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Co-written by Madonna! Here's Sugar, featuring Marcy Kelly and Rickie Louise Miller on lead vocals, live at the Mystic Seaport Museum, Saturday, June 5, 2021 The song is "Levitating" by Dua Lipa! Marcy Kelly, vocals Rickie Louise Miller, vocals Matt Dean, percussion Joe Michael, guitar Ed Mudrak, trumpet Izzy Malek, keys and vocals Andy Chaney, bass Ben Larose – drums Song Lyrics If you wanna run away with me, I know a galaxy And I can take you for a ride I had a premonition that we fell into a rhythm Where the music don't stop for life Glitter in the sky, glitter in my eyes Shining just the way I like If you're feeling like you need a little bit of company You met me at the perfect time You want me, I want you, baby My sugarboo, I'm levitating The Milky Way, we're renegading Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah I got you, moonlight, you're my starlight I need you all night, come on, dance with me I'm levitating You, moonlight, you're my starlight (you're the moonlight) I need you all night, come on, dance with me I'm levitating I believe that you're for me, I feel it in our energy I see us written in the stars We can go wherever, so let's do it now or never Baby, nothing's ever, ever too far Glitter in the sky, glitter in our eyes Shining just the way we are I feel like we're forever every time we get together But whatever, let's get lost on Mars You want me, I want you, baby My sugarboo, I'm levitating The Milky Way, we're renegading Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah I got you, moonlight, you're my starlight I need you all night, come on, dance with me I'm levitating You, moonlight, you're my starlight (you're the moonlight) I need you all night, come on, dance with me I'm levitating You can fly away with me tonight You can fly away with me tonight Baby, let me take you for a ride Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah I'm levitating (woo) You can fly away with me tonight You can fly away with me tonight Baby, let me take you for a ride Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah (woo) My love is like a rocket, watch it blast off And I'm feeling so electric, dance my ass off And even if I wanted to, I can't stop Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah My love is like a rocket, watch it blast off And I'm feeling so electric, dance my ass off And even if I wanted to, I can't stop Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah You want me, I want you, baby My sugarboo, I'm levitating The Milky Way, we're renegading I got you (yeah), moonlight, you're my starlight I need you all night (all night), come on, dance with me I'm levitating (woo) You can fly away with me tonight (tonight) You can fly away with me tonight Baby, let me take you for a ride Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah (take you for a ride) I'm levitating (woo) You can fly away with me tonight (tonight) You can fly away with me tonight Baby, let me take you for a ride Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah (let me take you for a ride) I got you, moonlight, you're my starlight (you are my starlight) I need you all night, come on, dance with me (come on, dance with me) I'm levitating You, moonlight, you're my starlight (you're the moonlight) I need you all night, come on, dance with me I'm levitating Songwriters: Madonna Ciccone / Sarah Hudson / Melissa Elliott / Stephen Noel Kozmeniuk / Dua Lipa / Clarence Coffee Jr. ### Mark Urso mark@markurso.com @MusicVidNet https://markurso.com/sugar-band-mystic-ct-levitating/

Mystic, CT Dance Party! Featuring Sugar Band Mystic Seaport Museum June 5, 2021 I was able to fly all the way across an enormous field using my handheld gimbal video camera. I walked at least a couple hundred feet; it's a great flyover! And the crowd was friendly and fun; everybody's dancing and picnicking and having a great time! Featuring six songs - 21 minutes of danceable fun! It includes some naturally-occurring video aberrations, too! For the tech nerd in you, check out how the lighting changes when I get up close, and the sound changes, too. I think the right polarizing filter on the camera will help a lot, and a second camera doing A-roll somewhere in the middle of the field would be optimal, with my "good" mic on it! The kit I brought I could literally carry in my pocket! It's a lightweight recorder that delivers tons of good footage! When Whitney Houston died (2012), she left a challenging legacy, and today we're reminded of the task set before only those singers who dare face it. Rickie Louise Miller rises to the occasion and aces the ultimate modern-day singer test; performing "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" (1987), a Houston classic filled with razor-sharp hooks and soaring highs only the brightest stars can touch. But we have a spoiler in the wings, as Rickie's contemporary, the uber-talented Talia Rosso, who also sings for Sugar, already left a permanent impression in our musical heads with her slaughtering of the entire curriculum in North Stonington in 2019, including the hit in question. Choose for yourselves, my friends. I like the way the spices are blending with this band, no matter what! Personally, I have a new fondness for maritime museums! This one rocks! :) xxx Dance Party Song List One Kiss (Dua Lipa) Sugar (Maroon 5) I Love the Nightlife (Alicia Bridges) Ain't No Mountain High Enough (Diana Ross) I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) (Whitney Houston) Boogie Oogie Oogie (A Taste of Honey) Personnel: Marcy Kelly, vocals Rickie Louise Miller, vocals Matt Dean, percussion Joe Michael, guitar Ed Mudrak, trumpet Izzy Malek, keys and vocals Andy Chaney, bass Ben Larose – drums ### Mark Urso mark@markurso.com @MusicVidNet https://markurso.com/sugar-band-dance-party-music-video/

Recorded at River Song Music Oct 6, 2022 Mark Urso, vocal and guitar Originally made popular by Gladys Knight Enya X4 Pro Acoustic Guitar

Featuring Brian Merritt 20th Century Kids Debut at the Phoenix Sunday May 2, 2021 Comprised of five seasoned veterans of the southeastern CT music scene. Their set list contains music that spans five decades, and ranges from hard rock to reggae to dance music. The lineup consists of three vocalists, two guitars, bass, keyboard and drums. Sharing lead vocal duty are two of the area's most well-known young singers, Rickie Louise Miller and Brian Merritt. Rickie, who sings, plays percussion and rhythm guitar, is a current lead vocalist in the well-loved dance band Sugar, and previously sang with the popular MA band Fever. Brian was previously a long-time vocalist and lead guitar player in the rock band Wicked Peach. On drums is Mike Winslow, former drummer of the original rock band Incognito Sofa Love, and currently playing drums with the jazz band The Subliminals. Bassist Emily Winters, who also sings backup vocals, has played in a number of original bands in the area, and may even surprise audiences with her skills on violin. Accomplished jazz keyboardist Adam Anderson rounds out the group and adds an edge of originality to all of the well-known cover songs the band brings to the stage. The energy, chemistry and musicianship of the group is sure to get audiences moving and singing along.

Written by Bob Dylan

With Brandon Raimondo Written by John Mellencamp John Cockers I don't accommodate nobody! I just take care of myself Got a house down on a dusty road - I don't need nobody else I got a wife and some kids ... I don't know where they're at I know many many people, but I ain't got no friends Well I used to have some values; now they just make me laugh I used to think things would work out fine but they never did do that All these bosses and the rules! It's hard for me to fit in Must be ten million people, but I ain't got no friends Well I'm a little isolated! - I live most days in my head! And when I go to sleep at night I got no sheets on my bed I'm a little hard headed ... I can't wait for this to end I see people coming and going, but I ain't a got no friends Well I look out of my window into the darkness of night My head gets to spinning so I shut out the light I don't care if I see tomorrow! If I had a reason I'd pretend I know one thing for certain! I ain't a got no friends Well one of these days my anger, get the best of my soul In one desperate moment I'm gonna dig me a hole I'm gonna lie down in it and let be what will be When the morning sun rises there'll be no one to mourn for me When the morning sun rises there'll be no one to mourn for me I don't accommodate nobody! I just take care of myself Got a house down on a dusty road - I don't need nobody else I got a wife and some kids ... I don't know where they're at I know many many people, but I ain't got no friends I know many many people, but I ain't got no friends ###

A great old Randy Newman Song. I originally heard this on a Mollie O'Brien album. Performed by Mark Urso Rollin I never drink in the afternoon I never drink alone But I sure do like a drink or two When I get home! Every evening what I do I sit here in this chair I pour myself some whiskey And watch my troubles vanish into the air Rollin', I'm rollin' Ain't gonna worry no more! Rollin', rollin' Ain't gonna worry no more! I used to worry about gamblin' Throwin' my money away I used to worry about wastin' time Layin' round the house all day! But I'm alright now! I'm alright now I never thought I'd make it but I always do somehow! I'm alright now! Rollin', I'm rollin' Ain't gonna worry no more! Rollin', rollin' Ain't gonna worry no more! ###

Mark Urso, Enya X4 Pro Brandon Raimondo, Hagstrom Viking Custom Deluxe

Written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin From the album "Madman Across the Water" Performed by Mark Urso This is a beautiful, rambling ballad typical of some of the cultural topical stuff Elton John produced in the 1970's. This is from "Madman Across The Water" (1971), words by Bernie Taupin. It's about an Indian who finds himself alone when his tribe is lost at war. It's a big brown bear to play and sing. :) Indian Sunset (John/Taupin) Lyrics As I awoke this evening with the smell of wood smoke clinging Like a gentle cobweb hanging upon a painted tepee Oh I went to see my chieftain with my war lance and my woman Oh he told us that the yellow moon would very soon be leaving This I can't believe I said, I can't believe our warlord's dead Oh he would not leave the chosen ones to the buzzards and the soldiers guns Oh great father of the Iroquois ever since I was young I've read the writing of the smoke and breast fed on the sound of drums I've learned to hurl the tomahawk and ride a painted pony wild To run the gauntlet of the Sioux, to make a chieftain's daughter mine And now you ask that I should watch my red man's race be slowly crushed What kind of words are these to hear! From Yellow Dog whom white man fears! (transition) I take only what is mine Lord, my pony, my squaw, and my child I can't stay here to see you die, along with my tribe's pride I go to search for the yellow moon and the fathers of our sons Where the red sun sinks in the hills of gold and the healing waters run Trampling down the prairie rose, leaving hoof tracks in the sand Those who wish to follow me, I welcome with my hands I heard from passing renegades Geronimo was dead He'd been laying down his weapons when they filled him full of lead (transition) Now there seems no reason why I should carry on In this land that once was my land I can't find a home It's lonely and it's quiet and the horse soldiers are coming And I think it's time I strung my bow and ceased my senseless running For soon I'll find the yellow moon along with my loved ones Where the buffaloes graze in clover fields without the sound of guns And the red sun sinks at last into the hills of gold And peace to this young warrior comes with a bullet hole ###

Sugar plays the annual Esker Point Gig Marcy Kelly, vocals Rickie Louise Miller, vocals More here: https://markurso.com/pop-star-casual-takes-the-beach-sugar-at-esker-point-groton-ct-2022/

Stardust Who's got two minutes and forty-four seconds to spare? Go! This song was written in 1927. It was the theme for our AM radio station's (Westerly, RI) nostalgic music format, many years-ago. Stardust was on my license plate. After all the years, I conceded the MANY varieties of notations of this song weren't working for me on guitar, so I arranged it myself. I wrote all the chords you see me playing, and when I was done, I remember thinking it was kind of amazing that I didn't listen to the song once, and I don't think I've heard it in years. It's just in there, in my brain. It's a pretty good arrangement! What do you think? xx Recorded May 4, 2022 River Song Music Westerly, RI Mark Urso, vocal and guitar ### Mark Urso mark@markurso.com @MusicVidNet LYRICS And now the purple dusk of twilight time Steals across the meadows of my heart High up in the sky the little stars climb Always reminding me that we're apart You wander down the lane and far away] Leaving me a song that will not die Love is now the stardust of yesterday The music of the years gone by Sometimes I wonder why I spend The lonely night dreaming of a song The melody haunts my reverie And I am once again with you When our love was new And each kiss an inspiration But, but that was long ago, and now my consolation Is in the stardust of a song Beside the garden wall when stars are bright! You are in my arms The nightingale tells his fairytale Of paradise, where roses bloom Though I dream in vain In my heart it will remain My stardust melody The memory of love's refrain And though I dream in vain, in my heart there always will remain My stardust melody The memory of love's refrain ### All the chords for my arrangement are available at markurso.com

This review of the EA-X4 Pro Carbon Fiber Acoustic Guitar is intended for people somewhat familiar with the instrument. I don't go into a basic description, but you'll see the functions and features even if you're just hearing about this new product. I receive no compensation for my review. I picked this guitar up a couple weeks ago. It arrived from a USA origin within 4 days in very good shape. I changed the strings to Thomastik 10s, but otherwise I'm playing this guitar "out of the box." It required no other adjustment. A full written review is here: https://markurso.com/enya-ea-x4-pro-carbon-fiber-acoustic-guitar-review-2022/

A great rendition of Whitney Houston's classic I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) Sugar, featuring Marcy Kelly and Talia Rosso, N. Stonington, CT Recorded July 12, 2019 by Mark Urso / River Song Music http://www.markurso.com #sharethemoon #markursomusic Canon XA30 camcorder, Rode Videomic X, Varizoom Chickenfoot Monopod https://markurso.com/sugar-band-dance-party-music-video/

Featuring Ed Mudrak on trumpet And Izzy Malek on keys and vocals! Sugar at Mystic Seaport Museum June 5, 2021 https://markurso.com/sugar-band-dance-party-music-video/ Marcy Kelly, vocals Rickie Louise Miller, vocals Matt Dean, percussion Joe Michael, guitar Ed Mudrak, trumpet Izzy Malek, keys and vocals Andy Chaney, bass Ben Larose – drums Cheerleader - OMI When I need motivation My one solution is my queen 'Cause she stay strong, yeah, yeah She is always in my corner Right there when I want her All these other girls are tempting But I'm empty when you're gone [Pre-Chorus] And they say Do you need me? Do you think I'm pretty? Do I make you feel like cheating? And I'm like no, not really 'cause [Chorus] Oh, I think that I found myself a cheerleader She is always right there when I need her Oh, I think that I found myself a cheerleader She is always right there when I need her [Verse 2] She walks like a model She grants my wishes like a genie in a bottle, yeah, yeah 'Cause I'm the wizard of love And I got the magic wand All these other girls are tempting But I'm empty when you're gone And they say [Pre-Chorus] And they say Do you need me? Do you think I'm pretty? Do I make you feel like cheating? And I'm like no, not really 'cause [Chorus] Oh, I think that I found myself a cheerleader She is always right there when I need her Oh, I think that I found myself a cheerleader She is always right there when I need her [Bridge] Hmm, she gives me love and affection Baby, did I mention? You're the only girl for me No, I don't need a next one Mama loves you too She thinks I made the right selection Now all that's left to do Is just for me to pop the question [Chorus] Oh, I think that I found myself a cheerleader She is always right there when I need her Oh, I think that I found myself a cheerleader She is always right there when I need her Oh, I think that I found myself a cheerleader She is always right there when I need her Oh, I think that I found myself a cheerleader She is always right there when I need her ###

Sugar Band, Mystic, Connecticut "Don't Leave Me This Way" into "Disco Inferno" Taste of Mystic 2018 Marcy "Jelly Belly" Kelly and Talia Rosso! Video recorded by Mark Urso for River Song Music https://markurso.com/91-pieces-of-sugar-taste-of-mystic-2018-music-video-featuring-marcy-kelly/

Sugar, featuring Marcy Kelly and Talia Rosso, N. Stonington, CT Recorded July 12, 2019 by Mark Urso / River Song Music http://www.markurso.com #sharethemoon #markursomusic Canon XA30 camcorder, Rode Videomic X, Varizoom Chickenfoot Monopod

Sugar performs at the North Stonington Agricultural Fair in Connecticut! Featuring Marcy Kelly and Talia Rosso, N. Stonington, CT Recorded July 12, 2019 by Mark Urso / River Song Music http://www.markurso.com #sharethemoon #markursomusic Canon XA30 camcorder, Rode Videomic X, Varizoom Chickenfoot Monopod https://markurso.com/mercy-duffy-booker-natalia-rosso-marcy-kelly-sugar-north-stonington-fair-2019/

A cover of a song by Glen Frey and J.D. Souther, by Mark Urso

Performing at the Pheonix nightclub in Pawcatuck, CT Featuring Rickie Louise Miller, vocal and percussion, and Brian Merritt, vocal and guitar. This was the band's debut live performance, September 2021. Miller does not normally sing with this band, but joined them for this very special performance. The band was outstanding! The song is by Sneaker Pimps. Lyrics Take me down 6 underground The ground beneath your feet Laid out low Nothing to go Nowhere a way to meet I've got a head full of drought Down here So far off of losing out Round here Overground, watch this space I'm open to falling from grace Calm me down Bring it round Too way high off your street I can see Like nothing else In me You're better than I wannabe Don't think 'cos I understand I care, Don't think 'cos I'm talking We're friends Overground, watch this space I'm open to falling from grace Talk me down Safe and sound, Too strung up to sleep Wear me out Scream and shout Swear my time's never cheap I fake my life like I've lived Too much, I take whatever you're given, not enough Overground, watch this Space, I'm open I fake my life like I've lived Too much, I take whatever you're given, not enough Overground, watch this Space, I'm open To falling From grace. Source: LyricFind Songwriters: Chris Corner / Howe Liam Coverdale / Ian Pickering / John Barry

Written by Amy Winehouse 20th Century Kids Phoenix Nightclub, Pawcatuck, CT September, 2021 Captured by Mark Urso for River Song Music May 2, 2021 Debut show for this band! The Phoenix, Sunday May 2, 2021 Comprised of five seasoned veterans of the southeastern CT music scene. Their set list contains music that spans five decades, and ranges from hard rock to reggae to dance music. The lineup consists of three vocalists, two guitars, bass, keyboard and drums. Sharing lead vocal duty are two of the area's most well-known young singers, Rickie Louise Miller and Brian Merritt. Rickie, who sings, plays percussion and rhythm guitar, is a current lead vocalist in the well-loved dance band Sugar, and previously sang with the popular MA band Fever. Brian was previously a long-time vocalist and lead guitar player in the rock band Wicked Peach. On drums is Mike Winslow, former drummer of the original rock band Incognito Sofa Love, and currently playing drums with the jazz band The Subliminals. Bassist Emily Winters, who also sings backup vocals, has played in a number of original bands in the area, and may even surprise audiences with her skills on violin. Accomplished jazz keyboardist Adam Anderson rounds out the group and adds an edge of originality to all of the well-known cover songs the band brings to the stage. The energy, chemistry and musicianship of the group is sure to get audiences moving and singing along.

Sugar, Esker Point, Groton, CT Thursday evening, July 28, 2022 Recorded by Mark Urso for River Song Music www.markurso.com The audio quality using this microphone (Rode Videomic Pro X) mounted on top of the video camera (Canon XA-30), a hundred feet from the band, is outstanding. Through this $1000 microphone, with almost zero wind today, and courtesy of some very nice people all around me who didn't talk too loud ... what you hear is spectacularly spot-on what it sounded like from where I was standing. And from that far away, that's some impressive outdoor-venue sound shaping. Outstanding all around! These vids will all be available in 1080 resolution on Rumble https://rumble.com/c/MVN - I'll put up another video of the entire first set. High resolution and headphone-worthy stuff! :)

There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back, Sugar, Mystic, June 2021 (Music Video) An outstanding rendition of Shawn Mendes' "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back," performed by some of the region's most talented musicians, featuring Rickie Louise Miller on vocal, with Marcy Kelly and Sugar, the band that fills the dance floor, every time, on the first note. This footage is essentially unedited. The camera guy did good, and didn't need to splice his way to a smooth and enjoyable experience. All I did was some color correction; shot with a single camera, no splices. There was a great turnout for the outdoor show at the Mystic Seaport, and as happens sometimes, Marcy let Rickie take the wheel for much of the show; Marcy manages the band but it's a two-girl show with three girls sharing the duties, which, in my opinion, has led to some endlessly fascinating combinations of style and personality, and a hugely wide basket of tunes. And when Marcy lets go of the reins, she has lots of time to dance! Just watch! :) I'm taming the Osmo gimbal vidcam! And what a wonderful show it was on this beautiful sunny day! xxx Marcy Kelly, vocals Rickie Louise Miller, vocals Matt Dean, percussion Izzy Malek, keys and vocals Andy Chaney, bass Ben Larose – drums ### Mark Urso mark@markurso.com @MusicVidNet https://markurso.com/theres-nothing-holdin-me-back-sugar-mystic-june-2021-music-video/

Rickie Louise Miller, vocal Marcy Kelly, vocal Ben LaRose, drums Matt Dean, percussion Recorded June 23, 2022 at Jonathan Edwards Winery, North Stonington, CT This is a Madonna cover. Songwriters: Leonard Patrick Raymond / Ciccone Madonna L Produced by Mark Urso for River Song Music Side note: On Rumble's website you CAN increase the resolution of the video as high as 4k (in this case). Rumble, for some reason, defaults the video to the smallest size, and the "button" to increase the size doesn't show up until AFTER you've started playing the video. It's a little non-intuitive. Just hit play, then the video starts, then there should be a chooser in the bottom right area. This way, you can really TURN IT UP! :) More at www.markurso.com ###

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A five-song set from Malaena December, 2021 Phoenix Nightclub, Pawcatuck, CT by Mark Urso for River Song Music https://markurso.com/video-fix-malaena-5-song-set/ Bob Straub – Vocals, Saxophones, Flute, Percussion Bernie Santore – Vocals, Guitar Steve Belgrade – Lead Guitar, Vocals Rich Kornacki – Drums, Percussion Hilary Carboni – Keyboards, Vocals Charlie Hedding – Bass, Vocals