首先,这个奇怪的名字代表的并不是一支乐队,而只是一名原名为john ondrasik的歌手. 97年ondrasik以five for fighting作为自己的艺名,发行了第一张专辑。ondrasik不仅是歌手和作曲家,还是吉他手和钢琴家,也是一个针砭时弊的人和一个评论家。
其次,Five For Fighting意思来自于曲棍球罚则,指的是被罚下场五分钟等候再度上场的球员.Ondrasik借这一笔名, 融合自己身为钢琴家/讽刺作家/时事评论家的多重身分, 努力地让别人听见自己的歌曲,用自己的热情去实践歌曲与意念的真谛.
997年,John Ondrasik 以“Five For Fighting”这个名字在Capitol公司发行了他的首张个人专辑《Message for Albert》。他认为自己主要是一个歌手,作曲家,但他也是称职作为一个吉他手和钢琴家。
三年之后,Five For Fighting的第二张专辑《America Town》通过Columbia正式发行。在这张专辑中,John Ondrasik的歌曲不仅一如既往的歌颂爱与生命,而且开始逐渐偏向政治,而Ondrasik的创作才华开始得到越来越多歌迷的认可。随着专辑中动人的钢琴情歌《Superman (It's Not Easy)》,《America Town》的销量很快也突破了白金。在“911”事件之后,John Ondrasik在当年冬天举办的纪念演唱会中演唱了这首《Superman (It's Not Easy)》,使得这首歌曲更加的深入人心。
2004年2月,Five For Fighting发行了第三张专辑《The Battle for Everything》。这张专辑是Five For Fighting最有野心,也是歌词最为大胆的一张专辑。
2006年8月,Five For Fighting第四张录音室专辑《Two Lights》出炉。本张专辑发行首周以5万2千张的单周销量名列Billboard 200专辑榜第八位,成为Five For Fighting迄今为止首周销量最高,打榜成绩最好的专辑。
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Chevys and levees played on the radio
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Hey man sing me a song
When we were everyone
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I can't stop singing along..
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It's saturday night
The band's running
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The moon's dancing and the stars are free
I caught your heart on a summer breeze
Whatever was or what's meant to be
Our melodies are memories
There was a time a long, long time ago
Chevys and levees played on the radio
No cell phones, just 20,000 lights
Swaying on a saturday night alright
Hey man sing me a song
When we were everyone
We were more than just a slice of American Pie
I can't stop singing along
Can you join in, come on
Are we more than just a slice of American Pie
We're more than a slice
We're more than just a slice of American PIe