Anna Coddington - "Bolt"

The Olympics have taken over this blog - so here is just one more Olympics themed blog post and then I'll move on. Usain Bolt won the 200m to complete the double. Is this guy amazing or what? There should be a song about him! Well there is... it's called "Bolt" and it is by Anna Coddington. She wrote it after the 2008 Olympics when she had become a little bit obsessed with Usain Bolt (like most of us). The song is from the perspective of his girlfriend (although she had no idea if he even had one) sitting back in Jamaica while he becomes the superstar he now is. She is so proud of him, but at the same time, fearful of his success effecting their relationship.



Lyrics

BOLT

Run, run, he runs very fast
He wins, wins every race
He turns around before the finish line
to watch the others cry

He prays to God, thinks of his sweetheart
He left sitting under palm trees
She looks up and sees a strong wind
and she thinks of

him

Run, run but don’t leave me
My life is not easy
I want the best for you
but I have dreams too
Why can’t we both win?

She’s so proud it breaks her both ways
Her whole life she ached for him
To dream big and live the good life,
but live it by my side

Run, run but don’t leave me
My life is not easy
I want the best for you
but I have dreams too
Why can’t we both win?

Anna Coddington - "Hold You Here"

Anna Coddington came to my attention with her band 'Duchess' and their song "Raglan City", which is her home town. She started her musical career at a young age in 'Handsome Geoffery' before they broke-up and subsequently became Duchess. Duchess only released an EP, but that was enough to realize a great talent. Anna Coddington's debut solo album 'The Lake' came out in 2008 and it brought her a wider audience. It is packed full of beautiful melodic songs.... a debut album she can surely be proud of. "Hold You Here" was the first single and it is probably the catchiest... but in a way that you wont be sick of it quickly. For me, I couldn't get enough of it and it was also played on Bitter FM constantly.... and of course, I still love it now. The perfect song to launch a solo career.