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.
Take On Me
Inger Marie Gundersen Lyrics
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I don't know what
I'm to say I'll say it anyway
Today's another day to find you
Shying away
I'll be coming for your love, okay?
Take on me
Take me on
In a day...
So needless to say
I'm odds and ends, but that's me
I'm stumbling away
Slowly learning that life is okay
Say after me
It's no better to be safe than sorry
Take on me
Take me on
I'll be gone
In a day...
The things that you say
Is it life or just to play my worries away?
You're all the things I've got to remember
You're shying away
I'll be coming for you anyway
Take on me
Take me on
I'll be gone
In a day
The lyrics of Inger Marie Gundersen's "Take on Me" describe a hesitant encounter between two people, where the singer is trying to find the right words to say to the other person. The initial lines of the song convey a sense of confusion and uncertainty, with the singer admitting that they don't know what to say but will say it anyways. The lyrics then go on to say that today is another day to find the person they are looking for. The other person, however, is shying away, and the singer assures them that they will be coming for their love.
As the song progresses, the singer talks about their own vulnerabilities and their journey to come to terms with them. They say that they are "odds and ends" and "stumbling away," but they are slowly learning that life is okay. They encourage the other person to do the same by saying that "it's no better to be safe than sorry." In other words, they are asking the other person to take a chance on them, to take on the risk of falling in love and to not be afraid of vulnerability.
Finally, the singer returns to the refrain of "take on me," repeating the phrase several times in a call to action, urging the other person to take them on, promising that they will be gone in a day, meaning that they will take a step back and allow the other to decide whether they want to pursue this relationship or not.
Overall, the lyrics of "Take on Me" convey a message of vulnerability, risk-taking, and open communication, as the singer reaches out to the other person to take a chance on love.
Line by Line Meaning
We're talking away
We are having a conversation
I don't know what
I am unsure of what to say
I'm to say I'll say it anyway
I will still say what's on my mind
Today's another day to find you
Today is another chance to locate you
Shying away
You're avoiding me
I'll be coming for your love, okay?
I will pursue your love, is that acceptable to you?
Take on me
Accept the challenge of being with me
Take me on
Accept me as I am
I'll be gone
I will leave
In a day...
Within the next day
So needless to say
It's obvious
I'm odds and ends, but that's me
I'm a little different, that's just who I am
I'm stumbling away
I am still learning and growing
Slowly learning that life is okay
Gradually accepting that life is alright
Say after me
Repeat what I just said
It's no better to be safe than sorry
Taking risks is worth it
The things that you say
The things you tell me
Is it life or just to play my worries away?
Are you trying to distract me from my anxieties or is this genuine conversation?
You're all the things I've got to remember
You are important to me and I won't forget you
You're shying away
You're still avoiding me
I'll be coming for you anyway
I will still pursue you
Take on me
Accept the challenge of being with me
Take me on
Accept me as I am
I'll be gone
I will leave
In a day...
Within the next day
Writer(s): Pal Waaktaar, Magne (mags) Furuholmen, Morten Harket
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on Crying In The Rain
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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