British singer-songwriter.
British singer-songwriter.
Full name: David Irving McAlmont.
His mother was a Guyanese state-registered. His father was a Nigerian law student. They all moved to Cardiff for a time while the father completed his law degree at the University of Wales. However, the father disappeared around that time. Then David McAlmont, his mother and his sister lived in Croydon and Gorleston-on-sea until 1978 when they moved to Guyana, South America.
At the age of 13 when in Guyana David McAlmont became an Born-Again Christian and began singing at his Pentecostal church.
He has a three-and-a-half-octave vocal range, and was often compared to vocalist Elizabeth Fraser of Cocteau Twins.
He completed his A levels in History and Literature but was then unable to get a job. An airline gave him unpaid work but also allowed him 75% rebates on trips anywhere in the world.
He returned to Croydon in May 1987 where he got jobs cleaning and clerical work for an insurance company. He came out as gay and stopped attending church.
He answered an advertisement in the Melody Maker and met Saul Freeman. They formed the duo Thieves. The name was taken from a work by Jean Cocteau. They released their first single Through The Door in December 1992. The group's most successful single was Unworthy, released in September 1993. However, they split up before their planned debut album in 1994, and the album was released under the name McAlmont.
He began a solo career which included supporting Morrissey.
He had his first brief period of collaboration with ex-Suede guitarist Bernard Butler, starting in 1994. They were an unusual combination in the pop world and they did not do much to promote themselves in the usual ways. They did not tour except for one small show at the Hanover Grand and one appearance on BBC television's Top of the Pops, and they also avoided doing interviews. However in 1995 they fell out and had an acrimonious split that was played out in the music press.
The producer David Arnold then worked with him on the camp version of Diamonds Are Forever. David McAlmont sang it on television dressed like Shirley Bassey. They went on to work together on David McAlmont's first solo album A Little Communication which came out in 1998.
In 2001 Bernard Butler was living in Crouch End, London, with his wife and two children and had found himself writing songs that suggested the voice of David McAlmont so he eventually called him and they got back together to create the album Bring It Back, (2002). This time they were more conventional in their approach to the music business and took part in interviews and planned a series of public performances.
David along with Guy Davies formed a new band called Fingersnap, in 2012
Yes
McAlmont Lyrics
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How I've been
You can't help someone recover
After what you did
So tell me am I looking better?
Have you forgot
Whatever it was that you couldn't stand
About me about me about me?
Because
Yes I do feel better
Yes I do I feel alright
I feel well enough to tell you what you can do with what you got
To offer
You wanna know me now
How I've been
You can't help someone recover
After what you did
So tell me am I looking better?
Have you forgot
Whatever it was that you couldn't stand
About me about me about me?
Because
Yes I do feel better
Yes I do I feel alright
I feel well enough to tell you what you can do with what you got to offer
Because
Yes I do feel better
Yes I do I feel alright
I feel well enough to tell you what you can do with what you got
To offer
On and on and on and on and on and on and has no-one said
Stay away, stay away I'm better
Ye-ea-ea-ea-yes!
Ye-ea-ea-ea-yes!
Ye-ea-ea-ea-yes!
Ye-ea-ea-ea-yes!
I feel well enough to tell you what you can do with what you got
I feel well enough to tell you what you can do with what you got
I feel well enough to tell you what you can do with what you got
I feel well enough to tell you what you can do with what you got
I feel well enough to tell you what you can do with what you got
I feel well enough to tell you what you can do with what you got
I feel well enough to tell you what you can do with what you got
I feel well enough to tell you what you can do with what you got.
The lyrics of McAlmont & Butler's song "Yes" revolve around a theme of empowerment, of moving on and not letting someone who has hurt you in the past control your present. The singer appears to be addressing someone who has caused them pain, asking if they have noticed any changes in their wellbeing since the painful incident. The singer then declares that they do indeed feel better and are stronger than before, enough to take control and resist the manipulative tactics of the other person.
The repetition of the phrase "yes, I do feel better," coupled with the assertive declaration that they feel well enough to take control of the situation, indicates a sense of defiance and triumph over past hurt. The final lines reiterate this sense of empowerment, with the singer declaring that they feel well enough to tell the other person what to do with what they have to offer.
Ultimately, "Yes" is a song about overcoming adversity and taking control of one's own life. It encourages listeners to move on from past hurt and to not let others define their sense of self-worth.
Line by Line Meaning
So you wanna know me now
You suddenly want to know about me now.
How I've been
You want to know how I've been doing lately.
You can't help someone recover
You can't help someone recover from the damage you've caused.
After what you did
After the harm you've caused.
So tell me am I looking better?
You are questioning me if I look better than before.
Have you forgot
Have you forgotten
Whatever it was that you couldn't stand
Whatever it was that you disliked about me.
About me about me about me?
About me, why did you dislike me?
Yes I do feel better
I do feel better now.
Yes I do I feel alright
Yes, I feel okay now.
I feel well enough to tell you what you can do with what you got
I am confident enough to tell you what you can do with your offerings.
To offer
What you have to offer.
On and on and on and on and on and on and has no-one said
It feels like this situation has been going on forever and no one has said anything.
Stay away, stay away I'm better
Stay away from me since I am better off without you.
Ye-ea-ea-ea-yes!
Yes!
I feel well enough to tell you what you can do with what you got
I am confident enough to tell you what you can do with your offerings.
I feel well enough to tell you what you can do with what you got
I am confident enough to tell you what you can do with your offerings.
I feel well enough to tell you what you can do with what you got
I am confident enough to tell you what you can do with your offerings.
I feel well enough to tell you what you can do with what you got
I am confident enough to tell you what you can do with your offerings.
I feel well enough to tell you what you can do with what you got
I am confident enough to tell you what you can do with your offerings.
I feel well enough to tell you what you can do with what you got
I am confident enough to tell you what you can do with your offerings.
I feel well enough to tell you what you can do with what you got
I am confident enough to tell you what you can do with your offerings.
I feel well enough to tell you what you can do with what you got.
I am confident enough to tell you what you can do with your offerings.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Bernard Butler, David McAlmont
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@gren2463
One of THE most underrated songs of the last gazillion years. Bloody fantastic!
@Benjooooo77
One of the best and most accurate descriptions i ever heard was a music critic who said that when MacAlmont opens his mouth a cathedral falls out of it, his voice is amazing
@sueCollins
I never tire of this song. Loved it back in the day, and love it now. It still gives me goose bumps. Its the whole package, the voice, the strings, everything. One word..WOW
@Kainlarsen
This was my decade... and it will never come again. Ever.
@UncommittedAddict
Blur? Oasis? THIS defined the 90's, for me. Stunning song.
@arita2006
How can a breakup song sound so beautiful? Pure perfection.
@tokyosigsy
I have been listening to this all day - it's incredible, the vocal, the arrangement, the crescendo, the swell of the song, it keeps going, the lyrics, the performance - that guy fascinates me.
@robtaylormusic
One of the best songs ever... Spector did this in his dreams... Butler is a hell of a producer but the voice of David McAlmont is where its at... this band deserved better than they got... 10 years too early I guess...
@jamsams
One of my favourite all time songs. So much power in a song. Blows me away every time.
@anfieldlegend
this will never get old, its pure genius.....