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Like the smokin' pops of a Harley, and the rumble that they make.
It's the laughter of a child, her first July parade.
You got a baseball diamond on a summer night.
You got a hot dog and an ice cold beer.
And you're singin' the national anthem.
And you're holdin' back a cheer, yeah.
It's what we do, it's who we are, it's where we stand.
American made, yes I am.
It's American made, oh yes we can.
It's what we do, it's who we are, it's where we stand.
As Americans.
The depression didn't break us, our people held on strong.
It taught us what was important, and sometimes we could be wrong.
And the fathers died fought before us, and the sacrifice they made.
There's an 18 year old standing in the sand, and he's doing the very same.
It's what we do, it's who we are, it's where we stand.
American made, yes I am.
American made, oh yes we can.
American made, it's tried and true.
American made, it's me and you.
It's what we do, it's who we are, it's where we stand.
American.
When the towers fell around us, we knew just what we had to do.
One nation under God, one country for me and you.
And we all cried for freedom, for what was right and what was true.
And we all stood together, we were all red, white and blue.
It's what we do, it's who we are, it's where we stand.
American made, yes I am.
American made, oh yes we can.
American made, it's tried and true.
American made, it's me and you.
It's what we do, it's who we are, it's where we stand.
As American, American made.
American made.
Breathe, I know that sometimes you can't see.
But if you just breathe, you'll realize you have all you need.
Don't try to just keep going so nobody has to see.
That you're barely floating and sometimes you can't even breathe.
And you feel like you're surrounded and you're drowning in an ocean.
And you think you see a lifeline, try to reach but you can't hold it.
Don't you dare lose your faith, it'll all be okay.
But in the meantime, close your eyes and just breathe.
Trust, trust that you're strong enough.
You're so loved, don't you give up.
Cause I'll stand beside you, just say when.
Help you open up the window, let the light in and breathe.
Just breathe.
When you feel like you're surrounded and you're drowning in an ocean.
And you think you see a lifeline, try to reach but you can't hold it.
Don't you dare lose your faith, it'll all be okay.
But in the meantime, close your eyes and just breathe.
Just breathe.
Breathe in when you feel like you're spiraling.
Breathe out all the anxiety.
Breathe, tell yourself you are safe.
It'll all be okay.
Let the air fill your lungs and just breathe in wherever you are.
And just breathe out, put your hand on your heart and just breathe.
Tell yourself you are safe.
It'll all be okay.
Let the air fill your lungs and just breathe.
Just breathe.
Don't you dare lose your faith, it'll all be okay.
In the meantime, close your eyes and just breathe.
In the meantime, close your eyes and just...
Baby, I know you ain't coming back here.
The dream in your head put my world in your rear view.
It's all I can think about.
I try to see me with the truck all packed up on the interstate,
not looking back for who I was before you moved out.
Should have stayed here a year ago.
Lock the door and hit the road.
Cause I can be your small town guy in the big town city, fall asleep with you every night.
When the lights go out, if it did, it's this town.
What if I fly out, get my toe in the water, see if Nashville fits me, if I really ought to be.
Chasing you all over the place, I put a sign in the window of my granddaddy's store,
so there ain't nothing holding me here no more.
Would you want me to move down that way?
Should have stayed here a year ago.
Lock the door and hit the road.
Cause I can be your small town guy in the big town city, fall asleep with you every night.
When the lights go out, if it did, it's this town.
Maybe I never knew the only thing here for me was you.
Should have stayed here a year ago.
Lock the door and hit the road.
Cause I can be your small town guy in the big town city, fall asleep with you every night.
When the lights go out, if it did, it's this town.
Yeah, if it did, it's this town.
That was Houston Bernard, Denshia's Town, and earlier you heard Jordana Bryant breathe,
and Tim McGarry, American maid, right here on The Kating Gordon Show today's best country mix.
We got a lot coming for you. We got an interview with Tai Wong, Johnny Ramos, Heidi Hanna-Sif,
Adriana Freeman, Jim Biggerstaff, Sean Sokay, Emily Myers, and Kim Thompson coming your way,
right here on The Kating Gordon Show today's best country mix, and it all starts with my man, Tai.
Hello and welcome to The Kating Gordon Show today's best country mix.
Joining me right here today is Tai Wong. Tai, how are you?
I am doing well. I am humble and blessed to be here.
So why don't we get started by getting to know you a little bit, and how you got started in music?
Absolutely. So, honestly, I think I came out the womb loving music.
I think my parents noticed something early in me, and from first grade on,
I was going to a performing arts school in New Jersey.
And so I got to learn how to be a performer and how to deal with nerves and that type of thing.
So that was really my first experience. I got to be in plays.
I got to actually, by third and fourth grade, I was actually lead in some of the plays that was done.
I got to do musicals. I just was, you know, we expanded a little bit.
So, I mean, it was pretty fun. It was pretty fun.
I didn't really start taking music as far as wanting to be an artist really, really serious until high school.
So when I got in high school, I actually used to write poetry.
And I had friends that used to tell me, you should turn those into songs.
And one day I just turned them into songs and I've been writing songs ever since.
And, you know, got my first deal by the time I was 15 and, you know, just been doing music ever since.
What is it about music that you absolutely love about it?
I mean, it's the feeling that I get whenever I'm creating it, whenever I'm performing it,
the responses I get from people when they listen to my music. That's everything to me.
What advice would you give somebody that might want to start doing music,
whether that be writing, singing, performing, anything like that?
I would tell anyone, especially songwriters as well as artists,
I would tell them to practice on your craft, like continuously get better.
Like you're never too young or too old to continuously get better.
Like, you know, all the years that I've done music, I'm still continually getting better every day.
So I think just keep practicing on your craft. Like, spend the time to do it. Put in the work.
I agree. And it's one of those things that it's an industry that just doesn't come to you naturally.
Like, you know, the money and the fame, that part is not going to come to you right away.
I mean, some people are lucky, like, you know, some people, but most likely you're not going to get that far, that quick.
Absolutely. Absolutely. Yeah, you literally have to. That's where the work comes in.
As we're putting in the work comes in, I mean, sometimes, you know, you come out, you think, oh, I'm going to get, I'm going to be rich, you know, and famous and everything.
And now you have to have sometimes like a A plan, a B plan, C plan, B plan.
But mostly, you know, I tell you, I would tell anybody, like plan a year, like plan out a whole year and build
and realize that everything from that year won't progress you any until the following year.
Just keep putting plans together, setting goals for yourself, and you'll get there.
Absolutely. Definitely agree with that right there. Ty, what do you like doing at SET in music? Do you have any hobbies, interests, anything like that?
Outside of music, I'm like a big movie buff.
Like, I love to watch movies and
I don't want to say sitcoms, but more so like I like TV shows as well.
So I do a lot of watching movies and TV shows. I don't get to watch them when they actually come on.
So I'm like always been watching something.
What is one of your absolute favorite movies?
Man, one of my favorite movies.
You know what? It's funny because it's a newer movie, but the new edition movie that came on BET.
I could keep watching that movie over and over. That one and the Bobby Brown one. I love those two movies.
Definitely some good choices right there. Yeah, I love those movies.
If someone was to write a song about you, what do you think that they would take the time to write about?
Oh man, if they were writing a song about me, it would be about strength and dedication and loyalty.
I think those would be the strongest thing that they would write about.
What can we expect next of you? Do you have any projects, singles or anything else that you want to tell us a little bit about, Ty?
Absolutely. So I have two new songs that are getting ready to come out.
One song is called Better and it is featuring Grammy award winning single songwriter, Juanita Wynn.
I'm really excited about that song. The other single is entitled Sideline. I'm excited about that one as well.
I'm happy about where I am in my career. I'm happy with where everything is moving. I'm in a good space.
Where do you see yourself in the next couple of years or where do you want to be?
I just came into the Southern Soul genre and I expect to see myself at the top in the coming years. I'm dedicated to putting in the work and the time and the effort and I believe I'll be at the top.
If people want to learn more about you, where can they find you?
Absolutely. You can find me on any social media platform under I am Taiwan. Taiwan is spelled T-Y-J-U-A-N.
That's I am Taiwan on any social media platform. It's all the same.
If you had one message to tell anyone, what would you tell them right now, Ty?
I would tell everybody, I would say be honest with yourself. Be honest with yourself always and never waste anybody's time. Time is something more precious than anything that we have on this earth.
That's something we can't get it back. Once you waste it, it's gone.
That's the one thing I would say.
Absolutely. Ty, is there anything that I forgot to mention that you would like to mention today?
No. No. That's it.
Ty Wong, thank you so much for taking the time to come on the Cade and Gordon Show. Today's Best Country Mix. It was awesome having the opportunity to chat with you and hope to do it real soon. Thank you so much for your time.
Hey, thank you so much for having me. It's been an absolute pleasure.
She knows she fly from head to toe. She in the zone when she hit the floor. No matter the tempo, I like to watch her get it, get it. I get behind her, you feel that bump, girl, you know you did it. I like when you move that thing from side to side. My eyes on you watching you work them thighs.
You go hard on me. No, I'm excited.
I want you right now.
I can't even find it.
I want you right now.
Dancing so close.
We are frozen in time.
You know I'm excited.
I want you right now.
That dirty ballroom mirror shows a body I brought back. It's been a long time since enlisting and I come home from my rack. But there's a whole lot more that the mirror doesn't show. Like these questions I've got burning in my soul.
Why am I here? I hear your voice when I'm drinking beer. Back then I could thrive here. It ain't over cause I still fear.
Losing you more than me. But that ship's done sailed the seas. The shots are ringing in my ear. So why am I here?
As I sit here in my old truck. Trying to pass the time. Drink another bottle of whiskey. To forget what's on my mind. I'm still rocking that old playlist.
From mid 2003. It's been 20 years of gunshot memories. Why am I here? I hear your voice while I'm drinking beer. Back then I could thrive here. It ain't over cause I still fear.
Losing you more than me. But that ship's done sailed the seas. The shots are ringing in my ear. So why am I here?
Why did the best get the worst? Was that all it meant for me? But why did you get there first? Why am I here? I hear your voice while I'm drinking beer. Back there I could thrive here. It ain't over cause I still fear.
Losing you more than me. But that ship's done sailed the seas. The shots are ringing in my ear. So why am I here? So why am I here? Why am I here? Why am I here?
I'm more sad a day than sunny. More sinner than a saint. I'd like to think I'm living right. But lord knows that I ain't. I might never make it. Up to them pearly gates.
If I'm lucky enough to see it one day. The only thing I pray is I hope heaven has a bar. To pull these spirits out the jar.
Every night is a Friday night. And every beer is cold as ice. I hope heaven has a band. Where all the oppie legends jam. And neon is alone to steal guitar. Little prayer from a country boy's heart.
I hope heaven has a bar. To always open. And there ain't no closing time. Where all the drinks are on the house. And the water turns to wine.
I hope heaven has a bar. To pull these spirits out the jar. Where every night is a Friday night. And every beer is cold as ice. I hope heaven has a band. Where all the oppie legends jam. And neon is alone to steal guitar.
Little prayer from a country boy's heart. I hope heaven has a bar. I hope heaven has a bar.
I don't need no streets of gold or a mansion in the sky. I just want a Broadway bar. Where you can open neon sign. I hope heaven has a bar. To pull these spirits out the jar.
Every night is a Friday night. And George Jones is singing on the mic. I hope heaven has a band. Where Merlin Johnny likes to jam. And neon is alone to steal guitar.
Little prayer from a country boy's heart. I hope heaven has a bar. I hope heaven has a bar.
I hope heaven has a bar.
As I struggle through the years. And the burdens hit me hard. Seemed I had nothing but tears. Yet you were there all the time.
Stayed on this journey by faith. Knowing things would get better. Only to find out my path had to go down even deeper.
Through every moment I felt fear. For every time it wasn't fair. For every moment I cried a tear. At times nobody would care.
Sometimes I cried. And every moment you could hear. These words of worry and despair. But every moment you were near. And every time you were there.
Sometimes I cried.
As I carried this weight around. Every burden stacked so high. Seemed my faith was gonna drown. Yet you were there all the time. Now I know what I can be. I won't walk this path alone.
Wrap me in your arms of peace. Together through this life we'll go.
Through every moment I felt fear. For every time it wasn't fair. For every moment I cried a tear. At times nobody would care.
And every moment you could hear. These words of worry and despair. But every moment you were near. And every time you were there.
Sometimes I cried.
Music
Crazy
one I hope hello and welcome to the Kayden Gordon show today's best country
mix joining me right here today is Johnny Ramos Johnny how's it going I'm
doing good good to be here thanks kid of course happy to have you here so let's
get started by getting to know you a little bit and how you got started in
music I got started in music when I was about probably 14 years old my father
is a musician his name is kid Ramos and well I grew up as a little kid watching
him on the side of the stage at blues festivals and clubs and all kinds of
things and I grew up around a lot of music just always listening to music and
as a little kid I never really I've never really like understood like you
know like it seemed like a thing beyond me that I would never be able to do I
was just so amazed by my dad and amazed by all of the interesting characters and
musicians that he knew growing up that I thought I would never be a musician so I
didn't start playing music until I was a teenager and he never pushed me into it
which was really cool and I just ended up falling in love with guitar and I got
really into a lot of like punk rock and like grunge stuff and Kurt Cobain Nirvana
things like that a lot of rock and roll stuff from the 90s and then I ended up
getting into blues and soul and R&B and a lot of older music from the 50s and 60s
and got obsessed with the Beatles and I played cello in school for a while and I
liked it but then I started a band and I was singing and I was always hurting and
injuring my throat because I wasn't singing properly so I ended up joining
choir I did choir for all throughout high school four years and then yeah and
then I've been out of high school for like four years now that's a little bit
about how I got into music is there something about music that made you want
to start doing music oh a lot of things that's not that's a tough one I've
always been a very expressive person I've always been like with my friends
especially like my friends will know what I how I feel about something
immediately like if there's something to have a strong opinion about in a
conversation they'll like be able to tell what I what I'm feeling about it
or whatever I'm not good at lying I'm like you know you can see what I'm when
I'm thinking on my face and I'm just an expressive guy I think I always I always
wanted to just express myself and music is such a such an expressive means of
art it's just um it's it's just beautiful and I love I love music it
makes me realize who I am you know when I'm on stage and I'm playing that's
when I feel the safest and I feel the most like myself and I'm playing music
what advice would you give somebody that might want to start doing music whether
that be writing singing performing what would you tell them Johnny I would tell
anybody who wants to go out and do music to believe in themselves you know and
and just really really try and and uh hone your craft and get better and and
be open to everything like like if you're into one one genre of music and
you're an artist and you know you're I'm a rocker I'm a rocker roller like I'm a
rapper be interested in everything it'll make you it make you a better musician
and it'll it'll it'll make you come up with ideas that other people don't have
if you expose yourself to as many genres of music as possible and and you don't
have to focus on making money and you know and oh I want to be famous and I
want to do this music is just such a beautiful like this thing to do in your
life it'll it'll enrich your life in so many ways and it'll give a lot back to
you no matter how much you get you put into it it'll give a lot back to you
even if you're you know a struggling musician or whatever it's just so fun to
play music and and and connect with with yourself connect with people write music
writing music is like therapy for me and it's just it's just really fun just
believe in yourself and we opened all music and have fun the most important
thing in music is that fun so you have a release out right now it's called I want
a girl tell us a little bit about that song and why you wrote it yeah I want a
girl is it's a fun song it's a it's kind of like a rockabilly song kind of it's
kind of a little bit country a little bit rock and roll it's it's just I don't
know how to explain it other than it's just a fun song it was really fun to
record for me I played I played like there's there's a lot of guitar on the
song on the recording there's like some really heavy guitar stuff deep in the
mix and I think I may have recorded at least like five guitar tracks I recorded
acoustic guitar a few different electric guitars I played through a Marshall a
really big Marshall amplifier and it was really loud and I could like feel the
arms on my the hair on my arms moving when I was playing guitar because it's
just so loud it was just ridiculous and it was really fun and I played I played
piano in the chorus of the song really deep in the track I'm playing like kind
of some jazzy major seven chords which was just it was really fun it was just
really fun song to record and please listen to it I want a girl it's a really
fun song absolutely and I love how you described it I agree it's on radio
internationally thanks to myself thanks yes yes of course of course no credit
necessary but I just shameless plug I guess for those that don't know I do
promotion too also thanks to Ivy over at Ivy artist management too she's awesome
yes Ivy oh yeah where do you see yourself in the next couple years there
where do you want to be Johnny oh I'm all over the place I got so many things
that I want to do and I'm trying to do them and I may not be doing them on a
large scale but some of the things I'm doing already you know I'm like I'm
auditioning for things and stuff as an actor trying to become a better actor
taking acting classes studying acting I'm in school and and I'm really
interested in film and I'm studying film and screenwriting and trying to write
some stuff I got some I got some fun music videos coming up that I directed
with with a good friend of mine Brian tweet and that'll be that'll be really
cool I'm excited for that got some music videos coming out that I directed and
hopefully just keep keep writing keep releasing music I mean I can't stop I'm
just obsessed with music I don't think I'll be stopping anytime soon but I have
an album coming out this summer too well really excited about if someone wants to
write a song about you what do you think that they would take the time to write
about if they wrote a song about me about you yes wow that's it that's an
interesting question let me think about that hmm I don't know I maybe if they
hung out with me or something spent the day with me they know what to write I
don't know that's a tough one it's pretty pretty hard I don't know is there
like a characteristic that you have or like a good trait um I like to think
that I'm pretty like creative kind of I'm kind of like out there kind of like I
might be like annoying after a while with all of the ideas and random tangents
that I might go off in a conversation with somebody that could be a song for
better or worse well I mean that again that could be a song I mean I believe
anything can turn into a song if it's in the right hands so yeah you're right
yep I agree with you on that totally if you had one message to tell anyone what
would you tell them I would tell them that life is fun life is good if you're
in a bad place if you're having hard times they won't last forever if you
believe that if you truly believe that that they won't last forever and there'll
be good times ahead of you if you look for it you really look for it that's
what I what I'd like to say and Johnny is there anything that I forgot to
mention that you would like to mention today um I got an album coming out very
soon please look me up John Ramos I got an album coming out summer a music video
for for another song that that I that I released should be out very soon and
just yeah thank you for listening Kaden thank you so much for helping me out
good to be here Johnny Ramos thank you so much for taking the time to come on
the catering order show today's best country mix appreciate your time and
support thanks so much thank you thank you
I want a girl to love me so
I swear to give her all my time
She'd stay in my loving arms
That'd make me feel okay
No I'd do anything she says
What a girl
I want a girl to love me so
I'm tired of staying out all night
I'm tired
Long sleepless nights
I want a girl to light my walls
Ooh just to hear her talk
I want to make a girl smile
Give it to myself for why
I want a girl
I want a girl to love me so
I'm tired of staying out all night
I'm tired
Long sleepless nights
I want a girl to light my walls
Ooh just to hear her talk
I want to make a girl smile
Give it to myself for why
I want a girl
I want a girl to love me so
I want a girl to fall in my lap
I want a girl to make me dance
I want a girl to hold me tight
I want a girl to rock all night
I want a girl
I want a girl to love me so
I want a girl
to love me so
It's 9 am and we don't got no score
We're sleeping in and hanging by the pool
Want to look low, he's doing down the block
Cause you know she's trying to make today's tick-tock
And we ain't trying to go the route
We're here to stay, you can't forget the clouds
And you know we don't gotta play by the rules
Cause we're kids, we love to sing and shout
It's summer, summertime in California
The sky is always blue, sunshine in Ornea
It's summer, summertime in California
We're heading to the beach, come on and join us
Every day feels like a week now
Nothing to do but go and just chill out
We got no plans, let's hit up Jeremy
He's got that switch, let's hit the Mario Kart 2 on 3
And we ain't trying to go the route
We're here to stay, you can't forget the clouds
And you know we don't gotta play by the rules
Cause we're kids, we love to sing and shout
It's summer, summertime in California
The sky is always blue, sunshine in Ornea
It's summer, summertime in California
We're heading to the beach, come on and join us
It's summer, summertime in California
The sky is always blue, sunshine in Ornea
It's summer, summertime in California
We're heading to the beach, come on and join us
It's summer, summertime in California
The sky is always blue, sunshine in Ornea
We were just 18 when we first met
We became an item after that
But you were on the rebound, you walked away from me
Some things just aren't supposed to be
You had another love and I was still free
I always dreamed that someday there'd be a time for you and me
That some things just aren't supposed to be
You lived your life and I lived mine
And the years of time kept going swiftly by
But then there came a time we were all alone again
I thought that we might get a second try
But some things just aren't supposed to be
It wasn't written in the stars for us to see
I always dreamed that someday there'd be a time for you and me
That some things just aren't supposed to be
The years have come and gone since I met you
You have found a new love and I will one day too
We're still on different roads, it's plain for me to see
That some things just aren't supposed to be
Some things just aren't supposed to be
You have another love and I am still free
I always dreamed that someday there'd be a time for you and me
That some things just aren't supposed to be
Some things just aren't supposed to be
We'll be back soon on the Caden Gordon Show.
Today's best country mix.