THIS LOVE

MAROON 5

SONGWRITER: CARMICHAEL JESSE ROYAL; DUSICK RYAN MICHAEL; LEVINE ADAM NOAH; MADDEN MICHAEL ALLEN & VALENTINE JAMES B

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: SONGS ABOUT JANE

LABEL: A & M

GENRE: POP ROCK

YEAR: 2002

 

        Maroon 5 is an American pop rock band from Los Angeles, California. It currently consists of lead vocalist Adam Levine, keyboardist and rhythm guitarist Jesse Carmichael, lead guitarist James Valentine, drummer Matt Flynn, keyboardist PJ Morton and multi-instrumentalist and bassist Sam Farrar. Original members Levine, Carmichael, bassist Mickey Madden, and drummer Ryan Dusick first came together as Kara's Flowers in 1994, while they were still in high school.

        After self-releasing their independent album We Like Digging?, the band signed to Reprise Records and released the album The Fourth World in 1997. The album garnered a tepid response, after which the record label dropped the band and the members focused on college. In 2001, the band re-emerged as Maroon 5, pursuing a different direction and adding guitarist Valentine. The band signed with Octone Records, an independent record label with a separate joint venture relationship with J Records and released their debut album Songs About Jane in June 2002. Aided by the hit singles "Harder to Breathe", "This Love" and "She Will Be Loved", the album peaked at number six on the Billboard 200, Mchart and went quadruple platinum in 2005. In the same year, the band won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist. In 2006, Dusick left the band after suffering from serious wrist and shoulder injuries and was replaced by Matt Flynn.

      Songs About Jane is the debut studio album by American pop rock band Maroon 5. The album was released on June 25, 2002, by Octone and J Records. It became a sleeper hit with the help of five singles that attained chart success, including the Billboard hit "Harder to Breathe" and international hits "This Love" and "She Will Be Loved".

       The album was re-released on October 14, 2003, becoming a huge international commercial success, while garnering a generally positive critical reception. It topped the album charts in Australia, France, New Zealand, the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom, and reached the top-ten in 17 other countries. At the end of 2004, the album reached the top-ten of the US Billboard 200 chart. It had sold nearly 2.7 million copies by the end of 2004, and over 5.1 million copies in the U.S. by August 2015. It has sold over 10 million copies worldwide as of 2007.

         On June 5, 2012, the band released the album's 10th anniversary edition, to coincide with their fourth studio album Overexposed. This is their only album to feature the original drummer Ryan Dusick.

I was so high, I did not recognize

The fire burning in her eyes

The chaos that controlled my mind

Whispered goodbye as she got on a plane

Never to return again but always in my heart, oh

 

This love has taken its toll on me

She said goodbye too many times before

And her heart is breakin' in front of me

And I have no choice

'Cause I won't say goodbye anymore

 

Whoa

Whoa

Whoa

 

I tried my best to feed her apetite

Keep her coming every night

So hard to keep her satisfied, oh

Kept playing love like it was just a game

Pretending to feel the same

Then turn around and leave again, but uh-oh

 

This love has taken its toll on me

She said goodbye too many times before

And her heart is breakin' in front of me

And I have no choice

'Cause I won't say goodbye anymore

 

Whoa

Whoa

Whoa

 

I'll fix these broken things, repair your broken wings

And make sure everything's all right (It's all right, it's all right)

My pressure on your hips, I'm sinking my fingertips

Every inch of you

Beacause I know that's what you want me to do

 

This love has taken its toll on me

She said goodbye too many times before

Her heart is breakin' in front of me

And I have no choice

'Cause I won't say goodbye anymore

 

This love has taken its toll on me

She said goodbye too many times before

And my heart is breakin' in front of me

And she said goodbye too many times before

 

This love has taken its toll on me

She said goodbye too many times before

And her heart is breakin' in front of me

And I have no choice

'Cause I won't say goodbye anymore.

HYMN FOR THE WEEKEND

COLDPLAY

SONGWRITERS: CHRIS MARTIN; GUY BERRYMAN; JOHNNY BUCKLAND; MARCOS TOVAR; MIKKEL ERIKSEN; SCOTT ALAN ZANT; TOR HERMANSEN; VENOR YARD & WILL CHAMPION

COUNTRY: U. K.

ALBUM: A HEAD FULL OF DREAMS

LABEL: PARLOPHONE RECORDS

GENRE: POP ROCK

YRAR: 2016

 

      Coldplay are a British rock band formed in London in 1996. They consist of vocalist and pianist Chris Martin, guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, drummer Will Champion and creative director Phil Harvey. They met at University College London and began playing music together from 1996 to 1998, first calling themselves Pectoralz and then Starfish.

       After releasing Safety EP independently in 1998, the band signed with Parlophone during the next year. Their debut album, Parachutes(2000), included the breakthrough hit "Yellow" and received a Brit Award for British Album of the Year, a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album, as well as a Mercury Prize nomination. Their second album, A Rush of Blood to the Head(2002), won the same accolades while also spawning the singles "Clocks" and "The Scientist", with the former winning a Grammy Award for Record of the Year. The band's third album, X&Y(2005), was the best-selling of the year worldwide, topping the charts of over 30 countries. On Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008), Coldplay achieved the distinction once again and explored new musical territory following the completion of what they considered a trilogy. It earned them a Grammy Award for Best Rock Album and their first Album of the Year nomination, while title track "Viva la Vida" marked the first time a British group went number-one in both the United Kingdom and United States in the 21st century.

      "Hymn for the Weekend" is a single by the British rock band Coldplay from their seventh studio album A Head Full of Dreams(2015), featuring the American singer Beyoncé in an uncredited appearance. It was written by the band's members (Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, and Chris Martin), while the production was handled by Rik Simpson, Avicii, Digital Divide, and Stargate. An indie R&B track, "Hymn for the Weekend" showcases the culture of India.

       "Hymn for the Weekend" has reached number six on the UK Singles Chart and also reached the top twenty in countries such as Switzerland, Ireland, France, Sweden, Austria, Belgium, Italy and Spain. In the US, with the Seeb remix, the song reached number 25 on the US Billboard Hot 100. A music video for the song was released on 29 January 2016 and features Coldplay in various cities in India, with Beyoncé performing in some scenes. It also featured Indian Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor in a brief role.

Me, drink from me, drink from me (oh-ah)

Shoot across the (symphony)

(Oh-ah)

That we shoot across the sky

Drink from me, drink from me (oh-ah-oh-ah)

That we shoot across the (I'm feeling drunk and high)

Symphony

(So high, so high)

That we shoot across the s-

 

Oh, angel sent from up above

You know you make my world light up

When I was down, when I was hurt

You came to lift me up

Life is a drink, and love's a drug

Oh, now I think I must be miles up

When I was hurt, withered, dried up

You came to rain a flood

 

You said drink from me, drink from me

When I was so thirsty

Pour on a symphony

Now I just can't get enough

Put your wings on me, wings on me

When I was so heavy

Pour on a symphony

When I'm low, low, low, low

 

Ah-oh-ah-oh-ah

Got me feeling drunk and high

So high, so high

Oh-ah-oh-ah-oh-ah

Now I'm feeling drunk and high

So high, so high

(Woo)

(Woo-ooh-ooh-woo)

 

Oh, angel sent from up above

I feel you coursing through my blood

Life is a drink, your love's about

To make the stars come out

 

Put your wings on me, wings on me

When I was so heavy

Pour on a symphony

When I'm low, low, low, low

 

Ah-oh-ah-oh-ah

Got me feeling drunk and high

So high, so high

Oh-ah-oh-ah-oh-ah

Now I'm feeling drunk and high

So high, so high

 

Ah-oh-ah-oh-ah

La, la, la, la, la, la, la

So high, so high

Ah-oh-ah-oh-ah

I'm feeling drunk and high

So high, so high

 

That we shoot across the sky

That we shoot across the

That we shoot across the sky

That we shoot across the (that we shoot, yeah)

That we shoot across the sky

That we shoot across the

That we shoot across the sky

That we shoot across the.

NOW WE’RE GETTING SOMEWHERE

CROWDED HOUSE

SONGWRITER: NEIL FINN

COUNTRY: AUSTRALIA

ALBUM: CROWDED HOUSE

LABEL: CAPITOL RECORDS

GENRE: POP

YEAR: 1986

 

   Crowded House are a rock band, formed in Melbourne, Australia in 1985. Its founding members were New Zealander Neil Finn(vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter) and Australians Paul Hester (drums) and Nick Seymour(bass). Later band members included Neil Finn's brother, Tim Finn, and Americans Mark Hart and Matt Sherrod. The current line-up includes Finn's sons Elroy and Liam and the American keyboard player Mitchell Froom. Neil Finn and Nick Seymour have been the sole constant members of the group since its formation.

      Originally active from 1985 to 1996, Crowded House had consistent commercial and critical success in New Zealand and Australia and international chart success in two phases, beginning with a self-titled debut album that reached number 12 on the US Album Chart in 1987 and provided the Top Ten hits "Don't Dream It's Over" and "Something So Strong". Further international success came in the UK, Europe and South Africa with their third and fourth albums (Woodface and Together Alone) and the compilation album Recurring Dream, which included the hits "Fall at Your Feet", "Weather with You", "Distant Sun", "Locked Out", "Instinct" and "Not the Girl You Think You Are". Neil and Tim Finn were each awarded an OBE in June 1993 for their contributions to the music of New Zealand.

     In June 1996, Crowded House announced that it would disband. The band played several farewell concerts that year, including the "Farewell to the World" concerts in Melbourne and Sydney. On 26 March 2005, Hester died by suicide, aged 46. In 2006, the group re-formed with drummer Matt Sherrod and released two further albums (in 2007 and 2010), each of which reached number one on Australia's album chart. After several years of inactivity, it was announced a revised line-up of Crowded House would tour the UK in 2020. The new line-up features Neil Finn, Nick Seymour, Mitchell Froom, and Finn's sons Liam and Elroy. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the band's planned 2020 concerts were postponed.

   Crowded House is the debut album by Australasian band Crowded House. Produced by Mitchell Froom, it was released in August 1986 and was certified platinum in four countries. The album includes the hit singles "Don't Dream It's Over", "Something So Strong", "Mean to Me", "World Where You Live" and "Now We're Getting Somewhere".

        At the 1986 Countdown Australian Music Awards the album won Best Debut Album. In December of 2021, the album was listed at nº 7 in Rolling Stone Australia’s ‘200 Greatest Albums of All Time’ countdown.

It never used to be that bad

But neither was it great

It's somewhere in the middle then

Content and much too safe

Oh, tell me please

Why it takes so long

To realise when there's something wrong

 

Well, lay me out with your heart

Now we're getting somewhere

Push me back to the start

Now we're getting someplace

Take me out, let me breathe

Now we're getting somewhere

When I'm with you I don't care

Where it is I'm falling

 

There's money in the Bible Belt

Hugs for daddy too

Three wishes for eternity

We've got some work to do

Oh, tell me please, why it takes so long

I believe there is something wrong

 

Well, lay me out with your heart

Now we're getting somewhere

Push me back to the start

Now we're getting someplace

Take me out, let me breathe

Now we're getting somewhere

When I'm with you, I don't care

Where it is I'm falling, oh oh

 

Oh, tell me please, tell me what went wrong

'Cause I believe there is something wrong

 

Oh, lay me out

Now we're getting somewhere

Push me back

Now we're getting somewhere

Well, take me out, let me breathe

Now we're getting somewhere

When I'm with you, I don't care

Where it is I'm falling

 

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah

When you took me to your room

I swear I said surrender

And when you opened up your mouth

I saw the words fall out

And when nothing much has changed

I swear I surrender

And there is pain in my heart, oh, oh

We can choose what we choose to believe.

ANGELA

THE LUMINEERS

SONGWRITERS: SIMONE FELICE; DANIEL BLUMENFELD & CHRISTIAN CASTAGNO

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: CLEOPATRA

LABEL: DUALTONE RECORDS

GENRE: FOLK ROCK

YEAR: 2016

 

     The Lumineers are an American folk rock band based in Boulder, Colorado. The founding members are Wesley Schultz(lead vocals, guitar) and Jeremiah Fraites(drums, percussion, piano). Schultz and Fraites began writing and performing together in Ramsey, New Jersey, in 2005. Cellist and vocalist Neyla Pekarek(cello) joined the band in 2010, and was a member until 2018. The Lumineers emerged as one of the most popular folk-rock/Americana artists during the revival of those genres, their popularity growing in the 2010s. The band's stripped back raw sound draws heavily from artists that influenced Schultz and Fraites such as Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan and Tom Petty. They are known for their energetic live shows and several international hit singles including "Ho Hey", "Stubborn Love", "Ophelia", "Angela" and "Cleopatra". The band has become one of the top touring bands in the United States and is also popular in other countries.

   The Lumineers have released four albums on American independent label Dualtone Records(Dine Alone in Canada and Decca/Universal worldwide). Their self-titled first album was released in 2012 and peaked at Nº 2 on the U.S. Billboard 200. It has been certified triple platinum in the U.S. and Canada, platinum in the U.K. and Ireland, and gold in Australia. Their second album, Cleopatra, was released in 2016 and debuted at Nº 1 on the Billboard 200, and also on the Canadian and British album charts. It is currently certified platinum in the U.S. Their third album, titled III, was released on September 13, 2019 and debuted at Nº 2 on the Billboard 200. Their fourth album, Brightside, was released on January 14, 2022. The Lumineers have publicly campaigned to ban mobile phones at their concerts, providing a locking pouch for people to hold their phones in during live performances.

      Cleopatra is the second studio album by American indie folk band The Lumineers. The album was released in the United States on April 8, 2016, and contains the singles "Ophelia", "Cleopatra", "Angela" and "Sleep on the Floor". The album received positive reviews and commercial success, debuting at number one on the UK Albums Chart and the Billboard 200. It is the last album by the band to feature Neyla Pekarek, who left in October 2018 to pursue a solo career.

When you left this town, with your windows down

And the wilderness inside

 

Let the exits pass, all the tar and glass

'Til the road and sky align

 

The strangers in this town

They raise you up just to cut you down

Oh Angela it's a long time coming

 

And your Volvo lights lit up green and white

With the cities on the signs

 

But you held your course to some distant war

In the corners of your mind

 

From the second time around

The only love I ever found

Oh Angela it's a long time coming

Home at last

 

Were you safe and warm in your coat of arms

With your fingers in a fist

 

Did you hear the notes, all those static codes

In the radio abyss?

 

Strangers in this town

They raise you up just to cut you down

Oh Angela it's a long time coming in

Oh Angela spent your whole life running away

Home at last

Home at last

 

Vacancy, hotel room, lost in me, lost in you

Angela, on my knees, I belong, I believe

Home at last

Home at last

Home at last

Home at last

Home at last.