1) Amanda Louisa Kretz … Read Full Bio ↴There are more than one artist named Amanda.
1) Amanda Louisa Kretz Lameche, known professionally as Amanda, (born March 24, 1985 in French Alps, France) is a French-born, Swedish pop singer who started getting involved in music after her family settled in Täby, Sweden. While taking dance classes, she joined the musical The Sound of Music and was soon singing "Little Stars" at Gothenburg's World Athletic Games. Amanda became the first young female pop act to sign with Madonna's Maverick Records, making her professional debut with "You Don't Stand a Chance", from the Rugrats in Paris movie soundtrack. In 2000, Lameche recorded her debut album, entitled Everybody Doesn't and released it in 2001. The title track "Everybody Doesn't" was her first and only single to date, peaking at #81 on the Billboard Hot 100. There was a scheduled release for a second single, "Can't Stop My Love", but due to lack of album sales, Maverick cancelled the single and dropped Amanda. In 2006 Signature Records gave her a new record deal to record an album set for release in December 2007.
Amanda's younger sister Anaïs Lameche soon joined Laila Bagge's Swedish girl group Play. Amanda received writing credits on Play's debut single, "Us Against the World." When Play filmed a video for "It's a Hard Knock Life" in 2003, Amanda substituted for Faye Hamlin, who was sick at the shoot, in some scenes.
2) Written as AmAndA, this sextet evolved from the southwestern suburbs of Brussels, with a very theatrical (with some original accessories and decors) symphonic prog with a modern edge, but expanding a vast and humorous world, sung in French (and sometimes in Latin), which fascinates the audiences.
Their debut album Qui Est AmAndA? came out in 02, and the group slowly acquired a strong local following, their music sometimes reminding of a proggier Queen (Bohemian Rhapsody-like) and Ange. Two years later the group issued a single called Voilà, which would find a way of the future album. While their second album the excellent La Maison De Flore had to wait until 07, the group achieved another big project almost simultaneously, as they recorded in the Universirté of Louvain La Neuve, their music accompanied by a 50 musician symphonic orchestra. This is also bound to be released soon.
3.) An Arabic singer
4) Project of Lauri Ylönen - the lead singer of The Rasmus
(5) Also known as AMANDA THE POWER CHILD, the "Amanda" recordings have emerged as an unexpected cult sensation on my WFMU program over the past two years. The chronicles feature Amanda Whitt, a growling (think Cookie Monster), defiant pre-pubescent with a Southern twang spewing mayhem over 1980s breakbeats and disjointed shards of pop hits. On some tracks Amanda shrieks while clanging pots & pans. The recordings exude undeniable charm, but there's nothing cute about it. Any sentient adult witnessing this behavior would commence punitive action or summon law enforcement.
Power-child Amanda was recorded between 1986-89 at home in Alabama, between ages 8 and 11, by her older (by 7 or 8 years) brother Joseph (a.k.a. Jody). Joseph and Amanda were a couple of hyperactive kids pretending to be, respectively, a music video director and a child star. Most recordings were captured on cassette, others on video cam, in the lowest of lo-fi. The duo sometimes enlisted friends in the frolics, and often drove their parents crazy (with incidents caught on tape). The most durable performances were titled (e.g., "The Pickle People," "Horrible Hybrid Tulips," "Indian Hoots Echo Baby," "Me Swinging in Cookieland") and compiled on "albums," whose design awkwardly replicated the commercial cassette format. Inserts were pasted up and xeroxed, and collections assigned titles (e.g., Primitive Swagger, Monumental Whopper Turmoil Jam, Empires and 5th Dimension Perspective, and Worship Me). The recordings were not circulated beyond friends.
Amanda's singular appeal is difficult to explain. There's no artifice, and nothing remotely arty. At their best, the recordings are compelling in a car-wreck way. At their worst, they're a couple of obnoxious brats with a cheap tape deck. Yet Amanda's voice conveys elusive qualities with enormous appeal. Her delivery is brutal, her growl unearthly; yet there's a transcendent joy in her lack of inhibition. The gal has a repertoire of shrieks, howls, swoops and pet phrases. Most of my listeners find the recordings diverting and entertaining. A few strongly dissent‹one to the point of suicidal threats. You either get it or you don't. -----IRWIN CHUSID
1. AMANDA are a Japanese grunge band from Japan.
Everybody Doesn't
Amanda Lyrics
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That's what you keep saying
Everybody doesn't
Not everybody's playing
I want to be your girlfriend
But you gotta turn the pressure off
Just stop
I think you've got
A one track mind
You're so focused on the destination
That you're missing the ride
You tell me
You're a patient guy
But we're not having conversations
'Cause you're preoccupied
If I loved you, I would
If you loved me I wouldn't have to
If I were in your shoes
Never expect you to get down
Everybody does it
That's what you keep saying
Everybody doesn't
Not everybody's playing
I want to be your girlfriend
But you gotta turn the pressure off
Everybody does it
That's what you keep saying
Everybody doesn't
Not everybody's playing
I want to be your girlfriend
But you gotta turn the pressure off
Ooh, you're good
You try real hard
So just fill out your application
I'll let you know next year
You don't believe
When I say no
If you don't give me consideration
Then you'll have to go
If I loved you, I would
If you loved me I wouldn't have to
If I were in your shoes
Never expect you to get down
Everybody does it
That's what you keep saying
Everybody doesn't
Not everybody's playing
I want to be your girlfriend
But you gotta turn the pressure off
Everybody does it
That's what you keep saying
Everybody doesn't
Not everybody's playing
I want to be your girlfriend
But you gotta turn the pressure off
Everybody does it
That's what you keep saying
Everybody doesn't
Not everybody's playing
I want to be your girlfriend
But you gotta turn the pressure off
Everybody does it
That's what you keep saying
Everybody doesn't
Not everybody's playing
I want to be your girlfriend
But you gotta turn the pressure off
Everybody does it
That's what you keep saying
Everybody doesn't
Not everybody's playing
I want to be your girlfriend
But you gotta turn the pressure off
Everybody does it
That's what you keep saying
Everybody doesn't
Not everybody's playing
I want to be your girlfriend
But you gotta turn the pressure off
Everybody does it
That's what you keep saying
Everybody doesn't
Not everybody's playing
I want to be your girlfriend
But you gotta turn the pressure off
Everybody does it
That's what you keep saying
Everybody doesn't
Not everybody's playing
I want to be your girlfriend
But you gotta turn the pressure off
Just stop
"Everybody Doesn't" is a song by Amanda, in which she confronts a persistent suitor who is pressuring her constantly despite her lack of interest. The song's primary message is that just because everyone else is doing something, doesn't mean that she has to do it too. Amanda wants to be this person's girlfriend, but she is not interested in the kind of relationship that he is offering her. She tells him that he needs to "turn the pressure off".
The lyric "You've got a one-track mind" suggests that the other person has a singular focus, and that focus is on winning Amanda over. This focus is preventing him from having genuine conversations with her, and it's getting in the way of a meaningful relationship. Amanda says that he is too caught up in the destination that he's missing the ride, and she's tired of this lack of presence in their interactions.
The line, "If you loved me, I wouldn't have to," suggests that the other person's actions are making Amanda feel uncomfortable and pressured, and the relationship shouldn't work this way. The problem is amplified by the line "everybody does it, that's what you keep saying", referencing the other person's argument that it's just what everyone does. "Everybody doesn't" is Amanda's response, where she is pushing back against the pressure and stress that the other person is causing.
Overall, the song is about setting healthy boundaries and standing up for oneself in a relationship where the other person's actions are causing discomfort and distress. The song's message is also about the importance of recognizing that not everyone wants the same thing in a romantic relationship, and that it's essential to communicate honestly with your partner about what you are looking for.
Line by Line Meaning
Everybody does it
You keep saying that everyone does something, but that's not true for everyone
That's what you keep saying
You keep repeating this false statement
Everybody doesn't
Not everyone does what you're implying
Not everybody's playing
Some people aren't interested in what you're doing or saying
I want to be your girlfriend
I want to be in a relationship with you
But you gotta turn the pressure off
Stop pressuring me to do things I'm not comfortable with
Just stop
Stop what you're doing and listen to me
I think you've got
I believe that you have
A one track mind
You're too focused on one thing and not open to other ideas or perspectives
You're so focused on the destination
You're too concerned with the end goal, and not enjoying the journey to get there
That you're missing the ride
You're not appreciating the present moment
You tell me
You say to me
You're a patient guy
You claim to be a patient person
But we're not having conversations
We're not truly communicating with each other
'Cause you're preoccupied
You're too focused on something else and not paying attention to me
If I loved you, I would
If I truly loved you, I would do something
If you loved me I wouldn't have to
If you truly loved me, I wouldn't feel pressured to do something
If I were in your shoes
If I were in your position
Never expect you to get down
I wouldn't expect you to do something that you're uncomfortable with
Ooh, you're good
You're skilled at what you're doing
You try real hard
You put in a lot of effort
So just fill out your application
Keep trying to impress me, but don't expect a commitment right away
I'll let you know next year
I'll decide whether or not to pursue a relationship with you at a later time
You don't believe
You don't trust what I'm saying
When I say no
When I refuse to do something
If you don't give me consideration
If you don't give me space and respect my boundaries
Then you'll have to go
I'll end the relationship if you don't change your behavior
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: AMANDA DJAMILA KRETZ LAMECHE, ARNTHOR BIRGISSON, JAMELIA DAVIS, TINA HARRIS
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