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.
Hard Equation
Nerina Pallot Lyrics
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Or fifty billion seven thousand subatomic particles
Are rubbing up together, our chemicals colliding
As the scientist would say, oh, I really like you
We don't need to make a fuss or make a great big deal of it
No need to have a drama or a crisis or a deal of it
It's really very simple, you just pick your lipstick
We can't stop ourselves, even if we want to
We don't need no help, it's called an evolution
And I like it so use your imagination
It's not hard, it's not a hard equation
Look, we're gonna die, and no one just can get away from it
So baby, while we're here, we should just make a big party of it
And maybe there's a god or maybe, maybe there is not
But really, really who cares when you look so hot?
I really like your t-shirt, gonna need a little less of it
We need a little corner where we both can just undress a bit
You just put your lips together, you just put your lips together
You just put your lips together
We can't stop ourselves, even if we want to
We don't need no help, it's called an evolution
And I like it so use your imagination
It's not hard, it's not a hard equation
When the dinosaurs were here they were hip to it
Baby, you and me, we're the perfect fit
When the dinosaurs were here, yeah, they knew their shit
Baby, you and me, we're the perfect fit
We can't stop ourselves, even if we want to
We don't need no help, it's called an evolution
And I like it so use your imagination
It's not hard, it's not a hard equation
We can't stop ourselves, even if we want to
We don't need no help, it's called an evolution
And I like it so use your imagination
It's not hard, it's not a hard equation
It's not hard, it's not a hard equation
It's not hard, it's not a hard equation
It's not hard, it's not a hard equation
It's not hard, it's not a hard equation
The song "Hard Equation" by Nerina Pallot appears to be about the chemistry of love in a literal and metaphorical sense. The opening lines suggest that everything in the world, from unicorns to subatomic particles, is made up of chemicals that combine and interact with each other, just like people in a relationship. The chorus emphasizes that the attraction between two people is not something they consciously choose and that it's a natural evolution.
The lyrics suggest that love is not complicated and that people should enjoy it while they can since everyone will eventually die. The song also hints at a sense of irreverence towards religion, with the line "maybe there's a god or maybe, maybe there is not, but really, really who cares when you look so hot?" Ultimately, the song is about embracing the chemistry and attraction between two people, without overthinking or analyzing it.
Line by Line Meaning
Absolutely everything from unicorns to animals
No matter what it is, everything around us, from unicorns to animals, is affected by the same fundamental natural laws
Or fifty billion seven thousand subatomic particles
Even at the microscopic level, the tiniest pieces of matter are governed by the same natural laws
Are rubbing up together, our chemicals colliding
Everything in the universe is constantly interacting and affecting everything else through chemical reactions
As the scientist would say, oh, I really like you
These natural laws and chemical reactions can be seen as a scientific expression of the love or attraction between people
We don't need to make a fuss or make a great big deal of it
Love and attraction do not need to be complicated or dramatic
No need to have a drama or a crisis or a deal of it
There is no need to make a big deal or cause problems when it comes to love
It's really very simple, you just pick your lipstick
The path to attraction can be as simple as putting on lipstick and expressing interest
You just whistle like come hither and say, "I really like you"
Showing interest and expressing attraction can be as simple as whistling and saying "I really like you"
We can't stop ourselves, even if we want to
Attraction and love are natural and uncontrollable
We don't need no help, it's called an evolution
Love and attraction are a natural part of the process of evolution and survival of species
And I like it so use your imagination
Attraction and love are enjoyable and can be fueled by the imagination
It's not hard, it's not a hard equation
Attracting and loving someone does not need to be a complicated or difficult process
When the dinosaurs were here they were hip to it
Attraction and love have been a part of the natural world for millions of years
Baby, you and me, we're the perfect fit
The attraction between two people can be seen as a natural fit or pairing
Contributed by David P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Owains Cat
More people need to hear this woman's voice! This song gets stuck in your head.
MrPMS86
I love this song !!! Thankyou Hyundai! :D
emberchord
I loved all of your songs on your EP's - amazingly inspiring and so versatile. Even though some of them felt like drafts, rather then finished songs. But I think thats how it was intended. I am looking forward to every piece you create :3 #fangirling
Marie Couraud
Amazing ! Love it so much !
Helen Green
Love it!!
unasensualita
super, j'aime beaucoup ! ;)
unasensualita
@*****
bonsoir Pascal ;)
Jochen Hinrichs
awesome song, love it.
Człowiek w Społeczeństwie
Thanks for hyundai i20 !!! AMAZING song
Electrofanka
Nice song :) I like it :)