Kopmajer grew up in a family of musicians and began singing in her father's band when she was 12. At the same time she studied piano, though singing remained her first love. Early on, she entered and won various talent contests and even made appearances on television in her native country, Austria. As a young performer, she twice toured the Netherlands with the “Euro Big Band” and later appeared in several international jazz festivals.
Influenced by some of the great American vocalists like Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, and Jon Hendricks, Kopmajer has developed into a true jazz singer who uses a wide variety of rhythms and excels in her very individual style of scatting.
Kopmajer received her Masters Degree from the University for Music and Dramatic Arts in Graz, Austria where she had the opportunity to work with such jazz luminaries as Mark Murphy, Sheila Jordan, Michele Hendricks, Jay Clayton, and the New York Voices.
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How Do You Keep the Music Playing?
Simone Kopmajer Lyrics
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The music playing?
How do you make it last
How do keep
The song from fading
Too fast
How do you lose yourself
And never lose your way
How do you not run
Out of new things
To say
And since you know
We're always changing
How can it be the same
And tell me how
Year after year
You're sure your heart
Will fall apart
Each time
You hear her name
I know the way
I feel for you
Is now or never
The more
I love the more
There I'm afraid
That in yours eyes
I may not see forever
Forever
If we can be
The best of lovers
Yet be the best of friends
If we can try with every day
To make it better as it goes
With any luck than I suppose
The music never ends
Simone Kopmajer’s song “How Do You Keep the Music Playing” is a ballad that explores the question of how to keep the fire of love burning in a long-term committed relationship. The first stanza begins with a series of questions that asks how to keep the melody of love alive, "How do you keep the music playing? / How do you make it last? / How do keep the song from fading / Too fast?" These questions set the tone and the theme for the rest of the song by asking how to maintain and keep the intensity and romance in a relationship.
The second stanza carries on with more questions, but this time it focuses on the emotional aspect of love, "How do you lose yourself to someone / And never lose your way? / How do you not run out of new things to say?" This stanza shows the importance of genuine emotional connection within the relationship and the importance of meaningful communication.
The final stanza expresses a sense of an impending end to the relationship, "I know the way I feel for you / Is now or never / The more I love the more / There I'm afraid / That in your eyes / I may not see forever, forever." However, the stanza also suggests a hopeful future if both individuals remain committed and willing to work, "If we can be the best of lovers / Yet be the best of friends / If we can try with every day / To make it better as it goes / With any luck than I suppose / The music never ends."
Line by Line Meaning
How do you keep
How do you maintain the music
The music playing?
So effortlessly without any hindrance
How do you make it last
How do you extend its life
How do keep
How do you ensure
The song from fading
The melody doesn't lose its charm
Too fast
So quick that it's easy to miss
How do you lose yourself
How do you give yourself away completely
To someone
In the presence of another person
And never lose your way
Without losing sight of who you truly are
How do you not run
How do you avoid
Out of new things
A shortage of fresh ideas
To say
To express
And since you know
As you're aware
We're always changing
That people change with the passage of time
How can it be the same
How can things remain constant
And tell me how
Please explain to me
Year after year
Perennially
You're sure your heart
You have faith that your heart
Will fall apart
Will break apart
Each time
Whenever
You hear her name
You hear her name mentioned
I know the way
I realize that the manner
I feel for you
I have emotions for you
Is now or never
It is currently or will never be
The more
The greater
I love the more
I become more deeply attached
There I'm afraid
That's where my fear lies
That in yours eyes
That I may not see forever in your eyes
I may not see forever
That my love may not last a lifetime
Forever
Infinitely
If we can be
If it's possible for us to become
The best of lovers
Most intimate lovers
Yet be the best of friends
And also the closest of friends
If we can try with every day
If we make an attempt each day
To make it better as it goes
To ensure that it gets better with time
With any luck than I suppose
With some chance, I deem
The music never ends
Our love prevails forever
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: MICHEL JEAN LEGRAND, ALAN BERGMAN, MARILYN BERGMAN
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Spotlights - Simone Kopmajer - Lyrics
It’s alright, sit for a while.
It’s alright, give me a smile.
It can’t be all that bad,
Though the sun don’t shine.
Tell me, how did it all start?
Tell me, how he broke your heart!
It can’t be all that bad,
Though you’re sittin’ in the dark.
Well, Mama said, he’d do me wrong.
Papa said, “Let him be”.
But you know I'm so headstrong
And now there’s nothing that can comfort me.
It’s alright, it won’t be long.
Time will bring a happier song.
Let the sun refuse to shine -
Just turn the spotlights on.
Musical Interlude
It’s alright, sit for a while.
It’s alright, give me a smile.
It can’t be all that bad,
Though the sun don’t shine.
Tell me, how did it all start?
Tell me, how he broke your heart!
It can’t be all that bad,
Though you’re sittin’ in the dark.
Well, Mama said, he’d do me wrong.
Papa said, “Let him be”.
But you know I'm so headstrong
And now there’s nothing that can comfort me.
It’s alright, it won’t be long.
Time will bring a happier song.
Let the sun refuse to shine -
Just turn the spotlights on.