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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I ♥ U SO
Cassius Lyrics
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But why I loved you, I'll never know
Ooh, I love you so
But why I loved you, I'll never know
Ooh, I love you so
But why I loved you, I'll never know
Ooh, I love you so
But why I loved you, I'll never know
Ooh, I love you so
But why I loved you, I'll never know
Ooh, I love you so
But why I loved you, I'll never know
Ooh, I love you so
But why I loved you, I'll never know
Ooh, I love you so
But why I loved you, I'll never know
Ooh, I love you so
But why I loved you, I'll never know
Ooh, I love you so
But why I loved you, I'll never know
Ooh, I love you so
But why I loved you, I'll never know
Ooh, I love you so
But why I loved you, I'll never know
Ooh, I love you so
The lyrics to the Cassius song, "I ♥ U SO" are fairly repetitive, but they express a sense of confusion and uncertainty about the singer's feelings towards their partner. Despite loving them deeply, they cannot explain why they feel this way, which can be frustrating and disorienting. The repeated refrain, "I love you so, but why I love you I never know," conveys this feeling of being unable to articulate or understand one's emotions.
Interestingly, the title of the song is a stylized heart symbol, which can be read as "I Heart U So," suggesting that the singer is perhaps more comfortable expressing their affection through symbols and gestures rather than words. This is further reinforced by the repetition of the phrase "I love you so," as if the singer is trying to convince themselves of their own feelings, or hoping that the intensity of the emotion will speak for itself.
Overall, the lyrics to "I ♥ U SO" evoke a sense of ambivalence and vulnerability, capturing the complexity of romantic love and the difficulty of expressing it fully.
Line by Line Meaning
I love you so, but why I love you I never know
I have strong feelings of love for you, but I cannot explain or understand the reason behind them.
I love you so, but why I love you I never know
My love for you is intense, but I cannot justify or make sense of it in my mind.
I love you so, but why I love you I never know
Despite my uncertainty as to the cause of my love, the depth of feeling I have for you remains the same.
I love you so, but why I love you I never know
My lack of comprehension as to why I love you does not lessen the extent of my feelings for you.
I love you so, but why I love you I never know
Although I cannot provide a logical explanation for my love, it continues to exist strongly within me.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Hubert Blanc Francard, Philippe Cerboneschi, Tony Camillo, Mary Sawyer, Hubert Andre Joe Blanc Francard, Philippe Olivier Cerboneschi, Mary Jane Sawyer
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SojerManLan
0:22 - Thibaut Berlund (Breakbot)
0:44 - Gaspard Auge (half of Justice)
0:45 - Thomas Parent (DJ Pone)
0:49 - Philippe Zdar (*) (half of Cassius)
1:10 - Borussia
1:14 - Vincent Belorgey (Kavinsky)
1:15 - Hubert Blanc-Francard (Boombass and second half of Cassius)
1:20 - Mayer Hawthorne
1:21 - Pedro Winter (Busy P)
1:26 - Mr. Oizo (indirectly, through his Transexual vinyl)
MrSupermotojunkie
This song carries more emotion then any other!
SojerManLan
0:22 - Thibaut Berlund (Breakbot)
0:44 - Gaspard Auge (half of Justice)
0:45 - Thomas Parent (DJ Pone)
0:49 - Philippe Zdar (*) (half of Cassius)
1:10 - Borussia
1:14 - Vincent Belorgey (Kavinsky)
1:15 - Hubert Blanc-Francard (Boombass and second half of Cassius)
1:20 - Mayer Hawthorne
1:21 - Pedro Winter (Busy P)
1:26 - Mr. Oizo (indirectly, through his Transexual vinyl)
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00:21 Breakbot 00:42 Gaspard 00:44 Pone 00:49 Zdar 00:52 SebastiAn 00:54 Amandine 01:11 Gildas 01:14 Kavinsky 01:15 Boombass 01:21 Pedro & Zdar 01:25 Patrick122 01:34 André This makes me proud to be French. Peace and Love, all.
nicolasvmnicolasvm
Such a great song! too bad it's so short, i could listen to it all day long!!!!
Hungry Polar Bear
This is one of the best things I've ever heard! amazing amazing video as well.
Kornatik
I LOVE IT!
Kamilgp
Fajne, podoba mi się :)
Niplaza
Amazing work!
juanluis64
man this song is on another level
pedro senor
pure art, fantastic!