Doiron started playing guitar (later switching to bass) in Eric's Trip at age 18, having joined the band under the insistence of her then-boyfriend, Rick White, also of Eric's Trip. Shortly before the band's break-up in 1996, she released a solo album under the name Broken Girl, which followed two previous 7" EPs under that name. All of her subsequent material, however, has been released under her own name.
In 1999, Doiron recorded an album with the Ottawa band Wooden Stars, the first time she had worked with a band since the end of Eric's Trip. She was honoured with a Juno Award for Julie Doiron and the Wooden Stars in March of 2000. She has also appeared as a guest musician on albums by The Tragically Hip, Gordon Downie and Herman Düne, and has also released a split record co-credited to the alternative country band Okkervil River.
Although most of her solo material has been written and performed in English, she has also released an album of French language material, Désormais.
Apart from her musical career, Doiron is an avid photographer, having published a book of her photographs entitled The Longest Winter with words by Ottawa writer Ian Roy. She often does her own promotional photos and cover artwork along with her husband, painter Jon Claytor.
Consolation Prize
Julie Doiron Lyrics
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For having to survive, having to survive
Every night following the end
Having to survive, and now you are just friends
And people insisted on telling you
What a great couple you had been
They insisted on telling you over again
With thoughts of maybe seeing you again
You walk through the wind, through the (?)
And now you're just a tired young man
And people insisted on telling you
What a great couple you had been
They insisted on telling you over again
(Look out, look out!)
You got the heart consolation prize
For having to survive, having to survive
Every night following the end
Having to survive, and now you are just friends
And people insisted on telling you
What a great couple you had been
They insisted on telling you over and over and over again
The song "Consolation Prize" by Julie Doiron expresses the feeling of loss and the pain that comes with the end of a relationship. The singer talks about the heart consolation prize, that you get for having to survive the aftermath of the breakup. The consolation prize is something that you get for your effort and your strength to keep going on with your life, even if you have lost something that was very important to you.
The chorus of the song repeats the phrase "having to survive" to highlight the difficulty of moving on and starting anew after a breakup. The singer talks about how people keep insisting on telling you what a great couple you had been, as if it's supposed to make you feel better or help you move on, but it only serves to remind you of what you have lost.
The beautiful melody of the song and the simplicity of the lyrics make "Consolation Prize" a touching and relatable expression of heartbreak and the resilience needed to overcome it.
Line by Line Meaning
You got the heart consolation prize
You were awarded the consolation prize of holding on despite the difficulties you went through
For having to survive, having to survive
You had to endure and keep going, night after night
Every night following the end
After the relationship ended, you had to keep going day after day, despite your broken heart
Having to survive, and now you are just friends
You managed to move on, but only after enduring the pain and now you and your ex are just friends
And people insisted on telling you
People couldn't help but remind you
What a great couple you had been
Of how you both were the perfect couple once upon a time
They insisted on telling you over again
And they kept repeating it, probably trying to rekindle the romance
You walk through the wind, you walk (?)
You walk through the metaphorical wind, through hardships and uncertainty
With thoughts of maybe seeing you again
But with the hope that maybe you might cross paths again
And now you're just a tired young man
You're left with exhaustion and fatigue from trying to move on
(Look out, look out!)
This is seemingly a warning for caution, probably to remind you that moving on comes with its own challenges
They insisted on telling you over and over and over again
The people around you just couldn't resist reminiscing about your relationship, over and over, regardless of how you felt about it
Contributed by Tristan O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@LXIX.
2019! Masterpiece
@7sshare
What a great song
@paulhs9845
Julie Doiron has to be the most underrated Canadian artist I can think of (and I hate myself for having to make the "most underrated" statement about anyone/anything but....goddamn.) She's very authentic & true. Love her.
@dankweed4830
This is great
@magnus8306
wow, this is amazing music! Very avante-gard
@Frtt2011
excellent
@MorganDC420
This was free on iTunes way back, that’s how I know it
@Userunkonw5
You got the heart consolation prize
For having to survive, having to survive
Every night following the end
Having to survive, and now you are just friends
And people insisted on telling you
What a great couple you had been
They insisted on telling you over again
You walk through the wind, you walk (?)
With thoughts of maybe seeing you again
You walk through the wind, through the (?)
And now you're just a tired young man
And people insisted on telling you
What a great couple you had been
They insisted on telling you over again
(Look out, look out!)
You got the heart consolation prize
For having to survive, having to survive
Every night following the end
Having to survive, and now you are just friends
And people insisted on telling you
What a great couple you had been
They insisted on telling you over and over and over again
@chriszablocki2460
Drugs. It's the correct answer.
@perditachavez
seriously no comments ?? JULIE U ROCK !