Glass Tiger's debut album The Thin Red Line (1986) produced two hit international singles, "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)" [#2 on Billboard] and "Someday," [#5 on Billboard], and featured additional singles "I Will Be There [#34 Billboard] and domestic single "You're What I Look For". The album set a record for being the fastest selling debut recording in Canadian history, going gold within weeks of its release. To date, this album has received four Platinum records in Canada and went Gold in the United States.
Glass Tiger's sophomore release Diamond Sun, spawned domestic Canadian singles "Diamond Sun," "I'm Still Searching," "My Song," and "(Watching) Worlds Crumble," and achieved Double Platinum status in Canada.
Simple Mission, their third album, was not formally released in the USA, but it went Platinum in Canada and featured the singles "Animal Heart", and the Celtic duet "My Town" with Rod Stewart. "My Town" was also featured on a special 'Back-To-Back' series compilation in the early 90's and sold through EMI-Capitol's Special Market's division.
Several of Glass Tiger's songs were co-written and produced by Bryan Adams' collaborator, Jim Vallance. In fact, Adams makes a cameo in their top single "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)". The band won three Juno Awards in 1986 and two more in 1987. They were also nominated for a Grammy Award in 1987. In late 1988, Chris McNeill (drums), a sought after session drummer joined the band, and the foursome have been touring and playing ever since.
Glass Tiger released a special DVD 'No Turning Back' in 2005, which is a special commemorative 20th Anniversary DVD collection featuring their many videos and a couple of new songs, "No Turning Back" and "Give It Away". It also features footage of the band touring in Europe supporting Tina Turner in 1987 and in Ireland performing with The Chieftains.
On June 23, 2005, Glass Tiger appeared on the NBC show Hit Me, Baby, One More Time, performing their classic hit "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)" and covering "Everything You Want" by Vertical Horizon. Although they lost the audience voting to Thelma Houston, Glass Tiger were judged the winners by online voters.
In early 2006 Glass Tiger released their first live CD, GT Live which was recorded in 2005 at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto. The band is currently working on a special TV production and is very active touring and performing, with over 50 shows a year. In 2008 lead singer Alan Frew published "The Action Sandwich", lessons from a tour bus, with his perspective and insight into the trials and tribulations of life in a rock band on the road. The band did a special support trip to visit the Canadian troops in Afghanistan in March, 2009, accompanied by many of the NHL's hockey legends.
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Don't Forget Me
Glass Tiger Lyrics
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Oh, love thinks it's here to stay
Oh, there's still so much for me to do
And I can't stop loving you
Oh, can this be true?
If you could see what I have seen
Oh, broken hearts and broken dreams
Pain finds me everywhere
Oh, but you don't care
Don't forget me when I'm gone
My heart would break
I have loved you for so long
It's all I can take
You, you take my breath away
Oh, love thinks it's here to stay
Oh, still so much for me to do
And I can't stop loving you
Oh, can this be true?
Don't forget me when I'm gone
My heart would break
I have loved you for so long
It's all I can take
Then I wake up and you're not there
Pain finds me everywhere
Oh, but you don't care
Don't forget me when I'm gone
For heaven's sake
I have loved you for so long
Is loving wrong?
So don't forget me when I'm gone
My heart would break
I have loved you for so long
Is loving wrong? (Hey)
The lyrics to Glass Tiger's song "Don't Forget Me" express the pain of a person deeply in love who feels that their love interest might not reciprocate the same feelings. The song starts with an expression of the breathlessness and awe the person feels in the presence of their love interest. The lyrics indicate a desire for the love to last forever but an acknowledgement that there is much for the person to do in life. The chorus is a plea for the love interest not to forget the singer if he or she leaves or dies. The second verse portrays the contrast between the feelings of love and the pain of heartbreak, perhaps experienced by the singer in previous relationships. The difficulty of dealing with pain while the love interest is not present is also expressed.
The chorus repeats but adds an urgency to the plea to remember the singer with a mention of heaven. The final lyrics repeat the question of whether loving someone is wrong and return to the plea to remember the singer.
The song is emotional in its message, and the repeated choruses provide a kind of anthem-like quality as if the singer is hoping to make the potential loss of their love into an event of great significance.
Line by Line Meaning
You take my breath away
I am overwhelmed by your beauty and presence.
Oh, love thinks it's here to stay
Love believes it will last forever.
Oh, there's still so much for me to do
There are many things I want to achieve in my life.
And I can't stop loving you
I am incapable of ending my love for you.
Oh, can this be true?
I wonder if this intense feeling of love is real.
If you could see what I have seen
If you had experienced what I have experienced,
Oh, broken hearts and broken dreams
You would witness the pain of heartbreak and shattered hopes.
Oh, then I wake up and you're not there
After dreaming, I realize you are not present in my life.
Pain finds me everywhere
I continue to suffer from emotional pain everywhere I go.
Oh, but you don't care
Unfortunately, you do not seem to feel the same way about me or my pain.
Don't forget me when I'm gone
Please remember me even when I am no longer present.
My heart would break
I would be devastated if you forgot about me.
I have loved you for so long
My love for you has lasted a significant amount of time.
It's all I can take
My emotions are so intense, it is all I can handle.
Don't forget me when I'm gone
I cannot emphasize enough: do not forget about me.
For heaven's sake
I am pleading with you for the sake of our relationship and love.
Is loving wrong?
Despite my devotion to you, I question whether or not my love is misguided or inappropriate.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Alan Graham Frew, Sam Reid, Jim Vallance
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