Even at a very young age she was already performing. Her first big hit came in 1976, when she released her début song The Alternative Way together with Hans Vermeulen. The record reaches the 1st place in the charts and also her next songs will become a huge success.
Slowly her success descents and she changes record label in 1980. There she gets a fresh new group of people to guide her and there her third single Why Tell Me Why (1981) dominates position 1 in the charts for weeks and it became the best sold record of that year in The Netherlands. This is the true beginning of a booming music career.
In 1983 she performs for the first time with Lee Towers. The record sales diminish slightly in the next period, but in 1986 she records the chart breaker Run To Me with Lee Towers. This will also be her last Top 10 hit in The Netherlands. Still, her albums and concert tickets sell very well. By the end of the 80s and the beginning of the 90s she performs several times in the completely sold out Ahoy' (a huge concert hall in the city of Rotterdam).
In 2005 she's back in the spotlights by appearing as a team captain in the tv show Het Gevoel Van. In May 2006 she's on stage at the big musical event of Musicals in Ahoy'. Later she will appear as Grizabella in the Dutch version of the musical Cats. Of the five actresses who play this part, she gets to play in the première.
In 2008 she does a series of guest performances for the Luchtmachtkapel in the concert series Hollywood In Concert. She did this together with Lee Towers.
Close To You
Anita Meyer Lyrics
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Suddenly appear?
Everytime you are near
Just like me
They long to be
Close to you
Why do stars
Everytime you walk by
Just like me
They long to be
Close to you
On the day that you were born
The angels got together and decided
To create a dream come true
So they sprinkled moondust in your hair
Of gold and starlight in your eyes of blue
That is why all the girls in town
Follow you all around
Just like me
They long to be
Close to you
Just like me
They long to be
Close to you
Woo... close to you...
The lyrics of "Close to You" by Anita Meyer depict the intense attraction and admiration the singer feels towards someone special in their life. The song starts with a rhetorical question, "Why do birds suddenly appear?" to describe the inexplicable feeling of being drawn towards the person in question. The singer asserts that just like the birds, they too long to be close to this person, indicating the depth of their emotions. Similarly, the second verse describes how stars fall from the sky every time this person walks by, making a poetic reference to the magical effect this person has on the singer.
The lyrics take an interesting turn when the song delves into the idea that this person was destined to be extraordinary since the day they were born. The lyrics "On the day that you were born, the angels got together and decided to create a dream come true" suggest that the person in question has always been special and was blessed with some unique qualities. The romantic nature of the song is further accentuated by the description of the person's appearance; they have gold hair, blue eyes, and starlight in their eyes.
Overall, "Close to You" is a romantic ballad that perfectly encapsulates the feelings of a person deeply in love. The song's lyrics use natural imagery, rhetorical questions, and a dreamy narrative to express the singer's intense emotions.
Line by Line Meaning
Why do birds
Why do the birds suddenly appear?
Suddenly appear?
Why do they come out of nowhere?
Everytime you are near
Every time you are close by
Just like me
In the same way that I do
They long to be
They yearn to be
Close to you
Near you
Why do stars
Why do the stars
Fall down from the sky?
Fall from the sky when you're around?
Everytime you walk by
Every time you pass by
That is why all the girls in town
That's why all the girls in town
Follow you all around
Follow you wherever you go
Woo... close to you...
Woo... near you...
Contributed by Aiden V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.