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
Revival
Nightingale Lyrics
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I'm in his body, I'm free to live,
And I will make sure that he will see no rebirth.
He'll never find the answer, he'll never know the way
I'll never ever forgive him for what he did to me that day.
I don't know how to be in this world, I left so long ago.
Now I'm back in the shape of another,
But that is something that no one ever will know.
Well nothing's going to take me away, no. I have decided to stay.
I see the horizon through the eyes of a stranger,
the one that I'm living inside.
For seventeen years I've been held in the darkness,
My life is no longer denied.
I wonder where he is right now'
Probably trapped in the parallel sky.
I've been there, I have felt all this darkness.
Though I was reprieved,
I was far too young to die.
I regained the power. I was strong, I returned
Like a breathing shadow, I will receive what I've earned.
Even though I pretend I'm someone else, I have finally had my revenge.
Nightingale's Revival is a song about revenge and redemption. The singer of the song was once trapped in darkness for seventeen years, but has returned to life through the body of someone else. The opening lines talk about how the singer no longer exists in a state of shadows but is now able to walk freely on earth. The reference to being in someone else's body suggests that the singer has undergone a supernatural or science fiction transformation. The singer is determined to make sure that the person who wronged them will never be reborn or have a second chance.
The song expresses feelings of anger and bitterness toward the person who wronged the singer, and the lyrics suggest that this person is either dead, trapped in a parallel sky, or somehow prevented from coming back to life. The singer is filled with resentment and vows never to forgive the person who wronged them, giving the impression that they have been wronged in a significant and life-changing way. Despite this, the singer is not entirely sure how to be in the world after such a long period of darkness.
The lyrics of Revival are ambiguous, and the song could be interpreted in different ways, including as a commentary on mental illness or depression. However, the theme of revenge and redemption is central to the song. After being trapped in the darkness for so long, the singer has regained power and strength and is determined to receive what they have earned. By the end of the song, the singer has achieved revenge and some sense of closure, suggesting that even though they are pretending to be someone else, they have finally found redemption.
Line by Line Meaning
No longer a shadow, once again I walk the face of the earth.
I am now tangible and no longer a mere shadow. I am back roaming the earth as a physical being.
I'm in his body, I'm free to live,
I am possessing someone's body which grants me freedom to live again.
And I will make sure that he will see no rebirth.
The person whose body I'm possessing will no longer be able to live again.
He'll never find the answer, he'll never know the way
The person whose body I'm possessing will always be unaware of the true reason for their misfortunes.
I'll never ever forgive him for what he did to me that day.
I hold a grudge against someone for their actions towards me in the past.
I don't know how to be in this world, I left so long ago.
I feel lost in a world that I haven't been a part of for so long.
Now I'm back in the shape of another,
I have returned to the world in the form of someone else.
But that is something that no one ever will know.
My true identity is a secret that nobody will discover.
I'll never tell the secret. no one would believe it anyway.
I will never reveal the truth about myself, as nobody would believe me if I did.
Well nothing's going to take me away, no. I have decided to stay.
I have made the decision to remain in the world and not be taken away.
I see the horizon through the eyes of a stranger,
I am now perceiving the world from the perspective of the person whose body I'm possessing.
the one that I'm living inside.
I am currently residing inside the body of another person.
For seventeen years I've been held in the darkness,
I spent an extensive amount of time trapped in darkness for 17 years.
My life is no longer denied.
I am now able to live my life to the fullest.
I wonder where he is right now'
I am curious about where my previous body/spirit/identity is now located.
Probably trapped in the parallel sky.
My previous body/spirit/identity is most likely stuck in some sort of afterlife or alternate dimension.
I've been there, I have felt all this darkness.
I have personally experienced the same level of darkness that my previous body/spirit/identity is currently experiencing.
Though I was reprieved, I was far too young to die.
Even though I was able to escape the darkness, I shouldn't have been subjected to it in the first place when I was so young.
I regained the power. I was strong, I returned
I now possess great power and strength, and have returned to the world with a renewed sense of purpose.
Like a breathing shadow, I will receive what I've earned.
I move swiftly and silently as if I were a breathing shadow. I will receive what I am owed for all that I've been through.
Even though I pretend I'm someone else, I have finally had my revenge.
Although I am currently portraying someone else, I have finally been able to get my revenge on the person who caused me so much pain.
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