Julianne Regan, a former journalist, played bass for the popular rock group Gene Loves Jezebel for a little while. The initial core of All About Eve was Regan, guitarist Tim Bricheno, and bassist Andy Cousin from Aemotti Crii. As a three-piece (plus a drum machine), they released a series of independent singles starting from 1984 including "D For Desire", "In The Clouds" and "Flowers In Our Hair". After Julianne sang backing vocals for The Mission's God's Own Medicine album, the band received greater attention and were signed to Phonogram. Drummer Mark Price was added around this time.
Their self-titled debut album was released in 1988 and produced the UK hit single Martha's Harbour. Drawing much of its lyrical material from hippie ideals, white magic and dreamlike fairy tales, the album's gentle folk rock-inspired pop sound won the band many fans (nicknamed "angels"). Although often falsely lumped by the media under the label of goth rock, little (if any) such inspiration actually played a part in the band's music after around 1986, any "goth" connection being drawn not from the music, but from the previous and future engagements of the band members in the musical scene of the time.
In a well known incident, the band later performed a dubbed version of Martha's Harbour on the BBC1 television show Top Of The Pops, but, owing to a studio technical error, the taped vocals were broadcast without the band being able to hear them, resulting in the TV audience hearing the recorded version of the song, while the band members sat motionless on screen waiting for their cue to begin. By way of compensation the band were invited back on to the show the following week, and this time their performance passed off smoothly.
The following year, their second album Scarlet And Other Stories was released, and the band toured around the UK. Widely prevalent on this album were Regan's somber, highly melancholic moods. Painful chance encounters with love also appeared on the lyrical front, and it is this motif (and period of time) which was to greatly paint the picture for the future of the band as well.
In 1990, Bricheno left the group (later to join The Sisters Of Mercy for their Vision Thing era, and subsequent bands XC-NN and Tin Star) to be swiftly replaced by The Church's Marty Willson-Piper. They went on to record Touched By Jesus in 1991 (which featured David Gilmour of Pink Floyd on guitar on two tracks), before changing record companies and taking a dramatic stylistic change by releasing Ultraviolet the year after.
Going an altogether different way to their previous release, Ultraviolet mellowed the band's sound greatly, revisiting Scarlet's general sorrowful feel with a heavy inspiration from the shoegazing movement and psychedelia to turn the Eve signature sound ever colder, with much downplayed vocals. The album, released by MCA Records was not well supported by the record company, considering the change to be for the worse, and the band subsequently went their separate ways. MCA, shedding no tears, promptly deleted the album from their catalogue. Although the band continued for a couple more months without Regan's input, they disbanded in early 1993, with the album they had been working on at the time eventually seeing the light of day under the group name Seeing Stars.
Regan went on to form Mice and to work with Bernard Butler, but an album with the latter never came to fruition due to personality clashes. Though often quoted that Julianne thought Butler to be "Satan", this quote is in fact not true. Later on, she also teamed up with her old Gene Loves Jezebel acquaintance Jean-Marc Lederman in the highly atmospheric Jules et Jim project (a collaboration which continues to this day).
In 1999, old friends The Mission reformed after a short break and started touring. They invited Regan to open for them, and their offer was accepted, starting the second era of the band. Soon after the tour the newly-reformed (Regan, Willson-Piper & Cousin) All About Eve toured for two years, releasing Fairy Light Nights, an acoustic live collection in 2000, with Volume 2 following in 2001, and later followed by two more live albums Live And Electric At The Union Chapel and Cinemasonic (the latter of which was also released as a DVD). A collection of early recordings was also released, entitled Return To Eden, Volume 1 (no second volume has yet appeared).
In 2002, Willson-Piper left the band to pursue other projects, to be replaced by new guitarist Toni Haimi, previously of the band Malluka and now in the Sohodolls. Also in 2002, Julianne and Andy released their first studio recordings in a decade, with the EP Iceland – a collection of "winter songs", including reworkings of previous fan-favourite December and cover versions of Wham!'s "Last Christmas", Queen's "A Winter's Tale", and a minimalist electronic take on the popular song from the animated short The Snowman, "Walking In The Air".
In mid-2004, just after the release of their first single in a decade, "Let Me Go Home", the band split once again. Regan is currently working on projects including an album with Jean-Marc Lederman (in a long-awaited follow-up to the first Jules et Jim album), as well as collaborating with Norwegian songwriters GKraft, and a possible solo album. The nearly-completed Eve studio album that was being worked on remains unreleased, although Regan and Cousin may possibly be dusting off the recordings to finish them in the near future. A double CD collection entitled Keepsakes, consisting of the singles, key album tracks and previously unreleased rarities, as well as some newly recorded songs, was released early March 2006 and will initially be available with a DVD of promo videos and TV appearances.
Every Angel
All About Eve Lyrics
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On our emerald ship we sail away
The ocean holds a thousand tales untold
With this love
It's easy come and easy go
Just like the way we were
Before the fall
Every angel must fly
I'm betrayed by the tear in my eye
In my eye
Hey angel
Don't be afraid to earth your heart
When I see love descending like a dove
Confusion, the song you hear the blackbird sing
You fly to the sun
And you're going to burn your wings
You're flying too high
Just see the reason why
The angel must fly
No more tears in my eye
We can live in the sky
High
“Every Angel” by All About Eve is a beautiful and insightful song that explores the themes of love and heartbreak, and the difficult choices that come with them. The first verse speaks of sailing away on an emerald ship, into an ocean filled with untold tales. The love shared by the two lovers is described as easy come and go, just like the way things used to be before the fall. The singer wonders why every angel must fly, and feels betrayed by the tear in their eye. The second verse speaks directly to an angel, urging them not to be afraid to ground their heart. The singer questions why an angel must fly in confusion, only to lose themselves and burn their wings.
The lyrics of “Every Angel” can be interpreted in various ways, but the most common interpretation is that the song is about a relationship that has ended. The first verse speaks of the past, when things were good and easy, but ended in a fall. The second verse speaks to the possibility of a future love, urging the angel to ground their heart and avoid the same fate as before. The chorus further explores this theme, questioning why every angel must fly and why they must burn their wings. Ultimately, the song speaks of the pain of heartbreak, but also of the hope and possibility of new love.
Line by Line Meaning
On our own trip
We are on our own journey
On our emerald ship we sail away
We move forward on our own path with confidence
The ocean holds a thousand tales untold
There is so much unknown in the future that excites us
With this love
Our relationship is special and unique
It's easy come and easy go
Our love is spontaneous and natural
Just like the way we were
We always had a connection
Before the fall
Before we encountered any difficulties
I don't see the reason why
I do not understand the logic behind it
Every angel must fly
Why do all good things eventually end?
I'm betrayed by the tear in my eye
I am upset by the thought of leaving
In my eye
I cannot hide my emotions
Hey angel
Addressing the person that I am about to lose
Don't be afraid to earth your heart
Do not be afraid to show your emotions
When I see love descending like a dove
When I see love appearing so abruptly and leaving so quickly
Confusion, the song you hear the blackbird sing
We are both unsure of what to do
You fly to the sun
You are reaching for new heights
And you're going to burn your wings
You risk hurting yourself trying to achieve your goals
You're flying too high
You are risking too much to try and succeed
Just see the reason why
Try to understand the risks before taking them
The angel must fly
It is natural for things to change and end
No more tears in my eye
I have accepted the change and moved on
We can live in the sky
We can move on and be happy, despite the past
High
Up in the sky, beyond our troubles
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ANDY COUSIN, JULIANNE REGAN, TIM BRICHENO
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@jamiegoddard562
Such a great band heartbreaking they never got recognition they deserved they had everything and julianne wow she never looked more beautiful than in this video major crush voice of a angel
@noeyes6151
Sad their biggest moment of fane/infamy seems to be thet set on totp when it went quiet, well who cares right, if you know, you know, but its drill right up there with rosetta stone and sisters and the lorries as solid
@noeyes6151
Man i cant type for shit today😂
@Looby117
Agreed
@jamiegoddard562
@@Looby117 thank you
@user-ur9us8xe5h
WHAT FOR A BRILLIANT BEAUTIFUL SONG !!!!!!! I love ALL ABOUT EVE FOREVER !!!!!!!
@mspfourreal6540
I got that album in TOKYO In 1987
still treasure
this is beautiful song!
@Lester-hi4ez
My favourite song is in the meadow 😂
@jonfletcher147
Bloody awesome!!!!! <3
@stuartjenkins3039
Even a fallen angel needs to hear the voice of the unfallen from time to time.