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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Kalter Kaffee
Clueso Lyrics
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und Schaumstoff aus dem Kissen puhl,
Sehe ich dein blöden Lippenstift
Liegt doch immer rechts nebem' Stuhl.
Das Knäckebrot löst sich im Kaffee wie Aspirin.
Die Kippe qualmt schon lange allein.
Will nicht mehr ziehen.
Oh die Luft schmeckt bitter, der Kaffee war zu süß no no
yeah die Luft schmeckt bitter, der Kaffee war zu süß oh
oh die Luft schmeckt bitter, der Kaffee war zu süß
Nononononooo yeah die Luft schmeckt bitter
Ich bade in Verlegenheit und grab mich in mein Schmerz.
Wieso lässt du alles hier
und nimmst mir nur mein Herz?
Mein Bett riecht immer noch nach dir
Das kotzt mich an!
Deine scheiß Bürste liegt nach wie vor im Bad
Und es sind Haare dran.
Oh die Luft schmeckt bitter, der Kaffee war zu süß No no
Yeah die Luft schmeckt bitter, der Kaffee war zu süß oh
Oh die Luft schmeckt bitter, der Kaffee war zu süß
So süß wie du nonononooo a nononoo
däb däb däb dab däääb Ich bin so traurig
Oh nonoonoonooo bin so traurig
trallalallalala bin so traurig, so abgrundtief traurig
The lyrics to Clueso's "Kalter Kaffee" describe the feeling of heartbreak and loneliness after a break-up. The singer is sitting on his couch, picking at the foam of the pillow, and noticing his ex-partner's lipstick stain on the table. As he tries to drink his coffee with some dry bread, it only reminds him of the bitter taste of his situation. He takes a drag from his cigarette, which has long gone cold, and realizes he can no longer draw any pleasure from it. The air tastes bitter, and everything that once held sweetness, like the coffee or the relationship, now seems unbearable.
The singer expresses his sense of embarrassment and self-pity, wondering why his ex-partner left everything behind except for his heart. He is still surrounded by reminders of their time together, like the scent of their lover's body on the sheets or their hair on the brush. He feels nauseous at the thought of still being attached to someone who has moved on. The repeated phrase "Oh die Luft schmeckt bitter, der Kaffee war zu süß" captures the bitterness and regret of the experience.
Overall, "Kalter Kaffee" is a poignant song that speaks to the universal experience of heartbreak and despair. It conveys the difficult process of coming to terms with a relationship that has ended and the struggles of moving on.
Line by Line Meaning
Wenn ich auf meiner Couch sitz und Schaumstoff aus dem Kissen puhl, Sehe ich dein blöden Lippenstift Liegt doch immer rechts nebem' Stuhl.
When I'm sitting on my couch and tearing out the foam of the cushion, I see your stupid lipstick always lying on the right side near the chair.
Das Knäckebrot löst sich im Kaffee wie Aspirin.
Crackers dissolve in the coffee like aspirin.
Die Kippe qualmt schon lange allein. Will nicht mehr ziehen.
The cigarette is burning alone for a long time. It doesn't want to be smoked anymore.
Oh die Luft schmeckt bitter, der Kaffee war zu süß no no yeah die Luft schmeckt bitter, der Kaffee war zu süß oh oh die Luft schmeckt bitter, der Kaffee war zu süß Nononononooo yeah die Luft schmeckt bitter
Oh, the air tastes bitter, the coffee was too sweet. No, no. Yeah, the air tastes bitter, the coffee was too sweet. Oh, oh. The air tastes bitter, the coffee was too sweet. No, no, no, no. Yeah, the air tastes bitter.
Ich bade in Verlegenheit und grab mich in mein Schmerz. Wieso lässt du alles hier und nimmst mir nur mein Herz? Mein Bett riecht immer noch nach dir Das kotzt mich an! Deine scheiß Bürste liegt nach wie vor im Bad Und es sind Haare dran.
I'm bathing in embarrassment and digging into my pain. Why did you leave everything here and take only my heart? My bed still smells like you, and it disgusts me! Your damn hairbrush is still in the bathroom, and there are hair strands on it.
So süß wie du nonononooo a nononoo däb däb däb dab däääb Ich bin so traurig Oh nonoonoonooo bin so traurig trallalallalala bin so traurig, so abgrundtief traurig
As sweet as you. No, no, no, no, no, a no, no. Dab, dab, dab, dab, dah. I'm so sad. Oh, no, no, no, no, no. I'm so sad. Tra la la la la la. I'm so sad, so profoundly sad.
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