Allison Crowe began performing professionally in 1996, at age 15, doing regular sets in the coffee-houses and bars of Vancouver Island. She began touring internationally in 2001. The artist settled in Canada's Atlantic province of Newfoundland and Labrador at the end of 2005.
"I love singing for people," says Crowe. "It's a way to connect and share with others. Communication is crucial. Just being able to do what I do, to write and sing and perform, makes me feel not only alive, but incredibly lucky. Knowing at any moment everything could change, I don't take one second for granted."
Today, Crowe's reach is global. The audience for her music videos and song downloads numbers more millions each year.
"Allison Crowe has a voice to fall in love with," says UK music industry journal Record of the Day. "She is from Vancouver Island in Canada, descended from Scottish, Irish and Manx stock. She's exactly the sort of artist who can make serious headway on her own label and that's just what she's doing."
With Ani DiFranco as a model of integrity, Crowe created her own label. Since 2001, Rubenesque Records Ltd has released a series of critically and commercially successful albums: Lisa's Song, Secrets, Tidings, Live at Wood Hall, This Little Bird, Little Light, Spiral, Tidings Concert, Newfoundland Vinyl, Heavy Graces, Songbook, Souling, Newfoundland Vinyl II, Songbook, Souling, Newfoundland Vinyl 3, and Introducing / Heirs + Grievances.
Through recording and touring Allison Crowe has achieved broad popularity, featured by BBC Radio, MOJO magazine and acclaimed Hollywood director Zack Snyder (300, Watchmen, Sucker Punch). In 2013, Allison Crowe appears in "Man of Steel" - an epic science fiction movie adventure featuring Superman. In this blockbuster film, Crowe cameos as a singer/musician in Cassidy's Bar where Clark Kent is working incognito. She performs "Ring of Fire", a song penned by June Carter and Merle Kilgore and made legendary by 'The Man in Black'. “I’m a big Johnny Cash fan. And I’m a big Allison Crowe fan. So the combination to me seemed like an awesome opportunity if we could make it happen,” explains MoS Director Zack Snyder.
"The first thing you notice about Allison Crowe is her voice. Rich and dark, it seems to come from a place most singers can only dream of accessing. Then there are the songs. Filled with raw passion and accompanied by Crowe's eloquent piano playing," writes Clodagh O'Connell (The Courier). Hers is a joyous sound: "Elton John meets Edith Piaf."
A sensation at the UK's John Lennon Northern Lights Festival, "Canadian angel Alison Crowe gave one of the weekend's most magical moments," says The Scotsman newspaper. Festival Director Mike Merritt describes Crowe as "awesome" and "spine-tingling", noting her performance "put hairs on the back of your neck! She brought the house down."
"Ever wonder what it would have been like to listen to a gifted singer/songwriter from Saskatchewan in a small, intimate hall before she became Joni Mitchell? Don't fret the missed opportunity. There's no need to turn back the clock. Check out Allison Crowe," says Robert Reid in The Record.
"Allison has a special gift that is so very rare in musicians today. She is true to her mind, heart and spirit," says Ross Hocker, long-time public broadcaster with NPR affiliate WGTE. Hocker, whose musical taste embraces Thelonious Monk, Bela Bartok and Charles Gounod, calls Allison Crowe's live performance "the most honest, heartfelt, and directly intimate concert in my entire life."
"In an entertainment world that increasingly genuflects at the altar of instant fame, Crowe seems an anomaly, building her career slowly and carefully," notes Adrian Chamberlain, of Canada's Times Colonist newspaper.
"Soulful. Alive. Joyous. Grievous. Real, true, music is what I want to make," says Allison Crowe.
by your side
Allison Crowe Lyrics
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Back to you
It always comes
Back to you
But knowing you
And wanting you
Are separate
And I am desperate
But I know you're here with me
You're always here with me
And it colors me
Indefinitely
I am by your side
I am by your side
And when you can't breathe
When you decide to leave
I am by your side
I am by your side
Where did you go?
What did you do?
What did they
Take from you?
I can't hold on
To this now
Your eyes are cold
I don't know how
To let go of you
I miss you, I love you
And it colors me
Indefinitely
I am by your side
I am by your side
The lyrics of Allison Crowe’s song By Your Side is an emotional and heart-wrenching tale of a love that is lost but not forgotten. The singer expresses her longing to return to her former lover even though she knows that there is a difference between needing and wanting someone. She admits to being desperate to feel the same love that they once shared. However, as much as she wants to go back, she knows that it is not possible as they are now separate individuals. But, there is a comfort in knowing that no matter where she goes or what she does her ex-lover will always have a place in her heart, and she will always be by their side.
The chorus is a testament to the singer's promise to be with her loved one no matter what the situation may be. Through thick and thin, good or bad times, she will stand by their side. The song's melancholic tone is set by the last verse where the singer confesses her inability to move on after their separation. Her memories of their time together are still fresh, and she struggles to let go of them even though their love has become cold. The lyrics of By Your Side poetically depict the pain and longing one feels when trying to move on from a broken relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
If I could come
Expressing a desire to return to a specific person's presence.
Back to you
Wanting to return to the person the singer is addressing.
It always comes
Reveals the inevitability of returning to the person the singer is addressing.
Back to you
Reiterating the desire to return to the person the singer is addressing.
But knowing you
Acknowledging awareness of the person the singer is addressing.
And wanting you
Understanding the singer's desire for the person the song is directed towards.
Are separate
Realizing the gap between what is wanted and what is actually possible.
And I am desperate
Communicating the singer's desperation to be with the person they are addressing.
But I know you're here with me
Finding a sense of comfort in the knowledge that the person the song is about is still with them in some way.
You're always here with me
Reassuring the singer that the person they are missing is still with them.
And it colors me
Eliciting a strong emotional response.
Indefinitely
Without any stopping point.
I am by your side
Promising to remain with the person being addressed.
I am by your side
Reiterating the promise to stay with the person being addressed.
And when you can't breathe
Acknowledging times when the other person is struggling.
When you decide to leave
Admitting that the other may choose to leave.
I am by your side
Committing to remain by the other's side through difficult times.
I am by your side
Reiterating the commitment to stay with the other through challenging moments.
Where did you go?
Posing a question about the other's whereabouts.
What did you do?
Asking what the other has been up to.
What did they
Referring to a group of people outside of the singer's and the other's sphere.
Take from you?
Asking if outsiders have taken anything away from the person being addressed.
I can't hold on
Expressing difficulty in maintaining the relationship.
To this now
Referring to a specific situation.
Your eyes are cold
Seeing a change in the way the other person expresses themselves.
I don't know how
Expressing confusion and frustration.
To let go of you
Knowing it may be necessary to move on.
I miss you, I love you
Expressing sadness and affection.
And it colors me
Describing the intensity of emotion felt.
Indefinitely
Without any stopping point.
I am by your side
Reiterating the promise to remain with the other.
I am by your side
Repeating the commitment to be with the other.
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26gosia
czasami są pragnienia nie do zrealizowania pragnienia bez szans, kiedy ani nadzieja, ani nawet marzenie nie istnieją skazane na samotność w samym środku duszy... .... taki cień doliny.... Piękna piosenka:) przejmująca...
Milan Petrovich
Amazing performer Wow
Françoise Lacheroy
Lovely voice
beautifau
Love iiiiiiiiiiit!
Love you Allison :D
52diddi
Fantastic song. *****super Video thumbs up • '♥. •' ¨) MH
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Tęsknię. .....
golka lolka
...moje lzy smakuja, jak smutek...
Lennart Bollanger Gabrielsson
Random act of kindness...
Lennart Bollanger Gabrielsson
(Swedish) Tack Min Sköna.