Pink Martini has twelve instrumentalists (and sometimes travels with string sections), and performs its multilingual repertoire on concert stages and with symphony orchestras throughout Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Northern Africa, Australia and New Zealand and North America. Pink Martini made its European debut at the Cannes Film Festival in 1997 and its orchestral debut with the Oregon Symphony in 1998 under the direction of Norman Leyden. Since then, the band has gone on to play with over 30 orchestras around the world, including multiple engagements with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl, the Boston Pops, the National Symphony at the Kennedy Center and the BBC Concert Orchestra in London. Other appearances include the grand opening of the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s new Frank Gehry-designed Walt Disney Concert Hall, with return sold-out engagements for New Year’s Eve 2003, 2004 & 2008; two sold-out concerts at Carnegie Hall; the opening party of the remodeled Museum of Modern Art in NYC; the Governor’s Ball at the 80th Annual Academy Awards in 2008; and the opening of the 2008 Sydney Festival in Australia.
Lauderdale met China Forbes, Pink Martini’s lead vocalist, at Harvard. He was studying history and literature while she was studying English literature and painting. Late at night, they would break into the lower common room in their college dormitory and sing arias by Puccini and Verdi – and the occasional campy Barbra Streisand cover –thus sealing their creative collaboration. Three years after graduating, Lauderdale called Forbes who was living in New York City, where she’d been writing songs and playing guitar in her own folk-rock project, and asked her to join Pink Martini. They began to write songs together for the band. Their first song “Sympathique”– with the chorus “Je ne veux pas travailler” (”I don’t want to work”) – became an overnight sensation in France, and was even nominated for “Song of the Year” at France’s Victoires de la Musique Awards. Forbes, though fluent only in English, sings in 15 different languages.
Pink Martini’s debut album Sympathique was released independently in 1997 on the band’s own label Heinz Records (named after Lauderdale’s dog), and quickly became an international phenomenon, garnering the group nominations for “Song of the Year” and “Best New Artist” in France’s Victoires de la Musique Awards in 2000.
In October 2004, the group released its second album, Hang on Little Tomato.
In May 2007, it released its third album, Hey Eugene!.
A fourth studio album, Splendor in the Grass, followed on October 27, 2009.
Sympathique, Hang on Little Tomato and Hey Eugene! have all gone gold in France, Canada, Greece and Turkey; collectively, Pink Martini's records have sold more than two million copies worldwide.
On New Year's Eve 2005, Pink Martini performed live at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland, Oregon. This performance was aired live on National Public Radio's Toast of the Nation, and in partnership with Oregon Public Broadcasting was recorded for a live DVD and later broadcast on US public broadcasting and French television.[citation needed] The DVD has been rereleased to retail as Discover the World: Live in Concert, featuring not only the full concert, but several vignettes and a short documentary of the band's history.
The band has collaborated and performed with Jimmy Scott, Carol Channing, Henri Salvador, Jane Powell, Chavela Vargas, Georges Moustaki, Michael Feinstein, DJ Dimitri from Paris, clarinetist and conductor Norman Leyden, Hiroshi Wada, DJ Johnny Dynell and several drag queens from New York City, among others. On June 1, 2007, the band appeared on the long-running BBC Two Later with Jools Holland TV music program. On June 14, 2007, Pink Martini performed on Late Show with David Letterman, performing "Hey Eugene".
Pink Martini played Walt Disney Concert Hall on New Year's Eve for the first two years it was open (2003/4 and 2004/5). They returned to play NYE there again in 2008/9.
In May 2009, the band recorded three concerts with the Oregon Symphony under the direction of Carlos Kalmar for the band’s fifth album … a symphonic record which is slated for a 2011 release.
Pink Martini songs appear in such films as In the Cut, Nurse Betty, Josie and the Pussycats, Tortilla Soup, Shanghai Kiss, Mary and Max, and Mr. & Mrs. Smith and have been used on television shows such as Dead Like Me, The Sopranos and The West Wing, among others.[citation needed] Their song "Una notte a Napoli" is an integral part of the Italian movie Mine Vaganti (2010), by the Italian-Turkish director Ferzan Özpetek. The song "No Hay Problema" is included as background/setup music for Microsoft's Windows Server 2003 and was also used as the background/setup music for an early build of Windows Longhorn, now known as Windows Vista.[citation needed]
In February 2011, the group's lead singer, China Forbes, recorded a video greeting to the European Space Agency's Italian astronaut, Paolo Nespoli, and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Kaleri, on board the International Space Station. The astronauts were preparing to oversee the docking of ESA's Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) cargo vessel, Johannes Kepler, which took place at 17:08 CET on 24 February. The greeting was set to the sound track of Dosvedanya Mio Bombino - one of Pink Martini's signature songs - and was mixed with footage of the actual docking.
In November 2011, they played at the Balboa Theater with the Bonita Vista High School band, Club Blue.
But Now I'm Back
Pink Martini Lyrics
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I'm here to see ya
Won't you please, please open the door
I brought ya flowers
Been waitin' hours
Can't stand it anymore
So here's what happened
I just went out for a snack
I was feelin' famished
And then I vanished...
But now I'm back
Now he's back
Had a snack
Now he's back
My heart is burning
For that love of ours
Yearning
For that sea of stars
Let me in so I can prove to you
That no one else
Can love you, girl
The way that I do
Oh, how I miss ya
I wanna kiss ya
And hold you close
From dusk to dawn
So let's just make up
And when you wake up
I promise not to be gone
You know I love ya
Dream only of ya
So please, please cut me some slack
I went away
Just a couple of days...
But now I'm back
Now he's back
Cut him slack
Now he's back
Maria, baby,
I guess that maybe
You're still a little angry with me
But it's getting late and
The boys are waitin'
Gotta get something to eat
I better go now
I hope you know now
I love you, that's a fact
Gotta hurry
But don't you worry, babe...
Cause I'll be back
He'll be back
It's a fact
He'll be back
Don't attack...
The lyrics of the song "But Now I'm Back" by Pink Martini are about a man named Maria who went out to get a snack and ended up disappearing for a couple of days. He returns to his lover's house with flowers, apologizing for being away, hoping to be let back into her life. The song also expresses his deep love and commitment to her, asking for forgiveness and a second chance. The bridge of the song talks about his heart burning for their love and yearning for the sea of stars, showing how he longs for a deep connection with her.
Line by Line Meaning
My dear Maria
The singer addresses his beloved, Maria, in a fond manner
I'm here to see ya
The singer has arrived and wants to see Maria
Won't you please, please open the door
The singer requests Maria to open the door
I brought ya flowers
The artist brings flowers for Maria as a gift
Been waitin' hours
The artist waited for Maria for a long time
Can't stand it anymore
The singer cannot tolerate the wait anymore
So here's what happened
The singer is about to tell Maria what happened
While you were nappin'
The artist refers to the time when Maria took a nap
I just went out for a snack
The artist went out to grab something to eat
I was feelin' famished
The artist was very hungry
And then I vanished...
The singer disappeared for some time
But now I'm back
The artist has returned now
My heart is burning
The singer's heart is yearning for Maria's love
For that love of ours
The singer refers to their shared love
Yearning
The singer has a deep longing for Maria
For that sea of stars
The artist refers to a romantic atmosphere
Let me in so I can prove to you
The artist wants to be allowed in to show Maria his love
That no one else
The singer claims that no one else can love Maria like he can
Can love you, girl
The singer addresses Maria affectionately
The way that I do
The artist professes his unique love for Maria
Oh, how I miss ya
The artist misses Maria dearly
I wanna kiss ya
The artist desires to kiss Maria
And hold you close
The singer wants to embrace Maria
From dusk to dawn
The artist wants to be with Maria all day and night
So let's just make up
The singer wants to reconcile with Maria
And when you wake up
The singer refers to a time when Maria may wake up
I promise not to be gone
The singer assures Maria that he won't disappear again
You know I love ya
The artist affirms his love for Maria
Dream only of ya
The artist only thinks of Maria in his dreams
So please, please cut me some slack
The singer asks Maria to go easy on him
I went away
The singer admits he left before
Just a couple of days...
The artist clarifies how long he was gone
But now I'm back
The artist reiterates that he has now returned
Maria, baby,
The artist addresses Maria using a pet name
I guess that maybe
The singer proposes Maria may not be happy with him
You're still a little angry with me
The artist assumes Maria is still upset with him
But it's getting late and
The singer alerts Maria that time is passing
The boys are waitin'
The singer's male friends are waiting for him somewhere
Gotta get something to eat
The singer is hungry and needs food
I better go now
The artist realizes he should leave
I hope you know now
The artist hopes Maria knows he loves her
I love you, that's a fact
The singer states his love for Maria as a fact
Gotta hurry
The singer needs to leave quickly
But don't you worry, babe...
The artist reassures Maria not to worry about him
Cause I'll be back
The artist promises to return again
He'll be back
The artist will return again
It's a fact
The singer is certain of his return
Cut him slack
The artist asks for forgiveness from Maria
Don't attack...
The singer asks Maria not to react negatively to his leaving
Contributed by Isabella S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Anabela Rijo
Good morning, my friends ....... I'm back !!! :))
My dear Maria
I'm here to see ya
Won't you please, please open the door
I brought ya flowers
Been waitin' hours
Can't stand it anymore
So here's what happened
While you were nappin'
I just went out for a snack
I was feelin' famished
And then I vanished...
But now I'm back
Now he's back
Had a snack
Now he's back
My heart is burning
For that love of ours
Yearning
For that sea of stars
Let me in so I can prove to you
That no one else
Can love you, girl
The way that I do
Oh, how I miss ya
I wanna kiss ya
And hold you close
From dusk to dawn
So let's just make up
And when you wake up
I promise not to be gone
You know I love ya
Dream only of ya
So please, please cut me some slack
I went away
Just a couple of days...
But now I'm back
Now he's back
Cut him slack
Now he's back
Maria, baby,
I guess that maybe
You're still a little angry with me
But it's getting late and
The boys are waitin'
Gotta get something to eat
I better go now
I hope you know now
I love you, that's a fact
Gotta hurry
But don't you worry, babe...
Cause I'll be back
He'll be back
It's a fact
He'll be back
Don't attack...
ΚΟΛΛΙΑ-ΜΈΜΟΥ ΚΑΛΛΙΡΡΟΗ
highlight lyrics to add meaning...
My dear Maria
I'm here to see ya
Won't you please, please open the door
I brought ya flowers
Been waitin' hours
Can't stand it anymore
So here's what happened
While you were nappin'
I just went out for a snack
I was feelin' famished
And then I vanished...
But now I'm back
Now he's back
Had a snack
Now he's back
Luz Miranda
Bella canción. Linda voz. Deberían de incluirla en un CD . Bella interpretación ❤️
Cindy Fain
Pink Martini is such a versatile and talented group of musicians and singers.
Nazanin Houshmast
Absolutely LOVE IT♥️
Dennys V
...Preciosa para bailar y bailar ....💋
Anabela Rijo
Good morning, my friends ....... I'm back !!! :))
My dear Maria
I'm here to see ya
Won't you please, please open the door
I brought ya flowers
Been waitin' hours
Can't stand it anymore
So here's what happened
While you were nappin'
I just went out for a snack
I was feelin' famished
And then I vanished...
But now I'm back
Now he's back
Had a snack
Now he's back
My heart is burning
For that love of ours
Yearning
For that sea of stars
Let me in so I can prove to you
That no one else
Can love you, girl
The way that I do
Oh, how I miss ya
I wanna kiss ya
And hold you close
From dusk to dawn
So let's just make up
And when you wake up
I promise not to be gone
You know I love ya
Dream only of ya
So please, please cut me some slack
I went away
Just a couple of days...
But now I'm back
Now he's back
Cut him slack
Now he's back
Maria, baby,
I guess that maybe
You're still a little angry with me
But it's getting late and
The boys are waitin'
Gotta get something to eat
I better go now
I hope you know now
I love you, that's a fact
Gotta hurry
But don't you worry, babe...
Cause I'll be back
He'll be back
It's a fact
He'll be back
Don't attack...
Anabela Rijo
@Mohamed Samine
Very welcome :)
Mohamed Samine
+Anabela Rijo Thank you <3
Anabela Rijo
@Ravindra Kumar
Good morning, my dear friend :))
Ravindra Kumar
Very good morning friend...
Anabela Rijo
@Turbilhão de Idéias
Obrigada. Bom dia !!!:)