As hard rock and funk fans, Zdar (Philippe) and Boom-Bass (Hubert) first made their mark producing and engineering the sound sought by hip-hop artists - their great passion of the early ‘90s. But the raves Zdar attended converted him to house music and, with Etienne de Crécy, he founded Motorbass. British media opinion surveys chose Motorbass’s “Pansoul” as one of the year’s best albums, all styles combined.
BoomBass was soon infected by the techno speed-up, and hooked up with Zdar for a new project, called Cassius. The duo’s first album, 1999, is a collection of instrumental tracks recorded over the two previous years.
Their first single was Foxxy, a self-published track, in 1996. In January 1999, they released their first hit single Cassius 1999 on Virgin Records, entering the UK Top 40 chart at number seven. This was soon followed by their debut album, 1999, which had two more single released from it, Feeling For You and La Mouche.
2002 saw their second album release, Au Rêve. This featured the feverish "empowered female disco" track I'm A Woman, with Jocelyn Brown on vocals, as well as the hit single The Sound Of Violence, featuring Steve Edwards on vocals. This album also had collaborations with Wu-Tang Clan member Ghostface Killah and Leroy Burgess.
Cassius returned to the studio in 2006, for the more experimental single Toop Toop, but the next album, titled 15 Again, featured more vocal collaborations than the duo had done with Au Rêve.
While rehearsing their 15 Again album tour, Cassius provided the community with the a cappella track of their single Toop Toop and encouraged fans and friends to start remixing the song. It became an immediate success: the band started the Cassius Workshop project and released more a cappellas for remixing purposes. They claim to have received more than 400 remixes.
On 19 June 2019, two days before the release of Cassius's fifth album Dreems, Zdar died after falling from a building in Paris. He was 52 years old. On the release day of Dreems, the band announced that the album was the final album from Cassius.
(2) Cassius formed in the winter of 2003 in Richmond, Virginia. Drawing members from previous local bands, the band began writing new material and playing regional shows. After many setbacks and line up changes, Cassius decided it was time to buckle down and get serious. After recording their debut full length I Am Jim Jones with Chris Dowhan from Red Planet Studios (Scarlet / Twelve Tribes / Black Dahlia Murder), Cassius cancelled the lease on their apartment, bought a van and trailer and began booking whatever tours they could. Hard work and strong friendships brought them to their current position and with focus and determination, Cassius are hell bent on making themselves a house hold name within the metal and hardcore community. Despite not having a record to tour on previously, Cassius has already completed successful tours with bands like Ed Gein, Misery Signals, Ion Dissonance, Through The Eyes Of The Dead, and Despised Icon to name a few.
They signed to Lifeforce Records, and released I Am Jim Jones in January 2007.
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Go Up
Cassius Lyrics
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Everybody close your eyes, ascend, and go up
Everybody
(Go up)
I remember, the little kid
I remember singing a song
Don't you remember when you were singing along?
Ma-ma-ma-ma-Maria
Ma-ma-ma-ma-Guayin
Ma-ma-ma-ma-Maria
Oh wakachan hasaya
Oh wakachan hasaya
I don't know what you're looking for
But you're more than welcome with us
Traveling at the speed of mind
To enhance our fight breeding love
Beyond the stratosphere, you just wanna go up, ay
Like a child's balloon filled with helium, ay
I remember our fun
I remember our own on the run
Do you remember where we belong?
Don't you remember when you were singing along?
Ma-ma-ma-ma-Maria
Ma-ma-ma-ma-Guayin
Ma-ma-ma-ma-Maria
Oh wakachan hasaya
Oh wakachan hasaya
Everybody close your eyes, ascend, and go up
Everybody close your eyes, ascend, and go up
I don't know what you're looking for
But you're more than welcome with us
Traveling at the speed of mind
To enhance our fight breeding love
Beyond the stratosphere, you just wanna go up, ay
Like a child's balloon filled with helium, ay
I don't know what you're looking for
But you're more than welcome with us
Traveling at the speed of mind
To enhance our fight breeding love
I don't know what you're looking for
But you're more than welcome with us
Traveling at the speed of mind
To enhance our fight breeding love
The song "Go Up" is an uplifting and psychedelic track about embracing the inner child within and traveling to new heights. The song opens with a chorus line encouraging listeners to close their eyes and ascend, suggesting that the journey will be one of introspection, self-discovery, and exploration. The idea of going up is further emphasized through the repetition of the phrase "go up" throughout the song, with the lyrics likening the experience to that of a child's balloon filled with helium.
The verses of the song delve into personal nostalgia and memories of childhood, with lines like "I remember singing a song / Do you remember when you were young?" and "I remember our fun / I remember our own on the run." This adds to the overall theme of embracing one's inner child and connecting to a simpler time. The bridge of the song emphasizes the message of unity and love, with the lyrics "Traveling at the speed of mind / To enhance our fight breeding love."
Overall, "Go Up" is a call to action for listeners to embrace their inner child, let go of inhibition, and ascend to new heights with positivity and love.
Line by Line Meaning
Everybody close your eyes, ascend, and go up
Let us all close our eyes, rise, and soar higher
I remember, the little kid
I recollect being young
I remember singing a song
I recall being joyful while singing
Do you remember when you were young?
Do you remember your youthful days?
Don't you remember when you were singing along?
Did you not cherish singing when you were young?
Ma-ma-ma-ma-Maria
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Ma-ma-ma-ma-Guayin
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Ma-ma-ma-ma-Maria
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Oh wakachan hasaya
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Oh wakachan hasaya
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I don't know what you're looking for
I am not certain of what you desire
But you're more than welcome with us
You are definitely welcome to join us
Traveling at the speed of mind
Mental speed travelling
To enhance our fight breeding love
To improve our capacity to love
Beyond the stratosphere, you just wanna go up, ay
You want to rise above the limits, right?
Like a child's balloon filled with helium, ay
Just like a child's helium balloon
I remember our fun
I also recall our enjoyment
I remember our own on the run
I also recall our journey on the move
Do you remember where we belong?
Do you remember our place in this world?
Don't you remember when you were singing along?
Did you not love to sing with us before?
Everybody close your eyes, ascend, and go up
Let us all close our eyes, rise, and soar higher
I don't know what you're looking for
I am not certain of what you desire
But you're more than welcome with us
You are definitely welcome to join us
Traveling at the speed of mind
Mental speed travelling
To enhance our fight breeding love
To improve our capacity to love
I don't know what you're looking for
I am not certain of what you desire
But you're more than welcome with us
You are definitely welcome to join us
Traveling at the speed of mind
Mental speed travelling
To enhance our fight breeding love
To improve our capacity to love
Lyrics © MUSIC & MEDIA INT'L, INC., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Downtown Music Publishing, WORDS & MUSIC A DIV OF BIG DEAL MUSIC LLC
Written by: RYAN TEDDER, CHAN MARSHALL, MATTHIEU CHEDID, PHARRELL WILLIAMS, PHILIPPE CERBONESCHI, HUBERT BLANC FRANCARD
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@gman6862
Don't really get it when a great track like this fails to chart or make it on the radio... i always thought everything Pharrell touches turns to gold... great song! Takes me back to Cassius 1999
@stianeinarsen4792
Could be a result of some industry factor even the song could be just as good or better than other tracks on the radio. Deals and such playing in...
@arielescalante7846
El french house siempre vigente. Los adoro desde Cassius 1999. Yo vine por su música que es una grandeza desde décadas.
@arielescalante7846
Philippe Zdar will always be remembered. A true legend and pioneer of electronic music that contributed his talent to all of us. As a teenager in Argentina I learnt about french house and started to love it because of him. RIP Maestro. | El gran Philippe Zdar y su gran talento me hizo enamorar del house francés. Hoy se fue joven, pero nunca olvidaré su legado. El mundo de la música electrónica perdió a una joya del género. QEPD.
@luciendepeiro317
La canción es buenísima y muy pegadiza. Bailable, claro está. Pero debo destacar también algo que de entrada siempre considero secundario: el vídeo. Es sencillamente magistral, pura imaginación y el ánimo de compartir imágenes completamente diferentes pero que son factibles de relacionar entre sí en el mismo plano. Realmente bueno. En el grupo, los franceses Philippe Zdar (recientemente fallecido, en la foto a la izquierda) y Boom Bass.
55. Cassius, ft. Pharell Williams & Cat Power, "Go up".
[https://youtu.be/IVNub204dOY]
@lucasr.d.s7452
Nossa, essa música além te fodástica também um clipe incrível, muito fodaa!!!
@unknownman617
What a duo! Simply amazing, can't find words..
@casp5435
Aún me parece imposible que encontré esta canción, llevaba un tiempo buscándola y hasta ahora que revisé un cuaderno la encontré en una lista de reproducción que solía oír en el 2017.
@huseyinduran6673
I love this song ♥️
@isadorado6802
Me encanta!!! Temazoooo