Brightman has received over 180 Gold and Platinum sales awards in over 40 different countries around the world and is the only artist to hold #1 spots on the Billboard Classical and Dance charts simultaneously, her other achievements feature her ranking by the Recording Industry Association of America as the best-selling female classical artist of the twenty-first century and a Guinness World Record for the success of “Time to Say Goodbye,” the best-selling single in German recording history.
She has established herself as the world's biggest selling soprano of all time, She has sold 78 million albums worldwide, including 40 million copies of the soundtrack of The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical), 26 million albums, over two million DVDs and 10 million copies of the single " Time to Say Goodbye "as a soloist.
She made her debut as a dancer in troupes such as Hot Gossip and later released a string of disco singles. She was a musical theatre performer and partner of theatre composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, with whom she originated roles including Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera.
After her divorce, Brightman became a crossover artist with former Enigma producer Frank Peterson. Her style, a blend of classical vocals and pop-inspired instrumentation and arrangement, earned her further success.
She is often cited as the woman who paved the way for other international success stories such as Il Divo, Andrea Bocelli and Josh Groban. She is said to be worth as much as £30m (about US$49m).
Anything But Lonely
Sarah Brightman Lyrics
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Anything but empty rooms
There's so much in life to share
What's the sense when no one else is there?
Anything but lonely
Anything but only me
Quiet years in too much space
And
You have a right to go
But you should also know
That I won't be alone for long
Long days with nothing said
Are not what lie ahead
I'm sorry, but I'm not that strong
Anything but lonely
Anything but passing time
Lonely's what I'll never be
While there's still some life in me
And
I'm still young, don't forget
It isn't over yet
So many hearts for me to thrill
If you're not here to say
How good I look each day
I'll have to find someone who will
Anything but lonely
Anything but empty rooms
There's so much in life to share
What's the sense when no one else is there?
What's the sense when no one else is there?
The lyrics to Sarah Brightman's song Anything but Lonely explore the feeling of loneliness and its impact on an individual. The song is about a person who has been alone for a long time and is tired of being lonely. She explains that there is so much in life to share and asks what's the sense of experiencing it when there is no one else to share it with. The emptiness of being in a room without another person is claustrophobic and frightening, and the thought of spending lonely years in too much space is hard to confront.
The chorus talks about the desire to be anything but lonely, anything but only me. The singer acknowledges that her partner has a right to go, but she won't be alone for long. She is not strong enough to live in quiet years with nothing said. She is still young, and there is still so much life left in her to experience. She won't settle for anything but a full life with many people to share it with. The song ends with an unspoken question, "What's the sense when no one else is there?" underscoring the importance of companionship and connection.
Line by Line Meaning
What's the sense when no one else is there?
What is the point of life when there is no one to share it with?
Anything but passing time
I don't want to just waste my life doing nothing
Lonely's what I'll never be
I will never feel alone, because I will always have something to do
While there's still some life in me
As long as I am alive, there will always be something new to experience
And you have a right to go
I understand that you need to leave
But you should also know
However, it's important to me that you understand
That I won't be alone for long
I won't be alone forever, I will find someone else to share my life with
Long days with nothing said
I don't want to live meaningless days with no communication
Are not what lie ahead
I want to have a fulfilling life ahead
I'm sorry, but I'm not that strong
I can't handle being alone for too long, it's not easy for me
I'm still young, don't forget
I still have a lot of life ahead of me
It isn't over yet
My life is not yet finished
So many hearts for me to thrill
There are so many people for me to meet and love in my life
If you're not here to say
If you're not here to tell me
How good I look each day
That I am beautiful every day
I'll have to find someone who will
I will need to find someone else who appreciates me for who I am
Anything but lonely
I don't want to be alone
Anything but empty rooms
I want to be surrounded by people I care about
There's so much in life to share
Life is full of experiences and I want to share them with others
What's the sense when no one else is there?
What's the purpose of living if there is no one to share it with?
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: HERMANNUS J. HERMAN VAN VEEN
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@christopherbush9027
I know the public pretty much rejected this show, but I find it to be one of his better scores. This is great footage of her in the show and I always found it rather ironic that her staring in a show called Aspects of Love was the final nail in the coffin of their marriage. Thank you for posting Spiderwoman!
@import26
The score is gorgeous, the book was so convoluted and inept that it rivalled the worst telenovela.
@twangkz
@import26 Heh. Your comment reminded me of the Forbidden Broadway parody.
https://youtu.be/O4eTZPvtSsQ
@hefinrosser8685
It really is a beautiful underestimated show xx
@import26
@twangkz lol
@misterwicked
Aspects of Love is a beautiful show, it is a mature show about relationships. By the time this ALW show opened it had to compete with the visual thrill rides that some audiences expected to see after Phantom, Starlight, and Cats. I think that it was too sophisticated for those who wanted to see another spectacle, and yet not sophisticated enough as a Sondheim show to appeal to others. Anything But Lonely is a spectacular song and Brightman delivers it effortlessly while showing her acting abilities, she doesn’t just belt out the song as she does brilliantly in studio recordings, but gives it a quiet vulnerability. Thank you so much for sharing this with us : )
@douglasduff4466
Sarah was really goof in this but I thought Ann Crumb was just sensationally brilliant as Rose.
@mshalo1822
I absolutely love this show. I never understood why the public wasn’t as enthusiastic.
@kevinwilson3609
The plot is ridiculous. Like this scene. What kind of difficuot choice is it for Alex when he was just in live with a child and had Giulietta to go to?
@niclesnyc
Her acting and her singing are excellent here.