Nergaard's musical journey began early. At age 16, she stepped on stage joining a jam session at Moldejazz, Norway’s international jazz festival, with a band comprised of musicians from the band of the late jazz bass virtuoso Jaco Pastorius. The country's jazz journalists applauded the young talent. Since that day, she has steadily developed as a composer and become popular for her unique voice and talent for songwriting.
Since her 1990 inaugural jazz album, Tell Me Where You're Going, produced by jazz guitar maestro Pat Metheny, Nergaard has become one among very few Norwegian artists to have had commercial releases in major music markets around the globe - including Brazil, Germany, the U.S., and the United Kingdom - and doing so with great success.
Her later albums, Port of Call (2000), At First Light (2001), and Nightwatch (2003), have all proved resounding commercial successes and received rapturous critical praise. With Nightwatch she also made history: no other jazz artist before her had shot straight into the Norwegian sales charts twice to reach #1 within the first week of release. In 2004 she received a Norwegian music award for Musician of the Year.
With the 2007 release of her critically-acclaimed Darkness Out of Blue, Nergaard finally realized her dream of working with Grammy Award winner and renowned arranger Vince Mendoza, (Elvis Costello, Joni Mitchell, Herbie Hancock), who contributed string arrangements to two songs in the album, Paper Boats and Let Me Be Troubled, with his beautiful sound and touch.
A year or two earlier, Nergaard had already decided to make a change in her music, which meant having to change some of her musicians, who had been touring with her for the past several years. As much as the style and 'voice' they had developed together were important to her, she came to realize that "you come to a point where you know you need to have a new challenge."
On October 4, 2007, it was officially announced in the Netherlands that Darkness Out of Blue had garnered Nergaard the Edison Award, the Dutch equivalent of the Grammy. The prize was presented to her by the Norwegian ambassador to the Netherlands at the Edison Music Awards Gala on November 6 in Eindhoven, during which Nergaard also performed the two songs from the album that Mendoza had arranged, backed by The Metropole Orchestra.
The new and promising musical collaboration between them in Darkness led inevitably to Mendoza's involvement once again in Nergaard's latest studio project, A Thousand True Stories, which was released in Norway on February 9, 2009, and will be available internationally in the autumn. The songs from the album were written the previous year and recorded in August 2008 with The Metropole Orchestra from the Netherlands, and arranged by its conductor Mendoza.
Here's a press kit video of A Thousand True Stories, with all interviews in English.
Watch the making of Nergaard's latest project, A Thousand True Stories:
video clip 1 (9:34) | video clip 2 (9:54)
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Be Gone
Silje Nergaard Lyrics
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Another name crossed out on my list
Say what you've got to say
Then you can make your way
Towards my door walk on through a mist
There's no rush take your time
Punishment is part of crime
You'll soon see what you have to pay
My [?] here's the bill
So let us hear what you have to say
Be gone
How yuo gonna make it
When you win a heart to break it
when you chuckle out the faking
Be gone
[?]
A keeper's not a finder
So be a little kinder
Be good
Are you gonne be gone
You think I'm hard as nail
So [?] you might check to scale
To [?] you to get this heart to sway
This heart ain't yours to break
So if you're wise
You'll be on your way
Be gone
Be gone
How yuo gonna make it
When you win a heart to break it
when you chuckle out the faking
Be gone
[?]
A keeper's not a finder
So be a little kinder
Be good
Write this in a letter
[?] be my [?] for better
But until I find another way
Be gone, be gone, be gone
Baby be gone
You can go
Be gone, be gone, be gone
The song "Be Gone" by Silje Nergaard is a heartbreaking and emotional ballad that talks about the desire to end a relationship that has gone sour. The first few lines of the song say "Be what you wanna be and leave the rest me, another name crossed out on my list." This shows that the singer is done with the relationship and wants the other person to be whoever they want to be but away from them. The singer then asks the other person to say whatever they have to say, and then they can leave, showing that the singer is trying to be as gracious as possible.
The next set of lines "You'll soon see what you have to pay, you moved and [...] my [...] here's the bill, so let us hear what you have to say" shows that the other person has hurt the singer in some way, and now they have to pay for it. The singer is asking them to own up to their mistakes and say what they have to say. The chorus of the song, "Be gone, how you gonna make it when you win a heart to break it, when you chuckle out the faking, be gone" shows that the singer is hurting and wants the other person to leave.
The song is a powerful ballad that showcases Silje Nergaard's amazing vocals and songwriting skills. The song talks about a universal theme of heartbreak and moving on, making it relatable to anyone who has been in a similar situation. The chorus of the song, "a keeper's not a finder, so be a little kinder, be good" is a reminder to be kind to oneself and others, even in times of heartbreak.
Line by Line Meaning
Be what you wanna be and leave the rest me
Do whatever you want to do and stop bothering me
Another name crossed out on my list
You're just another person that I'm done with
Say what you've got to say
Speak your mind
Then you can make your way
You can leave after you express yourself
Towards my door walk on through a mist
Come to me, even if it's hard to find me
There's no rush take your time
Don't hurry, take as much time as you need
Punishment is part of crime
You'll face the consequences of your actions sooner or later
You'll soon see what you have to pay
You'll learn your lesson eventually
You moved and [?]
You did something that affected me
My [?] here's the bill
You owe me for what you did
So let us hear what you have to say
Speak up and explain yourself
Be gone
Leave me alone
How yuo gonna make it
When you win a heart to break it
when you chuckle out the faking
Be gone
How do you expect to succeed when you keep hurting people and being insincere?
[?]
Unknown
A keeper's not a finder
So be a little kinder
Holding onto someone requires kindness and compassion, not just finding them
Be good
Be a decent person
Are you gonne be gone
Are you leaving?
You think I'm hard as nail
You believe I'm tough and unfeeling
So [?] you might check to scale
You should re-evaluate your opinion of me
To [?] you to get this heart to sway
You think that you can make me change my feelings for you
This heart ain't yours to break
You don't have the right to hurt my heart
So if you're wise
You'll be on your way
If you're smart, you'll leave me alone
Write this in a letter
[?] be my [?] for better
But until I find another way
Be gone, be gone, be gone
Put this in writing: that you'll be there for me in good times and bad. But until then, stay away from me
Baby be gone
You can go
Be gone, be gone, be gone
Get out of my life, don't come back
Contributed by Lily T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Sonja Lalelu
Awesome video! Love the enjoyment of life, the celebration of the sun, summer and the awesome atmosphere of the place. Well done!!!
Wilfried Mathias
Maravillosa!
Juste Boreikaite
Such a lovely video and wonderful song, can't stop listening! Greetings from Barcelona! ❤️
David Simpkins
Brilliantly different-I love it!
Chandini Potnuru
I discovered Silje because of Morten Harket and I'm thankful for him for introducing me to this incredible, talented Norwegian artist. Her voice is so relaxing and soothing to hear!
Ana Carvalho Leite
Enjoyable 🎶🥰
Graham Williams
Brilliant new album. Getting better all the time.
johnakm
I guess I'm not the only one who's been captivated by the ethereal quality if this recording. It was the only bright spot during a 15 hour Ethiopian Air flight, but on balance, I think it was worth it to discover this song.
Music Maker
Silje: Human dreams are the same, wherever we come from. You are a good dreamer!
coach siller
Nostalgic lovely & sexy soft song. Thanks for singing Silje, Love you.