Lucy was born in London, but was raised in Amsterdam and New York City. She has a very musical background: her British father is a composer and conductor and her New Yorker mother is a musicologist and an opera singer.
Raised on classical and Middle-Eastern music, Lucy studied piano and flute before asking for singing lessons at age 12. She attended a Bronx high school renowned for its music department and made her first recordings singing house music in her friends’ basements. She spent part of each summer in music camp and part in Holland, where she frequently locked herself up in her father’s studio and listened to jazz and old R&B records. At 16 she was accepted into the Manhattan School of Music to study jazz, but after a year decided to learn her songwriting and performing skills on her own. She spent the next few years performing in swing-organ trios, working as a session singer, waiting tables, and singing jazz standards in Greenwich Village restaurants. She started off singing in jazz cafes and singing for tips or dinner. "You sing with a piano player and a tip jar on top of the piano." She said in an interveiw on NZGirl.
In 2003 Lucy signed with Atlantic Records and recorded her debut album While You Can, out of which came the Top 40 hit “Dumb Girls,” produced by Kevin Kadish; other songs on the record were produced by John Shanks at Jim Henson Studios. Although her efforts won her some mainstream notoriety, making slick, radio-ready pop proved artistically unsatisfying for her.
The following year, Lucy was asked by producer friend Jaime Houston to record a version of the big-band tune "It's Oh So Quiet" for the Disney film Ice Princess. The song had originally been recorded by Betty Hutton in 1948 and was subsequently popularized by Björk. Lucy credits it as being a major creative turning point for her, one that inspired much of the writing in her second album.
Lucy began her musical reinvention on her second album, the independently released Lucy Woodward Is... Hot and Bothered (2007), a transitional effort that incorporated R&B grooves and electronic beats, while mining deep-rooted jazz influences. Hot and Bothered was produced by longtime collaborator Itaal Shur and Tim K. . Barnes & Noble named her “Artist of the Month” for August 2008. Released in 2007 on Atlantic, it was initially only available through iTunes, on July 29, 2008 getting a physical release exclusively through Barnes & Noble.
Lucy’s third album, Hooked!, was recorded at Stratosphere Sound in New York and Jim Henson Studios in Hollywood and released on Verve Records in 2010. It was largely produced by Tony Visconti (David Bowie, T-Rex), but included contributions by Justin Stanley (Nikka Costa, Sheryl Crow), Itaal Shur and Tim K. Lucy penned much of the record with songwriters Dan Petty and Michelle Lewis, claiming she had been inspired by the music of Peggy Lee and Django Reinhardt. One song on the album, “Another Woman,” was written for her by longtime inspiration Nellie McKay (also Verve), who is also featured on background vocals.
In 2011, Lucy was asked to tour with Pink Martini after the band’s singer China Forbes had to undergo vocal surgery. Her quick study of Pink Martini’s repertoire of Croatian, Japanese, French, English and Turkish songs did not go unnoticed in the music press. She toured cross-continent with the band for a number of concerts the same year, including performances at the Toronto and Montreal jazz festivals and Ravinia, as well as a three-night stint with the San Francisco Symphony (Donato Cabrera conducting).
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Always Something
Lucy Woodward Lyrics
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In your eyes I see
I don't know but it's something it's something
And it's trippin' me up again
It's like you're here but you're not here
I need to know where
But you won't let me go there
Always telling me it's nothing it's nothing
Of a lover in my best friend
It's not like me to question
Something always gets in between
It twists and it turns
You know that it seems to me
Lately I'm so unsure
I can't put my finger on it on it
Strange feeling ripping at the seams
And I've never heard the sound of my heart breaking
Like this before
Before there was always something
Think back on the days when
We were falling
It was so good then
Never worried 'bout a thing, no nothing
Well it's funny how things change
Now a cold wind is blowin'
And I was hoping it's not the start of a bitter end
Could it be that your something
Is someone else
Only time will tell
I thought I knew me so well
I shouldn't put me through this hell
Something's always getting in between
And it's always rippin' at the seams
Something's always messing with my vision
It's not like me to question
Something always gets in between
It twists and it turns
You know that it seems to me
Lately I'm so unsure
I can't put my finger on it on it
Strange feeling ripping at the seams
And I've never heard the sound of my heart breaking
Like this before
Before there was always something, something
C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, yeah
Before there was always something
Before there was always something
The song "Always Something" by Lucy Woodward is about a relationship that has lost its spark and the uncertainty and confusion that comes with it. The lyrics describe the feeling of being with someone but not feeling fully present, and the frustration of not being able to openly communicate about what is going on. The singer questions whether her partner is seeing someone else and wonders how they went from having a great relationship to feeling so unsure and distant. The line "something always gets in between" is repeated throughout the song, emphasizing the idea that there are always obstacles preventing them from being truly happy together.
The chorus of the song is particularly poignant, with the lyrics "Something always gets in between, it twists and it turns, you know that it seems to me, lately I'm so unsure." These lines capture the feeling of being in a relationship that is not quite right and the underlying sense of uncertainty and dissatisfaction.
Overall, "Always Something" is a beautiful song that expresses the complexity and challenges of romantic relationships. It speaks to the universal experience of wanting to feel loved and fulfilled but often encountering obstacles along the way.
Line by Line Meaning
Sometimes when you're lying beside me
At times, when we're together, lying down beside each other
In your eyes I see
I can see it in your eyes
I don't know but it's something it's something
I don't quite know what it is, but there's definitely something there
And it's trippin' me up again
It's confusing and unsettling me, yet again
It's like you're here but you're not here
You're present physically, but emotionally you're distant
I need to know where
I want to know what's going on
But you won't let me go there
But you're not willing to share
Always telling me it's nothing it's nothing
You always downplay it and say it's nothing significant
Well I had a vision
I had a dream or a premonition
Of a lover in my best friend
Of you having an affair with my best friend
It's not like me to question
I don't usually doubt or question things like this
Something always gets in between
There's always something that comes in the way
It twists and it turns
This situation is complicated and constantly changing
You know that it seems to me
To me, it appears that
Lately I'm so unsure
Recently, I've been feeling very uncertain
I can't put my finger on it on it
I can't quite identify it
Strange feeling ripping at the seams
A weird feeling that's tearing me apart
And I've never heard the sound of my heart breaking
This is the first time I'm hearing my heart break
Like this before
So acutely and painfully
Before there was always something
There was always some kind of issue or problem before
Think back on the days when
If I look back to the past when
We were falling
When we first fell in love
It was so good then
Things were blissful and wonderful back then
Never worried 'bout a thing, no nothing
We had no worries or fears at all
Well it's funny how things change
It's strange how things can change so drastically
Now a cold wind is blowin'
Things have become bleak and gloomy
And I was hoping it's not the start of a bitter end
I was hoping this wasn't the beginning of a painful breakup
Could it be that your something
Is it possible that there's someone else who's caught your attention
Is someone else
Another person who's taking up your thoughts and feelings
Only time will tell
I can only wait and see how this unfolds
I thought I knew me so well
I believed I was self-aware and could understand my own emotions
I shouldn't put me through this hell
I shouldn't torture myself with these doubts and fears
Something's always getting in between
There's always some obstacle that arises
Something's always messing with my vision
Something keeps obstructing my ability to see things clearly
C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, yeah
An exhortation to someone to make a move or take action
Before there was always something
In the past, there was always some sort of issue or problem that arose
Before there was always something
Previously, there was always something that went wrong or caused difficulty
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Greg Bieck, Kasia Livingston, Lucy Woodward
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