TORN

NATALIE IMBRUGLIA

SONGWRITERS: ANNE PREVEN; PHIL THORNALLEY & SCOTT CUTLER

COUNTRY: AUSTRALIA

ALBUM: LEFT OF THE MIDDLE

LABEL: RCA RECORDS

GENRE: POP ROCK

YEAR: 1997

 

        Natalie Jane Imbruglia(/ɪmˈbruːliə/im-BROO-lee-ə, Italian:[imˈbruʎʎa]; born 4 February 1975) is an Australian-British singer-songwriter and actress. In the early 1990s, she played Beth Brennan in the Australian soap opera Neighbours. Three years after leaving the programme, she began a singing career with her chart-topping cover of Ednaswap's song "Torn". Her subsequent album, Left of the Middle(1997), sold 7 million copies worldwide. Imbruglia's five subsequent albums have combined sales of 3 million copies worldwide, and her accolades include eight ARIA Awards, two Brit Awards, one Billboard Music Award, and three Grammy nominations.

     Imbruglia has appeared in several films, including the 2003 release Johnny English and the 2009 Australian indie film Closed for Winter. She has modelled for several brands, such as L'Oreal, Gap, and Kailis.

       Amongst other philanthropic work, Imbruglia served as a longtime spokesperson for Virgin Unite and campaigns to raise awareness of obstetric fistula.

       On 16 June 2021, Imbruglia announced on her oficial Twitter page that her new single "Build It Better" would be released on 18 June 2021. It serves as the first single from her forthcoming sixth studio album Firebird, which is scheduled to be released on 24 September 2021.

          Left of the Middle is the debut studio album by Australian singer Natalie Imbruglia, released on 24 November 1997 by RCA Records. It is a pop rock and alternative pop album, with elements of trip hop and post-grunge. Spurred by the success of lead single "Torn", the album reached number one in Imbruglia's home country and top 10 in both the UK and US. The album went on to secure Imbruglia na ARIA for Best Pop Release and three Grammy nominations, Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for the single "Torn", and Best New Artist.

          The album sold over 7 million copies worldwide by 2002, making it the best-selling debut album by a female Australian singer. The single "Identify", which Imbruglia recorded for the soundtrack of the 1999 film Stigmata, only appears on the Taiwanese edition of the album, as well as on the compilation album, Glorious: The Singles 97–07.

I thought I saw a man brought to life

He was warm, he came around like he was dignified

He showed me what it was to cry

Well, you couldn't be that man I adored

You don't seem to know, or seem to care what your heart is for

But I don't know him anymore

 

There's nothin' where he used to lie

The conversation has run dry

That's what's going on

Nothing's fine, I'm torn

 

I'm all out of faith

This is how I feel

I'm cold and I am shamed

Lying naked on the floor

Illusion never changed

Into something real

I'm wide awake and I can see

The perfect sky is torn

You're a little late

I'm already torn

 

So I guess the fortune teller's right

Should've seen just what was there and not some holy light

But you crawled beneath my veins and now

 

I don't care, I had no luck

I don't miss it all that much

There's just so many things

That I can touch, I'm torn

 

I'm all out of faith

This is how I feel

I'm cold and I am shamed

Lying naked on the floor

Illusion never changed

Into something real

I'm wide awake and I can see

The perfect sky is torn

You're a little late

I'm already torn

Torn

 

There's nothing where he used to lie

My inspiration has run dry

And that's what's going on

Nothing's right, I'm torn

 

I'm all out of faith

This is how I feel

I'm cold and I am shamed

Lying naked on the floor

Illusion never changed

Into something real

I'm wide awake and I can see

The perfect sky is torn

 

I'm all out of faith

This is how I feel

I'm cold and I'm ashamed

Bound and broken on the floor

You're a little late

I'm already torn

Torn

Oh!

IRONIC

ALANIS MORISSETTE

SONGWRITERS: ALANIS MORISSETTE & GLEN BALLARD

COUNTRY: CANADA

ALBUM: JAGGED LITTLE PILL

LABEL: MAVERICK RECORDS

GENRE: ALTERNATIVE ROCK

YEAR: 1996

 

         Alanis Nadine Morissette (/əˈlɑːnɪsˌmɒrɪˈsɛt/ə-LAH-niss MORR-ih-SET; born June 1, 1974) is a Canadian-American singer, songwriter, musician, and actress. Known for her emotive mezzo-soprano voice, Morissette began her career in Canada in the early 1990s with two mildly successful dance-pop albums. Afterward, as part of a recording deal, she moved to Holmby Hills, Los Angeles. In 1995, she released Jagged Little Pill, a more rock-oriented album which sold more than 33 million copies globally and is her most critically acclaimed work to date. This was made into a rock musical of the same name in 2017, which earned 15 Tony Award nominations including Best Musical. Her more experimental follow-up album, electronic-infused Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie, was released in 1998.

    Morissette assumed creative control and producing duties for her subsequent studio albums, including Under Rug Swept(2002), So-Called Chaos(2004), Flavors of Entanglement(2008), and Havoc and Bright Lights(2012). Her ninth album, Such Pretty Forks in the Road, was released in 2020. Morissette has sold more than 75 million records worldwide and has been dubbed the "Queen of Alt-Rock Angst" by Rolling Stone.

      "Ironic" is a song by Canadian singer Alanis Morissette. It was released in February 1996 as the third single from her third studio album, Jagged Little Pill(1995). It was written by Morissette and Glen Ballard, and was produced by him. "Ironic" is a song written in the key of B major, and includes a moderate tempo of eighty-five beats per minute. The lyrics present several situations that are described as "ironic"; this has led to debate as to whether any of these actually match the accepted meaning of irony.

          For six weeks, the track topped the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart. It also reached the top five in Australia, New Zealand, and Norway. In the United States, the song reached number four on April 13, 1996, and since then it has been her highest-charting single on the Billboard Hot 100. "Ironic" was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America(RIAA). The song won the Juno Award for Single of the Year, and received two Grammy Award nominations in 1997, for Record of the Year and Best Short Form Music Video. French diretor Stéphane Sednaoui filmed the music video. In it, Morissette drives through a winter landscape, and she plays multiple roles as her passengers. MTV nominated the music video for six MTV Video Music Awards in 1996, winning three of them. The music video was listed on VH1's "Greatest Music Videos" list and was parodied by DBA Flip, Allison Rheaume, Rusty and "Weird Al" Yankovic.

          In September 2001, following the September 11 attacks, "Ironic" was listed inappropriate due to its lyrics by American mass media company Clear Channel Communications. The song was included on the set list of Morissette's Jagged Little Pill World Tour (1995), and her compilation albums MTV Unplugged(1999), The Collection(2005), among others. The song was covered by Mexican duet Jesse & Joy for their album Esta Es Mi Vida Sesiones(2007), and by American band Four Year Strong for their cover album Explains It All(2009). 

An old man turned ninety-eight

He won the lottery and died the next day

It's a black fly in your Chardonnay

It's a death row pardon two minutes too late

Isn't it ironic, don't you think?

 

It's like rain on your wedding day

It's a free ride when you've already paid

It's the good advice that you just didn't take

And who would've thought, it figures

 

Mr. Play It Safe was afraid to fly

He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids good-bye

He waited his whole damn life to take that flight

And as the plane crashed down he thought

Well, isn't this nice

And isn't it ironic, don't you think?

 

It's like rain on your wedding day

It's a free ride when you've already paid

It's the good advice that you just didn't take

And who would've thought, it figures

 

Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you

When you think everything's okay and everything's going right

And life has a funny way of helping you out when

You think everything's gone wrong and everything blows up in your face

 

A traffic jam when you're already late

A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break

It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife

It's meeting the man of my dreams

And then meeting his beautiful wife

And isn't it ironic, don't you think?

A little too ironic, and, yeah, I really do think

 

It's like rain on your wedding day

It's a free ride when you've already paid

It's the good advice that you just didn't take

And who would've thought, It figures

 

Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you

And life has a funny, funny way of helping you out

Helping you out.

IT AIN’T OVER ‘TIL IT’S OVER

LENNY KRAVITZ

SONGWRITER: LENNY KRAVITZ

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: MAMA SAID

LABEL: VIRGIN RECORDS

GENRE: PHILADELPHIA SOUL

YEAR:1991

 

         "It Ain't Over 'til It's Over" is a song recorded, written, and produced by American musician Lenny Kravitz for his second studio album, Mama Said(1991). Released as the album's second single in June 1991, the song is a mid-tempo ballad, musically inspired by Motown, Philly soul, and Earth, Wind & Fire(particularly "That's the Way of the World"). The horn line at the end is performed by the Phenix Horns from Earth, Wind & Fire. "That song just came out one day, and I knew it had a classic vibe. And I still love that song very much today," Kravitz said in an interview for VivaMusic.com in 2000. The line is based on a Yogiism, or quotation from Yogi Berra: "It ain't over 'til it's over." It was Kravitz's first top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 of his career, and his highest peak in the chart. British singer Mutya Buena's 2007 song "Real Girl" contains a sample from "It Ain't Over 'til It's Over".

Here we are still together

We are one

So much time wasted

Playing games with love

 

So many tears I've cried

So much pain inside

But baby it ain't over 'till it's over

So many years we've tried

To keep our love alive

But baby it ain't over 'till it's over

 

How many times

Did we give up

But we always worked things out

And all my doubts and fear

Kept me wondering

If I'd always, always be in love

 

So many tears I've cried

So much pain inside

But baby it ain't over 'till it's over

So many years we've tried

And kept our love alive

'Cuz baby it ain't over 'till it's over

 

So many tears I've cried

So much pain inside

Baby it ain't over 'till it's over

So many years we've tried

And kept our love alive

'Cuz baby it ain't over 'till it's over

 

So many tears I've cried

So much pain inside

Baby it ain't over 'till it's over

So many years we've tried

To keep our love alive

'Cuz baby it ain't over 'till it's over

 

So many tears we've cried

So much pain inside

But baby it ain't over 'till it's over

So many years we've tried

To keep our love alive

'Cuz baby it ain't over 'till it's over

 

So many tears we've cried

So much pain inside

But baby it ain't over 'till it's over, over.

SILVER SHADOW

ATLANTIC STARR

SONGWRITERS: DAVID E. LEWIS & WAYNE I. LEWIS

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: AS THE BAND TURNS

LABEL: A 7 M RECORDS

GENRE: R & B

YEAR: 1985

 

       Atlantic Starr is an American band based in White Plains, New York. They are best known for the hits "Always", "Secret Lovers", "Send for Me", "Circles", "Silver Shadow" and "Masterpiece".

           "Silver Shadow" is a song by American R&B group Atlantic Starr, released as the third single from their successful 1985 album As the Band Turns. Lead vocals were performed by Barbara Weathers.

          The song peaked at #13 on the USA Billboard R&B charts, and at #49 on the dance charts; however, it failed to crack the Billboard Hot 100. In the UK it was released as the first single from the album and it charted at #41. With the success of "Secret Lovers", the song was re-released in the UK in 1986; however, it fared even worse, peaking at #98.

Silver shadow

Glowing shadow

Shining brightly

For all to see

 

I remember gazing on this quiet night

The stars were bright as they could be

Wonderin' if things would ever go right

And if there was a spot up there for me

 

Then one star got brighter by the minute

Strange that it seemed to have my name written in it

I reached for the star and it kissed me with its light

It made me cast a shadow that was silver and bright

 

Silver shadow

A glowing shadow

Shining brightly

For all to see

 

I never had any real reason

To thank my lucky stars

But now I've got a pretty good reason

'Cause I know I'm gonna go far

 

I believe in magic, I really do

With all that's happened, it's got to be true

I cast a silver shadow from the kiss of the light

I knew that I was destined starting with tonight

 

Silver shadow (Yeah)

A glowing shadow (A glowin' shadow)

Shining brightly (Shinin' brightly)

For all to see (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

 

Silver shadow (Silver shadow)

My future's shadow (My future's shadow)

Trying to tell me (Tryin' to tell me)

Of the star I would be (Ooh)

 

Since I was chosen among the rest

I dedicate myself, I'm gonna be the very best

And my shadow forever silver will remain

And the world will always remember my name

 

Silver shadow

A glowing shadow

Shining brightly

For all to see (Can't believe I cast a silver shadow)

 

Silver shadow

My future's shadow

Trying to tell me

Of the star I would be

 

Hey yeah

You're my shadow love

Silver and bright, a sparkling thing

Look at my shadow glow

Think I'm gonna be a star, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa

Look at my shadow glow

Glowin' so brightly, this wonderous thing

Look at my shadow glow

Look at my silver shadow, shadow, shadow, shadow.