The Saturdays - All Fired Up (2011)

The Saturdays - All Fired Up (2011)
UK#3, IRL#6, EuroHot100#38



Lyrics:

Blow my mind
DJ blow my mind

Blow my mind
DJ blow my mind

I put my hand against the speakers
Singing blow my mind
DJ blow my mind
I put my head to the speakers
Singing blow my mind
DJ blow my mind

[Hook]
All fired up (I feel alive)
All fired up (I feel alive)
All fired up (I feel alive, I feel alive, I feel alive)

All fired up (I feel alive)
All fired up (I feel alive)
All fired up (I feel alive, I feel alive, I feel alive)

We make the party super naughty
Dancing on the bar
We're dancing on the bar

We make the party super naughty
Dancing on the bar
Dancing on the bar

We're all animal
We're all animal
Animal animal-mal-mal-mal-mal

We're all animal
We're all animal
Getcha your claws out
Getcha, Getcha your claws out

All fired up (I feel alive)
All fired up (I feel alive)

All fired up (I feel alive, I feel alive, I feel alive)

All fired up (I feel alive)
All fired up (I feel alive)
All fired up (I feel alive, I feel alive, I feel alive)

We're so close to the edge of desire
Feels so hot, hot, got that fire
We're so close to the edge of desire
Feels so hot, got that fire
We're so close to the edge of desire
Feels so hot, got that fire
We're so close to the edge of desire, desire!

Blow my mind
DJ blow my mind

I put my hand against the speakers
Singing blow my mind
DJ blow my mind
I put my head to the speakers
Singing blow my mind
DJ blow my mind

All fired up (I feel alive)
All fired up (I feel alive)
All fired up (I feel alive, I feel alive, I feel alive)

All fired up (I feel alive)
All fired up (I feel alive)
All fired up (I feel alive, I feel alive, I feel alive)

On your radar
Keep me, keep me, keep on your radar
Keep me, keep me, keep on your radar
Keep me, keep me, keep on your radar

Keep me, keep me, keep on your radar
Keep me, keep me, keep on your radar
Keep me, keep me, keep on your radar

Rio Reiser - König von Deutschland (1986)

Ralph Christian Möbius, a.k.a. Rio Reiser, was somewhat of an icon in Germany, particularly in the left-alternative scene. Born in West-Berlin in 1950, he was asked - and in 1970 joined - the group Ton Steine Scherben, an influential formation, which shaped much of Germany's punk and rock scene those days. Ton Steine Scherben - often simply referred to as Die Scherben - also paved much of the way for the Neue Deutsche Welle (NDW), Germany's dominant musical genre of the 1980s, of which Nena was also a part. The group and Rio himself soon racked up massive debts by promoting a commune-like lifestyle and Rio sought out ways to solve their problems. He went solo in 1985, and a year later managed to repay all of his debts with the proceeds of his first - and most successful - album, which also contained 'König von Deutschland' (English: King of Germany), in which he light-heartedly presents what he would do if he was just that.
Rio came out gay very early in his career; and died much too early in 1996 at the farm in Northern Frisia, which Ton Steine Scherben had bought. He was sent off with one of the biggest and moving Goodbye-tributes Germany's who-is-who in society has ever staged.

Rio Reiser - König von Deutschland (1986)



Lyrics:

Jede Nacht um halb eins wenn das Fernsehn rauscht
leg ich mich auf's Bett und mal mir aus
wie das wäre wenn ich nicht der wäre der ich bin
sonder Kanzler Kaiser König oder Königin

ich denk mir was der Kohl da kann das kann ich auch
ich würd Vivaldi hörn tagein tagaus
ich käm viel rum würd nach USA reisen
Ronnie mal wie Waldi in die Waden beißen

Das alles und noch viel mehr würd ich machen
wenn ich König von Deutschland wär
das alles und noch viel mehr würd ich machen
wenn ich König von Deutschland wär

Ich würd die Krone täglich wechseln würde zweimal baden
die Lottozahlen eine Woche vorher sagen
bei der Bundeswehr gäb es nur noch Hitparaden
ich würd jeden Tag im Jahr Geburtstag haben

im Fernsehn gäb es nur noch ein Programm
Robert Lempke vierundzwanzig Stunden lang
ich hätte zweihundert Schlösser und wär nie mehr pleite
ich wär Rio der Erste Sissy die Zweite

Das alles und noch viel mehr würd ich machen
wenn ich König von Deutschland wär
das alles und noch viel mehr würd ich machen
wenn ich König von Deutschland wär

Die Socken und die Autos dürften nicht mehr stinken
ich würd jeden Morgen erstmal ein Glas Schampus trinken
ich wär schicker als der Schmidt und dicker als der Strauß
und meine Platten kämen ganz groß raus

Reinhard Mey wäre des Königs Barde
Paola und Kurt Felix wären Schweizer Garde
vorher würd ich gerne wissen ob sie Spaß verstehn
sie müssten 48 Stunden ihre Show ansehn

Das alles und noch viel mehr würd ich machen
wenn ich König von Deutschland wär
das alles und noch viel mehr würd ich machen
wenn ich König von Deutschland wär
Das alles und noch viel mehr würd ich machen
wenn ich König von Deutschland wär

Morrissey - Margaret On The Guillotine (1988)

Morrissey - Margaret On The Guillotine (1988)



Lyrics:

The kind people
Have a wonderful dream
Margaret On The Guillotine
Cause people like you
Make me feel so tired
When will you die ?
When will you die ?
When will you die ?
When will you die ?
When will you die ?

And people like you
Make me feel so old inside
Please die

And kind people
Do not shelter this dream
Make it real
Make the dream real
Make the dream real
Make it real
Make the dream real
Make it real

Wiley feat. Skepta - Wearing My Rolex (2008)

I first heard this three years ago in a car, crossing the mountains from Girne/Kireynia to Lefkosa/Nicosia in Northern Cyprus on holidays three years ago - and it hit me instantly.

Described as 'Grime-meets-Electro', Richard Kylea Cowie, a.k.a. Wiley, released this track in May 2008. It heavily samples DSK's 1991 song 'What Would We Do' and was produced by Bow producer Bless Beats.
Having roots in Trinidad, Wiley is one of the original founders of the Grime music genre which emerged in East London. His earliest recordings date back to 1997, when Wiley featured on pirate radio rapping over jungle beats. Three years later he joined 'The Hit Squad' garage crew with school friends DJ Target and MC Maxwell D. They achieved some success on the UKG scene but then decided to merge with rival crew 'Pay As U Go' to form a 'Super Crew'. The collective achieved a UK#40 with 'Champagne Dance' in 2002.
Soon after, the crew disintegrated due to the power of the individual members who had differing ideas of the direction the crew should take. Wiley went on to form the 'Roll Deep' collective, which included Dizzee Rascal and Tinchy Stryder as MCs. They were making music deriving from UK Garage, which, for a while, didn't even have a name. The label 'grime' was the one that stuck.
From 2001, Wiley produced a few instrumental singles, most famous 'Eskimo', 'Avalanche' and 'Ice Rink'. This led to his record deal with XL Recordings. In 2004, Wiley released his debut album 'Treddin' on Thin Ice', which includes 'Wot Do U Call It?', a record questioning what name should be given to his music. Reviews made comparisons between Wiley and his previous labelmate Dizzee Rascal, who had achieved success with 'Boy in Da Corner' the previous year. During this period, Wiley occasionally referred to his music as 'Eski' - short for 'Eskibeat' – the name he initially gave to Grime. He explained his choice of name for his music and the continuing theme in his song and album titles such as 'Treddin' on Thin Ice', partly because he likes the wintertime, but mainly meaning cold in spirit.
Then finally, in May 2008, Wiley found mainstream chart success with 'Wearing My Rolex'. People saw this as him selling out: the instrumentation, such as the slower house style beat and lack of sub bass, caused some unrest within the Grime scene, as Wiley had previously vowed that he would never change his origin to break into the mainstream. In the same month, Wiley released the album Grime Wave, which was described by The Times as a 'very pre-Rolex' (brilliant description! :-) album, with its roots firmly based in the harsh, bass-heavy rhythms of the scene.

Wiley feat. Skepta - Wearing My Rolex (2008)
UK#2, IRL#31, DK#32

Wiley 'Wearing My Rolex' - Director: Kim Gehrig from Tom Lindsay on Vimeo.

DSK - What Would We Do (1991)



Lyrics:

What would we do?
Usually drink, usually dance, usually bubble
All I want to do is tell you I love you

That's when I start promising the world
To a brand new girl I don't even know yet
Next thing shes wearing my rolex

What would we do?
Usually drink, usually dance, usually bubble
Usually drink, usually dance, usually bubble
What would we do?
Usually drink, usually dance, usually bubble
All I want to do is tell you I love you

All I want to do is tell you I love you
That's when I start promising the world
To a brand new girl I don't even know yet
Next thing shes wearing my rolex
Too much shamps don't know where my phone is
Heres my number, she already knows it
This chapters alot, better close it,
Just the look in her eye was so evil
Wileys a party guy and she knows it

What would we do?
Usually drink, usually dance, usually bubble
All I want to do is tell you I love you
That's when I start promising the world
To a brand new girl I don't even know yet
Next thing shes wearing my rolex

What would we do?
Usually drink, usually dance, usually bubble
All I want to do is tell you I love you
That's when I start promising the world
To a brand new girl I don't even know yet
Next thing shes wearing my rolex

What would we do?
Usually drink, usually dance, usually bubble
Usually drink, usually dance, usually bubble
What would we do?
Usually drink, usually dance, usually bubble
All I want to do is tell you I love you

All I want to do is tell you I love you
That's when I start promising the world
To a brand new girl I don't even know yet
Next thing shes wearing my rolex
Too much shamps don't know where my phone is
Heres my number, she already knows it
This chapters alot, better close it
Just the look in her eye was so evil
Wileys a party guy, and she knows it

What would we do?
Usually drink, usually dance, usually bubble
All I want to do is tell you I love you
That's when I start promising the world
To a brand new girl I don't even know yet
Next thing shes wearing my rolex

Juli

In 2000 Eva Briegel, Jonas Pfetzing, Simon Triebel, Andreas Herde & Marcel Römer came together to form Juli, one of the best and most important German bands of late. Important because they began to set a trend away from commenrcial quick buck-making music, which has been dominating the commercial music industry in Germany since the beginning/mid-90s and, perhaps more so, because they began to sing in German, encouraging other young bands, for instance Silbermond, to follow suit. Juli developed out of its predecessor Sunnyglade, which had been existing since 1996, back then without charismatic singer Eva Briegel.
The band were spotted and contracted by EMI in 2001. First demo tapes were recorded and a string of gigs with ever-growing audiences followed, until, in June 2004, their breakthrough 'Perfekt Welle' was released. The track was enormously successful, in the German-speaking world and abroad, as far away as Australia, where it was due to be released in English later that year. Hard as fate can sometimes be, the tsunami in the Indian Ocean struck at the end of 2004 and Universal, their distribution agent abroad, pulled the launch of it - perhaps somewhat understandable with a title 'Perfekte Welle' ('Perfect Wave'). However, despite this tragic set back from going global the band went from strength to strength and released two albums: 'Es ist Juli' (2004) and 'Ein neuer Tag' (2006), which contained further hits. Eva & Co. took a creative break in 2008, but were back with a new album 'In Love' in September last year.

Here four of their most successful tracks thus far, with lyrics & translation:

Juli - Perfekte Welle (2004)
DE#2, AT#2, CH#18



Lyrics:

German (English translation below)

Mit jeder Welle kam ein Traum,
Träume gehen vorüber,
dein Brett ist verstaubt,
deine Zweifel schäumen über,
hast dein Leben lang gewartet,
hast gehofft, dass es sie gibt,
hast den Glauben fast verloren,
hast dich nicht vom Fleck bewegt.

Jetzt kommt sie langsam auf dich zu,
das Wasser schlägt dir ins Gesicht,
siehst dein Leben wie ein Film,
du kannst nicht glauben, dass sie bricht.

Das ist die perfekte Welle,
das ist der perfekte Tag,
lass dich einfach von ihr tragen,
denk am besten gar nicht nach.

Das ist die perfekte Welle,
das ist der perfekte Tag,
es gibt mehr als du weißt,
es gibt mehr als du sagst.

Deine Hände sind schon taub,
hast Salz in deinen Augen,
zwischen Tränen und Staub,
fällt es schwer noch dran zu glauben,
hast dein Leben lang gewartet,
hast die Wellen nie gezählt,
hast das alles nicht gewollt,
hast viel zu schnell gelebt.

Stellst dich in Sturm und Schreist,
ich bin hier ich bin frei,
alles was ich will ist Zeit,

das ist der perfekte Tag dafür.

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English - Perfekt Wave
**********************

With every wave came a dream
Dream pass
Your (surf)board has grown dusty
You have many doubts
You have waited your whole life
You have hoped that they exist
You have nearly lost your faith
You have not moved a bit

Not it slowly approaches you
The water hits your face
You look at your life like it is a movie
You cannot believe that it breaks

This is the perfect wave
This is the perfect day
Simply let yourself be carried by it
Best do not think about it at all

This is the perfect wave
This is the perfect day
There's more than you know
There's more than you say

Your hands have already grown numb
Salt hurts in your eyes
Between tears and dust
It's hard to still believe in it
You have waited your whole life long
You have never counted the waves
You have not wanted any of this
You have lived much too fast

You face the storm and scream
I am here, I am free
All that I want is time

This is the perfect day for it

Juli - Geile Zeit (2004)
DE#19, AT#19, CH#32



Lyrics:

German (English translation below)

Hast du geglaubt, hast du gehofft, dass alles besser wird?
Hast du geweint, hast du gefleht, weil alles anders ist?
Wo ist die Zeit wo ist das Meer?
Sie fehlt.
Sie fehlt hier, du fragst mich, wo sie geblieben ist?

Die Nächte kommen, die Tage gehn,
es dreht und wendet sich.
Hast du die Scherben nicht gesehn,
auf den du weiter gehst?
Wo ist das Licht, wo ist dein Stern?
Er fehlt.
Er fehlt hier, du fragst mich, wo er geblieben ist.

Wird alles anders!

Ja ich weiss, es war ne geile Zeit,
uns war kein Weg zu weit.
Du fehlst hier!

Ja ich weiss, es war ne geile Zeit,
hey, es tut mir Leid
Es ist vorbei.

Du willst hier weg, du willst hier raus, du willst die Zeit zurück.
Du atmest ein, du atmest aus, doch nichts verändert sich.
Wo ist die Nacht, wo ist der Weg?
Wie weit.
Wie weit noch, du fragst mich, wo wir gewesen sind.

Die Lichter sind aus, es ist schwer zu verstehn.
Du siehst hilflos zu, wie die Zeiger sich drehn.
Du siehst deinen Stern, ihn kann nichts mehr zerstören.
Denn du weißt, dass es geil war

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English - Great Time
********************

Did you believe, did you hope that everything would get better?
Did you cry, did you beg because everything is different?
Where the time, where is the sea?
It's missing.
It's missing here, you ask me, where has it gone.

The nights come, the day go
It's changing all the time
Haven't you seen the shards
On which you are walking on?
Where is the light, where is your star?
It's missing
It's missing here, you ask me, where it has gone.

Everything will change!

Yes I know it was a great time
No way was too far for us
You are missing here!

Yes I know it was a great time
Hey, I'm sorry
It's over

You want to leave, you want to get out, you want the time back
You breathe in, breathe out, but nothing changes
Where is the night, where is the way?
How far.
How far still, you ask me, where we have been.

The lights are out, it's hard to understand
You look helpless at the way the hands of the clock move
You see your star, nothing can destroy it anymore
Because you know that it was great

Juli - Warum (2005)
DE#47, AT#52



Lyrics:

German (English translation below)

Du stellst mir tausend Fragen
Stellst dich mitten in den Wind
Und ich hoff du checkst
Dass sie nicht wichtig sind

Komm wir setzen jetzt die Segel
Nehmen alles mit was geht
Um nicht mehr um zu drehen
Auch wenn der Wind sich dreht

Hey ich hör dich leise lachen
Und dann merk ich
Wie’s mich trifft
Ja ich liebe diese Tage
Die man morgens schon vergisst
Und ich schau dir in die Augen
Bin geblendet von dem Licht
Was jetzt um sich greift
Auch wenn du nicht sprichst

Und an alles an dir...bleibt stumm

Warum? Warum?
Warum ist doch egal
Denn heute nacht
Sind nur zwei wichtig

Warum? Warum?
Warum ist doch egal
Warum ist jetzt egal...

Wir schau’n über die Dächer
Ich schreib deinen Namen in die Nacht
Hey wir brauchen nicht mal Worte
Denn es reicht schon wenn du lachst
Aus Sekunden werden Stunden
Und ich weiß es klingt verrückt
Doch wenn’s ganz hart kommt
Dreh’n wir die Zeit zurück

Und an alles an dir...bleibt stumm

Warum? Warum?
Warum ist doch egal
Denn heute nacht
Sind nur zwei wichtig

Warum? Warum?
Warum ist doch egal
Warum ist jetzt egal...
Warum ist doch egal...

Bleib bei mir
Du siehst zu mir
Bleib noch hier

Warum? Warum?
Warum ist doch egal
Denn heute nacht
Sind nur zwei wichtig
Warum? Warum?

Warum ist doch egal
Warum ist jetzt egal...

Warum? Warum?
Warum ist doch egal
Denn heute nacht
Sind nur zwei wichtig

Warum? Warum?
Warum ist doch egal
Warum ist jetzt egal...
Warum ist doch egal...

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English - Why?
**************

You ask me a thousand questions
while standing in the middle of a gush of wind
and I hope you’re aware
that they’re not important

Come, let’s put up the sail now
let’s take with us everything we can
so that we don’t have to turn back
even if the wind should change

Hey, I hear you laughing quietly
and then I realise
the effect it has on me
yes, I love these days
which are forgotten early next day
and I look into your eyes
I’m dazzled by the light
that surrounds us now
even when you’re not talking

and everything around you... stays still

Why? Why?
Why doesn’t matter
because tonight
only the two of us matter

Why? Why?
Why doesn’t matter
Why doesn’t matter now...

We look out over the rooftops
I write your name in the night
hey, we don’t even need the words
because it’s enough with your laugh
seconds become hours
and I know it sounds crazy
but when it comes quite hard
we turn the time back

and everything around you... stays still

Why? Why?
Why doesn’t matter
because tonight
only the two of us matter

Why? Why?
Why doesn’t matter
Why doesn’t matter now...
Why doesn’t matter...

Stay by me
you’re looking at me
stay here a bit more

Why? Why?
Why doesn’t matter
because tonight
only the two of us matter
Why? Why?

Why doesn’t matter
Why doesn’t matter now...

Why? Why?
Why doesn’t matter
because tonight
only the two of us matter

Why? Why?
Why doesn’t matter
Why doesn’t matter now...
Why doesn’t matter...

Juli - Dieses Leben (2006)
DE#5, AT#7, CH#22



Lyrics:

German (English translation below)

Mir ist kalt, mein Weg ist leer,
diese Nacht ist grau und kalt und schwer,
sie hält mich fest
und gibt mich nicht mehr her.
Ich bin gefangen,
ich wach nicht auf
und die letzten Lichter geh'n bald aus.
Ich seh' mich fallen,
doch ich geb nicht auf.

Denn ich liebe dieses Leben,
ich liebe den Moment, in dem man fällt,
ich liebe dieses Leben
ich liebe diesen Tag,
ich liebe diese Welt.

Nimm mir die Kraft,
nimm mir das Herz,
nimm mir alle Hoffnung
und all den Schmerz
aus meiner Hand
und gib sie nicht mehr her.
Was soll das sein,
wo soll ich hin,
wo sind meine großen Helden hin?
Auch wenn wir geh'n,
weiß ich nicht, wohin.

Weiß ich nicht wohin, auch wenn es geht,

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English - This Life
*******************

I feel cold, my life has no direction
This night is gray and cold and heavy
It captivates me
And does not release me anymore
I am captivated
I do not wake up
And the last lights will soon go out
I see myself falling
But I do not give up

Because I love this life
I love this moment in which you fall
I love this life
I love this day
I love this world

Take away my strength
Take away my heart
Take away all my hope
And all the pain
From my hand
And do not release it again
What should this be
Where should I go to
Where have my heroes gone?
Even if we go
I do not know where to

I do not know where to, even when it goes on