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I Want To Be Loved

About the Song

Foundry Town Survivors channel Motown soul and Detroit rock with their pulsing new rock/pop track “I Want To Be Loved,” releasing February 17, 2023. Along with the Survivors and their Big Fat Rhythm Section led by bassist Tommy Johnsmiller, the track features the dreamy call and response vocals of Marlena Jeter with Mark Tomorsky, expressing the desires and satisfactions of a long-term relationship. 
 
The song was an unexpected gift that arrived in the form of a dream. Mark had a long-time collaboration with award-winning songwriter Allee Willis. In addition to being a Grammy winning songwriter, Allee was an accomplished artist, performer and party planner! For over 20 years, Mark collaborated with Allee on art, performance art, live shows and parties as her producer and part-time mad scientist. They had talked about collaborating on music at some point, but time would run out. In 2020, the pandemic was starting, Allee had recently passed away, and the outlook for the music industry was grim, leaving Mark with a lot to process.
 
In Mark’s words, “ I woke up from a dream humming a melody that wouldn’t let me go. That had never happened to me before. I knew it was something special and I knew I had to lay it down before it disappeared. It’s what became the chorus.”
 
“This happened not long after Allee passed away. She passed on my birthday in 2019, I have to believe that this has to do with her somehow. It’s definitely got the Motown vibe that we shared, all over it.” 
 
“Since I was singing the song, which is about a long lasting relationship, I felt it needed a way to represent the female side of the lyric so I asked my friend, singer, composer, producer Marlena Jeter, (Elton John, Linda Ronstadt, Lionel Richie, Timothy B. Schmit) to create a presence that would enhance and accompany the lead vocal. I really left it up to her. She’s just brilliant and can sing rings around me, so I wasn’t about to tell her what to sing…Hahaha! I wanted her to just feel it. We all love what she came up with. The song wouldn’t be complete without her!”
 
The Survivors are seasoned multi-instrumentalists who’ve worked together on and off since their high school days. Since then, they’ve racked up thousands of hours performing, touring, writing, and recording – individually and together. They’ve paid their dues playing Rock, Jazz, Blues, Country and Americana, along the way melding these influences into a sound that is uniquely theirs. The duo is unapologetic about their style, wearing their Detroit rock influences proudly on their sleeves. In many ways, their music isn’t really from now, but something straight out of the golden age. This form of narrative driven, raw authenticity both lyrically and compositionally, is far from outdated. It’s just not been replicated with sufficient imagination until now.
 
While the band is virtually based in the Ann Arbor-Detroit area (Tommy resides there and Mark in Las Vegas), listeners are often surprised to learn that all FTS tracks have been created by the two musicians collaborating from their studios nearly 2,000 miles and two time zones apart.
 
Keep your eyes peeled for the upcoming music video on the FTS YouTube Channel and listen for new tracks from this creative team as they press on with “unfinished business…”
 
 
 

Lyrics

I want to be loved by you
Kiss me the way you used to
I remember how fine it was
Hold me the way I need it now

I’m not afraid
You’re still the one
Who drives me crazy
I won’t run away
Just say you’ll stay
That you’ll amaze me

‘Cause I want to be loved by you
Kiss me the way you used to
I remember how fine it was
Hold me the way I need it now

Oh hold me close
Don’t let me go
I could just die here
Now is not enough
There must be more
I just can’t let you go

I can’t let you go
I can’t let you go

‘Cause I want to be loved by you
Kiss me the way you used to
I remember how fine it was
Hold me the way I need it now

Don’t say goodbye
I’m not that strong
Can’t live without you
Stay here by my side
And feel my heart
And hear it call to you
Know I will find
A way to be
Forever with you

‘Cause I want to be loved by you




Credits

    • Foundry Town Survivors……………………..Mark Tomorsky & Tommy Johnsmiller
    • Video Produced and Directed by………..Flying Wedge Media
    • Original Music by………………………………..Mark Tomorsky & Tommy Johnsmiller
    • Recorded at……………………………………….Whipping Post Audio
    • Mixed and Mastered by……………………..Mark Tomorsky
    • Foundry Town Music ……………..……………BG Gebhardt
    • Donuts & Coffee…. ……………… …………..Norman & Carlton (Interns)

©2022 Foundry Town Music
All Rights Reserved

Mississippi Rising

Mama shook me from my sleep
Get dressed boy
Don’t be slow
The waters gettin’ deep

If we don’t run we’re on our own
The power’s gone
There are no streets
The water is so cold

The Mississippi’s risin’
Drowning all the land
I’m not afraid of dying
But you can’t stop the river
Can’t stop the river with your hand

Mama said our house was gone
Covered by
Mud and clay
As night became the dawn

I could not believe my eyes
The town I knew
Just disappeared
I watched the river rise

The Mississippi’s risin’
Drowning all the land
I’m not afraid of dying
‘Cause you can’t stop the river
Can’t stop the river with your hand

We moved to higher ground
My family and most the town
We all hoped and prayed
But some were never found

The Mississippi’s risin’
Drowning all the land
I’m not afraid of dying
‘Cause you can’t stop the river
Can’t stop the river with your hand

Seven Souls

Six miles high
In the nighttime sky
Seven souls go flyin’
Dancing on a wing
A tire’s christening
And a tin can to die in

Coming down
Wheels on the ground
Lucky dice survive
Seven souls are alive

Fresh off the farm
No time to be alarmed
It’s all about surviving
Rabbit’s foot in hand
They honor the command
Spitting on the tail fin


Coming down
Wheels on the ground
Hearts are revived
Seven souls are alive

Any given day
Luck could slip away
FTR in a tailspin
Thank your lucky stars
Pass out the cigars
Seven souls defying

Coming down
Wheels on the ground
Not their day to die




Foundry Town

There was a boy
Straight and tall
Living was simpler then

A shining lake
Train tracks rest
Magic if you were 10

Pennies on the track
Watch them crushing flat
As trains go rushing by

Dawn to dusk
In packs of three
When we owned July

In the shadow of the foundry
By the docks on the lake
These were our boundaries
Imagination was escape

Cattails thrive
The shore was alive
Near the paper mill


Building forts
In the brush
Took a certain skill

Go karts made from scratch
Racing down the walks
Fueling illusions

Urban jungle
Search for treasure
Among the ruins

In the shadow of the foundry
By the docks on the lake
These were our boundaries
Imagination was escape

Now there is a man
He’s standing gray with time
He knows that world is gone
But the memories are sublime

In the shadow of the foundry
By the docks on the lake
These were our boundaries
Imagination was escape

Everything's Okay

It took me by surprise
Crazy how time flies
I wonder how I’ll get back home
Before I open my eyes

Everything’s okay
Just watch me fly away

This must be a dream
There’s things I’ve never seen
I don’t wanna stay here alone
And get caught in between
Everything’s okay
Just watch me fly away

I see some light ahead
Hanging by a thread
If I don’t make it back to you
Remember what I said

Everything’s okay
Just watch me fly away

I'll See You Through

When there’s trouble
I’ll be with you
If you suffer
I’ll see you through

If you’re walking through the valley of doubt
Shadows cast their spell down on the ground
I’ll send you courage that you can share
Deliver answers to your prayers

When you’re worried
I’ll be with you
If you’re hurting
I’ll see you through

You feel surrounded with no way home
The night moves closer, feeling so alone
I’ll build a road across the frozen sea
Bring you comfort take you back with me



When there’s heartache
I’ll be with you
If there’s sadness
I’ll see you through

If you’re walking through the valley of doubt
Shadows cast their spell down on the ground
I’ll build a road across the frozen sea
Bring you comfort take you back with me

When there’s trouble
I’ll be with you
If you suffer
I’ll see you through
When you’re worried
I’ll be with you
If you’re hurting
I’ll see you through
When there’s heartache
I’ll be with you
To ease your sadness
I’ll see you through

Hopes and Dreams

On a deserted highway
Time is moving slow
He pulls to the shoulder
For a bootleg load
Tonight should be the last show
Checked the money by his side
He knew he shouldn’t trust them
When something crossed his mind

Welcome to the land
Welcome to the land of hopes and dreams

Two lights flash in the distance
He finished off his smoke
Lights were getting closer
It began to snow
They pulled up beside him
Heard thunder explode
He knew he shouldn’t trust them
They left him in the cold


Welcome to the land
Welcome to the land of hopes and dreams

He was brought up strong
He was brought up right
Knew good from bad
Knew when to fight

On a deserted highway
Time is moving slow
Willed his eyes to open
Knew he had to go
It was going to be easy
A couple of times they said
You’ll make a ton of money
He lit a cigarette

Welcome to the land
Welcome to the land of hopes and dreams