1. a rap… Read Full Bio ↴There are three artists with this name (not counting The Bangs)
1. a rap artist from Melbourne, Australia
2. a punk rock band from Olympia, Washington
3. an 80s garage rock band from LA, California
1) Bangs is a 19 year old rap artist born in North Khartoum, Sudan. At the age of 11, he moved to Egypt with his family after his Father married another wife. He spent two years there before coming to Australia in 2003. He has been writing rap, hip hop and pop since settling in Melbourne in 2004.
“Music is my wife”, Bangs sang in a live jam recently. He writes about life, love and hope and his music grows with him till the end of life. He recorded his first demo “Girlfriend” in 2005 with DJ Wasabi in Collingwood, then started to lay down tracks in his home studio.
In July 2008, he recorded his first professional album at Gateway Living Music Studios, titled “Hard to be Up”. Produced by John Favaro and Paul Last name, it features the new hit single “Take U to Da Movies”. The name “Hard To Be Up” means that he worked so hard to put the songs together to make the album.
He is constantly stretching his creative abilities, and is already working on his next album, with the working title “Am Still Moving On”.
2) Bangs was a punk rock band from Olympia, Washington, formed in 1997 by guitarist Sarah Utter after recruiting high school friend Jesse Fox on drums and Maggie Vail, who had to learn how to play bass guitar to be in the band, being that the only instruments she played before were drums, guitar, cello, and clarinet. Bangs toured with and/or played shows with Sleater-Kinney, the Gossip, Unwound, Blonde Redhead, The Makers, Witchypoo, the Donnas, Shannon Wright, Murder City Devils, and Karp, to name a few. Maggie also played bass in Frenchie and the German Girls, and sang backups in the famous party-band Gene Defcon. Sarah played in one of the last incarnations of Witchypoo, and has since devoted herself full-time to painting with the exception of a one-off show in Los Angeles with noisemaker David Scott Stone. Jesse quit the band after a long U.S. tour, and Bangs went through a succession of drummers (Heather Dunn, Kyle Ermatinger) before gelling with Olympia’s multi-instrumentalist wonderboy, Peter David Connelly. They recorded their last EP, Call and Response, in a frigidly cold farmhouse basement with engineer Justin Trosper of Unwound.
Although the band had plenty associations with the riot grrrl movement (Maggie Vail’s sister is Bikini Kill’s Tobi Vail), Bangs, like Bikini Kill, didn’t identify as a riot grrrl band. They preferred the term “rock band”, crediting The Go-Go’s, The Ramones, Gary Numan, Chryssie Hynde, Elvis Costello, and Cheap Trick with inspiration. The band put out all of their releases on Kill Rock Stars except for one 7”, which was released on the tiny Olympia label Ten-In-One Records. They toured the United States extensively, and also played shows in England, Scotland, Australia, and New Zealand, where they were featured on the island country’s nightly national news. Bangs broke up in September of 2004 after Sarah moved to Los Angeles. Their last show, at Olympia’s Eagles Hall and part of Kill Rock Stars ‘Yeah! Fest!’ was festive and bittersweet. Maggie has since relocated to Portland, OR, where she plays in the bands Romancing and Leti Angel. Peter David continues to live in Olympia and play in his engaging pop band The Mona Reels. Sarah has since relocated back to the northwest and spends her time painting pictures of animals.
3) The Bangs was an early eighties garage band from LA formed by Susanna Hoffs and the Peterson sisters Vicki and Debbi. They released two singles called 'Bitchin Summer' and 'Getting out of hand/Call on me'. They then changed their name into The Bangles in 1982, gaining more popularity over the years.
Train Wreck
Bangs Lyrics
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Lookin' so cute
Hot stuff... just the kind of boy
I've been dreaming of
Hey you standing backstage
And playing it cool
Hot stuff... come on over here
And gimme some love
Got no time now for the broken-hearted
This here train's gonna jump the track
And i don't think we're ever gonna make it back
Hey you meet me outside
At a quarter to two
Hot stuff... gotta tell you
All the things i've been thinking of
Hey you drive me crazy when you do
What you do
Hot stuff... walking downtown and
Looking so tough
Got a plan in my hands and a ticket to ride
And i'll be your bonnie if you'll be my clyde
This here train's gonna jump the track
And i don't think we're ever gonna make it back
ALL ABOARD FOR HEARTACHE
ALL ABOARD FOR BAD DECISIONS
Outta control is our destination
If we ever even leave the station
ALL ABOARD FOR HEARTACHE
Cuz i want you-- i'm just a wreck cuz of you
I'm just a mess cuz of you
I'm just a wreck cuz i'm chasing you down the line
Gotta jump the train we're gonna lose our minds
Tonight tonight tonight
(repeat verse and chorus)
The lyrics of "Train Wreck" by Bangs depict the singer's infatuation with a mysterious boy who appears to be a musician. It can be inferred from the lyrics that the singer is at a bar, eyeing the boy who is playing music (possibly in a band) backstage. The singer finds the boy attractive and believes that he is the type of person she has been dreaming of. She wants him to come out of his cool demeanor and show her some love.
The song takes an unexpected turn when the singer invites the boy to join her on a train ride. The train is not just any ordinary train, it is a metaphor for an unpredictable relationship that can lead to heartbreak and bad decisions. The lyrics suggest that the singer is fully aware of the potential consequences of jumping aboard this metaphorical train, but she is willing to take the risk to be with the boy she desires. The song ends with the singer's desire to be with him, coupled with a sense of urgency that she needs to jump on the train before it's too late.
Overall, "Train Wreck" is a song about the thrill of pursuing someone you want, even if it means taking risks or potentially suffering the consequences of a whirlwind romance.
Line by Line Meaning
Hey you standing by the jukebox
I see you standing there by the jukebox
Lookin' so cute
You look very attractive
Hot stuff... just the kind of boy
I've been dreaming of
You are very attractive and exactly my type
Hey you standing backstage
And playing it cool
I see you standing backstage trying to act cool
Hot stuff... come on over here
And gimme some love
You are very attractive, please come over and show me some affection
C'mon yah lets get things started
Got no time now for the broken-hearted
Let's start this right now, I'm not interested in anyone who's emotionally unavailable
This here train's gonna jump the track
And i don't think we're ever gonna make it back
Our relationship is moving too fast and I'm not sure we can handle it
Hey you meet me outside
At a quarter to two
Hot stuff... gotta tell you
All the things i've been thinking of
Meet me outside at 1:45AM, there's something I need to tell you
Hey you drive me crazy when you do
What you do
Hot stuff... walking downtown and
Looking so tough
You make me lose control when you act a certain way, and you look really confident right now
Got a plan in my hands and a ticket to ride
And i'll be your bonnie if you'll be my clyde
I have a plan and tickets for us to go somewhere together, and I'll be your partner in crime
ALL ABOARD FOR HEARTACHE
ALL ABOARD FOR BAD DECISIONS
Outta control is our destination
If we ever even leave the station
We're headed straight for trouble, and it's likely we won't even make it out of the starting point
Cuz i want you-- i'm just a wreck cuz of you
I'm just a mess cuz of you
I'm just a wreck cuz i'm chasing you down the line
I'm falling apart because of my desire for you, I'm chasing after you and it's taking a toll on me emotionally
Gotta jump the train we're gonna lose our minds
Tonight tonight tonight
We need to take a risk and go for it before we go crazy, let's do it tonight
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