Frankenreiter started playing in the group, Peanut Butter and Jam, at the age of 18. In 1996 he began to seriously pursue a musical career when he formed the band Sunchild. In Sunchild, Frankenreiter was the lead guitar player but did not sing. The band had a 70s rock sound similar in style to The Black Crowes. They released their first CD, Barefoot & Live, on Surfdog Records in 1997. Produced by Gary Hoey, the live album featured covers of The Allman Brothers Band, The Marshall Tucker Band, The Rolling Stones, and Van Morrison, as well as several originals. California Honey followed in 2000 on their own Sunchild Records. This studio album is now out-of-print. Sunchild disbanded in 2001 and Frankenreiter went on to pursue a solo career.
In 2002, Frankenreiter signed with Brushfire Records. His self-titled solo album, Donavon Frankenreiter, was recorded with co-producers Jack Johnson and Mario Caldato Jr. Johnson appears on the album, as do G. Love and Eels member Koool G. Murder. The album was released in April 2004 in Australia due to his high profile in that country from his support gigs for Jack Johnson and from Frankenreiter’s own surfing career. He toured Australia in April 2004, helping the album reach the top forty of the ARIA albums chart. Gary Jules was his support act on this tour. The album was released in the United States one month later, on 11 May 2004.
In 2006, Frankenreiter left Brushfire Records and signed with Lost Highway Records, home of such notable artists as Elvis Costello, Ryan Adams and Willie Nelson. His follow-up album, Move by Yourself, was released on June 6, 2006. Soon afterwards Donavon recorded a song called "Lovely Day" with Koool G., which was featured on the soundtracks to two films, Snakes on a Plane that same year and Georgia Rule in 2007.
In 2010 Donavon parted ways with Lost Highway Records and formed his own label, Liquid Tambourine Records. He subsequently recorded and released his fourth studio album of original material entitled "Glow", which was produced by Mark Weinberg.
In early 2012, Donavon cut ties with band mates Eric Brigmond, Craig Barnette, and Pete Winders, but maintained ties with original band member Matt Grundy.
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Keeping Me Away
Donavon Frankenreiter Lyrics
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Down and ill but you don't show it
From a million miles away
You never know why I can't stay but
It's been so lone yeah
It's been so wrong yeah
The one thing I remember most are those things you say
Up again down again
All feels like a just lost a friend
You give I take sorry for last mistakes
Keeping me away from
The good times bad times
Up again down again
All feels like a just lost a friend
You give I take sorry for last mistakes
And shine on love
'cause when you do we can stay along through
Anything that comes our way anything that keeps me waiting for
These sad songs yeah
Keep moving on yeah
And baby when the night falls hard I'll confort you in
The good times bad times
Up again down again
All feels like a just lost a friend
You give I take sorry for last mistakes
Keeping me away from
The good times bad times
Up again down again
All feels like a just lost a friend
You give I take sorry for last mistakes
Keeping me away from you
(oh oh oh oh)
(Keeping me away from you oh oh oh oh)
(Keeping me away from you)
So shine on love
(oh oh oh oh keeping me away from you)
Oh just... just shine on
Good times bad times
Up again down again...
You give I take sorry for last mistakes
And hey hey
Good times bad times
Up again down again...
All feels like a just lost a friend
You give I take sorry for last mistakes
Keeping me away from
The good times bad times
Up again down again
All feels like a just lost a friend
You give I take sorry for last mistakes
Just keeping me away from you
They're just keeping me away from you
The lyrics of Donavon Frankenreiter's song, Keeping Me Away, talk about the ups and downs of a relationship. The singer knows that his partner is feeling down but doesn't reveal it. Though he doesn't understand why he can't stay, he believes something has gone wrong. However, he remembers the things she says, and that's what lingers in his mind.
The chorus talks about how love can be challenging. Sometimes it feels like things are going well, and other times it feels like the singer has lost a friend. Despite their past mistakes, the singer accepts responsibility and says sorry, and he hopes that they can stay together, no matter what happens. When everything feels like it's falling apart, the singer will always be there to console his partner.
This song is a classic love song, and it captures the struggles that people face in their relationships. However, it also shows that no matter what happens, love can conquer all. The song is an excellent example of how music can capture emotions and make us feel heard and understood.
Line by Line Meaning
And I know when you're
I'm aware of your distress
Down and ill but you don't show it
You're experiencing misery, but you're not letting it show
From a million miles away
Even from a far distance, I can sense that something's not right
You never know why I can't stay but
You don't understand why I can't stick around
It's been so lone yeah
I've been alone for so long
It's been so wrong yeah
Things have been going so poorly
The one thing I remember most are those things you say
I still hold onto the things you say to me
Good times bad times
We've been through highs and lows
Up again down again
Our relationship has had its struggles
All feels like a just lost a friend
Everything feels as if I've just lost a friend
You give I take sorry for last mistakes
We've made mistakes, but we've worked to make up for them
Keeping me away from
Something is driving a wedge between us
And shine on love
But if we shine together, we can weather any storm
'cause when you do we can stay along through
If you keep shining, we can make it through anything
Anything that comes our way anything that keeps me waiting for
We can face any challenge and overcome any obstacle
These sad songs yeah
But we've been living in sadness for too long
Keep moving on yeah
We need to find a way to move forward
And baby when the night falls hard I'll confort you in
And when times get tough, I'll be there to comfort you
Keeping me away from you
Something is keeping me from being close to you
(oh oh oh oh)
(Keeping me away from you oh oh oh oh)
(Keeping me away from you)
So shine on love
But if we keep shining, we can find our way back to each other
(oh oh oh oh keeping me away from you)
Oh just... just shine on
So let's keep shining, even in the darkest of times
You give I take sorry for last mistakes
We've made amends for our past mistakes
And hey hey
Keeping me away from
Things are still driving us apart
Just keeping me away from you
But I can't let that happen, I need to be close to you
Good times bad times
We've been through good times and bad times
Up again down again...
Our struggles have been ongoing
All feels like a just lost a friend
It's as if we've lost each other as friends
You give I take sorry for last mistakes
But we're trying to make things right
Keeping me away from
Something is still keeping us apart
The good times bad times
We've been through the highs and lows together
Up again down again
Our relationship has been up and down
All feels like a just lost a friend
It seems like we've lost each other as friends
You give I take sorry for last mistakes
But we're doing our best to make amends
Keeping me away from you
Something is driving us apart, but we need to find a way back to each other
They're just keeping me away from you
But we can't let anything keep us apart
Contributed by Hailey S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Lil ebah
What a beautiful song
tfeldens
nice song!!!! Keep doing like this Donavon!!! regards from Brazil!
Damien Hyerlé
Excellent music, excellent glow album, excellent futur gigs in France ;)
Italo Moreira
muito fodaah.. pqp'
Lais Luzano
Donavon, since you're married, I think your son has to marry me haha always lovely song <3
kevin king
this is awsome..
Meana Beana
I love this song and I saw those cables. Let's just go.
AnCient sOuL & AnTiHEro
Should has 600 mio more views then lady gaga boring shit e.g.
Just my opinion and the proof that the world doesn't has an own opinion abt music and no clue abt good music and especially abt music in generel.
This is in my opinion a masterpiece. Piece!
Lil ebah
The video is cool too
Jeroen Bendeler
nice