LAM has gained a large and loyal following all over the world, from the USA to Europe to Latin America (where the live band has toured extensively), and beyond. LAM has headlined and co-headlined concerts and major festivals with bands like The Cure, Green Day, HIM (HIM has cited LAM a favorite artist), Rammstein, Soft Cell and many more. LAM has performed to crowds of over 30,000 people as headliner and co-headliner on major music festivals around the world. However, London After Midnight maintains a strong underground and independent "personality" despite being a top seller (charting in the top 10 and top 20 German DAC, and other European independent charts, with each of 4 CDs released) and a major draw at music festivals year after year.
Songwriter, instrumentalist, producer and founder Sean Brennan is known for his strong stances in favor of animal rights, pro-environmental and human rights issues, anti-corporate control of media, and support for progressive and liberal political and social causes. Whatever the approach or subject matter, the music of London After Midnight is deeply touching, powerful, socially aware, romantic, emotional, disturbing, haunting, moving, and often exhibits a morbid wit with its sardonic humor (listen to the tongue-in-cheek "Your Best Nightmare" and try not to think of an Edward Gorey story).
LAM is all this, while at the same time appealing to a wide variety of people. There really is no classification that fits London After Midnight (despite LAM's "dark" image) because the music is so varied and the lyrical content (and even LAM's personality and causes) are unique and uncommon in today's music scene (often breaking boundaries- much to the outrage of people who live and die by genre labels). Sean Brennan shuns all labels (as any artist worth their salt will do) and the music he creates can really only be classified as "London After Midnight".
From 2015-2019 LAM headlined major festivals around the world, including Wave Gotik Treffen multiple times, and many other events. In 2019 Sean Brennan started his own record label, Darkride Records, and released "Selected Scenes from the End of the World: 9119", the original 1991 album remixed from the original master tapes (it is NOT A REMASTER- it's completely remixed from the multi-track master tapes). This new mix restored missing audio tracks and includes a never before released song from the 1991 sessions. Darkride Records released the "Oddities Too", similar in theme to the 1998 album "Oddities" with unreleased music, new music and much more. The all new un-named LAM album and a complete remix of "Psycho Magnet", remixed from the original master tapes, is also underway.
Main discography:
-Selected Scenes from the End of the World, 1995 CD (originally released as a cassette in 1991)
-Psycho Magnet, 1995 cassette, 1996 CD
-Oddities, 1998 cassette, 1998 CD
-Violent Acts of Beauty, 2007 CD
-Selected Scenes from the End of the World: 9119, 2019 CD (remixed from original multi-track master tapes)
- Live From Isolation, 2021 CD.
- Oddities Too, 2022 CD
Permanent line-up:
Sean Brennan: music, lyrics, vocals, most of the instruments.
Current live line-up:
Jeremy Kohnmann: guitar
Michael Areklett: bass
Pete Pace: drums.
Sally's Song (Nightmare Before
London After Midnight Lyrics
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That feels like tragedy's at hand
And though I'd like to stand by him
Can't shake this feeling that I have
The worst is just around the bend
And does she notice
My feelings for her?
And can she see?
I think it's not to be
What will become of my dear friend?
Where will his actions lead us then?
Although I'd like to join the crowd
In their enthusiastic cloud
Try as I may
It doesn't last
And will we ever
End up together?
No I think not
It's never to become
For I am not the one
The lyrics to London After Midnight's "Sally's Song" from the Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack are written from the perspective of Jack Skellington's unrequited love interest, Sally. Throughout the song, Sally expresses her apprehension and concern for Jack's increasingly dangerous and reckless behavior. She feels a sense of impending doom and a feeling of helplessness to stop it. She wants to stand by Jack and join the excitement of their community, but her instincts tell her that something terrible is about to happen.
Sally also reveals her feelings for Jack, wondering if he notices or reciprocates them. She acknowledges that they will likely never be together, as she is not the one for him. The lyrics capture the bittersweet longing and heartbreak that come with unrequited love, as well as the conflicting emotions of wanting to be near someone while also knowing they may not be good for you.
Line by Line Meaning
I sense there's something in the wind
I have a feeling that something bad is going to happen
That feels like tragedy's at hand
I have a sense of impending doom
And though I'd like to stand by him
I want to support my friend
Can't shake this feeling that I have
But I can't ignore this bad feeling
The worst is just around the bend
I believe the worst is yet to come
And does she notice
I wonder if she realizes
My feelings for her?
That I have feelings for her?
And can she see?
Does she see
How much she means to me
How important she is to me
I think it's not to be
Unfortunately, I don't think it will happen
What will become of my dear friend?
What will happen to my friend?
Where will his actions lead us then?
What will be the consequences of his actions?
Although I'd like to join the crowd
Even though I wish I could fit in
In their enthusiastic cloud
With their excitement and happiness
Try as I may
I try, but
It doesn't last
I can't seem to maintain that feeling
And will we ever
Will we someday
End up together?
Be together?
No I think not
Unfortunately, I don't think so
It's never to become
It's not meant to be
For I am not the one
Because I'm not the right person for her
Contributed by Charlie M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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Merenwen of Dorthion
Everyone will know this...Danke
BeSt Müslirygiel 💜🖤
Ich liebe dieses Lied und die Stimme von LAM (Sean). Auch wenn ich meine, da immer eine Interpretation frei nach Anna-Varney Cantodea (♥️) herauszuhören - verrückt, was? 😉
Mary Carmen Hernandez Ceron
Esta hermosa TTuTT, me encanto esta interpretacion!!
Alternativo
Perfeito...
Alfonso Rodríguez Nieto
Me gusta más esta versión que la original!
Halloween Spirit 🎃
A mí me gustan todas! 😅
Desde la original cantada por Catherine O'Hara, esta, Fiona Apple, Amy Lee, Helena Bonham Carter, y Billie Eilish
Alfonso Rodríguez Nieto
@Halloween Spirit 🎃 correcto y no son malas versiones la de Billie eilish jamás la escuché , lo haré para ver qué tal aunque de todas las versiones me sig quedando con esta ✌🏻
marcelo rodrigo
hermosa cancioj ya vamos preparando halloween
Noxx
Bella :')!