Forgotten Songs of the 21st Century: Nina Gordon
Forgotten Songs of the 21st Century: Nina Gordon
When Nina Gordon quit Veruca Salt in 1998, many people wondered what she would be able to do on her own as a solo artist; in 2000, she emerged with Tonight and the Rest of My Life and the title track which became one of the most beautiful pop songs of the year but as the years have worn on, the song has basically been pushed under the rug.
When she first quit the group, she immediately started work on a solo record that was supposed to come out on Outpost at the end of ’98 or early ’99 but the record company folded at the end of 1998 and the album was briefly shelved until she was able to ink a deal with Warner Brothers, which saw the record be released in the spring of 2000 with the title track released to whet people’s appetites. When one heard it, it was definitely unlike anything else released that year, especially by an artist who was best known for the mid-‘90s hit “Seether.”
When she comes to the chorus, the song becomes almost ethereal in its approach and it’s just beautiful. While some people could look at the song as something that could be used at proms and teen movies, it’s got a kind of timelessness about it that allows it to be enjoyed by almost everyone regardless of age. While the song became a minor hit in 2000, it seems to be almost forgotten ten years later, so take a listen and see if you can feel the same power that others have felt.
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When Nina Gordon quit Veruca Salt in 1998, many people wondered what she would be able to do on her own as a solo artist; in 2000, she emerged with Tonight and the Rest of My Life and the title track which became one of the most beautiful pop songs of the year but as the years have worn on, the song has basically been pushed under the rug.
When she first quit the group, she immediately started work on a solo record that was supposed to come out on Outpost at the end of ’98 or early ’99 but the record company folded at the end of 1998 and the album was briefly shelved until she was able to ink a deal with Warner Brothers, which saw the record be released in the spring of 2000 with the title track released to whet people’s appetites. When one heard it, it was definitely unlike anything else released that year, especially by an artist who was best known for the mid-‘90s hit “Seether.”
When she comes to the chorus, the song becomes almost ethereal in its approach and it’s just beautiful. While some people could look at the song as something that could be used at proms and teen movies, it’s got a kind of timelessness about it that allows it to be enjoyed by almost everyone regardless of age. While the song became a minor hit in 2000, it seems to be almost forgotten ten years later, so take a listen and see if you can feel the same power that others have felt.
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=5264291
I hate to sound flippant here, but I always thought this was a Sarah MacLachlan song. Of course, that's not a bad thing at all.
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