Born into a family of artists, White spent her early years moving from town to town. Her mother was a folksinger, her father a sculptor, grandma was a burlesque performer and auntie was a pop song writer. Grandfather was a poet who favored the sonnet. Drawn to the arts, Simone acted in plays and films, made photographs and wrote. Needing an instrument for the songs she wrote a cappella, Simone taught herself to play guitar.
Moving to NYC from London in 2000, White began to play music onstage. She recorded her first album with producer David Domanich and musician and friend Frank Bango. White released the album, The Sincere Recording Company Presents, in 2003 on Bango's label The Sincere Recording Company.
I Am The Man, her second album, was recorded with producer Mark Nevers, (Lambchop/Calexico/Will Oldham/Silver Jews), in Nashville, Tennessee. In 2006 she was signed to the UK label Honest Jons. I Am The Man was released by Honest Jons/EMI in the UK, Japan, Italy and Holland in 2007 and released in France, Germany and the United States in 2008 through distributors Indigo and Forced Exposure. The album was a favourite with critics from MOJO and Q Magazine to the Daily Mail.
The Beep Beep Song, one of the songs from White's second album I Am The Man was used in an Audi R8 advert in the UK, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, South Africa, Sweden and was shown in the half time ad break of the Rugby World Cup Final of 2007.
In 2007 and 2008 White toured in the United Kingdom and Europe headlining and supporting various bands: Nouvelle Vague, Alela Diane, Teitur, Stephen Fretwell and Little Dragon. In 2008 she played at the festivals Greenman and WOMAD in the UK.
White was a part of Damon Albarn's critically acclaimed "Honest Jons Revue" which toured in July 2008 to the Barbican Center in London, Les Nuits Fourviere Festival in Lyon, and the Lincoln Center Festival in New York City. The Honest Jons Revue included the artists Tony Allen, The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Damon Albarn, Kokanko Sata Doumbia, Lobi Traore, Afel Bocoum, Candi Staton, Simone White and Victoria Williams.
On 12 June 2009, White's third album, Yakiimo was released digitally, with a physical release following on 22 June 2009. This album was again released through Honest Jons in the UK.
White's albums frequently include covers of songs originally recorded by her friend and collaborator Frank Bango. Such recordings include Roses Are Not Red, Wrong About You, Worm Was Wood and Bunny In A Bunnysuit.
White currently lives in Venice, California.
White's album, Silver Silver, was released in 2012.
She released "Genuine Fake", a collection of acoustic recordings, on 8 September 2017.
St. Louis blues
Simone White Lyrics
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I hate to see that evening sun go down
Cause my baby, he's gone left this town
Feelin' tomorrow like I feel today
If I'm feelin' tomorrow like I feel today
I'll pack my truck and make my give-a-way
Pulls that man around by her, if it wasn't for her and her
That man I love would have gone nowhere, nowhere
I got the St. Louis blues, blues as I can be
That man's got a heart like a rock cast in the sea
Or else he wouldn't have gone so far from me
I love my baby like a school boy loves his pie
Like a Kentucky colonel loves his mint 'n rye
I love my man till the day I die
Simone White's song "St. Louis Blues" is an adaptation of W.C. Handy's classic blues tune of the same name. The main theme of the song is heartbreak and the pain of losing someone you love. The opening lyrics, "I hate to see that evening sun go down, 'cause my baby, he's gone and left this town," set the tone for the rest of the song. The singer is lamenting the departure of her lover and dreads the thought of facing another day without him.
In the following lines, the singer is contemplating leaving town herself, feeling that if she continues to feel the same way the next day, she will pack up and go. The lyrics convey a sense of hopelessness and a desire to escape the pain of her unrequited love.
The verses that follow describe the power the St. Louis woman holds over her man, using her diamond ring to manipulate and control him. The singer acknowledges that if it wasn't for this woman, her lover would never have left her. The song ends with a declaration of the singer's love for her man, comparing it to a schoolboy's love for pie or a Kentucky colonel's love for his drink.
Overall, the song is a classic blues lament that beautifully captures the feeling of heartbreak, loss, and the pain associated with unrequited love.
Line by Line Meaning
I hate to see that evening sun go down
I feel sorrow to see the sun setting down
Cause my baby, he's gone left this town
As my beloved has left this place, I don't want to see the sun setting
Feelin' tomorrow like I feel today
I anticipate tomorrow's feelings to be the same as I feel today
If I'm feelin' tomorrow like I feel today
If tomorrow is like today in terms of feelings
I'll pack my truck and make my give-a-way
I'll pack my bags and leave this place behind
St. Louis woman with her diamond ring
There's a woman in St. Louis with a diamond ring
Pulls that man around by her, if it wasn't for her and her
If it wasn't for her, that man wouldn't be here
That man I love would have gone nowhere, nowhere
The man I love would have been nowhere without her
I got the St. Louis blues, blues as I can be
I am feeling extremely blue and depressed
That man's got a heart like a rock cast in the sea
The man I love seems to have a heart as hard as a rock, immovable like one cast in the sea
Or else he wouldn't have gone so far from me
If he had cared, he wouldn't have gone so far away from me
I love my baby like a school boy loves his pie
My love for him can be compared to how a school boy loves his favourite dessert, pie
Like a Kentucky colonel loves his mint 'n rye
My love for him can be compared to how a Kentucky colonel loves his favourite drink, with mint & rye
I love my man till the day I die
I will love him until the day I pass away
Lyrics © KIRBY SHAW MUSIC
Written by: WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER HANDY
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
edward christin
A singular voice and amazing songwriter, under-appreciated
Simone White
it's st. louis blues not let the cold wind blow. x
hugthedj channel
I guess my copy / paste skills are not what they used to be.... but it´s fixed now, thanks. (hope you had a nice trip) x