Blasko was first heard in the mid-1990s fronting Sydney band, Acquiesce, after an initial tour of France with founding members Dave Hemmings, Paul Camilleri, and her sister Kate Halcrow. With material written by Blasko and Camilleri, they recorded a single and an EP with producer Hugh Wilson, receiving some local attention.
In 2002, Sarah decided to go solo. Material for the Prelusive EP - a result of initial explorative collaborations with Wilson but fully realised with Nick Schneider and Steve Francis - was originally recorded as demos. However, after becoming disillusioned with the indecisiveness and lack of solid commitment from the labels she met with, Blasko decided to release and promote the material independently. With the financial assistance of then-manager Craig New, she also produced a music video for the leading track, "Your Way".
The track was picked up by local community stations such as 2SER, as well as the national youth broadcaster, Triple J – who also gave light rotation to two other EP tracks, "Will You Ever Know" & "Be Tonight". "Your Way" was also featured on the test loop of fledgling Sydney community radio station 2FBi, when the station began to broadcast full-time.
After this initial success, Sarah was approached by and eventually signed to Brisbane-based label, Dew Process, who repackaged and re-released the EP. There are minor variations to the packaging of the major label release, which make the independent release slightly more valuable to collectors.
In late 2004, Blasko released her debut album, The Overture & the Underscore, recorded in Hollywood at the studio of engineer Wally Gagel. She co-produced the album with Gagel and fellow songwriter, Robert F Cranny.
The album was met with critical acclaim and received gold accreditation in Australia, despite limited commercial radio play. In 2005 Blasko was rewarded for her work with four ARIA nominations. Of particular note was her nomination for Album of the Year.
Sarah spent most of April 2006 recording her second album in Auckland, New Zealand at Roundhead Studio, the studio of Crowded House frontman Neil Finn.
Sarah produced the album with Robert F Cranny , and "Flame Trees" collaborator and Midnight Oil guitarist and keyboard player, Jim Moginie . The recording session was engineered by Paul McKercher, who has worked with numerous Australian bands including Glide, The Cruel Sea , You Am I and more recently Augie March.
The final addition to this all-Australian team was New York-based producer/engineer, Victor Van Vugt, who mixed the record. Van Vugt has worked on a number of Beth Orton records and has a long association with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds , mixing a number of their albums as well as some Mick Harvey solo work and production efforts such as PJ Harvey’s Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea.
The album was nominated for the 2006 J Award, and debuted at number 7 on the ARIA Albums Chart. It led to her first ARIA win for Best Pop Release at the 2007 ARIA awards and a nomination for Sarah for Best Female Artist.
After some posts detailing on her blog that Sarah would be soon releasing new material on a third album, on July 10, 2009 she released 'As Day Follows Night'. Produced by Bjorn Yttling of Peter, Bjorn & John and recorded in Stockholm, Sweden, the album was performed with a band of local Swedish musicians with comparatively little electronic production in contrast to her previous works. The end result was an album retaining Sarah's signature style of pop and trip hop, while adding some jazz influences to the mix. This release, along with her extensive touring across Australia resulted in her receiving the ARIA award for Best Female Artist and being nominated in two other categories.
Diverging from previous efforts, Sarah made a conscious effort on her third album to make her songs more intimate, closing the distance between herself and the listener. In an interview to The Brag magazine by Mike Gee, she states 'Generally the songs are more open and I didn't want to obscure them too much... I wanted the songs to be straight to the point. I wanted them to be like classic old pop songs in that they had that structure.'
In 2011, Sarah collaborated with two other artists, Sally Seltmann and Holly Throsby, to form a group named Seeker Lover Keeper. They released a namesake album in June of that year and promoted the record by touring churches around Australia.
October 2012 saw the return of Sarah's solo work in which she released her fourth independent record, 'I Awake'. In an effort to explore her family's heritage, she recorded the songs with the Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra. However, she was aware that recording such an album was risky. Sarah stated in an interview that she did not want the album to be 'watered down' or 'unnecessary'.
She is currently promoting the record by touring Australian cities in which she invited their respective orchestras to provide backing music. Most recently, she performed live in the Sydney Opera House where the concert was streamed live via Youtube. Soon, Sarah will embark on a European tour to promote her album overseas.
Remorse
Sarah Blasko Lyrics
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Tears overflowing, burnt like the rest
Don't waste your time; she's a weapon tonight
With no direction, bound to start a fight
Her love is only wasted on remorse
True or two-timing faker
Her only choice
There's a relation, but they are not the same
She is fire, him embers - one cannot put the other one out
New, worn or discarded are we all not the same?
Funny how it happened now there's nowhere to put the blame
Their love is only wasted on remorse
True for two diamond fakers
They've only choice
Speeches to learn
Secrets to burn
Fate is a debt
Silence is overspent
Their love is only wasted on remorse
True or two-timing fakers
They've only choice
Their love is only wasted
on remorse is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Sarah Blasko. The song appears to describe a woman who is crying at a man's feet, and although she may seem weak, she is actually a weapon, ready to fight. The lyrics state that her love is wasted on remorse, suggesting that she may have regrets about something in the past but she can't change it. The second verse introduces another character who is described as "him embers", with the woman being "fire." It's implied that there is a relationship between them, but they are not the same. The song concludes with the repeated statement that their love is only wasted on remorse and that they only have one choice.
The lyrics are cryptic and leave a lot of room for interpretation. It's possible that the song is about a destructive relationship or about the cycle of regret and the difficulty of moving forward. The repeated line "her love is only wasted on remorse" suggests that the woman is holding on to something that can't be changed, and that the man is not helping her move past it.
Line by Line Meaning
There is a wailing girl at your feet
There is a girl crying and begging for your attention.
Tears overflowing, burnt like the rest
Her tears are abundant and caused by past trauma or hurt.
Don't waste your time; she's a weapon tonight
Don't bother with her because she's on the offensive and not worth engaging with.
With no direction, bound to start a fight
She's unpredictable and may lash out at anyone for anything due to her aimless state.
Her love is only wasted on remorse
She has love to give but those who receive it only feel regret for letting her love them.
True or two-timing faker
The person she loves is either genuine or deceitful in their feelings towards her.
Her only choice
She can only choose to either love and risk regret, or withhold her love altogether.
There's a relation, but they are not the same
There's a connection but they are not equal or identical.
She is fire, him embers - one cannot put the other one out
She is passionate and intense while he is subdued, and neither can overpower the other.
New, worn or discarded are we all not the same?
Despite our differences in age or status, aren't we all equally vulnerable and human?
Funny how it happened now there's nowhere to put the blame
It's ironic how the situation turned out, and there's no one to fault for the current state.
Speeches to learn
There are things to say but they must be rehearsed or planned.
Secrets to burn
There are things you can't reveal and must keep hidden or destroy.
Fate is a debt
The course of events is predetermined and must be met accordingly as a consequence.
Silence is overspent
Being quiet or withholding one's thoughts or feelings has been exhausted or overused.
Their love is only wasted on remorse
Their love for each other only brings about regret and disappointment.
True or two-timing fakers
They either genuinely love each other or are pretending to, with the latter being more likely.
They've only choice
They only have the option to love or not love each other, with the former holding the risk of regret.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: BLASKO, CRANNY
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