to the studio, and he told Yahoo! Music's Reality Rocks, when asked if he'd consider going in a more Guetta-esque dance direction: "I think EDM is starting to fizzle a little bit...I love dance music, but I think there's more room for other things right now. You look at the charts right now, there's a mix of EDM, neo-folk-pop; there's this whole other thing going on…I think there's a wide open playing field right now, which is really refreshing."

Exclusive: Avicii teases Adam Lambert collaboration: 'It's very disco '

Published Monday, Jul 29 2013, 8:00am EDT  |  By Lewis Corner  |  
Avicii has spoken about his new collaboration with Adam Lambert.

The DJ has teamed up with the singer and Nile Rodgers to create a song for his upcoming debut album #True.
Avicii
© JoeGazzola.com
Adam Lambert performing live at the Apollo Hammersmith London
© WENN / Carsten Windhorst  Adam Lambert performing live in London


"I did one track with Nile Rodgers and Adam Lambert that's kind of very disco," Avicii told Digital Spy ahead of his set at this weekend's burn Yard Live event.

"I did another with Imagine Dragons that's almost orchestral and classical. I then have one that's funky, one that's jazzy, one that's rocky and another that's blues orientated.

"It's kind of all over the place. It's a fusion, but when you listen to the whole album it makes sense. It sounds like it's going to be weird, but the final product is what I got so excited about.
Imagine Dragons
Imagine Dragons
Avicii at burn Yard Live.
Avicii
"Once I started making these tracks I realized that it works. It doesn't sound forced or that I'm trying to be pretentious - it just made total sense."

Avicii premiered new track 'Speed' at burn Yard Live , which he made in collaboration with the Lotus F1 team.

The star's current global hit 'Wake Me Up' spent a second week at number one in the UK over the weekend.


LAY ME DOWN WAS NOT PLAYED AT THIS JULY 17 EVENT:

Avicii debuts "True" tracks for an invite-only crowd in NYC 

Thu 18th Jul, 2013 by Jacob Schulman in News 1032 views 
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New York – Billed as an album listening party, last night’s (July 17) invite-only Avicii shindig at New York’s swanky Standard Hotel only played-back seven tracks off the artist’s hotly anticipated debut True, many of which are already out in the world thanks to the artist’s promo mix, released in April.
Still, a packed crowd of major label heavy-hitters (like Island Records brass David Massey and Steve Bartels), dance music press, and good-looking hangers-on (including the model featured in the “Wake Me Up” video) crowded the Standard’s third floor lounge, looking to get close to the artist who’s slated to have even more “Levels”-level hits with True. Avicii himself turned up just as the sun was starting to set, and was immediately mobbed by well-wishers (including Massey, here on the left).
Bartels welcomed everyone to the event before showing a hype video touting Avicii’s laundry list of career accomplishments played on a screen at the front of the room. Tim then took the microphone for a brief conversation with Massey about the process of recording True (“It was really natural,” he said), before the video premiere of the album’s lead single “Wake Me Up.”
Featuring a beautiful woman and her young daughter (dressed head to toe in Ralph Lauren Denim & Supply – we saw the tags), the video chronicled their struggle to escape a humdrum town (potentially in the Old West?) filled with far less beautiful people who were persecuting them. Frustrated, the model eventually rides a horse to a place with other good-looking people who have the same Avicii logo tattoo that she does. They take her to what we understand to be Ultra Music Festival (that Main Stage is unmistakable), where Avicii just happens to be playing with “Wake” vocalist Aloe Blacc (in actual UMF performance footage). She wilds out and fricking loves it. She then rides the horse back to pick up her daughter, who is sleeping in bed (reckless endangerment, no?), and take her to the magical land of Ultra, where they will finally be understood and accepted. It was as bizarre as it sounds.
Finally the big moment came when the album playback began — well, sort of.  The seven-track selection started with Avicii’s latest collaboration with Salem Al Fakir, “All My Life (Someone Like You),” a possible second single with a strong topline and the usual uplifting melodies and chord progressions. That was followed up with the so-called “country house” production “Hey Brother Hey Sister” (working title), and “Addicted To You.” The latter track features vocals from Audra Mae and is arguably one of the strongest we’ve heard thus far; it would make an excellent follow-up single to “Wake.” Finally we heard a new funky, disco-style track that could be called “Liar Liar,” followed by more music that has yet to be identified. The preview ended fittingly with the “Heart Upon My Sleeve” ID.
We’ve heard mixed things on how many tracks are on the final album, from nine, to 13 or 14. The seven played at the event certainly represent a new direction for Tim Bergling, but we’re now even more curious to hear the LP in its entirety. Hopefully we’ll get the chance before the official release September 17, but until then, we’ll be listening to “Addicted To You” rips on YouTube.


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