Sandra van Nieuwland stijgt met haar versie van Keep Your Head Up op 1 december 2012 van 16 naar 1. Ze zong het nummer op 16 november 2012 in de tweede liveshow van het derde seizoen van The voice of Holland. Het nummer was na de uitzending gelijk verkrijgbaar als muziekdownload en kwam een week later op nummer 1 binnen in de Nederlandse Single Top 100. Het werd van Nieuwlands tweede nummer 1 hit in deze lijst. In de Nederlandse Top 40 kwam de single op nummer 16 binnen, zonder dat het nummer in de Tipparade had gestaan.
De originele versie van Keep Your Head Up is afkomstig van het debuutalbum Every Kingdom van de Britse singer-songwriter Ben Howard uit 2011. Het nummer is geschreven door Howard zelf. De single werd 24 oktober 2011 uitgebracht en bereikte pas in augustus 2012 de twaalfde positie in de Nederlandse Top 40. In Vlaanderen kwam het nummer niet verder dan een 87ste plaats in de Ultratiplijst van de Ultratop 50.
Sandra van Nieuwland (35) is afkomstig uit Haarlem.
Sandra van Nieuwland - Keep Your Head Up
I spent my time, watching
The spaces that have grown between us.
And I cut my mind on second best,
Oh the scars that come with the greenness.
And I gave my eyes to the boredom,
Still the seabed wouldn't let me in.
And I try my best to embrace the darkness
In which I swim.
Now walking back down this mountain,
The strength of a turnin' tide.
Oh the wind so soft at my skin,
Yeah the sun so hot upon my side.
Oh lookin' out at this happiness
I searched for between the sheets,
Oh feelin' blind, to realise,
All I was searchin' for... was me.
Oh oh-oh, all I was searchin' for was me.
Oh yeah, keep your head up, keep your heart strong.
No, no, no, no, keep your mind set, keep your hair long.
Oh my, my darlin', keep your head up, keep your heart strong.
Na, oh, no, no, keep your mind set in your ways.
Keep your heart strong.
Now I saw a friend of mine, the other day,
And he told me that my eyes were gleamin'.
Oh I said I'd been away, and he knew...
Oh he knew the depths I was meanin'.
And it felt so good to see his face,
All the comfort invested in my soul,
Oh to feel the warmth, of his smile,
When he said, 'I'm happy to have you home'.
Oh oh-oh, I'm happy to have you home.
Oh yeah, keep your head up, keep your heart strong.
No, no, no, no, keep your mind set, keep your hair long.
Oh my, my darlin', keep your head up, keep your heart strong.
No, no, no, no, keep your mind set in your ways.
Well keep your heart strong.
'Cause I'll always remember you the same.
Oh eyes like wildflowers, oh with your demons of change.
(Keep your head up)
(Keep your heart strong)
(Keep your head up)
(Keep your heart strong) May you find happiness here.
(Keep your head up)
(Keep your heart strong)
(Keep your head up)
(Keep your heart strong) May all your hopes all turn out right.
Keep your head up, keep your heart strong.
No, no, no, no, keep your mind set, keep your hair long.
Oh my, my darlin', keep your head up, keep your heart strong.
No, no, no, no, keep your mind set in your ways.
Keep your heart strong.
'Cause I'll always remember you the same.
Oh eyes like wildflowers, oh with your demons of change.
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