Nerina Pallot (pronounced pal-oh in the French style) (b. 1975) is a London… Read Full Bio ↴Nerina Pallot (pronounced pal-oh in the French style) (b. 1975) is a London-based recording artist.

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.

Peg
Nerina Pallot Lyrics

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I've seen your picture
Your name in lights above it
This is your big debut
It's like a dream come true
So won't you smile for the camera?
I know they're gonna love it

I like your pin shot

I keep it with your letter
Done up in blueprint blue
It sure looks good on you
And when you smile for the camera
I know I love you better

Peg, it will come back to you
Peg, it will come back to you
Peg, the shutter falls
You see it all in 3-D
It's your favorite foreign movie

I like your pin shot
I keep it with your letter
Done up in blueprint blue
It sure looks good on you
And when you smile for the camera
I know I love you better

Peg, it will come back to you
Peg, it will come back to you
Peg, the shutter falls
You see it all in 3-D
It's your favorite foreign
Peg, it will come back to you
Peg, it will come back to you
Peg, the shutter falls
You see it all in 3-D
It's your favorite foreign movie

Peg, it will come back to you
Peg, it will come back to you
Peg, the shutter falls
You see it all in 3-D
It's your favorite foreign
Peg, it will come back to you
Peg, it will come back to you
Peg, the shutter falls

You see it all in 3-D
It's your favorite foreign movie

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Nerina Pallot's song "Peg" seem to be about someone admiring another person's beauty and success, captured in photographs and film. The singer describes seeing the subject's name in lights and their big debut, indicating they are becoming famous. The singer likes a specific photograph of the subject, which they keep along with a letter, and notes that the blueprint blue color looks good on them. The chorus repeats the phrase "Peg, it will come back to you" three times, followed by "the shutter falls, you see it all in 3-D, it's your favorite foreign movie."

The chorus seems to suggest that the subject will gain even more success and fame in the future, and that their image and achievements will be immortalized in photographs and film. The line "it's your favorite foreign movie" could imply that the subject feels a sense of detachment or distance from their own life, as if they are watching it from an outsider's perspective. Overall, the lyrics paint a picture of someone who is both idolized and slightly out of reach, captured only in fleeting moments like photographs and movie frames.

Line by Line Meaning

I've seen your picture
I have seen an image of you

Your name in lights above it
Your name is illuminated above the picture

This is your big debut
This is your significant first appearance

It's like a dream come true
It feels like a wish becoming a reality

So won't you smile for the camera?
Can you please show a happy expression for the camera?

I know they're gonna love it
I am certain they will admire it

I like your pin shot
I appreciate the photo of you with the pin

I keep it with your letter
I store it with your written message

Done up in blueprint blue
Colored in a bold blue print

It sure looks good on you
The photo flatters you nicely

And when you smile for the camera
Also, when you present a joyful expression for the camera