Annie Mat Kearney Meaning
Mat kearney s discography reveals fairly long gaps between major releases his last was 2011 so just kids arrives with much anticipation.
Annie mat kearney meaning. Mat kearney s lyrics have a wiser tone these days resembling the words of a seasoned older friend sharing his experiences. Years before he toured the world as a platinum selling boundary breaking artist mat kearney grew up in eugene oregon. I thought it might be something huge but instead he got down on his knee in his bedroom one night while i was helping him pack for a trip she recalls. Annie sims was a little afraid of how boyfriend mat kearney a musician with a big personality would propose.
Lyrically the song describes kearney s first meeting with his wife annie at the anthropologie store in tennessee that she was working at. He d strum chords on a friend s acoustic guitar paving the way for a career that. It was during those teenage years that he developed his love for classic songwriting the kind that transcends generations and genres. After courting annie for a few months he stole her heart and they married on june 5 2010.
The album finds kearney once again baring his soul and examining his past and it reflects his growth not only as a songwriter but also in areas of production and musical creativity. Leaving is hard when you are misunderstood especially by your family. I don t really call her mama that much kearney revealed in our interview. Annie a song kearney penned in just ten minutes sings about a girl named annie faced with a hard decision about leaving a bad environment.
Born december 1 1978 is an american musician born in eugene oregon now based in nashville tennessee. It was very simple and personal. Kearney currently resides in nashville tennessee in hillsboro village with his wife annie whom he married on june 5 2010. My wife annie and i lost someone very dear to us and the next day.
Although 180 degrees apart from girl america in its slow delivery and vocal performance the message is the same and is the closest mat comes to a song of advocacy. Mathew william mat kearney. Mat kearney told the story of this song to relevant magazine. I had met this girl named annie who told me a story about how she had to either leave her hometown or get swallowed by it.
I wrote that on in the back seat of a van headed away from a dirty show in indianapolis. Citation needed kearney has stated that his legal name is mathew due to a nurse s error on his birth certificate.