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
Recollections
Nightingale Lyrics
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You will always be a lonely stranger to my soul
Where are you now I guess that I will never know
Maybe you have died again to have a body of your own
One day you will be reborn, no recollection at all
No memories of who you were and who you used to be
Cause you have the right to know it used to be
I now that your soul will be alive again
You ll be around us like the wind and the rain and the stars
One day your soul will be again
I really hope you won t remember
Who you were and what you could do
In Nightingale's song Recollections, the lyrics speak about the memories of someone who has passed away and the singer's struggle to let go of their memory. The first verse speaks about how even though the person has died, their memories will never fade away and that they will always remain a lonely stranger to the singer's soul. The second line speaks to the mystery of where the person is now, and how they may have chosen to be reborn with no memories of their previous life.
The chorus then speaks to the inevitability of having to explain the heartache and pain of losing someone to those who are reborn and carry on living. The singer knows that the memories will come back to haunt them again and again, but they hope that the person's new life will be filled with happiness and they will not remember the pain and suffering of their previous life.
The final verse speaks to the hope that the person's soul will be alive again and that they will be around us like the wind and rain and stars. The hope is that the person will not remember the pain and suffering they went through in their previous life, but instead, they will have a fresh start with new memories and experiences.
Overall, Recollections is a song about coming to terms with loss and acceptance of the natural cycle of life and death. It speaks to the inevitability of having to relive the pain of losing someone but also the hope that they will have a new life filled with happiness and new memories.
Line by Line Meaning
The memories of you will never fade away
I will always remember you and the impact you had on me.
You will always be a lonely stranger to my soul
Although I remember you, you are no longer a part of my life.
Where are you now I guess that I will never know
I am uncertain of your current whereabouts or situation.
Maybe you have died again to have a body of your own
Perhaps you have been reincarnated into a new body, allowing you a fresh start in life.
One day you will be reborn, no recollection at all
In your next life, you will begin anew without any memories of your past life experiences.
No memories of who you were and who you used to be
You will not remember any details about your previous life or identity.
One day I have to explain, relive the heartache and pain
At some point, I will have to reveal my emotional struggles and hardships caused by our previous relationship.
Cause you have the right to know it used to be
As the other party involved, you should have an understanding of how things used to be between us.
I know that your soul will be alive again
I believe in the concept of reincarnation and that your soul will be reborn.
You'll be around us like the wind and the rain and the stars
In your new form, you will still be present in the world, felt and experienced like natural phenomena.
One day your soul will be again
Your soul will experience life once more in a new form.
I really hope you won't remember
I hope that in your next life, you will not hold onto memories of our past relationship and the associated pain.
Who you were and what you could do
I hope that you are able to start fresh and explore new potential in your reincarnated life without the weight of past experiences.
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Trudy Amery
Soon we'll be re-birthed for spring surly follows the coldest winter. Let's be content to grow deeply in thoughts and prepare hearts for renewal. Pain and loss came like a heavy blanket and we are to rest under that healing a little while longer. Loss hurts deeply and it deserves much respect and Nightingale knows about loss! I had the very best and most prestigious professor in grief and loss. Luna knows the time and Angels whisper in the dark woods that we will emerge from our cocoons better!
Blake K
Great lyrics, although I feel that this song is lacking musically ... both instrumental and his voice, it just feels flat ..... compared to say, Better Safe Then Sorry (which was made like a year later)