2012 has started at the same amazing pace as 2011 for Scala & Kolacny Brothers, with a tour of Northern Spain, dates in Belgium, Germany, Italy and Ireland, an upcoming trip to Korea as well as TV appearances at ITV's Dancing On Ice (UK) and at the famous San Remo Festival... But 2011 was the breakout year for Scala & Kolacny Brothers as they conquered the United States and Canada with a major tour, in support of their first North American CD release, including headlining stages at SXSW and Coachella. This success was immediately followed by a first record release in the U.K., a sold out show at London's Union Chapel in June and a triumphant “special guest” performance at the Latitude Festival, where they played the prestigious Sunday noon slot. In June the group headlined at the Heineken Dia De La Musica in Madrid, in November the album ‘Scala & Kolacny Brothers’ was released in Italy, where it immediately hit the top 10 (!) and in December the group returned to 4 sold out shows in Berlin, as well as a Radio Eins very special-alternative-Christmas-songs special. 2011 has brought Scala & Kolacny Brothers the status of international phenomenon and it all seemed to start with a simple email.
When the email arrived in May 2010, the Kolacny brothers thought it was some kind of joke. “Yeah”, the brothers thought, “right.” But the request was genuine. And the film turned out to be The Social Network. It transpired that the director, David Fincher, is a huge fan.
The song in question is a hauntingly beautiful acoustic reworking of Radiohead¹s Creep. In July 2010, two months after the brothers received the email, the Social Network trailer was released. The powerful music was center stage, heightening a growing sense of unease like a chorus of fallen angels.
Like the film itself, the trailer has been a huge global hit more than 250m people have seen in the Cinema, on TV or online. Thanks in part to the subsequent buzz on social media, traffic to the brothers’ website went through the roof: their interpretation of Creep is an internet phenomenon, watched in various forms well over 25m times.
A record-label bidding war erupted in America but the brothers chose to sign with Atco, a subsidiary of Warner, with whom they had been negotiating. They released an eponymous album in in the US in March in the US and in the UK and most of the rest of Europe - 6 June 2011 (on Wall Of Sound). Italy followed in November of this year and the album was re-released in December in the UK, with two additional titles. In 2011 Scala & Kolacny Brothers also released 2 acclaimed video clips, for their versions of Use Somebody (directed by Inti Calfat) and Everlong (directed by Mark Woollen, who also directed the The Social Network trailer).
In September Scala & Kolacny Brother’s version of U2’s With Or Without You, was featured in the trailer for Season 2 of the British hit drama series Downton Abbey (broadcast in the USA on PBS where Scala & Kolacny Brothers also have their new special ‘Live From Bruges’ airing from December). And in December Scala’s version of Last Christmas was used in the trailer for the Downton Abbey Christmas special, while the group performed at Downton Abbey’s VIP Christmas special launch party in London.
But even with numerous TV shows (including 'the Simpsons'!) using Scala & Kolacny Brother’s music in 2011, it was the Social Network trailer which shone a spotlight on the unique musical project that is Scala & Kolacny Brothers an indie-rock choir, comprising of the two Kolacny brothers, Steven and Stijn, and Scala, their all-girl choir. Steven plays the piano, Stijn conducts the choir. The brothers usually work with 20-30 singers, aged 16-26, at a time, but these days have more than 200 girls on their books, ensuring plenty of cover for their increasingly busy schedule.
Scala & Kolacny Brothers take rock and indie songs and reinvent them as elegiac hymns to breathtaking effect with the piano often the sole accompaniment to the voices. On occasion they also use drum machines, sequencers and synthesizers, and also often perform with a full rock band.
The new album includes versions of Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana), Champagne Supernova (Oasis), With or Without You (U2), Use Somebody (Kings of Leon), Everlong (Foo Fighters) and more. Creep also features, as do three original compositions Seashell, Masquerade and Our Last Fight.
Rock and indie music works best because “the beating heart of the songs is often very black and very emotional, and the female voices of the choir add a certain melancholic touch”, says Stijn. “Sometimes they bring out whole new dimensions in the songs our version of Nothing Else Matters could be
classical music; its sound is nothing to do with Metallica anymore.” Other influences range from Sigur Ros to Nirvana and include the dark electro-pop of Goldfrapp and Depeche Mode, and the brooding mini-symphonies of Massive Attack.
Hungriges Herz
Scala & Kolacny Brothers Lyrics
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Lutscht alle Worte kugelrund
Und selbst im Kampf ergeben sich
Deine Lippen meinen nicht
An deinen glühend heißen Wangen
Verbrenn' ich meine Finger
Selbst wenn du mich zu Boden wirfst
Wähne ich mich als Gewinner
Was ist mit meinem Willen bloß
Machst meinen Willen willenlos
(du bist EIS - eiskalt 2x)
CHORUS:
Mein hungriges Herz durchfährt
Ein bittersüßer Schmerz
Sag mir wie weit wie weit wie weit wie weit
Willst du gehen
Mein hungriges Herz durchfährt
Ein bittersüßes Schwert
Sag nur wie weit wie weit wie weit wie weit
Wirst du gehen
Deine Augen sehen durch mich durch
Jemand andren an
Wenn deine Hände mich berühren
Verfolgen sie einen Plan
Mit deiner rauhen Engelszunge
Dringst du in mich ein
Du hältst mich fest was soll das bloß
Drück ich zurück
Lässt du mich los
(du bist EIS - eiskalt 2x)
CHORUS
Sag nur wie weit wie weit wie weit wie weit wie weit wie weit
wie weit wie weit wie weit wie weit
Sag nur wie weit wie weit wie weit wie weit wirst du gehn?
Sag mir wie weit wie weit wie weit wie weit wie weit wie weit
wie weit wie weit wie weit wie weit
Sag mir wie weit wie weit wie weit wie weit willst du gehn?
Sag mir wie weit wie weit wie weit wie weit wie weit wie weit
wie weit wie weit wie weit wie weit wie weit wie weit wie weit
wie weit wie weit willst du gehn?
The lyrics of "Hungriges Herz" by Scala & Kolacny Brothers depict a passionate and intense love affair filled with conflicting emotions. The song speaks to the vulnerability and surrender one experiences when falling deeply in love, even in the midst of a battle. The use of vivid imagery, such as the "zuckersüßer roter Mund" (sugary sweet red mouth) and the burning sensation of touching "glühend heißen Wangen" (glowing hot cheeks), illustrates the physical and emotional impact this person has on the singer.
The lyrics suggest a power dynamic between the two individuals, where the singer is infatuated and constantly drawn to the other person's magnetism. Despite being thrown to the ground, they still feel like winners, indicating that their love and desire overpower any sense of defeat. However, there is a sense of helplessness in the face of this person's influence, as their will is rendered "willenlos" (will-less) in their presence.
The chorus reflects the inner turmoil and longing of the singer's heart, describing it as both hungry and experiencing a bittersweet pain. They yearn to know how far this person is willing to go in the relationship, both physically and emotionally. The repetition of the question "Sag mir wie weit, wie weit, wie weit, wie weit willst du gehen?" (Tell me how far, how far, how far, how far will you go?) emphasizes the singer's need for clarity and certainty in the midst of their passionate connection.
Overall, "Hungriges Herz" captures the intoxicating and tumultuous nature of a love that consumes and challenges the boundaries of one's heart.
Line by Line Meaning
Dein zuckersüßer roter Mund
Your sweet red mouth
Lutscht alle Worte kugelrund
Sucks all the words round like a ball
Und selbst im Kampf ergeben sich
And even in a fight, they surrender
Deine Lippen meinen nicht
Your lips don't belong to me
An deinen glühend heißen Wangen
On your hot glowing cheeks
Verbrenn' ich meine Finger
I burn my fingers
Selbst wenn du mich zu Boden wirfst
Even when you throw me down
Wähne ich mich als Gewinner
I consider myself as the winner
Was ist mit meinem Willen bloß
What is wrong with my will
Machst meinen Willen willenlos
You make my will powerless
(du bist EIS - eiskalt 2x)
(You are ice - ice-cold, repeated twice)
CHORUS
CHORUS
Mein hungriges Herz durchfährt
My hungry heart traverses
Ein bittersüßer Schmerz
A bittersweet pain
Sag mir wie weit wie weit wie weit wie weit
Tell me how far, how far, how far, how far
Willst du gehen
Do you want to go
Deine Augen sehen durch mich durch
Your eyes see through me
Jemand andren an
To someone else
Wenn deine Hände mich berühren
When your hands touch me
Verfolgen sie einen Plan
They have a plan
Mit deiner rauhen Engelszunge
With your rough angelic tongue
Dringst du in mich ein
You penetrate into me
Du hältst mich fest was soll das bloß
You hold me tight, what is this
Drück ich zurück
If I push back
Lässt du mich los
You let me go
(du bist EIS - eiskalt 2x)
(You are ice - ice-cold, repeated twice)
CHORUS
CHORUS
Sag nur wie weit wie weit wie weit wie weit
Just tell me how far, how far, how far, how far
Sag nur wie weit wie weit wie weit wie weit wirst du gehn?
Just tell me how far, how far, how far, how far will you go?
Sag mir wie weit wie weit wie weit wie weit
Tell me how far, how far, how far, how far
wie weit wie weit wie weit wie weit
how far, how far, how far, how far
Sag mir wie weit wie weit wie weit wie weit willst du gehn?
Tell me how far, how far, how far, how far do you want to go?
Sag mir wie weit wie weit wie weit wie weit wie weit wie weit
Tell me how far, how far, how far, how far, how far, how far
wie weit wie weit wie weit wie weit
how far, how far, how far, how far
Sag mir wie weit wie weit wie weit wie weit wie weit wie weit wie weit
Tell me how far, how far, how far, how far, how far, how far, how far
wie weit wie weit willst du gehn?
how far, how far do you want to go?
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