Her first break in the music world was at the age of sixteen when her parents (with mixed feelings) entered her for a singing contest in Sydney. It was organized by TVB with the winner to be offered a recording contract with one of the big music companies in Hong Kong. She won the competition and was sent back to Hong Kong and met with the TVB producers who wanted her to sign with one of the music labels. After much deliberation she finally decided that it wasn’t right for her at that time and instead returned to Australia to study at University. She pretty much just settled back into life at Uni and put aside any dreams of a music career.
After graduating from University she returned to Hong Kong in 1997 to help run her family’s accounting business and gained CPA certification. Despite her relatively settled career Susan was thinking, “is that all there is in life”. One of the students who she was teaching piano was working for a Hong Kong independent label, and she asked the boss if they wanted a singer. Susan says “I really wanted to record the English songs that I loved. We agreed to make an album and I just went into the studio feeling really relaxed with no stress or pressure and had a fun time recording my ‘Close To You’ album.” When the album came out it in 2002 it was widely acclaimed and quickly became a favourite of music stores to play and the album was soon climbing up the sales charts in countries like Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia. The four album release’s since, ‘Close To You’ have also enjoyed wide critical and commercial success establishing Susan as probably the No.1 selling English language female singer of her genre throughout S.E.Asia.
In early 2007 Susan Wong signed a new recording agreement with Hong Kong based Evolution Limited and pre-production is currently underway for her new album that will be recorded in the USA in May. As Susan explains her motivation behind the new album, “Musically I wanted a new challenge and new musical chemistry to give me a different lift and to move on to another stage. Not everyone has opportunity to work with such high calibre musicians and producers like those I’m working with on the new album”.
Someone Like You (2007)
In early 2007, Susan Wong signed a new recording agreement with Hong Kong based Evolution Limited and released her first album under Evolution in August 2007.
The first release under this agreement, Someone Like You, was recorded in Nashville, USA and was quick to win critical and commercial success throughout S. E. Asia. The success of the SACD version in particular bore testament to the fine production, vocal performance and mastering by Grammy award winning engineer Doug Sax. The album was domestically released in Japan in September 2008.
511 (2008)
In Summer 2008 a newly invigorated Susan, began working on fresh ideas for her follow-up album. In September 2008 Susan travelled to Geneva, Switzerland to work on demos with producer Adrien Z. As Susan explained “He brought my music ideas to life. He was able to transform the songs I want to sing into the styling which I dare tried.” The album recording was completed in February/March 2009.
In her blog Susan said of the album; “I guess I took a "more hands on" approach with this album, more than any of the previous ones, as I felt the need to voice out my persona, be more individualistic and independent for my work.” Susan’s bossa nova inspired version of Michael Jackson’s Billie Jean received a lot of attention and radio play and the album sold widely across the region.
Step Into My Dreams (2009)
Inspired by the positive feedback to 511, Susan was anxious to start working on her next album and within months of the release of 511 she was forming ideas for new recordings, choosing to again work with producer Adrien Zerbini and arranger Ignacio Lamas. With songs for the albums mostly coming from the late 1960’s/early 1970’s Susan and her band worked on a relaxed, natural acoustic pop feel lead by Ignacio’s skilled guitar style. With some fine performances and some radically rearranged interpretations of well known classics the new album, Step Into My Dreams soon became Susan Wong’s bestselling title and a fan’s favorite.
‘Best Recording Yet’: My LIVE Stories (2013)
After 5 years, Susan Wong returned to Nashville in June 2012 to record her next masterpiece. This masterpiece called My LIVE Stories was recorded live over two days in the world famous Ocean Way Studios in Nashville, USA which Susan described was her ‘best recording yet’. With an ensemble of top notch session musicians and a first class recording environment inside a 100 year old converted church Susan performed a selection of her favourite songs from her previous albums along with new songs.
Highlights include the bossa nova influenced Billie Jean, the blues tinged Cry Me A River, an up tempo Perfect and a spine tingling performance of Desperado. The studio recording was filmed in full HD and released in DVD and Blu-ray formats in December 2012.
Tribute to Female Vocal: Woman In Love (2014) & SusanWongVEVO
From the time when My LIVE Stories was being recorded, the idea for Woman In Love was already in conception. 2 ½ years in the making, recorded over 8 studios in 3 continents – Woman In Love was released worldwide December 1st, 2014. Woman In Love is Susan’s tribute to great women singers before her who made their fame with sensuous and endearing love songs. The album features romantic love songs old and new from Olivia Newton-John’s I Honestly Love You, Barbra Streisand’s classic Woman in Love to Rihanna’s hit Stay and Adele’s Make You Feel My Love.
For Woman In Love, Susan crafted a rare original song Can’t You See (I’m Falling In Love) to be included in the album.
Susan took her rendition of Mary Macgregor’s Torn Between Two Lovers to the big screen where the music video was released in full HD live on SusanWongVEVO. Susan Wong’s VEVO channel now holds a dear collection of Susan Wong’s best and most popular music.
Everytime You Go Away
Susan Wong Lyrics
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Then why do we lose so many tears
Oh, and so you go again
When the leading man appears
Always the same thing
Can't you see, we've got everything goin' on and on and on
Every time you go away you take a piece of me with you
Every time you go away you take a piece of me with you
Maybe you're too close to see
I can feel yor body move
It doesn't mean that much to me
I can't go on sayin' the same thing
Just can't you see, we've got everything do you even know we
know
Every time you go away you take a piece of me with you, oh
Every time you go away you take a piece of me with you
I can't go on sayin' the same thing
'Cause baby, can you see, we've got everything goin' on and
on and on
Every time you go away you take a piece of me with you
Every time you go away you take a piece of me with you
The lyrics of Susan Wong's "Everytime You Go Away" express the pain and struggle of a relationship that seems to be caught in a cycle of love and loss. The opening lines of the song suggest that humans are capable of solving any problem, but they still lose tears over what seems to be an insurmountable hurt. The singer then addresses a partner who keeps leaving her every time the "leading man" appears, repeating the same cycle of loss.
The second stanza underscores the exasperation and resignation the singer feels towards the recurring problem. She acknowledges that everything seems to be going well, yet they cannot seem to break free from the cycle of hurt. When the partner decides to leave again, the singer laments the fact that each time they go, they take a piece of her with them. This could mean a piece of her heart, her spirit, or her overall emotional wellbeing.
The last stanza then reinforces the singer's feeling of despair, emphasizing the importance of the relationship and the futility of the situation. She cannot continue to say the same thing over and over, and yet she cannot seem to let go of the love they share. The song ends on the same note of loss and heartbreak that characterizes the singer's approach throughout.
Line by Line Meaning
Hey!, if we can solve any problem
Even though we are capable of solving any issue, we still suffer from sadness.
Then why do we lose so many tears
Why are we still crying despite being capable of problem-solving.
Oh, and so you go again
Here you go again, leaving me behind.
When the leading man appears
You leave me every time a man comes into your life.
Always the same thing
It's the same pattern every time.
Can't you see, we've got everything goin' on and on and on
Can't you see that we have a good thing going on and it could keep going?
Every time you go away you take a piece of me with you
You take away a part of my heart every time you leave.
Every time you go away you take a piece of me with you
You take a piece of my soul with you when you leave.
Go on and go free, yeah
I understand you need to be free to leave and find your own path.
Maybe you're too close to see
Maybe you are too involved and don't see the consequences of your actions.
I can feel yor body move
I can sense that you want to leave.
It doesn't mean that much to me
It doesn't matter as much to me as it does to you.
I can't go on sayin' the same thing
I can't keep repeating myself endlessly.
Just can't you see, we've got everything do you even know we know
Can you not see that we have something special and extraordinary?
Every time you go away you take a piece of me with you, oh
Each time you leave, you take a part of me away with you.
Every time you go away you take a piece of me with you
You steal a piece of my heart every time you say goodbye.
I can't go on sayin' the same thing
I can't keep repeating myself, it's not enough.
'Cause baby, can you see, we've got everything goin' on and on and on
Because, my love, don't you see that we have something incredible between us?
Every time you go away you take a piece of me with you
Each time you leave, my heart breaks a little more.
Every time you go away you take a piece of me with you
You always leave with a piece of my soul, no matter how hard I try to hold on.
Contributed by Tristan O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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Hey!, if we can solve any problem
Then why do we lose so many tears
Oh, and so you go again
When the leading man appears
Always the same thing
Can't you see, we've got everything goin' on and on and on
Every time you go away you take a piece of me with you
Every time you go away you take a piece of me with you
Go on and go free, yeah
Maybe you're too close to see
I can feel yor body move
It doesn't mean that much to me
I can't go on sayin' the same thing
Just can't you see, we've got everything do you even know we know
Every time you go away you take a piece of me with you, oh
Every time you go away you take a piece of me with you
I can't go on sayin' the same thing
'Cause baby, cancha see, we've got everything goin' on and on and on
Iyus Iskandar
gotta love this song!
Kelly-Ann Lee
Susan's got a fabulous tone and created magic in a totally different way with PY's song ♥ ♥ ♥
Russell Edwards Edwards
Kelly-Ann Lee. Thats a Hall and Oats tune.
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Hey!, if we can solve any problem
Then why do we lose so many tears
Oh, and so you go again
When the leading man appears
Always the same thing
Can't you see, we've got everything goin' on and on and on
Every time you go away you take a piece of me with you
Every time you go away you take a piece of me with you
Go on and go free, yeah
Maybe you're too close to see
I can feel yor body move
It doesn't mean that much to me
I can't go on sayin' the same thing
Just can't you see, we've got everything do you even know we know
Every time you go away you take a piece of me with you, oh
Every time you go away you take a piece of me with you
I can't go on sayin' the same thing
'Cause baby, cancha see, we've got everything goin' on and on and on
Emery Bingham’s Dog
she stole this from Paul Young.
Marcos W. Meloni
Bossa? Oh! Great surprise! Very good! Very good! Very good!
Mark Lowe
Super nice
KruNosLaV Lucky Star
Nice,nice,nice
Artur D
Well, well… this rendition should be taken with respect. However, Im still missing the soulfulness of the Hall & Oates' original, as does bossa nova uplifting mood suit the emptiness of the lyrics? Not sure. Moreover, vocally she follows Daryl Hall's lines closely, which is not very creative or eventful for that matter.
hypnovel
how snobby