While playing the Los Angeles clubs, she enlisted bassist Tal Herzberg and guitarist Jimmy Khoury. In 1993, Hart appeared on Ed McMahon's Star Search several times.
"Beth Hart and the Ocean of Souls" was recorded in 1993. It includes "Am I the One" (re-worked on later album Immortal (1996)) and a pop-rock cover of the Beatles' "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds."
Hart released her album Immortal with her band Beth Hart Band in 1996.
Her next album, Screamin' for My Supper (Atlantic, 1999), featured "LA Song (Out of This Town)," a top-5 Adult Contemporary Chart hit. At the same time, Hart was singing the lead role in "Love, Janis," an Off-Broadway musical based on Joplin's letters home to her mother.
Hart's Leave the Light On was released in 2003. European releases of the album include extras such as the ballad "Learning to Live" and a duet with Barry Hay, "I Don't Want to Be."
Hart released "Live at Paradiso" in 2005. The DVD version includes a bonus documentary covering "a day in the life" of Hart. She has also recorded with Born ("It Hurts"), Les Paul and Neal Schon ("I Wanna Know You"), and released a number of music video singles not available on CD, including "Shine," "Boogeyman," and "Setting Me Free."
Beth Hart's album 37 Days was released in Europe July 2007.
Hart did a song with Slash called "Mother Maria." That song is on the iTunes version of Slash's solo album, Slash.
Beth's new single was released in May 2010, the track, "Learning to Live," is from an upcoming album of the same name and will be used as the theme song to "Losing It with Jillian" on NBC. this album marks Beth's first new American studio release since 2003.
In 2011 she worked with Joe Bonamassa, first providing vocals for the track "No Love On The Street" on his album Dust Bowl (March 2011). They also worked on an entire album of blues classics together, entitled Don't Explain(released on September 27, 2011).
Beth Hart is married and currently resides in Los Angeles. Her band includes lead guitarist Jon Nichols, bassist Tom Lilly, and drummer Todd Wolf. Her manager is David Wolff.
drive
Beth Hart Lyrics
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Sick of talking,
Shut your mouth and drive.
Feels like leaving,
there ain't to reason,
we can't still get high.
unlock the door,
Don't care if you love me anymore..
[chorus]
Baby just drive, just drive
Cuz baby tonight,
I don't wanna fight
I just wanna watch you drive,
watch you drive, watch you drive
Got your girlfriends letter,
she ain't no better, but
I'm the only woman tonight and
I'm choking on trouble,
So pass me the bottle.
Shut your mouth and drive..
Roll down the windows,
unlock the door,
Don't care if you love me anymore..
Baby just drive, just drive
Cuz baby tonight,
I don't wanna fight
I just wanna watch you drive,
watch you drive, watch you drive
I can keep your secrets
and I'll believe your lies
Anything to keep you one more night
It's all right.
Baby just drive, just drive
Cuz baby tonight,
I don't wanna fight
I just wanna watch you drive,
watch you drive, watch you drive
The lyrics to Beth Hart's song "Drive" speak of a tense, tumultuous relationship between two people who are just trying to get away. The first verse sets the scene - the two are in a car, with the singer watching the headlights and feeling sick of talking. They just want to shut up and drive. The second verse reveals that they are leaving, possibly even running away, and that they want to get high. The chorus repeats the singer's desire to just watch the other person drive, without fighting or arguing.
The bridge introduces some conflict - the singer has received a letter from the other person's girlfriend, and they're both drinking to escape their problems. But despite the trouble, the singer is still hanging on and just wants to be with the other person for one more night. The chorus is repeated again with a sense of urgency.
Overall, the lyrics paint a picture of a relationship that is hanging by a thread but that the two parties just can't let go of. There's a sense of danger and recklessness, with driving and getting high as a way of escaping reality. The repeated line "shut your mouth and drive" gives a feeling of desperation and wanting to forget everything else except for the moment of being together in the car.
Line by Line Meaning
Headlight watching
Observing the road ahead
Sick of talking
Tired of pointless conversation
Shut your mouth and drive.
Focus on driving and stop talking
Feels like leaving
Sensations of wanting to escape
there ain't no reason
No justification for staying put
we can't still get high.
Can still enjoy a pleasurable experience
Roll down the windows,
Lowering the glass pane of the car's window
unlock the door,
Easy entry and exit from the automobile
Don't care if you love me anymore..
Embracing uncertainty of feelings
Baby just drive, just drive
Focus on driving as the solution
Cuz baby tonight,
The present time is vital
I don't wanna fight
Avoid conflict with partner
I just wanna watch you drive,
Enjoying the experience of watching someone else drive
Got your girlfriends letter,
Received a message from your female friends
she ain't no better, but
The other woman is no superior to the singer
I'm the only woman tonight and
Asserting oneself as the woman in control
I'm choking on trouble,
Feeling overwhelmed by problems
So pass me the bottle.
Imbibe in alcoholic beverages
I can keep your secrets
Offering to keep partner's confidential thoughts
and I'll believe your lies
Accepting that dishonesty may occur
Anything to keep you one more night
Willing to do whatever it takes to extend the relationship just a bit longer
It's all right.
Acknowledging acceptance of the situation
watch you drive, watch you drive
Enthusiastically enjoying the experience of watching someone else drive
Contributed by Jason T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Dorothy N.
Just want to say thanks for making this available! I just adore this song, although I have a nasty feeling that this might be the only upload of this on YouTube. Don't think I've seen any others, at any rate...
MrJBjr1
Where are these women? haha Love this song!
Prithvi Rao
fiona apple youre welcome