The band began as a project between Ulf and Jo in Oslo, Norway in the winter of 2000-01. Starting out as an instrumental and sampled vocal project, they were signed for a track on a compilation by Beatservice Records in Winter 2001. On hearing the finished track, label manager Vidar Hanssen signed the unnamed band for a full album.
During early Summer 2001, Ulf and Jo recorded most of the album and Anja improvised the vocals. After their vocals, Jo layered the guitars, but it would be a year before the album would be completed and released.
In Spring 2002, the band was known as Flunk and they released their first single, a cover of New Order's Blue Monday in April. The track was well received in the UK and was included on numerous compilations in North America and Europe. Later in April, their debut album For Sleepyheads Only was released which garnered great reviews in Norway. With the success of their album, BBC invited them to do a recording session for the Radio 1 show The Blue Room in London. Shortly after Notting Hill Art's Club would become the location to their live debut. In the United States, they became signed to Guidance Recordings.
By Summer 2002, raving reviews were being returned by British electronica magazines and in July they played Norway's finest rock festival. In October For Sleepyheads Only was released in the US through Guidance Recordings. By November they played the London Jazz Festival.
Throughout 2003 their debut, For Sleepyheads Only was still being echoed across the globe in staggered releases with special editions released to Russia and Greece. Beatservice Records then went on to release Treat Me Like You Do (For Sleepyheads Only Remixed) in June. While their debut continued to make it's way around, the band wasted no time and began work on their second album for the majority of the year, which was recorded in Paris in October.
Their sophomore album, Morning Star was finished in March 2004 and saw a Norwegian release in May while the rest of the world received it in June. In 2005, Play America was released on Beatservice Records which included bonus tracks from the US version of Morning Star along with remixes.
A third effort, Personal Stereo was released in 2007, with the accompanying remix album Democracy following soon after.
Love Hearts
Flunk Lyrics
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Alone for a while and I wouldn't say
Wouldn't say
Wouldn't stay
All the way you set it higher
You set it too high
You said it's ‘your love'
You said it's too late
Embrace it hard
Sleeping on your own
You keep coming back for more
For keeps
Kiss your love in a sweet lullaby
You can only keep it to heart
Kiss your love in a sweet lullaby
Can only keep it too high
Kiss your love in a sweet lullaby
You can only keep it to heart
Kiss your love in a sweet lullaby
Can only keep it to high
The opening line of Flunk's song 'Love Hearts' suggests that someone has died and gone to Heaven, leaving the singer alone. The repetition of "Wouldn't say, wouldn't stay" hints at some kind of restraint, perhaps a reluctance to express their emotions or to remain in a relationship. The line "All the way you set it higher, you set it too high" implies that someone's expectations were too high, possibly leading to the relationship's demise. The singer seems to be reconciling with this, acknowledging that "you said it's too late."
The chorus of "You can choose your love heart, embrace it hard" expresses a need to hold onto love, even if it means sleeping alone. The repetition of "kiss your love in a sweet lullaby" suggests a desire to hold onto memories and feelings of love, even if the relationship has ended. The line "can only keep it too high" implies that, like the person who's gone to Heaven, the love story may now be out of reach.
Overall, 'Love Hearts' explores the complexities of love and loss, expressing a desire to hold onto love even when it's no longer present.
Line by Line Meaning
Heaven called
Something good, or fulfilling, happened.
Alone for a while and I wouldn't say
I was by myself and didn't share my feelings.
Wouldn't say
I wasn't communicative.
Wouldn't stay
I didn't remain in that emotional space.
All the way you set it higher
You elevated my emotions and expectations.
You set it too high
You raised my hopes to unrealistic levels.
You said it's ‘your love'
You claimed ownership of the love we shared.
You said it's too late
You suggested that we passed a point of no return.
You can choose your love heart
You have control over your own feelings.
Embrace it hard
Hold onto those feelings tightly.
Sleeping on your own
Being alone at night with your thoughts and feelings.
You keep coming back for more
You want to experience those feelings again.
For keeps
Forever, or permanently.
Kiss your love in a sweet lullaby
Express your love through a soft and soothing song.
You can only keep it to heart
You can only hold onto those feelings inside yourself.
Can only keep it too high
Those feelings are unattainable or unrealistic.
Contributed by Isabelle Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
astanehl
What an incredible band
Veralex Ranko
Ovo je prelepo :)
DarkBiscuit
♥ this song
RoseBudpony1
There's no download button but you can add it to a Youtube playlist and listen from other devices like an apple device, or a 3Ds, (if you have speakers you can use the plug hole in the 3Ds and connect to a speaker box), or... if you have xbox live you can go from there and sign in.
Dafny Flores
Bittersweet.. i love this so much..
G Terry
Makes me wanna melt inside.
ImaSaaD1
Straight to my ipod...Thanks for the upload =)
Anastasia Makrypoulia
τελειο..<3
Tomasz Chmurzynski
...nic tylko poszybowac gdzies na krance marzen...
lovleylary
super song