Knowing Jana Mashonee and her music is an incredible adventure that is worth the listen.
First signed to Curb Records, her single, Ooh, Baby, Baby was picked as Billboard’s single of the week and went on to become a radio and sales success. More than Life followed, selling over a million copies on its own and as part of numerous compilation albums. A controversial version of Led Zeppelin’s epic, Stairway to Heaven, came next, earning her the honor of being the first Native American to top the Billboard dance charts.
Exploring her cultural roots, Jana then released American Indian Story, a brilliant concept album that garnered her a second GRAMMY nomination. The video for the single, The Enlightened Time, won awards at major film festivals around the world as well as a NAMMY for Best Short Form Music Video. Music from the album is featured on the Discovery Channel’s new hit series, Flying Wild Alaska.
Her first book, American Indian Story – The Adventures of Sha’kona, based on the GRAMMY nominated album of the same was also recently completed. The fantasy filled mystery-adventure is the uplifting story of the young heroine, Sha’kona, and her journey of self-discovery and courage. Fans and critics alike have praised this young adult novel for its characters, magic and message.
Jana continued to pay tribute to her heritage with the exquisite, American Indian Christmas, an extraordinary work featuring ten classic Christmas songs sung in ten different Native American languages accompanied by a full orchestra and traditional Native American instruments. A critical and commercial success beyond her wildest imagination, the album won her another NAMMY award.
A soul-stirring collection steeped in R&B and gospel roots, New Moon Born brought Jana back into the mainstream spotlight. She debuted the featured track, an emotional cover of Sam Cooke’s classic, A Change Is Gonna Come, at the American Indian Inaugural Ball for President Obama. This was her second performance for a First Family. She sang at the First Lady’s Luncheon for Laura Bush. The song went on to win her an eighth Native American Music Award for Song of the Year and the video took the Best Music Video prizes at the prestigious Indie Film Festival and at the American Indian Film Festival. In March of 2012 she was named Best Female Vocalist by the Rockwired Music Awards.
In December 2012 she co-headlined a show with Sarah McLachlan at Carnegie Hall for a magical evening.
With all she has going on and with a tour schedule that has brought her to forty nine of the fifty states as well as overseas, Jana has still found time to give back. Her Jana’s Kids Foundation has been helping Native youth achieve their dreams through its programs and scholarship offerings for almost as long as she has been an artist. In recognition of her efforts, Jana was named 2011 Woman of the Year for her philanthropic work.
Jana can also add acting to her resume. This year Jana’s new movie in which she stars in, "Raptor Ranch", debuts and will be released later in the year. Her songs are featured in Raptor Ranch as well as in Crooked Arrow, another feature movie released in theatres across the country in summer of 2012.
Those are the facts, but to find out who Jana Mashonee really is, give a listen to Stay With Me Baby. That will explain better than any words could ever hope to.
Miracle
Jana Mashonee Lyrics
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On an ordinary day
It was quite wonderful
In an extraordinary way
I saw a vagabond
With no shoes upon his feet
He had a top hat on
Even Alice can?t imagine this
It was a miracle
In an ordinary way
It was quite typical
For this extraordinary day
I saw a donkey fly
Right across from where I stood
He made a monkey sigh
Doin? exactly what he should
Even Alice can?t imagine what I?ve seen
And where the river runs wide
The miracle?s alive
And I?m going with the flow (It?s not just in my mind)
And when my eyes become clear
I silence what I hear
And step into the looking glass
The looking glass we all know
It was a miracle
Not an ordinary day
It was quite beautiful
I?ll never let it slip away
I saw a unicorn
Waiting underneath a dream
We watched a new moon born
Knowing it wasn?t what it seemed
Even Alice can?t imagine what I?ve seen
It?s a miracle
You can?t pretend it?s not real
Know it?s a miracle
It?s just something you feel
Know it?s a miracle
Don?t think that you?re crazy
Know it?s a miracle
It?s absolutely so amazing
Jana Mashonee's song “Miracle” is a beautiful track that portrays an extraordinary experience that happens during an ordinary day. In the first verse, the singer shares her wonder when she saw a vagabond with a top hat dancing in the street despite having no shoes on. The image that the singer paints is quite vivid, and she even compares it to something that Alice (from Alice in Wonderland) cannot imagine.
In the second verse, the singer says that she saw a donkey fly right across from where she stood, and he made a monkey sigh while doing what he should. She continues to say that even Alice could not fathom what she had seen. In the third verse, the singer shares that the miracle was so significant that it allowed her to see things that she could not see before. She mentions that she stepped into the looking glass, and she silenced everything she heard to behold amazing sights.
The song's message is that miracles can happen at any time, and they are real experiences that we should appreciate. It encourages listeners not to dismiss the beauty around them and that something extraordinary might just be waiting for them.
Line by Line Meaning
It was a miracle
Something that was incredibly amazing happened
On an ordinary day
This happened on a day just like any other
It was quite wonderful
This event was very special and delightful
In an extraordinary way
The way this miracle happened was unique and exceptional
I saw a vagabond
I observed a wanderer
With no shoes upon his feet
The wanderer had no shoes on
He had a top hat on
Despite wearing no shoes, the wanderer was wearing a fancy top hat
And he was dancin? in the street
The wanderer was dancing joyfully in the middle of the road
Even Alice can?t imagine this
This spectacle is so extraordinary that even a character from Alice in Wonderland couldn't conjure it up
I saw a donkey fly
I saw a donkey soaring through the air
Right across from where I stood
The donkey flew directly across from where I was standing
He made a monkey sigh
Seeing the donkey fly made a monkey watching nearby exhale in amazement
Doin? exactly what he should
The donkey was doing exactly what he was supposed to be doing, even though flying is not usually in a donkey's skill set
Even Alice can?t imagine what I?ve seen
The experience of seeing a flying donkey is so unbelievable that even a character from Alice in Wonderland couldn't dream it up
And where the river runs wide
In a location where the river is broad
The miracle?s alive
The miracle that occurred is still present here
And I?m going with the flow (It?s not just in my mind)
I am letting myself go with the current, knowing that this miracle is not just in my imagination
And when my eyes become clear
When I am truly able to see things for what they are
I silence what I hear
I make an effort to block out the noise and distractions around me
And step into the looking glass
I enter into a world that is beyond the usual reality
The looking glass we all know
This is the kind of world that we all are familiar with through stories like Alice in Wonderland
It was a miracle
Something that was incredibly amazing happened
Not an ordinary day
This day was special in some way
It was quite beautiful
The event was stunning and lovely
I?ll never let it slip away
I will treasure this experience forever and not let it fade from my memory
I saw a unicorn
I saw a mythical creature with a horn on its forehead
Waiting underneath a dream
The unicorn was waiting beneath a dream-like setting
We watched a new moon born
We saw the birth of a new moon
Knowing it wasn?t what it seemed
But we were aware that things weren't as they appeared on the surface
It?s a miracle
Something that was incredibly amazing happened
You can?t pretend it?s not real
This event was so remarkable that it's impossible to deny it actually happened
Know it?s a miracle
Understand that this event was a true miracle
It?s just something you feel
Miracles aren't always explainable, but they are something you can sense and feel
Know it?s a miracle
Acknowledge that this event was indeed a miracle
Don?t think that you?re crazy
Don't doubt your own sanity for experiencing something so unbelievable
It?s absolutely so amazing
This event was undeniably spectacular and unbelievable
Contributed by Henry H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Jonathan
I HOPE SOMEONE IS PROTECTING U AFTER NORMA NORMAN PAULA AND RAYMOND AND RUST
Jonathan
GOSH, JONATHAN IS HURT, AND 40S PAIN
Jonathan
AND NEXT TO THE LAST 90 OF CIRLCLE JANA< SUCH A FLIRT GIGGLES NEXT TO TRINITY TRUTH AND A LOT
Jonathan
I AM SORRY PLEASE FORGIVE ME DD
Jonathan
I will try ways
Jonathan
It is kept GOD
Jonathan
O, NEXT TO PARENTS AND SIBLINGS, I WILL DROP U, I HAVE TO WEEP
Jonathan
I CAN FEEL THE HEARTBEATS NEXT TO MY KNEES LADY
Jonathan
TIME, I COULD USE A KID OR SEVEN THAT GROW UP NEXT TO ANY TREE EVEN OR ADAM OR SETH OR THIS TERRIBLE...I MISS U GULPS
Jonathan
Sit on my face next to Trinity and this JOJO should have been kinder next to FAMILY RUNIONS, U NEXT TO GHT AINT THAT LOST