Born with Asperger's Syndrome, Pip Brown came from a musical family, with her mother being a singer-guitarist and her stepfather, a jazz drummer. During her childhood, various illnesses and allergies kept her in and out of the hospital. At age 10 she contracted erysipeloid, a disease that is common in seagulls but had not been seen in humans in New Zealand for 20 years. Her allergies to antibiotics, penicillin, and antihistamines greatly complicated treatment efforts and had put her in a coma and she came close to dying.
While attending Chanel College, she played in several grunge bands. After high school, Brown moved from Masterton to Wellington and formed in 2001 the hard rock band Two Lane Blacktop with some friends, playing lead guitar. Brown relocated to Melbourne, Australia after Two Lane Blacktop parted ways in late 2003, when their lead singer and drummer quit the band.
In Melbourne she met Nick Littlemore of Pnau (and later Empire of the Sun), formed the duo Teenager and moved together to Sydney. In 2006 Brown decided to leave Teenager to focus on a personal project she had been developing for sometime, a persona she had dubbed "Ladyhawke", inspired by the Richard Donner film from 1985 with the same name.
In 20 September 2008, her debut album Ladyhawke was released on Modular and gained mostly positive reviews. The album peaked at #16 at UK Albums Chart, #16 Australian Albums Chart, #41 at U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers, #62 at European Top 100 Albums, #1 at New Zealand Albums Chart. Ladyhawke ranked #23 on MusicOMH Best Albums of 2008.
She released five singles from the debut album: "Back of the Van" (1 April 2008, re-released in 18 May 2009; #93 UK), "Paris Is Burning" (6 July 2008, re-released in 2 March 2009; #47 UK, #52 AUS, #40 NZ), "Dusk Till Dawn" (8 September 2008; #78 UK), "My Delirium" (8 December 2008; #33 UK, #8 AUS, #9 NZ) and "Magic" (28 September 2009; #31 NZ).
In 2008 Pip Brown collaborated with the Australian band Pnau on the song "Embrace".
In 2009 Ladyhawke won five awards (Album of the Year, Best Dance/Electronica album, Single of the Year for "My Delirium", International Achievement Award, Best Female Solo Artist, Breakthrough Artist of the Year) and was nominated for People's Choice Award at New Zealand Music Awards. In the same year she was nominated for Best Solo Artist at NME Awards, Best Kiwi & Independent Spirit at MTV Australia Awards and for six categories on ARIA Music Awards 2009 (she won two of them: Breakthrough Artist – album for "Ladyhawke" and Breakthrough Artist – single for "My Delirium"). Ladyhawke was also nominated for International Female Solo Artist at Brit Awards 2010.
In 4 May 2010, Ladyhawke released a digital live EP entitled iTunes Live from SoHo. Currently she is writing material for a second album.
Official site: http://www.ladyhawkemusic.com
Blue Eyes
Ladyhawke Lyrics
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And never ever do it again
Balance out all the love that you saved
You will need it to the bitter end
And now that you realize
You’ve seen it in my blue eyes, my blue eyes
There’s nothing more I can do but sing you:
La-la la-la-la la-la-la-la la-la-la, la-la-la-la la-la-la
Make your run, make a fool of yourself
You’re an accident that’s waiting to happen
Life’s so short, so forget all the past
It’ll be there till the bitter end
And now that you realize
You’ve seen it in my blue eyes, my blue eyes
There’s nothing more I can do but sing you:
La-la la-la-la la-la-la-la la-la-la, la-la-la-la la-la-la
La-la la-la-la la-la-la-la la-la-la, la-la-la-la la-la-la
La-la la-la-la la-la-la-la la-la-la, la-la-la-la la-la-la
La-la la-la-la la-la-la-la la-la-la, la-la-la-la la-la-la
And now that you realize
You’ve seen it in my blue eyes, my blue eyes
There’s nothing more I can do but sing you:
La-la la-la-la la-la-la-la la-la-la, la-la-la-la la-la-la
La-la la-la-la la-la-la-la la-la-la, la-la-la-la la-la-la
La-la la-la-la la-la-la-la la-la-la, la-la-la-la la-la-la
La-la la-la-la la-la-la-la la-la-la, la-la-la-la la-la-la
The lyrics to Ladyhawke's song "Blue Eyes" seem to be about leaving behind past mistakes and focusing on the present and future. The opening verse encourages the listener to let go of the mess they've made and move forward without repeating those same mistakes. The next verse advises the listener to make their mark, even if it means making a fool of themselves, because life is short and the past will always be there. Throughout the song, the singer references her "blue eyes" as a symbol of the truth that the listener needs to face.
The chorus reinforces this message, as the singer repeats that the listener has seen the truth in her blue eyes and there's nothing more she can do but sing to them. It's unclear whether the singer is admonishing or comforting the listener, but the repetition of the phrase "la-la la-la-la" feels like a comforting lullaby. The combination of the song's upbeat tempo with the lyrics' somewhat melancholic message creates a bittersweet feeling, as if the singer is acknowledging the difficulties of life but encouraging the listener to keep going nonetheless.
Overall, "Blue Eyes" feels like a song of empowerment that acknowledges the difficulties of life while also encouraging the listener to keep moving forward. It can be interpreted in many different ways, but the central message seems to be one of hope and resilience.
Line by Line Meaning
Leave behind all the mess that you’ve made
Forget the mistakes you've made in the past and move on to start anew.
And never ever do it again
Don't repeat the same errors again.
Balance out all the love that you saved
Find ways to use the love you've saved over time in different situations.
You will need it to the bitter end
This love will be an essential support system to you during tough times.
And now that you realize
Now that you understand this truth,
You’ve seen it in my blue eyes, my blue eyes
You've seen it the singer's eyes - a reflection of emotional depth and intensity.
There’s nothing more I can do but sing you:
At this point, the singer can convey the message only through music.
La-la la-la-la la-la-la-la la-la-la, la-la-la-la la-la-la
The chant represents the emotional and situational intensity of the moment.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Songtrust Ave, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: PHILLIPA BROWN, PASCAL RICHARD MARCEL GABRIEL
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@minecat-anisapria-7965
Anyone else come here because of the Verizon commercial?
I FINALLY found it!!! It took me FOREVER to find the correct song, because almost every website was getting this song wrong. This song is amazing.
Ohmygosh, Ladyhawke does a cover of White Rabbit by Jefferson Airplane???!!! :O I LOVE THAT SONG!!! :O
And now I'm TOTALLY playing this song in class tomorrow, in the morning. :D
@MegaZiglet
I honestly can't get enough of this song. The music is just plain fun. Rock on, baby!
@twanhoward
Track is awesome and well produced!!!! And the lyrics are very poignant!! I get it!! Wanna hear more!!
@joerich2734
SO catchy, great energy, great spirit & a great song.
I dig Ladyhawke!
@jaykboy
Awesome work Ladyhawke...... Love it!!
@isobel722
hey this is great!! was not expecting this, not a massive fan of her debut but I'm excited now!
@TheDbduece
like this..unlike other snippets used for commercials, this song keeps its steam up throughout from start to finish
@joemarsden68
Whenever I hear this on TV, I start singing out loud lol
@Mindphaser1
Excellent song & video!
@mirelessalazarjaime5812
Great video... great song... i like it!
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