Solved: early 90s up tempo female vocalist

[edgeay]

Hi everyone,

This song is on a mix tape I made ’93 or ’94 with my boyfriend's CDs. He is long gone, but the tape is still well-loved and I decided I have to recreate it in digital to preserve it. And the lyrics are turning up nothing on the net -

As I said, early 90s, probably 92-95. Female vocalist, but I seem to remember it is a band rather than a singer. (I believe the name of the song is Hold On – this is the chorus, more or less – but I keep turning up Jamie Walters (that guy from 90210) and Wilson Phillips in searches.)

Here are the lyrics. It's up tempo. The first verse has just a guitar line under it, then a rhythm guitar is added for the next, then percussion – it builds up. The “yeahs” at the end are long and drawn out in a full throaty wail over the full instrumentation (I know this can’t be the right term but you know what I mean). It’s almost Cranberries-ish. Yes, I would say that’s the closest comparison. Cranberries. But not the Cranberries. D’oh!



The river’s running low

Where it used to overflow

I imagine something more

Will I live without you at all



All my memories blend and bleed

Empty arms reach out weak with need

And I fall

Yet my cold and tired (something) to hold on

Hold on, hold on



The fire in your eyes burns so bright

All my fears they’ve gone all my wrongs made right

No more fears weighing down all my inspiration all this (something) to hold on

Hold on, hold on



(The river the fire filled within your eyes flower reaches blue as I wait for you)



Some sadness will we know

In the cold breath of our lost time

I will run through the years wild and free my heart will be strong to hold on



Aohhhh hold on



Yeah yeah yeah

Yeah yeah yeah

[anderton]

Sun 60 - Hold On


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRla8sb1mEg

[anderton]

HOLD ON

the river’s running low
where it used to overflow
I imagined something more
will I live without you at all

all my memories blend and bleed
empty arms reach out, weak with need
and I fall yet my cold and tired arm strains
to hold on
hold on, hold on

the fire in your eyes burns so bright
all my fears they’ve gone
all my wrongs made right
no more tears weighing down
all my inspirations have been strung
to hold on
hold on, hold on

the river, the fire live within your eyes
the power reaches through
little waves of blue
the sorrow and sadness will be low
in the cold breath of our lost time
I will come through the years
wild and free my heart will be strong
to hold on
hold on, hold on

[edgeay]

THANKS SO MUCH - this is so thrilling! now to find the album...

kudos again!