1. Dionysos is a Fren… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist under this name:
1. Dionysos is a French rock band formed in 1993 in Valence, Drôme. The band consists of five members known as Élisabeth Maistre a.k.a Babet, Guillaume Garidel a.k.a Guillermo, Mathias Malzieu, Michaël Ponton a.k.a Miky Biky and Éric Serra Tosio a.k.a Rico. Mathias is the main songwriter and fronts the band. Their latest studio album is La mécanique du cœur. Their first release, Happening Songs, was entirely in English, and Babet wasn't part of the band yet. In 1999, they released Haïku, which brought the band into the public eye, mainly thanks to the success of the single Coccinelle.
The name is based on the name of the ancient Greek god, Dionysus (Dionysos in French).
Almost all Dionysos songs evoke a surreal world, in part due to the influence of Tim Burton and Roald Dahl on the group. The song La métamorphose de Mister Chat tells the story of a ladys' man transformed into a cat, and the story of the group's biggest hit (Song for Jedi) is encapsulated in the English chorus, "When I was a child, I was a Jedi".
Babet is currently working at the same time on her own solo album (released on March 5, 2007), and career. The lead singer, Mathias Malzieu, is also working on other projects such as the career of Olivia Ruiz (his partner) and his other hobby, writing (he published three books in 2002, 2005 and 2007). His second book is based on the same world as the album Monsters in Love. The sixth member of the group, Stéphan Bertholio a.k.a Stéphano, was their backliner before playing with them during live tour, and working on the fifth album Monsters in Love.
2. Dionysos was a Canadian band formed in 1967 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
45 tours
Dionysos Lyrics
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Ou seulement les deux pieds du batteur
ont pu être enregistrés
A force de s'amuser á faire du rap avec
Le faire accélérer puis ralentir pour rien
Il siffle comme un vieux train
Enrhumé jusqu'au ventre
In Dionysos's song "45 Tours," the lyrics refer to the heart as a scratched 45 record where only the two drummer's feet have been recorded. This metaphorical representation of the heart reflects the idea that the heart has been played too many times, and its rhythm has become monotonous and repetitive. The line "a force de s'amuser à faire du rap avec" (in English: "through having fun making rap with it") speaks to the idea that the heart has been played with and experimented with, but ultimately, it has become dull and unchanging. The lyrics go on to describe the sound of the heart as whistling like a sickly old train, giving the sense of it being slow-burning and wheezing, unable to function at full capacity.
Overall, the lyrics of "45 Tours" use vivid and thought-provoking imagery to depict the heart as an overplayed and worn-down record, which struggles to maintain its rhythm and energy. The lyrics suggest that the heart has been abused by our personal endeavors and experiences, leaving it in a fragile and weakened state. This interpretation could speak to the broader idea of the difficulty one may have in maintaining a sense of passion and energy in their life over time.
Line by Line Meaning
Le cœur est un 45 tours rayé
The heart is a scratched 45 rpm record
Ou seulement les deux pieds du batteur ont pu être enregistrés
Where only the drummer's two feet could be recorded
A force de s'amuser á faire du rap avec
After having fun rapping with it
Le faire accélérer puis ralentir pour rien
Speeding it up then slowing it down for no reason at all
Il siffle comme un vieux train
It whistles like an old train
Enrhumé jusqu'au ventre
Nose blocked all the way down to its belly
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ELISABETH FERRER, ERIC SERRA-TOSIO, GUILLAUME STEPHANE GARIDEL, MATHIAS MALZIEU, MICHAEL PONTON
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