Our imaginary Alice fell into the rabbit hole on a chilly day in May 2002. Toril Lindqvist had been a guitar player in various rock bands for years, but was beginning to feel tormented by musical inspiratio that didn't quite fit into any Rock and Roll context. She wanted to be a singer. In something more "electronic" than a rock band. Finally one day she took a long shot and phoned old friend Carl Lundgren.
Skeptical in the extreme, Carl agreed to hook up for a brain storming session. The two met a couple of times and became inspired by the fact that they really had nothing in common musically; this would actually become the fuel of their creative process. Early on, the duo would make attempts at "Body Music meets Punk Rock meets Commodore 64", inspired by an imaginary and unholy alliance of DAF, The Clash and Rob Hubbard.
A couple of simple demos were released during the late summer of 2002, and surprisingly generated lots of acclaim! With fuelled enthusiasm, the duo christened their project "Alice in Videoland" from a 1984 Commodore 64 computer game. Anders Lundgren (keyboards) and Anders Alexander (drums) were recruited in February 2003. Johan Dahlbom (bass) joined in November the same year. At this point, Alice in Videoland had begun receiving massive praise for their energetic and charismatic live show.
In the midst of this early experimentation process, off the hype of a five track demo and less than ten gigs, Alice in Videoland suddenly found themselves battered with offers. Eight different labels expressed their interest in signing the band, who were eventually attracted to the relative freedom offered by Swedish label National. AiV began recording their album in June 2003, partly assisted by Micke Lohse (Atomic Swing). Curious of cross-genre experimentation, the band elaborated on their sound, drawing inspiration from a spectrum of genres ranging from EBM, synthpop and electro through to disco, rock and punk.
And sure enough - in the following months their sound evolved from being arguably concept driven into something truly musically interesting. The debut album, Maiden Voyage contains a peculiar mixture of electronic pop, punk and hard EBM beats. Substance? You betcha. Alice won't be climbing out of the rabbit hole anytime soon ...
Alice in Videoland also released Outrageous, a follow-up to Maiden Voyage, in 2005.
In 2008 they released their thrid album She's A Machine on the Swedish label National.
In 2009 they released a new single, Psychobitch
A Million Thoughts and They're All About You is the fourth studio album by Alice in Videoland. It was released in Sweden on 11 February 2011. It includes the single "Spaceship".
all music is written by Toril Lindqvist/ Anders Alexander
Lay Me Down
Alice in Videoland Lyrics
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That's all I want from you, I don't want you to fuck with my head.
Let me lay with you, play with you, do what I say.
Want you now but I sure as hell don't need you to stay.
Down below.
Friday night I let you know.
Saturday I take you home.
Lay me down (below).
Sunday I want you to go.
(Lay me down now).
In Alice in Videoland's song Lay Me Down, the singer expresses a desire for physical intimacy with someone, while also making it clear that she doesn't want any emotional attachment. The opening lines of the song, "Want you here with me next to me, in my bed. That's all I want from you, I don't want you to fuck with my head," show the singer's focus on physical satisfaction, rather than a deeper emotional connection.
The chorus of the song repeats the phrase "Lay me down", which seems to be a command directed at the object of the singer's desire. The lyrics "Let me lay with you, play with you, do what I say. Want you now but I sure as hell don't need you to stay," further emphasize the singer's desire for control and physical pleasure.
The final verse of the song, "Down below. / Friday night I let you know. / Lay me down (below). / Saturday I take you home. / Lay me down (below). / Sunday I want you to go. / (Lay me down now)," reinforces the unemotional nature of the singer's desire, as she is clear about wanting the person to leave after satisfying her physical needs.
Overall, the song is a straightforward expression of sexual desire without emotional attachment, and the chorus of "Lay me down" serves as a repeated reminder of the singer's desired outcome.
Line by Line Meaning
Want you here with me next to me, in my bed.
I desire you to lie beside me in my bed.
That's all I want from you, I don't want you to fuck with my head.
I want nothing else from you aside from lying in bed with me, and I don't want you to emotionally manipulate me.
Let me lay with you, play with you, do what I say.
Allow me to make love to you, have fun with you, and follow my instructions.
Want you now but I sure as hell don't need you to stay.
I want you at this moment, but I have no intention of keeping you around.
Down below.
Refers to the private area of the body.
Friday night I let you know.
I communicated my intentions to you on Friday night.
Lay me down (below).
Have sex with me.
Saturday I take you home.
I took you home on Saturday.
Lay me down (below).
Have sex with me.
Sunday I want you to go. (Lay me down now).
On Sunday, I want you to leave, but first, let's have sex one more time.
Contributed by Samantha D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.