Nichole’s musical style has developed over time from headbanging rock with her first band INSANE to folky acoustics with her first album Under the Skin (2001), while her most recent albums Lost Into Experience (2009) and You Are Not Alone (2010) glimpse an evolution into a darker electronic lounge vibe. Along the way, she’s collaborated with dance and pop producers on a number of projects ranging from house anthem “Live So Free” with Swiss American Federation to ridiculous pop songs like “Teaser” with Mark Okoh. Whatever the genre, Nichole has consistently captivated audiences with her intoxicating voice, presence and lyrics.
The lucky product of a quick union: Nichole's straight-A-student mother dropped out her last semester of private college to run off with the long-haired drummer of a rock band she met in Deland, Florida. Hoping to make a positive impression on his new family, Nichole’s father quit his band, shaved his head, and joined the army. The couple married and was stationed in Augsburg, Germany where Nichole was born just a year later. The marriage ended soon after, and as an infant, Nichole was brought back to Florida where her mother worked to support the family and finish her studies. It was in her early years as a latch key kid that Nichole's passion for songwriting emerged.
Nichole began writing songs in grade school, where she tried out a number of instruments including violin, stand up bass, and keyboard. In middle school, she got her first electric guitar and began performing in Central Florida nightclubs with heavy rock band INSANE at age 14. During the summers, she studied music, songwriting, and performance at National Guitar Workshop in Connecticut, where she learned from guitar heros such as Andy Timmons and Nuno Bettencourt. By high school graduation, Nichole had written, recorded, and produced more than twenty original songs and played dozens of live shows.
Determined to transcend the common trajectory for many kids growing up in non-ideal households, Nichole sought balance between her artistic aspirations and academic endeavors, pursuing formal studies in Economics and Education while steadily building her song catalog. She moved to Los Angeles in 1999 with little more than her guitar and a suitcase; something like the scene out of Poison's Fallen Angel video. Like many musicians trying to break into the industry, she started out working a number of day jobs, from managing the marketing department at West L.A. Music to offering tech support for Disney's Consumer Products division. Along the way, she also brought her passion into the classroom, teaching at elementary schools in the challenging areas of South Central and East Los Angeles and elite Pacific Palisades.
Currently, ALDEN creates custom music for film and television, while working on her fourth studio album in the Silicon Beach community of Santa Monica, California.
Paris
Nichole Alden Lyrics
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Show her how you've been treating me
No she won't be angry
A boy's got to be what a boy's got to be
Sleep then when your conscience
Tells you nothing's wrong
And hold on to your baby
Fly her in from paris
Show her how you've been touching me
No, she won't be bitter
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree
And some nights when you're dreaming
I know you'll remember me
But hold on to your baby
There's such thing as loyalty
The song "Paris" by Nichole Alden is about a woman who is in a relationship with a man who is cheating on his partner. The lyrics suggest that the man is trying to cover up his infidelity by flying his mistress in from Paris to make it seem like everything is okay. He tells her that his girlfriend "won't be angry" or "bitter" when she sees them together.
The woman singing the song is aware that she is the other woman, but she tries to justify it to herself by saying that "a boy's got to be what a boy's got to be." She also encourages the man to hold on to his girlfriend and be loyal, even though she knows he won't.
The lyrics suggest a sense of guilt and inner turmoil, as the woman knows what she is doing is wrong, but she can't help herself. The song is a poignant reflection of the complexities of human relationships, and the emotional turmoil that comes with infidelity.
Line by Line Meaning
Fly her in from paris
Bring her over from Paris
Show her how you've been treating me
Let her witness your behavior towards me
No she won't be angry
She won't get angry
A boy's got to be what a boy's got to be
Justifying the behavior of the artist's partner
Sleep then when your conscience
When you feel no guilt
Tells you nothing's wrong
You feel you have done nothing wrong
And hold on to your baby
Stay faithful to your partner
She'll never hear this song
Partner will never find out about this song
Fly her in from paris
Bring her over from Paris
Show her how you've been touching me
Partner will witness inappropriate physical contact
No, she won't be bitter
She won't be resentful
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree
Implying partner is likely to behave similarly
And some nights when you're dreaming
When you're dreaming at night
I know you'll remember me
Partner will have memories of narrator
But hold on to your baby
Stay loyal to your partner
There's such thing as loyalty
Implying partner needs to be loyal
Contributed by Ava L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.