Tyler and Michael, childhood friends, started a DJ duo in the suburbs of Los Angeles. The name Classixx came from their liking of classic compilations of different music. The DJ duo is influenced by a plethora of music, ranging from old school R&B to Paul Simon to Kraftwerk.
The duo currently reside in the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area. Michael David married Katie Gravette in 2011. David and Blake are childhood friends and attended the same middle school and high school together.
David spent the first half of the 2000s releasing his own music and touring in a band as a guitar player while Blake attended the Berklee School of Music. In 2005, David left his previous band and Blake dropped out of music school. Soon after, Classixx was formed. In their early twenties, Classixx were part of the new wave of the Los Angeles electronic music. A change from the banger-driven electro that had been dominating dance floors, their sound was a smooth blend of disco, new wave, funk, house, and indie rock. Recent remixes for groundbreaking and diverse artists include Phoenix, Mayer Hawthorne, Holy Ghost, Ladyhawke, Fischerspooner, Groove Armada, Yacht, Beni, Drop the Lime and Major Lazer. According to Chicagoist, Classixx "became staples in DJ sets all over the world".
Pitchfork Media wrote that the duo gave Phoenix's "Lisztomania" "a gorgeously pillowy synth-disco framework". The Los Angeles Times called it "pure disco cotton candy".
Classixx's debut single, "I'll Get You" featuring Jeppe (Junior Senior), was released in the summer of 2009 on Paris based Kitsune Records.
Classixx's first album, Hanging Gardens, was released on May 14, 2013 via Innovative Leisure.
Classixx announced their second album Faraway Reach via Instagram on February 17, 2016. The album features guest appearances by Passion Pit, T-Pain, De Lux, Alex Frankel, How to Dress Well, Nonku, Harriet Brown, Isles and Panama and was released on June 3, 2016. In 2017, they worked with Panama on his EP 'Hope for Something'.
Holding On
Classixx Lyrics
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I've been holding on and hard time take it
I've been holding on and hard time take it anymore
I've been holding on and hard time take it
I've been holding on and hard time take it anymore
I've been holding on and hard time take it
I've been holding on and hard time take it anymore
I've been holding on and hard time take it
I've been holding on and hard time take it
I've been holding on and hard time take it anymore
I've been holding on
And hard time take it
I've been holding on
And hard time take it anymore, anymore, anymore!
I've been holding on and hard time take it
I've been holding on and hard time take it anymore
I've been holding on and hard time take it
I've been holding on and hard time take it anymore
I've been holding on and hard time take it
I've been holding on and hard time take it anymore
I've been holding on!
I've been holding on!
The lyrics of Classixx's song "Holding On" suggest a theme of resilience and perseverance amidst difficult times. The repeated phrase "I've been holding on and hard time take it anymore" highlights the singer's struggle to maintain their strength through obstacles. However, the way the phrase is repeated throughout the song can also suggest a steady determination to continue holding on, no matter how tough things may get.
This song can be interpreted to be about the daily struggles that life can present us with, from personal battles to societal hardships. The repetition of the lines is a reflection of how long the singer has been holding on - it could be day by day, hour by hour, or even minute by minute. The intensity and repetition of the song reinforces the message that giving up isn't an option.
Overall, even though the lyrics of "Holding On" are simple and repeat, they serve as a poignant reminder to keep holding on during tough times, even when it might feel impossible - an important message that resonates with many people.
Line by Line Meaning
I've been, I've been
I have been enduring something for an extended period of time
I've been holding on and hard time take it
Despite my struggles, I have been persisting and persevering
I've been holding on and hard time take it anymore
However, the difficulty of the situation is becoming too much for me to bear
And hard time take it anymore!
I cannot continue to withstand this situation any longer
I've been holding on!
But I have continued to hold on as long as I could
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: ADAM BLAKE, CLIVE LEACH, GORDON LEACH, PAUL MCWHINNIE, PAUL ROSS
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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@raze1X3
Deeper band - Escape (got to get away)
Ive been holding on for much too long
I cant take it anymore
You been on my mind for quite some time
To give you up and let you go
But it is the power of your love
Treats me good and put all of my trust into you
(I got to get away) im gonna leave you alone girl
Escape (i got to get away )
Im afraid of loving you and I sit alone in a cell
Some how, some day im gonna find a way
To free my mind from your spell
And than ill take my break and make my great escape (away from you)
Im afraid of loving you and I sit alone in a cell
Some how, some day im gonna find a way
To free my mind from your spell
And than ill take my break and make my great escape (away from you)
Ooh wee baby (i just got to get away) Escape!
Im gonna leave you alone girl
(I just got to get away) Escape!
(I just got to get away) Escape!
Im gonna make my great escape baby!
(I just got to get away) escape!
(I just got to get away) escape!
Gotta leave you alone girl, gotta leave you alone!
(I just got to get away) escape!
I Gotta get away from you girl!
(I just got to get away) escape!
Your killing me my love you destroyed
(I just got to get away) escape!
I gotta leave, i gotta leave, i just gotta go!
(I just got to get away) escape!
Gotta get away from you, i gotta leave you
(I just got to get away) escape!
Escape! (Get away)
@dreamwavedave
0:00-1:08 DTLA Unknown location
1:09 6th st bridge
1:18 101 NB Hollywood/Highland exit
1:25 Melrose?
1:31 Melrose/ La Brea
1:46 Vine
1:52 Sunset Blvd
1:56 3rd st tunnel?
2:02 skid row
2:10 Jefferson/Culver
2:27 Santa Monica Pier
2:28 Barnard way
2:41 Vista Del Mar
2:44 Sunset
2:52 110 NB Vermont Ave
2:56 Sepulveda tunnel LAX
3:03 Sepulveda tunnel LAX
3:27 Takeoff
@bluelagoon5235
Doing the Lord's work. Many thanks. I miss LA.
@angusorvid8840
You know my town!
@angusorvid8840
The takeoff is from Santa Monica airport, but it's an Eastward takeoff. Looks like it was filmed with a drone. Planes are only allowed to land and take off Westward. They fly over Centinela and Mar Vista during the fadeout.
@VGBNDGRL
This album was the album of my junior and senior year in high school. Never fails to make me feel energetic and full of life.
@titlerr
This video is exactly what I imagine when I listen to this song.
@riletyface
this song captures the pre pandemic modern lifestyle perfectly. If only we could stay in this time capsule <3
@LeungoMabjeng
Think i teared up in one eye, brilliant, beautiful track
@sendneutrals
Can't get enough of this song and this video. NOSTALGIA TO THE MAX
@AdventuresOfWilly
Nothing like an LA drive with perfect music!