Honeymoon Suite are a Canadian rock band, based out of Niagara Falls, Ontar… Read Full Bio ↴Honeymoon Suite are a Canadian rock band, based out of Niagara Falls, Ontario that formed in 1982. They were originally formed in 1982 by lead vocalist Johnnie Dee and guitarist Derry Grehan. They soon signed with WEA Canada after they released their song "New Girl Now", which won them an unsigned band contest put on by Toronto radio station Q107. Dee and Grehan recruited Ray Coburn on keyboards, Gary Lalonde(ex member of Toronto) on bass, and Dave Betts on drums.

In 1984, they released their self-titled debut album, which led to four top-ten hits in Canada: "New Girl Now", "Burning In Love", "Wave Babies", and "Stay In the Light". The song "New Girl Now" was the only single to reach the top-50 in the United States.

Their follow up album, The Big Prize, produced by Bruce Fairbairn, was equally successful in Canada, with four more hits: "Feel It Again", "What Does It Take", "Bad Attitude", and "All Along You Knew". Their song "Feel It Again" managed to reach the Top 40 in the US, "What Does It Take" reached no. 52, buoyed by its inclusion on the soundtrack for the John Cusack film One Crazy Summer. Much later in 1989, "Bad Attitude" was featured in the series finale of Miami Vice, played during a driving segment that mirrored one from the series' pilot episode.

In 1986, founding keyboardist Ray Coburn temporarily left the band, replaced by Rob Preuss of Burlington, Ontario-based Spoons. Also during 1986 the band produced a track for the Charlie Sheen film The Wraith - "Those Were the Days".

In 1988, their third album was released: Racing After Midnight, produced by Ted Templeman of Van Halen fame. That album made the top 10 in Canada. Singles included "Love Changes Everything", "Looking Out for Number One", "Cold Look" and "It's Over Now".

In 1989, Coburn rejoined the band just in time to release a greatest hits compilation, The Singles, which included the new single "Still Loving You". "The Singles" tour would turn out to be the last tour featuring the band's original line-up.

The band continued to tour in the '90s, although many line-up changes continued to occur, with only Dee and Grehan remaining as the founding members.

In 2002 they released their first new studio album in 11 years, Lemon Tongue. The album was released under an independent label. Later in 2002 they released Dreamland which was only available in Europe. It features many of the same songs from Lemon Tongue but included some new songs such as "Dreamland", "Radiant", "Even Now" and "Just Love Somebody".

In 2006 the band continues to tour in Canada, including a co-headlining tour with Glass Tiger. Their latest release is a collection entitled Feel It Again: An Anthology, a 2-CD set featuring the best of their work plus rare and unreleased material.

In June 2007, the band officially announced the return of a reunited classic line-up of Johnnie Dee, Derry Grehan, Ray Coburn, Gary Lalonde, and Dave Betts. The band toured extensively throughout Canada in 2007 and 2008 and then entered the studio to record a new album. The high point of the reunion was the new CD Clifton Hill, produced by Tom Treumuth (who produced the self-titled Honeymoon Suite debut album in 1984), and named after the famous landmark in the centre of the tourist activity in Niagara Falls. The album was released in Canada in late September 2008 on Koch Records and subsequently by Italian melodic rock label Frontiers Records on October 10, 2008. The new album is described by guitarist Derry Grehan as "somewhat of a return musically to the sound that we had in the '80s."

In 2009, the band continued to tour Canada and select Northeastern United States cities. However, on September 1, 2009, it was announced that the band had again parted ways with original keyboardist Ray Coburn. Peter Nunn returned to the band's line-up to replace him for the second time. The band made an appearance at Firefest 6 Nottingham, England in October, 2009.

On 18 November 2016, Honeymoon Suite released a 9 track EP, the first new music in 8 years, titled Hands Up on PledgeMusic website.

In February 2017, it was announced that Honeymoon Suite would appear at Rockingham Festival 2017, this to be held at Nottingham Trent University, UK, between 20 and 22 October 2017, the band scheduled to appear on Friday 20th.In the months approaching Rockingham 2017, the band cancelled their show to pursue a different opportunity. Their slot wa s replaced by John Parr.

On 26 September 2019, the band released their new single "Tell Me What You Want" on YouTube. On 19 June 2020, they issued another single entitled "Find What You're Looking For.

HONEYMOON SUITE — consisting of Johnnie Dee (lead vocals),Derry Grehan (guitars, keyboards, background vocals),Dave Betts (drums),Gary Lalonde (bass) and Peter Nunn (keyboards) — will release its new studio album, "Alive", on February 16, 2024.

Stand Alone
Honeymoon Suite Lyrics

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Somethings you gotta let em go
And walk away
Sometimes you're the last to know
Got nothing to say

And all these hopes
And all these dreams
They eternally

Know what it means

So why do I stand alone
In the face of everything
And I have always known
It doesn't change a thing

And I've been first to the edge
And never look down
And win or lose it all
It comes around

I've seen the world
Turn and call
But I'm not afraid of making mistakes
What you hold inside, and what it takes

So why do I stand alone
In the face of everything
And I have always known
It doesn't change a thing

So why do I stand alone
In the face of everything
And I can hold my own
It doesn't change a thing

And I'm not afraid of making mistakes
What you hold inside, and what it takes

So why do I stand alone
In the face of everything
And I have always known
It doesn't change a thing

So why do I stand alone
In the face of everything
And I still always won
It doesn't change a thing

So why do I stand alone
And I can hold my own
It doesn't change a thing

And I stand alone

And I stand alone
It doesn't change a thing

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to "Stand Alone" by Honeymoon Suite speak to the struggle of letting go and moving on, even when it's difficult. The first verse acknowledges that sometimes we have to walk away and that we may not always have something to say. The second verse touches on the power of hopes and dreams, which will continue on forever, regardless of whether or not they are achieved. Despite all of this, the chorus poses the question, "why do I stand alone?", hinting at the isolation and loneliness that can come with making decisions and following through on them.

The third verse touches on the idea of taking risks and not being afraid to make mistakes, which is a key theme throughout the song. The repetition of the chorus reinforces that the singer is standing alone and that this fact has not changed, even if they were first to the edge or have seen the world turn and call. The bridge repeats the idea of holding onto what's inside and the strength it takes to do so, before restating the chorus one final time.

Overall, "Stand Alone" is a song about the difficulty and loneliness that can come with making tough choices and moving forward, even when it's scary or uncertain. It speaks to the strength it takes to stand by one's own decisions and to not be afraid of making mistakes along the way.

Line by Line Meaning

Somethings you gotta let em go
Sometimes it's necessary to let go of things or people

And walk away
And move on from them

Sometimes you're the last to know
Sometimes you're the last to realize things

Got nothing to say
And there's nothing to be said

And all these hopes
All of these aspirations

And all these dreams
And all of these dreams

They eternally
Will always

Know what it means
Understand their significance and importance

So why do I stand alone
So why am I always by myself

In the face of everything
Despite everything that happens around me

And I have always known
And I've known for a while