Terri graduated from Columbia College in 1983 with a degree in broadcast communications and arts and entertainment management. While at Columbia, she took an internship at a recording studio in Hillside run by a country bar band called the Windy City Cowboys. Terri became their backup singer, performing at the Possum Pub, a honky-tonk in Melrose Park, and at numerous weddings, all the while recording some songs of her own. She then arranged for music videos for several of these songs.
Eventually, Terri worked as a limousine driver, and would give copies of the videos to her clients in an attempt to drum up interest in her fledgling singing career. These became cult favorites in advertising and marketing circles for Terri's less-than-stellar singing ability and the videos' amateur production quality.
Fame, or something like it
A copy of the video eventually made its way to rocker Marilyn Manson, who was intrigued. He had Terri perform at one of his parties, and was impressed enough with her sincerity to allow her to open for one of his concerts.
Jan Terri's music videos have become hugely popular with the advent of high-speed Internet and video sites such as YouTube. Songs such as "Losing You", "Baby Blues" and her Masterpiece ,Halloween novelty song Inspired by the works of Hieronymous Bosch and Anton Lavey "Get Down Goblin" have gained a lot of publicity for Terri since the 1990s productions were released on VHS.
Her latest known public appearance was on The Daily Show.
Losing You
Jan Terri's best-known music video is for "Losing You". Although a somewhat honest effort is given to the production, the result resembles something one might find on late-night public access television, which provides for unintentional humor for many viewers.
Just Another Day
Jan Terri Lyrics
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Tells me that he needs me
Wants me all the time
Don't really love him
I don't really need him
It's you on my mind
'Cause it's just another day without you baby
'Cause it's just another day without you baby
just another day, hey hey
'Cause it's just another day without you baby
just another day, hey hey
'Cause it's just another day without you baby
just another day, hey hey
There were times when i thought you knew
Turned my life around
Changed me from sad to happy
Now it's you always on my mind
You know I can't live without you
True, you're my heart and soul
'Cause it's just another day without you baby
just another day, hey hey
'Cause it's just another day without you baby
just another day, hey hey
'Cause it's just another day without you baby
just another day, hey hey
'Cause it's just another day without you baby
just another day, hey hey
Never knew I could love someone 'til you came into my life
Now you're here and I don't want you to go
Need you oh so much
You mean so much to me
True, you're my heart and soul
'Cause it's just another day without you baby
just another day, hey hey
'Cause it's just another day without you baby
just another day, hey hey
'Cause it's just another day without you baby
just another day, hey hey
'Cause it's just another day without you baby
just another day, hey hey
I need you now
Than ever before
True, you're my heart and soul
'Cause it's just another day without you baby
just another day, hey hey
'Cause it's just another day without you baby
just another day, hey hey
'Cause it's just another day without you baby
just another day, hey hey
'Cause it's just another day without you baby
just another day, hey hey
Just another day
Just another day
Just another day
Just another day
Just another day
Just another day
Just another day
In this song, Jan Terri expresses her feelings towards two different men. One says he loves her and needs her, but Terri clarifies that she doesn't truly love or need him. Instead, the one she can't stop thinking about is the other man who has turned her life around and brought her from sadness to happiness. She can't live without him and proclaims that he is her heart and soul.
The chorus of the song repeats the phrase "just another day without you baby" several times, conveying Terri's sadness and longing for this special person who has captured her heart. It is clear from the lyrics that this person is important to her, and she is not complete without them.
Line by Line Meaning
Tells me that he loves me
Speaks the words of endearment, telling me that he holds affection for me
Tells me that he needs me
Conveys the message of dependence, telling me that he requires my presence
Wants me all the time
Desires me consistently, every moment of every day
Don't really love him
Do not actually hold any feelings of romantic love for him
I don't really need him
I do not rely on him as an essential component of my life
It's you on my mind
Thoughts of you are constantly occupying my thinking
'Cause it's just another day without you baby
just another day, hey hey
It is just an ordinary day without the presence of my beloved
There were times when i thought you knew
There were instances where I believed you were aware of my affection towards you
Turned my life around
Brought positive change to my otherwise mundane existence
Changed me from sad to happy
Transformed me from a state of misery and despair to one of joy and contentment
Now it's you always on my mind
Currently, thoughts of you take up most of the space in my thinking
You know I can't live without you
You are aware that I require your presence in my life for survival
True, you're my heart and soul
Indisputably, you hold a significant place in my romantic and emotional affairs
Never knew I could love someone 'til you came into my life
I was unaware that it was possible for me to feel romantic love until the moment that you entered my life
Now you're here and I don't want you to go
Presently, you are a part of my existence, and I do not wish for a separation from you
Need you oh so much
I require your presence to a significant degree
You mean so much to me
You hold a considerable amount of importance in my life
I need you now
Than ever before
I require you at this moment more than I have ever required you before
Just another day
It is simply another typical day
Contributed by London B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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Benedicta tu in mulieribus
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Ventris tuae, Jesus
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