Her musical style is a mix of jazz, cabaret and blues. In high school she was in a metal band called Nobody and later on also called LiviaGray
Her first record Late Night Heartbroken Blues was recorded and released late 2006 and spawned the singles Oh Boy and High On You. The sophomore album God Put A Rainbow In the Sky was released just months later in May 2007, the lead single from the album was the song I'm Sorry, He's Mine - a song about how she stole her best friend's boyfriend just because she wanted him over the night.
She continued to release new albums in record speed when her new album Songs of A Rag Doll was released October 19th 2007 and she had now released three albums within a year. She told Swedish Groove magazine that vacation for her meant going into the studio. The album came with the single Gotta Leave My Troubles Behind which had some success on the Swedish "tracks" charts where the people of Sweden vote for their favorite songs each week.
In 2007 she was also featured on the famous Swedish artist Lars Winnerbäcks lead single Om Du Lämnade Mig Nu from his album Daugava. The single became a huge hit and was #1 on the track charts as well as the singles charts and lead to national recognition for Miss Li. In 2008 she released the compilation album Best of 061122-071122 which included her best songs from the past three albums and some unreleased material including the song Good Morning.
In the summer of 2008 she sang the song Oh Boy on the popular Sing-A-Long show Allsång På Skansen that has over a million viewers every week. This lead to the single becoming far more popular than it was at its first release and it went to #8 on the Swedish singles charts.
After an uncharacteristically lengthy break, she released her 4th album Dancing the Whole Way Home in March 2009.
Gotta leave my troubles behind
Miss Li Lyrics
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He's the only guy that I would take for my man
Our relationship is good yeah it's one of it's kind
But I've gotta leave my troubles behind
I'm acting supersticious when he's been away
A jealous little woman with nothing to blame
Screaming and threating that I would leave him
My baby loves me when I'm down and out
My baby loves me when I'm up and shining
Don't want to scare him away from me
Oh, how I love him
I've got to have faith in you and let you feel free
That life would be as good as you are to me
Honey I don't want to mess this up one more time
Promise I will leave my troubles behind
My baby loves me when I'm down and out
My baby loves me when I'm up and shining
Don't want to scare him away from me
Oh, how I love him
My baby loves me when I'm down and out
My baby loves me when I'm up and shining
Don't want to scare him away from me
Don't want to scare him away from me
Oh, how I love him
Oh how I love him
How I loove
How I love him
How I love him
The lyrics to "Gotta leave my troubles behind" by Miss Li are about a woman who has found love with a man who is everything she has been searching for, but struggles with feelings of jealousy and insecurity. She realizes that she needs to let go of her past issues and have faith in their relationship in order for it to thrive. The song explores the theme of baggage and past experiences affecting our present relationships and the need to let go of them in order to fully embrace love and happiness.
The chorus emphasizes her love for her partner and her fear of ruining the relationship with her past issues. The repetition of "My baby loves me when I'm down and out, My baby loves me when I'm up and shining" shows that she recognizes his unconditional love for her and doesn't want to scare him away. She promises to leave her troubles behind and have faith in their relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
My baby gives me the love I've looked for all my life
My partner fulfills my longing for love that I've been searching for throughout my existence
He's the only guy that I would take for my man
Of all the men out there, he's the only one I consider for a lifetime commitment
Our relationship is good yeah it's one of it's kind
Our relationship is exceptional and unique in its own way
But I've gotta leave my troubles behind
Despite the goodness of our relationship, I need to get rid of my personal problems
I'm acting supersticious when he's been away
When my partner is absent, I tend to be overly worried and irrational
A jealous little woman with nothing to blame
I become envious even though my partner is not at fault
Screaming and threating that I would leave him
I sometimes yell and make idle threats like breaking up with him
Well it's my troubles I should leave behind
I realize that the problem lies within me and I should work on improving myself
My baby loves me when I'm down and out
My partner supports me through my lows and difficulties
My baby loves me when I'm up and shining
My partner appreciates and loves me even when things are going well
Don't want to scare him away from me
I'm afraid that my behavior might drive him away from me
Oh, how I love him
I have immense love for my partner
I've got to have faith in you and let you feel free
I must trust my partner and give them the freedom to make their own choices
That life would be as good as you are to me
I believe that if I reciprocate my partner's goodness, life would be great for us
Honey I don't want to mess this up one more time
I don't want to ruin our relationship again with my personal issues
Promise I will leave my troubles behind
I'm committed to working on myself and fixing my personal problems
Don't want to scare him away from me
I'm still worried that my actions might cause my partner to leave me
Oh, how I love him
I continue to express my deep love and affection for my partner
Oh how I love him
My love for my partner is intense and overpowering
How I loove
I express my strong emotions of love and attachment towards my partner
How I love him
My love for my partner is all-encompassing and never-ending
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Sonny Gustafsson
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Bob Airhart
I really can't think of much to say about this video other than, like most things done by Miss Li and her band it is just so much fun!
Sergi León
Amazing voice and that cool music style does a special singer :D !
stigathe
Il y a un petit style yeddish non ? 🙂
Super chanteuse ! 👌
Evelyne Arramy
drole , caustique , et plein d ' humour ...la vidéo est pleine d ' humour ...cela fait du bien !!! bon vieux rock lent mais efficace . merci evelyne
Slavko Cosic
S a N...Smooth and Nice...Light & Love...
thomasvdeng
meatball with hypnotizing voice.. better watch out
Brendon Barcelos
👹🕴️🧔🤶🕵️
Susi _
Okay