Matthew Herbert is an electronic music producer known for breaking the boun… Read Full Bio ↴Matthew Herbert is an electronic music producer known for breaking the boundaries and conventions of the genre. Since 1996 he has released music on a variety of record labels under many aliases including Doctor Rockit, Wishmountain, Radioboy, Mr. Vertigo, Transformer, under his own name and with his Big Band. He has played at the Montreux and North Sea Jazz Festivals, Paris' Pompidou Centre, Tokyo's Blue Note, Sonar and Glastonbury, and supported Bjork at the Hollywood Bowl. Along with over ten albums of self-written, produced and performed music, he has produced albums by Róisín Murphy, Dani Siciliano and Barbara Panther, worked with Björk and remixed Moloko, R.E.M., Perry Farrell, Serge Gainsbourg, Yoko Ono, John Cale, The Avalanches and Cornelius. He also runs his own label, Accidental Records.

Herbert began creating music with found objects whilst at Exeter University (UK) in the 1990s, where he studied Drama. From bottles, books, and pepper pots he progressed to recording places and experiences, effectively using the sampler as an instrument on many of his Doctor Rockit and Herbert releases. This style evolved into the overtly political when he began sampling objects from McDonald's and The Gap as a protest against corporate globalism on the The Mechanics Of Destruction album. The CD was distributed free at concerts and available as a free download and has never been available in stores.

His 2003 Big Band album, Goodbye Swingtime combined the political commentary of Radioboy with the song structure of his Herbert albums. Recorded with sixteen musicians from the British jazz world, including saxophonists Dave O'Higgins and Nigel Hitchcock and bassist Dave Green, the band is complemented on stage by long-term vocal partner Dani Siciliano and occasionally Arto Lindsay and Warp recording artist, Jamie Lidell. Recently he has provided music for a number of films, including Dogme director Kristian Levring's The Intended along with original music for TV. Herbert's newest album Plat du Jour addresses world famine.

I'll Do It
Herbert Lyrics

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Don't you wanna do it
Yea Oh Yea Oh
And do it today
Ahh don't you wanna do it
Yea Oh Yea Oh
And do it all the way
Ya know ya wanna do it
Yea Oh Yea Oh

And do it right away

So don't ya wanna do it
Yea Oh Yea Oh
Let's do it up right
Come on yeah, let's do it
Yea Oh Yea Oh
Let's do it tonight
Let's really put it to it
Yea Oh Yea Oh
Cuz' you know you wanna do it

Wow, work work work it
Work work work it
Work it on out
Don't ya wanna do it
You can do it your own way
Yeah you can do it to it
Let your passion shine today

Just don't hide your love of life
And share your heart today

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to "I'll Do It" by Herbert feat. Dani Siciliano convey a sense of enthusiasm and encouragement to seize the moment and fully embrace life. The repetition of phrases like "Don't you wanna do it" and "Let's do it" creates a sense of urgency and a call to action. The lyrics suggest that the listener should not hesitate, but instead embrace their desires and live life to the fullest.

The song encourages the listener to express themselves authentically and not to hide their love of life. It emphasizes the importance of sharing one's heart and passion with others. The lines "Let your passion shine today" and "Just don't hide your love of life" encourage the listener to embrace their individuality and to not be afraid of showing their true self to the world.

Overall, the lyrics of "I'll Do It" inspire and motivate the listener to live in the present moment, embrace their desires, express themselves authentically, and share their love and passion with others.

Line by Line Meaning

Don't you wanna do it
Do you not desire to accomplish something