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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Something About You
Five for Fighting Lyrics
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It's been a long time coming
It's been a long time coming
I don't know where to begin
I don't know how to get out there
To see you
I don't know where to dig in
I don't know how to get in there, to feel you
It's been too long and I'm about to be in time for me
It's been too long and I'm in time
I'm in time, hey girl
Baby there's something about you that
I can hold on to
I'm gonna hold on to that
Baby there's something about you that
I can hold on to
I'm gonna hold on to that
I never thought I would win
I never thought much about that
(It's been a long time coming)
I never stopped to begin
Thinking about the process
(It's been a long time coming)
Hey yeah
It's been too long and I'm about to be in time for me, yeah
It's been too long and I'm in time, yeah I'm in time
Hey yeah, baby there's something about you that
I can hold on to
I'm gonna hold on to that
Baby there's something about you that
I can hold on to
I'm gonna hold on to that
And I'm gonna be there, be there, alright
Alright, yeah, yeah, yeah
Ooh, ooh, ooh ooh
I don't know where to begin
I don't know how to get out there
To see you
Baby there's something about you that
I can hold on to
I'm gonna hold on to that
Baby there's something about you that
I can hold on to
I'm gonna hold on to that
Baby there's something about you that
I can hold on to
I'm gonnahold on to that
Baby there's something about you that
I can hold on to
I'm gonna hold on to that
It's been a long time coming
It's been a long time coming, yeah
It's been a long time coming
It's been a long time coming, yeah
It's been a long time coming (there's something about you)
It's been a long time coming
I'm gonna hold on to that
The song "Something About You" by Five for Fighting talks about longing and the struggle of reconnecting with someone who has been long gone from your life. The repetition of "It's been a long time coming" emphasizes the difficulty of the situation at hand. The singer is unsure of where to begin or how to reconnect with this person, but he knows that there is something about them that he can hold onto. He never thought he would win them back or that he would be able to connect with them again. However, he refuses to let go of this something that he feels towards them.
The chorus repeats the same line twice: "Baby, there's something about you that I can hold onto, I'm gonna hold onto that." This emphasizes that there is something in this person that the singer cannot let go of. The lyrics express the idea that sometimes it takes a long time to figure out what you truly want and to make that connection again. The singer is not sure if he will be successful in his efforts to reconnect with this person, but he knows that he wants to hold onto that feeling he has towards them.
Overall, "Something About You" expresses a deep sense of longing and hope for a reunion. It acknowledges the difficulty in rekindling an old flame, but shows the power of holding onto the right feelings and emotions.
Line by Line Meaning
It's been a long time coming
It took a while for me to realize what I needed
I don't know where to begin
I'm unsure of how to start working towards feeling closer to you
I don't know how to get out there to see you
I don't know how to physically be in your presence
I don't know where to dig in
I'm uncertain of how to go deeper in this relationship
I don't know how to get in there, to feel you
I'm unsure how to emotionally connect to you
It's been too long and I'm about to be in time for me
I've been away for too long and I need to make a change for myself
It's been too long and I'm in time
I'm finally taking the necessary steps to get closer to you
Baby there's something about you that I can hold on to
There's something special about you that makes me want to keep trying
I'm gonna hold on to that
I'm going to keep focusing on what makes our relationship unique
I never thought I would win
I never imagined I could feel this way about someone
I never thought much about that
I never thought about the possibility of truly connecting with someone
I never stopped to begin thinking about the process
I never took the time to think about how to make our relationship work
And I'm gonna be there, be there, alright
I'm going to make sure I'm there for you and our relationship
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: JOHN ONDRASIK
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