- published: 01 Jan 2013
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- author: MM100
It's a little bit funny this feeling inside
I'm not one of those who can easily hide, oh why
I don't have much money but boy if I did
I'd buy a big house where we both could live
If I was a sculptor but then again no
Or a man who makes potions in a travelling show
I know it's not much but it's the best I can do
My gift is song and this one's for you
And you can tell everybody this is your song
It may be quite simple but now that it's done
I hope you don't mind
I hope you don't mind that I put down in words
How wonderful life is while you're in the world
I sat on the roof and kicked off the moss
Well a few of the verses well they've got me quite cross
But the sun's been quite kind while I wrote this song
It's for people like you that keep it turned on
So excuse me forgetting but these things I do
You see I've forgotten if they're green or they're blue
Anyway the things is what I really mean
Yours are the sweetest eyes I've ever seen
Watching as this storm goes by I can see a light,
A prisoner of my own design my hands are firmly tied,
I could just fade away and live a life unknown,
I could be somewhere else but now I'm headed home
Stronger every day,
Stronger every night,
I'm holding out for peace,
But ready now to fight,
Life owes me nothing,
I have tasted everything,
But I can't wait much longer now I'm feeling stronger
Walking from that sheltered world
with nowhere left to hide,
My naked soul is running free, my eyes are open wide,
I'm searching for a higher ground to make myself complete,
It's only when you climb that mountain the world is at your feet
Stronger every day,
Stronger every night,
I'm holding out for peace,
But ready now to fight,
Life owes me nothing,
I have tasted everything,
But I can't wait much longer now I'm feeling stronger
Stronger now,
I'm stronger now,
I'm feeling stronger every single day
Stronger every day,
Stronger every night,
I'm holding out for peace,
But ready now to fight,
Life owes me nothing,
I have tasted everything,
But I can't wait much longer now I'm feeling stronger
So there you go again turning love into a question,
It's not so hard to say if this is for real or rejection,
Don't make me promises, don't make me decide,
Don't beg forgiveness just try harder next time,
I know this love will start
Don't keep me wondering, 'cause it's hard enough to know,
Don't keep me wondering, if you've turned cold,
We've got to work it out,
whatever's wrong we'll make it right,
Don't keep me wondering if your love is worth the fight
All alone still waiting, so glad I know that you're worth the chasing,
Though I understand your reasons, I've never argued or fought with me feelings,
Don't be protective, don't keep changing your mind,
You use forgiveness as a way to buy time,
Don't push aside a love you've never tried,
Try and see this through my eyes
Don't keep me wondering, 'cause it's hard enough to know,
Don't keep me wondering, if you've turned cold,
We've got to work it out, whatever's wrong we'll make it right,
Don't keep me wondering if your love is worth the fight
Wondering if anything will happen baby,
Wondering if this will turn out right
Wondering if dreams are dreams forever baby,
Wondering if love will ever come to life
Don't keep me wondering, 'cause it's hard enough to know,
Don't keep me wondering, if you've turned cold,
We've got to work it out, whatever's wrong we'll make it right,
Don't keep me wondering if your love is worth the fight
I thought that you would be the one to share my life,
I thought that you would be the one to stand here by my side,
I thought that you would be the lover I'd always dreamed of,
I thought that you would be the one to face and fight any storm,
What a fool I've been,
Nothing's quite the way it seemed,
All I've lost is all I had and all I had I never found,
So walk right out of life,
Enjoy your independence and freedom,
How can you still be proud,
When you've broken your vow,
Just turn away don't look back,
The love you promised taught me a lesson,
I know I'll survive after you have walked out of my life,
I can't believe behind your smile there lived a lie,
I can't believe inside your heart our love had already died,
I can't believe that I've been chasing something I'd never see,
I can't believe I've been the reason for your choice to be free,
How I've lost my way,
How overnight feelings change,
'after all this time you tell me you never felt the same way,
So walk right out of life,
Enjoy your independence and freedom,
How can you still be proud,
When you've broken your vow,
Just turn away don't look back,
The love you promised taught me a lesson,
I know I'll survive after you have walked out of my life,
Justify giving love that you never had,
Justify taking love when you never cared,
Though it's over now, though it's over now,
Love won't deceive me again,
So walk right out of life,
Enjoy your independence and freedom,
How can you still be proud,
When you've broken your vow,
Just turn away don't look back,
The love you promised taught me a lesson,
I know I'll survive after you have walked out of my life
Out of the water, feeling down, feeling cold
Into the fire, to a world I'd never known
God I'm so tired, been a long long road to here
But God it's been worth it, when I feel your body near
Chorus
With your arms around me, love surrounds me ever by my side
With your arms you hold me, trust and show me all I feel tonight
All this time that I've been searching
All this time that I've been hurting
It heals, when I'm in your arms each night
Running away from, all the love I never knew oh no
Only to fall, into the arms of someone true, yeah
How I never noticed, I've been searching for so long
Waiting to find someone to make me feel this strong
Chorus
With your arms around me, love surrounds me ever by my side
With your arms you hold me, trust and show me all I feel tonight
All this time that I've been searching
All this time that I've been hurting
It heals, when I'm in your arms each night
My life is extraordinary bare
I fought the fear and chased the pain
My life doesn't need to be explained
I chose to walk the line as one
Sometimes I live upon my island
Cut off from emotion and its pain
Ohh, that's when I am tempted by the waters
The waters that I can take me far away
So I'll just keep on walking down this open road
Hoping someone somewhere needs me
So I'll just keep on walking down this open road
Talking to the man who knows me
Yes he knows me, the man is me
My life was once full of people's faces
Brought to me by love which isn't strange
Oh my life had the goodness of blue waters
A day's a day for all I used to say
Sometimes I can sit and cry my heart out
Drowning in my autocratic ways
Oh, that's when I am tempted by the waters
Waters that can take me far away
So I'll just keep on walking down this open road
Hoping someone somewhere needs me
So I'll just keep on walking down this open road
Talking to the man who knows me
Yes he knows me, the man is me
My life is now full of people's faces
Within the light of change I pulled away
my life shows that no man is an island
I've exchanged the piece of life I cut away
Now you won't see me walking down that open road
I've found someone now who needs me
No you won't see me walking down that open road
I've found at last the man who knows me
Yes he knows me and the man was me
The man was me
I found the road to nowhere
The greener grass it turned to stone
Your shadowed face shines a rainbow now
The sign I found did point it home
Never knew that I'd miss you this way
Never knew that pain could survive here inside
Never knew that I'd miss you this much
I'm reaching out to touch I'm calling out for love
I only walked to breathe again
I felt the walls were falling down on me
Caught a busy train to freedom
Now here I stand in this lonely town
Never knew that I'd miss you this way
I never knew that pain could survive here inside
Never knew that I'd miss you this much
I'm reaching out to touch I'm calling out for love
And when stars fill the sky
It takes me back to the time
When we live for only love
I was alone with you on my mind
Look at me now you've left me behind
You're all that matters you are my life
You are the one that should be here by my side
You are my lover you should be my friend
Don't you think we've got some talking to do?
Only love depends on you
Don't tell me it's over cause it's not over yet
Don't tell me you love me
When you're trying to throw this love away
Don't say that I've changed girl
Because change is not enough
Don't say that it's over
When you know that we can fight it
You know we've got to lay down for love
We've got to lay down for love
So where is your kiss where is your touch
The taste of your lips I miss them so much
You said you'd be back soon you said you'd be here
You seem to run everytime love comes near
Remember when we were lovers
Remember when we were friends
Don't you think we've got some talking to do?
In the end it's up to you
No
When you're trying to throw this love away
Don't you say
Ohh
Don't tell me it's over
When you know that we can fight it
You know we've got to lay down for love
Lay down for me
Lay down for you
Lay down for everything you do
Cause you know it's rush you know it's time
To love me for the rest of your life
When you got good love
It ain't right
To please me
I want you baby
Don't throw this love away
I'm always thinking about you
I wonder if you can tell
These things I'm feeling inside me
I keep them all to myself
Scared to show my true emotions
Don't want to love alone
Because I fall so deep
You never know how I go
And I know why hearts beat desperately
I fall so deed
Some people think love is foolish
While others think it's a game
I think that love is a fire
I'm burning up in your flame
I'm so lost in my emotion
Wanting you evermore
Because I fall so deep
You never know how far I go
And I know why hearts beat desperately
I fall so deep
I fall so deep
And I've come so close to the apart
Where I reveal my heart to you
But I lose my nerve
Can't find the words to tell you that it's true
I fall so deep
'Cause I fall so deep
You never know
How far I go
and I know why
Hearts beat desperately
I fall so deep (until fade)
Now that we've caressed
A kiss so warm and tender
I can't wait 'til we've reached
That sweet moment of surrender
We'll hear the thunder roar
Feel the lightening strike
At a point we both decided to meet
The same time tonight
Hang on in there baby
Hang on in there darling
I'm gonna give you more
Than you ever dreamed possible
Don't be afraid
Sweet virgin of the world
We can't help but make it
Because there's true love between us girl
So let us touch that cloud
Every girl dreams of
Oh we're almost there darling
We're truly making love
Hang on in there baby
Please don't let me down
Please don't destroy this new joy we've found
What's that now baby
What's that you say
Something eating at you
And it's about to get away
Don't fight it baby open up the door
'Cause that's the key to freedom
That we've both been working for
Let it go baby, let it go honey
Oh right there, right there
Baby don't you move it anywhere
Go baby, let it go honey
Oh right there, baby don't you move it
Don't you dare
Hang on in there bay
Hang on in there doll
I'm gonna give you more
Than you ever dreamed possible
Love it has so many beautiful faces
Sharing lives and sharing days
My love it had so many empty spaces
I'm sharing a memory now I hope that's how it stays
Now I'm deep inside love and still breathing
She is holding my heart in her hand
I'm the closest I've been to believing
This could be love forever
All throughout my life the reasons I've demanded
But how can I reason with the reason I'm a man
In a minute I'm needing to hold her
In an hour I'm cold, cold as stone
When she leaves it gets harder and harder to face life alone
Now my dreams are filled with times when we're together
Guess what I need from her is forever love
You've got me thinking 'bout tomorrow,
Although I'm living in today,
You've got me wishing I lived in another world,
Though in my home I wanna' stay,
You're tellin' me you understand,
But you don't really know now who I am or what I do,
You're tellin' me we'll work it out,
Then all you do is kick and scream and shout,
What more can I say,
Fast car take me home,
To the place where I can breathe, where I feel strong,
Fast car take me back,
To the place where I'm free at last,
How did I let you come this far,
Why did I let you tear me down.
I should have known this from the start,
You turned a page without a sound,
You're tellin' me I've got to learn,
But your love has so many twists and turns I can't find my way,
You're tellin' me it's all a shame,
But now I feel this soul has got no name,
To you it's all a game,
Fast car take me home,
To the place where I can breathe, where I feel strong,
Fast car take me back,
To the place where I'm free at last
Verse 1
Take a look at all we have,
I believe it still could last,
We've always found our way before,
Never believed in closing doors,
Bridge 1
I think the answer is deep in our hearts,
You think the answer is being apart,
Chorus 1
So before you turn away from me,
Before your heart is running free,
There's a million reasons you should stay,
Look around you baby now before you turn away,
Verse 2
Let me ask before you choose,
Is what you gain more than you'd lose,
We've worked so hard to get his far,
Only to find another start,
Bridge 2
I think the answer is still unknown,
You think the answer is being alone,
Chorus 2
So before you turn away from me,
Before your heart is running free,
There's a million reasons you should stay,
Look around you baby now before you turn away,
Verse 3
I think the answer is deep in our hearts,
You think the answer is being apart,
Chorus 3
So before you turn away from me,
Before your heart is running free,
There's a million reasons you should stay,
Look around you baby now before you turn away
You're everything I ever wanted and more
You're the girl that I've needed for so long
I think I'm old enough to know now
The reason I feel the way I do now
In my own words this love is so meant to be
It's in your eyes each time you're listening to me
I'm saying things I've never said before
And so naturally you coming back for more
There's a reason why this love is changing my life
You're everything I ever wanted and more
You're in my mind in my heart in my soul
Each time I think about reason, my work, losing time
I just think about you and leave responsibility behind
My day it opens with your head on my shoulder
I love to kiss, touch, I love to hold you
Our time it moves so fast
Every hour's a second till at last
We will sleep one night and that night is forever
You're everything I ever wanted and more
You're in my mind, in my heart, in my soul
Each time I think about reason, my work, losing time
I just think about you and leave responsibility behind
There's a reason why this love is changing my life
You're everything I ever wanted and more
You're in my mind, in my heart, in my soul
Each time I think about reason, my work, losing time
I just think about you and leave responsibility behind
Offer my peace to this love
Offer my peace to the world
When you feel life as no meaning
And your love has lost its feeling
Turn your face into sunlight
Come together let us both try
To offer our peace to this love
Like I offer my peace to the world
And when it's complete take the love from my palm
Cause it's the key for us to make love
Breath the air that's making you laugh
Shelter here and watch the sun rise
The longer it takes the more the meaning
The further away the far I believe in
And when we reach that place that we know so well
And it feels like we're gonna, gonna make it happen
Only time will tell and the faces of the night
Cause it feels like we're gonna make it happen
Only time will tell and the forces of the night
Cause it feels like we're gonna make it happen
Make it happen
Me and you
Verse 1
Don't know this feeling inside of me,
But I know it's here for wrong not for right,
Don't know what your heart is telling me,
Everytime I ask you turn out the lights,
Bridge1
I wait around endlessly,
I look for love I can't see,
Each night I watch while you sleep.
Where are you now when I fall?
I'm trapped inside these four walls,
Somebody answer my call.
Chorus
Let's make a new beginning,
Don't be afraid of dreaming,
This love has always been part of our lives,
We'll never stop believing,
We'll never lose the feeling,
It's not too late we can win, no baby don't give in.
Verse 2
I'll take the blame if it's gonna help,
Shoot me down 'cause I'm gonna be proud,
I get the feeling it's someone else,
Though you tell me that's the easy way out,
Bridge 2
Let's close this down make amends,
Our love was always 2 friends
Living in each other lives,
We've worked so hard to be one,
Don't know now what we've become,
Somebody help me be strong,
Chorus
Let's make a new beginning,
Don't be afraid of dreaming,
This love has always been part of our lives,
We'll never stop believing,
We'll never lose the feeling,
It's not too late we can win, no baby don't give in.
Bridge 3
Lets close this down make amends,
Our love was always 2 friends
Living in each others lives, We've worked so hard to be one,
Don't know now what we've become,
Somebody help me be strong,
Chorus
Let's make a new beginning,
Don't be afraid of dreaming,
This love has always been part of our lives,
We'll never stop believing,
We'll never lose the feeling,
It's not too late we can win, no baby don't give in.
Mark So you say if I forgive you
Guest That you'd never do me wrong
Mark As I sit in drunk depression
Guest Yes I'm trying to be strong
Mark But baby it ain't easy
Guest When I saw you with him
With that look you gave him
Makin' love, makin' love, makin' love
Mark To my best friend.
Gabby We can work it out
We can scream and shout, Yeah
We don't have to end
Mark He was my best friend, (listen baby)
Mark But girl it ain't that easy
Guest When I saw you with him
With that kiss you gave him
Makin' love,
makin' love, makin' love
Mark To Mark's best friend
Guest Now you know Mark hears the rumours
Mark Yes these things go round
Guest And I heard it through the grapevine
Mark Brother Marvin's gone through town
Guest My baby it ain't easy
Mark When I saw you with him
With that truth you gave him
Makin' love,
makin' love, makin' love
Guest To my best fried, to my best friend
Gabby I still love you
But this love is through, yeah
A broken heart can mend
Guest He was my best friend, yeah, yeah, yeah
Guest But girl it ain't so easy
Mark When I caught you with him
With that truth you showed him
Makin' love,
makin' love, makin' love
Guest To my best friend
No, No, No, C'mon
Guest My baby it ain't easy
Mark When I saw you with him
With that look you gave him
To my best friend
Makin' love, makin' love, makin' love
Adlibs Makin' love, makin' love, makin' love
To my best friend, C'mon,
Yeah
Makin' love, makin' love, makin' love
To my best friend, C'mon,
Yeah
Makin' love, makin' love, makin' love
To my best friend, C'mon,
Yeah
Makin' love, makin' love, makin' love
To my best friend, C'mon, Yeah
I know it's life
When you can't seem to catch someone's eye
I'm sure I'll get it right
Giving it time in the hope she'll be mine
Maybe there's already love by her side
Maybe she longs for one night
It's a million to one she will want me
It's a chance of invitation or a simple goodbye
It's a million to one she will love me for the rest of her life
I caught a glance
That was the first time
Will it be the last?
I have not much yet
Let it all out or saying our fast
Maybe she'll smile or maybe she'll laugh
Maybe this dream is all that I have
Sweeter the feeling
The higher the hope
Nothing can help me
Where will I begin
When will I realise, will I realise
And I feel inside
Won't you help me girl
Won't you help me girl, say say it's my day
It's my night baby, it's a million to one
Don't say goodbye
It's a million to one she will love me for the rest of my life
If a loving start
That's the meaning of a love song
To take the pain away
It's the meaning of a love song
To help you through each day
Walk into this sound of music and memories
So close to your heart
It's strange the way your mood
It swings and it changes as each song starts
Then the words change fast to slow
While the melody may start to go
And the beat becomes in motion
Into your heart, let the loving start
Turn the music down
Don't let it take over, don't let it decide
If your happy or sad
Together or lonely front or behind
Let the music play its song
And if it is our lives will move on
Since a goal that I believe in
Proves that only to get what you need
It's a feeling
You wanted, the pain away
It's the meaning of a love song
The secret of a love song
Oh move it's love, oh move it's love
To take the pain away
The meaning of a love song
Oh move to love
To take this pain away
That's the meaning of a love song
Giving you love
So many ways
It's never been easy, no
Making time for love
It's never been easy finding someone you can trust
In the past I spent each night fulfilling
Someone else's dreams
Then I came face to face with you
And I have everything I need
Just giving you luv luv luv
Luv luv luv
Makes me feel alive
I'm giving to you change my life in so many ways
I'm giving to you wash and clean me up my crazy days
I'm so far from the valley
When I seemed I stoop so low
Now I am high on the mountain
Making trust to gain controt
Just giving you luv luv luv
Luv luv luv
Makes me feel alive
Gaining my reply
I give you my luv luv luv
Luv luv luv
Till the day I die, till the day that I die
Oh yeah
You think you love, you may love
Concentrating, dedicating all my life to you
Contemplating, re-arranging where I'm going to
Wherever you go I will go and that's my way to prove
To prove that my love is true
Hey hey
Yeah yeah
Giving you love
I give you my love
I knew you changed my life in many ways
I knew you cleaned me up my crazy days
Now I feel like I've nothing left to say
Prove that my love is true
Giving you love
Give you my love
Verse 1
We're all here for one reason,
Yes I think you can feel it too,
The past won't tell us what the future can bring,
It is worth a fight, whether wrong or right
Verse 2
Join hands and sing out your heart,
Reach for every corner of this world,
Our message has so much emotional feeling
Stand be heard, believe in every word
Chorus 2
We're all looking for change,
Life we hold in our hands,
You can help turn a page,
Let's work it out together,
'cause we're all looking for change
Verse 3
Some people ask what's the meaning,
I tell them we have this cause we believe in,
Sometimes they laugh and say that they have no time,
But soon they'll feel the fool when they sing this too
Chorus 3
We're all looking for change,
Life we hold in out hands,
You can help turn a page,
Let's work it out together,
'cause we're all looking for change
Chorus 4
We're all looking for change,
Life we hold in our hands,
You can help turn a page,
Let's work it out together,
'cause we're all looking for change
I miss all, all your love
Oh, yeah yeah
I miss all, all this now
I think that I've found the truth
I think love is no more
But explaining love made its move
Said goodbye and walked through my door
I miss pain
I miss hope
I miss change now you're gone
I miss all, all your love
I miss days
I miss nights
Making up when, when we fight
I miss all, all this now
The lonely sky never seem so grey
It's been grey for so long
So God forgive me, I never used to pray
I've prayed every night girl, since you've been gone
All you said and all you did
It's all the loving that I miss
Can know your love and all the hate
But give it up this huge mistake
But that's explaining love it made it's move
Said goodbye and walked through my door
All babies together
Every one a seed
Half of us are satisfied, half of us in need
Love's bountiful in us
Tarnished by our greed
When will there be a harvest for the world?
When will there be
I wanna know now baby
Half a nation planted
So concerned with gain
As the seasons come and go
Greater grows the pain
Far to many
Are feeling much strain
When will there be a harvest for the world?
So, when will there be
I wanna know now baby
Gather every man
And gather every woman
Celebrate your lives
And give thanks to our children
Gather every one
Gather all together
All together
Overlooking none (2x)
Hoping life gets better
For the world
So dress me up for battle
When all I want is peace
Those of us will pay the price
I come home with the least
And nation after nation
Are turning into beasts
When will there be a harvest for the world?
Hey babe here I am
I'm a man on the scene
I can give you what you want
But you got to come home with me
I have got some good old love
And I got some more in store
When I get through throwing it on you
You better come and run back for more
Why don't you come along and down by the dozen
Me ain't nothing but drugstore loving
Pretty little thing let me light your candle
Cause mama I'm sure to handle now is around
Action speak louder than words
And I'm a man with experience
I know you've got another man
But I can love you better than him
Take my hand don't be afraid
While I prove every word I say
I'm advertising love for free
So won't you can place your ad with me
Babe here I am
I'm a man on your scene
I can give you what you want
But you got to come home with me
I've got some good old love
And I got some more in store
When I get through throwing it on you
You better come along and run back for more
Feeling tired, feeling like you're falling behind
This is where life's beauty contester dies
When the palest turn cold and the evening's not high
This is where trouble decides
Your friends, friends you need the most
Friends you need the most
I know you've heard so many people say
I've got a different girl in every town
But there must be somebody telling lies
And spreading rumours spreading rumours all around
Cause a cuddly toy it's my only joy
Waiting for the day when I get home
And what I need is a girl like you
Just to call call me baby own
So you've got to feel for me baby
You know you got to feel for me baby
Oh, you've got to give me your love
Well I don't pour out my heart like this to everyone
And not anyone that I meet
And I know it ain't the wine cause I feel just fine
Can't you see babe, I'm still on my feet
So you've got to feel for me baby
You got to feel for me baby
You know, you've got to feel for me baby
You've gotta give me your love
Come on now
So you gotta feel for me baby
You gotta feel for me baby
You know, you gotta feel for me baby
You've got to give me your love
First thing in the morning is
Last thing in the night
Girl you've got to love me
Treat me so right
You know you have got to feel, come on
Told you once told you big times
You know you've got to feel
Come on baby, told you big times
Told you five times
You know you've got to feel feel
Come on, come on baby
You've got to feel my love
You've got to feel for me baby
You've got to give me your love
First thing in the morning last thing in the night
Girl you gotta love me, treat me so right
Treat me so right, treat me so right
You've got to give me your love
Come inside guess tonight your love
Has finally come to an end
Settle down take a while you know
How long a heart takes to mend yes you do
And I know the way you're feeling now
Every problem shared it's a problem solved
In my eyes it's no easy fight
No one promised love was a peaceful ride
Baby, come and cry tears on my shoulder
Girl you can confide in me and forever more
There's no need to hide your tears
Lean on me I'll get you when you fall
Take your time stay awhile
The more you talk the more pain you move you move
Dry your eyes realize that sooner or later you'll lose you lose
Only fools believe there's rules to love
When you lose the lesson is learned
With your heart not your eyes
It's the way our survived not it's hard
Now you'll look back and smile
Baby, come and cry tears on my shoulder
Girl, you can confide in me now and forever more
There's no need to hide your tears
Lean on me I'll get you when you fall
Don't be too hard on yourself
Take it slow when you're not looking for love
That's when healing start to grow
Yes, I'm sure that it won't be long
Baby, to want again
Love is knocking hard at your door (2x)
Tears on my shoulder
Gotta be here forever more
Baby come and cry tears on my shoulder
Girl you can confide in me now and forever more
Forever more
Finding me now cry your tears on my shoulder
Got to be here when you fall
Me and you, you and me, we'll be fighting this love eternally
Don't cry your tears on my shoulder, tears on my shoulder
We can catch you when it's fall
He loved you much more than a sister or brother,
He is honest and kind, he's a man like no other,
And he'd give his own life if somebody needed it more,
Yes he laughs all the time with me he gives his love and friendship to all,
You hurt him real bad, in his moments of silence,
He shares all his pain with me and his personal subsidence,
Still he fights with his mind, he believes he's done you wrong,
So he goes to sleep crying again like a child, like a child,
He would go anywhere that you asked,
He would answer to all that you need,
But it's clear now to me what he's feeling inside,
He is thinking of yesterdays girl, all you are now is yesterdays girl,
He is free now from all of your painful attack,
Free now from all of your poiseness chat, free from yesterdays girl,
On occasion we'll smoke and small conversation,
We'll pass briefly on older times and forgotten relations,
He's the best friend I've ever had, our opinions never cross,
Now you come to me needing a shoulder that's strong,
When all of your pain is because you were wrong,
He would go anywhere that you asked,
He would answer to all that you need,
But it's clear now to me what he's feeling inside,
He is thinking of yesterdays girl, all you are now is yesterdays girl,
He is free now from all of your painful attack,
Free now from all of your poiseness chat, free from yesterdays girl
We took our love and tore it apart,
Shattered each and every corner of our hearts,
We walked away only to find,
The path that we had taken pointed back in time,
With open arms we started again,
Never knowing everyday what lied ahead,
Taking the time, the time to re-discover,
All that brought the two of us together
So tell me why nothing feels the same,
Nothing feels the same as it did back then,
I'm asking why nothing feels the same,
Why's it all like a dream you can't remember,
Like a hope you can't surrender,
Tell me why nothing feels the same
We figured what we had was worth a try,
We'd look for words all day then talk all night,
Face to face, all our questions answered,
Needing then what we always just took for granted,
Now it's hard to see the days when love was natural,
It's so hard to see the way we're both refusing now to ask the question
So tell me why nothing feels the same,
Nothing feels the same as it did back then,
I'm asking why nothing feels the same,
Why's it all like a dream you can't remember,
Like a hope you can't surrender,
Tell me why nothing feels the same
It seems impossible to be trying to solve this puzzle in a day,
This fight has just begun and I'll be fighting baby fighting to the end,
Until I find the answer why,
So tell me why nothing feels the same,
Nothing feels the same as it did back then,
I'm asking why nothing feels the same,
Why's it all like a dream you can't remember,
Like a hope you can't surrender,
Tell me why nothing feels the same
So this is the last time we will be standing wall to wall,
We were right to surrender,
Soon we can walk through different doors,
With a million reasons just to be apart,
'til the morning comes and before the loneliness starts will you just,
Lie to me,
Whisper the words that you don't mean,
Share with me the love that you'll never feel,
Baby lie to me,
Show me the way we'll never be,
and the tenderness that I'll never see,
Baby lie to me,
I know what you're thinking but I don't believe we could go on,
I know the feeling,
The feeling inside when love has gone,
Now the times upon us only pain can win,
Baby one last time before the loneliness begins will you just,
Lie to me,
Whisper the words that you don't mean,
Share with me the love that you'll never feel,
Baby lie to me,
Show me the way we'll never be,
and the tenderness that I'll never see,
Baby lie to me
I can't sit and wait for you to say
If there's room inside your heart
I'm not used to playin' loves silly game
Turn me down or let me start
You have to believe I'll make things right
Open your arms give up the fight
For all that you want
For all that you're feeling
There's a place where you should be
For all that you need
I will be waiting, my key to life is honesty
Now if you decide, to run hide
It's only you you're cheating,
The key's in your hand you must understand
I won't be defeated no,
I really believe this goal's in sight
Open your arms let me see your light
For all that you want
For all that you're feeling
There's a place where you should be
For all that you need
I will be waiting, my key to life is honesty
I'm sure that you've heard this before
So many times
Look deep inside my heart and you will find
My key to life is honesty
For all that you want
For all that you're feeling
There's a place where you should be
For all that you need I will be waiting, my key to life is honesty
I know you're still hurting and you'll never forget,
But don't wear your pain dear, don't wear your regret,
You've escaped from the lies that he told you, you've escaped from deceit,
You stood alone until finally I found you,
Believe if you give love you'll only receive,
You don't need a reason to love me, you don't need a reason to care,
When you wake in the morning you'll find I'll always be there,
You don't need a reason to want me, you don't need a reason to stay,
Just believe in yourself and you'll find love somewhere out there,
I can see now you're thinking if I'll do the same,
If I'll give you all of my heart then take it away,
You're old enough to swallow a bad time and still breathe,
It's time you unchained from the past,
All that I am is everything you need,
You don't need a reason to love me, you don't need a reason to care,
When you wake in the morning you'll find I'll always be there,
You don't need a reason to want me, you don't need a reason to stay,
Just believe in yourself and you'll find love somewhere out there,
So hard to believe you're the same girl that you used to be,
It's painful to see you're still hurting,
When all you need now is the love that lies inside me, me, me,
You don't need a reason to love me, you don't need a reason to care,
When you wake in the morning you'll find I'll always be there,
You don't need a reason to want me, you don't need a reason to stay,
Just believe in yourself and you'll find love somewhere out there.
The telephone it never rings when you want it to ring.
And when it rings it's never the voice you needed to hear.
It's funny how the radio sings the words you meant to say.
And when you need a smile you only find a tear.
I'm in deep regrets.
I'm trying to forget.
But hope will never sleep while we're apart.
All that I've given, given away.
Is all that I needed here tonight.
The more that I try to, try to forget.
Is the more this empty heart seems to fight.
It fights for all that I've given away.
The day it never foes too fast when you need it to pass.
In every corner of the night loneliness sleeps.
Though I'll never hear the answers to the questions that I ask.
I often wonder how our future would have been.
This deep regret makes it harder to accept.
With love I paid the price from the heart.
All that I've given, given away.
Is all that I needed here tonight.
The more that I try to, try to forget.
Is the more this empty heart seems to fight.
It fights for all that I've given away.
When an overload of change has slowly turned you upside down.
The pieces of your life fall all around you.
And at times it's hard to recognize the place you've always lived.
Where's the sun, where's the sky, what is love, what is life, who am I?
Ohh who am I? I'm feel it now.
All That I've given away, the song I believe in for today.
All That I've given away, it's everything I'm living for today.
It's all an empty heart seems to find.
Repeats chorus to fade
You could have kissed me
Like this wasn't gonna last
Kept me from saying
Something I'll never take back
You could've held me
Like there was no chance
Of me waking up where I am
You could have stopped short of
Every dream I've ever had
So help me girl you've gone too far
It's way too late to save my heart
The way it feels each time we touch
I know I've never been so loved
And I can't help myself
So help me girl, you've got to help me girl
You had to be there when that old sun came up
Making last night feel like a vision of things yet to come
You just had to hold me like nobody else
Now look what you've gone and done
You had to love me
Till I just can't get enough, please, please
So help me girl, you've gone too far
It's way too late to save my heart
The way it feels, each time we touch
I know I've never been so loved and I can't help myself
So help me girl
The way it feels each time we touch
I know I've never been so loved
And I can't help myself
I can't help myself, I can't help myself so help me girl
You've got to help me girl
Cause I'm falling down
I'm falling down
You got to help me this time
Cause I'm falling down
Falling down
You got to see my love
You've got to help me now ... falling down
It's the emptiness I'm feeling inside
You've to save me girl
My commitment, my commitment, my commitment to you
My commitment, my commitment is to live to love you
I will hold you I will show you
You can put your faith in me
All of my life I'll be all that you need
You say you need two arms to hold you
You say you need a touch that's strong
All, all, all I can give you
Love to last a lifetime long
Hear what I'm saying
I will hold you
I will show you
You could put your faith in me
All of my life I'll be all that you need
I'll dry each tear each time you cry baby
I'll love you from the heart, yes I will
I'll, I'll, I'll never leave you
Forever you'll be safe within these arms
Don't you hear what I'm saying
All of my life I'll be all that you need
All of my life I'll be all that you need
I'll give you strength I'll give you faith
I'll give you all of me
This time this love won't let you down
This time you can believe in me
Let my love be the answer to your questions
In your heart baby
Look in your soul and see you'll see that I'll be
All, all, all, that you need (2x)
When I first saw your face
I knew that I could not hesitate
You said 'Baby, don't go too fast'
If we do then it may not last
Time went on and I waited for you
I didn't know what else I could do
I thought that we'd always be together
You said 'Hold on it just gets better'
And I believed you, I kept holding on
You think that I can never leaved you
You think I'm not that strong, you're wrong
Love won't wait
Forever and a day
Love must live in the here and now
Don't ask me how I know
So here I am with my heart on my sleeves
You said, 'Baby put your trust in me'
But I've come to the end of the line
And you've wasted up all of my precious time
Wanted to be something special to you
Everybody is somebody's fool
Won't be a fool, no you've got me all wrong
You don't know what you had till it's gone
Love takes time
But you've been taking too long
Time never waited for anyone
Don't wait too long or I'll be gone
Don't wait too long or I'll be gone
I'll be gone
That was an empty thing that I wouldn't do
You led me on, you even said 'I love you'
How can we go on when it's tearing up apart
Are you going to break my heart
Cause I believed you
Por que me besabas como si esto fuese a durar
Y permitiste que hablara si habia un final
Tu me abrazabas de un modo aquel, ahora que todo lo se
Por que no frenaste los suenos que no vivire
Ayudame
Estate hoy para salvar mi corazon
El modo de sentire tu piel
Yo se que nadie asi mi amor
Debiste quedarte y amanecer con el sol
Y comenzar en esa noche un futuro de amor
Solo un abrazo pudo bastar
Y mira que has hecho de mi
Debiste amarme hasta no ponder mas, oh si
Ayudame
Estate hoy para salvar mi corazon
El modo de sentir tu piel
Yo se que nadie asi mi amor
Yo solo no sabre, ayudame
Yo solo no podre
Solo no sabre (3x)
Ayudame
Solo ayudame, solo ayudame
Estoy undiendome ...
Can we share tonight the years we've been apart baby
From the time we said goodbye until now
How the nights we laughed and loved still feel like yesterday
How I'm hoping you still feel the same
(So) strange we're standing here after all this time
Strange when the present and the past collides
Memories of our days apart I feel they're fading fast
Silence for my questions here at last
Are you ready now for me to love you
Are you ready now to give this love a try
Are you ready now for me to give you trust to give you truth
Are you ready now for me
Ready now for me to say I love you
The look upon your face shows no surprise baby
Guess you always knew when things played on my mind
I believe in second chances
I believe in love for life
I believe you can maybe lose love once but never twice
Throw the past aside
Let's make up for lost time
If we let this love pass by we may never find these feelings again in our lives
I have been living
I have been fooled
I have been many things but I've always been in love with you
I have been travelling
Eating life's food
Though I've been far away
I have still remained in love with you
I've been given a chance to share my music with the world
Soon my song will be over
'Till I sing the song of love
For me and you
I've been sharing with the world my songs of love
Well baby I have been learning
I have been used
I have been sheltering within this plenty world of love I share with you
I've been given the answer
I've been given words of love
I've been given the reason
And the reason I've been sharing with the world
I've been sharing with the world my songs of love
That's why I'll always be in love
I will always be in love
I will always be in love with you
Always be in love
I will always be in love
I will always be in love with you
Intro 7 seconds long
Some words they can't be spoken only sung
So hear a thousand voices shouting love
There's a place, there's a time
In this life when you sing what you are feeling
Find your feet, stand your ground
Don't you see
Right now the world is listening to what we say
Sing it louder, sing it clearer
Knowing everyone will hear you
Make some noise, find your voice tonight
Sing it stronger, sing together
Make this moment last forever
Old and young
Shouting love tonight
To sing we've had a lifetime to wait
And see a thousand faces celebrate
You brought hope, you brought light
Conquered fear, no it wasn't always easy
Stood your ground, kept your faith
Don't you see right now the world is listening to what
we say
Sing it louder, sing it clearer
Knowing everyone will hear you
Make some noise, find your voice tonight
Sing it stronger, sing together
Make this moment last forever
Old and young
Shouting love tonight
Some words they can't be spoken only sung
To hear a thousand voices shouting love and light and
hope
Just sing
Just sing
Just sing
Just sing
Come on and
Sing it louder, sing it clearer
Knowing everyone will hear you
Make some noise, find your voice tonight
Sing it stronger, sing together
Make this moment last forever
Old and young
Shouting love tonight
Ome words they can't be spoken only sung
So hear a thousand voices shouting love
There's a place, there's a time
In this life when you sing what you are feeling
Find your feet, stand your ground
Don't you see
Right now the world is listening to what we say
Sing it louder, sing it clearer
Knowing everyone will hear you,
Make some noise, find your voice tonight
Sing it stronger, sing together
Make this moment last forever
Old and young
Shouting love tonight
To sing we've had a lifetime to wait
And see a thousand faces celebrate
You brought hope, you brought light
Conquered fear, no it wasn't always easy
Stood your ground, kept your faith
Don't you see
Right now the world is listening to what we say
Sing it louder, sing it clearer
Knowing everyone will hear you,
Make some noise, find your voice tonight
Sing it stronger, sing together
Make this moment last forever
Old and young
Shouting love tonight
Some words they can't be spoken only sung
To hear a thousand voices shouting love
And light and hope
Just sing,
Just sing,
Just sing,
Just sing,
Come on and...
Sing it louder, sing it clearer
Knowing everyone will hear you,
Make some noise, find your voice tonight
Sing it stronger, sing together
Make this moment last forever
Old and young
Shouting love tonight
Gary Barlow | |
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Barlow performing with Take That, 2009. |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Gary Barlow |
Born | (1971-01-20) 20 January 1971 (age 41) Frodsham, Cheshire, England |
Genres | Pop, pop rock, soft rock |
Occupations | Singer-songwriter, performer, record producer, record programmer, pianist |
Instruments | Vocals, piano, keyboards |
Years active | 1988–present |
Labels | Sony, Polydor, Future, San Remo[1] |
Associated acts | Take That |
Website | www.garybarlow.com |
Gary Barlow (born 20 January 1971) is an English singer-songwriter, pianist and record producer. He is frontman and lead vocalist of pop group Take That and the head judge[2][3][4] on the The X Factor.[5][6][7] Barlow is one of Britain's most successful songwriters. He has had two Number 1 singles and a Number 1 album as a solo artist, and has had sixteen top 5 hits, eleven Number 1 singles and seven Number 1 albums with Take That.[8][9] He is also a six-time recipient of the Ivor Novello Award and has sold over 45 million records worldwide with Take That.[10][11]
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In Barlow's autobiography, he relates that his love of music began at an early age.
"I was one of those kids that's forever dancing in front of the TV looking at my reflection."
He said he enjoyed watching Top of the Pops on television, and when he was ten years old, he watched an episode of the programme in which Depeche Mode were performing their new single "Just Can't Get Enough". Barlow was mesmerised by the sound and decided he wanted a keyboard for Christmas. For the next few years, he spent most of his spare time teaching himself to play his favourite songs.[12]
In 1986 Barlow entered a BBC Pebble Mill at One Christmas song competition with "Let's Pray For Christmas". After getting through to the semi-finals, he was invited to London's West Heath Studios to record his song. This inspired Barlow to perform on the northern club circuit, singing cover versions and his own songs. Barlow's first performance was at the Connah's Quay Labour Club in the late eighties and he was paid £18 per performance on Saturday evenings.[12][13]
In 1989 he appointed Wigan show business agent Barry Woolley to be his manager and recorded a single ("Love Is in the Air") which was never released commercially. Barlow was eventually put in touch with casting agent Nigel Martin-Smith, by renowned celebrity photographer Michael Braham, who first took Gary's first professional head-shots. Nigel is a friend of Michael's, and introduced Gary to Nigel who was interested in starting a boyband. Martin-Smith decided to use Barlow as the lead-singer after being impressed by his self written material including an early demo tape of Barlow's "A Million Love Songs" concluding that the band will be built around Barlow's vocals and songwriting skills.
Barlow, who wrote the majority of the group's songs, is generally recognised as the musical talent behind Take That.[14][15] After choosing Barlow as the group's lead-singer, Nigel Martin-Smith introduced Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and finally Robbie Williams to the fold. The UK group were signed to RCA records, and after a number of top 40 hits, eventually secured their first Number 1 with Barlow's "Pray". Previous hits included "A Million Love Songs", "It Only Takes a Minute" and "Could It Be Magic".
The debut album Take That & Party was released on 17 August 1992. It reached number 2 on the UK Album Chart. The following year saw the release of their second album, Everything Changes based on Barlow's own material. It went straight in at number 1 in the UK Album Chart and spawned four number 1 singles, as well as "Why Can't I Wake Up With You" and "Love Ain't Here Anymore" hitting number 2 and 3 respectively.[16] Barlow received an Ivor Novello Award for Best Contemporary Song in 1994 for the number 1 hit song "Pray" included on the album.[17] Their third album Nobody Else, again based on Barlow's own material, went straight to number 1 and was to be their last studio album of the 90s. The album had three number 1 singles, including Barlow's "Back for Good" which peaked at number 7 on the US Billboard Hot 100[18] and was brought forward an unprecedented 6 weeks before its official release such was the demand for the single.[19] A Greatest Hits collection followed again reaching number 1. The album featured the band's eighth number 1 single "How Deep Is Your Love". This was to be the first single released by Take That as a four piece (without Robbie Williams) and it was their last single until they reformed in 2005. In 1994 Barlow alongside Rick Astley did backing vocals for Elton John's version of Can You Feel the Love Tonight from The Lion King.
Barlow's solo career was predicted to be very successful, being described as 'the next George Michael'. His first two solo singles "Forever Love" (released July 1996) and "Love Won't Wait" (composed by Madonna and Shep Pettibone) both leapt to the number one spot in his home country. Forever Love was also used as the soundtrack to the film The Leading Man. His debut album Open Road reached number 1 in the UK Album Chart and went on to sell 2 million copies worldwide.[20] Barlow's first ever single to be released in the United States as a solo artist was "So Help Me Girl" which reached Number 44 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart and Number 1 on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart. He then achieved another top ten hit in the UK with "Open Road" peaking at number 7[21] and a number 8 in the Netherlands with "Are You Ready Now".[21]
After the success of his first solo album he released his second LP Twelve Months, Eleven Days in 1999. Barlow released "Stronger" as the lead single preceding the album. However, due to an expected backlash against Barlow, it received minimal support and airplay and peaked at number 16.[21] The second single "For All That You Want" again was subjected to minimal radio play and peaked at number 24, however it peaked just outside the top 5 in Finland.[21] Twelve Months, Eleven Days was released soon after the second single to little promotion and peaked at a disappointing number 34, which led to Sony recalling Barlow's 'greatest' song according to critics, the scheduled third single from his second album "Lie to Me".[22] This resulted in both Barlow and BMG parting company. To date Barlow has sold 4 million records worldwide as a solo artist.
In February 2010 a project named 'Helping Haiti' was formed by Simon Cowell in response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake. The aim was to bring some of the most recognised music stars across the world together to record a charity single with all proceeds going to the cause. Gary Barlow, along with an array of stars were asked to appear on the cover of Everybody Hurts which sold 453,000 copies in its first week, making it the fastest-selling charity record of the 21st century in Britain.[23]
Barlow's first solo release since 1999 was a duet with reconciled Take That bandmate Robbie Williams on a single entitled Shame. The single was written by both Barlow and Williams after they begun to work together in L.A on new material for a new Take That album following Williams' return to the band. On the first day of the song being released to the radio and the media Shame received an unprecedented 694 plays on the radio and 153 plays on TV.[24] The single peaked at number 2 in the UK, being certified as Silver by the BPI, whilst also charting in 19 countries worldwide.[25]
Barlow's announced in January 2011 that he was to hold a solo concert entitled GB40 at the Shepherd's Bush Empire to celebrate his 40th birthday and his 20 years in the music industry with all money going to the Prince's Trust charity.[26] The concert received praise from critics[27] as Barlow was joined by guest appearances from Chris Martin, Ellie Goulding, Midge Ure and his bandmates from Take That, whilst also receiving recorded birthday messages from a number of celebrities such as Chris Moyles, Peter Kay, Elton John and Robbie Williams.
In September 2011, it was announced that Gary Barlow would be headlining BBC Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park.[28] Barlow's performance was praised by critics as he returned to Hyde Park as a solo artist for the first time since 1999.[29]
On October 24, 2011 Barlow announced that he was to play his first two full solo concerts in 11 years at the Royal Albert Hall entitled Gary Barlow: In Concert, with all proceeds going to the Prince's Trust charity. These concerts sold out 'minutes' after going on sale[30] and were praised by fans and the media alike with Barlow playing the biggest hits from his 20 year career.[31][32]
In December 2011, Gary Barlow performed a duet with Michael Bublé singing Rule The World and Bublé's single, Home. The performance gained great reception from fans, where it began trending worldwide on Twitter.[33] Soon after it was broadcast, a petition was set up for the collaboration to be made available for digital download to challenge for the Christmas Number 1 spot.[34]
In April 2012, Gary Barlow recorded a cover of Here Comes The Sun that was used in the 2012 summer promotion advertisement for Marks and Spencer with him appearing in the advert at the end performing the song.
Barlow returned to the limelight in a successful TV documentary, Take That: For the Record in 2005. Following this success and renewed interest, Take That experienced a career renaissance in 2005 when the post-Williams line-up reformed for a sell-out stadium tour. The band released their comeback single "Patience" which went to number 1 for four weeks whilst also topping the charts across Europe. Patience was also voted The Record of the Year in 2006 and won a Brit for single of the year.[35] This was followed with "Shine" which became the band's tenth number 1 single. Take That's first album of new material in over ten years, Beautiful World was released on 24 November 2006. The album peaked at number 1 in the UK Album Chart selling over 2.8 million copies in the UK alone to date.[36] It was re-released as a tour edition with hit single "Rule the World" in 2007 and peaked again at number 1.
In 2008, the band were nominated for four Brit Awards (Best British Group, Best British Album, Best British Single and Best British Live Act). They won Best British Single and Best British Live Act. After great success in 2006, Take That released the single "Greatest Day" which went straight to number 1 and became their eleventh number 1 single in the UK. The week after they released their second album since their reunion in 2006, The Circus which was the most preordered album of all time.[37] The Circus album was also a great success for Take That going straight to the top of the UK album chart and selling over 2.2 million copies across the country, going multi platinum within 4 days of its release.[25][38] In June and July Take That performed a record breaking tour named Take That Present: The Circus Live throughout the United Kingdom selling sold over 1 million tickets in just 5 hours.[39]
It was announced that Barlow was in the process of writing Take That's much anticipated sixth studio album, set for release in late 2010.[40] The album, Progress, was the first to feature the original line-up since their 1995 album, Nobody Else. The band also announced a stadium tour entitled Progress Live which will take place in 2011.[41] The tickets for the tour went on sale on 29 October 2010. Due to unprecedented high public demand for tickets, ticketmaster websites across the UK and Ireland crashed and all initial tour dates sold out in under 15 minutes.[42] It was reported that a record breaking one million tickets were snapped up on the first day of sale, resulting in Take That smashing the previous box office record of tickets sold which was set in 2008 by Take That Present: The Circus Live.[43][44] Due to unprecedented demand Take That added more dates to their tour, finishing in the UK with a record breaking 8 consecutive nights at Wembley Stadium after which the tour will then commence throughout Europe with an estimated 1.75 million people expected to attend the shows.[45]
The lead single from Progress was announced as "The Flood". The single debuted at number 2, selling over 500,000 copies since release. On the first day of the release of Progress, the album sold over 235,000 copies across the UK, making it the fastest selling record of the century.[46][47] On 21 November 2010, Progress debuted at number one in the United Kingdom, becoming the band's seventh number-one album.[8] By the end of its first week on sale the album sold over 520,000, making it the second fastest-selling album of all-time in UK chart history.[48] To date Progress has sold 2.8 million copies in the UK[49] and has achieved similar chart success across Europe. In June 2011, Take That released their first extended play collection entitled Progressed which returned the band to number 1 in the UK on its first week of release as well as charting across Europe.
The media have widely acknowledged Barlow's talent and labelled him as the mastermind behind the unprecedented success of Take That's comeback[50] and the new musical direction they have taken.[51]
After leaving his career as a solo artist Barlow returned to his first love of writing music. He soon signed a song writing publishing deal with Sony and went to the U.S. on a six-month songwriting project, residing in Nashville, Los Angeles and New York with his wife, Dawn and first child, Daniel. Upon his return he set up True North Productions with Elliot Kennedy and Tim Woodcock. In his autobiography 'My Take' Barlow partly blames his fall as a solo artist on his commitments to being a star in the United States. After his disappointing second album, Barlow remained out of the public eye for half a decade, choosing to continue to write songs for other artists such as Shirley Bassey and Charlotte Church In October 2007, Barlow founded San Remo Live Publishings as an independently run management company to establish and support artists and songwriters.[52]
Gary Barlow has recently signed a new 5 year song writing publishing deal with Sony music.[53] He has been voted as the greatest British songwriter of all time in a 2009 OnePoll, who surveyed 3000 people[54][55] John Lennon was second and Paul McCartney of The Beatles was third.[54]
In 2011, Barlow wrote the song "Run for Your Life" for The X Factor series 7 winner Matt Cardle's debut album. Cardle told The Sun: "We had 99% of the album finished then the track came through from Gary. I'd been trying to write a song like that for a long, long time, probably five or six years. As soon as I heard it I just felt the song was mine. Lyrically it's about not being good enough for the person you're with. I was nearly in tears recording the vocals. I'm proud that I've written a lot of the album but Gary is a genius as a writer - I couldn't pass it up."[56] He has also written for the likes of Robbie Williams, Westlife, Lily Allen, Blue and Dame Shirley Bassey and many more.
In 2009 Barlow began work on his own record label Future Records, under the umbrella of Universal Music, and signed his first artist, classical singer Camilla Kerslake.[57] Since then Barlow has also signed UK rapper Aggro Santos to his label[58] and the winner of Sky 1s Must Be The Music, Emma's Imagination.
On 7 May 2011, it was announced that Barlow was in advanced talks to replace Simon Cowell as a judge on The X Factor.[5][6][7] He was officially confirmed as a judge on 30 May alongside the returning Louis Walsh, and fellow new judges Kelly Rowland and Tulisa Contostavlos, who replaced Dannii Minogue and Cheryl Cole.[59][60] Barlow was given the Boys category for the live shows and mentored Marcus Collins to the final of the X Factor where he became runner up.
After a successful debut as head judge on the X Factor in 2011, ITV producers opened talked with Barlow to return for a second series as head judge. ITV sources believe that 'while viewing figures were down a few million [during series 8], the feeling is it would have been worse without Gary' and so have offered Barlow a substantial increase on his £1.5million salary from last year to ensure that he returns to the panel. On 17th of April 2012 it was announced that Gary Barlow will return to The X Factor for a second year, he was the first judge to be announced to be returning.[61]
In 2000, Barlow made his acting debut in the ITV1 drama Heartbeat. This was the 150th edition of the show. He played hitch-hiker Micky Shannon.[62]
In October 2011 Barlow joined Twitter live on the Xtra Factor to build support for the contestants he mentored during series 8 of the X Factor. Almost immediately after he joined Twitter his following totalled at over 265,000 people.[63] Within two months of joining Twitter, Barlow reached over 1 million followers.[64]
Gary organised a sponsored climb to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money for Comic Relief. Barlow and eight other celebrities: Cheryl Cole, Ben Shephard, Alesha Dixon, Kimberley Walsh, Fearne Cotton, Chris Moyles, Denise Van Outen and Ronan Keating, made it to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro safely on 7 March 2009, raising millions for Comic Relief.[65]
Gary's charity efforts in 2009, including his organising of the BT Comic Relief Kilimanjaro Climb and his organising of 'Children In Need Rocks', raised in excess £6 million. In addition to the charity events organised by Gary, the pop star has also shown support for fellow artists' charity efforts including that of Ronan Keating. The pair sang Take That's Back for Good written by Barlow at Ronan's Emerald and Ivy Ball[66] in Battersea, South London, on Saturday. The starry bash raised £650,000 for Cancer Research UK.
His organisation of a very special event at the Royal Albert Hall went ahead in November 2009 and was broadcast the following week. This saw a meeting of Take That with Robbie Williams on stage and a number of unusual duets (including Dame Shirley Bassey with Dizzy Rascal and Take That with Lily Allen). Gary dedicated the band's song "Rule the World" to "everyone whose lost someone – Dad, this is for you". It was a very special night raising £2M and ending with Gary seeming to promise it could be an annual event.
It was announced in December 2009 that Barlow had been awarded the prestigious Blue Peter Gold Badge, awarded for outstanding achievements and inspiring children to realise their talents and achieve.[67]
To celebrate his 10th wedding anniversary Gary invited family and many friends to a special event in London. It was a rare event that Gary allowed a popular magazine to photograph the event. A highlight was a special Bingo session hosted by Gary. Money raised at the event was donated to Barnardo's.
Towards the end of 2009, there has been a huge Twitter campaign to 'Get Gary Knighted' for all of his charity work over the years.[68][69] The campaign has been mentioned and endorsed by many celebrities, including Chris Moyles of Radio 1.
Barlow appeared at Twickenham Stadium to perform the hit single "Shame" alongside Robbie Williams in aid of the Help for Heroes charity on 12 September 2010.[70]
Gary Barlow has also donated the original handwritten lyrics to his number 1 hit single Back for Good to help raise money for the Teenage Cancer Trust. Barlow wrote the song in 1995 and it went on to top the charts in 31 countries across the world as well as becoming a top ten hit in America.[71]
In January 2011 Gary Barlow held a special show, named GB40, at Shepherd's Bush Empire to celebrate his 40th birthday. This event saw him take to the stage on his own for the first time in over eleven years as he performs songs that span a his 20 year career in music. He has also announced that all of the profits from the show went to charity.[72]
It has been announced that Gary Barlow is planning to organise a charity walk to the North Pole to raise money for BBC Sport Relief.[73]
After the phenomenal success of 'Children In Need Rocks' in 2009, it was announced by Barlow that he is to organise it once again this time in Manchester, with some of the biggest acts in the music industry scheduled to appear. Barlow also confirmed that all proceeds will go to Children in Need.[74] The concert was received positively by the media, with them praising the involvement of Gary Barlow in the Children in Need project.[75][76]
As well as organising the Children in Need concert, Barlow announced he was to helm the official single for the charity, a cover of 'Teardrop' accompanied by a number of artists known as 'The Collective'.[77] The CIN Rocks concert, single and gala contributed to £26 million raised for Children In Need that year.[78]
During the week of Children in Need 2011, Barlow organised a celebrity gala with all proceeds going to the charities associated with Children In Need.[79]
Barlow also donated all proceeds from his Gary Barlow: In Concert event to The Prince's Trust charity. He said: "I hope the money raised through these concerts will make a real difference to young lives. It's really important to me that disadvantaged young people get the support they need, especially at the moment."[80]
At the beginning of May 2010, it was announced that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II had asked Gary Barlow to organise her 85th birthday and her Diamond Jubilee celebrations in 2012. A source said: "Her Majesty has been made well aware of his charity work and the events he has put together. She knows that Gary has got the power to pull in the big names across the music industry and to ensure it's a party to match the occasion".[81][82] This was confirmed on February 2012 with Gary Barlow being named as the lead organiser and producer of a concert that will take place outside of Buckingham Palace and featuring globally recognised superstar artists.[83][84][85][86] Barlow said "The Diamond Jubilee concert will celebrate the 60 years of The Queen's reign with an amazing lineup of world-class artists coming together to play at one of the biggest and most exciting live music shows in recent years."[84]
Gary married Dawn in 2000, who was a dancer on their 1995 Nobody Else Tour. They have three children, Daniel (born 2000), Emily (born 2002) and Daisy (born 2009). On 19 February 2012, Barlow announced that he and his wife Dawn were expecting their 4th child.[87] Later, he revealed that the child would be the couple's third girl. [88] He revealed in his autobiography that he is a supporter of Liverpool FC with their anthem, "You'll Never Walk Alone" being one of the first songs he learned to play on piano.[89] He is also a supporter of rugby league team, Warrington Wolves.
In his autobiography My Take, Barlow mentions he was on the Edgware Road tube train that was one of the targets of the 7 July 2005 London bombings.
In 2009, Barlow named "Don't Give Up", the 1986 duet between Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush, as the song that had most inspired him. He said: "I don't think you can listen to this song without feeling inspired, it could save anybody. The lyrics are so inspirational. Specifically I was having a very low moment in the 1990s and the song came on the radio. There have only been a very few times when I've had to pull the car over to listen to a song – this was one of them."[90]
Barlow's father Colin died aged 71 on 15 October 2009.[91] The singer rushed back to his parents' home in Frodsham, Cheshire, and cancelled an engagement to launch his celebrity-packed Children in Need show,[92] whilst also postponing the launch of the Take That edition of Singstar.
During the 2010 General Election campaign, when the party announced their intention to encourage musical achievement amongst young people in schools with a competition called School Stars. Barlow appeared at a school staged campaign event and sang "Greatest Day", backing the introduction of the programme by Conservative Party leader, David Cameron.[93]
Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
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2012 | Take That | Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music[94] | Won |
The Flood | Ivor Novello Award for PRS Most Performed Work | Nominated | |
Gary Barlow | NT Awards for Outstanding Contribution to Charity[95] | Won | |
X Factor | NT Awards Best Television Talent Show[96] | Won | |
2011 | Gary Barlow | Q Award for Classic Songwriter[97] | Won |
Shame | Q Award for Best Collaboration | Won | |
Shame | Virgin Media for Music Video[98] | Nominated | |
Shame | Virgin Media for Best Collaboration[99] | Nominated | |
2010 | Gary Barlow | Blue Peter Gold Badge[67] | Won |
2009 | Gary Barlow | The Sun Newspaper's Lord of the Year[100] | Won |
2008 | Shine | Ivor Novello Award for Most Performed Song | Won |
2007 | Gary Barlow | GQ Awards for Man of the Year[101] | Won |
1998 | Gary Barlow | BRIT Award for Best British Male[102] | Nominated |
Open Road | The London Awards for Best Album | Nominated | |
Love Won't Wait | Top of the Pops for Best Single | Nominated | |
1997 | Forever Love | FMQ Awards [Finland] for Best Single[103] | Won |
Forever Love | TMF Awards [Netherlands] for Best Single | Nominated | |
Open Road | GQ Awards for Best Album | Nominated | |
Forever Love | Echo Awards for Best Single | Won | |
1996 | Never Forget | Ivor Novello Award | Won |
1995 | Back for Good | Ivor Novello Award for the Song of the year | Won |
1994 | Pray | Ivor Novello Award for Best Contemporary Song | Won |
1993 | Gary Barlow | Ivor Novello Award for Songwriter of The Year Award 1993[17] | Won |
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Date of birth | 1971-01-20 |
Place of birth | Frodsham, Cheshire, England |
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