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
Reasons
Nightingale Lyrics
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Although you're not here
Your voice your smile and laughter
Is now replaced with fear
I'm holding on to memories
That slowly fade away
Force my self to hold on
And to live for one more day
Time is a two-faced creature
Of mercy and of pain
No way to control it
All efforts is in vain
Destiny is lawless
It makes up its own rules
Together they are mocking
And make us look - make us look like fools
Give me reasons to leave
Turn around and walk away
Give me reasons to stay
And be a part of this world once again
Give me reasons to leave
Turn around and walk away
Give me reasons to stay
You held the fate of my life in your hands
I thought I could handle everything
I thought that I was strong
Life was running flawless
And nothing could go wrong
But I froze when I saw it coming
Oh, the turning of tide
Washed away in sadness
With no place for me to hide
Give me reasons to leave
Turn around and walk away
Give me reasons to stay
And be a part of this world once again
Give me reasons to leave
Turn around and walk away
Give me reasons to stay
And be a part of this world once again
Give me reasons to leave
Turn around and walk away
Give me reasons to stay
You held the fate of my life in your hands
The lyrics to Nightingale's song Reasons depict a person struggling to come to terms with the loss of a loved one. The singer still feels the presence of the person even though they are no longer physically present. Their memories of the person slowly fade away, and they are left with fear in place of the loved one's voice, smile, and laughter. Despite the pain, the singer is holding on to the memories, forcing themselves to live for one more day.
The song also touches upon the idea that time is a two-faced creature, capable of both mercy and pain. The singer acknowledges that there is no way to control time and that destiny makes up its own rules, and it can feel like fate and time are mocking and making the person look like a fool. The chorus repeatedly asks for reasons to leave or stay since the fate of the person's life was in the loved one's hands. The song conveys the feelings of powerlessness and uncertainty that death can cause, as the person struggles to make sense of a situation that seems entirely out of their control.
Line by Line Meaning
I still feel your presence
Even though you're not physically here, your absence is still felt
Although you're not here
You're not physically present
Your voice your smile and laughter
The sounds of your voice, the sight of your smile, and the times spent laughing
Is now replaced with fear
At the moment, instead of those good feelings, a feeling of anxiety has taken over
I'm holding on to memories
I'm clutching onto the thoughts of what you looked like, sounded like, and the emotions you gave me
That slowly fade away
Over time, those memories start to dull and have less power over me
Force my self to hold on
I'm trying to be strong and keep holding onto those memories and feelings
And to live for one more day
I'm trying to keep going, just for the present moment
Time is a two-faced creature
Time has its good sides, but also its bad
Of mercy and of pain
Sometimes it will be forgiving, and other times not
No way to control it
Time can't be stopped or tamed
All efforts is in vain
Trying to control time has no use
Destiny is lawless
Fate can't be predicted, it has no rules
It makes up its own rules
It makes its own decisions, regardless of what I want
Together they are mocking
Time and fate are making fun of me and my efforts
And make us look - make us look like fools
They're making us seem like idiots when we try to control them
Give me reasons to leave
Explain why I should depart
Turn around and walk away
Leave this situation
Give me reasons to stay
Explain why I should stay and continue being involved
And be a part of this world once again
And feel alive again by participating in this reality
You held the fate of my life in your hands
You had a great part in what happened in my life
I thought I could handle everything
I believed I could manage any issue that came my way
I thought that I was strong
I previously had a lot of confidence in myself
Life was running flawless
Everything was going well
And nothing could go wrong
I was feeling extremely optimistic
But I froze when I saw it coming
However, when a problem approached me, I couldn't react
Oh, the turning of tide
A huge shift happened
Washed away in sadness
I was consumed by sorrow
With no place for me to hide
I had no escape, nowhere to go
Contributed by Liliana L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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@jazzfunkyman6962
Love that version and the Earth Wind and Fire version too❤❤❤
@Mraintnostoppinusnow
Great choice - EWF of course but Maxine Nightingale does a great job too. Thank you for reminding me of this great song. 😊
@mrsapplez2007
Never heard th9s version.
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Legendary shit
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