Clueso (born 1980 as Thomas Hübner in Erfurt) is a German singer, rapper, s… Read Full Bio ↴Clueso (born 1980 as Thomas Hübner in Erfurt) is a German singer, rapper, songwriter and producer. Clueso, named after Inspector Clouseau in The Pink Panther, started making music in 1995. In 1998 he got to know his future manager Andreas Welskop and canceled his apprenticeship training in hairdressing. His first vinyl Clüsolo was released on BMG Ufa the same year. In 1999 he moves to the 10vor10-Studios in Cologne with Welskop. A year later he signs a label contract at Four Music and releases Text und Ton in 2001. Around that time he performs with Curfew at the MTV HipHop Open in Stuttgart and at Beats for Life in Cologne.

In 2002 Clueso moves back to Erfurt and records the Rowdy-Club-Tape 2002. Another year later he starts producing his second album "Gute Musik" (featuring Blumentopf, Steer M, Tilmann Jarmer, Delhia, Tim Neuhaus and Jürgen Kerth), which was be finished by 2004. It does not contain any English tracks and concentrates on singing rather than rapping. In 2005 Clueso represented Thuringia with the song "Kein Bock zu geh'n" at the Bundesvision Song Contest. The same year he was partner of Start Ab, the 'biggest non-commercial remix contest in Europe'.

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In 2006 Clueso released his third album called "Weit Weg" which means "far away". Again the album was relased by Four Music. The album is changing mood and style contiuously. It varies between influences of chilled pop, soul, funk and reggae.

Over the last two years Clueso toured with his band. They played over 120 club and festival gigs with a total crowd of 300,000.

On the album Clueso joined forces with the likes of Max Herre (former lead singer of Freundeskreis), Flowin'Immo, New Telephatics and Razkajam.

Ralf C. Mayer who also had produced "Gute Musik", the forerunner of the current album, and artists like Xavier Naidoo and Die Fantastischen Vier helped Clueso to find his sound, from sounds of whisper to grolling bitter thunder.

Clueso is truly one of the future stars in Germany as he is focused, talented and lucky enough to find a channel for his passion.

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Ich bin für's Rollen
Clueso Lyrics

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Ich bin für's Rollen
Ich bin für's Hin und Her im Schlaf und auch am Tag
Ich bin für's Rollen bergab

Ich bin für's Wollen
Ich bin für mehr, für mehr auch nicht
Ich sag, ich bin für's Wollen
Du lachst

Ich will nicht wissen was nun oder was noch nicht ist
Lass uns nicht
Lass uns nicht sicher sein
Ich will nicht wissen was vielleicht oder vielleicht nicht ist
Lass uns nicht
Lass uns nicht sicher sein

Ich bin für Nichts
Wenn da nichts ist
Wenn doch bin ich für das
Ich bin für Nichts
Was ich hab

Ich bin für Dich
Ich bin für Dich und mich und bleibe für Dich wach
Ich bin für Dich wenn du magst

Ich will nicht wissen was nun oder was noch nicht ist
Lass uns nicht
Lass uns nicht sicher sein
Ich will nicht wissen was vielleicht oder vielleicht nicht ist
Lass uns nicht
Lass uns nicht sicher sein

Lass uns nicht
Lass uns nicht sicher sein

Overall Meaning

The lyrics describe the singer's inclination towards rolling, both physically and metaphorically. They express a desire to constantly move and change, to not be settled or secure in any one thing. This perspective is applied to various aspects of life, including sleep, wanting more, and even nothingness. The singer emphasizes a rejection of certainty, preferring instead to embrace uncertainty and the unknown.

The line "Ich bin für's Rollen bergab" is particularly noteworthy, as it is a reference to a popular German idiom, "Das rollt ja wie auf Schienen bergab," which roughly translates to "It's rolling downhill like on rails." This phrase is often used to describe something that is progressing smoothly and easily. By using this phrase in a slightly modified way, Clueso cleverly emphasizes his desire to roll downhill, to not make things easy for himself, and to embrace the challenges that come with change and uncertainty.

Line by Line Meaning

Ich bin für's Rollen
I am in favor of rolling

Ich bin für's Hin und Her im Schlaf und auch am Tag
I am in favor of tossing and turning in bed at night and during the day

Ich bin für's Rollen bergab
I am in favor of rolling downhill

Ich bin für's Wollen
I am in favor of wanting

Ich bin für mehr, für mehr auch nicht
I am in favor of more but not much else

Ich sag, ich bin für's Wollen
I say, I am in favor of wanting

Du lachst
You laugh

Ich will nicht wissen was nun oder was noch nicht ist
I don't want to know what is now or what is not yet

Lass uns nicht
Let us not

Lass uns nicht sicher sein
Let us not be sure

Ich bin für Nichts
I am in favor of nothing