A musician and lyricist of uncommon and mature gift, and one blessed with a gloriously fluid and expressive voice, Lawson was born and raised in Plymouth in what was he says a resolutely non-musical household. “No-one sang or played anything. We didn’t have any records. My dad would listen to Radio 2 a bit but that was the extent of it. And this was back in the days before the station got really good. There was nothing in what I heard that spoke directly to me.” Then the elder of his two brothers hit adolescence and things began to change: “He got me into The Smiths, The Housemartins, the Jackson 5 ...” A disparate trio of early influences, you might think, but Jamie says not really. “They’re all very big on melody. And Morrissey and the young Michael Jackson both have a real passion to the way they sing.”
Aged eight, he asked for and received his first guitar. Early on in secondary school, he was invited to join his first band. “We were quite a dedicated little bunch, rehearsing every lunchtime when the rest of the class was out playing football. It was pretty much all covers, of course ... R.E.M., the Chilli Peppers, some Hendrix. By the time I was 15 we had quite a wide repertoire of other people’s badly-done songs.” He was writing material of his own too, “all of it terrible to start with, of course. I’d be 17 at least before I came up with anything good.” And he was singing, though mainly in unconscious impersonation of Michael Stipe. “My own voice took a while to find. I had to stop trying to replicate someone else’s tricks.”
When he did properly uncover it, that voice proved to be something very special indeed. No one who has heard him sing live would disagree (and in addition to his own regular schedule of gigging, he has played with artists including The Frames, Martha Wainwright and Damien Rice, as well as having been chosen as opening act for outdoor gigs by both Van Morrison and Katie Melua). Even-keeled, even undemonstrative offstage, he comes alive in front of an audience and in the service of his songs. “American Music Club’s Mark Eitzel has been a big influence, in the sense that he sings with his whole body and puts so much into his performance. The difference is that my voice is sweeter and more pure.”
There was a brief and half-hearted attempt at following a different career path. But unhappy and unfulfilled in his earliest weeks at Art College, Lawson sought the advice of a counsellor who then asked him, ‘So what do you want to do with your life?’ “And when I said that I wanted to be a singer she told me, ‘Then go and do it!’ which totally surprised me but which was absolutely the right thing to say. I met that woman just once and for five minutes. I don’t even know her name. But she showed me what I had to do.” And via a geographically circuitous route that has taken in Dublin, Cornwall and now London and during which both his song writing skills and stagecraft have increased by leaps and bounds, he has done it.
Lawson is not just a singer but also an exceptionally blessed and affecting one. His voice and songs have proven to work equally beautifully and well whether in a tiny indoor venue like London’s 12 Bar Club or outdoors before 10,000 people. “And the simple fact is that I love to sing,” he says. “I love the intimacy of live performance. I love drawing people into my mood. I love bringing them to where I am.”
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Wheat for Billie
Jamie Lawson Lyrics
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Found a brand new point of view
Never guessed what they have planned
Or what they would put you through
Everyone's gonna love you now
Everyone's gonna love you
Everyone's gonna love you now
If you want them to
Found a brand new way to stand
Against those that are of no use
And say that they can but they can't
Everyone's gonna love you now
Everyone's gonna love you
Everyone's gonna love you now
If you want them--
Love
Still in love
Still in love
When summer
When summer is gone, I'll be your winter
When summer
When summer is gone, I'll be your winter
When summer
When summer is gone
End
Jamie Lawson's song "Wheat for Billie" is a touching and emotional piece that speaks to the struggles of an individual who has been hurt by others. In the first verse, Lawson explains how he has found a new perspective on life and is no longer blind to the intentions of those around him. He has come to understand the plans that some people have for others and the pain and suffering they can cause. Despite this newfound insight, he reveals that everyone is going to love the person he is singing to now, as long as she wants them to. This line speaks to the idea that even in the face of adversity and hardship, there is always hope for acceptance and love.
Moving on to the second verse, Lawson talks about the importance of standing up to those who offer no value and claiming one's rightful place in the world. He encourages the person he is singing to that she will be loved now by everyone, as long as she is willing to embrace her new perspective and move forward in a positive way. The chorus repeats itself, emphasizing the idea that everyone is going to love this person and that love is still present, despite the darkness that she may have experienced.
The bridge provides a powerful metaphor that compares the transition from summer to winter with the transformation that the person he is singing to will undergo. Lawson paints an image of himself as the steadfast, unchanging winter to this person's fleeting summer, perhaps signifying that he will be there for her no matter what happens. The song ends on a hopeful note, with the promise of brighter days to come.
Line by Line Meaning
Underneath near where I stand
From my current position, where I am located
Found a brand new point of view
Discovered a new perspective
Never guessed what they have planned
Unaware of their intentions
Or what they would put you through
What sufferings they would cause you
Everyone's gonna love you now
You will be adored by everyone
Everyone's gonna love you
Everybody will love you
Everyone's gonna love you now
All will be fond of you
If you want them to
Only if you desire their love
From a brand new point of view
From a new angle of thought
Found a brand new way to stand
Discovered a new approach to take
Against those that are of no use
Opposing those who are useless
And say that they can but they can't
And claim they can do something, but they can't
Everyone's gonna love you now
You will be adored by everyone
Everyone's gonna love you
Everybody will love you
Everyone's gonna love you now
All will be fond of you
If you want them--
If you are inclined to want their love
Love
The emotion of love
Still in love
Continuing to have love
Still in love
In love even now
When summer
During summertime
When summer is gone, I'll be your winter
When summer ends, I will be your companion through the difficult times
When summer
During summertime
When summer is gone, I'll be your winter
When summer concludes, I will remain by your side
When summer
During summertime
When summer is gone
When summertime is finished
Writer(s): Lawson Jamie
Contributed by Christopher A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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