Deee-Lite was a dance music group formed in 1986 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn … Read Full Bio ↴Deee-Lite was a dance music group formed in 1986 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn and playing in NYC fusing house music, hip-hop/rap, funk and techno- before there was a word for techno. Lady Miss Kier named their production company "Sampladelic" and described their music as holographic techno-soul. They were dedicated to outrageous live shows handing out daisies, projecting Captain Whizzo's psychedelic lightshow, employing voguers and other free-styling club dancers as opposed to rigid formation choreography, and injecting a healthy dose of humor and thought provoking socially conscious lyrics. Their most successful hit was Groove Is In the Heart from their 1990 debut, World Clique. With a psychedelic video that was a success worldwide, the song also featured appearances by Q-Tip (from A Tribe Called Quest) and Bootsy Collins. Kier and Dmitry were committed to live performances and toured worldwide with several P-funk luminaries such as Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell, Fred Wessely, Gary "Mudbone" Cooper, Mike "kid funkadelic" Hampton and others. Tei appeared in only a handful of live shows.

The original members of Deee-lite were:
* Supa DJ Dmitry (Dmitri Brill, born 4 June 1964, originally from Kiev, Ukraine)
* Lady Miss Kier (Kierin Magenta Kirby, born 15 August 1963, Youngstown, Ohio)
* Towa Tei (Dong-hwa Chung, born 7 September 1964, originally from Tokyo, Japan)

Brill and Kirby had an ongoing romantic relationship, which ended prior to the release of their third album, Dewdrops In the Garden. Also prior to that release, Tei went in a different musical direction embracing bossa nova as opposed to break beats (appearing only on the remix for "Call Me") while a new member was brought in, DJ On-E. Deee-Lite disbanded in 1994, just before the release of Dewdrops in the Garden.

Somebody
Deee-Lite Lyrics

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Somebody
I need someone
To treat me right
I need someone
To hold me tight
Somebody
Gotta love
Gotta love

Gotta love
Gotta love
I want some, need some
Got to have some
Take some, make some
Got to get it
Gotta get it
Good loving
Oh oh somebody
Looking for somebody
'Cause what seems real to me
Was just a fantasy

My infatuation
Is the current situation

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Deee-Lite's song "Somebody" express the singer's desire for love and affection from another person. The repeated phrase "gotta love" emphasizes this need, while the lines "I need someone to treat me right" and "I need someone to hold me tight" paint a picture of loneliness and longing. The singer is searching for someone to fill a void in their life, as evidenced by the lines "Looking for somebody/ 'Cause what seems real to me/ Was just a fantasy." The last line, "My infatuation/ Is the current situation," suggests that the singer may have been infatuated with someone or something that turned out to be unfulfilling, leading them to seek out a genuine connection with somebody new.

Line by Line Meaning

Somebody
The singer is in search of a companion

I need someone
The singer needs another person in their life

To treat me right
The singer is looking for someone who will treat them well

I need someone
The singer emphasizes how much they need someone

To hold me tight
The singer craves physical affection from their potential partner

Somebody
The singer reiterates their desire for companionship

Gotta love
The singer wants to experience loving and being loved

Gotta love
The singer repeats their longing for love

Gotta love
The singer emphasizes the importance of love in their life

Gotta love
The singer's desire for love is strong and urgent

I want some, need some
The singer wants and needs love from another person