She is best remembered for her 1994 hit "Mouth", from her 1996 album The Garden, (Universal Records) which reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100. She was signed to Gotham Records in Australia where 'Mouth' was a top 10 hit in early 1995. Merril's second album 'Between The Days' was released in 1998 and featured another Australian hit 'Lonely'. She also performed a cover of Sonny & Cher's 'I Got You Babe' as a duet with Shaggy.
Merril Bainbridge attempted a comeback in Australia in 2003 with the new single "Girl Next Door", but the song failed to enter the Australian charts.
Spinning
Merril Bainbridge Lyrics
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But I've got to tell you something
I want to be a satellite to your world
Spinning in the universe
When all the pleasures in heaven are yours
You can take what you want from me
You got me spinning around you
Look at me I'm a bony bit of skinny confidence
But that might be my photograph
From the top of the highest peak you can watch me Spinning in the universe
When all the pleasures in heaven are yours
You can take what you want from me
My sentiment still bores you senseless I know
But I've got to show you something I found
Here's a photo of an astronaut
And there's you and me spinning in the background
Ten million ways I've tried to get into heaven
But they always chase me out again
God says I'm wasting my time
And he know I haven't got a lot of time
The lyrics of Merril Bainbridge's "Spinning" convey a message of a profound attraction to someone. The song begins with the acknowledgment that the singer's expression of sentiment might bore the listener, but she still feels the need to convey it. The central idea behind the song is revealed in the lines 'I want to be a satellite to your world, Spinning in the universe.' The singer desires to revolve around the person she feels drawn to or is in love with, similar to how a satellite orbits the planet it revolves around.
The next verse of the poem, 'When all the pleasures in heaven are yours, you can take what you want from me, you got me spinning around you, you got me spinning around you,' emphasizes the depth of the feeling that the singer harbors. It reveals that the person she adores has strong influence and power over her, so much that they can take anything they want from her, and leave her spinning in circles around them.
The singer then presents herself as a bony, frail, yet confident individual, inviting the person she's enamored with to observe her from the top of the highest peak, Spinning in the universe. She reiterates the depth of her feeling in the next verse, where the listener finds out that heaven's pleasures belong to the person she loves.
In the final verse, the singer tries to emphasize the urgency of her feeling, and how much time she has to spend with the person she's in love with. She regrets that she hasn't found a way into heaven, and expressly states that God has told her that she's wasting her time. The song ends with a powerful statement that the singer's time is limited, making it clear that she wants to spend it being in love and being near the person she adores.
Line by Line Meaning
My sentiment will bore you senseless I know
I acknowledge that my thoughts or feelings may be uninteresting to you.
But I've got to tell you something
Despite this, I feel compelled to share something with you.
I want to be a satellite to your world
I desire to orbit around and be connected to your life.
Spinning in the universe
Metaphorically representing the act of being connected and involved in the broader world around us.
When all the pleasures in heaven are yours
Acknowledging that the person has everything they could ever want or need.
You can take what you want from me
I am willing to give everything to you, as you seem to have everything already.
You got me spinning around you
The person has complete control over my emotions and actions.
Look at me I'm a bony bit of skinny confidence
Describing myself as appearing fragile and weak on the outside, but still having inner strength and courage.
But that might be my photograph
Acknowledging that appearances can be deceiving and a photograph may not accurately depict someone's true personality or character.
From the top of the highest peak you can watch me
Metaphorically representing that the person is watching me from a distance, as if looking down from a great height.
My sentiment still bores you senseless I know
Reiterating that what I have to say may not be interesting to the person.
But I've got to show you something I found
Despite this, I still want to share something with you that I think is worth showing.
Here's a photo of an astronaut
Presenting a photograph of someone who represents exploration and adventure in the unknown.
And there's you and me spinning in the background
Imagining a scenario where the two of us are connected and orbiting each other in the vast expanse of space.
Ten million ways I've tried to get into heaven
Metaphorically representing attempts to find happiness or fulfillment in life through various means.
But they always chase me out again
Despite these efforts, I still feel unfulfilled and unsatisfied.
God says I'm wasting my time
The idea that even a higher power may not see the point in my endeavors.
And he know I haven't got a lot of time
Acknowledging the finite nature of human existence and the idea that time is running out.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: MERRIL BAINBRIDGE, OWEN CAMPBELL BOLWELL
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