CocoRosie began as a duo, with Sierra singing, playing the guitar, piano and harp, and Bianca singing and manipulating various children's toys, electronic and percussion instruments, as well as other exotic noisemakers. They subsequently added various backing musicians, usually a bassist, keyboardist, and beatboxer. They have been a very active touring group, playing across Europe, the United States, and elsewhere.
They have released seven full-length albums: La maison de mon rêve (2004), Noah's Ark (2005), The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn (2007), Grey Oceans (2010), Tales of a GrassWidow (2013), Heartache City (2015) and Put the Shine On (2020).
In 2003, Bianca was growing restless and decided it was time for a change. Leaving her apartment in Brooklyn to travel the world, she ended up at Sierra's apartment in Paris. Over the course of the next two months, the women spent nearly every waking hour in Sierra's bathroom, chosen as the most acoustic and isolated room in the apartment. Soon, they had completed both a hip-hop recording (never released) called "word to the crow" and their proper debut album La Maison de Mon Rêve.
Originally, La Maison de Mon Rêve was only intended to be distributed within a close circle of friends. However, by 2004 the lo-fi album had been released on independent label Touch and Go Records, who had obtained a copy of the CD and had uncharacteristically pursued signing the artists. Since the creation of their first album, the Casady sisters have been virtually inseparable.
Stylistically they may be assigned to the indie rock, psychedelic folk, folktronica genres, and are sometimes associated with the New Weird America movement. Sierra, who studied operatic vocal techniques, takes the lead vocals and also plays guitar, harp and flute. Bianca is a percussionist and also beatboxes. The group also uses various objects such as toys to construct their unique sound. Popular indie bands such as The xx name them as a major influence.
They were actively touring during most of 2004, playing across the U.S. and throughout Europe with artists such as TV on the Radio, Bright Eyes, Battles, Devendra Banhart, and Busdriver among others.
Official website: http://www.cocorosiemusic.com
Beautiful Boyz
CocoRosie Lyrics
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Those, those beautiful boys
Cocorosie :
Born illegitimately
To a whore, most likely
He became an orphan
Oh what a lovely orphan he was
Ten years old, was his first glory
Got caught stealing from a nun
Now his love story had begun
Thirty years he spent wandering
A devil's child with dove wings
He went to prison
In every country he set foot in
Oh how he loved prison
How awfully lovely was prison
Antony :
All those beautiful boys
Pimps and queens and criminal queers
All those beautiful boys
Tattoos of ships and tattoos of tears
Cocorosie :
His greatest love was executed
The pure romance was undisputed
Angelic hoodlums and holy ones
Angelic hoodlums and holy ones
Antony :
All those beautiful boys
Pimps and queens and criminal queers
All those beautiful boys
Tattoos of ships and tattoos of tears
All those beautiful boys
Pimps and queens and criminal queers
All those beautiful boys
Tattoos of ships and tattoos of tears
All those beautiful boys
Beautiful boys...
All those beautiful boys
Beautiful boys...
Those beautiful boys...
The song "Beautiful Boyz" by CocoRosie featuring Antony is a haunting and melancholic ode to the lives and deaths of queer men who were stigmatized and persecuted for their gender expression and sexual orientation. The song begins with the refrain "Those beautiful boys" that repeats itself throughout the song, serving as a haunting tribute and lament to the memory and legacy of those who lived and died fighting for their identities and desires.
The lyrics of the song paint a vivid picture of one such beautiful boy, who was born to a sex worker, became an orphan and was sent to a reformatory at ten years old. His first taste of glory came when he was caught stealing from a nun, and his love story began from there. He spent thirty years wandering from one country to the other, becoming a devil's child with dove wings. The song takes on a melancholic tone as it speaks of his greatest love being executed and how the pure romance was undisputed. The baroque pop sound of the song creates an almost operatic storytelling experience that speaks in equal parts to sorrow and empathy for the plight of queer men and women.
The collaboration between CocoRosie and Antony is a powerful one, with Antony's voice adding a depth of emotional gravitas that highlights the beauty and tragedy of the song's lyrics. Ultimately "Beautiful Boyz" is a song about queerness, love, loss, and the power of memory and imagination to transcend death and distance.
Line by Line Meaning
Born illegitimately
Referring to a boy who was born out of wedlock to a prostitute
To a whore, most likely
Implying that the boy's mother was highly likely to be a prostitute
He became an orphan
After his mother's demise or leaving him, he became an orphan
Oh what a lovely orphan he was
Despite being an orphan, he had a graceful personality
Sent to the reformatory
He was sent to a correctional institution for juvenile delinquents
Ten years old, was his first glory
He commits theft for the first time and feels a sense of accomplishment at the tender age of 10
Got caught stealing from a nun
The boy was apprehended red-handed while stealing from a nun
Now his love story had begun
The act of stealing marks the beginning of his love story with a life of crime
Thirty years he spent wandering
Referring to the man's long period of travelling and lack of a settled life
A devil's child with dove wings
The man is described as a child of the devil with angelic qualities
He went to prison
He served jail time in every country he visited
In every country he set foot in
The man had travelled extensively to numerous countries around the world
Oh how he loved prison
The man had an unusual liking for spending time in prison
How awfully lovely was prison
Despite being seen as a punishment, the man viewed prison as a beautiful place
His greatest love was executed
The man's most cherished lover was executed, indicating that he had deep emotions and attachments
The pure romance was undisputed
The man's connection with his lover was undeniably pure
Angelic hoodlums and holy ones
Describing the types of men he is attracted to, who possess contradictory characteristics like being good and bad
All those beautiful boys
Referring to men whom the singers find aesthetically pleasing
Pimps and queens and criminal queers
The beautiful boys include male prostitutes, flamboyant individuals, and queer criminals
Tattoos of ships and tattoos of tears
Describing the physical characteristics of the beautiful boys such as their body ink
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Lyrics:
No more of those beautiful boys
No more of those beautiful boys
Born illegitimately to a whore most likely
He became an orphan
Oh, what a lovely orphan
He was sent to the reformatory
Ten years old, it was his first glory
Got caught stealing from a nun
Now his love story had begun
Thirty years he spent wandering
A devil's child with dove wings
Oh, he went to prison
In every country he set foot in
Oh, how he loved - he loved prison
How awfully lovely was prison
All those beautiful boys
Pimps and queens and criminal queers
All those beautiful boys
Tattoos of ships and tattoos of tears
His greatest love was executed
The pure romance was undisputed
Angelic hoodlums and holy ones
Angelic hoodlums and holy ones
All those beautiful boys
Pimps and queens and criminal queers
All those beautiful boys
Tattoos of ships and tattoos of tears
All those beautiful boys
Pimps and queens and criminal queers
All those beautiful boys
Tattoos of ships and tattoos of tears
All those beautiful boys
Beautiful boys
All those beautiful boys
No more of those beautiful boys
No more of those beautiful boys
@bizarrestar4043
For anyone lookig for meaning of this i found online-
"Quite obviously about Jean Genet (as many people have already pointed out). Famous for his memoirs, his criminal convictions, political efforts and friendship with Picasso.
His mother was a prostitute who put him up for adoption. He spent time with a few families and began a long habbit of petty theft. He spent many years in and out of prison, was thrown out of the Foreign Legion for homosexual acts but eventually his writing was recognized and he was spared a long sentence when some notable figures (such as Picasso) appealed on his behalf and he never set foot in prison again.
The mention of his greatest love being executed is slightly off in that he fell in love with a tight rope walker of all things who commited suicide.
The "tattoos and ships and tattoos of tears" is of course a reference to well known, almost traditional prison tattoos. I almost gagged when I saw that someone posted a comment here suggesting the tear tattoos were "emo" related. Really? Couldn't possibly be the well known tradition of a tear drop tattoo representing one murder."
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