Almost three decades since its release, East 17 song “Stay Another Day” has remained a regular Christmas fixture.
The track swiftly became a festive favourite after it was released in 1994, with many assuming the words, sung by Brian Harvey and his bandmates, to be about a failed relationship.
However, the song, which was written by Tony Mortimer, actually has a much deeper meaning.
Speaking to Songwriting Magazine in 2016, Mortimer revealed: “I had the melody and the chords and I was looking for a story to go on top of it.”
He decided to base the lyrics on a very sad event from his life.
“It was based on my brother’s suicide and losing someone,” he explained. “What would you do if you had one more day with a loved one?”
Mortimer continued: “Over time I started to put together the story and I wrote it in a different way to...
The track swiftly became a festive favourite after it was released in 1994, with many assuming the words, sung by Brian Harvey and his bandmates, to be about a failed relationship.
However, the song, which was written by Tony Mortimer, actually has a much deeper meaning.
Speaking to Songwriting Magazine in 2016, Mortimer revealed: “I had the melody and the chords and I was looking for a story to go on top of it.”
He decided to base the lyrics on a very sad event from his life.
“It was based on my brother’s suicide and losing someone,” he explained. “What would you do if you had one more day with a loved one?”
Mortimer continued: “Over time I started to put together the story and I wrote it in a different way to...
- 12/24/2022
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - Music
Almost three decades since its release, East 17 song “Stay Another Day” has remained a regular Christmas fixture.
The track swiftly became a festive favourite after it was released in 1994, with many assuming the words, sung by Brian Harvey and his bandmates, to be about a failed relationship.
However, the song, which was written by Tony Mortimer, actually has a much deeper meaning.
Speaking to Songwriting Magazine in 2016, Mortimer revealed: “I had the melody and the chords and I was looking for a story to go on top of it.”
He decided to base the lyrics on a very sad event from his life.
“It was based on my brother’s suicide and losing someone,” he explained. “What would you do if you had one more day with a loved one?”
Mortimer continued: “Over time I started to put together the story and I wrote it in a different way to...
The track swiftly became a festive favourite after it was released in 1994, with many assuming the words, sung by Brian Harvey and his bandmates, to be about a failed relationship.
However, the song, which was written by Tony Mortimer, actually has a much deeper meaning.
Speaking to Songwriting Magazine in 2016, Mortimer revealed: “I had the melody and the chords and I was looking for a story to go on top of it.”
He decided to base the lyrics on a very sad event from his life.
“It was based on my brother’s suicide and losing someone,” he explained. “What would you do if you had one more day with a loved one?”
Mortimer continued: “Over time I started to put together the story and I wrote it in a different way to...
- 12/21/2022
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - Music
Almost three decades since its release, East 17 song “Stay Another Day” has remained a regular Christmas fixture.
The track swiftly became a festive favourite after it was released in 1994, with many assuming the words, sung by Brian Harvey and his bandmates, to be about a failed relationship.
However, the song, which was written by Tony Mortimer, actually has a much deeper meaning.
Speaking to Songwriting Magazine in 2016, Mortimer revealed: “I had the melody and the chords and I was looking for a story to go on top of it.”
He decided to base the lyrics on a very sad event from his life.
“It was based on my brother’s suicide and losing someone,” he explained. “What would you do if you had one more day with a loved one?”
Mortimer continued: “Over time I started to put together the story and I wrote it in a different way to...
The track swiftly became a festive favourite after it was released in 1994, with many assuming the words, sung by Brian Harvey and his bandmates, to be about a failed relationship.
However, the song, which was written by Tony Mortimer, actually has a much deeper meaning.
Speaking to Songwriting Magazine in 2016, Mortimer revealed: “I had the melody and the chords and I was looking for a story to go on top of it.”
He decided to base the lyrics on a very sad event from his life.
“It was based on my brother’s suicide and losing someone,” he explained. “What would you do if you had one more day with a loved one?”
Mortimer continued: “Over time I started to put together the story and I wrote it in a different way to...
- 12/19/2022
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - Music
Running from Dec. 11 through Dec. 12, NewFilmmakers (Nfmla) is partnering with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to present an online film festival showcasing the latest work from Middle Eastern, Arab and Dutch filmmakers. Other presenting partners include Dutch Culture USA (Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in New York) and the Arab Film and Media Institute (Afmi).
Comprising three short film programs and a slate of up and coming talent, the weekend-long event will include virtual screenings, industry panels and q & a’s with artists from countries such as Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, France, the Netherlands and the United States. Among the featured films are “So I Stay,” from Dutch director Marieke de Zwaan, Arab director Suha Araj’s “Rosa” and Rami Kodeih’s Oscar-qualifying short “Alina.”
“In all three of these programs we are seeing a lot of stories that reflect on freedom and integrity, on an individual,...
Comprising three short film programs and a slate of up and coming talent, the weekend-long event will include virtual screenings, industry panels and q & a’s with artists from countries such as Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, France, the Netherlands and the United States. Among the featured films are “So I Stay,” from Dutch director Marieke de Zwaan, Arab director Suha Araj’s “Rosa” and Rami Kodeih’s Oscar-qualifying short “Alina.”
“In all three of these programs we are seeing a lot of stories that reflect on freedom and integrity, on an individual,...
- 12/5/2020
- by Malina Saval
- Variety Film + TV
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