1. An alterna… Read Full Bio ↴There are two artists that have used the name Electric Six
1. An alternative rock band from the United States
2. A musical group from South Africa
1. Electric Six is a six-piece Detroit-based rock band consisting of Dick Valentine (vocals), Tait Nucleus? (synthesizers), Johhny Na$hinal (guitar), Da Ve (guitar), Percussion World (drums), and Smorgasboard (bass) who play a mix of rock, funk and disco.
The band's first notorious formation comprised Valentine, Rock and Roll Indian (guitar), Surge Joebot (guitar), Disco (bass, former member of Detroit Cobras), and M (drums). Dick Valentine (real name Tyler Spencer) has always been the primary songwriter (both music and lyrics) of Electric Six, currently and under their former incarnation, when they were known as the Wildbunch. During the band's temporary split at the end of the 1990s, Spencer formed his own band called The Dirty Shame and released one CD entitled Smog Cutter Love Story which featured, among other tracks, a first version of Fire track "Vengeance and Fashion". The band reformed by 2001 to record and release the first release of 'Danger! High Voltage' and record the track 'Dealin' With Death N' Stealin' In The Name Of The Lord' with Troy Gregory for his Sybil album.
Electric Six fuses rock and punk with the laid-back funky rhythms and falsetto vocals of disco, and a distinctly comic touch. However, they tend to reject such genre classifications as disco-metal and disco punk. They formed the band in 1996 and were initially known as The Wildbunch, eventually dropping that name due to pressure from the Bristol trip-hop collection of the same name. Throughout the latter half of the '90s, they played about once a month at the Magic Bag in Ferndale, Magic Stick, and the now-defunct Gold Dollar in Detroit, the center of a scene that produced breakout acts like the White Stripes.
Electric Six's 2002 breakout single "Danger! High Voltage" was an infectious dance-rock number, and Jack White from The White Stripes helped sing back up vocals to this track. White has denied this, though Spencer has confirmed it in several interviews. The single reached number 2 on the UK singles chart, and they enjoy icon status in that nation.
Their second single, "Gay Bar", released in 2003, became a hit as well in the UK, reaching #5 in the charts and further aided the group's growth. Curiously, in the American Radio Edit of this track, The words "Nuclear War" are censored with whip-crack sound effects. After fulfilling their recording duties (namely their debut album) three members left in June, leaving Dick Valentine, Tait Nucleus? (synthesizer), and M.
The Colonel (Zach Shipps, guitar, ex-member of Brendan Benson and Mood Elevator), John R Dequindre (guitar and whose stage name is a combination of two Detroit streets) and Frank Lloyd Bonaventure (bass) subsequently joined the group, though they had all been credited on the album and most had been associated with the group for some time. At that time, they were touring in the UK, and they managed to seamlessly replace the members without interrupting the gigs. In time, Johnny Na$hinal joined the group on guitar, Dequindre switched to bass, and Bonaventure switched to law school.
The band's sophomore album, Seรฑor Smoke, was released in the UK on February 14, 2005. Percussion World replaced M on drums around the same time.
The first single from the album put the band at the center of controversy, especially with Queen fans following a cover of the Queen hit song "Radio Ga Ga". The controversial music video shows lead singer Dick Valentine as the ghost of Queen's flamboyant lead singer Freddie Mercury and a backing band of poodles. Queen drummer Roger Taylor, who wrote the song, said that he was "unimpressed" with the video; however, Queen guitarist Brian May reportedly liked it. Electric Six claims they were contractually obligated to commit the song to the album. Issues with Warner Brothers caused a switch to Metropolis Records, who released Seรฑor Smoke in the US.
Switzerland was released in September 2006. A plethora of videos have also been released, and a fan contribution contest led to the video for the single "I Buy the Drugs."
I Shall Exterminate Everything Around Me That Restricts Me From Being the Master was released in October 2007. Their next album, titled Flashy, was released in October 2008. In October 2009, their sixth album, KILL, was released. The 7th album, Zodiac was released on September 28, 2010, with one tour-exclusive single ("Jam it in the Hole") and the 8th, Heartbeats and Brainwaves, on October 11th 2011.
A double live album is set for release in 2012.
2. Electric Six was a Soweto-based South African combo active in the 1960s and 1970s
Infected Girls
Electric Six Lyrics
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A twist of fate
I was just what you were looking for
Young rollerskater
Trained in CPR
Saying "Boy, you just don't know how lucky you are!"
It's whippin' me, it's whippin' you
Now I'm just a statue in the garden
Where your evil flowers grow
Calling unprotected girls
Infected girls
Do it better
Calling unprotected girls
Infected girls
Do it better
Increase the power
To a higher level
I like you better when you're possessed by the devil
I gave you my heart
I gave you my soul
Now I'm just another number at the centre for disease control
Feels like a fire down below
Now I'm just a statue in the garden
Where your evil flowers grow
Calling unprotected girls
Infected girls
Do it better
Calling unprotected girls
Infected girls
Do it better
It's whippin' me, it's whippin' you
Turnin' black, turnin' blue, hell no
Now I'm just a statue in the garden
Where your evil flowers grow
Calling unprotected girls
Infected girls
Do it better
Calling unprotected girls
Infected girls
Do it better
Calling unprotected girls
Infected girls
Do it better
Calling unprotected girls
Infected girls
Do it better
The lyrics of Electric Six's song "Infected Girls" seem to describe an encounter with a girl who is infected with a sexually transmitted disease. The singer describes himself as having ridden a "sex wave" and washing up on her shore, an encounter that seemed like a twist of fate. The girl is described as a young rollerskater, trained in CPR, who tells the singer how lucky he is to be with her. However, the fun and games take a sour turn as both the singer and the girl are infected and the disease is "whippin'" them, turning them black and blue. Now the singer is just a statue in the garden where the girl's "evil flowers grow." Despite all this, there is the suggestion that "infected girls do it better" and that the singer likes the girl better when she's "possessed by the devil."
The lyrics of "Infected Girls" appear to be a cautionary tale about the consequences of unprotected sex with multiple partners. The imagery of the disease "whippin'" both the singer and the girl suggests a violent, punishing punishment that they have brought upon themselves. The lines "Calling unprotected girls / Infected girls / Do it better" seem to suggest a kind of twisted fetishization of the disease and the girls who have it โ perhaps this is what the singer likes in the infected girl, her rebellious and dangerous nature. Despite the consequences, there is a sense of pleasure and excitement in the song that is at once alluring and terrifying.
Line by Line Meaning
I rode a sex wave and washed up on your shore
By chance, I ended up having sex with you and now I'm here.
A twist of fate, I was just what you were looking for
It was a coincidence that I showed up, but it turned out I was exactly what you were looking for.
Young rollerskater, trained in CPR, saying 'Boy, you just don't know how lucky you are!'
I am young and skilled, and I want you to know how lucky you are to be with me.
It's whippin' me, it's whippin' you, turnin' black, turnin' blue, hell no
This situation is hurting both of us, and I don't want to continue.
Now I'm just a statue in the garden where your evil flowers grow
You have turned me into something lifeless while your malicious behavior flourishes.
Calling unprotected girls, infected girls, do it better
Women who don't practice safe sex are more exciting and sexually skilled.
Increase the power to a higher level, I like you better when you're possessed by the devil
I want you to be more wild and uninhibited, even if it means being like the devil.
I gave you my heart, I gave you my soul, now I'm just another number at the centre for disease control
I trusted you with everything, but now I'm just another person with a sexually transmitted disease.
Feels like a fire down below
I am experiencing discomfort due to the aforementioned disease.
Calling unprotected girls, infected girls, do it better
Women who don't practice safe sex are more exciting and sexually skilled.
It's whippin' me, it's whippin' you, turnin' black, turnin' blue, hell no
This situation is hurting both of us, and I don't want to continue.
Now I'm just a statue in the garden where your evil flowers grow
You have turned me into something lifeless while your malicious behavior flourishes.
Calling unprotected girls, infected girls, do it better
Women who don't practice safe sex are more exciting and sexually skilled.
Calling unprotected girls, infected girls, do it better
Women who don't practice safe sex are more exciting and sexually skilled.
Calling unprotected girls, infected girls, do it better
Women who don't practice safe sex are more exciting and sexually skilled.
Calling unprotected girls, infected girls, do it better
Women who don't practice safe sex are more exciting and sexually skilled.
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Written by: SPENCER
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@TheSection59
I rode a sex wave and washed up on your shore
A twist of fate
I was just what you were looking for
Young rollerskater
Trained in CPR
Saying "Boy, you just don't know how lucky you are!"
It's whippin' me, it's whippin' you
Turnin' black, turnin' blue, hell no
Now I'm just a statue in the garden
Where your evil flowers grow
Calling unprotected girls
Infected girls
Do it better
Calling unprotected girls
Infected girls
Do it better
Increase the power
To a higher level
I like you better when you're possessed by the devil
I gave you my heart
I gave you my soul
Now I'm just another number at the centre for disease control
Feels like a fire down below
Now I'm just a statue in the garden
Where your evil flowers grow
Calling unprotected girls
Infected girls
Do it better
Calling unprotected girls
Infected girls
Do it better
It's whippin' me, it's whippin' you
Turnin' black, turnin' blue, hell no
Now I'm just a statue in the garden
Where your evil flowers grow
Calling unprotected girls
Infected girls
Do it better
Calling unprotected girls
Infected girls
Do it better
Calling unprotected girls
Infected girls
Do it better
Calling unprotected girls
Infected girls
Do it better
@enako3379
Heard this song once and now it's stuck in my head
@blackmetalmeditation5062
"I gave you my heart, I gave you my soul, now I'm just another number.... at the center for disease control"
@maliahunter8720
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@Mistertbones
One of my all time favorite Electric Six lines.
@GreasyMcNasty
"Now I'm just a statue at the garden where your evil flowers grow." - Dick Valentine nails it once again
@matthewc6342
&? All you did was texulize the lyrics. We're all here cause electric 6 is the...
@DR-JOHN-DEJAVU-1984
This has a new meaning now.
@jamestillman5247
How? You just another number now?
@DR-JOHN-DEJAVU-1984
@@jamestillman5247 What are you even talking about? I was referring to covid at the time.
@wompstopm123
please just tell people about this band, they are really fucking good and criminally underrated, i have never even heard them on ANY RADIO