Experience and dedication:
Inger Marie waited for many years before she ventured upon a solo career, but she has ample experience from many years’ activities in the music field. For twenty years she has been active as vocalist in several bands, ranging from a youthful rock band to a six year period as lead singer of a jazz big band. She has also fronted her own jazz quintet ”My Favoite Strings”, as well as collaborating with several excellent jazz musicans, among them Tom Lund, one of Norway’s finest latin jazz-guitarists, founder of the renowned group ”Trio de Janeiro”.
Recording debut:
Having thus gathered a lot of experience and ”paid her dues”, Inger Marie finally decided to enter the studio to record her debut solo CD ”Make This Moment”. The time was right. Years of singing had matured her voice into an instrument of impressive sensitivity and perfection. Producer Lars Martin Myhre, himself a brilliant musician and a major artist in Norway, says that never has he got a bigger surprise than the one he got when Inger Marie started singing in the studio. She was displaying a voice so controlled, so beautiful and so personal at her first recording date, that the seasoned producer was left with his mouth open, stunned in admiration of the awareness and the warm and direct communication in her voice.
Make This Moment:
”Make This Moment” was released in Norway in October, 2004, and received rave reviews and instant recognition by jazz affectionados. After some months Inger Maries voice started touching hearts and impressing music lovers in places far from Norway. Japanese record buyers discovered her album, which started selling hundreds, then thousands in Japanese record stores. Record companies in Korea, The Phillipines, Hong Kong, and soon also Japan, licenced the album and launched local releases. Now the album has been released in most of Asia, as well as in Europe, and has touched the hearts and souls of thousands of listeners.
Concerts and TV-shows:
Since the autumn of 2005, Inger Marie and her band have been performing concerts, playing festivals and participated in TV-shows and radio in various locations. Concerts and TV performances in Korea, and performances in Poland and Denmark have been highlights, as well as several succsessful performances at the ”Canal Street” Jazz Festival in her home town, Arendal.
The band:
Inger Marie has been building up a solid relationship built on mutual respect with several musicians from the surprisingly high quality pool of musicans in an around her home town, and has hand piced the musicians for her band. They provide the exquisite backing on her recordings, as well as on stage. A special mention must be made of the fact that the impressive saxophone playing on the album comes from the horn of Øivind G. Stømer, Inger Maries own son. He joined his mother’s band after having played with some of the major musicans and artists in Norway.
By Myself:
On her second album, ”By Myself”, Inger Marie chose to work with the renowned Danish producer Søren Sigumfeldt. They recorded the album in Gothenburg, Sweden, still with Inger Marie’s hand picked local Arendal musicans, but also inviting the Swedish guitar virtuoso Ulf Wakenius to the studio. Other guest performers include Gunnar Halle (trumpet) and Niclas Knudsen (electric guitar). The record has been released in most European countries by the Danish company Sundance, on the Stunt label. The album was first released in Norway by Inger Marie’s original record company, Kultur & spetakkel, and the release was celebrated in grand style with a lavish release concert in Arendal’s Culture House oct/07. "By myself" was very well received among critcs and fans.
Let It Be Me
Inger Marie Gundersen Lyrics
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I'm blessed the day I found you
感谢上天让我遇到你
I want to stay around you
我想陪在你身边
And so I beg you
从现在到永远
但愿陪着你的人永远是我
Don't take this heaven from one
不要夺去我的愿望
If you must cling to someone
如果你需要找个人陪
Now and forever
从现在到永远
Let it be me
但愿那个人是我
Cause each time we meet, love
每次和你在一起
I find complete love
我都感觉到完整的爱
Without your sweet love
如果没有你的爱
What would life be?
生活还有何意义
So never leave me lonely
所以永远不要弃我而去
Tell you love me only
告诉我 我是你的唯一
Now and forever
从现在到永远
Let it be me
但愿那个人是我
Each time we meet, love
每次和你在一起
I find complete love
我都感觉到完整的爱
Without your sweet love
如果没有你的爱
What would life be?
生活还有何意义
So never leave me lonely
所以永远不要弃我而去
Tell me love you only
告诉我 我是你的唯一
And that you'll always
而且你将永远
Let it be me
选择我
So never leave me lonely
永远不弃我而去
Tell me you love only
告诉我 我是你的唯一
And that you'll always
而且你将永远
Let it be me
选择我
Let it be me
你会选择我
Let it be me
你会选择我
The lyrics of Rosie Thomas' "Let it be me" express a deep devotion and love for someone who the singer wants to be with forever. The opening verses express gratitude for finding this person and a desire to stay close to them. The singer pleads for this person to choose them and to never leave them lonely. The chorus emphasizes the completeness that this person brings to their life, and without this person's love, life would lose all meaning. The singer hopes that they will always be the one that this person chooses to be with, telling them to love only them and let it be them.
The lyrics of this song express a deep affection that someone can have towards another person. The singer in the song emphasizes how important this person is to them and how they cannot imagine their life without them. The tone of the song conveys a sense of vulnerability, in which the singer's happiness and wellbeing depend entirely on this other person, yet the language used is also assertive in insisting that they are the only one that can provide them with the completeness they feel. Overall, "Let it be me" is a beautiful love ballad that expresses the depth of love and devotion that someone can have towards another person.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm blessed the day I found you
Thankful for the day I met you
I want to stay around you
I want to be close to you
And so I beg you
I plead with you
Let it be me
Choose me
Don't take this heaven from one
Don't take away my happiness
If you must cling to someone
If you need someone to be with
Now and forever
Always
Cause each time we meet, love
Because every time we meet
I find complete love
I feel complete love
Without your sweet love
Without your love
What would life be?
What would life mean?
So never leave me lonely
Never leave me alone
Tell you love me only
Tell me you love only me
Each time we meet, love
Every time we meet
I find complete love
I feel complete love
Without your sweet love
Without your love
What would life be?
What would life mean?
Tell me love you only
Tell me you love only me
And that you'll always
And that you will forever
Let it be me
Choose me
So never leave me lonely
Never leave me alone
Let it be me
Choose me
Let it be me
Choose me
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Crying In The Rain - Inger Marie Gundersen - Lyrics
I'll never let you see
The way my broken heart is hurting me
I've got my pride and I know how to hide
All my sorrow and pain
I'll do my crying in the rain
If I wait for stary skies
You won't know the rain from the tears in my eyes
You'll never know that I still love you so
Though the heartaches remain
I'll do my crying in the rain
Raindrop falling from heaven
Could never take away my misery
But since we're not together
I pray for stormy weather
To hide these tears I hope you'll never see
Someday when my crying's done
I'm gonna wear a smile and walk in the sun
I may be a fool but till then darling
You'll never see me complain
Cause I'll do my crying in the rain
I'll do my crying in the rain
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