Aimee Mann was born in Richmond, Virginia, and attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, but dropped out to sing with her first punk rock band, the young snakes; the band released the EP Bark Along with the Young Snakes in 1982, and a compilation album was issued in 2004. In 1983, seeking a return to "sweetness and melody", she co-founded with Berklee classmate and boyfriend Michael Hausman the new wave band 'Til Tuesday, which achieved minor success in 1985 with its first album, Voices Carry. The title song is said to be inspired by Hausman and Mann's breakup; the video became an MTV staple, winning the MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist, though Mann's signature spiky hair would lead some to dismiss the group. Mann performed with the rock band Rush on the song "Time Stand Still" (from Hold Your Fire, 1987), singing backup vocals and appearing in the music video. With Mann playing an increasingly important role in songwriting, 'Til Tuesday released two more albums, Welcome Home and Everything's Different Now.
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Fourth Of July Lyrics
Aimee Mann
Today's the Fourth of July
Another June has gone by
And when they light up our town I just think
What a waste of gun powder and sky
I'm certain I am alone
In harboring thoughts of our home
It's one of my faults that I can't quell my past
I ought to have gotten it gone
Ought to have gotten it...
Oh baby, I wonder if when you are older
Someday
You'll wake up and say "My God I should've told her
What would it take
But now here I am and the world's gotten colder
And she's got the river down which I sold her"
So that's today's memory lane
With all of the pathos and pain
Another chapter in a book
Where the chapters are endless and they're always the same
A verse, then a verse and refrain
Oh baby, I wonder if when you are older
Someday
You'll wake up and say "My God I should've told her
What would it take
But now here I am and the world's gotten colder
And she's got the river down which I sold her
She's got the river down which I sold her"