Jon McLaughlin
Jon McLaughlin is a U.S. pianist, guitarist, and pop/rock singer-songwriter.
McLaughlin was born on September 27, 1982 in Anderson, Indiana. Playing piano since early childhood, he was always finding ways to get out of piano lessons. While attending Highland High School, he shattered both wrists in an accident that interrupted his musical education. Nevertheless, McLaughlin attended Anderson University to study music. He released an independent album entitled Up until Now in 2003. Read Full BioJon McLaughlin is a U.S. pianist, guitarist, and pop/rock singer-songwriter.
McLaughlin was born on September 27, 1982 in Anderson, Indiana. Playing piano since early childhood, he was always finding ways to get out of piano lessons. While attending Highland High School, he shattered both wrists in an accident that interrupted his musical education. Nevertheless, McLaughlin attended Anderson University to study music. He released an independent album entitled Up until Now in 2003. This quickly led to McLaughlin becoming the first artist to sign on with the school's record label, Orangehaus Records. His self-titled album was released in 2004 to local and regional praise. He began touring, travelling throughout the U.S. Midwest, and working up a grassroots following.
He released Indiana in 2007, preceded earlier in the same year by the EP Industry, also known as Jon McL. In 2008, McLaughlin returned with lead single "Beating My Heart" from his album OK Now released in the same year. He gained fame with his cameo appearance in Disney's Enchanted. Released in early September 2011 in the U.S. Forever If Ever was McLaughlin's third major-label release. 2012's lead single "Summer Is Over" featured fellow singer-songwriter-pianist Sara Bareilles from Promising Promises which was a slightly reworked version of his 2011 album. There were no other singles released from the album. Jon released Holding My Breath on his website and iTunes on September 24, 2013. The mp3 version of the album is also available at Amazon.
McLaughlin was born on September 27, 1982 in Anderson, Indiana. Playing piano since early childhood, he was always finding ways to get out of piano lessons. While attending Highland High School, he shattered both wrists in an accident that interrupted his musical education. Nevertheless, McLaughlin attended Anderson University to study music. He released an independent album entitled Up until Now in 2003. Read Full BioJon McLaughlin is a U.S. pianist, guitarist, and pop/rock singer-songwriter.
McLaughlin was born on September 27, 1982 in Anderson, Indiana. Playing piano since early childhood, he was always finding ways to get out of piano lessons. While attending Highland High School, he shattered both wrists in an accident that interrupted his musical education. Nevertheless, McLaughlin attended Anderson University to study music. He released an independent album entitled Up until Now in 2003. This quickly led to McLaughlin becoming the first artist to sign on with the school's record label, Orangehaus Records. His self-titled album was released in 2004 to local and regional praise. He began touring, travelling throughout the U.S. Midwest, and working up a grassroots following.
He released Indiana in 2007, preceded earlier in the same year by the EP Industry, also known as Jon McL. In 2008, McLaughlin returned with lead single "Beating My Heart" from his album OK Now released in the same year. He gained fame with his cameo appearance in Disney's Enchanted. Released in early September 2011 in the U.S. Forever If Ever was McLaughlin's third major-label release. 2012's lead single "Summer Is Over" featured fellow singer-songwriter-pianist Sara Bareilles from Promising Promises which was a slightly reworked version of his 2011 album. There were no other singles released from the album. Jon released Holding My Breath on his website and iTunes on September 24, 2013. The mp3 version of the album is also available at Amazon.
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Beautiful Disaster
Jon McLaughlin Lyrics
She loves her mama's lemonade
And hates the sound that goodbyes make
She prays one day she'll find someone to need her
She swears that there's no difference
Between the lies and compliments
It's all the same if everybody leaves her
And every magazine tells her she's not good enough
The pictures that she sees make her cry
She would change everything, everything, just ask her
Caught in the in-between a beautiful disaster
She just needs someone to take her home
She's given boys what they want
And tries to act nonchalant
Afraid they'll see that she's lost her direction
She never stays the same for long
Assuming that she'll get it wrong
Perfect only in her imperfection
She's not a drama queen
She doesn't want to feel this way
Only seventeen, but tired
She would change everything, everything, just ask her
Caught in the in-between a beautiful disaster
She just needs someone to take her home
She's just the way she is, but no one's told her that's okay
She would change everything, everything, just ask her
Caught in the in-between a beautiful disaster
She just needs someone to take her home
She would change everything for happy ever after
Caught in the in-between a beautiful disaster
She just needs someone to take her home
She just needs someone to take her home
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Songtrust Ave
Written by: JONATHAN JON MCLAUGHLIN, JAMIE HOUSTON
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She loves her mama's lemonade
And hates the sound that goodbye's make
She prays one day she'll find someone to need her
She swears that there's no difference
Between the lies and compliments
It's all the same if everybody leaves her
And every magazine tells her she's not good enough
The pictures that she sees make her cry
She would change everything, everything, just ask her
Caught in the in-between, a beautiful disaster
She just needs someone to take her home
She's given boys what they want
Tries to act so nonchalant
Afraid they'll see that she's lost her direction
She never stays the same for long
Assuming that she'll get it wrong
Perfect only in her imperfection
She's not a drama queen
She doesn't want to feel this way
Only 17 but tired, yeah
She would change everything for happy ever after
Caught in the in-between, a beautiful disaster
She just needs someone to take her home
'Cause she's just the way she is
But no one's told her that's okay
She would change everything, everything, just ask her
Caught in the in-between, a beautiful disaster
She would change everything for happy ever after
Caught in the in-between, a beautiful disaster
She just needs someone to take her home
She just needs someone to take her home
fahim tabriz
It literally hurts when you find an amazing heart touching song 10 years after its release!
Marlino & Mancannia
So true! 😻
RegG
An All American song
Bethaney Graves
Yes!
darkwhiteguy
It's really hard not to like this song, you can feel it in your bones when you hear it. Such emotion in his voice.
The Meanderings
Jon Mclaughlin rocks, he's always been a big inspiration to the piano-driven indie rock we write.
Tìwi Tiwí
i was here 11 years ago. this music never left in my heart
Ataraxis Drizz
exactly
Jennifer Liang
2011, and this song is still as beautiful as it ever was. <3
christine mae
I just discover this in 2021