Saturday, May 17, 2008

Hidden gem Down Under = Shannon Noll

" Taught me to walk, now i run " - Now I Run, Shannon Noll

Call me old-fashion or outdated, it is still better late than never. Thanks to NST's Sunday People, i discovered Shannon Noll and his songs immediately caught my interest- my cup of tea! His songs are inspiring and meaningful. In addition to that, his voice is unique and has an edgy tune to it. The newspaper wrote about his Now I Run single as the song is dedicated to his late father. Without any second thought, i downloaded it and i continued to surf the net to dig more about him. Many may heard of him from his Shine single few years back. He was the runner up in the Australian Idol, second to Guy Sebastian. Personally, i prefer him to Guy. And he sang Angels Brought Me Here with lots more thrill and umph...


His third Top 2 performance in the Australian Idol.

Born on the 16th September 1975, this rock/pop singer-songwriter has gone on to release two number one, multi-platinum albums,That's What I'm Talking About and Lift and numerous top 5 singles including three number one debuts and an additional 7 single releases reaching the top 10.


A great singer with A-grade songs. This Lift single is a must listen!

"Lift"

I know you're hurting
Feels like you're learning
'Bout life the hard way
And it ain't working

Seems like forever
That you've been falling
It's time to move on
You're life is calling, yeah

This was never meant to be the end
Close the book and start again

[CHORUS]
Cause I know how hard it can get
But you gotta lift
You gotta lift
And sometimes that's how it is
But I know you're stronger
Stronger than this
You gotta lift
You gotta lift

When you can feel your
Whole body's aching
What's left of your heart
It won't stop breaking
You gotta let go
You took a hit
Time to pick up now
Move on from this

This was never meant to be the end
Close the book and start again

[CHORUS]
Cause I know how hard it can get
But you gotta lift
You gotta lift
And sometimes that's how it is
But I know you're stronger
Stronger than this
You gotta

Lift yourself up above all the hurt
Don't give it
Wipe your eyes and remember
You're better than this
Let them know
That they took their best shot
And missed
C'mon and lift

This was never meant to be the end
Close the book and start again

[CHORUS]
Cause I know how hard it can get
But you gotta lift
You gotta lift
And sometimes that's how it is
But I know you're stronger
Stronger than this
You gotta lift
You gotta lift

His new song, Tomorrow, even proves further that he is a singer to be reckoned with. To hear, click here.

To find out more about him, check out his official website here.


To cut short, i conclude that he'll be my favourite male singer present. His other songs are What About Me (really good), Lonely, Loud, Don't Give Up, In Pieces and the rest are for you to discover yourself. Trust me, he will not let you down!

wc08 can't wait to hear more from him, and hope you will be on the same page with him.

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