Growing up in Harrow, London, Nash first became interested in music during her childhood when she learned to play the piano. She attended St. John Fisher school and moved on to the St. Joan of Arc School in Rickmansworth. Her talents were harnessed further when she wrote songs for her GCSE in Music and her time studying at the BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology in Croydon, South London. However, her first love was acting and so in 2005 she made moves to start a career in acting by auditioning at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and was rejected. After her rejection she fell down a flight of stairs, breaking her foot. During her recovery Nash was unable to go anywhere and found solace in song writing. She began to write some new songs, finished old ones and decided that she would book herself a gig at a local bar to showcase her songs. From this experience she decided to start a career in music.
Nash's early live performances saw her play a number of cover versions. After a few gigs, Nash uploaded her music to the popular website MySpace. Her music soon began to receive support from users of the site and Nash found herself a manager, proceeding to look for producers.
Fellow MySpace star Lily Allen has stated that she believes Nash is the "next big thing", and she has also garnered support from publications such as Vogue and NME, the latter dubbing her as "chavtronica". Nash has been compared to Lily Allen, because of their storytelling lyrics, the dry sense of humour that fuels their songs as well as distinctive London accents. Some people have commented that Nash sounds like Catherine Tate when she sings. Others have compared some of her songs to music by Regina Spektor.
Nash has stated that her biggest influence has been Regina Spektor and has an extensive list of influences on her myspace page. Some of her influences include, "London, punk, Bored Teenagers and John Cooper Clarke".
Nash's début release was a double-A side single released through independent record label Moshi Moshi in February 2007. The release was limited to 1000 copies and was available on only 7" vinyl. The first A-side, "Caroline's a Victim", is a synth-fuelled song about Nash's friend Caroline. A video for the song was released and received notable airplay on MTV2. The video, directed by Kinga Burza, featured Nash playing a variety of instruments at the same time that "Caroline" sits in her room "playing killer beats", taking photographs, trying on different outfits and sitting at her computer checking a social networking website.
The second A-side to the single was "Birds", an acoustic number that tells the story of a boy's inept attempts to try and explain to his girlfriend how he feels about her, all the while the girl remains despondent about the situation.
During the promotion for "Caroline's a Victim"/"Birds", Nash supported Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly on his national tour before embarking on her own headlining tour, which took her around the UK.
In April 2007, Nash was signed to the Polydor offshoot Fiction Records. A month later, Nash was mocked through a parody of her song, "Caroline's a Victim" entitled "LDN Is A Victim". The song mocked Nash and Lily Allen, amongst others, for singing in a Cockney-drawl, despite their privileged backgrounds.
Nash's second single and first through Fiction Records, "Foundations", which she co-wrote with producer Paul Epworth, was released on June 25, 2007 and reached number two in the official UK Singles Chart.
Following "Foundations", Fiction announced plans to bring forward the release of Nash's debut album to August 6, 2007. The album, Made of Bricks, produced by Paul Epworth, included many of the tracks she had been performing on her two nationwide tours. The album was leaked to filesharing networks days before its commercial release, and has received mixed reviews, The Independent describing it as being in "pole position for worst album of the year." The album reached number 1 in the UK charts.
During mid-2007, Nash performed at numerous festivals including Wireless Festival, Bestival, the Electric Gardens, Glastonbury, Latitude, Reading and Leeds, Oxegen and T in the Park. She made her official TV performance debut on Later with Jools Holland.
Nash features on rapper Kano's album London Town, in a song titled "Me & My Microphone". She is also featured in the song "Look What You've Done" from Lethal Bizzle's latest album, Back To Bizznizz.
Regarding the recording of a new album, Nash told NME that she had been inspired by The Supremes and has written a song called "Cat Song" in their honour. She is also set to release a duet single with Billy Bragg, a cover of The Shangri-Las "Give Storey A Great Big Kiss".
On 20 February 2008 she received a BRIT award for Best Female artist.
In April 2010 she released her sophomore album in 'My Best Friend Is You". With the singles "Do-Wah-Doo" and "Kiss that Grrrl" following close behind.
We Get On
Kate Nash Lyrics
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Ain't good enough for me
But asking for your telephone number
Seems highly inappropriate
Seeing as I can't, you don't say hi and you walk by
And that time you shook my hand, it felt so nice
I swear I've never felt this way about any other guy
I conducted a plan to bump into you most accidentally
But I was walking along and I bumped into you
Much more heavily than I'd originally planned
It was well embarrassing
And I think you thought that I was a bit of a twat
I just think that we'd get on
Oh, I wish I could tell you face to face
Instead of singing this stupid song
But yeah, I just think that we might get on
So, I went to that party
Everyone, they're kind of arty
And I was wearing this dress
'Cause I wanted to impress
But I wasn't sure if I looked my best
'Cause I was so nervous
But I carried on regardless
Strutting through each room trying to find you
And when I saw you kissing that girl
My heart, it shattered and my eyes, they watered
And when I tried to speak, I stuttered
And my friends were like, "Whatever
You'll find someone better
His eyes are way to close together
And we never even liked him from the start
And now he's with that tart
And I heard she done some really nasty stuff
Down in the park with Michael"
"He said she's easy
And if your guy's with someone that's sleazy
Then he ain't worth your time
'Cause you deserve a real nice guy"
So, I proceeded to get drunk and to cry
Locked myself in the toilets for the entire night
Saturday night, I watched Channel 5
I particularly liked CSI
I don't ever dream about you and me
I don't ever make up stuff about us
That would because that's insanity
I don't ever drive by your house
To see if you're in
I don't even have an opinion
On that tramp that you are still seeing
I don't know your timetable
I don't know your face of by heart
But I must admit that there's still a part of me
That thinks we might get on
That we could get on, that we should get on
In "We Get On," Kate Nash expresses her feelings towards a guy she has a crush on. Simply knowing that he exists isn't enough for her, but at the same time, she feels that asking for his phone number would be inappropriate. She tries to accidentally bump into him but ends up embarrassing herself in front of him. She later goes to a party to try and find him, but she sees him kissing another girl and ends up heartbroken. As her friends try to console her, she realizes that there's still a part of her that thinks they could get on.
The song reflects the inner turmoil and anxiety that can arise from having a crush on someone. Nash's lyrics capture the intensity of unrequited feelings, the fear of rejection, and the hope that something might still develop between them. The song also showcases Nash's unique sound, blending elements of pop, rock, and punk to create a distinctive style.
Line by Line Meaning
Simply, knowing you exist
Just knowing that you exist is not enough for me
Ain't good enough for me
It's not satisfactory for me
But asking for your telephone number
Asking for your phone number
Seems highly inappropriate
Seems like it wouldn't be appropriate
Seeing as I can't, you don't say hi and you walk by
Since I can't talk to you, you don't acknowledge me and walk by
And that time you shook my hand, it felt so nice
When you shook my hand that one time, it felt really good
I swear I've never felt this way about any other guy
I really feel something special for you that I've never felt for anyone else
And I don't usually notice people's eyes but
I don't typically pay attention to people's eyes, but
I conducted a plan to bump into you most accidentally
I planned to accidentally bump into you
But I was walking along and I bumped into you
I was walking and accidentally bumped into you
Much more heavily than I'd originally planned
I bumped into you more forcefully than I intended to
It was well embarrassing
It was really embarrassing
And I think you thought that I was a bit of a twat
I think you thought I was foolish or stupid
I just think that we'd get on
I have a feeling that we would have a good connection
Oh, I wish I could tell you face to face
I wish I could tell you in person
Instead of singing this stupid song
Instead of expressing myself through this song
But yeah, I just think that we might get on
But I really do believe that we could have a good relationship
So, I went to that party
So, I went to a party
Everyone, they're kind of arty
Everyone at the party was artistic in some way
And I was wearing this dress
And I was wearing a particular dress
'Cause I wanted to impress
Because I wanted to make a good impression
But I wasn't sure if I looked my best
But I didn't know if I looked my best
'Cause I was so nervous
Because I was very nervous
But I carried on regardless
But I kept going anyway
Strutting through each room trying to find you
I strutted through each room, trying to find you
And when I saw you kissing that girl
And when I saw you kissing that other girl
My heart, it shattered and my eyes, they watered
It broke my heart and made me cry
And when I tried to speak, I stuttered
And when I tried to talk, I stumbled over my words
And my friends were like, 'Whatever
And my friends didn't care
You'll find someone better
You'll find somebody else who's better for you
His eyes are way too close together
He has close-set eyes
And we never even liked him from the start
And we didn't even like him from the beginning
And now he's with that tart
And now he's with that woman of loose morals
And I heard she done some really nasty stuff
And I heard she did some unpleasant things
Down in the park with Michael
In the park, with another man named Michael
'He said she's easy
He said she's promiscuous
And if your guy's with someone that's sleazy
And if the person you're interested in is with someone of questionable character
Then he ain't worth your time
Then he's not worth your time
'Cause you deserve a real nice guy
Because you deserve a good man
So, I proceeded to get drunk and to cry
So, I got drunk and cried
Locked myself in the toilets for the entire night
I locked myself in the bathroom for the whole night
Saturday night, I watched Channel 5
On Saturday night, I watched Channel 5
I particularly liked CSI
I enjoyed watching CSI
I don't ever dream about you and me
I've never dreamed about us together
I don't ever make up stuff about us
I don't ever imagine scenarios between us
That would because that's insanity
Doing that would be insane
I don't ever drive by your house
I've never driven by your house
To see if you're in
To see if you're there
I don't even have an opinion
I don't even have a view or opinion
On that tramp that you are still seeing
On that woman of loose morals that you are still seeing
I don't know your timetable
I don't know your schedule
I don't know your face of by heart
I don't know your face by heart
But I must admit that there's still a part of me
But I have to admit that I still feel
That thinks we might get on
That we could have a good connection
That we could get on, that we should get on
That we could, and should, have a good relationship
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: KATE MARIE NASH
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@annaleisbeth
"and when i saw you kissing that girl, my heart it shattered, my eyes they watered, and when i tried to speak out i stu-uttered" i started crying when i heard that! so good song!
@spithotMMG
honestly one of the best songs ever
@hassanfarooq6347
Agreed.
@Dropthebeatonit
TOTALLY AGREE
@martinadevine5829
I don't even have an opinion on that TRAMP that you are still seein'...
@meghanquinn1641
the most relatable song
@giusigurl7971
forgot how much i love this album <3
@maryj.4633
I sing the part “i dont ever drive by your house...” out loud, it feels so good, and i cant imagine what ppl think when they hear it lmao
@88mulder
The second half of the song makes my eyes wet each time. love her
@francisgayvore6770
this song fucking moves me and makes me cry alot. i cant fucking fathom having friends that cared about me this much.