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.
Somewhere
Anita Meyer Lyrics
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Somewhere a place for us
Peace and quiet and open air
Wait for us
Somewhere
There's a time for us
Someday there'll time for us
Time together and time to spare
Someday, somewhere
We'll find a new way of living
Will find there's a way of forgiving
Somewhere...
There's a place for us
A time and place for us
Hold my hand and we're half way there
Hold my hand and I'll take you there
Somehow...
Someday, somewhere...
Anita Meyer's song "Somewhere" is a beautiful ballad filled with hope and optimism. The lyrics speak of a place where peace and quiet can be found, a place where one can escape the chaos of everyday life. The opening lines of the song, "There's a place for us, somewhere a place for us," suggest that this place is not easily found, but it does exist somewhere. The lyrics also touch on the importance of time and how it can be spent together and used to learn and care for one another.
As the song progresses, we see the promise of this place materialize into something that is both familiar and peaceful. The lyrics, "We'll find a new way of living, will find there's a way of forgiving, somewhere..." express the idea that the journey to this place requires one to let go of past grudges and wrongdoings, to find a new way of living that is more forgiving and understanding. The final lines of the song, "Hold my hand and we're half way there, hold my hand and I'll take you there, somehow... someday, somewhere," are a reminder that even though the path may be difficult, it can be walked with someone by your side.
Line by Line Meaning
There's a place for us
There exists a special place that is meant for us
Somewhere a place for us
That place is located somewhere, but we are not sure where
Peace and quiet and open air
This special place has the characteristics of being peaceful, quiet and surrounded by fresh air
Wait for us
We want this place to be ready for us when we arrive
Somewhere
We are not certain where this place is, but we know it exists
There's a time for us
There's a moment meant for us
Someday there'll be a time for us
At some point in the future there will be an appropriate time for us to be together
Time together and time to spare
We will have an adequate amount of time to spend with each other without feeling rushed and overwhelmed
Time to learn, time to care
We will have the opportunity to learn new things and care for each other during this time
Someday, somewhere
At some point in time and location, we will experience this special moment meant for us
We'll find a new way of living
Together, we will discover a different way of life
Will find there's a way of forgiving
We will learn to forgive each other, and discover that forgiveness is a critical aspect of our new way of life
Somewhere...
This special place where the peaceful, quiet and fresh air exists is still waiting for us to be discovered
A time and place for us
A situation and physical location that is unique and meant for us
Hold my hand and we're half way there
If we take each other's hand, we will become closer to reaching this special place and moment in time
Hold my hand and I'll take you there
With our hands holding together, I will lead you to the special place and moment waiting for us
Somehow...
In some miraculous way that we cannot explain, we will discover this special place and moment meant for us
Someday, somewhere...
We have faith that someday, somewhere, we will discover this one special moment meant for us
Contributed by Xavier I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
musicman3569
What the heck?! That much power, clarity, and control in your 60s??. Screw age, you just keep on singing, sister! That was nothing short of rock-solid, phenomenal musicianship right there.
meadow
In some songs, she sounds better than her younger years
Gerrit Schout
Anita forever!
Cornelius Antonius
right on !
Sophia van den Berg
Ik heb deze al vaak bekeken, en telkens raak ik ontroerd. Zo'n muzikale en warme vrouw!
IronFromIce Y
Omg zijn kan zingen als geen ander, moest je denken dat ze al jaren een van de beste van Nederland is.
David Verhaegen
Anita heb zoveel respect voor jou, jij bent een zangeres die men hele leven lang zal bij blijven
johan kuiper
Nog steeds een hele goede stem, super. Prachtig en krachtig. Komt zeker binnen. Respect
Ralph Hendriks
Anita did it again! Goosebumps...
Frans Sikkes
Wat zijn wij in Nederland toch gezegend met zulke veelzijdige artiesten,we moeten daar trots op zijn.