They played soulful, funky pop jazz and were initially signed to Phonogram Records' Mercury imprint. The first came to notice of the UK music and style press when they hooked up with photographer Andy Warhol for the video of the 1986 single Misfit. This featured the band in New York and at one point featured Ben Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot dancing down a side street whilst Andy Warhol referenced Bob Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues" by dropping pieces of white card in time to the music (an efect that would also be copied by INXS in the Mediate of 1988).
Their debut album Keep Your Distance entered the British charts at number one in May 1987, and stayed in the Top Ten for 13 weeks, however the release of that album's "Free" lost some of the momentum by limping to only Number 56 in the UK charts.
The bands second album Getahead was lead by an upbeat funky track called "Name and Number". Even though this record only reached Number 14 in 1989, the "Hey How You Doin'" refrain would find itself in the Top Ten two years later as part of the De La Soul song "Ring Ring Ring (Hey Hey Hey)".
After the lack-leisure performance of Getahead and second single First Place, Curiosity (as they were now billed) found themselves dropped from Mercury Records. However three years after the release of that single they returned to the UK Top Ten as a three piece on RCA Records, with a cover of Johnny Bristol's Hang on in There Baby. However the band's follow ups (covers of I Need Your Lovin' and Gimme the Sunshine) flopped in the UK, which resulted in the album Back to Front only being released in Japan and selected overseas markets.
In the 2000s the band reformed for an appearance on a National Lottery midweek show on BBC 1 and since then Ben Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot has toured under the name Curiosity Killed the Cat on a number of 1980s revival packages.
Since Curiosity disbanded, Ben has, by request, continued to perform both live and in the studio and has recently teamed up with dance supremos "Element" (AKA Bimbo Jones) who have already produced remixes for the likes of Deep Dish, Usher and The Bodyrockers. They are also the co production duo responsible for "Meck's" "Thunder In My Heart Again".
Band members
Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot (vocals; * 19 May 1965)
Julian Brookhouse (guitar; * 15 May 1963)
Nick Thorp (bass; * 25 October 1964)
Miguel Drummond (drums; * 27 January 1964)
Curiosity Killed The Cat
Curiosity Killed the Cat Lyrics
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tingkah lakumu kemarin membuatku bertanya
mungkin kau bosan atau kau jenuh
ku tak pernah memaksa kau tuk sayang padaku
ku tak pernah bermimpi
kau kan menjadi milikku
hanya sebatas waktu yang bisa membuat kita bersama
buanglah semua
apa yang pernah kuberi
apa yang pernah kurasa
bila kita tak bisa untuk bersama lagi
kita akhiri yang terjadi
ku lelah ku bosan akan tingkahmu
ku tau kau tak kan bisa memaksakan semua
aku pun tak ingin percuma
ku lelah kau lelah ku rasa jenuh
tak kan pernah kembali
semua yang kuharapkan
semua ini hanya mimpi
tak kan pernah terjadi
semua yang kualami
semua ini membohongi
bila kita tak bisa untuk bersama lagi
kita akhiri yang terjadi
ku bosan kulelah dengan tingkahmu
ku tau kau tak kan bisa memaksakan semua
aku pun tak ingin percuma
ku lelah kau lelah ku rasa jenuh
bila kita tak bisa untuk bersama lagi
kita akhiri yang terjadi
ku lelah ku bosan akan tingkahmu
ku tau kau tak kan bisa memaksakan semua
aku pun tak ingin percuma
ku lelah kau lelah ku rasa jenuh
The lyrics of Curiosity Killed the Cat's song, Curiosity Killed the Cat, explore the emotions of a person who is tired of the behavior of their partner. The song begins with the singer questioning the change in their partner's behavior towards them. They wonder if their partner has become bored or tired of them, and they express their disappointment with the possibility of losing their love.
As the song progresses, the singer reflects on their relationship and acknowledges that they never forced their partner to love them. But despite their efforts, they are still not able to make their partner stay. They express their exhaustion and boredom with their partner's actions and how they can no longer continue like that.
The chorus of the song repeats the sentiment that if they can no longer stay together, they should end what they have and move on to something else. They state that they are tired of putting in all the effort and receiving nothing in return. The song concludes with the singer stating that they have lost hope that anything between them could ever work out.
Overall, the lyrics of Curiosity Killed the Cat's song, Curiosity Killed the Cat, explore the emotions of heartbreak and disappointment when a relationship comes to an end due to the actions of one person.
Line by Line Meaning
kau tak s'perti biasanya bersikap padaku
You're not behaving towards me the way you usually do
tingkah lakumu kemarin membuatku bertanya
Your behavior yesterday made me wonder
mungkin kau bosan atau kau jenuh
Maybe you're bored or tired
ku tak pernah memaksa kau tuk sayang padaku
I never forced you to love me
ku tak pernah bermimpi kau kan menjadi milikku
I never dreamed of you being mine
hanya sebatas waktu yang bisa membuat kita bersama
Only time can make us be together
akhirilah bila kau tak mampu lagi bersama untukku
End it if you can't be with me anymore
buanglah semua apa yang pernah kuberi
Throw away everything I gave you
apa yang pernah kurasa
What I felt
bila kita tak bisa untuk bersama lagi kita akhiri yang terjadi
If we can't be together anymore, let's end what happened
ku lelah ku bosan akan tingkahmu
I'm tired and bored of your behavior
ku tau kau tak kan bisa memaksakan semua
I know you can't force everything
aku pun tak ingin percuma ku lelah kau lelah ku rasa jenuh
I don't want it to be in vain, I'm tired and you're tired, I feel bored
tak kan pernah kembali semua yang kuharapkan
Everything I hope for will never return
semua ini hanya mimpi tak kan pernah terjadi
All of this is just a dream that will never come true
semua yang kualami semua ini membohongi
Everything I experience is a lie
ku bosan kulelah dengan tingkahmu
I'm bored and tired of your behavior
aku pun tak ingin percuma ku lelah kau lelah ku rasa jenuh
I don't want it to be in vain, I'm tired and you're tired, I feel bored
Writer(s): T. Anderson, Curiosity
Contributed by Gabriella Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
tomstickland
Great pop funk sound that was popular at the time with bands like Hue and Cry.
Curiosity Killed the Cat Fan
Yes, I love Hue and Cry. Pat Kane has a similar sounding voice to Ben VP.
Xavier Rodriguez
Superb
Pierluigi Del Giudice
i più bravi e cool in assoluto , precursori dell acid jazz degli anni 90
GIULIO MUCCIACITO
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GIULIO MUCCIACITO
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GIULIO MUCCIACITO
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