Pallot was born in London, but spent most of her childhood on the island of Jersey. Her mother is from India, whilst her father is native born from Jersey. Early in life, she spent some time living in India, but spent most of her early school years in Jersey. From there she won a scholarship to Wellington College, a famous military public school in England. Her time at this school provides much of the personal inspiration behind her single Everybody’s Gone to War as several of her school friends were directly involved in the Iraq war.
Nerina Pallot is classically trained in singing and piano, and then engaged in a peripatetic career around the fringes of the music industry. Outside these various industry-related jobs, Nerina Pallot was an active part-time musician with an ambition to follow a career in performing and song writing. At some point her career took her to her favourite job of this time, as PA to the music industry executive Andrew King; a key figure in the management of Pink Floyd from its earliest days. Still following her ambition to pursue a musical career, Pallot signed to Polydor in her mid-20s, despite misgivings from Andrew King. This signing resulted in the release of an album containing self-penned songs; the ironically titled Dear Frustrated Superstar (2001). However, singles released from this album failed to make a sales mark as did the album. Following this, Nerina Pallot was dropped by Polydor among some bitter recriminations which are documented on her web site. This experience was later to lead to the writing of Mr. King, a touching, and very probably unique tribute to a senior music industry executive.
Following this episode, Nerina Pallot returned to University to study English with a partially formed plan to become an English teacher. However, during her studies she rekindled a love of lyrical English and started to write again. The song Idaho came from this period, using the state as a metaphor for the place where she wanted to actively steer her life, rather than just letting it drift. Idaho, Mr. King, and Everybody’s Gone to War became three of the tracks that made up her second album Fires. This was, in part, financed by money from her publishers, Chrysalis, who had remained faithful, and partly through re-mortgaging her home. As important was the extensive good-will and contacts that she could call upon within the industry in both London and Los Angeles. The eventual album was released under her own label Idaho which, despite rave reviews, failed to make significant sales headway. This, and subsequent activities, lead to an early termination of her degree course, but she has expressed a desire to complete it.
Nerina Pallot persisted by extensively touring the country, and sometimes Europe, supporting acts such as Missy Higgins, Sheryl Crow, James Blunt, Suzanne Vega, Joseph Arthur, and Ray LaMontagne. This, and a very active and acerbic presence on MySpace resulted in a considerable word-of-mouth following. Typical of many of her contemporary artists in the Internet world, she is strongly supported by a group of dedicated fans, connected via so-called social networking sites. Nerina Pallot also benefits from support within influential parts of the media including the BBC.
Eventually this activity and support resulted in Nerina Pallot being signed to the Warner label 14th Floor who specialise in promoting acts with a partially established following. Fires received a slight makeover, and was re-released under the 14th Floor label. Everybody’s Gone to War was released as a single with a video filmed in a Los Angeles supermarket in the style of a Hollywood war film, save being staged as a “food-fight”. A second single, a remixed Sophia, was released in early October 2006. Learning to Breathe is to be released in early 2007 as the third single under the 14th Floor label.
During the summer of 2006 Nerina appeared at many music festivals, promotional and charity events. For the autumn months she is touring intensively in the UK and Europe as a headline act.
During her early 2007 tour of the UK and Ireland, Nerina Pallot reprised several songs from her Dear Frustrated Superstar period, possibly marking a coming to terms with a dark period in her career.
In 2007 Nerina Pallot was nominated for a Brit Award in the Best British Female category won by Amy Winehouse. Such was the unexpected nature of this nomination to her, that she had already set the date, St. Valentine’s day 2007 for her marriage to the music video producer Andrew Chatterley, both briefly leaving the reception in London for the award show.
Nerina Pallot released her third studio album "The Graduate" in 2009, on her own label. Nerina worked with many writers for the album but when it came down to the final tracklist only Pallot written material has made the cut. She wrote in her blog that she had approximately 60 viable songs. The album title refers to Pallot's 2009 graduation from university with a first-class honours English Literature degree.
Nerina Pallot and her husband Andy Chatterly wrote the title track and third single, "Better Than Today" from Kylie Minogue's 2010 studio album, "Aphrodite". Pallot signed with Geffon Records and released "Year Of The Wolf" in 2011. The album's title comes from her son, Wolfie, with whom she was pregnant during the recording of the album. Lead single "Put Your Hands Up" was originally written for Kylie Minogue.
Daily Bread
Nerina Pallot Lyrics
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And as long as we all have today, we'll be okay.
Six o'clock, so you feed the kids
And you pack them off to school
Take a drive through your secret life
It's a mystery to you.
It's not the way you thought that it would be
But love is the stuff that we depend on
Love is the one thing to rely on
And as long as we all have today, we'll be okay.
I got my yearbook and I found my picture
For a moment I pretend
I'm starting over and the road is open
Optimistic to the end.
But I do not want what I do not have
We all get what we need.
It's just a sadness and I can't explain it
Oh the world just gets to me.
But every star above will show the way
And love is the stuff that we depend on
As we make our daily bread
Love is the one thing to rely on
Ans as long as we all have today
We'll be okay
We'll be okay
The lyrics of Nerina Pallot's song "Daily Bread" convey a message of hope and resilience amidst the struggles of daily life. The first verse shows the character of the song going through the motions of their daily routine: feeding the kids and driving through their secret life - a life that perhaps doesn't live up to their expectations. Despite this, the chorus reiterates that love is the one thing they can always rely on, and as long as they have today, they'll be okay.
Later in the song, the character finds their yearbook and imagines starting over, but admits they don't want what they don't have. They feel a sense of sadness that they can't quite explain, but are comforted by the notion that every star above will show the way. The song ends on the same hopeful note of the chorus - that as long as they have today and love to rely on, they'll be okay.
Overall, "Daily Bread" is a reminder that even when life doesn't turn out how we expected it to, there is still hope to be found in the present moment and in the love that surrounds us.
Line by Line Meaning
Love is the one thing to rely on
Love is the only thing that can be relied upon in life
And as long as we all have today, we'll be okay.
As long as we have today, we can manage and be content
Six o'clock, so you feed the kids
The day begins early, and you start by preparing food for your children
And you pack them off to school
Once they're fed, you send them off to school
Take a drive through your secret life
Sometimes you daydream about a life different from reality
It's a mystery to you.
The idea of a different life is unfathomable to you
It's not the way you thought that it would be
The reality of life is different from what you imagined
But love is the stuff that we depend on
Love is the cornerstone of our lives
As we make our daily bread
As we go through each day and earn our bread, love is what we rely on to keep us going
I got my yearbook and I found my picture
Looking through an old yearbook, you find your own photo
For a moment I pretend
You take a moment and imagine a different life
I'm starting over and the road is open
In your imagination, you're starting fresh and the future is wide open
Optimistic to the end.
Your mind is filled with hope and positivity
But I do not want what I do not have
In reality, you're content with what you have and don't crave anything more
We all get what we need.
We receive what's necessary in life, and that's enough
It's just a sadness and I can't explain it
Sometimes there's a deep sadness within, but it's hard to describe or understand
Oh the world just gets to me.
At times, the world can be overwhelming and weigh heavy on your mind
But every star above will show the way
Even in the darkest times, there's hope and guidance to be found all around us
And love is the stuff that we depend on
Throughout every phase of life, love remains the most important and dependable thing
As we make our daily bread
As we work for our daily sustenance, love is what keeps us going
Love is the one thing to rely on
Amidst all the uncertainties of life, love is a constant presence to rely on
Ans as long as we all have today
While we have the present moment to live in
We'll be okay
We'll be able to manage and find contentment in our lives
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Jeremy Stacey, Nerina Pallot
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