There are five bands called The Monroes.

1. A new wave / power pop b… Read Full Bio ↴There are five bands called The Monroes.

1. A new wave / power pop band from San Diego, California consisting of Eric Denton (keyboards), Bob “Monroe” Davis (bass), Jesus Ortiz (vocals), Rusty Jones (guitar), and Jonnie Gilstrap (drums). They released a self-titled EP in 1982, and are best known for the song “What Do All The People Know?”

2. A Rock / Emo band from Pretoria, South Africa. Not too long ago in a land where musical creativity had become a scarcity, destiny inspired The Monroes. Through numerous auditions, ensuring the ideal artist for each spot, the band was carefully designed. The music, however, developed intuitively into something unlike anything written before. Most closely described as melodic hard rock, characterized by distinct guitar riffs and solos, the compositions creatively flourished. Orchestrated by fate, with an innovative sound, The Monroes are tenaciously dealing a shockingly ever after. See http://www.myspace.com/themonroesrockband for more.

3. A Norwegian pop band.They first started out in 1982.The members were Lage Fossheim(singer)and Eivind Rølles(percussion and backing vocals). Their first huge hit, 'Sunday People',sold 130 000 copies in Norway.'Cheerio' became even more popular, it sold 250 000 copies. The first release, 'Sunday People' reached Number 1 in the Norwegian charts in 1983 and stayed there for 7 weeks. Subsequent releases showed their staying power for well over a decade. The Band split in 1987 citing "being exhausted from 5 years of constant gigs and recording" but reformed in 1993 to land yet another hit 'Just Another Normal Day' that reached Number 2 for 1 week in the Norwegian charts. From 1983 - 1993 the duo also released 5 albums to critical and chart success starting with 'Sunday People' and 'Face Another Day' both of which reached Number 1 in the album charts in '83 and '85 respectively. Their greatest Hits album 'Absolute Monroes' also peaked at Number 11 in the album charts in 1993.

Eivind Rølles 1959-2013 Lage Fosheim 1958-2013 R.I.P.

4. The Monroes from The Netherlands, www.themonroes.nl, was founded in november ‘03 in Groningen. They developed their characteristic sound by covering songs from their own heroes. At first they played songs from garagerockers The Sonics, the sixtiesbeat band Shocking Blue but also soul queen Irma Thomas. Within a few months the covers were replaced by thier own numbers. The music which arose is an exciting mix of garagerock and soul from the fifties & sixties, but also the sound of the modern Detroit guitarbands can be heard in their music. Within a year they played at festivals such as Eurosonic and Metropolis and at VPRO's Club3voor12. BBC's Radio One regularly played their demo-cds and singles. Nowadays they have been discovered and booked by the programmers from clubs as The Dirty water club in London and La Fleche d'Or in Paris. The long-awaited debut-cd was released in September ‘09.

5. A Norwich based indie/punk group consisting of Jamie Delaney (vocals and guitar), David Jarmy (bass and vocals) and Lenny Rout (drums and vocals). They were first noticed nationally after winning a spot supporting The View at their gig at the UEA LCR.

Just A Normal Day
The Monroes Lyrics

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Everyday at half past five she's waking up
Serving Johnny's breakfast, before it's time to go
Running down to catch the half past seven train
Now its time for mum to face the world again

Just the way it is, it's just another normal day
Just the way it is, it's just another day
For mum and John, and everyone

They knew they has begun
Just another normal day
It doesn't have to be that gray

Home from work and up the stairs and trough the door
Johnny is watching TV and the dog lies on the floor
Supper's ready, in and out, and I'll return
Who will get the blame, when the roast is burnt

Just the way it is, it's just another normal day
Just the way it is, it's just another day
For mum and John, and everyone
They knew they has begun
It doesn't have to be that gray
It's just another normal day

I can't be king, I can't be sailor
I can't be god for one day
But I was born right here
I won't move anywere
This is the place where we want to stay

Just the way it is, it's just another normal day
Just the way it is, it's just another day
For mum and John, and everyone
They knew they has begun
It doesn't have to be that gray
It's just another normal day

(solo)

Just the way it is, it's just another normal day
Just the way it is, it's just another day
For mum and John, and everyone
They knew they has begun

It doesn't have to be that gray
It's just another normal day

Overall Meaning

The Monroes’ “Just Another Normal Day” is a song that manages to capture the ordinariness of daily life while also giving the sense that something more significant is happening. The lyrics of the song speak to the repetitive nature of life and the routine tasks that must be completed each day. The song describes a woman, perhaps a mother, who wakes up every day at half-past five to serve her son Johnny breakfast before rushing to catch a train. She returns home from work later in the day and prepares supper for Johnny, despite being tired from a long day at work.

The lyrics seem to imply that the woman’s life is mundane and without excitement. However, the repetition of the phrase “just another normal day” gives a sense of comfort and stability. The chorus emphasizes that life does not have to be exciting or full of surprises to be meaningful. By the end of the song, the singer suggests that there is something deeper at work in the mundane moments of everyday life. The lyrics conveys that in a world full of chaos and craziness, sometimes all we need is the predictability of a normal day.

Line by Line Meaning

Everyday at half past five she's waking up
The mother wakes up every day at dawn

Serving Johnny's breakfast, before it's time to go
She prepares Johnny's breakfast before he leaves

Running down to catch the half past seven train
She's hurrying to grab the 7:30 am train

Now its time for mum to face the world again
It's time for the mother to start her day's work

Just the way it is, it's just another normal day
This is just how things are and it's an ordinary day

For mum and John, and everyone
This day is like any other day for the whole family

They knew they has begun
Their day has started and tasks need to be done

It doesn't have to be that gray
The day doesn't have to be sad and depressing

Home from work and up the stairs and trough the door
After work, she walks upstairs and into the house

Johnny is watching TV and the dog lies on the floor
Johnny is watching TV and the dog is napping on the floor

Supper's ready, in and out, and I'll return
Dinner is cooked and the mother may step out but will return

Who will get the blame, when the roast is burnt
When dinner is burned, who will take the blame?

I can't be king, I can't be sailor
I do not have the ability to be royalty or a sailor

I can't be god for one day
I cannot be God even for a single day

But I was born right here
I was born in this place

I won't move anywere
I will not relocate

This is the place where we want to stay
This is our preferred area to remain in

It's just another normal day
This day is just like any other day

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Einar Vindenes

49w↑4

Nydelig sang.hill i fred gents der oppe❤

tigglepig

6y↑11

This track just popped up on Spotify after listening to some A-ha - never heard of these guys before but I love the Beatle-esque melody ... am sorry to see they have both passed on.