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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Your Love Ain't Real
Ana Popovic Lyrics
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don't get any closer
Your love ain't real
don't get any closer
now that she's gone and all about you and her is set aside
now I'm here to save your soul from the everlasting desire
let me be the first to let you know- you're set back down and out
your love ain't real
don't wanna let it happen
your love ain't real
don't wanna let it happen
now that I'm your only one, your true love and desire
You no longer wanna take it slow, lust burns out like fire
and why would I wanna go and make the same mistake again?
love ain't real
Oh oh yeah oh oh yeah your love ain't real
The lyrics to Ana Popovic's song "Your Love Ain't Real" discuss the concept of love and how the singer is warning their significant other that their love is not genuine. This is clear in the repetition of the line "your love ain't real, don't get any closer" - the singer is trying to distance themselves from the other person's disingenuous affections.
The second verse implies that the significant other was previously with someone else, and that the singer is now "here to save [their] soul" from "everlasting desire." The significant other is described as "set back down and out," which could indicate that they are in a vulnerable state and easily influenced by others.
In the third verse, the singer becomes the significant other's "only one," but expresses hesitation and reluctance to let things happen too quickly. Lust is described as burning out like fire, which could imply that the significant other's affections may not be genuine after all. The final line of the song, "oh oh yeah oh oh yeah your love ain't real," serves as a final warning that the significant other's love is not to be trusted.
Overall, the song discusses themes of love, trust, and the importance of genuine affection in relationships. The repeated phrase "your love ain't real" serves as a clear and concise message to the significant other that their affections are not genuine.
Line by Line Meaning
Your love ain't real
The love that you claim to have is not genuine and sincere in reality.
don't get any closer
Please do not try to approach me or come near me because your love is not real.
now that she's gone and all about you and her is set aside
Since the person who was the object of your affection is no longer present, and everything related to your past relationship is now over.
now I'm here to save your soul from the everlasting desire
Since I am the one who is currently present and offering to rescue you from your insatiable longing.
let me be the first to let you know- you're set back down and out
Allow me to be the first to inform you that you are in a state of complete upset and failure.
don't wanna let it happen
I do not want to permit or allow that to occur.
now that I'm your only one, your true love and desire
Since I am the one who is now your sole and genuine object of affection and longing.
You no longer wanna take it slow, lust burns out like fire
You have suddenly stopped enjoying the slow pace of our relationship, and your intense desire to have physical gratification is now like a short-lived flame.
and why would I wanna go and make the same mistake again?
I am questioning and wondering what incentive I would have to repeat the same error I committed in the past by loving someone whose love was not genuine.
Oh oh yeah oh oh yeah your love ain't real
An exclamation or affirmation that indeed, your love is not genuine and real.
Contributed by Samuel P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.