John Butler was born on April 1, 1975 in Torrance, California, to an Australian father and American mother. He moved to the small Western Australian town of Pinjarra in January 1986, when he was eleven. Butler began playing guitar at the age of sixteen, and by 1996 started his career as a busker in Fremantle, Western Australia. The John Butler Trio was formed in 1998 when Butler was joined by Gavin Shoesmith on bass and Jason McGann on drums, and by the end of that year had recorded their debut album John Butler.
They then released Three in 2001, Sunrise Over Sea in 2004 and Grand National in 2007, all of which were certified platinum.
In June 2009, a new line up of the ever evolving John Butler Trio emerged. Prominent Melbourne musician Nicky Bomba of Bomba fame and principal drummer on Sunrise Over Sea joined the band on drums and percussion, as did bass player Byron Luiters from Sydney outfit Ray Mann Three.
The latest album entitled April Uprising came from a journey John Butler undertook for the ‘Who Do You Think You Are’ TV series. He traces the Butler name through generations of hardship to a matriarch who sang for her survival and follows his Bulgarian ancestry to a forebear caught up in a violent revolt called the April Uprising. The recording process for the new album was shared with avid followers via a special studio sessions page on the band’s website.
John Butler comments on the forthcoming new album,
“The whole rehearsal and recording process so far has been a lot of fun and very gratifying. I feel the sounds and general spirit and energy of this album are best summed up in the words – free, melodic, funky, phat and rocking. There’s definitely a certain attitude that comes across on the album. Perhaps there’s a conviction, in a song writing and production sense, that I haven’t tapped into so much on earlier works that seems to be more prevalent on April Uprising. There’s chemistry and language that Nicky, Byron and I have found that really compliments these songs in all their different facets”.
Daniella
The John Butler Trio Lyrics
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I love you more than every single star man in the sky
You are the best damn thing that ever happened to me
Want to take you home start making family
you are a damn fine lady like no other
want to introduce you to my father and my mother
I'm so darn happy you want to be my lover
can't wait to get you home
Daniella be my cinderella
won't you come around and be my baby
Daniella, don't you remember won't you come
Daniella
Daniella
Daniella
I remember the day I asked
your parents for your hand
nearly knocked them off their feet
they could not hardly stand
the same day I asked you to be my wife to be
I said m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m marry me
I said I promise to love you and treat you right
give you the proper respect you deserve
every day and night
give you good good lovin' 'til the morning light
and I promise we will never, ever
ever fight, yeah right yeah
The John Butler Trio's song "Daniella" is a tribute to the joy and happiness that comes with falling in love. Butler is openly enamored with Daniella and he makes his feelings known through the song's lyrics. He describes her as the best thing that has ever happened to him and declares his love for her in a straightforward and honest manner. He tells her that she lights him up like the 4th of July and that he loves her more than any single star in the sky. The song's chorus invites Daniella to be his Cinderella and come around to be his baby.
The second verse of the song continues in the same vein, with Butler reminiscing about the day he asked Daniella's parents for her hand in marriage. He promises to love her and treat her right, to give her the proper respect she deserves every day and night. He pledges to give her good loving until the morning light and declares that they will never, ever fight. This is a love song filled with joy and hope, with Butler expressing both his love for Daniella and his desire to take their relationship to the next level.
Overall, "Daniella" is a sweet and optimistic love song, expressing the depth of feeling that comes with falling in love with someone special.
Line by Line Meaning
You light me up little girl, like the 4th of July
You make me feel so happy and alive, like fireworks on a national holiday.
I love you more than every single star man in the sky
My love for you is infinite and limitless, beyond the vastness of the universe.
You are the best damn thing that ever happened to me
You are the most wonderful and amazing thing to ever come into my life.
Want to take you home start making family
I want to build a life with you, to create a family together and have a future filled with love.
you are a damn fine lady like no other
You are a remarkable, exceptional and uniquely special woman that I never want to let go of.
want to introduce you to my father and my mother
I want to show you off to my parents and make them proud of the amazing woman I have found.
I'm so darn happy you want to be my lover
I am ecstatic and incredibly grateful that you want to share your life with me and love me in return.
can't wait to get you home and get you under the covers
I am excited and impatient to bring you home and share a deep intimacy and passion with you.
Daniella be my cinderella
Daniella, I want you to be my fairy tale princess, to sweep you off your feet and make your dreams come true.
won't you come around and be my baby Daniella
Won't you come and be my beloved partner, my soulmate and my dearest love, Daniella?
Daniella, don't you remember won't you come
Daniella, do you recall our love and the promises we made? Won't you come back to me?
I remember the day I asked your parents for your hand
I recall the moment I sought your parents' blessing to marry you and become their son-in-law.
nearly knocked them off their feet they could not hardly stand
They were taken aback and astounded by my request, barely able to maintain their composure.
the same day I asked you to be my wife to be
On that same day, I asked you to become my betrothed, to begin our journey towards marriage.
I said m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m marry me
I stuttered and stumbled over my words, but I asked you in my awkwardness to marry me and to devote ourselves to each other forevermore.
I promise to love you and treat you right
I vow to cherish you, to respect you, and to nurture our relationship with genuine love and care.
give you the proper respect you deserve every day and night
I will never falter in my admiration and devotion for you, and I will always honor you with dignity, both in times of light and of darkness.
give you good good lovin' 'til the morning light
I will shower you with affection and passion, basking in the warmth of your love and our shared intimacy until the new dawn arrives.
and I promise we will never, ever, ever fight, yeah right yeah
I exaggerate and joke about our relationship's perfect, but I pledge to work through any struggles or disagreements together, united in our love for each other.
Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing
Written by: JOHN CHARLES WILTSHIRE BUTLER
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