Among her best known songs are "Private Emotion", a (duet with Ricky Martin) from his multi-Platinum album Ricky Martin (1999), and "All 'bout the Money", which was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1998.
She gained much popularity in the West after her single "How Crazy are You?" was used as the main theme music for the Xbox video game Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball.
Meja was born Anna Pernilla Torndahl in Nynäshamn, Stockholm County. She had her stage debut at "Ystads City theatre" at the age of 7. She was brought up in a musical family, her grandfather, Per Lundkvist, was a composer of both classical and contemporary music and her mother, a recording artist as a child before choosing a path as a painter.
In 1986, at the age of 16, she moved to Mallorca, Spain, to study. She was introduced to American jazz trumpet player/singer Stephen Frankevich and started to take vocal lessons with singer Deborah Carter.
Meja went to Stockholm in 1990. She sang in different bands there before getting out on tour as a backup singer for the Swedish group Rob n Raz DLC in 1991. In 1992 Meja moved to Los Angeles to continue her studies at the Musicians Institute in Hollywood. She graduated from the vocal program in late 1992 then returned to Sweden.
n 1993, Meja worked with the dance project Legacy of Sound. She co-wrote with Anders Bagge the first single, "Happy", from the album Holy Groove. The song reached the Top 10 on Billboard's Hot Dance Music/Club play, and it peaked at number 68 on the Top 100 during a 12-week stay on the chart. "Happy" was released in over 20 countries. Meja recorded one more album with Legacy of Sound in 1994, Tour de Force.
Meja teamed in 1995 with Swedish manager Lasse Karlsson, manager of Ace of Base, and writer/producer Douglas Carr to provide the vocals for the demo The Juvenile titled The Goldeneye.
The first solo album Meja, was released in 1996, with songs co-written by Billy Steinberg. In 1997 Meja had her first concert tour in Japan: The Flower Girl Jam Tour.
Meja released the album Seven Sisters in 1998. Later that year Columbia (Sony) launched the album in the U.S with the single "How Crazy Are You?"
Meja went to Miami in 1999 to record "Private Emotion", a duet with Ricky Martin for his debut album Ricky Martin. After shooting a video for the song, Meja stayed in Los Angeles to work on her next album Realitales (2000) with Steinberg. She also co-wrote two tracks for the album in London with Stephen Lipson. The artwork for this album was shot by Swedish director Jonas Åkerlund.
In 2003 Meja started to work with her former Sony Music boss, Richard Ogden. The album Mellow was released in 2004, with songs in Portuguese ("Água de Beber", "Dindi") and Spanish. She covered a Caetano Veloso song "O'Leaonzinho" that she named "Little Lion." The album was produced by Hamish Stuart. One song, "Simple Days-Walking the Distance", was used in the Japanese film Lakeside Murder Case.
In 2006 Meja went back to Los Angeles to collaborate again with Steinberg on a new album, also working with writers Jeff Barry, Billy Gibbons, Jed Leiber and Boz Boorer.
The first single "At the Rainbow's End" was released in June 2009, the second single "Regrets (I Have None)" in August, and the album Urban Gypsy was released on her own label Seven Sisters Network in October on a license deal with Sony Music. A remix of Mando Diao's "Dance with Somebody" was released early 2010.
The first release from the album Stroboscope Sky was the single "Blame it on the Shadows" (2013) produced by Ebbot Lundberg. Meja teamed with producer Nicolas Gunthardt and together with his sister Alessandra they wrote "Yellow Ribbon" which served as the theme song for the album. "Yellow Ribbon" was released as a single in collaboration with Amnesty International/Free the Angola 3 to help raise awareness of the case of Albert Woodfox. A remix EP was released with remixes by Deep Forest, Dj Swami, Gota Yashiki, DF Tram, NORD and more.
All About The Money
Meja Lyrics
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When I realise the crazy things we do
It makes me feel ashamed to be alive
It makes me wanna run away and hide
CHORUS
It's all 'bout the money
It's all 'bout the dun dun do do do dumb
I don't think it's funny to see us fade away
It's all 'bout the dun dun do do do dumb
And I think we got it all wrong anyway
We find strange ways of showing them how much we really care
When in fact we just don't seem to care at all
This pretty world is getting out of hand
So tell me how we fail to understand
REPEAT CHORUS
Anyway
'Cause it's all 'bout the money
Mm mmm mm mmm
REPEAT CHORUS TWICE
Anyway
Meja's song "All About The Money" is a critical commentary on the greed and materialism of modern society. The opening lines of the song suggest that the singer is disillusioned with life and has retreated into her own mind to escape the craziness of the world around her. She is ashamed of the way people are so obsessed with money that they forget about more important things like compassion, empathy, and love. The chorus of the song, with its catchy "dun dun do do do dumb" refrain, emphasizes the idea that everything in the world has become all about money, and the singer finds this both tragic and ridiculous.
The second verse of the song continues the theme of people prioritizing money over everything else. It suggests that we often pretend to care about things when in reality, we don't care at all. The singer laments the current state of the world, where things are getting worse rather than better because of our lack of understanding and our preoccupation with wealth. In the final lines of the song, it seems that the singer has resigned herself to the fact that nothing is going to change because it's all about the money, no matter what.
The lyrics to "All About The Money" are a biting critique of the capitalist system and its obsession with profit at the expense of everything else. Meja's powerful voice and the song's catchy melody make it an anthem for anyone who feels disillusioned with the world and the values of modern society.
Line by Line Meaning
Sometimes I find another world inside my mind
I often escape reality by creating another world in my mind.
When I realise the crazy things we do
When I become aware of the insane actions we take.
It makes me feel ashamed to be alive
It causes me to feel embarrassed to exist.
It makes me wanna run away and hide
It creates a desire within me to flee and avoid the situation.
It's all 'bout the money
Everything revolves around attaining wealth and financial gain.
It's all 'bout the dun dun do do do dumb
The focus on money is foolish and insignificant.
I don't think it's funny to see us fade away
I don't find it amusing to watch our society crumble due to this mindset.
And I think we got it all wrong anyway
I believe we've made a grave error in prioritizing money above all else.
We find strange ways of showing them how much we really care
We demonstrate care and concern in odd and confusing manners.
When in fact we just don't seem to care at all
In reality, we lack genuine compassion and empathy.
This pretty world is getting out of hand
Our beautiful planet is becoming unmanageable and chaotic.
So tell me how we fail to understand
Explain to me why we're incapable of comprehending the gravity of this situation.
Anyway
Regardless,
'Cause it's all 'bout the money
Because everything revolves around wealth and financial gain.
Mm mmm mm mmm
Repetition and emphasis of the message.
Anyway
Regardless,
REPEAT CHORUS TWICE
The chorus is reiterated to drive home the significance of the message.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: DOUGLAS IAN CARR, MEJA ANNA PERNILLA BECKMAN
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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Sometimes I find another world
inside my mind
when I realise
the crazy things we do
It makes me feel ashamed to be alive
It makes me wanna run away and hide
It's all 'bout the money
It's all 'bout the dum dum.......
And I don't think It's funny
to see us fade away
It's all 'bout the money
It's all 'bout the dum dum...
and I think we got it all wrong anyway
We find strange ways of showing
them how much we really care
when in fact
we just don't seem to care at all
This pretty world
is getting out of hand
So tell me how we fail to understand?
It's all 'bout the money
It's all 'bout the dum dum.......
And I don?t think It?s funny
to see us fade away
It's all 'bout the money
It's all 'bout the dum dum...
and I think we got it all wrong anyway
Anyway
Cause it's all 'bout the money
It's all 'bout the money
It's all 'bout the dum dum...
And I don't think it's funny
to see us fade away
It's all 'bout the money
It's all 'bout the dum dum...
and I think we got it all wrong
Anyway
It's all 'bout the money
It's all 'bout the dum dum...
And I don't think it's funny
to see us fade away
It's all 'bout the money
It's all 'bout the dum dum...
and I think we got it all wrong anyway
Anyway
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I was looking for the reason for the genocide practiced by Israel in Palestine... then oops🤭
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Some baby killing rats and pigs made me listen to her.
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@JedTaneo
These are pop songs from the 90’s that actually rock. There’s something back then so good you can’t explain.
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suddenly sounded on the radio. i miss the 90s. From turkey
@RIZFERD
No Love, No Money = No Money, No Love.
Money (Finance) = Mooney (Lunatic/Crazy, Psychology. Luna is Latin for Moon) = Moon (Astronomy) = Feelings (Astrology) = To stabilise feelings of all, to balance (World Order)
Black & White (Red & Blue) = Grey (Purple) = Everything in whole Universe
Based on my own research and life journey around the worldall alone since childhood
#Science #AncientWisdom #AncientKnowledge #AncientSecret
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from Türkiye