1) an English singer-s… Read Full Bio ↴There are multiple artists called James Morrison:
1) an English singer-songwriter from Rugby
2) an Australian jazz musician who plays numerous instruments; best known for his trumpet playing
3) a notable south Sligo-style Irish fiddler.
4) "Jim" Morrison, lead singer of 1960s American rock group The Doors.
1. James Morrison (born James Morrison Catchpole on August 13, 1984) is a singer-songwriter from Rugby, Warwickshire, England. He says that his musical influences include Al Green, Otis Redding, Cat Stevens and The Kinks.
At 13 Morrison began to learn guitar when his uncle showed him how to play a blues riff. He started busking when he lived at Porth near Newquay, in Cornwall. After years of playing other musicians' songs, he eventually started to write his own.
Polydor Productions took charge and signed him. He became the supporting artist for Corinne Bailey Rae on her tour supporting her debut album.
In 2006 he debuted with his single "You Give Me Something" which became a hit single around Europe and Japan. It reached the #2 spot in Holland and the #5 spot in the UK. His debut album Undiscovered went straight to #1 in the UK and has sold more than 2,000,000 copies worldwide.
The second single released from the album was "Wonderful World" which became a top 10 hit in the UK reaching the #8 spot.
James' second album "Songs For You, Truths For Me" was released in September of 2008. The single released days before the album was "You Make It Real". The big hit from the album though was the second single "Broken Strings", featuring Canadian singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado. It reached the number 1 spot on at least 4 charts of various countries (including Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and on the European Hot 100 also). It peaked at number 2 in the UK, Austria and Ireland. It was a top 40 hit on the US Billboard Adult Pop Songs chart also peaking at 34.
Morrison's first single from his third album, "The Awakening", was "I Won't Let You Go". Singles that followed were "Up" feat. Jessie J,"Slave To The Music" and "One Life". The album was released on September 23, 2011, reached number 1 in the UK and Switzerland and has been certified platinum in the UK as well.
2. James Morrison (born 11 November 1962 in Boorowa, New South Wales) is an Australian jazz musician who plays numerous instruments, but is best known for his trumpet playing. He is a multi-instrumentalist, having performed on the clarinet, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, flugelhorn, bass flugelhorn, trombone, euphonium, tuba and piano. He is also a composer, writing jazz charts for ensembles of various sizes and proficiency levels. He performed the opening fanfare at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. In 2009, he joined Steve Pizzati and Warren Brown as a presenter on Top Gear Australia.
Morrison has performed with Dizzy Gillespie (the first Australian to do so), with Don Burrows, as a member of the Don Burrows Band, and with Ray Charles and B. B. King for a 1990 world tour. He has also worked with Ray Brown, Wynton Marsalis, Frank Sinatra, Cab Calloway, Jon Faddis, Woody Shaw, Whitney Houston, Arturo Sandoval, Phil Stack, George Benson, Mark Nightingale, and Red Rodney.
In 2005, he was the guest soloist at the 150th anniversary concert of the Black Dyke Band and in 2007, he again appeared as guest soloist at concerts with the band in Manchester and London. In 2003 he founded the band On The Edge together with the German keyboarder and composer Simon Stockhausen (CD released on Morrison Records).
Morrison has also had a long association with Composer and pianist Lalo Schifrin (of Mission Impossible fame) and has recorded a number of CDs on Schifrin's "Jazz Meets The Symphony" series. These include recordings with the London Symphony and the Czech National Symphony.
3. James Morrison (3 May 1893 - 1947), known as "The Professor", was a notable South Sligo-style Irish fiddler.
Morrison was born in 1893 near Riverstown, County Sligo at the townland of Drumfin. Morrison grew up in a community steeped in traditional Irish culture especially music and at the age of 17 he was employed by the Gaelic League to tutor the Connacht style of step dancing at the Gaelic League school in County Mayo.
In 1915, at the age of 21, he emigrated to America and settled in New York. In 1918, Morrison won the fiddle competition at the New York Feis. Morrison become associated with other leading Irish musicians such as Michael Coleman, Paddy Killoran who were also from County Sligo.
Morrison was one of the leading Irish music teachers in New York in the 1930s and '40s. In addition to the fiddle, he could play the flute and button accordion (and wrote a tutor on the latter) and taught hundreds of young Irish-American students to play traditional music on various instruments.
4. See The Doors.
Yesterdays
James Morrison Lyrics
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Can't write this song again
Can't right this wrong
Found out for very long
Sold souls are so serene
The b-side is never played
So dig deep your hole
Shovel meets blood and coal
Now I'm so far away
Future looks past
But yesterday stays
Now I'm so far away
It's so wrong, and it's gone
So cold the voices fade
Rain on your joy parade
Time marches on
Like the words from that other song
Now I'm so far away
Future looks past
But yesterday stays
Now I'm so far away
It's so wrong, it's gone
Had it so wrong, now that you're gone
Had it so wrong
Had it so wrong, now that i'm gone
Had it so wrong
Now I'm so far away
Future looks past
But yesterday stays
Now I'm so far away
It's so wrong, it's gone
The lyrics to James Morrison's song "Yesterdays" convey a sense of regret and longing for the past. The opening lines, "Can't be this wrong again, Can't write this song again, Can't right this wrong," express a feeling of being trapped in a cycle of making mistakes and wishing for a chance to correct them. The repetition emphasizes the singer's frustration and desperation.
The line "Found out for very long, Sold souls are so serene," suggests that the singer has discovered the consequences of their actions but finds solace in the fact that those who have compromised their integrity appear unaffected or at peace. This might imply that the singer feels alone in their turmoil.
The reference to the "b-side" being never played symbolizes the singer's feeling of being overlooked or forgotten, as if their pain and struggles are not given attention or importance. The metaphor of digging a hole with a shovel meeting blood and coal suggests that the singer is digging themselves deeper into a dark and painful place.
The chorus, "Now I'm so far away, Future looks past, But yesterday stays, Now I'm so far away, It's so wrong, and it's gone," encapsulates the main theme of the song. The singer feels distant from the present and trapped in the past. They acknowledge that the past is gone, but the weight of its mistakes continues to linger, making them feel disconnected from their future.
The lines "So cold the voices fade, Rain on your joy parade, Time marches on, Like the words from that other song" evoke a sense of isolation and sadness. The fading voices and rain on a joyful occasion suggest the singer's experience of losing connections and missing out on happiness. The mention of time marching on and the reference to "that other song" highlight the inevitability of change and the feeling of being left behind.
The repetition of "It's so wrong, it's gone" in the ending lines emphasizes the finality of the past and the feelings of regret and loss associated with it. The singer acknowledges their own mistakes and the pain they have caused, recognizing that there is no going back.
Overall, the lyrics of "Yesterdays" reveal a deep emotional struggle with the past, regret, and a longing for redemption. The lyrics paint a picture of a person wrestling with their own mistakes and the consequences they face, while also feeling isolated and disconnected from the world around them.
Line by Line Meaning
Can't be this wrong again
I can't make the same mistake again
Can't write this song again
I can't express this feeling in a song again
Can't right this wrong
I can't fix this mistake
Found out for very long
Realized it for a long time
Sold souls are so serene
People who have compromised their values are seemingly at peace
The b-side is never played
The less popular or unnoticed aspects are often disregarded
So dig deep your hole
Go deeper into your troubles
Shovel meets blood and coal
The effort to overcome difficulties mixes with pain and hardship
Now I'm so far away
I am distant from where I used to be
Future looks past
The future seems irrelevant compared to the past
But yesterday stays
The memories and impact of the past remain
It's so wrong, and it's gone
The situation or feeling was wrong, and now it has disappeared
So cold the voices fade
The voices and opinions become less significant and fade away
Rain on your joy parade
Something dampens or ruins your happiness
Time marches on
Time continues to move forward
Like the words from that other song
Similar to the lyrics of another song
Had it so wrong, now that you're gone
Realized the mistake after losing someone
Had it so wrong
Made a significant mistake
Had it so wrong, now that i'm gone
Realized the mistake after leaving
Now I'm so far away
I am distant from where I used to be
It's so wrong, it's gone
The situation or feeling was wrong, and now it has disappeared
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Danny Qwefer
What instrument is he playing?!
Noel Sallmann
I would say flugelhorn, but with turned bell.
Robert Thompson
Definitely sounds like a flugelhorn, and (kinda) looks like one. I'd say you're probably right, Naman.
Naman Srivastava
I wanna say a rotary valve flugelhorn, but I'm not sure.
Evan Lohning
arrangement by Evan Lohning
T P
まぁ、、普通のフリューゲルの方がファットでストレートで響きいいかな。って感じで。
ロータリーだとコケた様な、トッポイ音？なんていうか。
Phil Lyons
Evan stole this arrangement from Budd Johnson.