Five for Fighting
Vladimir John Ondrasik III (born January 7, 1965), known by his stage name Five for Fighting, is an American singer and songwriter. He is best known for his piano-based rock, such as the Top 40 hits "Superman (It's Not Easy)" (2001), "100 Years" (2003) and "The Riddle" (2006).
Early years
Ondrasik was born in Los Angeles, a child of a musical family. In his early years, Ondrasik learned the piano, and in his teens he learned to play the guitar and started to write music. While he also learned to sing opera briefly, he soon decided that he would like to be a singer/songwriter. Ondrasik graduated from UCLA with a degree in applied science and mathematics. While in college he continued to pursue music in his spare time. He adopted the name "Five for Fighting", an ice hockey term that means a five-minute major penalty for participating in a fight. Ondrasik is a lifelong fan of the National Hockey League's Los Angeles Kings.
Career
Ondrasik's first album, Message for Albert, was released by EMI in 1997. Capitol Records then re-released this album after the success of America Town.
Podcasts:
Five for Fighting
ALBUMS
- Bookmarks released: 2013
- Slice released: 2009
- Five for Fighting: Live released: 2007
- Two Lights released: 2006
- The Battle for Everything released: 2004
- America Town released: 2003
- Message for Albert released: 1997
Five for Fighting: Live
Released 2007- Freedom Never Cries (live at House of Blues)
- World (live at House of Blues)
- California Justice (live at House of Blues)
- The Riddle (live at House of Blues)
- 65 Mustang (live at House of Blues)
- NYC Weather Report (live at House of Blues)
- Two Lights (live at House of Blues)
- I Just Love You (live at House of Blues)
- If God Made You (live at House of Blues)
- Easy Tonight (live at House Of Blues)
- Superman (It's Not Easy) (live at House of Blues)
- 100 Years (live at House of Blues)
- Road To Heaven (live at House of Blues)
- Nobody (live at House of Blues)
- Policeman's Xmas Party (live at House of Blues)
Hope
by: Five For FightingWhen life's got you down and
you can't make a sound
Cause love has forsaken you
When you burning on fire
but have no desire
To put out the flames in
You gotta have hope
You gotta have something
there's always a reason to break Hope
Cause nothing less
Will save the day
When you are in pain then
step of the train
Nobody's waiting for you
You can knock down each
door of all metaphors
Or embrace the cold hard truth
But you gotta have hope
You gotta have something
there's always a reason to break Hope
Cause nothing less
Will save the day
I see that look in your eyes
I've seen it before
Each to our own disguise
If you need me babe
you're not alone, no, no
When life's got you down and
you can't make a sound
cause despair has stolen your song
but raise up your fist
and into the abyss
Scream, "Coward, get of my lawn"
Hope
Something
there's always a reason to break Hope