1) New Jersey rock band
1) New Jersey rock band
2) solo project of Bill Kaulitz
3) the visual key band ビリー
4) French 80's singer, real name: Laurent Bitan
5) Barry Cavanagh
6) US rapper
7) German hip-hop
8) Produced album: Stig'o ćumur (by Edo Maajka)
9) guitarist in TRUSTRICK
1) Sprung from the roots of the seminal punk bluegrass band, Seigobillies, the four person tandem known as Billy has steadily evolved into one of New Jerseys most versatile and loved bands. Billy has been referred to as equal parts Argybargy era Squeeze and early Elvis Costello, along with bits and pieces of Midnight Oil and Billy Bragg.
2) The solo project of Bill Kaulitz, frontman of german band Tokio Hotel. The first EP was released in 2016
3) Billy (ビリー) is a relatively new indies Visual Kei band, but already have a big fanbase. They tend to play a wide range of different music such as metal, rock, blues and ballads.
The band started in November 2004 with the three ex-bandmembers from バ×ツ (Baxtu): BAKU (ex.YU-KI) (vocals), Takuma (guitar) and Hiroshi (drums). Tsubuku (bass) and Mi-ne (ex. Akira) (guitar) joined them soon.
Their first performance was one month later, and they had 5 more secret concerts after it.
Their first single 試聴R -ダシヌキ edition- was released on the 15th of January 2005 on the day of their performance in the Ikeburo Cyber. A regular version was released soon after.
ビリー kept on performing and released their first mini-album: ベイビースグッバイ (Babies, goodbye). On the 21st of May, they were having their first one-man concert, and selling their single Beautiful Goodbye.
They recently released their first full length album, Bouquet, on January 16 2008.
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Knock Three Times
Billy Lyrics
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Dancin' alone every night
While I live right above you
I can hear your music playin'
I can feel your body swayin'
One floor below me
You don't even know me, I love you
Oh, my darling, knock three times
On the ceiling if you want me
Twice on the pipe
If the answer is no
Oh, my sweetness
Means you'll meet me in the hallway
Oh, twice on the pipe
Means you ain't gonna show
If you look out your window tonight
Pull in the string with the note
That's attached to my heart
Read how many times I saw you
How in my silence I adored you
And only in my dreams did
That wall between us come apart
Oh, my darling, knock three times
On the ceiling if you want me
Mmm, twice on the pipe
If the answer is no
Oh, my sweetness
Means you'll meet me in the hallway
Whoa, twice on the pipe
Means you ain't gonna show
Oh, I can hear the music playin'
I can feel your body swayin'
One floor below me
You don't even know me, I love you
Oh, my darling, knock three times
On the ceiling if you want me
Oh, twice on the pipe
If the answer is no
(I love you, I love you, I love you)
Oh, my sweetness
Means you'll meet me in the hallway
Mm, twice on the pipe
Means you ain't gonna show
The song "Knock Three Times" by Billy 'Crash' Craddock is about an infatuation with a girl who lives in the apartment below the singer. He can hear her dance to music every night and feels drawn to her despite not knowing her well. He dreams of her and hopes that she will reciprocate his affection. He comes up with a secret code of knocking three times on the ceiling if she wants him to come down to meet her, but twice on the pipe if she's not interested. If she looks out her window, she'll find a note attached to a string that details his feelings for her.
On one hand, the song depicts the romanticism of youthful love and the natural feeling of attraction. On the other hand, there is a sense of desperation in the lyrics, which may suggest stalker-like behavior. The song is quite catchy and has a feel-good beat, but the lyrics prompt a conversation about consent and how to approach someone romantically in a respectful manner.
Overall, "Knock Three Times" is a popular song with a catchy melody, but it also has some questionable lyrics. The song was released in 1971 and became a big hit in the USA, Canada, and Australia.
Line by Line Meaning
Hey girl, what ya doin' down there?
Asking the girl below what she is doing.
Dancin' alone every night
Observing that the girl below dances alone every night.
While I live right above you
Noting that he lives directly above the girl.
I can hear your music playin'
Noticing that he can hear the music the girl is playing.
I can feel your body swayin'
Feeling the girl's body movement through the floor.
One floor below me
Pointing out that the girl is one floor below him.
You don't even know me, I love you
Admitting that he loves the girl, even though they have never met.
Oh, my darling, knock three times
Requesting the girl to knock on the ceiling three times if she wants him.
On the ceiling if you want me
Clarifying that the knocks should be on the ceiling.
Twice on the pipe
Asking the girl to knock twice on the pipe if she does not want him.
If the answer is no
Explaining that two knocks indicate she does not want him.
Oh, my sweetness
Addressing the girl as 'sweetness'.
Means you'll meet me in the hallway
Interpreting three knocks as an agreement to meet in the hallway.
Means you ain't gonna show
Interpreting two knocks as the girl not showing up.
If you look out your window tonight
Instructing the girl to look out of her window.
Pull in the string with the note
Directing the girl to pull the string attached to a note.
That's attached to my heart
Explaining that the note is attached to his heart.
Read how many times I saw you
Detailing how many times he has seen her.
How in my silence I adored you
Describing how he silently admired her from afar.
And only in my dreams did
Revealing that he only imagined breaking the wall between them.
That wall between us come apart
Describing the wall between them as a metaphorical barrier.
(I love you, I love you, I love you)
Repeating that he loves the girl.
Oh, I can hear the music playin'
Noting that he can still hear the girl's music.
Whoa, twice on the pipe
Repeating that two knocks mean she is not interested.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Irwin Levine, L. Russell Brown
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