Artist #1: Nighti… Read Full Bio ↴There are three artists with the name Nightingale.
Artist #1: Nightingale began in 1995 as a solo goth rock project of Dan Swanö, designed to explore his brief fascination with the genre, also evident on Edge of Sanity tracks such as "Sacrificed". The first album The Breathing Shadow was recorded and mastered by Swanö alone in the space of a week at his home Unisound studio.
The second album The Closing Chronicles was recorded in April 1996 with his brother Tom Nouga (real name Dag Swanö) acting as producer and contributing some guitar parts. It continues the conceptual storyline that began in The Breathing Shadow to the logical conclusion of the central characters death, as it was intended to be the last Nightingale album.
After this the band went on semi-hiatus, playing a couple of live concerts in small venues around Orebro with future permanent band member Erik Oskarsson on bass and Ari Halinoja playing the drums. The second concert, in October 1998 is remarkable because it marks one of the few times Edge of Sanity songs were performed live by Swanö, the band adding two lighter tracks to bulk out their set (Swanö scarcely performed live with Edge of Sanity, citing his inability to sustain death metal vocals for long enough).
The band returned to Unisound in April 1999 to expand upon a lost demo of the track 'I Return' recorded by Swanö and Nouga in September 1998. 2000's I is a prequel to the first two albums, half composed by Dan Swano and half by Tom Nouga, several of the tracks, such as Alonely and Dead or Alive being recycled by Nouga from previously abandoned projects and given new lyrics (the originals being both written in Swedish and outside the conceptual storyline).
For the recording of Alive Again in may 2002 (a sequel to the original "Breathing Shadow Trilogy" of I, The Breathing Shadow and The Closing Chronicles) the band was filled out with Tom Björn on drums and Erik Oskarsson returning as a permanent member. This record received the most critical acclaim yet upon its release in February 2003, partly owing to the increased exposure caused by their signing of a distribution deal with American label The End Records, and saw them play a string of live shows before travelling to Västerås in June 2004 to record Invisible, which is the band's first departure from their conceptual storyline approach, dealing with a wide array of topics from love to history. The band are currently preparing for their first major tour, after re-recording a set of tracks for a best-of album, Nightfall Overture, containing songs from their first four conceptual albums as well as an Edge of Sanity track and one new Nightingale song.
In 2006 the band had the honour to conclude the second and last day of the international progressive rock festival, InProg 2006. Later that year Dag stated on his website that he will no longer be using his alias Tom Nouga;
"In Sep-06 I decided to stop using the name Tom Nouga and play under my real name"
The band's latest album is White Darkness and it was released 4th of June, 2007.
Source: Wikipedia
Artist #2:Nightingale was formed in 1993 by Jeremiah McLane (accordion, piano), Keith Murphy (voice, guitar, mandolin, piano, foot percussion), and Becky Tracy (fiddle). The nightingale bird is a poetic figure that appears in traditional songs from many places including parts of Northern Europe, Canada and the United States. So the nightingale was an appropriate emblem for a band commited to drawing inspiration from a wide musical territory that includes Ireland, France, Scandinavia, Newfoundland and Quebec.
The band's first recording, The Coming Dawn was made in 1994, barely a year after the band's formation. It was produced by Pete Sutherland and it captured the fresh, raw energy of the band as well as establishing Nightingale's sophistication as players and arrangers of an eclectic mix of traditional music.
Less than two years later, the band took on a more ambitious recording project - Sometimes When the Moon is High, produced by Grey Larsen. The album was recorded in Joliette Quebec at the (just newly finished) studio of La Bottine Souriante pianist, Denis Frechette. More musically complex and more tightly arranged, this album won the band attention and praise from a wider audience.
Throughout this period, Nightingale travelled extensively playing concerts and dance events around the U.S. and also in Canada, the U.K., France and Denmark.
Nightingale's most recent recording - Three , released in June 2004. The CD was produced by Denis Frechette and recorded in Brattleboro, VT. It reflects Nightingale's past while also breaking new ground.
Source: http://www.nightingalevt.org
Artist #3: Nightingale, formed in 2003, is a project of Gaspard de la Nuit (Caspar Wijnberg, who stands for the 'night' in the band), singer Abigael Klumperbeek (that would be the "gale") and Eelco van Zanten. Their debutalbum "For A Change" is recorded in Wijnberg and Bas Bron (Bastian) their studio in Amsterdam. The music consists of melodic funkpop, comparable to Bastian.
Source: http://www.popinstituut.nl
One Way Ticket
Nightingale Lyrics
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Now he let it slip away
Shining sun or falling rain
Doesn't matter anymore
Another boring day begins
Already knows how it will end
And now he's losing faith in you
You showed the way the he should follow
He built a world upon your promise
He would be saved
He's all alone, no one to hold
When the nights are long and cold
He prayed to you for some relief
For some reward for his belief
He tried so hard to do it right
Saw the world in black and white
But now it's fading into grey
He feel temptation
He's never had a night of passion
Or numbed his mind with the firewater
Never felt alive
Oh he's lost again
Now the world will see
Another soul led astray
Another destiny thrown away
The one way ticket in his trembling hand
Is the testimony to the tragedy
Was he never meant to be
never meant to be
He boarded the plane towards the end
A grave among the neon lights
Realized his wildest dreams
In a drunken, hazy night
He sold his life and the money made
Spent it all on the last crusade
His celebration of the end
The one's who found him
Said he smiled and looked so peaceful
And in his hand he held a letter
It said... "No one came"
I hope you're happy in the world beyond
That you find what you need
That you get what you want
The world has lost again
And no one will see
Another soul led astray
Another destiny thrown away
The final letter in his lifeless hand
Is the testimony to the tragedy
Was he never meant to be??
The lyrics in Nightingale's song One Way Ticket paint a story of a man who has lost faith in life and the promised rewards that he believed would come with following the guidance of a higher power. The man seems to have given up on trying to make the most of each day and has resigned himself to a fate of boredom and despair. He used to have faith in a higher power that would guide him along the right path, but now he feels abandoned and alone.
The man's struggles with temptation are also portrayed in the lyrics, indicating that he has not fully given up on life but is struggling to find a way to enjoy it. He has never experienced the thrill of passion or the numbing effects of alcohol, implying that he has led a sheltered life. The lyrics suggest that the man has reached his breaking point and has decided to give up on life altogether. He purchases a one-way ticket and embarks on a journey towards the end of his life.
The lyrics also suggest that the man's life did not end as he had hoped. Despite his efforts to find happiness and meaning in life, he died alone and without anyone to share his final moments with. The final letter he held in his hand serves as a testament to the tragedy of a life unfulfilled.
Line by Line Meaning
He always tried to seize the day
He was always motivated to live in the present
Now he let it slip away
He lost the motivation to live in the present
Shining sun or falling rain
The weather no longer affects him
Doesn't matter anymore
He no longer cares about anything
Another boring day begins
Every day feels the same and uninteresting
Already knows how it will end
He feels stuck in a routine and sees no way out
And now he's losing faith in you
He no longer believes in the guidance he once had
You used to guide him
He once had someone to guide him through life
You showed the way that he should follow
That someone showed him the right path to take
He built a world upon your promise
He trusted and relied on that someone's promise
He would be saved
He believed that someone would save him
He's all alone, no one to hold
He feels lonely and has no one to comfort him
When the nights are long and cold
He feels the loneliness the most during cold nights
He prayed to you for some relief
He turned to that someone for help and comfort
For some reward for his belief
He hoped that his faith would be rewarded
He tried so hard to do it right
He made a genuine effort to live a good life
Saw the world in black and white
He saw the world as either good or bad, with no in-between
But now it's fading into grey
His view of the world is changing and becoming less clear
He feel temptation
He starts to feel the temptation to break free from his old lifestyle
He's never had a night of passion
He has never experienced the excitement and thrill of living in the moment
Or numbed his mind with the firewater
He has never tried to escape from reality through alcohol or other means
Never felt alive
He has never truly felt alive and free
Oh he's lost again
He feels lost and unsure once again
Now the world will see
Others will see the tragedy of his life
Another soul led astray
Another person who was guided in the wrong direction
Another destiny thrown away
Another person who wasted their potential
The one way ticket in his trembling hand
The ticket that symbolizes the end of his life
Is the testimony to the tragedy
It represents the sadness and despair of his life
Was he never meant to be
He questions whether he was meant to live this way
He boarded the plane towards the end
He made the decision to end his life
A grave among the neon lights
He chose to end his life in a bustling city
Realized his wildest dreams
He felt like he was finally free from the monotony of his old life
In a drunken, hazy night
He spent his last moments in a state of drunkenness and confusion
He sold his life and the money made
He traded his life for money
Spent it all on the last crusade
He spent all his money on his final, self-destructive act
His celebration of the end
His final act was a way of celebrating the end of his life
The one's who found him
The people who discovered his body
Said he smiled and looked so peaceful
Despite his troubled life, he looked content in death
And in his hand he held a letter
He left a note behind
It said... 'No one came'
The note was a message to the person who promised to save him, but never did
I hope you're happy in the world beyond
He wishes the person who failed him is at peace
That you find what you need
He hopes that person found what they were looking for
That you get what you want
He hopes that person achieved their desires
The world has lost again
The world has lost yet another soul
And no one will see
No one will truly understand the sadness of his life
The final letter in his lifeless hand
The letter he wrote before ending his life
Is the testimony to the tragedy
His letter represents the sadness and hopelessness of his life
Was he never meant to be??
He questions whether his life was meant to be this tragic
Contributed by Miles H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.