Dick Brave & The Backbeats is a rockabilly cover band from germany best kno… Read Full Bio ↴Dick Brave & The Backbeats is a rockabilly cover band from germany best known for their electrifing 50s-style performances of pop/rock classics such as Depeche Mode's "I Just Can't Get Enough", Green Day's "American Idiot" or the Queens Of The Stone Age's "No One Knows".

Though band leader Dick Brave claims to be canadian, the project actually marks the unlikely evolution of german pop singer Sasha - a frequent guest in the pop charts during the 1990s with hits like I Feel Lonely, If You Believe or Young Deenay's Walk On By.

Sasha Schmitz was born and raised by his single mother in Soest, Germany. His musical career started when he became lead singer of a school band called Junkfood. The group recorded several demo tapes together, but attracted no label interest and the band soon split. At the same time the producers of the German rapper Der Wolf engaged him as background singer for the hit single "Gibt's Doch Gar Nicht", a success improved upon by his first official appearance, on "Wannabe Your Lover", a top 10 collaboration with newcomer Young Deenay.

In 2002 Sasha switched his stage name to Dick Brave and began performing with The Backbeats. Originally conceived as a humorous lark, their success encouraged the group to record a whole album together, and "Dick This!" eventually became the singer's first number 1 record. It also featured a successful remake of 1961's "Take Good Care of My Baby", originally written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin and performed by Bobby Vee. In November 2004 the project was discontinued. However, alias Dick Brave's continual presence had earned Sasha an older audience for the first time.

In 2011 Dick Brave and the backbeats stage a comeback with the release of a new album and tour entitles 'Rock Theropy'!

Just the Way You Are
Dick Brave & The Backbeats Lyrics

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Oh her eyes, her eyes Make the stars look like they're not shining Her hair, her hair Falls perfectly without her trying

She's so beautiful And I tell her every day

Yeah I know, I know When I compliment her She wont believe me And its so, its so Sad to think that she don't see what I see

But every time she asks me do I look okay I say

Chorus:

When I see your face There's not a thing that I would change Cause you're amazing Just the way you are And when you smile, The whole world stops and stares for awhile Cause girl you're amazing Just the way you are

Her lips, her lips I could kiss them all day if she'd let me Her laugh, her laugh She hates but I think its so sexy

She's so beautiful And I tell her every day

Oh you know, you know, you know Id never ask you to change If perfect's what you're searching for Then just stay the same

So don't even bother asking If you look okay You know I say

Chorus:

When I see your face There's not a thing that I would change Cause you're amazing Just the way you are And when you smile, The whole world stops and stares for awhile Cause girl you're amazing Just the way you are

The way you are The way you are Girl you're amazing Just the way you are

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Dick Brave & The Backbeats's song Just The Way You Are celebrate a woman's physical beauty and encourage her to embrace and love herself just as she is. The first stanza highlights the timeless and stunning beauty of the woman. She is effortless and doesn't need to work hard to look perfect - her hair falls perfectly and her eyes are so captivating that they make the stars seem dull in comparison. However, the woman doesn't see herself as beautiful and the singer is sad that she can't see what he sees. He tries to reassure her with his compliments, but she doesn't believe him. Despite this, every time she asks him if she looks okay, he tells her that she is perfect just the way she is.

The chorus drives home the message that the woman is perfect just as she is, and there is nothing that the singer would change about her. Her smile is so captivating that it stops the whole world and makes it stare for a while. The second stanza focuses on the woman's lips, which the singer finds so alluring that he could kiss them all day. He also finds her laugh sexy, even though she doesn't like it. He reassures her that he would never ask her to change, and if perfection is what she's searching for, she should just remain the way she is. She doesn't need to ask if she looks okay, because she is always amazing just the way she is.

Line by Line Meaning

Oh her eyes, her eyes Make the stars look like they're not shining
Her eyes are so captivating that even the brightest and most beautiful stars appear dull in comparison.

Her hair, her hair Falls perfectly without her trying
Her hair looks amazing naturally, without her having to spend hours styling it.

She's so beautiful And I tell her every day
She is stunningly beautiful and I make sure to let her know how I feel about her every day.

Yeah I know, I know When I compliment her She wont believe me And its so, its so Sad to think that she don't see what I see
Even though I praise her beauty, she often doesn't believe me and it hurts me to think that she doesn't recognize how amazing she is.

But every time she asks me do I look okay I say
Even though she may doubt her appearance, I reassure her that she always looks great.

When I see your face There's not a thing that I would change Cause you're amazing Just the way you are And when you smile, The whole world stops and stares for awhile Cause girl you're amazing Just the way you are
When I look at her, I see perfection and wouldn't want anything to be different. Her smile is so mesmerizing that it causes everyone around to pause and admire her beauty.

Her lips, her lips I could kiss them all day if she'd let me Her laugh, her laugh She hates but I think its so sexy
I find her lips and laughter extremely attractive and would love to spend more time kissing her and hearing her laugh, even though she may not like it herself.

Oh you know, you know, you know Id never ask you to change If perfect's what you're searching for Then just stay the same
I would never want her to change anything about herself, even if she's striving for perfection. To me, she is already perfect just the way she is.

So don't even bother asking If you look okay You know I say
She doesn't need to question her appearance, because I will always confirm that she looks amazing.

The way you are The way you are Girl you're amazing Just the way you are When I see your face There's not a thing that I would change Cause you're amazing Just the way you are And when you smile, The whole world stops and stares for awhile Cause girl you're amazing Just the way you are
No matter what, she is incredible and I wouldn't want to change a single thing about her. Her smile is so powerful that it can captivate the attention of anyone around her.

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