Monday, August 23, 2010

KATHERINE MCPHEE: REAL LOVE [10]








Though Taylor Hicks' quirky soulfulness made him 2006's American Idol, runner-up Katharine McPhee's classic good looks and voice and affinity for traditional pop made her a strong contender throughout the season. In fact, she was one of the first semifinalists to make it to the final 12. A native of Sherman Oaks, CA, McPhee began singing at age two. Her mother, Patricia McPhee, is an established singer in her own right, performing and recording as Peisha McPhee. She helped Katharine develop as a vocalist and gave her more formal training than many American Idol hopefuls receive. Though McPhee sang and acted throughout her childhood and high-school years, she began taking singing more seriously in college, attending Boston Conservatory as a musical theater major. After three semesters, however, she left for Los Angeles to audition for film and television work. McPhee scored roles in the film Crazy, a musical about Hank Garland, and an MTV series, You Are Here, which didn't make it to the air. She also appeared in productions of Annie Get Your Gun and The Ghost and Mrs. Muir before auditioning for American Idol in 2005.

Once McPhee made the final 12, her performances of songs such as "Someone to Watch Over Me," "Come Rain or Come Shine," and "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" made her one of the favorites of American Idol judges and viewers. After the American Idol season ended, McPhee was signed by show creator Simon Fuller's 19 Recordings Limited label and released her first single, Somewhere Over the Rainbow/My Destiny; it became the second best-selling single of 2006. That summer, after bouts with bronchitis and laryngitis, she joined the rest of the finalists and Hicks on the American Idols LIVE! tour and also toured with Andrea Bocelli, who appeared on American Idol as a guest judge. McPhee began recording her self-titled debut album in the fall, working with collaborators such as Timbaland's production partner, Nate "Danja Hand" Hills, Chad Hugo of the Neptunes, and songwriter Kara DioGuardi. "Over It," which was written by the songwriting team of Billy Steinberg, Josh Alexander, and Ruth-Anne Cunningham, arrived a few weeks before Katharine McPhee was released in early 2007.



1. LOVE STORY

I think it was the summertime
When I laid eyes on you
I didn't even know your name
Somehow we'd end up in the same room
It never crossed my mind
I never saw you like that
I should've listened to my best friend
She knew it would be a perfect match

[Chorus:]
It's a typical love story
Started out as friends
We met way back when
This is just a typical love story
The boy you never wanted just steals your heart
I never saw it comin' 'til I fell so hard

I always made up some excuse
Saying you that weren't my type
Didn't want to face the truth
Didn't want to cross that line
'til one day I saw you
Out of the corner of my eye
You were flirting with some girl
And inside I thought I would die

[Chorus:]
It's a typical love story
Started out as friends
We met way back when
This is just a typical love story
The boy you never wanted just steals your heart
I never saw it comin' 'til I fell so hard

Can't believe its happening
When I least expect it
My prince under disguise
How you fooled me with those eyes
When I feel like letting go
In your arms is where I know
I am wrong
From the beginning we always belong

Love Love Story
Love Love Story
Love Love Story
(Love)
Love Love Story
(Love Story)
Love Love Story
(This is my)
Love Love Story
(This is my love story)
Love Love Story
Love

This is my love story

[Chorus:]
It's a typical love story
Started out as friends
This is how it ends
This is just a typical love story
The boy you never wanted just steals your heart
I never saw it comin' 'til I fell so hard

It's a typical love story
Started out as friends
This is how it ends
This is just a typical love story
The boy you never wanted just steals your heart
I never saw it comin' 'til I fell so hard

VIDEO



2. REAL LOVE



Some people Find it hard to see
Oh, yes, they do
(They do)
Ooh
But every time U look at me
No doubt about it
You love me we got

Chorus:
Real love
(Can't stop it now)
Real love
(Can't hold it down)
Real love
(If I needed to I'd give it all up for)
Real love
(Don't ask for more)
Real love
(I'm livin' for)
Real love
(Uh, huh)
And if u feel love
Put your hands together
Like this ya'll
(Put ur hands together)
Put your hands together
Like this ya'll

Some people know It when
They feel it, yeah
Some people Don't have a clue
(No)
what it is We share we care
So it be yea
So it will always be
(Be)
The love between me
And u this is

Real love
(Can't stop it now)
Real love
(Can't hold it down)
Real love
(If I needed to
I'd give it all up for)
Real love
(Don't ask for more)
Real love
(I'm livin' for)
Real love
(Uh, huh)
And if u feel love
Put your hands together
Like this ya'll
(Put ur hands together)
Put your hands together
Like this ya'll


When I wake up
In the mornin'
And feel u next to me
I know
I'm blessed from above
Cuz it's all
So clear to see
(Baby) (7x)
That I got a real love
(Baby) (7x)

Real love
(Can't stop it now)
Real love
(Can't hold it down)
Real love
(If I needed to
I'd give it all up for)
Real love
(Don't ask for more)
Real love
(I'm livin' for)
Real love
(Uh, huh)
And if u feel love
Put your hands together
Like this ya'll
(Put ur hands together)
Put your hands together
Like this ya'll
Real love
(Can't stop it now)
Real love
(Can't hold it down)
Real love
(If I needed to
I'd give it all up for)
Real love
(Don't ask for more)
Real love
(I'm livin' for)
Real love
(Uh, huh)
And if u feel love
Put your hands together
Like this ya'll
(Put ur hands together)
Put your hands together
Like this ya'll

VIDEO


3. HAD IT ALL


Why'd I have to go and be a fool again?
Why'd I have to go and make a big thing out of nothing?
I didn't know what I had 'til you were gone
It was right in front of me all along
Now those days of same old stories
Are feelin' more like faded glories

Had It all
I threw it all aside
Thinkin' there was more there I needed to fine
I had it all baby
'Til you went away
Blue Skies, Sunshine, and Butterflies
Those were the conditions that I left behind
Why did I let it go to waste?
I had it all

Where are all the fireworks I thought I'd seen?
I still haven't found the magic I was lookin' for that made me leave, Oh no
Traded in my comfort zone
For empty nights of being alone

Had It all
I threw it all aside
Thinkin' there was more there I needed to fine
I had it all baby
'Til you went away
Blue Skies, Sunshine, and Butterflies
Those were the conditions that I left behind
Why did I let it go to waste?
I had it all

Why did I believe that a little voice
Would let me down the path to this bad choice
Why did I listen to the angels
When they sing, oh yeah they sing
Oh yeah

Had It all
I threw it all aside
Thinkin' there was more there I needed to fine
I had it all baby
'Til you went away
Blue Skies, Sunshine, and Butterflies
Those were the conditions that I left behind
Why did I let it go to waste?
I had it all
Why did I let it go to waste?
I had it all

Why'd I have to go and be a fool again?


VIDEO



4. OVER IT

I'm over your lies,
and I'm over your games.
I'm over you asking me,
when you know I'm not okay.
You call me at night,
and I pick up the phone.
And though you've been telling me,
I know you're not alone.
oh..

That's why
(your eyes)
I'm over it
(your smile)
I'm over it
(realize)
I'm over it
I'm over it
I'm over..

Wanting you,
to be wanting me.
No that ain't no way to be.
How I feel, read my lips,
because I'm so over..
Moving on, it's my time,
you never were a friend of mine.
Hurt at first, a little bit,
but now I'm so over.
I'm so over it..

I'm over your hands,
and I'm over your mouth.
Trying to drag me down,
and fill me with self-doubt.
oh..

That's why,
(your words)
I'm over it
(so sure)
I'm over it
(I'm not your girl)
I'm over it
I'm over it
I'm over...

Wanting you,
to be wanting me.
No that ain't no way to be.
How I feel, read my lips,
because I'm so over..
Moving on, it's my time,
you never were a friend of mine.
Hurt at first, a little bit,
but now I'm so over.
I'm so over it..

Don't call,
don't come by,
ain't no use,
don't ask me why,
you'll never change,
there'll be no more crying in the rain.

Wanting you,
to be wanting me.
No that ain't no way to be.
How I feel, read my lips,
because I'm so over..
Moving on, it's my time,
you never were a friend of mine.
Hurt at first, a little bit,
but now I'm so over.
I'm so over it..

I'm so over it....
I'm over it....

Wanting you,
to be wanting me.
No that ain't no way to be.
How I feel, read my lips,
because I'm so over..
Moving on, it's my time,
you never were a friend of mine.
Hurt at first, a little bit,
but now I'm so over.
I'm so over it..

VIDEO

5. IT'S NOT RIGHT


Did I jump into love
Didn't know how to land
Now I'm deep into water
Unable to stand
Can I silence the dangers
Be blind to the signs
I see hearts breaking around me
What will happen to mine?

Every now and then
I feel these questions creeping in
But if you leave me in the middle of nowhere
And I can't get back again
Every now and then
All these fears I have begin
Well if you leave me in the middle of winter
Never to see the sun again
Now that I am in
Silent suffering
It's not right
It's not right

Does it feel good to let you
Closer to me
Did I get what I wanted
But not what I need
Can I carry the weight of these secrets and doubts
I know their never spoken
But inside they calling out

Every now and then
I feel these questions creeping in
But if you leave me in the middle of nowhere
And I can't get back again
Every now and then
All these fears I have begin
Well if you leave me in the middle of winter
Never to see the sun again
Now that I am in
Silent suffering
It's not right
It's not right

In the voices
Hard to fight
I'm scared
My heart is saying
It's not right
It's not right
I'm not made to be afraid

Every now and then
I feel these questions creeping in
But if you leave me in the middle of nowhere
And I can't get back again
Every now and then
All these fears I have begin
Well if you leave me in the middle of winter
Never to see the sun again

Every now and then
I feel these questions creeping in
Stuck in the middle of nowhere
And I can't get back again
Now that I am in
Silent suffering
It's not right
It's not right
Oh no it's not right

VIDEO


6. I WILL BE THERE WITH YOU

If you could choose to go anywhere
just close your eyes and imagine
the world belongs to just you and i
if i could be there with you
if any road was one we could take
and any place could be us
we make the choice to leave here today and
i could be there with you
if I am where you are no where is too far
so take me with you all i need is you

we go and when you come back again
everything seems like its new again
(Missing half a line) tell me a story
when I was there with you
if i am where you are no where is too far
so take me with you all I need is you
someday someway I will be there with you

VIDEO



7. CONNECTED

I'm blindfolded on
This carraiage ride that they call life.
Keep trying to make it
Through the next turn,
Knuckles white and holdin' tight.
So here I go, taking the curve,
But I know that I'm never alone.
I think of you,
And how you'd never let me go.

I feel connected(connected) protected(protected)
It's like you're sitting right with me
All the time.
You hear me(you hear me) you're near me(you're near me)
And everything else is gonna be alright.
'Cause nothin' can break this,
Nothin' can break this,
Nothin' can break this tie.
Connected...Oooh... connected inside.

It's not an accident,
The time we spent apart.
But now we're so close,
I can always find you
Right here in my heart.
You've given me somethin' I need,
And I don't ever want it to end.
Because of you,
I know I've found my strength again.

I feel connected(connected) protected(protected)
It's like you're sitting right with me
All the time.
You hear me(you here me) you're near me(you're near me)
And everything else is gonna be alright.
'Cause nothin' can break this,
Nothin' can break this,
Nothin' can break this tie.
Connected...Ooooh...connected inside.

Everytime that I breathe,
I can feel the energy.
Reachin' out, flowin' through,
You to me and me to you.
wake or dream, walk or stand,
You were everywhere I am.
Seperate souls, unified,
Touching at the speed of light.

Whoa, ah-oh, ah-oh, ah-oh,
Ah-oh, ah-oh, ah-oh, ah-oh yehhhhhhhhh......

I feel connected(connected) protected(protected)
It's like
You're sitting right with me
All the time.
You hear me(you hear me) you're near me(you're near me)
And everything else is gonna be alright.
Connected(connected) protected(protected)
it's like your sittin right
with me all the time
You hear me(you hear me) you're near me(you're near me)
And everything else is gonna be alright.
'Cause nothin' can break this,
Nothin' can break this,
Nothin' can break this time.
Connected...Ooooh...connected inside

VIDEO


8. LAST LETTER

I have a few words in defense of my youth
my guts are feeling an ocean or two
I was young I didn’t know what I was stumbling into
I’ve had a lot on my mind and there were so many rules
Makes a girl crazy, makes her break a few

And there I go again
Acting like its my fault
When you're to blame

It makes me happy
To use you a little
Just to use you a little
To write this song
Its the very last letter
To an old lover
To say I'm glad you're gone

I've got snapshots of things on my mind
Though I love the past we don't leave it behind
But I learned and now I know
I don't need you coming around
One thing I should probably say
I got over it all, and surrendered the pain

Thats the thing about mistakes
You never see them coming
Until its too late

It makes me happy
To use you a little
Just to use you a little
To write this song
Its the very last letter
To an old lover
To say I'm glad

Sacrifice my happiness
Its not enough to know
I'm better off the way it is

It makes me happy
To use you a little
Just to use you a little
To write this song
Its the very last letter
To an old lover
To say I'm glad

It makes me happy
To use you a little
Just to use you a little
To write this song
It's the very last letter
To an old lover
To say I'm glad you're gone.

VIDEO UNBROKEN



9. LOVE IS NOT A LEAVER

You just had your heart broken for the last time
Your love is just as bruised and beaten as mine
Goodbye is the only word you'll never hear me say
Slow down, There's no rush, I'm going nowhere
Around you, forever I'll be, I swear
So let me be the next first step that you take

And this will be stronger
Last even longer
Than the sun in the sky
And this time forever
We'll not surrender
And we're going to find
Love's not a leaver this time
Love's not a leaver this time, time

I knew someday I would get to look right
Into the open door that waits in your eyes
By now, is the moment I've been waiting for

And this will be stronger
Last even longer
Than the sun in the sky
And this time forever
We'll not surrender
And we're going to find
Love's not a leaver this time, time
Love's not a leaver this time, time

Every empty kiss
Was just the road to this
Right where we're standing
If nothing else I know
This road of letting go
We'll hold on

I will not leave you...

And this time forever
We'll not surrender
And we're going to find
Love's not a leaver this time, time
Love's not a leaver this time, time

You just had your heart broken for the last time

VIDEO
"SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW"



10. SAY GOODBYE

If I seem distant
Baby I am
Words are like scissors in your hands
And there’s no script to follow
So I just close my eyes
That way it won’t hurt so much
When we say goodbye

I feel just like an actress
Up on the stage
I can’t believe
What I’m hearing myself say
And the porch light is my spotlight
So I play along with this life
That way it won’t hurt so much
When we say goodbye

Did you ever love me?
Does it even matter?
Did you even notice the whole world shatter?
I just want to hold you ‘til you know I’m sorry
But I just keep it all inside
That way it won’t hurt so much
When we say goodbye

My heart feels like a circus
It’s to much to take in
It’s hard to lose love
But you were my best friend

So I walk this high wire
Alone….tonight
That way it won’t hurt so much
When we say goodbye

That way it won’t hurt so much
When we say goodbye

VIDEO





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