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.
Full Steam
David Gray Lyrics
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Just to find that it was never real
This sure ain't no great Valhalla
Coming closer each turn of the wheel
Forlorn adrift on seas of beige
In this our Golden Age
Bullied suckered pimped and patronized
Every day your tawdry little lives
And step within
The silence deafening
Now you saw it coming
And I saw it coming
We all saw it coming
But we still bought it
Now you saw it coming
And I saw it coming but still
Running full steam ahead
In and out of consciousness
It breaks my heart to see you like this
Crying wringing hands and cursing fate
Always so little far too late
It's 3am I'm wide awake
There's still one call to make
Now you saw it coming
And I saw it coming
We all saw it coming
But we still bought it
Now you saw it coming
And I saw it coming
We all saw it coming
But we still bought it
Running full steam ahead
Running full steam ahead
Running full steam
Now you saw it coming
And I saw it coming and I
Running full steam
Now you
And I
We all saw it coming
But we still bought it
We all saw it coming
But we Still bought it
The lyrics to David Gray's "11 Full Steam" express a sense of disappointment and disillusionment with the world. The opening lines describe a lifelong dream that was never realized, followed by the realization that there is no great Valhalla or utopian society awaiting us. The line "Forlorn adrift on seas of beige / In this our Golden Age" speaks to the sense of being lost and aimless in a world that is supposed to be prosperous and full of opportunity. The next lines criticize the everyday grind and the way people are taken advantage of and made to feel small.
The chorus shifts to a sense of resignation and acceptance that we all saw this disappointment coming but continued to buy into it and live our lives as if everything would turn out okay. The final verses express a sense of sadness and heartbreak at seeing others suffer, but the line "Always so little far too late" implies that it may be too late to reverse the damage that has been done. In the end, the singer is still running full steam ahead, suggesting that even when we know that things are not as we hoped, we still continue to move forward.
Line by Line Meaning
All our lives we've dreamed about it
All our lives, we have had an aspiration to achieve something
Just to find that it was never real
However, we realize that what we have been hoping for is an illusion
This sure ain't no great Valhalla
It seems that this is not the glorious destination we had envisioned
Coming closer each turn of the wheel
We are moving closer to our end, and it's inevitable
Forlorn adrift on seas of beige
Feeling lost and aimless in a world bereft of vibrancy and color
In this our Golden Age
Even though we are in a time of material prosperity, something still feels missing
Bullied suckered pimped and patronized
We are oppressed, taken advantage of, and exploited every day
Every day your tawdry little lives
Our lives are cheap and sordid
So loose your head
We need to break free from these constraints
And step within
And move forward
The silence deafening
The emptiness is overwhelming and consuming
Now you saw it coming
We were aware of what was happening, we foresaw it
And I saw it coming
I personally saw it coming, and I was not surprised
We all saw it coming
We collectively knew what was coming but did nothing to stop it
But we still bought it
Despite knowing what was happening, we still acquiesced to it
In and out of consciousness
We are not fully aware of what is happening around us, we are not present
It breaks my heart to see you like this
It is painful to witness others struggle
Crying wringing hands and cursing fate
We express our frustration and anger but feel powerless to change anything
Always so little far too late
We always seem to act too late, making any effort futile
It's 3am I'm wide awake
Even at night, we are consumed by these issues, and we can't sleep peacefully
There's still one call to make
There is still one action left to take
Running full steam ahead
We are determined to move forward at full speed
Now you
You, the listener
And I
And I, the singer
But we still bought it
Despite being aware of the situation, we still took part in it
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Written by: DAVID GRAY
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@williamn01
You know you have made it when you manage to duet with Annie Lennox !!!
@samuelj.robinson783
You know you've made it when you duet with David Gray!
@leifgunnarlindberg3879
Iliked you bouth@@samuelj.robinson783
@lainemccroskey9839
I love performers who sing with passion and conviction, and no one does that better than Annie Lennox and David Grey!
@francescorengifo
Oh ANNIE. I am freaking balling to this song I think I have played it 6 times already and I have shared it with like 6 people on facebook. Its got me shaking like a leaf or a rattled bone. Wondering about peple who are going hungry and war all over. You got me wide awake. Yesterday I was having a rough day and I was thinking, there has to be some light to all my fighting against darkness. And I woke up to the gift of this. Thank you soooo much. sooo much!
@FF04RDF
You feeling better yet?
@francescorengifo
@@FF04RDF I think I caused Covid after this post so I guess not
@FF04RDF
@@francescorengifo😂👏👏
@Music4allofU
I've been a David Gray fan since I first heard his track "Babylon" over 10 years ago. I adore Annie Lennox.
@bugpal
Hey there music, hope you’re doing well after two years. I absolutely fell in love with David’s “White Ladder” album. I had no idea he had done a duet with Annie L until this randomly came on My ol’ iPod and I recognized her voice.