Alice Phoebe Lou
Alice Phoebe Lou (born 1993) is South African singer-songwriter living now … Read Full Bio ↴Alice Phoebe Lou (born 1993) is South African singer-songwriter living now in Berlin. In December 2017 her song "She", from the film “Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story”, was included on the Oscars shortlist for Best Original Song
Her independent approach to her music has given the singer-songwriter a creative confidence that shines through in her captivating vocals and stripped back music. Having developed her bluesy, folk sound busking on the streets of Berlin, she has caught the ears of a community of music lovers the world over with her honest storytelling and raw, beautiful voice.
She grew up on a mountainside in South Africa listening to her parent's records and indulging her love of theatre, arts and music at a local Waldorf school; a formative time that nurtured her independence and desire to experience music of all styles. This multi-faceted creative upbringing mixed with Alice's natural wanderlust and in 2010, 16-year-old Alice made her first journey to Europe during her summer break from school. Inspired by watching fire dancers in Paris, she began to perform likewise to get enough money to fund her travelling.
That summer she roamed between Paris and Amsterdam; experiencing the highs and lows of street performances' underbelly. This vagabond lifestyle was a creative inspiration and gave her an enduring taste for the immediacy of street crowds. After returning to South Africa to complete her studies, her path led her back to Europe and she made her way to the German capital - Berlin. The freedom of the city was intoxicating and she immersed herself in the creative world there.
She began busking across Berlin with just her guitar, a small amplifier on a trolley and her mesmerising voice. Her natural talent and captivating delivery started to garner a cult street following with people coming to see her busk and buy her records. The uncompromising creative community of Berlin also helped Alice grow musically and she collaborated with acoustic, jazz and electronic musicians; including multi-instrumentalist Matteo who quickly became Alice's live performance companion. Soon she self-released her first body of work - the Momentum EP - her first collaborative effort recorded between Berlin and Cape Town with five different producers. Although by now interest was sparked with several major labels, her desire to maintain the creative freedom she had fostered kept her focus on growing her digital community of loyal fans and imagining ever more interesting settings for her intimate live shows
Now having spent two years playing intimate gigs across Europe and South Africa, and supporting established like-minded artists like Rodriguez, 2016 saw her releasing her first full length studio album. Orbit comprises nine jazz-influenced, eclectic tracks recorded between Cape Town and Berlin that encapsulate the freshness of her live style, vagabond spirit and showcase her distinctive, soprano voice. Produced by Matteo and Kyson, the album is a testament to Alice's collaborative way of writing and features musicians from South Africa and Europe lending their musical skills and different visual artists producing art works to match each track. The result is an intricately woven pattern of soul, blues and jazz: scattered with retro, beatnik melodies; soothing vocal harmonies and sleazy brass flourishes.
Her independent approach to her music has given the singer-songwriter a creative confidence that shines through in her captivating vocals and stripped back music. Having developed her bluesy, folk sound busking on the streets of Berlin, she has caught the ears of a community of music lovers the world over with her honest storytelling and raw, beautiful voice.
She grew up on a mountainside in South Africa listening to her parent's records and indulging her love of theatre, arts and music at a local Waldorf school; a formative time that nurtured her independence and desire to experience music of all styles. This multi-faceted creative upbringing mixed with Alice's natural wanderlust and in 2010, 16-year-old Alice made her first journey to Europe during her summer break from school. Inspired by watching fire dancers in Paris, she began to perform likewise to get enough money to fund her travelling.
That summer she roamed between Paris and Amsterdam; experiencing the highs and lows of street performances' underbelly. This vagabond lifestyle was a creative inspiration and gave her an enduring taste for the immediacy of street crowds. After returning to South Africa to complete her studies, her path led her back to Europe and she made her way to the German capital - Berlin. The freedom of the city was intoxicating and she immersed herself in the creative world there.
She began busking across Berlin with just her guitar, a small amplifier on a trolley and her mesmerising voice. Her natural talent and captivating delivery started to garner a cult street following with people coming to see her busk and buy her records. The uncompromising creative community of Berlin also helped Alice grow musically and she collaborated with acoustic, jazz and electronic musicians; including multi-instrumentalist Matteo who quickly became Alice's live performance companion. Soon she self-released her first body of work - the Momentum EP - her first collaborative effort recorded between Berlin and Cape Town with five different producers. Although by now interest was sparked with several major labels, her desire to maintain the creative freedom she had fostered kept her focus on growing her digital community of loyal fans and imagining ever more interesting settings for her intimate live shows
Now having spent two years playing intimate gigs across Europe and South Africa, and supporting established like-minded artists like Rodriguez, 2016 saw her releasing her first full length studio album. Orbit comprises nine jazz-influenced, eclectic tracks recorded between Cape Town and Berlin that encapsulate the freshness of her live style, vagabond spirit and showcase her distinctive, soprano voice. Produced by Matteo and Kyson, the album is a testament to Alice's collaborative way of writing and features musicians from South Africa and Europe lending their musical skills and different visual artists producing art works to match each track. The result is an intricately woven pattern of soul, blues and jazz: scattered with retro, beatnik melodies; soothing vocal harmonies and sleazy brass flourishes.
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Alice Phoebe Lou Lyrics
Amsterdam I've seen the dreadlocked man Sit by the magic tree Singing …
Angel Nothing that I see is real It's all floating unpredictable R…
Berlin Blues It Ruffled up my feathers and it barked right up…
Care You've got something I want always Never quite enough Never …
Child's Play Sh-sh-shake it off, baby You've got it all figured out, you'…
Deep Blue Sea He's been throwing caution to the wind Filling an hourglass …
Devil Sweetheart Hey you You with your head in the clouds You've been running…
Devil's Sweetheart Hey (Hey) You (You) You with your head in the clouds You've …
Dirty Mouth I want nothin' I want it all now I've got a dirty…
Driveby Taking turns to Draw a circle in the sand Your hand quivers …
Dusk Oh, she told me she gets lonely When the sky…
End of the Road I put my hands on my body Take myself up in…
Fiery Heart And I've been running away from the wise man in…
Fynbos Every plant given life by His hands Every stone placed to…
Galaxies My mind is filled with galaxies It's all I see It's all…
Girl on an Island There once was an island Further than any boat had reached A…
Glow I dance with myself Like there is nobody else in the…
Grey Calm the fuck down and unclenge your firts I cant see you…
Hammer As I try to exist Without caring 'bout the voices in…
Haruki I treated you bad my dear I'll blame it on fear To…
Heartbeat Repeat There he goes again, my friend But this will never be…
Heavy / / Light As Air Has it started or is it already over The way you…
How to Get out Of Love Be brutally honest Be brutally honest to me With my whole wo…
If You Were Here If you were here We'd have a ball I'd take your hand…
Intro So we 'gonna play paper castles now It's the song That the…
Let me I'm all that I've got Can't be all you've got too There's…
Little Spark It's okay to feel so small Got ten foot walls towering…
Lonely Crowd You're not ready for the comedown It'll turn it all upside…
Lose My Head I don't wanna lose my head just yet I haven't even…
Lover / / Over the Moon When you were dreaming I looked in I saw everything I saw…
Lovesick I ache for you But it doesn't paint me blue I can't…
Man on the Moon There is a man on the moon And he's playing his…
Me & the Moon Well, I'm walking just past midnight I'm alone, all alone Ah…
Mother's Eyes Sweet talking my way through another funny day I'm not here…
My Outside The moon was full and it left me howling My head…
New Song Why did they lie? They said to survive I had to…
Nostalgia Suspended in nostalgia I find your name hanging in my memori…
Ocean I saw you throw your hands in the air and…
Only When I You didn't teach me I taught myself through you You didn't h…
Open My Door I used to open my door To pretty much anyone who…
Orbit One foot on the pavement and one foot in the…
Paper Castles I'm no white dove But I stand here with all my…
Rebel Rose Rebel Rose Oh I've seen her for a while She's got a…
Red The sky was red, he stared ahead I saw him tread,…
She She, she She, she She cut a hole in the fence and…
Shelter Underneath the armor that I wear There's something sweet and…
Silly These days you think I'm silly I know, I know, I…
Skin Crawl You're making my skin wanna crawl into all of these…
Society Oh, he stands in front of me And he's staring manically Scre…
Something Holy No rules, no rules You said there were no rules Your eyes…
Sweet Is there nothing for me here? Did I read it wrong? Could…
Take Flight I treated you bad my dear I'll blame it on fear To…
The City Sleeps Babe, have you seen those leaves on the ground? At first…
Touch I've been lonely since I woke up I want a touch,…
Underworld I've got so much to say And yet nothing comes close To…
Velvet Mood Wake up I'm right here Been howling At you dear A volcano e…
Walking in the Garden We got footsteps moving slow We got less power and more…
Want Me Said that I don't care But of course I do How come…
Willow Tree Gave away my willow tree But so good finally I'm l started…
Witches You've got this golden way Of making my body sway Of…
Joaquim António Gonzaga
on Orbit
One foot on the pavement and one foot in the milky way
And I’m soaring
Soaring
My branches scrape the sea of stars
My roots dig deep into this world of ours
And I’m grounded
Grounded
My reality is what I perceive
What I attract into my orbit
Worries fade into the haze
The air feels different this time round
Different this time round
Let’s set sail
Start a fire
Learn to live a little higher
Let’s pick the lock
Grab the reigns
Forget there ever were chains
Cause there never were chains
Days move on and times they change
In a blink of an eye things rearrange
We’re moving
Moving
We’re sucked in and we’re spat out
On the other side of the rabbit hole
But we find our way
Find our way
Do you want to be just a machine in this crazy society?
Pick the lock
Grab the reigns
Forget there ever were chains
Cause there never were chains
Eva Magro
on Deep Blue Sea
Where are the lyrics of this song? PLEAAAASSEEEE :)
Gretchen Jansen
on Berlin Blues
Heat ruffled up my feathers
and it barked on up my tree
when suddenly it seemed
all the fingers were pointing on up at me
and the footsteps in the sand
were all getting washed up by the sea
to leave me, in stitches,
bursting at the seams, bursting at the seams
when the sun came out to greet me
I only saw the wools from my dreams
this is my Berlin blues song
sometimes life can get a little wrong
but it won't be long
cause it just makes me strong
and there is a place where we one day will dwell
where there's no more walking on egg shells
where ideas are for free
oh it's the place to be
oh great minds no longer the minority
and I'll see you there with your hands in the air
where the canvas is bare and there's no more despair
and your third eye will stare
nothing can compare
where there's not one care
and I'll see you there
I'll see you there
I'll see you there
I'll see you there
I'll see you there
This is my Berlin blues song
sometimes life can get a little wrong
but it won't be long
cause it just makes me strong
and there is a place where we one day will dwell
where there's no more walking on egg shells
where ideas are for free
oh it's the place to be
oh great minds no longer the minority
and I'll see you there with your hands in the air
where the canvas is bare and there's no more despair
and your third eye will stare
nothing can compare
where there's not one care
and I'll see you there
I'll see you there
I'll see you there
I'll see you there
This is my Berlin blues song
sometimes life can get a little wrong
but it won't be long
cause it just makes me strong
Gabs Pasten
on Grey
Calm the fuck down
and unclenge your fist
I cant see you through the mist
How did it come to this?
Whipe the tears from inside your head
your eyes are looking dead
Was it something i said?
Take back those words Im not as strong as I look
its my soul that you shook
and my heart that you took
Leave me in my misery,
hopefully i'll forget you some day
I cant stay, I have to stop my soul's decay
You've taken all my dignity
its clear to me that this aint child's play
I'll be on my way
Before my world turns gray
Hey, hey you, yes you standing there
Is this is pain, would you give me care?
Hey, hey you, yes you with the smile
Would you take me under your wing for a while?