The band was formed by Jack Steadman (vocals, guitar, bass), Jamie MacColl (bass, guitar, banjo, vocals), Suren De Saram (drums) under the name of The Canals when they were 15. Ed Nash (bass, keyboard, mandolin) later joined the trio as they switched between various aliases before picking Bombay Bicycle Club. The band took their name from a chain of curry houses in the London Area and have released four studio albums, "I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose" (2009), "Flaws" (2010), "A Different Kind Of Fix" (2011) and "So long, See You tomorrow" (2014).
After winning the opening slot at V Festival 2006 ('Road to V' competition) and also played Reading / Leeds Festival for the three years running, in Febuary 2007 they released their début EP The Boy I Used To Be. This was followed up in October with the release of their second EP How We Are. In mid-July of 2009 they released their first album I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose consisting of 12 tracks. The album peaked at number 46 on the UK Official Album Charts.
In Summer 2010 they released their second album, Flaws . A UK tour co-incided with the release of the album which - surprisingly - is an acoustic recording. Venues on the tour reflected this new acoustic orientation, which gained them a number 8 on the album charts.
The lead single from their third album, A Different Kind Of Fix was released on June 23, 2011 and peaked at #40 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart in the United States, the band's first chart appearance in the country. The album reached the number 6 position on the UK album charts.
The band added Amber Wilson to their live party as an additional keyboardist and background vocalist. Singer/songwriter Lucy Rose also joined the live performances on vocals, after featuring on several songs from the albums "Flaws" and "A Different Kind of Fix".
On November 5th, 2013 "Carry me" was released as an advance of their fourth studio album through Island Records. "Luna" was the second single to be extracted from the album "So long, see you tomorrow" which coveted the band their first UK number 1.
After a long 6-year hiatus, the band made a comeback in 2020 with "Everything Else Has Gone Wrong", their fifth record. The album was released on January 16th via Mmm... Records, with eleven tracks.
"We’re thrilled to say that our 5th album, Everything Else Has Gone Wrong, is out now.
When we started discussing the possibility of making another record after our a few years away as a band, we said we’d only release an album if we were confident that it stood up to our previous work. We’ve ended up with an album we’re really proud of, and we hope you agree that it’s been worth the 6-year wait.
Recording this one was definitely one of the most enjoyable recording processes we’ve had as a band. Working with John Congleton, we had an initial session in London in early Spring last year at Konk studio, where we’d done our first and fourth albums. We then went to LA in late Summer to record the majority of it with John. Spending 3 weeks in LA was an unforgettable experience for the four of us. It was the first extended period of time we’d spent together in a long while and reinforced what we’d been missing during these few years. We hope that positive energy that was there during those 3 weeks has translated onto the record.
We’ve touched previously on how the album is about the comfort that music can provide in times of need. Hopefully, this record can give you that escape should you ever need it.
We want to get to as many places as possible to play these new songs for you. Wherever you are in the world, fingers crossed we’ll see you soon.
Lots of love
Bombay x."
Rinse Me Down
Bombay Bicycle Club Lyrics
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To make it right
Oh and you had it
Caught like a rabbit
Told you to wait
But it's too late
You got your man
Turning your head
To mine instead
Gave me the eyes
Burning like light
The song Rinse Me Down by Bombay Bicycle Club talks about a girl who is chasing the night to make things right, but in the end, she ends up getting her man and rinses him down, leaving the singer behind. The lyrics "Chasing the night to make it right" indicate that the girl is trying to find something or someone to fill a void or fix a problem in her life. She catches her man like a rabbit, which implies that he may have been hard to get.
The singer seems to be in love with the girl but advises her to wait, but it's too late for him to make a move as she already got her man. The phrase "Rinsing him down" could symbolize the girl washing away all her previous problems and starting afresh with her new man. The singer watches from a distance, turning his head to the girl but ends up getting burnt by her fiery eyes.
Overall, the song talks about the fleeting nature of love, how sometimes people chase things that they believe will make them happy, but in the end, it may not be what they expected.
Line by Line Meaning
Chasing the night
Trying to fix things in the dark
To make it right
Because things went wrong
Oh and you had it
You were in control
Caught like a rabbit
Feeling trapped
Told you to wait
Asked you to be patient
But it's too late
Time ran out
You got your man
You found someone else
Rinsing him down
Trying to get rid of your past
Turning your head
Looking away from the past
To mine instead
Towards a new future
Gave me the eyes
Expressed your feelings
Burning like light
Intense and passionate
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
Written by: JACK WILLIAM THOMAS STEADMAN
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@shingothesecond
And I'll be coming back every several years to comment on how great and beautiful this song is. Thanks BBC.
@rafalemos1
absolutely right.
@andymurray5045
Right there with ya
@jmaydon7207
100%
@AmeliaPond1994
It's been nearly 9 years since this was uploaded. Oh the memories.
@NolanNaa
Queer Film nearly ten years 😐
@andymurray5045
12 years now, plus three of them are bald now just like me, was quite the shock
@joedavies1691
Crazy took me straight back to just finishing school , camping out with loads of beer and weed 🤣
@coolerpt2
12 years later and still the best version of this song, makes me wanna cry
@Zacharias618
The sound quality from this filming is absolutely outstanding.