At the age of sixteen, Esthero moved from small town Harriston, Ontario on her own to Toronto, where she began singing at open-mic nights, a journey that in 1997 led to a meeting with the president of EMI Publishing Canada, whom she charmed so well during their first meeting that without hearing her sing a single note he was moved to set up and finance recording sessions with Doc, a guitarist and studio engineer. Their debut album, Breath from Another, was released to critical acclaim in 1998 and is widely seen as one of the more accessible albums of the trip-hop genre.
Though she remained active following the moderate success of the debut album, featuring on tracks by such artists as Nelly Furtado and The Black Eyed Peas, it would take over 7 years for a proper follow-up to be released (due to a confluence of factors that included a lengthy creative process, the closure of the WORK record label and marketing delays) in the form of 2005's Wikked Lil Grrrls, an album that crossed genre boundaries with its heavy debt to jazz and hip-hop. The album was preceded in 2004 by a pair of EPs, The O.G. Bitch Remixes (with the title song reaching Number 1 on the Billboard Dance Chart) and We R In Need of a Musical Revolution, which served as a preview of the full length album.
After the release of Wikked Lil Grrrls, Esthero devoted an increasing amount of time to songwriting and production, with her work featuring on albums by Brandy and Kanye West (most prominently on West's single Love Lockdown).
2012 saw the release of Esthero's third full-length album, Everything is Expensive (Universal Music Canada), preceded by the release of Never Gonna Let You Go as the lead single and video. The album was partially funded through a campaign on PledgeMusic in which backers could choose from exclusives such as artwork by the singer. Everything is Expensive debuted on Billboard's Heatseeker chart at #13.
Official Websites
www.esthero.net
Brave Bear Woman
Esthero Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
I just wondered if you had gotten to New York
I love you and miss you
I'm, huh, having a wonderful Friday night
Drinking wine, having cheese and crackers
And listening to Justin Timberlake
Anyway, I love you and I'll talk to you later. Bye
The lyrics of Esthero's Brave Bear Woman are quite enigmatic and open to interpretation. The song has a dreamy quality to it and feels like a lullaby that wraps you in a warm, comforting embrace. The above lyrics, spoken in a voicemail message, seem to be a small interlude in the song, giving us a peek into the singer's personal life.
The voicemail message starts with a greeting and a question about whether the person the message is addressed to has arrived in New York. This suggests that the singer is in a long-distance relationship with someone who has gone to New York. The rest of the message takes on a lighter note as the singer talks about how they are enjoying their Friday night. They are drinking wine, having cheese and crackers, and listening to Justin Timberlake. The message ends with a declaration of love and a goodbye.
The message seems to convey a sense of longing and missing someone. But at the same time, it also shows a person who is happy in their own company and finds joy in everyday things like wine and music. The overall mood of the message is soothing and comforting, as if the singer is saying, "Hey, don't worry about me, I'm okay. I love you, and I'll talk to you soon."
Line by Line Meaning
Hi, baby. It's 6:30.
Hello, my dear. The time is currently 6:30.
I just wondered if you had gotten to New York
I was curious if you had arrived in New York yet.
I love you and miss you
I have strong feelings of love and longing for you.
I'm, huh, having a wonderful Friday night
I am currently experiencing a pleasant evening on this Friday night.
Drinking wine, having cheese and crackers
I am consuming some wine along with cheese and crackers.
And listening to Justin Timberlake
I am enjoying some tunes from the music artist Justin Timberlake.
Anyway, I love you and I'll talk to you later. Bye
In any case, I want you to know I love you and we will speak again later. Goodbye.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA/AMCOS
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind