Born in Tacoma, Washington, vocalist Diane Schuur has earned respect and ga… Read Full Bio ↴Born in Tacoma, Washington, vocalist Diane Schuur has earned respect and garnered praise from such legendary musicians as Dizzy Gillespie, Count Basie and B.B. King. Known for her three-and-a-half octave vocal range, Schuur’s remarkable career began at age nine with her first professional gigs, including those at the local Holiday Inn. While still a student at the Washington State School for the Blind, a 16-year-old Schuur was performing original material and wowing audiences with her playful and distinctive voice. Then, Schuur made her Monterey Jazz Festival debut in 1975. The legendary Stan Getz became one of her biggest fans and an important mentor after hearing her perform at the Festival. The rest is history.

Since then, Schuur has become a legend herself. She has been nominated for five and received two GRAMMY® Awards for "Best Jazz Vocalist," as well as headlined many of the world's most prestigious music venues, including Carnegie Hall. Schuur has toured the world and has performed with such greats as Stan Getz, B.B. King, Maynard Ferguson, Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, and Quincy Jones. She has performed countless times on The Tonight Show, has performed at The GRAMMY’s and at the White House.

Good Morning Heartache
Diane Schuur Lyrics

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Composição: Dan Fisher

Good morning heartache
You old gloomy sight
Good morning heartache
Thought we said goodbye last night
I turned and tossed until it seems you heve gone
But here you are with the dawn

Wish I forget you, but you're here to stay
It seems I met you
When my love went away
Now everyday I stop I'm saying to you
Good morning heartache what's new

Stop haunting me now
Can't shake you nohow
Just leave me alone
I've got those Monday blues
Straight to Sunday blues
Good morning heartache
Here we go again
Good morning heartache
You're the one
Who knows me well
Might as well get use to you hanging around

Good morning heartache
Sit down

Overall Meaning

The song "Good Morning Heartache" by Diane Schuur is a meaningful ballad about a heartache that just won't go away. The lyrics paint a picture of the singer waking up to the painful feelings that are still with her even though she thought she had left them behind the night before. The opening words, "Good morning heartache, you old gloomy sight," set the tone for the rest of the song, expressing the singer's frustration with the feelings that have been haunting her.

The lyrics reveal that the singer is struggling to move on from a lost love. She has tried to forget her heartache, but it's there with her every morning. The line "Now everyday I stop I'm saying to you, Good morning heartache, what's new?" shows that she has become used to the pain, and even though she tries to put it aside, it's always present. She pleads with her heartache to leave her alone, saying "Just leave me alone, I've got those Monday blues, straight to Sunday blues." The song ends with the resigned acceptance that the heartache will always be there, and the singer is encouraged to sit down and make peace with it.

Overall, "Good Morning Heartache" is a powerful, emotional song that speaks to anyone who has experienced the pain of a broken heart. It conveys a sense of frustration, sadness, and eventual resignation, reminding us that sometimes we have to learn to live with our pain and find a way to make peace with it.

Line by Line Meaning

Good morning heartache
Addressing the feeling of sadness that has frequented in the morning

You old gloomy sight
Heartache has become a familiar and unwelcome sight

Thought we said goodbye last night
Hoped to have moved on from heartache

I turned and tossed until it seems you have gone
Trying to shake off the feeling but heartache seems to keep lingering

But here you are with the dawn
Waking up to the feeling of heartache once again

Wish I forget you, but you're here to stay
Longing to forget the sadness but realizing it won't be so easy

It seems I met you when my love went away
Heartache became present when love left

Now every day I stop I'm saying to you
The feeling of heartache is a constant, unwelcome presence

Good morning heartache what's new
Asking what new sadness will come with the morning

Stop haunting me now
Wishing the feeling of sadness would go away

Can't shake you nohow
Unable to rid oneself of the feeling

Just leave me alone
Asking for a break from the overwhelming sadness

I've got those Monday blues
Using the metaphor of Monday marking the start of a new week and a new wave of sadness

Straight to Sunday blues
Feeling a constant sadness throughout the week, even when it should be a day of rest

Good morning heartache
The feeling of sadness is still present in the morning

Here we go again
The perpetual cycle of sadness and heartache repeats itself

You're the one who knows me well
Heartache has become so frequent that it's as if it knows the person well

Might as well get used to you hanging around
Accepting that sadness and heartache seem to be a constant part of one's life

Good morning heartache, sit down
Acknowledging the persistence of heartache and accepting its presence, but not letting it consume them

Writer(s): Irene Higginbotham, Ervin M. Drake, Dan Fisher Copyright: Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, MCA Music Publishing A.D.O. Universal S

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