Barlow's first album, Sings, was released in 1998. She has received seven nominations for Canada's Juno Awards with her album Seule ce soir winning for best Jazz Vocal Recording in 2013 and Clear Day winning the same award in 2016. Seule ce soir also won Album of the Year – Jazz Interpretation at the 2013 ADISQ Awards. Barlow was also nominated for the Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Award at the 2016 Juno Awards.
Barlow was named Female Vocalist of the Year at the 2008 National Jazz Awards. She has named as influences Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennett, and Stevie Wonder.
Barlow has voiced various characters for animated television series, including Sailor Mars and Sailor Venus in Sailor Moon, Courtney, Laurie and Ellody in the Total Drama series, Chrissy in 6teen, Mrs. Ridgemount in Stoked, Bunny in Almost Naked Animals and Theresa Falcone (MacDougall) in Fugget About It.
Born in Toronto to parents who were professional musicians, Barlow grew up in recording studios and by age seven had begun a career singing television and radio commercials.
She was encouraged by her parents to sing and study several instruments including piano, cello, clarinet, and violin. Barlow studied voice at the Etobicoke School of Arts and music theory and arranging at Humber College.
Barlow's grandfathers were ventriloquist Cy Leonard and actor Bob Homme (who played The Friendly Giant). Her father is award-winning jazz drummer Brian Barlow (aka Brian Leonard). Her mother, Judy Tate, is a composer, arranger and singer. Her uncle was Richard Homme, a Canadian jazz bassist who died 6 May 2011.
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
Emilie-Claire Barlow Lyrics
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Don't you leave my heart in misery
If you go then I'll be blue
'Cause breaking up his hard to do
Remember when you held me tight
When you kissed me all through the night
Think of all that we've been through
They say that breaking up is hard to do
Now I know, I know that it's true
Don't say that this is the end
Instead of breaking up I wish that we were making up again
I beg of you, don't say goodbye
Can't we give our love just one more try
Come on baby, let's start a new
'Cause breaking up is hard to do
They say that breaking up is hard to do
Now I know, I know that it's true
Don't say that this is the end
Instead of breaking up I wish that we were making up again
I beg of you, don't say goodbye
Can't we give our love just one more try
Come on baby, let's start brand new
'Cause breaking up is hard to do
Emilie-Claire Barlow's song Breaking Up Is Hard To Do is an emotional and nostalgic song about the fear of losing someone you love. The lyrics are straightforward yet powerful, and by repeating the same phrase "breaking up is hard to do" throughout the song, Barlow emphasizes the difficulties of separating from someone you love. The opening lines, "Don't take your love away from me, Don't you leave my heart in misery," express the fear of losing someone's love and being left feeling incomplete and unhappy.
As the song progresses, Barlow reminisces about the happy times she shared with her lover, pleading with them to give them another chance: "Can't we give our love just one more try?". She regrets the pain they caused each other and wishes to start anew: "Come on baby, let's start a new", hoping to avoid the breakup.
In the end, the song leaves listeners with a sense of longing for a lost love that they desperately want back. Barlow emphasizes that breaking up is hard and that she still loves her ex-partner.
Line by Line Meaning
Don't take your love away from me
Please don't stop loving me
Don't you leave my heart in misery
If you leave me, I will be heartbroken
If you go then I'll be blue
If you leave, I'll be sad
'Cause breaking up his hard to do
Breaking up is difficult and painful
Remember when you held me tight
Think back to when you hugged me tightly
When you kissed me all through the night
Remember when we kissed all night long
Think of all that we've been through
Remember all the experiences we shared
They say that breaking up is hard to do
People often say that breaking up is difficult
Now I know, I know that it's true
I now understand that it is indeed true
Don't say that this is the end
Please don't consider this the end
Instead of breaking up I wish that we were making up again
Rather than breaking up, I hope we can reconcile
I beg of you, don't say goodbye
I am pleading with you not to say goodbye
Can't we give our love just one more try
Could we possibly attempt to rekindle our love?
Come on baby, let's start a new
Let's move on and start a new chapter together
'Cause breaking up is hard to do
Breaking up is difficult and painful
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Capitol CMG Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Howard Greenfield, Neil Sedaka
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