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.
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Everyday Is A Holiday
Esthero Lyrics
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Woke up on Friday, changed my whole life to make some room
Around a quarter to two, I have remembered all my lines
I'll say, "When I think of you, you're like my favorite song
Or that melody, that melody I love"
And it goes, La-da-da-da-da-da-da-da
Hopped on the metro and I make my way home
But I can't get him out of my mind, no matter just how hard I try
And if the rumors are true, I can look forward to
Some better days and getaways, so nice
'Cause when I am with you, you're the crescendo to that melody
That melody I love, yeah, da-da-da-da
Better days and getaways cause everyday is a holiday with you
Better days and getaways cause everyday is a holiday with you
You've gotta let me know, gotta know for sure
Don't leave me out in the cold, gotta know for sure
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
When I think of you, I see
Better days and getaways cause everyday is a holiday with you
Better days and getaways cause everyday is a holiday with you
Better days and getaways cause everyday is a holiday with you
Better days and getaways cause everyday is a holiday with you
Better days and getaways cause everyday is a holiday with you
"Everyday Is a Holiday" by Esthero is a love song that describes the intense feelings of falling in love with someone. The song tells a story of meeting someone on Sunday and falling for them by Tuesday afternoon. The lyrics describe the singer's inability to get their lover off their mind, and they express their desire for better days and getaways because every day feels like a holiday with their lover.
The first verse talks about how the singer fell in love with this person by Tuesday afternoon, just a few days after meeting them. By Friday, she had changed her whole life to make room for them. She remembers all her lines and tells her lover, "When I think of you, you're like my favorite song or that melody, that melody I love." She is saying that he brings music to her life and is a constant source of joy and happiness.
The second verse talks about how she can't stop thinking about him, even when she's on the metro on the way home. She hopes that the rumors are true and that she can look forward to better days and getaways with him, because being with him feels like a holiday every day. The chorus repeats this sentiment and emphasizes how much the singer enjoys being with her lover.
Overall, the song is about the intensity of love and the joy that being with someone special can bring to your life. The lyrics paint a colorful picture of the hope and happiness that love can bring.
Line by Line Meaning
Met him on Sunday, loved him by Tuesday afternoon
I met him on Sunday and fell in love with him by Tuesday afternoon
Woke up on Friday, changed my whole life to make some room
By Friday, I had decided to make room for him in my life and made significant changes to accommodate him
Around a quarter to two, I have remembered all my lines
At a specific time, I remembered all the things that I wanted to say to him
I'll say, "When I think of you, you're like my favorite song
I will say that when I think of him, he feels like my favorite song
Or that melody, that melody I love"
He reminds me of a melody that I love
And it goes, La-da-da-da-da-da-da-da
And it makes me feel happy and carefree
Hopped on the metro and I make my way home
I took the metro and made my way home
But I can't get him out of my mind, no matter just how hard I try
I am unable to stop thinking about him no matter how hard I try
And if the rumors are true, I can look forward to
If the rumors are true, I can be excited about
Some better days and getaways, so nice
Having some better days and getaways with him would be so nice
'Cause when I am with you, you're the crescendo to that melody
Because when I am with him, he adds to the melody of my life
That melody I love, yeah, da-da-da-da
That melody that makes me feel happy and carefree
Better days and getaways cause everyday is a holiday with you
Being with him makes every day feel like a holiday
You've gotta let me know, gotta know for sure
I need to know for sure how he feels about me
Don't leave me out in the cold, gotta know for sure
I hope that he won't leave me feeling alone and uncertain
When I think of you, I see
When I think of him, I envision
Better days and getaways cause everyday is a holiday with you
Being with him makes every day feel like a holiday
Better days and getaways cause everyday is a holiday with you
Being with him makes every day feel like a holiday
Better days and getaways cause everyday is a holiday with you
Being with him makes every day feel like a holiday
Better days and getaways cause everyday is a holiday with you
Being with him makes every day feel like a holiday
Better days and getaways cause everyday is a holiday with you
Being with him makes every day feel like a holiday
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Jenny Bea Christina Englishman, Sean Lennon
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