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
Girl Like Me
Ladyhawke Lyrics
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I’m gonna shin myself before your innocent eyes
You’re ready now to forget what we have
You’d better seal it tight before the memories go bad
Between devil in the deep blue sea
I saw you dancing with a girl like me
I watched in silence as you held her hands
For a girl like me [2x]
It’s getting late and I pretend not to see
I’m planning my move in, just you sounded creepy
I I I I I I I I I heard you’re leaving and I’ll never know why
Between devil in the deep blue sea
I saw you dancing with a girl like me
I watched in silence as you held her hands
It’s all down the river for a girl like me
For a girl like me [2x]
I I I I I I I I I heard you’re leaving and I’ll never know why
Between devil in the deep blue sea
I saw you dancing with a girl like me
I watched in silence as you held her hands
It’s all down the river for a girl like me
For a girl like me [2x]
"Girl Like Me" by Ladyhawke is an upbeat song with an underlying sense of sadness and hesitation. The song is about a girl who is interested in a guy but is hesitant to make a move because she is unsure of his feelings towards her. The lyrics suggest that the guy might be ready to move on from their relationship and the girl is left feeling helpless and confused. The lines "I’m on a high and I don’t even know why, I’m gonna shin myself before your innocent eyes" suggest that the girl is trying to seem confident and desirable in front of the guy, but is not truly confident in her own worth. The lines "You’d better seal it tight before the memories go bad," suggest that the guy needs to make a decision about their relationship before it's too late, and before the good memories are tainted with regret.
The chorus, "Between the devil in the deep blue sea, I saw you dancing with a girl like me, I watched in silence as you held her hands, it’s all down the river for a girl like me," brings to mind the phrase "caught between a rock and a hard place." The girl feels trapped between the devil (representing the guy who may not feel the same way she does) and the deep blue sea (representing her own uncertainty and fear). The line "it’s all down the river for a girl like me," suggests that the girl feels like she's headed toward a depressing and uncertain future, and that she may not be able to change her path.
Overall, "Girl Like Me" is a powerful and relatable song that speaks to the difficult emotions that come with unrequited or fading love.
Line by Line Meaning
I’m on a high and I don’t even know why
I'm feeling elevated but unsure why.
I’m gonna shin myself before your innocent eyes
I will expose or reveal myself to you in a vulnerable way.
You’re ready now to forget what we have
You're prepared to let go of our relationship.
You’d better seal it tight before the memories go bad
You should preserve our relationship memories before they turn sour.
Between devil in the deep blue sea
Caught between two difficult choices.
I saw you dancing with a girl like me
I witnessed you dancing with someone similar to me.
I watched in silence as you held her hands
I observed quietly as you held her hands.
It’s all down the river for a girl like me
It's all going downhill for someone like me.
It’s getting late and I pretend not to see
It's becoming late and I choose to ignore what I see.
I’m planning my move in, just you sounded creepy
I'm preparing to make a move, but something doesn't feel right about it.
I I I I I I I I I heard you’re leaving and I’ll never know why
I'm devastated to hear you're leaving and I won't understand the reason.
It’s all down the river for a girl like me
It's heading towards disaster for someone like me.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: OLLIEE DULCIE, SUNNY BROWN, BLUE BROWN, NIK POTTS
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