There are multiple artists referring to the name Nathan. 1. A Canadian band… Read Full Bio ↴There are multiple artists referring to the name Nathan. 1. A Canadian band 2. an English singer 3. a fake singer played by Matt Watson.

1. The Canadian band: “Lift me out of this dustbowl and hand me a champagne"
Key Principles, Nathan

What is western music? Is it the sound of the wide open plains or a smoky saloon? Tales of taciturn men and long-suffering ladies who cry tears in their beer? Or has that tradition been replaced by something more complicated, where horses have become fast cars and saloons are now strip malls, but even in the most urban setting, there's the restless, rough-and-tumble feel of a frontier town, and everyone still yearns to get the hell out of Dodge sometimes?

It's that kind of west that Nathan taps into on their third album, Key Principles. The Winnipeg band, singer/guitarist Keri Latimer, singer/accordionist/banjo-ist/guitarist Shelley Marshall, bassist Devin Latimer and drummer Damon Mitchell harness the essence of the Canadian Prairies in the same way songwriter Jim White puts his finger on the idiosyncrasies of the American South. From John Paul's Delivery, a nostalgic ode to sneaking out of the house to "campfire fuelled by some old fence / skies like planetariums," to Trans Am, whose gentle thrum is the sound of small-town restlessness ("This is not a great escape / no miles to go no distance gained / the foreground bends to let me by / it knows I won't leave it behind"), Nathan documents the paradox of places that are somewhere in the middle of nowhere.

It's a sound the band has been honing since the release of their 2001 debut, Stranger,and refined on their sophomore album, the Juno-nominated Jimson Weed, which brought home awards and garnered critical kudos across North America. For Key Principles, however, Nathan wanted to uproot their rootsy sound a bit. To that end, they enlisted producer Howard Redekopp (New Pornographers, Tegan & Sara), who introduced an expansive sonic palette that helped the band navigate the line between their two-steppin' tendencies and their pure pop passion. There's room here for Brill Building melodies, Kurt Weill cabaret and Tex-Mex mariachi. The banjos are balanced with horns; the twang is tempered with a little Theremin and the cantering rhythms are accented by handclaps.

That's not to say Key Principles is slick. In an age of push-button music, Nathan's songs feel endearingly, alluringly homemade (a philosophy that goes farther than just the songwriting -- consider the quilts hand-stitched by Keri and Shelley that decorate the stage at live shows and serve as evocative album art). And the homey feel follows through to Key Principles' subject matter, which often centers on the idea of domestic life.

That's no surprise. Family can't help but influence on the two songwriters, as Shelley is mother to a toddler and Keri was seven months pregnant while recording the album. But in true Nathan fashion, that domesticity has a dark side; in every dream home a haunting. It's a darkness that's belied by the clear, sweet voices twining around each other like ivy, but below all the sun-dappled leaves reaching upward, there's a twisted, gnarled root that burrows into dark places "So heavy-hearted / you've been combing the carpets / turning over the couches / ear and glass to the wall," they sing in Secrets.

But that duality is a big part of what defines the Prairies, after all: darkness and light. And Nathan captures it all, the modern, old-fashioned sound of the lonesome, crowded west.

from the official website: http://www.myspace.com/nathanofficial http://www.nathanmusic.ca

3. the Matt Watson character: Nathan is a fictional character played by Matt Watson, often posted on the SuperMega YouTube channel. He first appeared in the song My Two Lovely Uncles, singing about his two lovely uncles. He is a huge fan of Christmas and posts yearly Christmas albums to spread holiday cheer.

The Wind
Nathan Lyrics

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Baram bureowa nae mam heundeulmyeon
Jinagan sewore
Du nuneul gamabonda

Nareul seuchineun goyohan tteollim
Geu jageun sorie
Nan gwireul giullyeo bonda

Nae ane sumswineun
Keobeorin sarmui jogakdeuri
Nal budichyeo jinal ttae
Geu goseul baraborira

Uriui mideum uriui sarang
Geu yeongwonhan yaksokdeureul
Na chueokhandamyeon himchage georeurira

Uriui mannam uriui ibyeol
Geu baraejin gieoge
Na saranghaetdamyeon misoreul ttuiurira

Nae ane inneun
Mojaran sarmui gieokdeuri
Nal budichyeo jinal ttae
Geu goseul baraborira

Uriui mideum uriui sarang
Geu yeongwonhan yaksokdeureul
Na chueokhandamyeon himchage georeurira

Uriui mannam uriui ibyeol

Geu baraejin gieoge
Na saranghaetdamyeon misoreul ttuiurira

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Nathan's "The Wind" seem to talk about memories of a lost love that still linger on in the singer's mind. The first verse talks about how the wind seems to shake his heart as he closed his eyes to remember the past, and how he remembers the sound of a small voice that makes him tremble. The following verses continue with the theme of memories - the singer can feel himself being pulled towards a certain place where he and his lover had once made memories. He can remember their love and promise, and how painful it is to walk alone now that it is gone.

The song's lyrics are poetic and full of imagery, as they describe the feeling of loneliness and the struggle to move on from a past relationship. It seems like a heartfelt ballad about the pain of losing someone and the attempts to come to terms with it. The use of the wind as a metaphor for the conflicting emotions felt by the singer is particularly poignant, as the wind can both soothe and cause destruction, much like the memories of love and loss.

Line by Line Meaning

Baram bureowa nae mam heundeulmyeon
My heart shakes when the wind blows

Jinagan sewore
In the passing seasons

Du nuneul gamabonda
I close my eyes

Nareul seuchineun goyohan tteollim
The gentle sway that embraces me

Geu jageun sorie
With that small sound

Nan gwireul giullyeo bonda
I cling onto the memories

Nae ane sumswineun
The fading warm breath inside me

Keobeorin sarmui jogakdeuri
Traces of a forgotten warmth

Nal budichyeo jinal ttae
When I leave this world

Geu goseul baraborira
May I go to that place

Uriui mideum uriui sarang
Our belief, our love