A graduate of Tilburg's Rockacademie, Vera's music is generally classified as Americana and has been influenced by Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, Chris Isaak and - more than anyone else - his idol, Elvis Presley.
After a spell with his rock band, Till Dawn (1999-2002), Danny Vera signed a solo record deal at Universal Music, where he released his 2003 début, For The Light In Your Eyes. Much to everyone's surprise the single My Confession hit #1 in Turkey, but in his native The Netherlands Vera was dropped by Universal due to disappointing album sales.
Vera paid for subsequent albums out of his own pocket: Hold On A While (2005, featuring another Turkish #1 single, Innocence), Ordinary Man (2007) and Pink Flamingo (2009).
None of these albums sold particularly well and as it got harder to get gigs, Danny Vera started to fear that his recording career had come to a natural ending.
It turned out differently. Holland's spectacularly popular football talkshow, 'Voetbal Inside' (every Monday and Friday on RTL7), landed Danny Vera and his band as its 'house band' in 2009. It was just the gig he needed. November 2013 saw the release of the fifth Danny Vera album, Distant Rumble, quite surprisingly on the esteemed indie label, Excelsior Recordings.
Official website: www.dannyvera.com.
Back To Black
Danny Vera Lyrics
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Kept his dick wet
With his same old safe bet
Me and my head high
And my tears dry
Get on without my guy
You went back to what you knew
So far removed from all that we went through
My odds are stacked
I'll go back to black
We only said good-bye with words
I died a hundred times
You go back to her
And I go back to...
I go back to us
I love you much
It's not enough
You love blow and I love puff
And life is like a pipe
And I'm a tiny penny rolling up the walls inside
We only said goodbye with words
I died a hundred times
You go back to her
And I go back to
We only said good-bye with words
I died a hundred times
You go back to her
And I go back to
Black, black, black, black, black, black, black
I go back to
I go back to
We only said goodbye with words
I died a hundred times
You go back to her
And I go back to...
We only said goodbye with words
I died a hundred times
You go back to her
And I go back to black
The song "Back to Black" by Danny Vera is a cover of the original song by the late British singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse. The song describes the feeling of heartbreak and longing after a breakup. The opening lines, "He left no time to regret, kept his dick wet with his same old safe bet" tell the story of a man who is leaving his former partner without any remorse or second thoughts. The singer of the song is left with her head held high, trying to move on from the pain caused by her former partner.
She sings about going back to black, which appears to be a reference to her returning to a state of sadness and darkness, as she navigates the "troubled track" of her life. The chorus "You go back to her, and I go back to..." highlights the idea that despite the pain of the breakup, the man is able to move on with his life without any difficulty, while the singer is left to deal with the aftermath alone.
The lyrics "I love you much, it's not enough, you love blow and I love puff" reference the idea that the couple had different priorities, which could have been a factor in their breakup. The line "life is like a pipe, and I'm a tiny penny rolling up the walls inside" is a metaphor for the singer's feeling of being trapped and powerless.
Overall, the song is a raw, honest portrayal of heartbreak, and it perfectly captures the emotions of someone who is trying to navigate the aftermath of a difficult breakup.
Line by Line Meaning
He left no time to regret
He didn't leave any space for me to regret being with him.
Kept his dick wet
He continued to have sex with other women and didn't care about my feelings.
With his same old safe bet
He chose the same woman he always went back to, instead of staying with me.
Me and my head high
I refuse to let my heartbreak bring me down.
And my tears dry
I won't let myself cry anymore over him.
Get on without my guy
I will move on and live my life without him.
You went back to what you knew
You went back to your old, comfortable ways and left me behind.
So far removed from all that we went through
You acted like everything we had didn't matter and forgot everything we went through together.
And I tread a troubled track
I am struggling to move on and find my way without you.
My odds are stacked
It's not easy for me to get over you because the odds are against me.
I'll go back to black
I will go back to my dark and lonely times before I met you.
We only said good-bye with words
Our breakup was not physical, only emotional.
I died a hundred times
The pain of our breakup was so intense that it felt like I was dying multiple times.
You go back to her
You chose to be with someone else instead of me.
And I go back to...
And I am left with nothing but my pain.
I go back to us
I still long for the times we had together and the love we shared.
I love you much
I love you deeply and intensely.
It's not enough
My love alone cannot sustain our relationship.
You love blow and I love puff
You love cocaine and I love marijuana, showing how different we are.
And life is like a pipe
Life is fleeting and easily goes by, like smoke from a pipe.
And I'm a tiny penny rolling up the walls inside
I feel small and insignificant, struggling to find my way.
Black, black, black, black, black, black, black
The color black represents my feelings of despair and hopelessness.
Contributed by Alex V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Arthur Shelby
Een schande dat dit niet vaker op de radio te horen is. Deze man is, wat mij betreft, 's lands beste zanger.
divando2005
En zo is dat!!!!
henk Kouters
Niet alleen een geweldige zanger ,maar ook een prettig en bescheiden mens .
Alexander Snoei
great singer!
henk Kouters
Danny zou het eens in de vs moeten proberen ,ik weet zeker dat hij daar een hele grote zou worden .
manny guilherme
Buddy! This is awesome.
Jan Dieleman
Dit is in 1 woord geweldig!!!!!! Niet zomaar een cover
robverhoog
Super artiest!
Danny Gerrits
fantastische zanger!!!
Jeanne Donkers
Danny Vera is n TOPPER