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1) Feist is Canadian singer and songwriter Leslie Feist;
2) Feist was a British drum 'n' bass artist active during the 1990s.
1) Feist is Canadian singer and songwriter Leslie Feist (born in Amherst, Nova Scotia, on 13 February 1976) who performs as a solo artist and also as a member of Broken Social Scene. Because her father is American, Feist has dual Canadian-U.S. citizenship.
Raised in Regina and Calgary, Feist got her start in music as the lead vocalist for a punk band called Placebo (not the more famous British band Placebo), who won a local Battle of the Bands competition and were awarded the opening slot at a Ramones concert. After five years of touring, Feist was forced to take time off from music to recover from voice damage. She moved from Calgary to Toronto in 1998 and took up guitar; by 1999, she was the guitarist for By Divine Right. She also released her debut solo album, Monarch (Lay Your Jewelled Head Down), that year. The album was financed by a grant from the Canadian government.
In 2000, Feist moved in as a roommate with Peaches and Gonzales, and appeared as a guest vocalist on The Teaches of Peaches and Presidential Suite. She then joined the recording sessions for Broken Social Scene's albums Feel Good Lost and You Forgot It in People.
Feist then moved to Paris, and while in Europe, she collaborated with Norwegian duo Kings of Convenience as a guest vocalist on their album Riot on an Empty Street. Feist recorded her second solo album, Let It Die, in Paris in 2002 and 2003. That album, a combination of jazz and bossa nova was hailed as one of the best Canadian pop albums of 2004 and got her two Juno Awards (The Canadian equivalent of the Grammys). This album also helped her to gain a significant international audience.
She released a remix album entitled Open Season in April 2006.
From different directions, it is said the voice of Feist fits in the range of Ella Fitzgerald or more of an alternative Norah Jones.
Her third album The Reminder was released on April, 23rd 2007 in Europe, and May, 1st in the rest of the world and is composed of thirteen tracks. Pitchfork rated the album an 8.8.
Her song 1234 from The Reminder was also used in a commercial for the third generation iPod nano. Feist wrote the song with Sally Seltmann, an Australian singer who records as New Buffalo. Speaking with Songfacts, Sellmann said she wrote the song after a good friend told her she was leaving her husband.
Also, her song Mushaboom was used on a Lacoste commercial for their fragrance, A Touch of Pink (as seen in south america), while shortly afterwards, My Moon My Man was used to promote a mobile phone newly released by LG. She also sang the soundtrack for Paris, je t'aime: La même histoire.
Her fourth album Metals was was recorded live over a period of two and a half weeks inside a house on the Northern California coast. It was released on September 30, 2011 in Ireland, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Sweden and Belgium; October 3, 2011 in the United Kingdom; and October 4, 2011 in the United States and Canada. (Source How Come You Never Go Songfacts).
Website: http://www.listentofeist.com/
2) Feist was a British drum 'n' bass artist active during the 1990s. Recordings include "New World Penetration", "Too Many Heroes", Too Many Heroes (Deflection Mix)", "Pensive Moments", "Ether Excursion", ....
Amourissima
Feist Lyrics
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That it was all well and done
Even though we said
That it was time to decide
Those are only words
Our hearts won't understand
Amourissima
Amourissima
You used to call me comme ça
Drowning out the sound
While all our thoughts come to crowd
Closing off the stream
And hope we both stay dry
But feeling makes it through
Within the rush of you
Amourissima
Mon amour ici bas
Amourissima
You used to call me comme ça
On a beau se dire
Que tout et bien et fini
On a beau se dire a le folie sa suffit
On découvrir un jour
Quel on est pas guerre
Amourissima
Mon amour ici bas
Amourissima
You used to call me comme ça
Amourissima
Feist's song Amourissima is a composition that addresses the difficulty of finding closure after a separation or a break-up, and how despite attempts to move on, the heart remains conflicted. The song is a reflection of how despite saying that it's time to decide and that it's all well and done, the heart struggles to move on from a relationship that has ended. The lyrics reveal that spoken words are completely inadequate when it comes to healing a broken heart as our hearts cannot be guided or rationalized, nor can we feel what the other person is feeling.
The chorus of the song 'Amourissima' refers to a term of endearment, "comme ça", that once represented the connection and love they shared that spilled into every aspect of their lives. The term of endearment serves as a reminder of the deep love they once shared and adds to the longing the singer feels. Even though the singer tries to block out all the noise and close off her emotions, she acknowledges that her feelings for her lover still permeate her mind and that she still yearns for him even as she maintains appearances of moving on.
The song's message has a resonance for anyone who has experienced heartbreak and provides a perspective on how continuing to love someone even after they have gone can be a form of self-torment. The singer acknowledges that despite trying to move on from a failed relationship, the heart still yearns for the love they once shared, and it's aching due to the ongoing pain it is experiencing.
Line by Line Meaning
Even though we said
Despite verbalizing
That it was all well and done
That our relationship was over and settled
Even though we said
Despite verbalizing
That it was time to decide
That we needed to make a choice
Those are only words
Verbal expressions are not enough
Our hearts won't understand
Our emotions are deeper than our words
Amourissima
A deep and intense love
Mon amour ici bas
My love here on earth
Amourissima
A deep and intense love
You used to call me comme ça
You used to call me that
Drowning out the sound
Trying to ignore the noise
While all our thoughts come to crowd
As our minds become overwhelmed
Closing off the stream
Cutting off communication
And hope we both stay dry
And wishing that emotions won't overflow
But feeling makes it through
Despite our efforts, emotions shine through
Within the rush of you
In the midst of being with you
On a beau se dire
We can tell ourselves all we want
Que tout et bien et fini
That everything is good and finished
On a beau se dire a le folie sa suffit
That we're crazy for holding onto this love
On découvrir un jour
We discover one day
Quel on est pas guerre
That we're not ready to let go
Amourissima
A deep and intense love
Mon amour ici bas
My love here on earth
Amourissima
A deep and intense love
You used to call me comme ça
You used to call me that
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Jason Beck, Leslie Feist, Pierre Grillet
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Mr4DON15
One of my favourite pieces of music ever
Milica Spasojevic
Why is this song so difficult to find? One of my favorite albums of theirs is almost completely impossible to find...They deleted it from Spotify, and I can barely find it anywhere. Does anyone knows why?