1) a Br… Read Full Bio ↴There are multiple artists by the name of David Gray, including:
1) a British singer-songwriter
2) an Italian disco musician
3) an American singer-songwriter
4) drummer for the British blackened death metal band Akercocke
5) a musician from South Africa
6) a British classical hornist
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1) David Gray is a British singer-songwriter born on June 13, 1968 in Sale, United Kingdom. He released his first studio album in 1993 and received worldwide attention after the release of White Ladder six years later in 1999.
Gray moved to Wales at age 9 and later returned to the north-west of England to attend the University of Liverpool. His musical career got early support from a dedicated Irish fan base. After a few marginally-successful releases through the 1990s, Gray's breakthrough came with the worldwide release in 1999 of his fourth album, White Ladder; this was a critical and commercial success and included his best-known songs, "This Years Love" and "Babylon". In the United States, the album received a boost from jam-band leader Dave Matthews, who made it the first release by the record company he co-founded, ATO Records.
On August 11, 2001 White Ladder at last reached the top of the UK charts, having been selling steadily since its reissue the previous May, thereby setting a new record for the longest uninterrupted climb to No. 1. The follow-up, A New Day At Midnight, also hit No. 1, and Gray's seventh album, Life in Slow Motion was released on September 12, 2005.
Gray's early music was in a contemporary folk-rock, singer-songwriter mode; his primary instrument was acoustic guitar, with occasional piano. 1996's Sell Sell Sell featured some rock arrangements and electric instrumentation. Starting with the release of White Ladder in 1999, Gray began to make significant use of computer-generated music to accompany his voice and acoustic instrumentation, a technique which differentiates him from many of his peers. Despite the move to more complex music, Gray has used small-scale, often home-based, recording methods and equipment and espoused a "do it yourself" approach to music production. However, Life in Slow Motion is a collaboration with noted producer Marius De Vries.
David Gray's brothers-in-law are Paul and Phillip Hartnoll, formerly of the Techno/Rave band Orbital. Because of this relationship, Gray performed guest vocals on the Orbital single Illuminate, while Paul Hartnoll produced a breakbeat remix of Gray's song "Please Forgive Me".
His successful single "January Rain" was included in the original soundtrack of the movie Serendipity, starring John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale.
Pictures and additional information can be found on his website, www.DavidGray.com.
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2) David Gray was an Italian disco musician who had a hit with "Dead in the Water"
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3) David Gray is an American singer-songwriter
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4) David Gray is drummer for the British blackened death metal band Akercocke
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5) David Gray is a musician from South Africa
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6) British classical hornist, originally from London, England, UK, residing in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Studied at the Curtis Institute Of Music. Former Principal Horn with The London Symphony Orchestra (1964-1972). Member of The Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra.
Alibi
David Gray Lyrics
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I will eat the lie
Find the word
Could break any spell that binds you
Prayers like ammonites
Curl beneath the lights
How I long to
Bite every hand that feeds you more
My Friday night infant
Where'd it all go wrong
My Friday night infant
All night buzz on a line
It's only blood on the rime
Wrecks my head every time
It leads me on
Where'd it all go wrong
My Friday night infant
Where'd it all go wrong
My Friday night infant
Tonight tonight
Tonight I'm running wild I'm running
Tonight I'm running wild I'm running
Tonight I'm running wild I'm running
Tonight I'm running wild I'm running
Tonight I'm running wild
In David Gray's song "Alibi," the lyrics seem to suggest a sense of regret and disillusionment with the current state of the world. The opening lines, "Stone blind alibi, I will eat the lie," express the idea that people often make excuses and justifications for their actions, even when these are not entirely truthful. The singer then suggests that finding the right word or phrase could break this spell and allow people to see the truth.
The following lines, "Prayers like ammonites curl beneath the lights," incorporate imagery of ancient fossils and the idea that even the most profound words and beliefs can become extinct and forgotten over time. The singer then expresses a longing to "Bite every hand that feeds you more," implying a sense of anger and frustration at the source of these lies and deceptions.
The chorus repeats the question, "Where'd it all go wrong, my Friday night infant?" suggesting a sense of nostalgia for simpler times and a longing for a return to a more innocent and carefree era. The final lines, "Tonight I'm running wild, I'm running," express a desire to escape from the current state of affairs and find a sense of freedom and release.
Overall, "Alibi" offers a complex exploration of the themes of truth and disillusionment, expressed through evocative lyrical imagery and a sense of longing for a lost innocence.
Line by Line Meaning
Stone blind alibi
An excuse that lacks credibility
I will eat the lie
I will accept the deception
Find the word
Discover the language that can break a curse
Could break any spell that binds you
The power to remove any enchantment holding you hostage
Prayers like ammonites
Petitions that function like fossils of ancient sea creatures
Curl beneath the lights
Bow in subservience under the bright beams of attention
How I long to
Desire to do something badly
Bite every hand that feeds you more
Reject the hand offering help
Where'd it all go wrong
What happened to go off course
My Friday night infant
My immature and foolish self from the past
All night buzz on a line
Ongoing stimulation from electronic connection
It's only blood on the rime
Consequences seen as just a bad sign
Wrecks my head every time
Harms my mental state each occurrence
It leads me on
It tricks me into believing something
Tonight tonight
This very night
Tonight I'm running wild I'm running
Tonight I am releasing myself from restraint
Tonight I'm running wild I'm running
Tonight I am not holding anything back
Tonight I'm running wild I'm running
Tonight I am uncontrolled in my actions
Tonight I'm running wild I'm running
Tonight I am unleashing myself in every way
Tonight I'm running wild
Tonight I am free
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: DAVID GRAY
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
David Barran
One of my favourite David Gray tracks...Pure songwriting genius
stevewebb68
Completely agree. Sublime innit?
Simon Haresnape
Not a slur on David , but you have to give the video some praise , it's a masterpiece
Mark Sandilands
@Simon HaresnapeI totally agree. It sincs in perfectly.
D. Liverance is Film Reviews, Comedy, & Music
Been humming this tune in my head for a week. This is the first time I saw the video (movie). This is one of the most powerful vignette videos I've ever seen. David Gray is a genius songwriter and this filmmaker did a stellar job.
Julianna Riley
Hi daddy i was thinking of this too!!
Arka Das
Damien Riley Your interaction with your daughter here made me well up. What a beautiful record, this. Artistes like David re-affirm one's faith in music, you know what I mean, especially if you're a working musician.
Gigi Marie
I've always loved this song, just from listening to it and thought it was beautiful. But after watching the video, I'm obsessed with it & can't stop watching it even though I cry every time.
Peter Richardson
Gigi Marie totally agree. the song is beautiful but the video really plucks the heartstrings
Jen Guy
I saw David Gray in 2006..I was 40 weeks pregnant with my daughter. Sitting down the man next to me said..don’t go into Labour!! It was such an amazing concert, such an amazing singer and artist...this song is probably my favourite 🤩
My daughter Ruby was born a few days later...