Eagles of Death Metal is an American rock band which formed in Palm Desert,… Read Full Bio ↴Eagles of Death Metal is an American rock band which formed in Palm Desert, California in 1998. The band consists of Jesse Hughes (vocals, guitar) and Josh Homme (drums), who are also the only constant members of the band. The current touring lineup consists of Hughes, Dave Catching (guitar), Eden Galindo (guitar), Jennie Vee (bass) and Jorma Vik (drums). Homme rarely tours with the band due to commitments with Queens of the Stone Age, with Vik, an ex-member of The Bronx, being his current touring replacement.

The band has released four albums since their formation: "Peace, Love, Death Metal" (2004), "Death by Sexy" (2006), "Heart On" (2008) and "Zipper Down" (2015). Despite their band name, Eagles of Death Metal is not a death metal band. Hughes stated that a friend was introducing Josh Homme to the death metal genre. When he played a song by the Polish band Vader and made a claim that the song was within the death metal genre, Homme then referred to Vader as "The Eagles of Death Metal". After hearing this phrase, he wondered what a cross between the Eagles and a death metal band would sound like. In a 2003 interview Homme described the sound of the band as a combination of "bluegrass slide guitar mixed with stripper drum beats and Canned Heat vocals." Jesse Hughes is known by fans for his enthusiastic interaction with audiences at live performances.

While the band were on stage at Le Bataclan in Paris, France, on November 13, 2015, the audience was attacked by terrorists wielding automatic rifles, grenades and suicide vests. The death toll inside the venue was 89, including the group's merchandise manager, but the band members made it safely out of the venue via a door backstage.

English Girl
Eagles of Death Metal Lyrics

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My face is stuck in a Cheshire grin
I met an English girl
She's like the toast of my whole world
We hit the gas just in order yo get away

Ooh ooh ooh
And then we dance all through the whole night

We'll storm the beaches
Head to Mexico
We'll cruise the streets all night
And catch a rock and roll show
We have to do this just in order to get away

Keep dancing

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Eagles of Death Metal's song 'English Girl' talks about a boy's infatuation with an English girl. He describes his state of mind as being stuck in a Cheshire grin which is indicative of his elation and happiness after meeting this girl who he considers the toast of his world. He talks about how they hit the gas just in order to get away which could mean that they are trying to escape from something or someone.

As the song progresses, we find out that the boy and the English girl have big plans to storm the beaches, head to Mexico and cruise the streets all night. They want to catch a rock and roll show and are determined to do all of this just to get away. The lyrics are suggestive of the idea that the boy might be experiencing wanderlust and wants to explore the world with this girl while also having some kind of a need to escape from his current situation.

Overall, the lyrics paint a picture of a carefree, adventurous and romantic journey of two people wanting to experience new things and get away from their troubles, but also just enjoy each other's company and dance the night away.

Line by Line Meaning

My face is stuck in a Cheshire grin
I'm smiling so wide it's like the Cheshire cat in Alice in Wonderland

I met an English girl
I encountered a girl from England

She's like the toast of my whole world
To me, she's the best thing in the world

We hit the gas just in order yo get away
We stepped on the accelerator to leave quickly

Ooh ooh ooh
An exclamation of excitement or pleasure

And then we dance all through the whole night
We danced all night long

We'll storm the beaches
We'll conquer the beaches, take charge

Head to Mexico
We'll travel to Mexico

We'll cruise the streets all night
We'll drive around the streets all night long

And catch a rock and roll show
We'll watch a live performance of a rock and roll band

We have to do this just in order to get away
We need to do all of this to escape or get away from whatever is bothering us

Keep dancing
Continue to dance, don't stop moving to the music

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: JESSIE HUGHES, JOSH HOMME

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