Dirty South caught the technically transmitt… Read Full Bio ↴Real name: Dragan Roganović
Dirty South caught the technically transmitted disease of DJing long before he even owned his first set of turntables. He taught himself mixing skills on his NEC tape deck, utilising nothing more than its twin cassette players and a pause button to recreate the sounds of club DJing in the safety of his own bedroom. By the time he got his first decks at the start of the millennium he’d already honed the techniques ready to take on the world of his heroes. At the same time he was mastering the concept of DJing, Dirty South was also readying himself for a future in studio knob-twiddling.
Spurred on by the megamixes that filtered through the radio waves into his disco den, the devious young man hotwired the family computer (once the domain of innocent school projects) with illicit music software smuggled to him by sympathetic allies. Soon he was jacking out his own remixes and edits of sordid club anthems and nasty chart hits.
Wallowing in the grime of his secret life, South soon slid into the murky world of mash-ups and bootlegs. It was only a matter of time before his treachery became notorious around the global underworld and his tracks seeping out of the local clubs and infecting the airwaves from the Australian radio networks to Pete Tong's Radio 1 playlists in the UK. It was only natural that Dirty South was embraced by the twisted, like-minded crew at Vicious who fuelled his perverted pastime with remix duties for some of the biggest artists including Depeche Mode, Chris Lake, Fedde Le Grand, Roger Sanchez, Cicada, Midnight Star and TV Rock. In between remixing, Dirty managed to score two ARIA nominations, Pete Tong’s Essential New Tune and numerous number one chart positions around the globe.
So what’s next? More tunes in the making, remixes and a bunch of DJ gigs to follow.
City of Dreams
Dirty South Lyrics
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I never know why,
But I still miss you.
There she's standing in a field of lights,
I close my eyes,
And I still miss you.
And I still miss you,
Oh, oh
And I still miss you.
Everything seems like a city of dreams,
I never know why,
But I still miss you.
There she's standing in a field of lights,
I close my eyes,
But I still miss you.
Oh, oh
But I still miss you,
Oh, oh
But I still miss you.
The lyrics to Dirty South's "City Of Dreams" speak about the feeling of missing someone despite the seeming perfection of one's surroundings. The singer describes everything around him as feeling like a "city of dreams," yet he doesn't understand why he still misses this person who is no longer with him. He then describes the person in question, standing in a "field of lights," suggesting that they are possibly successful or glamorous. However, the singer acknowledges that even when he closes his eyes and imagines this dazzling figure, he still misses them.
The lyrics capture the feeling of nostalgia and longing for someone who was once an important part of our lives. We may be in a beautiful place or surrounded by wonderful people, but still feel incomplete without the person we miss. The descriptive imagery of the "city of dreams" and the "field of lights" convey a sense of awe and admiration for the surroundings, but also a sense of loneliness in the absence of the person being missed.
Overall, "City Of Dreams" is a beautiful, melancholic song that speaks to the universal experience of missing someone. The lyrics are simple yet evocative, and the music captures the emotions of the singer’s heartache.
Line by Line Meaning
Everything seems like a city of dreams,
The singer perceives everything around them like a dream-like city but cannot explain why.
I never know why,
Despite the singer's perceptions, they lack an explanation for this phenomenon.
But I still miss you.
The singer still longs for someone they have lost, despite their surroundings.
There she's standing in a field of lights,
The artist sees the person they miss in a vision, surrounded by lights.
I close my eyes,
The artist shuts their eyes in order to better focus on this vision.
And I still miss you.
Even with this vision in mind, the singer still feels a longing for the person they miss.
Oh, oh
An interjection meant to convey strong emotion.
But I still miss you,
Reiterating that despite everything, the artist still feels a strong desire for the person they have lost.
Oh, oh
Another interjection conveying emotion.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: DRAGAN ROGANOVIC, RUDY SANDAPA
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