Live Band Members, Jack Antonoff – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, samples
Evan Smith – keyboards, synthesizers, saxophone, vocals
Mikey Hart – bass, guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, piano, vocals
Sean Hutchinson – drums, sampling pad, synthesizers, backing vocals
Mike Riddleberger – drums, sampling pad, backing vocals
Bleachers' debut album Strange Desire was released July 10, 2014, from RCA Records. Variance Magazine called the single "Rollercoaster" a "brilliant summer anthem." Bleachers went on their debut Come Alive! tour, which features Night Terrors of 1927 and Joywave as opening acts, from March to April 2015. From there, they went on the Strange Desire World Tour from July to November of that same year. They juggled this with the Charli and Jack Do America Tour, a tour co-headlined by Bleachers and Charli XCX.
Bleachers' second album Gone Now was released June 2, 2017. Its lead single "Don't Take the Money" has been described by Atwood Magazine as "an epic uplifting pop-rock anthem ultimately about how when love is real, its worth everything that comes along with it". In celebration of the album release, he brought his childhood bedroom on tour with him. He had it dismantled and rebuilt inside of a portable trailer. During May and June concerts, fans could enter the "moving, living art exhibit" and listen to the album prior to its official release. Antonoff explained in a press release, saying "when I thought about where this album was coming from and what it’s kissing goodbye I thought of this room. I wished I could play the album for people who care about Bleachers in this space that it is coming from and leaving." The band was on its Gone Now Era: Part 1 tour from September to November 2017. The tour featured Tove Stryke, Bishop Briggs, and Tangerine as openers.
In September 2017, Bleachers performed on MTV Unplugged at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, New Jersey. The live session was later released as an album, also entitled MTV Unplugged. The album features 11 tracks from both Gone Now and Strange Desire and was released November 10, 2017. Antonoff produced the soundtrack of Love, Simon, released on March 16, 2018. He contributed five songs, with four being credited to Bleachers—"Alfie's Song (Not So Typical Love Song)", "Rollercoaster", "Keeping a Secret", and "Wild Heart"— and one credited to his real name, a duet with MØ titled "Never Fall in Love". Throughout 2019, Bleachers released the third volume of Terrible Thrills in a series of four vinyl records, each featuring covers of songs from Gone Now by female artists as well as new demos by Bleachers.
In late 2019, Antonoff began recording the third Bleachers album. During this time the band embarked on a three-day "mini-tour" called the "I Love Making This Album but I'm Also Losing My Mind in Here & Need to Come Out and Play" Tour. On January 6, 2020, Antonoff announced on Twitter that a new Bleachers album would come within the year. In May, Bleachers was featured on Carly Rae Jepsen's song "Comeback" which was the first official release of the band in nearly two years. On the Bleachers Twitter account, a song called "Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night" has been teased for months, and starting on November 14, 2020, a phone tree was set up for fans to call to hear clips from the song.
On November 16, 2020, Bleachers released the first two singles from Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night, "45" and "Chinatown", the latter featuring Bruce Springsteen. The same day it was announced that the album will be released in 2021. "Stop Making This Hurt", the third single, was released on May 18, 2021. Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night is scheduled for release on July 30.
Alfie's Song
Bleachers Lyrics
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Everything seemed alright
Like children sing on the sidewalk
Cut straight through the moonlight
how I love those days we didn't get out of bed
Left your taste in my mouth
Your strange voice in my head
Oh, I wanna hear it again
'Cause back then we were caught in a love song so loud, oh yeah
No not so typical love song
'Cause it hurt us again and again
So sang that I really need you so bad, oh yeah
No not so typical love song
'Cause it hurt us again and again
Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, hey
La, la, la, la, la
Okay look out
You'd leave the cities and chase bullet holes
That's actually star light
And in those rare moments you and I were brilliant
We were gonna be alright
But god I loved those days we couldn't get out of bed
Left your taste in my mouth
All your words in my head
And now I wanna hear it again
'Cause back then we were caught in a love song so loud, oh yeah
No not so typical love song
'Cause it hurt us again and again
So sang that I really need you so bad, oh yeah
No not so typical love song
'Cause it hurt us again and again, woo
Sha, la, la, la, la, la, la
Sha, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
Sha, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, so bad, oh yeah
Sha, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
One, two, three, four
I wanna be alright
I wanna be alright
I wanna be alright with my baby tonight
I wanna be alright
I wanna be alright
I wanna be alright with my baby tonight, oh yeah
So sang that I really need you so bad, oh yeah
No not so typical love song
'Cause it hurt us again and again
The song "Alfie's Song" is a reflection of a past love, and the bittersweet feelings that come with reminiscing about past experiences. The opening lyrics, "Fake young when we met; Everything seemed alright; Like children sing on the sidewalk; Cut straight through the moonlight" paint a picture of a time when things were simpler, and the world seemed full of possibilities. The nostalgic lyrics indicate that the individuals in the relationship were younger and perhaps naive when they first met. Despite their innocence, there was a deep connection between them ("left your taste in my mouth"), which is now a distant memory.
The chorus of the song is very catchy and sounds like a typical love song, but the lyrics contradict that sentiment. Instead, they express the pain and heartbreak caused by the relationship ("'Cause it hurt us again and again; So sang that I really need you so bad"). This indicates that despite the couple's deep love for each other, things were not easy, and they experienced multiple obstacles in their relationship.
Overall, "Alfie's Song" is a powerful and emotional song that explores the complexities of love and relationships. It represents the way that past experiences can shape individuals and how memories of previous loves can stay with us long after they are gone.
Line by Line Meaning
Fake young when we met
We were young when we first started seeing each other, and maybe not quite ourselves.
Everything seemed alright
At the time, things appeared to be good between us.
Like children sing on the sidewalk
Our love was carefree and innocent, like the joy of children playing outside.
Cut straight through the moonlight
Our love was bright and shining like a beam of moonlight.
But god I loved those days we couldn't get out of bed
I adored the lazy days we spent in bed together, lost in each other's company.
Left your taste in my mouth
I still have your flavor on my lips from when we kissed.
All your words in my head
I remember all the things you said to me, and they still stay with me.
No not so typical love song
Our love wasn't ordinary or cliche, but it still hurt us deeply.
Cause it hurt us again and again
Our relationship caused us pain more than once.
So sang that I really need you so bad
The song expresses how much I still long for you.
You'd leave the cities and chase bullet holes
You had a sense of adventure and wanted to follow the path less traveled.
That's actually star light
What others saw as darkness or danger was really just the beauty of the stars at night.
And in those rare moments you and I were brilliant
At times, we were amazing together and everything just clicked.
I wanna be alright with my baby tonight
Despite all the pain, I still want to be with you and make things right.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Jack Antonoff, Ilsey Juber, Harry Styles
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@vanessaserrano4433
Lyrics:
Fake young when we met
Everything seemed alright
Like children sing on the sidewalk
Cut straight through the moonlight
how I love those days we didn't get out of bed
Left your taste in my mouth
Your strange voice in my head
Oh, I wanna hear it again
'Cause back then we were caught in a love song so loud, oh yeah
No not so typical love song
'Cause it hurt us again and again
So sang that I really need you so bad, oh yeah
No not so typical love song
'Cause it hurt us again and again
Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, hey
La, la, la, la, la
Okay look out
You'd leave the cities and chase bullet holes
That's actually star light
And in those rare moments you and I were brilliant
We were gonna be alright
But god I loved those days we couldn't get out of bed
Left your taste in my mouth
All your words in my head
And now I wanna hear it again
'Cause back then we were caught in a love song so loud, oh yeah
No not so typical love song
'Cause it hurt us again and again
So sang that I really need you so bad, oh yeah
No not so typical love song
'Cause it hurt us again and again, woo
Sha, la, la, la, la, la, la
Sha, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
Sha, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, so bad, oh yeah
Sha, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
One, two, three, four
I wanna be alright
I wanna be alright
I wanna be alright with my baby tonight
I wanna be alright
I wanna be alright
I wanna be alright with my baby tonight, oh yeah
So sang that I really need you so bad, oh yeah
No not so typical love song
'Cause it hurt us again and again
@galaxly5192
I'm so happy "Love, Simon" led me to this band. They're incredible!
@ty.nkkkkk
Gallaxy Same omgggg
@Melissad-gj7dp
Samee
@Buttkicker2293
Me too
@alainalmero3658
Yas, welcome to the fandom
@yueqing666
Not a band
@davidsummerall
Whatever jack does is a masterpiece
@fatimaarias2710
Harry styles co wrote this song ♡♡
@Greendogblue
Except 'Look What You Made Me Do'... god damn is that a hot piece of garbage. Other than that though yeah
@nightskaelum2710
Orande I'll give it one thing, it gets stuck in my head...