As time flies, the band gets tighter, concerts pile up, new compositions are cool and 2 years down the road, 2003, FICKLE are ready to record their first demo. Things turn out even better than expected and the demos become a first auto-produced album "Hopeless Utopians". Distribution is handled by Musicast and the band gets their first write-ups in the specialized rock press in France. A video of "Way Out" concludes a great year for FICKLE.
Late 2004, armed with a bag full of new songs, FICKLE reserve studio time with French engineer Christian Carvin to write and put down new tracks for their 2nd album. Originally planned to do down the same auto-production road, a chance encounter with Scottish Independent producer Peter Murray during a mastering session in Paris at La Source Mastering changes the bands destiny. After a listening to a couple of songs Rom and Ben find themselves in the local pub (Bradys) with Murray, talking punk-rock, state of the record industry, whisky...
Murray, renowned for discovering original French acts (Les Negresses Vertes, Elmer Food Beat, Zebda, Silmarils, Dolly) is hooked, and one month later after a gig in the south of France, he signs FICKLE to his independent Murrayfield Music label. A few memorable recording sessions later, the new album ID is completed and the band can feel pretty chuffed with themselves after 5 years of hard slogging !
Murrayfield goes on to conclude a deal with Exclaim, Canadian independent to handle promo & marketing with distribution through Warner Music.
Asked why he signed FICKLE, Peter Murray replied: "Fickle's unique style of new punkrock is refreshing, and whilst half this album is in English they have overcome a major obstacle by adapting the French language to what is very much an American musical genre today. This achievement in itself will certainly help the band get immediate airplay in France. They come from a region in the south of France which can easily be described as France's very own California. Ez the singer is a formidable bodyboarder, and the band members are all fanatical about the present punk-rock scene coming out of the US west coast. Fickle are awesome live, very much "in your face", and I foresee them taking their music around the world pretty soon".
Virginia
Fickle Lyrics
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Qui, têtes baissées, se croisent en attendant
Le jour vainqueur où les six chiffres seront les leurs
Virginia, défends-moi face au poids du monde
Virginia, aide-moi, sors-moi de cette ronde
On se dit libre de faire ce que l'on sent
Mais la mémoire des miens a failli depuis longtemps
J'avance seul ici et maintenant, de face et à contre courant
Virginia, aide-moi, sors-moi de cette ronde
Nous qui voulions tant y croire, nous qui avions encore l'espoir
Virginia, défends-moi face au poids du monde
Virginia, aide-moi, sors-moi de cette ronde
Virginia, défends-moi
Virginia, aide-moi
Virginia, défends-moi
Virginia, aide-moi
(Merci à netOale pour cettes paroles)
The lyrics to Fickle's song Virginia talk about the struggles and challenges of living in modern society. The first two lines describe the people who walk without taking the time to enjoy their surroundings or each other's company. Instead, they keep their heads down and wait for the day when they can become wealthy. The singer then asks Virginia to defend him against the weight of the world and to help him break free from the monotony of life. Despite feeling like he has the freedom to do what he wants, he acknowledges that his family's memories have been forgotten long ago.
The lyrics express a sense of loneliness and isolation in the midst of a society that values material wealth above all else. Despite this, the singer still holds onto hope and the desire to believe in something more. He wants Virginia to help him find a way out of the endless cycle of work and routine, to break free from the world's pressures and expectations.
Overall, the song Virginia captures the struggle of living in a fast-paced modern world, where people often feel disconnected from each other and their own lives. It's an emotional appeal for help and a reminder to slow down, enjoy life, and hold onto hope.
Line by Line Meaning
A toutes ces foules qui marchent sans prendre le temps
To all those crowds who walk without taking the time
Qui, têtes baissées, se croisent en attendant
Who, heads down, cross paths while waiting
Le jour vainqueur où les six chiffres seront les leurs
The victorious day when six figures will be theirs
Virginia, défends-moi face au poids du monde
Virginia, defend me against the weight of the world
Virginia, aide-moi, sors-moi de cette ronde
Virginia, help me, get me out of this circle
On se dit libre de faire ce que l'on sent
We say we're free to do what we feel
Mais la mémoire des miens a failli depuis longtemps
But the memory of my loved ones has failed long ago
J'avance seul ici et maintenant, de face et à contre courant
I advance alone here and now, head on and against the current
Nous qui voulions tant y croire, nous qui avions encore l'espoir
We who wanted to believe so much, we who still had hope
Virginia, défends-moi face au poids du monde
Virginia, defend me against the weight of the world
Virginia, aide-moi, sors-moi de cette ronde
Virginia, help me, get me out of this circle
Virginia, défends-moi
Virginia, defend me
Virginia, aide-moi
Virginia, help me
Virginia, défends-moi
Virginia, defend me
Virginia, aide-moi
Virginia, help me
Contributed by Jasmine K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Ted Or Alive [Azezjne]
depuis le temps que je la cherchai en bonne qualité cette musique ! :)