In 2006 Knight starred in BBC1 music TV show, Just The Two Of Us, and is the host of the Radio 2 show Beverley's Gospel Nights, which explores the origins and impact of gospel music. Now in its second season, the show has featured interviews with stars such as Destiny's Child and Shirley Caesar.
Knight is an ambassador for many charities such Christian Aid and has travelled to areas affected by disease and poverty to help raise awareness. She is an active campaigner for anti-Aids organisations such as the Stop AIDS Campaign and The Terrence Higgins Trust and is also a vocal campaigner against homophobic lyrics in urban music. She became an MBE in 2006, the only musician to be granted such an honour in the Queen's eightieth birthday honours list.
In February 2006 Knight consolidated her move into the mainstream audience by appearing on BBC1 music show, Just The Two of Us. The show, featuring celebrities who duet with established singers, ran for two weeks and proved to be a relative disappointment in terms of audience figures – averaging between fifteen and twenty-five percent audience shares.[17] Nevertheless it provided a platform for Knight to reach out to a bigger audience and demonstrate her talent by performing a different array of songs than she would otherwise be known for. Reaching out to new audiences was also a driving force behind Knight’s decision to join Take That on their reunion arena tour. Take That - The Ultimate Tour 06, which ran from April to July 2006, sold 270,000 tickets in less than four hours on sale at the box office and featured Knight as a support act.
In March 2006 Beverley released her fifth album, a compilation set featuring the majority of her top forty UK singles entitled Voice - The Best Of Beverley Knight. The album, which was certified Gold less than a month after its release,[19] became her second highest charting of her career when it entered the UK albums chart at number ten and rose to number nine a month later. It was preceded by the single "Piece of my Heart" – a cover of the Erma Franklin classic made famous by Janis Joplin and entered the singles chart at number sixteen, spending eleven weeks inside the UK top 75 singles chart and becoming her longest-running chart single to date.
In October 2006, Knight recorded her fifth studio album, Music City Soul, in Nashville. Completed in less than five days, the album was released on 7 May 2007 and features collaborations with musicians such as Ronnie Wood and Scotty Moore. It has spawned three singles thus far, "No Man's Land", released on 16 April 2007, "After You", released on 2 July 2007 and "The Queen of Starting Over", released on 15 October 2007.
Beverley will be releasing her next album in spring 2009.
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Sista Sista
Beverley Knight Lyrics
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Sitting alone with her head full of empty thoughts
Playing with time that she just doesn't have
Dreaming that life is a stranger that brings you flowers
Praying the dream is as real as she feels it is
Dreams give you anything
Knowing that chance could bring you to the other side
With the other side
[Chorus]
Sista sista, better run, better fly
Better weather on the other side
Sista sista, stand up tall, don't you ever fall
Sista sista, can't you hear my call?
Over the bridge turning right at the stop sign
Lives a woman who thinks as you do
Watching the world through the glair of a tv-screen
Wondering what's round the corner for you
I would give anything, hoping that chance could bring me
To the other side
Soon as my thoughts are clear, one day I'll see you there
On the other side
[Chorus]
Ooh, calling, calling
Sista sista sista sista sista
My sista
[Chorus until fade]
In Beverley Knight's song "Sista Sista," the singer addresses a woman who is sitting alone with her head full of empty thoughts. She is playing with time that she just doesn't have and dreaming that life is a stranger that brings you flowers. The woman is praying that the dream is as real as she feels it is, and this is where the song's message comes in. Dreams can give you anything and knowing that chance could bring you to the other side. So the song's message is to take chances and run, fly, and stand up tall, not ever to fall.
The song's lyrics are a reminder of the importance of taking risks, living life to the fullest, and seizing every opportunity that comes your way. The chorus reiterates the message that there is a 'better weather on the other side,' a metaphorical representation of the rewards of taking a leap of faith. The song's message is inspiring and encouraging, and it's natural to imagine the women listening, feeling like the lyrics are directly addressing them.
Line by Line Meaning
Oooh, oh sista, sista sista
Addressing the listener as a sister affectionately.
Sitting alone with her head full of empty thoughts
Being alone with thoughts that do not bring any meaning or purpose to life.
Playing with time that she just doesn't have
Wasting time doing something that is not important.
Dreaming that life is a stranger that brings you flowers
Imagining life as an unknown person who brings happy surprises.
Praying the dream is as real as she feels it is
Hoping that the dream is as tangible as it feels.
Dreams give you anything
Believing that the power of dreams can give anything you desire.
Knowing that chance could bring you to the other side
Acknowledging that luck can lead you to a better place or opportunity.
Wanting her future there, feeling that love affaire
Desiring a better future and experiencing a beautiful love story.
With the other side
Referring to the better place that the lyrics previously mentioned.
[Chorus]
A part of the song where the singer encourages the listener to be strong and hopeful.
Over the bridge turning right at the stop sign
Giving specific directions on how to reach the woman who thinks and feels like the listener.
Lives a woman who thinks as you do
There is another woman who shares your thoughts and feelings in life.
Watching the world through the glair of a tv-screen
Observing the world through the reflection and distortion of a television.
Wondering what's round the corner for you
Curious about what lies ahead in the future.
Soon as my thoughts are clear, one day I'll see you there
As soon as the lyrics' thoughts and feelings are evident, she will someday see the listener in a better place or opportunity.
On the other side
Referring to the better place that the lyrics previously mentioned.
Ooh, calling, calling
Calling out to the sister with excitement and eagerness.
Sista sista sista sista sista
Repeating the word 'sista' once again with affection.
My sista
Calling out to the sister with possessiveness and ownership of the relationship.
[Chorus until fade]
Repeating the encouraging chorus until the song fades out.
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ROD GAMMONS, BEVERLEY KNIGHT, DAVID WOLINSKI
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Makeda R
I have been looking for this song sincee.... summer 2000
Yoouu really, really just maaddee my day
C'est ridicule pendant combien de temps j'avais la "chorus" en tête....
But now I even remember the video!!!!
MERCI!
Thank you
Danke
Obrigado
Amaan Storm
Beverley Knight.....one of the best female soul singers the UK has. Such a criminally underrated artist, and such a lovely person too. I had the pleasure of bumping in to her in a nightclub in Manchester around 2004 and she was so friendly and down to earth.
Natalie Chailloux
Beautiful, what a voice and so very very sad. I wish she had been more famous. I remember this song from the nineties radio! Bless her.
Tara Cove
Natalie Chailloux so love Beverly Knight 😻💗🙉🥰🌸😍
Issiaka DAO
Cette chanson me hante depuis 20 ans. Toujours a la chanter dans ma tete.
I really thank that lady by making word beautiful with her nice voice ...
TheFinalSay
One of the best soul singers ever!
thato nako
We need more songs like this to be played on radio.
T VYBE
We love this song!! Also featured on sensational midtempo Spotify playlist Tvybe (Tony's vybe) 🎧 🎶 ♥
andrew turvill
Loved this song for so long.....you know when you dont listen to a song for a good few years and you'forget it' then all of a sudden you revisit it and you get chills and even better feelings from it. Now I truly understand the song. Powerful....beautiful....
Eric Githua
I love her Voice
blutygah
Nearly two decades later, still love this song!