The band released their debut album, Good Feeling (1997), to moderate success where it debuted at number nine on the UK Albums Chart and was later awarded a silver certification from the BPI in January 2000. The band gained greater success with their second album, The Man Who (1999), which spent nine weeks at number one on the UK Albums Chart, totalling 134 weeks in the top 100 of the chart. In 2003, The Man Who was certified 9× platinum by the BPI, representing sales of over 2.68 million in the UK alone. Following this success, the band released their third effort, The Invisible Band (2001) album. The Invisible Band went on to match the success found with their previous album, where it debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and spent a total of four weeks at the top spot, fifteen weeks in the top ten, and a total of fifty-five weeks in the top 100 chart, as well as peaking at thirty-nine on the US Billboard 200 album chart, spending a duration of seven weeks in the Billboard 200 chart. A year following the release of The Invisible Band, the BPI awarded Travis with a 4× platinum certification for the album.
In recent years, the band's discography has included studio albums 12 Memories (2003), The Boy with No Name (2007), Ode to J. Smith (2008), Where You Stand (2013), Everything at Once (2016) and 10 Songs (2020). In 2004, the band released their first greatest hits album, Singles, which spent nineteen weeks in the top 100 of the UK albums chart. Travis have twice been awarded best band at the BRIT Awards and were awarded the NME Artist of the Year award at their 2000 ceremony, and in 2016 were honoured at the Scottish Music Awards for their outstanding contribution to music. The band are widely said by the media to have paved the way for other bands such as Keane and Coldplay to go on to achieve worldwide success throughout the 2000s, particularly with the success of The Man Who.
Craft Recordings celebrated the 20th anniversary of Travis' breakthrough year with two simultaneous releases: Live at Glastonbury '99, plus expanded editions of The Man Who – both of which were released on 21 June 2019.
The Last Laugh Of The Laughter
Travis Lyrics
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Fades away
Ma vie
Toute ma vie
When there's nothing
More to say
Ma vie
It's the last laugh
Of the laughter
Sur la dernière
Page de chapitre
On the last day
Of the year
Ma vie
Toute ma vie
When the spotlight
Drifts away
Ma vie
C'est la vie
When the blue skies
Turns to grey
Ma vie
Ma life
It's the last laugh
Of the laughter
Sur la dernière
Page de chapitre
On the last day
Of the year
Ma vie
Toute ma vie
When the laughter
Fades away
Ma vie
Toute ma vie
When there's nothing
More to say
Ma vie
My amour
It's the last laugh
Of the laughter
Sur la dernière
Page de chapitre
On the last day
Of the year
Ma vie
Toute ma vie
Ma vie
My, oh, my
The lyrics to Travis's song The Last Laugh Of The Laughter paint a picture of the end of something - a year, a chapter in life, or perhaps even life itself. The repetition of "ma vie" or "my life" emphasizes the personal significance of this ending. As the laughter fades away and there's nothing left to say, everything seems to be summed up in these two simple words. The image of the spotlight fading away and the blue skies turning grey evoke a feeling of loss and change.
The chorus repeats the phrase "the last laugh of the laughter" and "sur la dernier page do chapitre" or "on the last page of the chapter." These lines imply closure and finality, but they also suggest that there may have been a sense of humor or joy in whatever is ending. The final line "my oh my" adds a touch of resignation or acceptance, acknowledging that life goes on even in the face of endings.
Overall, The Last Laugh Of The Laughter is a reflective and introspective song that speaks to the universal experience of change and loss. It acknowledges that endings can be painful and sad, but they can also be a chance to reflect on what came before and find some sense of closure.
Line by Line Meaning
When the laughter fade away
As the happiness slowly disappears
Ma vie
My life
Tout ma vie
All my life
When there's nothing left to say
When the words have all been spoken
My oh my
My goodness
It's the last laugh of the laughter
It's the final moment of joy
Sur la dernier page do chapitre
On the last page of the chapter
On the last day of the year
At the end of the year
When the spotlight fade away
When attention is gone
When the blue skies turns to grey
When happiness turns to sadness
C'est la vie
That's life
When there's nothing more to say
When there's no more words
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Francis Healy
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