MISSY HIGGINSA BIOGRAPHY

By Samantha Newton

MISSY HIGGINS “Melissa Morrison Higgins” born Aug. 19,

1983 in Australia Began to play the piano at age 6. Wrote her first song at 15 titled “All For

Believing” which was played on the radio and attracted attention from various record companies.

She is vegetarian, loves rock climbing, and doing charitable work.

SCAR SCAR 3:31 0:00 Introduction The introduction begins with an upbeat rhythm played by the drums and

piano. 0:10 Verse One Vocalist jumps straight into the music with passion.In between phrases of

lyrics the piano does a sort of trill to make it sound more interesting. 0:32 Pre-chorus 0:40 Chorus Choir or background singers sing “ahhs” behind vocalist 1:12 Verse Two 1:34 Pre-chorus 1:43 Chorus Again there are more “ahhs” behind the vocalist to provide extra interest 2:21 Bridge Accompaniment simplifies, and slows down 2:40 Chorus Volume, beat, etc pick back up to where they were on previous choruses.

Watch the music videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=qKn7XAMNV-g

WHERE I STOOD WHERE I STOOD 4:20 0:00 Verse One No introduction. Simply jumps straight into first verse with a simple slow piano

accompaniment. Vocalist sings quietly. 0:28 Verse Two Piano picks up leading into verse two. Vocalist expresses emotion in words

more readily. 0:54 Chorus Light drums in the background. Sounds like they are using a brush of some

kind to hit on the drums and symbols. 1:49 Verse Three   2:16 Chorus Back again to more pronounced beats in accompaniment and emotion from

vocalist. 2:54 Bridge Starts out loud and gradually gets slower and quieter. 3:22 Chorus Last passionate burst.

Watch the music videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=PCLERYzJsYA

SET ME ON FIRE SET ME ON FIRE 3:33 0:00 Introduction Background singers sing “doo, doo…” 0:14 Verse One Staccato sound with background singers again singing “doo, doo..” at the end of

verse. 0:36 Verse Two Background vocalist this time echoes some of her words. 0:55 Chorus Melody becomes more conjunct and smooth with a major sound. Still background

singer. 1:09 Repeat Chorus 1:30 Verse Three Returns to staccato sound. 1:52 Chorus Back to conjunct, smooth sound. 2:06 Repeat Chorus 2:26 Bridge Very little piano accompaniment. Vocalist and backgroung singers slowly sing

phrases and “doo, doo..” and “ahhs”. 2:43 Chorus 2:58 Repeat Chorus Then fade out.

Watch the music videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=d1J7G04D4nw

Also from the album “The Ol Razzle Dazzle”: UNASHAMED DESIREhttp

://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=EEmpgM5mxmQ

EVERYONE’S WAITINGhttp://

www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=LiFKGbH4NzE

HELLO HELLOhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=d84Sjj-_w7Q

BIBLIOGRAPHY http://missyhiggins.com/about/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missy_Higgins

http://artists.letssingit.com/missy-higgins-qjmmt/biography