MATT MINGLEWOOD …Guita… Read Full Bio ↴Rocker from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.
MATT MINGLEWOOD …Guitarist, pianist, singer, songwriter creates an inspired blend of country, blues, folk, roots and rock. Both on record and on stage Matt keeps the music thriving, interesting and vivacious. After a dozen recordings and thirty years of touring from Cape Breton to Vancouver, Europe and across the United States he has earned the respect and loyalty of thousands of devoted fans.
Matt grew up in North Sydney, Nova Scotia in a large and loving extended family of twelve. At an early age he remembers sitting on grandfather Batherson’s knee listening to him, completely enthralled by his fiddle playing as he bounced him up and down. At the tender age of four he sang in front of his first audience, singing a couple of Gaelic songs and the writing was on the wall. At the age of six he started fiddle lessons, moved on to the piano at eight and by his teens was in love with the guitar.
He joined his first band, the Rockin’ Saints’ in his late teens playing organ and rhythm guitar. His early influences were eclectic, Elvis, Chuck Berry, Hank Williams, Muddy Waters, BB King but also local fiddle players such as Winston Scotty Fitzgerald and Buddy MacMaster.
By his early twenties Matt went on to join a band entitled Sam Moon, Matt Minglewood & the Universal Power. This band soon evolved into the Moon Minglewood Band. They toured the country extensively and became known as one of the hardest working bands in the country. By the mid 70’s they morphed into the Minglewood Band & recorded their first album, affectionately known as ‘The Red Album’ in 76…..a recording contract with RCA Records soon followed.
His music and song writing has the natural universality one only hears from a born storyteller. The songs can be somewhat autobiographical as in 'Me and the Boys', a song about carefree days of his youth or social issues he puts forth in 'Long Way From Texas'. Many of Matt's tunes grapple with the universal feelings of passion, frustrations, hope, loneliness, love, disappointment and regret as well as his deep love of the Maritimes. They are always reflected his life around him and what he is feeling at the time. “Me & The Boys” was recorded by southern-rock legend Charlie Daniels on his CD of the same name.
Many major artists (such as Jeff Healy, Jimmie Rankin, Duck Dunn, (Bassist for Eric Clapton, Neil Young and the Blues Brothers), Colin James, Downchild Blues Band, Kenny Neal, and Grammy award winning Blues harp player Charlie Musselwhite) just to name a few have joined Matt on stage and CD. You never know who may show up to “ sit in “ on any given night!!
A dozen recordings later and now on his own label, Norton Records, Matt has just released his first acoustic Cd entitled ‘The Story’ and has no thoughts of slowing down. Winner of this years ' East Coast Music Award Blues Recording of the Year and the 2005 'Maple Blues Award' for Entertainer of the Year Matt still continues to tour extensively either as an acoustic solo artist or with his full band.
Through the years, Minglewood has been honored with many accolades and awards including:
2006 ECMA Award for 'Blues Recording of the Year' for 'The Story'
2005 Maple Blues Awards 'Entertainer of the Year'
2004 ECMA award for 'Blues Recording of the Year' for 'Live at Last'
'Lifetime Achievement Award' from the East Coast Music Association
Three gold records
Two Juno nominations
Two Canadian Country Music nominations
ECMA 'Video of the Year' Award for 'Me & The Boys'
Canadian Country Music Songwriter of the Year award for 'Me and The Boys'
The "Great Canadian Blues Award" from CBC 's National radio show, Saturday Night Blues
Honored with an honorary Doctorate Degree from UCCB
Bestowed with the Queens Jubilee Medal for his contribution to Canadian music
You Win Again
Matt Minglewood Lyrics
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That you've been seen, out runnin' round
I know that I should leave but then
Just can't go you win again
This heart of mine could never see
What everybody knew but me
Just trusting you was my great sin
I'm sorry for you're different now
Soon his head like mine will bow
He'll give his heart but all in vain
And someday say you win again
You have no heart, you have no shame
But take true love then you give the blame
I guess that I should not complain
I love you still, you win again
In Matt Minglewood's song You Win Again, the singer is addressing a person whom they have loved and trusted, only to discover that their significant other is running around on them. News of this affair is spreading around, and although the singer knows they should leave, they cannot bring themselves to do so. The singer admits to being foolish, having trusted their partner blindly. Despite their partner's infidelity, the singer continues to love them and cannot stop themselves from losing. The singer also regrets that the person who betrayed them will likely receive their comeuppance one day just as they did. In the end, the singer recognizes that their partner is heartless and shameless, but their love for them endures.
The lyrics in this song describe a common and heartbreaking experience. When you put faith in someone, only to have them betray you, it's a difficult thing to accept. The song emphasizes the importance of trusting people carefully because, in many cases, it can be tough to break free once they've won your heart.
Overall, You Win Again is a song about a person who has been betrayed by their lover but is still unable to move on. The song demonstrates the powerlessness one feels when in love with someone who mistreats you.
Line by Line Meaning
The news is out, all over town
Everyone knows that you've been cheating on me
That you've been seen, out runnin' round
People have spotted you with someone else
I know that I should leave but then
I'm aware that I should go away from you
Just can't go you win again
But I can't bring myself to leave you
This heart of mine could never see
I wasn't able to perceive the truth
What everybody knew but me
That everyone else was aware of your unfaithfulness before me
Just trusting you was my great sin
Believing in you was my fatal mistake
What can I do you win again
And now that you've betrayed me, you have the upper hand
I'm sorry for you're different now
You've changed from the person I once knew
Soon his head like mine will bow
The guy you're seeing will also succumb to the same fate as mine
He'll give his heart but all in vain
He'll fall for you hopelessly, but it won't amount to anything
And someday say you win again
Just like me, he'll admit defeat to you
You have no heart, you have no shame
You're unfeeling and unashamed of your actions
But take true love then you give the blame
You accept genuine love, but you fault it and use it as an excuse for your infidelity
I guess that I should not complain
I shouldn't object, given that I've allowed this to happen to me
I love you still, you win again
Despite everything, I still have feelings for you, so you've come out on top once again
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Written by: Hank Williams, Sr
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