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'!

No One Knows
Dick Brave & The Backbeats Lyrics

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We get some rules to follow
That and this, these and those
No one knows

We get these pills to swallow
How they stick in your throat
Tastes like gold
Oh, what you do to me

No one knows

And I realize you're mine
Indeed, a fool am I
And I realize you're mine
Indeed, a fool am I, I

I journey through the desert
Of the mind with no hope
I follow

I drift along the ocean
Dead lifeboat in the sun
And come undone
Pleasantly caving in
I come undone

And I realize you're mine
Indeed, a fool am I
And I realize you're mine
Indeed, a fool am I, I

Heaven smiles above me
What a gift here below
But no one knows

The gift that you give to me
No one knows

Overall Meaning

The song "No One Knows" by Dick Brave & The Backbeats is a soulful song that speaks about the struggles of life and the uncertainty surrounding it. The song begins with the idea that we are given rules for life, but no one knows exactly how to live it. We get pills to swallow, but they can be hard to swallow, and we are left with the taste of gold in our mouths. The next verse speaks of an emotional journey, where the author is lost in the desert of the mind, with no hope of finding their way back. They are following a path, but it is unclear where it will lead them. The author goes on to speak of drifting along the ocean, with a lifeboat in the sun, and coming undone.

The chorus repeats twice in the song, but with slight variation, emphasizing the foolishness of the author's journey, as they realize they are with someone who they love and who makes them complete, yet they are still unsure of what they are doing. The last verse goes on to describe the gift that the author's loved one gives to them, a gift that no one else knows. The song speaks to the universal struggle of life and the uncertainty that comes with it, however, the one constant, the one thing that is a gift to the author, is love.

Line by Line Meaning

We get some rules to follow
We are given certain guidelines to adhere to

That and this, these and those
These rules can be varied and confusing

No one knows
Despite these rules, no one truly knows what they're doing

We get these pills to swallow
We are given medicine to take

How they stick in your throat
The medication can be difficult to swallow

Tastes like gold
Despite being difficult to swallow, the medicine can have a soothing effect

Oh, what you do to me
The effects of the medication can be profound

No one knows
No one truly understands the effects of the medication

And I realize you're mine
The singer realizes that they are in love with someone

Indeed, a fool am I
They feel foolish for not having realized it sooner

I journey through the desert
The singer is going through a difficult time in their life