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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", ....
Train Song
Feist Lyrics
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Train wheels beating, the wind in my eyes
Don't even know what I'll find when I get to you
Call out your name love, don't be surprised
It's so many miles and so long since I've left you
Don't even know what I'll find when I get to you
But suddenly now, I know where I belong
Nothing at all, in my head, to say to you
Only the beat of the train I'm on
Nothing I've learned all my life on the way to you
One day our love was over and gone
It's so many miles and so long since I've met you
Don't even know what I'll say when I get to you
But suddenly now, I know where I belong
It's many hundred miles and it won't be long
What will I do if there's someone there with you?
Maybe someone you've always known
How do I know I can come and give to you?
Love with no warning and find you alone
It's so many miles and so long since I've met you
Don't even know what I'll find when I get to you
But suddenly now, I know where I belong
It's many hundred miles and it won't be long
It won't be long
It won't be long
It won't be long
The song "Train Song" by Feist and Bon Iver tells the story of a person who is travelling north to find their love. They don't know what they'll find when they get there, but they call out their lover's name and hope they won't be surprised. The lyrics reflect the uncertainty and longing that the traveller feels as they make the long journey by train.
The opening lines express the physical sensations of the journey – the beating of the train wheels and the wind in their eyes. As the song progresses, the traveller reflects on what they will say to their lover when they arrive, and what will happen if there is someone else there with them. They acknowledge that their love was once over and gone, but suddenly they feel that they know where they belong.
The repeating lines of "It won't be long" convey the sense of urgency and anticipation that the traveller feels. They are driven to find their love, no matter what they may encounter along the way. The song is a powerful expression of the human need for connection and how we are willing to go to great lengths to find it.
Line by Line Meaning
Travelling north, travelling north to find you
I am journeying north in search of you
Train wheels beating, the wind in my eyes
The sound of the train’s wheels is in my ears and the wind is blowing in my face
Don't even know what I'll find when I get to you
I have no idea what awaits me when I reach you
Call out your name love, don't be surprised
I will call your name when I arrive, please do not react in shock
It's so many miles and so long since I've left you
I have traveled a great distance since our last meeting
Don't even know what I'll find when I get to you
I am uncertain of what I might find when I reach you
But suddenly now, I know where I belong
However, I’ve come to realize where I belong
It's many hundred miles and it won't be long
Although I still have many miles to go, I will reach you soon enough
Nothing at all, in my head, to say to you
I have nothing to say to you, as my mind is empty
Only the beat of the train I'm on
All I hear is the rhythmic beat of the train that I am on
Nothing I've learned all my life on the way to you
Despite everything I’ve learned throughout my life, I have nothing to offer on my way to you
One day our love was over and gone
At some point, our love came to an end
What will I do if there's someone there with you?
What will I do if I find that there is already someone with you?
Maybe someone you've always known
Someone who has been in your life for a long time, perhaps
How do I know I can come and give to you?
How can I be sure that I can come to you and offer my love?
Love with no warning and find you alone
What if I come to you, unexpectedly, and find you alone?
It won't be long
Soon enough, I will reach you
It won't be long
Before I see you once again
It won't be long
Until I am finally there with you
Lyrics © DOMINO PUBLISHING COMPANY
Written by: Alasdair Clayre, Jennifer Vashti Bunyan, Jenny Lewis
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