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.
The Rice
David Gray Lyrics
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When we threw wour clothes to the kitchen floor
The broccoli boils in the pan on the gas stove where you stand
Won't you take this spatula in your hand?
Let the rice burn
It cannot deter my love for you
We have no concern
Under the hem of the night
Out on the roof over havoc streets
Where the sky is a blanket each sweet kiss
So melodramatic embroidered by shadows
By the fridge I reminice
Let the rice burn
It cannot deter my love for you
We have no concern
Under the hem of the night
Under the hem of the night
we stagger in the doorway and all of the sudden
The drum of the rain on the heather hills
Now everything's changed and our silence is bitter
And you are all unhinged
Let the rice burn
It cannot deter my love for you
We have no concern
We have no concern
Oh we have no concern
Under the hem of the night
The lyrics of David Gray's song "The Rice" are open to interpretation, but it seems that the song is about a couple who are having a romantic moment in their kitchen, cooking together. The draft blowing cold under the door suggests that it's a wintery night. As they throw their clothes to the kitchen floor, they boil broccoli on the stove. The singer asks for his partner to take the spatula in her hand, inviting her to join him in cooking.
The song's chorus, "Let the rice burn, it cannot deter my love for you, we have no concern, under the hem of the night", suggests that they're so caught up in their romantic moment that they're willing to let the rice burn, since their love for each other is more important than that. The rice can burn, but it's unimportant compared to the intimacy they're experiencing, under the subtle night.
As the song progresses, the couple shares a moment on the roof under the dark sky, and the singer reminisces while standing by the fridge. Suddenly, something changes, and their silence becomes bitter. Although it's unclear what happens or what the couple is fighting about, the singer reassures his partner that their love is still intact and that they have no concerns that can disrupt their bond under the hem of the night.
Overall, "The Rice" is a song that captures the essence of a romantic moment, where two people come together over cooking and let their love for each other guide them, even when everything else seems uncertain.
Line by Line Meaning
The draft blew cold under the door
There was a cold breeze entering the room from under the door
When we threw wour clothes to the kitchen floor
We threw our clothes on the kitchen floor
The broccoli boils in the pan on the gas stove where you stand
You are standing by the gas stove where the broccoli is cooking in the pan
Won't you take this spatula in your hand?
Can you please take and use this spatula?
Let the rice burn
Let the rice overcook and burn
It cannot deter my love for you
The situation with the rice burning does not change my love for you
We have no concern
We are not worried or bothered by anything at the moment
Under the hem of the night
Under the cover of the night
Out on the roof over havoc streets
On the roof, overlooking chaotic streets
Where the sky is a blanket each sweet kiss
Where the sky is like a blanket and every kiss is sweet
So melodramatic embroidered by shadows
So dramatic, it seems as if shadows are embroidered in the scene
By the fridge I reminice
By the fridge I remember
We stagger in the doorway and all of the sudden
We stumble at the entrance and suddenly
The drum of the rain on the heather hills
The sound of the rain on the hills is like a drum
Now everything's changed and our silence is bitter
Things have changed and our silence is now unpleasant
And you are all unhinged
And you seem to be mentally unstable
We have no concern
We are still not worried or bothered by anything
We have no concern
We are still not worried or bothered by anything
Oh we have no concern
Oh, we are still not worried or bothered by anything
Under the hem of the night
Under the cover of the night
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: David Gray
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