jay brannan - "beautifully" / NEW song, CD, tour, & t-shirt!

"In Living Cover" - available July 7

pre-order now @ jaybrannanstore.com (with new t-shirt!)

**"The Freshmen" single - on iTunes JUNE 16!!

listen to "Zombie" (The Cranberries) @ myspace.com/jaybrannan

jaybrannan.com for tour dates & ticket info:

July 8 - New York, NY - SOLD OUT (see july 29)
July 9 - Annapolis, MD
July 10 - Philadelphia, PA
July 11 - Hoboken, NJ
July 13 - Minneapolis, MN
July 14 - Chicago, IL
July 15 - Columbus, OH
July 17 - Houston, TX
July 18 - Austin, TX
July 19 - Dallas, TX
July 21 - Los Angeles, CA
July 24 - San Francisco, CA
July 25 - Portland, OR
July 26 - Seattle, WA
July 29 - New York, NY
July 30 - Boston, MA
Sept 4 - Amsterdam, NL
Sept 7 - Köln, DE
Sept 8 - Frankfurt am Main, DE
Sept 9 - München, DE
Sept 11 - Berlin, DE
Sept 12 - Hamburg, DE
Sept 14 - Milano, IT
Sept 15 - Roma, IT
TBA - Madrid, ES
TBA - Barcelona, ES

**please help me spread the word!!! xoxo
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In Living Cover credits:

produced by jay brannan & drew brody
mixed & recorded by drew brody
vocals, guitar, bass, kashaka, & piano (except "drowning"): jay brannan
cello: greg heffernan
piano arrangement for "drowning": scott starrett
mastered by mark chalecki at little red book mastering, los angeles

album artwork by pedro fanti & beatriz milhomem
cover illustration based on a photo taken by m clark

tracks:

1. beautifully (jay brannan original)
2. say it's possible (terra naomi)
3. all i want (joni mitchell)
4. blowin' in the wind (bob dylan)
5. the freshmen (the verve pipe)
6. good mother (jann arden)
7. both hands (ani difranco)
8. zombie (the cranberries)
9. drowning (jay brannan original)

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beautifully
music and lyrics by jay brannan

every time he goes, she dies
every time she comes, she cries

he was her long, bright future
in the middle of a wrong, dark road
he loved her, but he wasnt too sure
if he could return the love she showed
when she said, my love extends
beyond the realm of being friends
he kissed her head
and quietly he said

chorus
its not that youre not beautiful, youre just not beautiful to me
she said, how beautiful do i have to be?
when i look in the mirror, youre the only thing i see,
and i have loved you beautifully

well, ten thousand tears passed by
but she never let him see her cry
and he called up down one night
he said, lets get in the car and just drive

he talked a lot about loneliness
but why, she didnt know
and some song about memphis
was playin on the radio
she said, lets stop the car and slow dance,
wont you just give me a chance?
he took her hand
and hoped shed understand

chorus

well, shell burn that bridge
and build a house
and swallow the smoke in her mouth
shell feel the burn
and then make the choice
to put the fire in her voice

chorus

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[audreymarieee]

I don't care if Jay is gay or straight, his music is truly beautiful. And if you can't see that because of his sexuality then you are a complete fool.

[warwickstar1]

Someone did this song for a talent show.

They won.

[Zythe]

It needs to be heterosexual because it's in the third person; it would be confusing if it was "he... he.... he..."; you wouldn't know who was doing what

[08andrac]

i have cried everytime i have watched this

[jenislame]

I am so impossibly in love with this song, but the music video and version of this song that was just released has left a sour taste in my mouth. I loved the simplicity of the song, Jay and the guitar. I wish he'd left it like this.

[riverjudgement]

Just heard this song last night from a sampler that Amazon recommended for me.

omg. I -love- this song. I've been listening to it all day, and even though it's kinda sad, I still love it. My older brother does too, as well as 'Half-Boyfriend'.

[kkdall123]

omg, the happiness on my face when I saw you come to Houston.♥

[WingZeto]

Er...cry in a good way...I think.

[WingZeto]

I can't stop listening to this song...but it makes me want to cry.

[flagswag16]

This song is probably one of the best I've heard <3 Ever.