Ana Popović's father first introduced her to the blues, through an extensive record collection and sessions hosted at the family home. Popović founded her first serious band at age nineteen. Within a year, she was playing outside of Yugoslavia and opening shows for American blues icons like Junior Wells. Her band Hush released their debut album, Hometown in 1998. The next year, Popović relocated to the Netherlands to study jazz guitar. She quickly became a fixture on the Dutch blues scene and soon ventured into neighboring Germany.
Awards & Nominations:
2002 — Three-way nominee for "Best Singer", "Best Guitarist" and "Best Album" at the French Blues Awards.
2003 — First European nominated for "Best New Artist Debut" at the W.C. Handy Award in Memphis, Tennessee, United States.
2003 — Nominated for "Best Blues Album’’ at the Jammie Awards in New York City.
2004 — Winner of the award Jazz à Juan Revelation in Juan-les-Pins, France.
2006 — Nominated for 'Best Blues DVD (2005)', 'Best Live Performer', 'Best Female Blues Artist' and 'Most Outstanding Musician (Guitar)' at the 'Living Blues Awards'.
2007 — Nominated for 'Blues Artist of the Year' (BluesWax 2007, USA).
2010 — Nominated as 'Best Overseas Artist' at the British Blues Awards.
2011 — Winner 'Best Blues DVD' at the Blues Matters Awards (UK)
2011 — Three-way nominee for "Contemporary Blues Album" (Unconditional), "Contemporary Blues Female Artist" and "Best DVD" (An Evening at Trasimeno Lake) at the 33rd Blues Music Awards in Memphis, Tennessee, United States.
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Sittin' on Top of The World
Ana Popovic Lyrics
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He gone and left me
He gone to stay
But now he's gone
And I don't worry
'Cause I'm sittin' on top of the world.
Worked all the summer, worked all the fall
Nut now he's gone
And I don't worry
'Cause I'm sittin' on top of the world.
Goin' down to the freight yard
Catch me a freight train
I'm gonna leave this town
Worked done got hard
But now he's gone
And I don't worry
I'm sittin' on top of the world.
The lyrics of Ana Popovic's "Sittin' on Top of The World" describe a woman's feelings of freedom after her lover left her. The woman initially struggles with her lover's departure but over time heals and finds peace in her newfound independence. The first verse describes the man leaving one summer day and that he's gone to stay, leaving the woman behind. However, the woman explains that she is no longer worried about him leaving because she's now content with her situation and "sittin' on top of the world."
The second verse describes the hard work that the woman put in during the year, she had to wear overalls during Christmas, which implies that she didn't have time to change her work clothes since she was always busy. The woman goes on to say that she is going down to the freight yard to catch a train and leave the town. The woman is tired and ready for a change, and she's now excited to make that change because of her newfound independence from her previous lover.
Overall, the lyrics of "Sittin' on Top of The World" convey a sense of triumph and self-discovery as a woman learns to overcome heartbreak and find happiness in her independence.
Line by Line Meaning
One summer day he went away
Her significant other left one summer day
He gone and left me
He left her behind
He gone to stay
He left for good
But now he's gone
He's no longer in her life
And I don't worry
She has no worries or concerns now that he's gone
'Cause I'm sittin' on top of the world.
She's feeling great and on top of the world since he left
Worked all the summer, worked all the fall
She worked really hard during the summer and fall
Had to take my Christmas in my overalls
She didn't have time or money to dress up for Christmas because of her hard work
Nut now he's gone
Now that he's gone
And I don't worry
She still has no worries or concerns with him gone
'Cause I'm sittin' on top of the world.
She's still feeling great and on top of the world since he left
Goin' down to the freight yard
She's heading to the freight yard
Catch me a freight train
She's going to catch a ride on a freight train
I'm gonna leave this town
She's leaving this town behind
Worked done got hard
The work has become too hard for her to continue
But now he's gone
He's still gone
And I don't worry
She still has no worries or concerns with him gone
I'm sittin' on top of the world.
She's still feeling great and on top of the world since he left
Writer(s): Chester Burnett
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