John Ondrasik was born in the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles. He grew up there in a musical family, with his mother teaching him the piano from the age of two. As a teenager, he learned how to play the guitar as well and started to write music. While he also learned to sing opera briefly, he quickly decided that he would like to be a piano playing popular musician along the lines of Elton John and Billy Joel. Ondrasik adopted the name "Five for Fighting" which is an expression in ice hockey when a player is sent from the rink by the referee for a major penalty. The name was used for the reason that it would be more memorable than his real name.
In 1997, his first album, 'Message for Albert', was released by EMI. Although not quite breaking through commercially, fans of modern singer-songwriter music provided a warm audience for Ondrasik. After the success of 'America Town', Capitol Records re-released this debut album to give it a more mainstream audience.
In 2000, Ondrasik signed with the aforementioned Columbia Records and released 'America Town' on September 26, 2000. At first, it made little impact until track "Superman (It's Not Easy)" became an American anthem after the September 11 attacks. Ondrasik performed the song at 'The Concert for New York Cit'y in late 2001.
"Superman (It's Not Easy)" started climbing the charts reaching the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Billboard Adult Top 40. While 'America Town' itself failed to make the top 50 of the Billboard 200 album charts, its consistent sales led to it going platinum. "Superman (It's Not Easy)" was also an international hit reaching number one on a composite adult international chart (based on performance in the U.S., Canada, Germany, France, the United Kingdom and Australia). Ondrasik's second single, "Easy Tonight", would make the top 20 of the world adult chart as well as going top 20 in New Zealand.
His third album, 'The Battle for Everything', debuted at number 20 on the Billboard 200 in February 2004. Its first single, "100 Years", was another top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and again reached number one on the World Adult Top 40. It also was number one on a composite world airplay chart and top 10 on a composite world modern rock chart. (based on USA, Germany, United Kingdom, Finland, Sweden, Canada and Australia).
The Five for Fighting song "100 Years" was used in a ubiquitous JP Morgan Chase commercial, and more recently in an episode of Scrubs. The song was also used in the last scenes of the final episode of JAG.
Lately, Ondrasik's sixth album, 2013's 'Bookmarks', came out after a four year gap between his last release. The album has received critical praise from a variety of publications such as Allmusic, where the reviewer lauded how Five for Fighting produced " sturdy tunes wrapped up neatly in a shiny, appealing gloss". Released by the label Universal, his work also hit the #54 slot on the Billboard 200, with his fans happily looking forwards to his future endeavors.
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One More For Love
Five for Fighting Lyrics
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There's a reason to believe we almost got it right
There's a fire burning in the firelight
As we roll on tonight
There's paper promises and alibis
There is certainly uncertainty in all our eyes
But as long as you are here I'll be all right
So you go out, I'll go on
If there's a doubt, we'll be strong
As we go on singing
One more for love my love
One more for love
There's always blood to fill the heart betrayed
There are children being born to every house that's raised
And we're getting closer to where we got it made
As we roll on tonight
So you go out, I'll go on
If there's a doubt, we'll be strong
As we go on singing
One more for love my love
One more for love
I'm never going to wait for anything
Never going to break for anything
Cause I am one more for love my love
One more for love
One more for love my love
Baby there's something on my mind tonight
There's a reason to believe that we got it right
And all and all you're all that's on my mind tonight As we roll on
One more for love my love
One more for love
The song "One More For Love" by Five for Fighting is a hopeful and romantic ballad about not giving up on love. The opening verse suggests something is bothering the singer but quickly transitions into a reminder to keep going despite doubts and uncertainty. The chorus talks about how love and relationships are not easy but are worth fighting for. The line, "there's always blood to fill the heart betrayed" implies that love is risky and can be painful, but there is hope in the fact that children are being born to every house that's raised. The bridge reinforces the idea of not waiting for anything to happen and making the most of the present moment in pursuit of love.
The overall message of the song is one of positivity and determination to keep striving for love despite the risks and setbacks. The song encourages listeners to keep going, to be strong, and not to give up on love. The lines "one more for love my love" and "one more for love" repeated throughout the song serve as a reminder to keep adding to the reservoir of love and to keep going even when it feels like there's nothing left.
Line by Line Meaning
Baby there's something on my mind tonight
There's something bothering me tonight
There's a reason to believe we almost got it right
We were so close to getting it right
There's a fire burning in the firelight
A passion that burns deep inside our hearts
As we roll on tonight
As we continue on with our journey tonight
There's paper promises and alibis
There's a lot of talk but not enough action
There is certainly uncertainty in all our eyes
We are not sure where this journey will take us
But as long as you are here I'll be all right
As long as I have you, I can face anything
So you go out, I'll go on
We may have to go on separate paths, but I'll continue on mine
If there's a doubt, we'll be strong
If we encounter doubts, we'll overcome them with strength
As we go on singing
As we continue on with our journey, we keep on singing
One more for love my love
Let's do it one more time for love
There's always blood to fill the heart betrayed
There's always pain to fill a broken heart
There are children being born to every house that's raised
Every home has its own story and its own future
And we're getting closer to where we got it made
We are moving closer to our destination
I'm never going to wait for anything
I'm not going to sit around and wait
Never going to break for anything
I won't give up on anything
Cause I am one more for love my love
Because I believe in love and will keep pursuing it
One more for love
Let's do it one more time for love
And all and all you're all that's on my mind tonight As we roll on
At the end of the day, all I think about is you as we continue on our journey
One more for love my love
Let's do it one more time for love
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Peermusic Publishing, Downtown Music Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: BILL BOTTRELL, JOHN ONDRASIK, CURT SCHNEIDER, ANDREW WILLIAMS
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
xmusicloverr
This man cannot write a bad song.
Matt Sullivan
Vlad is no less than the most profound and talented singer songwriter musician of our lives. He surpasses Carol King, Paul Simon, Bob Dylan, Freddy Mecurcy, John Lennon, Paul McCartney.... you name it. His songs are pithy, they cut to the essence of the human experience, they are extremely melodic and musically balanced. They are highly spiritual and uplifting. His prose weaves perfectly with the structure if his songs. He should be on Broadway. God bless him and his family and his fans.
DR. MICHELLE ROSALIE E. LAUNO
Beautiful voice. He is one of my favorite singers.
Linda Tavares
Love him and his song writing :)
Brent Bonoan
long live five for fighting
Sarah Crook
i love the songs
Donny Pius
A good song actually...
ANNANNA
,,, after all, everything is all about Love, all started with alove!,,, ;( <3