After the release of their first album 48/49 (1996) Steffi left the band and was replaced by Thomas Götz.
Ali left the band after they released their second album Launched (1999) and so Torsten Scholz became the new bass player.
Their first album was released on "XNO", an Indie label from berlin. "Launched" and Living Targets (2002), were both released on "Epitaph". Since their fourth album Smacksmash (2004) they are signed by the major label "Warner". In 2006 they released their first DVD, "B-Seite", and their new album ".limbo messiah" was released in March 2007.
Furhtermore, they released a Demo CD in 1995, the very rare 7'' vinyl "Knaack EP" (1997) and the limited "Wohnzimmer EP" (2002).
While their first two albums were influenced by punk rock, the roots of the later records lie within the rock/alternative genre
With the release of their song "Let Me In" from the album "Living Targets" they became famous in the national and international rock scene. With their album "Smacksmash" and it's singles "Hand in Hand", "I don't care as long as you sing" and "Hello Joe" but also with their new album-tracks, "Cut off the top", "Jane became insane" and "She was great" they entered the german charts and got their national breakthrough.
Drummer Thomas Götz is also involved in a project, called "NinaMarie", with "Torben" from the german Punk Band "Turbostaat"
Their sixth album entitled " Boombox" released January 28th 2011 and it's three singles, "Milk & Honey", Cheap Comments", and "Automatic". Their self titled album Beatsteaks released 2014 and three years laters YOURS was published.
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1997: 48/49
2000: Launched
2002: Living Targets
2004: Smack Smash
2007: Limbo Messiah
2011: Boombox
2014: Beatsteaks
2017: YOURS
Just Like Heaven
Beatsteaks Lyrics
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The one that makes me scream" she said
"The one that makes me laugh" she said
And threw her arms around my neck
"Show me how you do it
And I promise you, I promise that
I´ll run away with you
I´ll run away with you"
Spinning on that dizzy edge
I kissed her face and kissed her head
And dreamed of all the different ways I had
To make her glow
"Why are you so far away?" she said
"Why won´t you ever know that I´m in love with you,
That I´m in love with you?"
You
Soft and only
You
Lost and lonely
You
Strange as angels
Dancing in the deepest oceans
Twisting in the water
You´re just like a dream
You're just like a dream
Daylight licked me into shape
I must have been asleep for days
And moving lips to breathe her name
I opened up my eyes
And found myself alone, alone,
Alone above a raging sea
That stole the only girl I loved
And drowned her deep inside of me
You
Soft and only
You
Lost and lonely
You
You're just like heaven
In Beatsteaks’s song Just Like Heaven, the singer is talking to someone, presumably his lover, and asks them to show him the “trick” that makes him scream and laugh. He promised to run away with them if they showed him how to do it. The singer then kisses her face and head and dreams of ways to make her even happier. The woman then asks the singer why he is so far away and why he can’t see that she is in love with him. The song then shifts to the chorus where the singer describes the woman he loves as “soft and only”, “lost and lonely”, and “strange as angels”, with the dreamlike quality of dancing deep within the ocean. In the final verse, the singer awakens from a long period of sleep and finds himself alone. He breathes her name and is filled with emotion because the only girl he ever loved was lost to the depths of the ocean.
The song uses vivid imagery to portray the relationship between two people. The singer talks about how the woman he loves is like a dream, which represents the perfect relationship that he wishes to have with her. Despite her being lost and lonely, her presence brings him happiness. The use of the ocean and water also emphasizes the depth of their love and the emotions that they share. Ultimately, the song represents the bittersweet nature of love and the feeling of loss that comes when it is gone.
Line by Line Meaning
Show me, show me, show how you do that trick,
She asks him to display the trick that always elicits her infatuated response
The one that makes me scream" she said
She emphasizes the trick’s ability to make her feel very strongly
"The one that makes me laugh" she said
She also notes that the trick has the ability to make her happy
And threw her arms around my neck
She expresses her excitement physically
"Show me how you do it
She wants to learn the trick herself
And I promise you, I promise that
She makes an agreement with him in exchange for teaching her the trick
I´ll run away with you
She will go on an adventure with him
Spinning on that dizzy edge
He is in a state of euphoria and recklessness
I kissed her face and kissed her head
His feelings for her are intense and affectionate
And dreamed of all the different ways I had
He imagines all the things he could do to make her happy
To make her glow
He wants to bring out her beauty and radiance
"Why are you so far away?" she said
She is yearning for his affection
"Why won´t you ever know that I´m in love with you,
She reveals her feelings to him
That I´m in love with you?"
She wants him to understand the depth of her love
You
Referring to a particular person
Soft and only
She is gentle and unique
Lost and lonely
She is lost in her emotions and in need of companionship
You
Referring to a particular person
Strange as angels
She seems otherworldly, almost angelic, to him
Dancing in the deepest oceans
This angelic person is moving with grace and beauty in a lush environment
Twisting in the water
This angelic person is moving fluidly in the water
You´re just like a dream
Overall, this person seems too good to be true
Daylight licked me into shape
The sun is waking him up from a deep sleep
I must have been asleep for days
He's been out of touch with reality for a long time
And moving lips to breathe her name
He was so deeply in love with her that he was murmuring her name even in his sleep
I opened up my eyes
He comes to his senses
And found myself alone, alone,
He has lost the person he loves most
Alone above a raging sea
He is alone in a dangerous place where the sea is tumultuous
That stole the only girl I loved
The sea has taken away the love of his life
And drowned her deep inside of me
He feels as if a part of him has died with her
You
Referring to a particular person
Soft and only
She is gentle and unique
Lost and lonely
She is lost in her emotions and in need of companionship
You
Referring to a particular person
You're just like heaven
Overall, this person brings him immense joy and happiness
Contributed by Mateo J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
The1Gov
one of the best bands around, and really sad to see they are so underrated...but i just love them anyway! :)
Mo Kla
Eines der schönsten Liebeslieder überhaupt :)
The Cure und die Beatsteaks. Hammer!
Vanessa Schulz
Ich finde, Beasteaks können sowas richtig gut. Auch auf Konzerten, wenn sie andere Lieder anspielen hört es sich immer klasse an :-)
IndiansFly
oft gecovert. kann ich nachvollziehen! weil es echt große Klasse ist! ich liebe diesen Song, seit ich denken kann, weil meine Mutter ein großer The Cure Fan ist.
Vivi T.
cómo me gustan Beatsteaks!!
undergrounder21
Really nice version!
Shinshirox
wow..das is das beste cover was ich je von dem lied gehört habe soo genial..:D die beatsteaks covern mal eines meiner lieblingslieder von the cure. :D
sometimes91
...And I promise you, I promise that I run away with you... soo wunderschön
nee tee
aaaaaaah ist das wunderbar! soundtrack zum sommer, die ganze beatsteaks-diskografie!
M.Y. Lightbringer
Best Cover is from AFI <3 but this is also fucking great. :)