Kellie Pickler had a difficult upbringing. The Tough Songfacts explains that Kellie was raised by her grandparents, after her mother abandoned her and her alcoholic father spent time in and out of jail. The 21-year-old Pickler auditioned for American Idol in the fall of 2005 in Greensboro, North Carolina. She sang both Kelly Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone" and Martina McBride's "A Broken Wing". The judges unanimously sent her to Hollywood. Pickler advanced through the semi-finalist rounds in February and March, reaching the Top 12 On March 9.
Pickler gained attention on the show by saying (for example) that she had never performed before real audiences, pronouncing "salmon" as "sal-mon", and confusing "minx" with "mink ". She was compared to Jessica Simpson in a March 27 story in US Weekly magazine entitled "Kellie: The Next Jessica Simpson", due to her "sweet southern style and ditzy demeanor." Various Internet blogs alleged that Pickler was merely putting on an act in order to win votes. Host Ryan Seacrest asked Pickler about the allegations during the April 4 broadcast, and she denied the claims. On April 19, Pickler and contestant Taylor Hicks became the only contestants among the rest of the Top 6 to never be in the bottom 3. That changed on April 26 when she was in the bottom 2 and then eliminated. Due to time constraints, her exit performance was not aired on the show, which happened to be the first time of its kind in American Idol history. However, when Kellie was interviewed by Extra, they showed her exit performance for the first time.
She returned in the finale in a pre-taped segment called "Puck 'n Pickler", featuring her and Wolfgang Puck at a restaurant discussing foods. It has scenes of Pickler mispronouncing Shanghai, her use of sarcasm, and her reaction to lobsters.
Fate played the straight man, and since then she's never looked back.
On September 30, 2008 Kellie released her 2nd studio album. It was self-titled because she felt she had more to do with the making of it therefore it reflected her as an artist better than her first album. The self-titled album has yielded 4 singles: "Don't You Know You're Beautiful" which peaked at #21, "Best Days of Your Life" at #9 (This was her first top 10), "Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You" at #14, and "Makin' Me Fall In Love Again".
Songfacts states that "Tough," Kellie Pickler's first single from her third album is a female anthem, which finds the song's narrator declaring that while she is just a regular girl, she has been able to overcome challenges in her life by staying tough. The song was released on June 13, 2011.
My Angel
Kellie Pickler Lyrics
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I'd get off the bus and I'd run down
That old dirt road where you were waiting for me
On the front porch in that blue swing
You'd be smiling and we would sing
Amazing Grace and Jesus Loves Me
You were like my mother
You were everything I want to be
And all the good inside of me
There's never been
Never been another
That loved me like you did
My grandmother, my angel
Even though I can't touch your face
I feel you with me every day
I wish you could see all my dreams coming true
When I get lost I close my eyes
And I feel you shining down so bright
I feel you shining down on me
You were like my mother
You were my best friend
You were everything I want to be
And all the good inside of me
There's never been
Never been another
That loved me like you did
My grandmother, my angel
You were like my mother
You were my best friend
You were everything I want to be
And all the good inside of me
There's never been
Never been another
That loved me like you did
My grandmother, my angel
My angel
Kellie Pickler's song "My Angel" is a poignant tribute to the singer's grandmother who passed away. The lyrics capture the deep emotional bond between the singer and her grandmother. The song begins by describing a routine the singer had with her grandmother - meeting her on the front porch in a blue swing to sing Amazing Grace and Jesus Loves Me. This everyday ritual suggests that the grandmother was a constant in the singer's life, providing support and guidance. The lyrics go on to describe the grandmother as a mother figure, best friend, and role model, in whom the singer saw all the good she wanted to be.
The loss of her grandmother is still felt deeply as evidenced by the line "Even though I can't touch your face, I feel you with me every day". The singer imagines her grandmother looking down from heaven, watching her dreams come true. This imagery is a powerful representation of how deep the bond between them was and how much the grandmother meant to the singer. The chorus is a repetition of the sentiment that the grandmother's love was unique and irreplaceable - "There's never been, never been another, That loved me like you did, My grandmother, my angel".
The song has a slow and melancholic melody, and the lyrics are simple and heartfelt. Together they create a moving tribute to a loved one who has passed away. One can easily relate to the emotions it captures, making it a powerful piece of music.
Line by Line Meaning
Every day when school got out
After school, I would run towards my grandmother's home every day.
I'd get off the bus and I'd run down
As soon as I got off the bus, I would start running to meet my grandmother.
That old dirt road where you were waiting for me
My grandmother used to wait for me on the old dirt road near her house.
On the front porch in that blue swing
My grandmother would always be sitting on the front porch, swinging on that blue chair.
You'd be smiling and we would sing
Every time I met my grandmother, she would smile and we would sing together.
Amazing Grace and Jesus Loves Me
We would sing songs like Amazing Grace and Jesus Loves Me together.
You were like my mother
My grandmother played the role of a mother in my life.
You were my best friend
Apart from being a mother figure, my grandmother was also my best friend.
You were everything I want to be
I always looked up to my grandmother and wanted to be like her in every aspect of my life.
And all the good inside of me
I inherited all my good qualities from my grandmother.
There's never been
No one in this world could ever love me like she did.
Never been another
There was no one like her in this world.
That loved me like you did
No one could ever match the unconditional love my grandmother had for me.
Even though I can't touch your face
Though I can't see you anymore or touch your face, I feel your presence with me always.
I feel you with me every day
I feel that my grandmother is with me, even though she is no longer physically present.
I wish you could see all my dreams coming true
I wish my grandmother could see all the great things happening in my life.
When I get lost I close my eyes
Whenever I am lost or in a bad place, I close my eyes and feel the uplifting presence of my grandmother around me.
And I feel you shining down so bright
I feel that my grandmother is shining down on me with an angelic light.
You were everything I want to be
Once again, I emphasize on how I always want to be like my grandmother.
And all the good inside of me
I feel like the good in me comes from my grandmother's influence and teachings.
My angel
I call my grandmother my angel because she is always watching over me from above.
Lyrics © Kanjian Music, Universal Music Publishing Group, PICKLE BUTT PUBLISHING, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: AIMEE MAYO, CHRIS LINDSEY, KELLIE PICKLER
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