1) A Popular French rock group D… Read Full Bio ↴There are two bands known as Dolly:
1) A Popular French rock group Dolly got together in Nantes, a town in the west of France, in 1991. Their formation came about thanks to drummer Thierry Lacroix and singer Emmanuelle Monet - aka Manu - who shared a mutual passion for English and American music. The Anglophile duo teamed up with two musician friends - bass-player Mick Chamberlin and guitarist Nicolas Bonniere (who was just 15 at the time!) - and went on to make a name for themselves on the local music scene as Dolly & co.
Dolly and C°'s early influences might have been lifted from the best chapters of an English/American rock compendium - indeed, the group's sound was heavily influenced by the likes of Blondie, Prince, the Pixies and the Smashing Pumpkins. But lead singer Manu's greatest source of inspiration was the work of English indie diva PJ Harvey. The young French singer was fascinated by Harvey's deep, melancholy vocals and, after seeing PJ in concert, Manu decided to accompany her own singing on guitar. Performing extensively on the local music scene, Dolly and C° soon began to build up an extensive repertoire (most of which was written by Manu). And before long the group attracted a massive following of fans.
Encouraged by this early success on the local music scene, Dolly and C° went into the studio to begin work on their debut album. After producing a mini album (featuring six tracks), Dolly and C° went on to produce their first full-length album themselves. (The album, entitled simply "Dolly and C°, actually scored a considerable hit on the national music scene, selling over 85,000 copies).
Shortly after the release of their début album, the group underwent several major changes in their line-up, re-inventing themselves as Dolly. The new-look Dolly went on to sign a recording deal with the East West label and then returned to the studio to set to work on a new CD album.
2) Dolly (alternative tag: Ｄｏｌｌｙ) is a Japanese indie visual kei rock band formed in 2005 and currently signed to FUJI PRODUCTION.
Boasting a melodious guitar sound and a stylish musical sensibility that's dark and rich with attitude, band Dolly lures audiences into their elaborate fairy-tale world with their fusion of catchy radiance and a darkly distorted perspective.
Members:
Vocal: 蜜 (mitsu) [ex. JESUS CHRIST(YOSHIHIRO) → ゲルニカ(楓) → Luecie(楓) → Dolly(蜜)]
Guitar: 聖 (masa) [ex. SIN → EDEN → Lued Vecuirn → cynicall → ネジレ → プチショックスペース → Luecie → Dolly]
Bass: はち (hachi) [ex. De'sert(葉月) → ネジレ(はち) → プチショックスペース → Luecie → Dolly]
Drums: 亜樹 (tsuguki) [ex.［bleiz］ → Clover → Dolly]
Ex. Member:
Guitar: ゆいな (yuina) [ex. ゲルニカ → Luecie → Dolly]
The release Ussetsu Drop had their first proper PV with more of a budget than the previous.
Now they have just released the Red and White singles of the tricolore opera trilogy making a total of 3 pvs and 9 songs.
In 2010 they released their 3rd full-album "CAPSULE".
OHP: http://www.dolly-web.com/.
Tous Des Stars
Dolly Lyrics
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On pense que la vie est trop conne
Parce qu'on ne sait plus la regarder
On ne sait plus se regarder
On pense que la vie ne sera bonne
Que si l'on passe à la télé
c'est pas si dur à réaliser
Parce qu'on tous des stars
Parce qu'on est tous des stars
Sans télé sans miroir
Parce qu'on va tout casser Parce qu'on est tous des stars
Un jour où l'autre
On abandonne
Le simple fait d'être des hommes
Toujours chercher à chercher ailleurs
Parce qu'on est tous des stars
Sans télé sans miroir
Parce qu'on est tous des stars
parce qu'on va tout casser
C'est bien le mieux que l'on puisse faire
Etre des hommes de tout son coeur
juste essayer, juste essayer
parce qu'on est tous des stars
The lyrics to Dolly's song "Tous des Stars" reflect on the human desire for fame and recognition. Dolly sings about how humans view life as too mundane and uninteresting because they don't know how to appreciate it anymore. They struggle to look at themselves and really see who they are. The lyrics suggest that people often believe that life can only be good if they are famous and seen on television. This is because they believe that being a star is easy and something that anyone can achieve.
Dolly describes how we all have the potential to be stars and how we can break any obstacle that comes our way. She accentuates that the idea of being a star is beyond just the screens and images we see and can extend to everyone. The song emphasizes how we must not abandon being human and constantly seeking purpose in our day to day lives. Dolly encourages the listener to embrace being human and "just try, just try" because deep down, we are all stars.
Line by Line Meaning
Parce qu'on est tous seulement des hommes
Despite our aspirations, we are all just humans.
On pense que la vie est trop conne
We think life is too mundane.
Parce qu'on ne sait plus la regarder
We no longer know how to appreciate life.
On ne sait plus se regarder
We no longer know how to look at ourselves.
On pense que la vie ne sera bonne
We believe life will only be good if we become famous.
Que si l'on passe à la télé
Only through being on television.
c'est pas si dur à réaliser
It's not so hard to achieve.
Parce qu'on tous des stars
We are all stars.
Parce qu'on est tous des stars
We are all stars.
Sans télé sans miroir
We don't need television or mirrors to be stars.
Parce qu'on va tout casser
We will break everything in our way.
Un jour où l'autre
One day or another.
On abandonne
We give up.
Le simple fait d'être des hommes
Simply being humans.
Toujours chercher à chercher ailleurs
Always looking for something else.
C'est bien le mieux que l'on puisse faire
It's the best we can do.
Etre des hommes de tout son coeur
To be genuine humans.
juste essayer, juste essayer
Just try, just try.
parce qu'on est tous des stars
Because we are all stars.
Contributed by Sydney I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
From Iceland
je ne suis pas français mais pour moi, il y a 3 groupes de rock français majeurs: Téléphone, Noir Désir et... Dolly..tous les 3 malheureusement ont mis fin à leur carrière pour des raisons différentes. C'est dommage. Quand tu vois la merde produite aujourd'hui, y a des regrets à avoir.
fsociety
Essai Saez
Artabs32 arty
Je suis d'accord ... faut juste chercher mais ca vaut le coup.
didnt know the answer
Y'en a des tas! Faut juste vraiment chercher... Y'a un tas de personnes qui se démènent à faire perdurer la musique, et ce dans tout les styles.
Shiva Macalania
Oui effectivement, Aqme est différent de Dolly, je les citais par rapport au bon groupe de rock français qui pouvait exister ( comme téléphone et noir desir), maintenant si tu écoute Ina Ich, là c'est une fille qui chante ^^
From Iceland
pas du tout la même atmosphère pour moi, en plus, j'ai toujours préféré les voix féminines aux masculines. Bref, pas mon truc Aqme.
Aloïs
ON EST TOUS DES STARS !
Eloine Fanchel
Placebo aussi