1) DRAGONS are an electron… Read Full Bio ↴There are multiple artists named Dragons.
1) DRAGONS are an electronically influenced duo consisting of Anthony Tombling Jnr and David Francolini. Formed last year in Bristol, from the ashes of Francolini’s former bands Levitation (Rough Trade, Chrysalis etc) and Dark Star (EMI) it showcases a darkly-veiled underworld with haunting vocals and addictive melodies.
"Every now and then, a record comes along that takes your breath away on the very first listen. Here are the roses, the debut LP from the enigmatic electronic rock duo Dragons, is one of these records. This is a work of unapologetic melodrama and self-possession, a serious statement of intent that imprints itself indelibly on the soul. Lyrically, the songs are devastating in their bleakness. They come steeped in sepulchral gloom, conjuring disorienting images of graphite skies, monochrome city streets and isolated figures languishing in the shadows. Where is the love? a work of sombre, sinister beauty, is the stuff of gothic nightmares while the eponymous opener (“I’m sitting half naked/my heart racing/my soul long dead”) is a heartfelt paean to alienation, even if it concludes on a more hopeful note. Singer Anthony Tombling Jnr sounds like the weight of the world rests exclusively on his shoulders while David Francolini’s drumming conjures an atmosphere of ferocious, slow-burning intensity. The tension reaches boiling point in Lonely tonight, searing with the suggestion of a relationship gone bad. If all this sounds like an unlikely formula for a pop record that’s because it is. But it is Tombling Jnr and Francolini’s willingness to engage with the darker side of human experience that gives their music urgency and depth, rather than weighing it down with emotional baggage. In an era of bland musical commercialism, Dragons arrive like a breath of fresh air in a sticky sauna. Here are the roses is a tremendous record – visceral yet captivating, experimental yet full of heart. Listen to it. You won’t hear anything else like it.".. Fiona Sturges .
2) The Dragons were not from China. They were French, and the band was a prank played on music journalists. While it is true that punk rock, within a few years of 1977, had spread to every western, and many an eastern, European country, as well as the Philippines, Japan, Tunisia, South Africa, Israel, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, and elsewhere, there is no evidence that it existed in China in 1982. Rather, a French punker and a couple of Chinese immigrants living in Paris who understood the power of the pisstake sent out a press release accompanying their album, “Parfums de la revolution,” discussing their goals, such as, “To subvert the National economy by trying to boost the consumption of superfluous goods which in the long term would increase their own marketable value.” Admirable, indeed, but how could anyone think it was serious? Perhaps because Dragons fit punk stereotypes that papers like NME loved to hate when they said things like, “We make noise. The more noise we make, the happier I am.” They seemed to be a confirmation that punk rock’s tone-deaf idealism and naïveté could be translated into a mysterious language and smuggled across closed borders. Or was it actually the music press itself that was idealistic and naïve?
In addition to the LP, Dragons released a split single with a punk band—actually an amalgamation of two bands, Deadlock and Kryzys—from Poland, far behind the Iron Curtain. That recording was an authentic illicit expression of revolutionary ideas, which Dragons parodied. In some repressive regimes, punk rock’s emergence was a precursor to glasnost, circulated then, as punk was, on samizdat cassettes, but recognition of this achievement is still precluded by the belief, to quote another review on American hardcore in the same feature, that the music was “aesthetically repressed”—as if the police cared! In the end, it is true that the Dragons’ version of “Anarchy in the UK” is a cover, and a rather inspired one at that. It is also apparently true that the “dim glow of a legitimate grievance aired with the excitement of a toothache” continues to be relevant today as the music press remains credulous—or should I say gullible?—when it comes to the exotic, especially if it seems to confirm preconceived notions about the local.
My Dream
Dragons Lyrics
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In my dreams
In my dreams
I keep seeing people I don't want to see
In my dreams
In my dreams
Dancing with the lights off
As I brush my teeth
I hope I can get some
Get some sleep now
Before the thousandth sheep
I'll just stay awake now
Missing people I don't get to see
Get to see
I wish I could see them
Even in my dreams
But no
I keep seeing people I don't want to see
In my dreams
In my dreams
I keep seeing people I don't want to see
In my dreams
In my dreams
I, I, I, I keep
I, I, I, I keep
I, I, I, I keep
I, I, I, I keep
Dancing with the lights off
To avoid my dreams
To avoid my dreams
Instead I'll stay awake now
Missing people I don't get to see
I feel betrayed
When my psyche reminds me of people
I thought I forgot about
Dancing with the lights off
As I brush my teeth
To avoid my sleep
I keep seeing people I don't want to see
In my dreams
In my dreams
I, I, I, I keep
I, I, I, I keep
I, I, I, I keep
I, I, I, I keep
In Dragon's song "My Dream," the artist shares his frustration with recurring dreams about people who he doesn't want to see. Despite the song's title, these dreams do not represent a positive ideal or a better reality. Instead, it is more like a nightmare that interferes with the artist's ability to obtain rest and peace of mind.
The first and last verses set the stage for the rest of the song by establishing that the artist perceives these unwelcome dreams as a problem in his daily life. In the second and third verses, he makes the comparison between dancing with the lights off and brushing his teeth and the dreams he keeps having. The phrase "brushing my teeth" might be interpreted as engaging in a normal everyday activity with a repetitive motion that can become a routine, much like dreaming. The endless nature of brushing one's teeth is contrasted with the hope of falling asleep and counting sheep. The fact that the artist is missing people he does not get to see suggests that he is longing to have more meaningful connections with people in the real world.
Overall, the artist's desire to avoid his dreams and the people in them highlights the challenges of dealing with negative emotions and memories. Perhaps the song is ultimately a call to face one's problems head-on rather than trying to avoid them.
Line by Line Meaning
I keep seeing people I don't want to see
In my dreams
In my dreams
The dreamer is repeatedly bothered by unwanted people in their dreams.
Dancing with the lights off
As I brush my teeth
As I brush my teeth
The dreamer performs nightly routines while the people they don't want to see dance in their head.
I hope I can get some
Get some sleep now
Before the thousandth sheep
I'll just stay awake now
The dreamer has trouble sleeping because they're concerned they'll have the unwanted dream, ultimately deciding to stay awake.
Missing people I don't get to see
Get to see
I wish I could see them
Even in my dreams
But no
The dreamer longs to see the people they love, but their dreams only show them unwanted people.
To avoid my dreams
Instead I'll stay awake now
Missing people I don't get to see
The dreamer chooses to stay awake to avoid their unwanted dreams, leaving them feeling lonely for the people they want to see.
I feel betrayed
When my psyche reminds me of people
I thought I forgot about
The dreamer feels hurt and confused when the people they thought they had moved on from resurface in their dreams.
To avoid my sleep
I keep seeing people I don't want to see
In my dreams
In my dreams
The dreamer chooses to avoid sleep to avoid their unwanted dreams, which continue to plague them.
I, I, I, I keep
The dreamer is helpless and cannot escape the unwanted dreams.
Lyrics © DistroKid
Written by: Louis Imperiale
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Macegoalie14
That dragon is still there, they just added more sprinklers. I play roller hockey there, and it's crazy seeing that you grew up there.
David Rogers
@Eric Brehmer I visited her quite often too
Tristan BarkerVanCity
dang that ruins the magic
Yaki Kadafi
@Ben Retzer legend!!!!!!!!!!!
MarquiseExperimentations
Strangely enough... I'm happy it's not gone!
Henry Petty
For real??
Zico Tops
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Earl Floyd
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Daniel
Oh que chucha zicotops de hace 5 años