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.
Don't Cry For Me Argentina
Anita Meyer Lyrics
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When I try to explain how I feel
That I still need your love after all that I've done
You won't believe me
All you will see is a girl you once knew
Although she's dressed up to the nines
At sixes and sevens with you
I had to let it happen, I had to change
Couldn't stay all my life down at heel
Looking out of the window, staying out of the sun
So I chose freedom
Running around, trying everything new
But nothing impressed me at all
I never expected it to
Don't cry for me Argentina
The truth is I never left you
All through my wild days
My mad existence
I kept my promise
Don't keep your distance
And as for fortune, and as for fame
I never invited them in
Though it seemed to the world they were all I desired
They are illusions
They are not the solutions they promised to be
The answer was here all the time
I love you and hope you love me
Don't cry for me Argentina
The truth is I never left you
All through my wild days
My mad existence
I kept my promise
Don't keep your distance
Have I said too much?
There's nothing more I can think of to say to you.
But all you have to do is look at me to know
That every word is true
In Anita Meyer's song, Don't Cry for Me Argentina, the singer acknowledges that they have made mistakes in the past, but they still need the love of the person they're addressing. The singer predicts that the person won't believe them and will only see the familiar girl they once knew, despite her new appearance. The singer then explains that they had to change and experience more of the world, but nothing impressed them. It is in the chorus that the singer says "the truth is I never left you," meaning that despite her wild days and mad existence, she always kept her promise and still loves the person. The song ends with the singer confessing that she has said everything she needed to and that every word is true.
Line by Line Meaning
It won't be easy, you'll think it strange
I know that my actions may be difficult to understand for you
When I try to explain how I feel
When I talk about why I did what I did
That I still need your love after all that I've done
Despite all my mistakes, I still need your love
You won't believe me
You may find it hard to trust me
All you will see is a girl you once knew
You may still see me as the same person when you knew me before
Although she's dressed up to the nines
Even though I may look different now
At sixes and sevens with you
I don't know where we stand with each other
I had to let it happen, I had to change
I had to let myself change and grow
Couldn't stay all my life down at heel
I couldn't stay stagnant and unhappy forever
Looking out of the window, staying out of the sun
I used to watch life pass me by without enjoying it
So I chose freedom
So I chose to be free from my past and my fears
Running around, trying everything new
I experimented with new things and experiences
But nothing impressed me at all
None of those new things could replace what I lost
I never expected it to
But I never really thought it could
Don't cry for me Argentina
Please don't feel sorry for me, Argentina
The truth is I never left you
The truth is that I never stopped loving you
All through my wild days
Despite my reckless behavior
My mad existence
My crazy, turbulent life
I kept my promise
I always kept my word
Don't keep your distance
Please don't stay away from me
And as for fortune, and as for fame
As for money and popularity
I never invited them in
I never sought them out actively
Though it seemed to the world they were all I desired
Even if it looked like I craved them to others
They are illusions
They are not as important as they seem
They are not the solutions they promised to be
They cannot solve all my problems
The answer was here all the time
The answer to my happiness was with me all along
I love you and hope you love me
I still love you and hope you feel the same
Have I said too much?
Did I share too much of my feelings?
There's nothing more I can think of to say to you.
I have said all that I can say to you
But all you have to do is look at me to know
But if you look at me, you'll see it's all true
That every word is true
I am being honest with you
Contributed by Mateo L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@joaquinlionelnieva2145
LETRAS
It won't be easy, you'll think it strange
When I try to explain how I feel
That I still need your love after all that I've done
You won't believe me, all you will see is a girl you once knew
Although she's dressed up to the nines
At sixes and sevens with you
I had to let it happen, I had to change
Couldn't stay all my life down at heel
Looking out of the window, staying out of the sun
So I chose freedom, running around trying everything new
But nothing impressed me at all
I never expected it to
Don't cry for me, Argentina
The truth is, I never left you
All through my wild days, my mad existence
I kept my promise
Don't keep your distance
And as for fortune, and as for fame
I never invited them in
Though it seemed to the world they were all I desired
They are illusions, they're not the solutions they promised to be
The answer was here all the time
I love you, and hope you love me
Don't cry for me, Argentina
Don't cry for me, Argentina
The truth is, I never left you
All through my wild days, my mad existence
I kept my promise
Don't keep your distance
Have I said too much?
There's nothing more I can think of to say to you
But all you have to do is look at me to know
That every word is true
@NotCrazyLimitedEdition
Evita was by far Madonna’s best vocal work. Never before or after did we see her sing like that.
@leah6488
I actually only watched the movie a few days ago, and I feel the same way. I feel like It was one of the best musicals I have ever seen.
@bryanismyname7583
She wanted to prove she could do something different and worked hard at that. Too bad she never found another project to sustain that level of artistry. But it's similar to Diana Ross, in that she did one great movie ("Lady Sings the Blues") and declined in terms of her movie roles after that.
@mulliganstew72
She blew her vocals for this role. Her passion is second to none.
@christopherallen5521
Lucas Martins dos Santos Corrêa da Costa so true!
@christopherallen5521
Lucas Martins dos Santos Corrêa da Costa A real tribute to the history of Argentina. Sad her life was cut so short!
@2013LPN
"The truth is I never left you, all through my wild days, my mad existence....I kept my promise....dont keep your distance". -Best line...hands down.
@pua99100
I agree to disagree!!
@TheMOVIEMANIAC13
Paulo secreto oh shut it Lydia 😛🤪
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