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.
The Alternative Way
Anita Meyer Lyrics
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nothing special but I was happy
just one look further inside yourself
and you will see what I wanna say
Though I know it's easy to tell you
and besides I know I don't have to
I found myself a song to sing you
Never in my life I felt the feeling
I felt somebody so near
things that my home town would never
whisper in my ear.
You know until today I felt kind a happy
nothing special but I was happy
just one look further inside yourself
and you will see what I wanna say
Instrumentaal gedeelte
You know until today I felt kind a happy
nothing special but I was happy
just one look further inside yourself
and you will see what I wanna say
It's been with us, all these years
But I could only see it through my ears
There ain't no need for you to stay
To feel me within you
Every day
And then I fell back to where I was happy
nothing special but I was happy
until you have made me find myself
and see the alternative way
And then you fell back to where you were happy
nothing special but you were happy
until I have made you find yourself
and see the alternative way
The song "The Alternative Way" by Anita Meyer is a beautiful expression of love and finding oneself. The lyrics describe the feeling of being content and happy in life until meeting someone special who changes everything. The opening lines of the song state that until today, the singer was "kinda happy," suggesting that they were content with their life, but not completely fulfilled. However, meeting the person they sing to has changed everything, and they are now even happier as they have found a deeper level of happiness and love.
The song's chorus suggests that the person addressed in the song needs to look "further inside" to truly understand what the singer is trying to say. The lyrics seem to be about finding oneself and discovering the alternative way to happiness. The song's instrumental section seems to signify that the singer wants the music to speak for itself and allow the listener to experience the emotions conveyed.
The final verse of the song is optimistic, suggesting that the newfound love has led the singer to a place of contentment and happiness. They sing about how they have found themselves and offer to help the person they are singing to find themselves too.
Line by Line Meaning
Until today I felt kind a happy
Up until this point, I was content with my life
nothing special but I was happy
There wasn't anything extraordinary happening, but I was still content
just one look further inside yourself
If you take a deeper look and reflect inwards
and you will see what I wanna say
You'll understand what I mean
Though I know it's easy to tell you
I'm aware that it's simple to say this to you
and besides I know I don't have to
Furthermore, I understand that I don't need to do so
I found myself a song to sing you
I've discovered a song to express my feelings to you
to be sure you're feeling the same
So that I'm confident that you share the same emotions
Never in my life I felt the feeling
I've never quite experienced this feeling before
I felt somebody so near
Someone was so close to me
things that my home town would never
Things that I couldn't learn from growing up in my hometown
whisper in my ear.
Were telling me secrets that were previously unknown to me
It's been with us, all these years
What we are experiencing has been present within us for a while
But I could only see it through my ears
But until now, I could only perceive it through sound
There ain't no need for you to stay
There's no requirement for you to continue dedicating your time to this
To feel me within you
To sense me within yourself
Every day
Continuously
And then I fell back to where I was happy
I returned to my previous state of contentment
nothing special but I was happy
Without anything out of the ordinary, but content nonetheless
until you have made me find myself
You helped me discover myself
and see the alternative way
And understand a different approach
And then you fell back to where you were happy
You, too returned to your previous state of contentment
until I have made you find yourself
I helped you discover yourself
and see the alternative way
And understand a different approach
Contributed by Cameron E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@paulsimmons7439
Wat een godvergeten prachtige stem van Hans Vermeulen ook... !
@ddoeser5830
Anita Meyer & Hans Vermeulen hebben samen hun sporen zeker verdient in de muziekwereld ! Onvergetelijk ❤❤ (2021)
@Hallo-Hallo
Toen lekkere muziek, nu lekkere muziek! 👍😃
@MsGoldy69
wat een mooie, prachtige stem had die Hans Vermeulen toch ook eigenlijk... pfff... Tuurlijk onze trots Anita sowieso nog.... Zo mooi dit....Grtz Peter Beekman 1961.....Dus dit nummer ken ik maar al te goed....
@djensze
Altijd een geweldig mooi nummer gevonden!
@Hallo-Hallo
Eens! 👍😃
@marcjacobs5988
One of the greatest, soothing, Dutch pop-tunes made.
Hans Vermeulen, on a roll... Anita Meyer, just special!
@SweetestSmile21
Ik was dit lied helemaal vergeten, maar hoorde het daarstraks op de Nederlandse televisie in een commercial. Ik moest zo diep nadenken wat de titel en wie de zangeres ook weer waren, maar ja hoor, na vijf minuten héél diep graven in mijn geheugen , en dapper blijven verder neuriën en zingen, wist ik het weer! En dan snel naar youtube om te zoeken én te vinden, oef! Een liedje uit mijn jonge jaren en nog steeds héél mooi! Groetjes uit Vlaanderen.
@Swaxdude
Hahaha ik hoorde het ook in een reclame gisteren!
@leovannoord9286
Helemaal terug in mijn"op kamers"verleden.een gelukkige tijd en dit nummer droeg daar zeker aan bij.