★MAINE★ Howie Day - "Be There"

This is a thread about the SaS-news related to Maine





TV broadcaster/Radio station: WFMX (TV/Radio broadcaster located in Skowhegan)

Musical format: Adult Contemporary




Artist: Howie Day

The TV-Radio Broadcaster, WFMX, has now officially confirmed their announcement of their second artist. Making it the thirty-second official SaS #2-representant!

The submission has been brought out by the internal tastes from the TV/Radio Broadcaster's HoD and the SaS-creator!

Last time, when the state of Maine entered the contest, it became dead-last on a 13th place with 23 points. This was done by the hard rock band 6Gig and their song "Hit The Ground".

We have hopefully found our next entrant, who will try the best the artist can with a song, which will perhaps better the chances for the state after this last place.

Started out with no sorts of labels before having his career carrying upon extensive touring and in-concert use of samplers and effects pedals in order to accompany himself. He self-financed and self-released his first album back in 2000.
After Howie Day got his contract with the major label Epic Records, one of his singles became the company's first Platinum single and eventually got good with 1.5 million downloads.

In the later stages, the man has been recording in a variety of major cities between the years of 2006 and 2008, to get his desired range of sounds and moods. Collaborating several musicians and producers. Each one of them being an expert in pulling superlative performances out of the artists they work with!

So our expectations are high if our state will make the ★ GRAND FINAL ★ or not. We may as well help him out of the decision of the final song!


Read more down below and click on the specific link if you want.

★ Biography ★ Discography ★ Photos ★




Song: "Be There"

The song was written and produced by 'Better Than Ezra'-lead singer Kevin Griffin, while it was co-produced alongside Mike Flynn and Warren Huart.

It's featured in his album, Sound The Alarm from year 2009. As track no. 5 and the only released single.

The album was originally set for release in 2008 before being delayed and eventually released by Epic Records on September 8, 2009

"Be There" reached 24th in Billboard's U.S. Adult Pop Songs


★ Lyrics ★

When the morning came I was up before first light
And your bed was made, must have cut out some time last night
And my heartbeat started pounding out a rhythm in my brain
A voice from deep inside said, you got to be insane,
Everyone knows how this old story goes,
So I got in that taxi and drank my conscience away

If you're gonna be there.. be there
If you're gonna stay.. stay tonight
Start livin', out with the old
I'm all lit up, must be the good life..

I went to your friends house and begged you to open the door
With your hands on your hips you spoke while I sat down on that floor
Two dishes in the kitchen sink, the way you treat me when you drink
You don't look so superior when you give your opinion
You think I don't know how you act on your own and
Just who all these names on your cellphone anyway

If you're gonna be there.. be there
If you're gonna stay.. stay tonight
Start livin', out with the old
I'm all lit up, must be the good life..

You're a cool breeze in the setting sun,
New Year's, the 4th.. all wrapped into one,
You make me want to be someone that you could look up to

If you're gonna be there.. be there
If you're gonna stay.. stay tonight
Start livin', out with the old
I'm all lit up, must be the good life..

Come on get love
Come on and try (oh no, get treated)
Come on now, what are you waiting for?
(mmm gonna feel it)

Come on get love,
Come on and try (get treated.. beat it)
Come on now, what are you waiting for?

Come on get love
Come on and try
Come on now, what are you waiting for?
(gonna feel it)

Come on get love
Come on and try
Come on now, what are you waiting for?

When the morning came I was up before first light..