The duo has released nine studio albums so far: Under Feet Like Ours (1999), This Business of Art (2000), If It Was You (2002), So Jealous (2004), The Con (2007), Sainthood (2009), Heartthrob (2013), Love You to Death (2016) and Hey, I'm Just Like You (2019). They also issued the live album/DVD Get Along in 2011 and their memoir High School in 2019.
Tegan and Sara initially played as Plunk in 1995, and lacked a drummer and bass player. In 1997, they used their school’s recording studio to record two demo albums: Who's in Your Band? and Play Day.
In 1998, they made an early breakthrough by winning Garage Warz Battle of the Bands, a local music competition in Calgary. Since then, the two have toured with Neil Young, Rufus Wainwright, Kaki King, The Pretenders, Ben Folds, The Killers, Rachael Cantu, Vivek Shraya, Cake, Gogol Bordello, Hot Hot Heat, Ryan Adams, Veda Hille, Little Birdy, Iron On, Little Brazil, Bryan Adams, and Weezer, and they performed a show at Sarah McLachlan's Lilith Fair.
They are signed to Neil Young's Vapor Records in Canada, and to Sire in the United States as their previous label, Sanctuary Records, is no longer releasing new music in the United States.
When they were competing in Garage Warz, they were known as "Sara and Tegan" because that is how their mother registered them on the competition forms. Their first album, Under Feet Like Ours, was initially released under the name "Sara and Tegan". While both twins are similarly involved in vocals and playing instruments, the singing of the lead melody usually goes to whichever twin wrote the particular song. The two hardly sang together in the recordings of their early records, but they started to more on their later records and when live.
On their 2004 album, So Jealous, the two lend their unusual voices and simple guitar riffs to power pop ballads about love and emotional, haunting songs such as "Walking With a Ghost".
The fifth album, The Con, released July 24, 2007, showed a shift in style towards darker tunes compared to the relatively upbeat indie pop of So Jealous. The singles "Back in Your Head", "The Con" and "Call It Off" were issued to support the album. The twins toured the album for over a year and a half.
Their sixth studio album, entitled Sainthood, was released on October 27th, 2009, to generally positive reviews. The album included the singles "Hell", "Alligator", "On Directing" and "Northshore".
Tegan and Sara also collaborated with many other artists, including Tiësto for the single "Feel It in My Bones" (from the album Kaleidoscope, 2009), and Morgan Page for the single "Body Work" (from the album In the Air, 2012).
"Closer", the first single from their seventh album was produced by Californian pop producer Greg Kurstin. The song was made available for download September 25, 2012. On 29 January 2013, Tegan and Sara released their seventh studio album, Heartthrob.
The duo's eighth studio album, titled Love You To Death, was released on 3 June 2016. The lead single Boyfriend was released on 8 April. Greg Kurstin returned as the producer.
On October 20, 2017, the duo released a compilation album titled Tegan and Sara Present the Con X: Covers, to celebrate the tenth anniversary of The Con. The compilation contains covers of each song performed by various artists, as well as a previously unreleased demo “Miami Still”, performed by the duo. The proceeds of the record and subsequent tour benefitted the Tegan and Sara Foundation, which raises money for self-identified women and girls in the LGBTQ community.
The duo released their memoir, High School, on 27 September 2019. It recounts their childhood and adolescence growing up in Alberta in the 1990s as well as their musical beginnings. The book debuted at number fifteen on The New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction best-sellers list. Along with the book, Tegan and Sara's released their ninth studio album, Hey, I'm Just Like You, which contains re-recordings of unreleased demo songs that the duo recorded as teenagers. The record was produced by Alex Hope and is the first Tegan and Sara record produced, performed, engineered, mixed, and mastered by a team of all women. The band embarked on a US, Canada and UK tour to promote the book and album, playing mostly acoustically, reading excerpts from the book and incorporating old video footage from the band's teenage years.
The current live touring band members include Ted Gowans (guitar; 2004-present), Jasper Leak (bass; 2012-present), John Spence (keyboards; 2012-present), and Adam Christgau (drums; 2013-present). Former live touring band members include Johnny Andrews (drums; 2006-2010), Shaun Huberts (bass; 2007-2010), Dan Kelly (bass; 2007), Chris Carlson (bass; 2001-2005), Rob Chursinoff (drums; 2001-2005) and Jason McGerr (drums; 2012).
Official site: http://www.teganandsara.com
I Can
Tegan and Sara Lyrics
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So move, yeah move
I've got nowhere to go
I've got nowhere to go
So move
Don't move so slow
Don't move so slow
Don't move so slow
So move, yeah move
I've got nowhere to go
I've got nowhere to go
So move
Don't move so slow
Don't move so slow
Don't move so slow
Don't move so slow
I can't take it, I can't take it
I can't take it, I can't take it
I can, whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh
I can, whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh
I can't take it, I can't take it
I can't take it, I can't take it
I can, whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh
I can, whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh
I can, whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh
I can, whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh
Tegan and Sara's song "I Can't Take It" is a fast-paced and energetic tune that seems to express a sense of restlessness and frustration. The repeated phrase "So move, yeah move" seems to urge someone to take action, to get up and do something, perhaps to get out of a stagnant situation. The singer declares that they have nowhere to go, which could imply a feeling of being stuck or trapped in some way. The urgency of the song builds as the singer repeats the phrase "Don't move so slow" with increasing intensity.
The chorus of the song, "I can't take it, I can't take it" seems to express the singer's exasperation with their current state of being. The repetition of this line reinforces the sense of frustration, as if the singer is reaching a breaking point. The final lines of the song, "I can, whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh" are delivered with even more intensity, as if the singer is determined to make a change or break free from their current state.
Line by Line Meaning
So move, yeah move
Please move, hurry up and go
So move, yeah move
Please move, hurry up and go
I've got nowhere to go
I have no destination or place to be
I've got nowhere to go
I have no destination or place to be
Don't move so slow
Please don't take your time moving
Don't move so slow
Please don't take your time moving
Don't move so slow
Please don't take your time moving
Don't move so slow
Please don't take your time moving
I can't take it, I can't take it
I cannot handle this situation or feeling
I can't take it, I can't take it
I cannot handle this situation or feeling
I can, whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh
But maybe, just maybe, I can handle it
I can, whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh
But maybe, just maybe, I can handle it
I can, whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh
But maybe, just maybe, I can handle it
I can, whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh
But maybe, just maybe, I can handle it
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Sara Keirsten Quin, Tegan Rain Quin
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macie0106
I would give anything to hear Sara sing this live
lectands
Watch Tegan And Sara Live At The Phoenix 2005
taylor jones
i can imagine the pain sara went threw. that mustve been so tough. repeatenly writong the same lyrics over and over releasing her pain in this song. it brought tears to my eyes. a friendship. turned into a long relationship. now gone. good god...so painful im crying listening to this song. this is a example. give time in your friendships
Jack Carlow
You don't know her.
Jamie Snyder
This song is so emotional but so simple. It's one of my favorites
penze
I dunno why a lot of people think the lyrics should be further improved... it's so pure and full of emotions
Lindsay Vazquez
Una de mis canciones favoritas de Tegan y Sara ♥♥♥
Mientras la escuchaba cantaba a todo pulmón xD realemente me ENCANTA ésta canción, y es de uno de mis álbunes favoritos :3 So Jealous ♥♥♥. No sé para qué pongo tanto comentario si ni hablan español aquí :'v.
Igual, ¡las amo, Tegan y Sara, en especial a tí, Sara! ♥
Bai.
Hannah Gross
I’ve always loved Tegan and Sara as I was growing up my parents listened to them..now that I’m in my 30s I kind of forgot all about them until I started watching greys anatomy and they use like every album in their first couple seasons (still in season 2 so idk if it continues throughout) but I thank greys anatomy for reminding me how much I love them 🥰💓
InterviewsWithDomo
When I hear this song I can barely breathe. It is so amazing and sad. It has a mixture of emotions. I can't even describe it.
Mocha Latte
Heard this in an episode of American Dad for a brief couple of seconds