Her debut album Hush Hush with guitarist Mads Berven was released in 2003, which included a duet ("Good Times") with Sondre Lerche, whom she had dated. A video was produced for "Only Because." The album spent 19 weeks on the Norwegian charts, rising to number 8, and achieved gold status.
Hush Hush was followed by Join Me In The Park in 2005, which included the single "Cars and Boys". It spent two weeks on the Norwegian charts, reaching number 16.
These first two albums were produced by Hans Petter Gundersen and Kato Ådland. Gunderson first started working with Nordnes when she was 14, and introduced her to Eirik Johansen at EMI, the parent owner of Virgin Records, which led to her record contract.
Nordnes subsequently parted ways with her record label and released Letters in 2009 on her own label, Oliver Records. The album was recorded in Italy and produced by Rob Ellis.
Nordnes' fourth album N.N. was released in November 2011. Prior to the album release, the single America was released, with a video filmed in Bergen and New York City that debuted in early October 2011.
The Cat Song
Nathalie Nordnes Lyrics
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Choose any man in this world
You're adored
They do beg on their knees
The doorbell goes ring
Dinge-di-ding-ding-dong-ding
Hey, can someone please let this guy in?
She'll do anything for
When she has got it she doesn't want it no more
A lady prepared, she came saw and won
Never be too safe, when he is hers she is gone
Warning! Keep away!
From this hunter
Who will get down as the next prey?
Oh, I wonder
Ladies get a grip
Around your best men
She'll twist them around her fingertips
Every time when
She uses hours
To get her makeup look right
And to make sure the dress is too tight
Hey, I know what you think
She must mistake men for a drink
And by now she surely must be drunk
What she can't get she'll do anything for
When she has got it she doesn't want it no more
It's said she's got the moves of a sexy goddess
And that she also has got the looks like one more or less
The Cat Song by Nathalie Nordnes is a satirical take on the idea of a “player” or someone who likes to use and manipulate people for their own benefit. The song is directed towards a “little girl” who is given the power to choose any man in the world, as she is adored by them and they beg on her knees. The doorbell ringing signifies yet another admirer arriving at her doorstep. However, the warning comes in the form of the chorus, where the listener is warned to keep away from this “hunter” who gets down as the next prey. The song goes on to criticize the little girl and her ways, stating that “what she can’t get, she’ll do anything for” and as soon as she has obtained it, she doesn’t want it anymore. Basically saying the girl is shallow and incapable of love or commitment, even if she got it.
The second verse urges the ladies to be wary of this girl who will twist their best men around her fingertips. It’s said that she spends hours getting her makeup look right and the dress too tight, making it quite easy to mistake her for a drink and by now, she must surely be drunk. The song concludes by stating that the girl has the moves of a sexy goddess and the looks of one too but it’s all just a facade that serves her own motives.
Line by Line Meaning
Hey, little girl
Addressing the subject of the song, a manipulative woman
Choose any man in this world
Implying that the woman has complete control over men
You're adored
Men are infatuated with and put on a pedestal by the woman
They do beg on their knees
Men will humiliate themselves to gain her favor
The doorbell goes ring
Someone is at the door
Dinge-di-ding-ding-dong-ding
Mimicking the sound of the doorbell
Hey, can someone please let this guy in?
Asking for someone to answer the door
What she can't get
The things that the woman desires but does not have
She'll do anything for
The woman will resort to any means to acquire what she desires
When she has got it she doesn't want it no more
The woman loses interest in her desires once they are obtained
A lady prepared, she came saw and won
The woman is cunning and strategic in her pursuit
Never be too safe, when he is hers she is gone
The woman will leave once she has obtained what she desires
Warning! Keep away!
A warning to others to stay away from the woman
From this hunter
Referring to the woman as a predator
Who will get down as the next prey?
Who will be the woman's next victim?
Oh, I wonder
Expressing curiosity about the woman's next move
Ladies get a grip
Advising other women to be on guard
Around your best men
Protecting their male companions from the woman's manipulation
She'll twist them around her fingertips
The woman has the power to control men
Every time when
On a consistent basis
She uses hours
The woman spends a significant amount of time
To get her makeup look right
The woman carefully applies her makeup to achieve a specific look
And to make sure the dress is too tight
The woman chooses clothing that accentuates her body
Hey, I know what you think
Addressing the listener's thoughts and assumptions
She must mistake men for a drink
Suggesting that the woman uses men as a form of intoxication
And by now she surely must be drunk
Imagining the woman as being drunk on her power over men
It's said she's got the moves of a sexy goddess
The woman is considered to be seductive
And that she also has got the looks like one more or less
The woman is physically attractive
Contributed by Juliana T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.