1. A Swedish alternative metal band including members of In
Flames. Now filed under Passenger (SWE).
2. A Brighton (UK) based alternative folk band.
3. A San José, Costa Rica hardcore/screamo band.
4. A Mesa, Arizona based acoustic rock band.
5. A rap artist from Texas.
6. An old alias of DJ Tiësto.
7. A Chicago-based instrumental rock band.
8. A psytrance project of MFG's Guy Zukrel.
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Passenger was formed in 1995 by Sten and Engelin. Both members wanted to do something that was not Thrash metal or Melodic death metal unlike the bands they played in. At its early stages the band was originally called "Cliff". Under the name Cliff they recorded two demos in Studio Fredman that were never released. After a break in the band and after Engelin was hired as a session guitarist for In Flames' Whoracle tour, Anders Fridén, the vocalist of In Flames showed interest in Passenger and joined the band.
In the year 2000 the band came back from its break and went on to record a demo. In 2001 the band recorded another demo in which early versions of the songs "Used", "In My Head", "Circus" and "Drowning City" were recorded. After a third demo the band finally recorded and released their debut album entitled Passenger. A video for "In Reverse" was also released.
Sten noted in February 2004 on their official website that they were in the process of recording their second album. However, since then, Fridén, lead vocalist of both Passenger and In Flames has been noted saying that he has very little time for the project, due to other commitments, and the group is currently on hold. In an interview with Fridén he stated that as soon as he gets a break from In Flames, he wants to get all the group together to record a second album for early 2010. This did however not happen as Anders continued touring with In Flames until October 2010 when they entered their studio to record their next album.
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The brainchild of 26-year-old Brighton born singer/songwriter Mike Rosenberg, Passenger is redefining the troubadour for the 21st century. Formerly a five-piece band, Passenger has now pared back to basics, quite literally bringing music to the streets on a series of lengthy busking journeys across Australia, America and the United Kingdom. A classic journeyman musician, cut from the same mould as Van Morrison, Neil Young and John Prine, Passenger has the unique ability to move from the humorous to heartbreaking with every song.
After a year spent crisscrossing the UK and US with his debut album Wicked Man’s Rest, Passenger’s markedly stripped down and soulful second album Wide Eyes Blind Love was brought to the public as it was created: on the road. Setting up on street corners across the UK and Australia, Passenger halted passers by in their hundreds; all connecting to the mellifluous tones and powerfully hewn lyrics emanating from this lone figure and his guitar. This is music as Passenger means it to be, unvarnished and honest, just pure talent and powerful tunes that tap straight into the heart of the crowd.
Struck by the dynamic freedom of the troubadour life, Passenger developed the grass roots method of Wide Eyes Blind Love into the germ of a new album. Impressively and entirely self funded through busking income, Passenger set about recording a series of collaborations with musical friends met along the way. Flight Of The Crow is the remarkable result of Passenger’s intrepid journey, with Australian artists Lior, Josh Pyke, Katie Noonan, Boy & Bear, Kate Miller Heidke, Philadelphia Grand Jury, Brian Campeau and Elana Stone, Matt Corby, Jess Chalker and Dead Letter Chorus all lending their voices to this serendipitous creative venture. Flight Of The Crow was recorded in Sydney’s famous BJB studios over February and March of 2010, and co-produced by Berkfinger (AKA Simon Berkleman from Philadelphia Grand Jury).
As a second album born of the road, Flight Of The Crow speaks to the compelling quality of Passenger’s music and the striking sincerity of his lyrics, both of which are matched by his dedication to this grass roots style of craftsmanship and collaboration. How utterly remarkable that a lone musician can travel the globe, and literally from the street, connect with some of Australia’s finest musical talents to produce a self-funded album. This is the stuff of legend, with Passenger clearly evoking the humble, hardworking creativity of the troubadours of old.
www.myspace.com/passengerofficial
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Passenger or PSNGR is an active hardcore/screamo band formed in San José, Costa Rica born in 2004. Their EP "Get OFF the Rails!" (tentative title) will be out in 20/01/09. Band members: Alejandro Pacheco (vocals & guitar), Grego Rojas (guitar), Andres Moraga (bass), Jose Vargas (drums). www.myspace.com/passenger
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Passenger the acoustic rock band was formed in late 2000. They have a large archive of both original music and cover songs. They released their first pressed album, entitled "Four Letter Word", in September 2004 on indie label Crop Circle Records.
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Passenger is an Austin, Texas based MC. Born in Massachusetts, he spent most of his younger days growing up in New York and Houston, Tx eventually moving to Austin, Tx in 1996 attending college to try his hand as a sound engineer. During these years, his musical versatility had him playing bass in an alternative rock band, singing in another side project, DJing house, jungle and hip hop music at various venues in Austin. Eventually he became a full time DJ for the reggae/ska/hiphop/punk band, Indofin, which he was a member for years touring the country. His love for hip hop provoked him to purchase an MPC and has been making beats and rhyming ever since. "The Brick In A Glass House", his debut album, contains production from Nozebleed, Lazerbeak (Doomtree), amongst others as well as his own and has guests from Austin's own Emcee, Justin Cook, Weezel, as well as a few others. Currently, you can find him playing shows around the Austin area and will begin to venturing out to other Texas cities. He is also working on putting together a live band to back him at shows and working on new material.
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Passenger is also an old alias of DJ Tiësto. Tiësto only produced 2 tracks under his old Passenger-alias: "Blackspin" and "F.A.H.", both appearing on a record released on Momentum Records in 1996.
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Passenger began winter of 2002 when guitarist dustin covert and bassist/vocalist david mata collaborated on the bands first full length "alive" an 8 song full length about a disoriented and dark but intriguing view of love and romance. the album explored dissonant melodies and agonizingly slow chord progressions with the use of mark sampson on drums and sam billen on piano. in 2003 passenger progressed to a four person line up with michael oberlin on drums and james demis on keyboards and sound and began to play various rock venues in chicago, illinois and used silent film to accompany their live performance. numerous line-up changes took effect during the next year and a half, but in 2005 the concrete line-up of Dustin Covert and David D'Antonio on guitars, David Mata on Bass and Samuel Vincent on drums was achieved. In winter of 2005 Passenger recorded "The Owls are Restless", a 2 hour and 40 minute concept record about an ancient war between owls and rabbits and was recorded and engineered by Steve Whitney in a warehouse in Aurora, Illinois. Shortly after the recording drummer Samuel Vincent tragically passed away. Without his talent and with the grief of losing a dear, dear friend the band decided it was impossible to continue performing the material or anything that involved Passenger. These unfortunate events occurred before "The Owls are Restless" was able to achieve any sort of record label attention, and when it finally did it was too late. The remaining musicians have continued creating in their band White Devil, named after the vintage moog synth/organ that Sam would play in collaboration with his drums in Passenger.
myspace.com/whitedevilchicago
Month Of Sundays
Passenger Lyrics
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For so long I don't remember Saturday night
Broken records don't play new tunes, 'cept for once in a blue moon
And I've looked but the moon is still white
And I've been summoned(?) to the summit of Sundays
Someone somewhere may do something with his life
A smoker's lungs don't blow balloons, 'cept for once in a blue moon
Rusty guns fire rusty shots, leopards never change their spots
And fireworks always fade too soon
Empty words don't mean a lot, and for me that's all you've got
But I swear to you darling, one day we'll stand beneath a blue moon
I've been living in this month of Sundays
And I forget what Monday morning feels like
Blushing brides and handsome grooms, deep in debt from honeymoons
Stare above, but the moon is still white
I've wandered into wondering if one day
When the war is won, and one finally made two
When we think not of what we've not, and think only of what we've got
And we go dancing underneath the blue moon
All black kettles and black pots seem to fire an awful lot
And make the kitchen the most uncomfortable of rooms
Empty words don't mean a lot, and for me that's all you've got
And I swear to you darling, one day we'll stand beneath a blue moon
Oh oh
So I've been living in this month of Sundays
And I don't know it, this month may be through
So will you tell me that you'll wait, for as long as it may take
And I swear darling, I'll show you a blue moon
Oh my darling, I'll show you a blue moon
The song Month of Sundays by Passenger presents a depiction of a mundane and monotonous life lacking in excitement and new adventures. The first verse conveys the singer's feeling of being stuck in a routine, as if they have been living in a continuous cycle of Sundays, which in turn have caused them to forget what other days of the week feel like. The comparison to broken records and a moon that is still white highlights the notion that despite an awareness of the monotony of their life, nothing new or exciting ever seems to happen.
The chorus of the song implies a glimmer of hope in the singer's life, as they have been "summoned to the summit of Sundays" and someone somewhere may do something with their life. The idea of a smoker's lungs and balloons that only blow once in a blue moon alongside the image of the moon being white altogether imply that despite a slight chance of change in their life, it remains marginal, and they continue to live in the same cycle with no significant changes.
The second verse amplifies this notion of an ultimately insignificant life, as the singer reflects on the inevitability of certain scenarios, such as leopards never changing their spots and rusted guns firing rusted shots. The imagery of fireworks fading too soon juxtaposed to empty words not meaning much makes this seem like a hopeless situation. The chorus continues to provide an unchanged reality, with the singers' search for a blue moon ending in a white one still.
To conclude, Passenger's Month of Sundays is a song that reflects on the mundane and monotonous routine of life that lacks newness and excitement. The notion of a blue moon represents hope and signifies that there is an opportunity to break away from their routine, but ultimately things remain the same, and the white moon remains a constant reminder of this.
Line by Line Meaning
I've been living in this month of Sundays
I have been stuck in a monotonous routine for a long time, with nothing new happening.
For so long I don't remember Saturday night
I have been so stuck in my routine that I don't even remember what it feels like to have fun.
Broken records don't play new tunes, 'cept for once in a blue moon
My life feels like a broken record, playing the same thing over and over. The only time something new happens is very rare.
And I've looked but the moon is still white
I have been hoping for change, but nothing has happened yet.
And I've been summoned(?) to the summit of Sundays
I have felt trapped and stuck in my routine for so long that now I feel like I am at the highest point of that routine.
Someone somewhere may do something with his life
I am hopeful that someone out there may break free from their routine and accomplish something meaningful.
A smoker's lungs don't blow balloons, 'cept for once in a blue moon
Change is rare, like a smoker blowing up balloons, but it can happen once in a while.
Rusty guns fire rusty shots, leopards never change their spots
People don't really change, just like rusty guns always shoot poorly and leopards keep their spots forever.
And fireworks always fade too soon
Even when something new and exciting happens, it doesn't last very long.
Empty words don't mean a lot, and for me that's all you've got
Hollow promises and words without action don't have much value to me. Unfortunately, that's all I'm getting from you.
But I swear to you darling, one day we'll stand beneath a blue moon
Despite everything, I promise that one day we will experience something new and special together.
And I forget what Monday morning feels like
I am so stuck in my routine that I can't even differentiate between the days of the week anymore.
Blushing brides and handsome grooms, deep in debt from honeymoons
Even the things that are supposed to be happy, like weddings and honeymoons, are actually burdensome and stressful.
Stare above, but the moon is still white
I've been hoping for change, but it hasn't come yet.
I've wandered into wondering if one day
I have been daydreaming about the possibility that one day my routine will be broken and I will experience something new.
When the war is won, and one finally made two
When a difficult challenge or conflict is overcome, and two people are united and happy together.
When we think not of what we've not, and think only of what we've got
When we stop focusing on what we don't have and instead appreciate what we do.
And we go dancing underneath the blue moon
When we finally experience something new and exciting together.
All black kettles and black pots seem to fire an awful lot
When things are bad, they seem to happen all at once and it's overwhelming.
And make the kitchen the most uncomfortable of rooms
Metaphorically, when things are bad they make the whole environment feel uncomfortable and unpleasant.
So will you tell me that you'll wait, for as long as it may take
Despite everything, I am asking you to stay with me and wait for things to get better.
And I swear darling, I'll show you a blue moon
If you stay with me and wait, I promise to make it up to you by showing you something special and new.
Contributed by James C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Marijke De Lange
Lovely song.
Well I've been living in this month of Sundays,
For so long I don't remember Saturday night,
Broken records don't play new tunes,
Except for once in a blue Moon,
And I have looked and the Moon is still white.
And I've pinned some hope to the summit of some day,
Someone somewhere may do something with this light,
But smokers lungs don't blow balloons,
Except for once in a blue Moon,
And I've looked but the Moon is still white.
Rusty guns fire rusty shots,
Leopards never change their spots,
And fireworks always fade to soon,
Empty words don't mean a lot,
And from me thats all you've got,
But I swear to you one day,
We'll stand beneath a blue Moon.
Well I've been living in this month of Sundays,
And I forget what Monday morning feels like,
Blushing brides and handsome grooms,
Deep in debt from honeymoons,
Stare above but the Moon is still white.
And I have wondered in to wondering if one day,
When the war is won and one finally make two,
Will we think not of what we're not,
And think of only what we've got,
And we'll go dancing underneath a blue Moon.
Oh black kettles and black pots,
Seem to fight an awful lot,
They make the kitchen the most uncomfortable of rooms,
Empty words don't mean a lot,
And from me that's all you've got,
But I swear to you darling one day,
We'll stand beneath a blue Moon.
oh oh oh,
oh oh oh,
oh oh oh oh,
oh oh oh,
oh oh oh,
oh oh oh oh,
So I've been living in this month of Sundays,
And I don't know when this month may be through,
But will you tell me that you'll wait,
For as long as it may take,
And I swear darling I'll show you a blue Moon,
Oh my darling I will show you a blue Moon.
Charlotte Weiss
Love this guy like I birthed him! Funny-his music on my pc calms my rescue dogs in my home office while I work. Makes me smile all the way around!
aoife kelly
Such an amazing song!!!!
Colleen Murray
Always been one of my favourite passenger songs! x
Elaine Herron
Thanks for sharing =) I recently found this band stumbling through iTunes and absolutely LOVE them!! Please make more videos ;)
Vanessa Malavenda
magnifique chanson!!!!😀
Glen Lucas
Just love it
Ambrose Power
His voice is stunning
ohitica
i love it!
Madison Olinger
oh my heart, this song is so sweet! I'm all emotional!
steamsearcher
And another great song to enjoy!!!