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1) HIM (sometimes stylized as H.I.M.) was a Finnish gothic rock band from Helsinki, Finland. Formed in 1991 by vocalist Ville Valo and bassist Mikko "Mige" Paananen under the name His Infernal Majesty, the band broke up in 1993, before being reformed in 1995 by Valo and guitarist Mikko "Linde" Lindström. After being rejoined by Mige, as well as new additions keyboardist Antto Melasniemi and drummer Juhana "Pätkä" Rantala, the band, now called HIM, released their debut album Greatest Lovesongs Vol. 666 in 1997. In 2000, now with drummer Mika "Gas Lipstick" Karppinen and keyboardist Juska Salminen, the band released the album Razorblade Romance, which reached the number one spot in Finland, Austria and Germany. Their first single, "Join Me in Death", also charted at number one in Finland and Germany, eventually going platinum and gold respectively. Following the addition of Janne "Burton" Puurtinen on keyboards, HIM released Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights and Love Metal in 2001 and 2003 respectively. Both cracked the top ten in several countries, and allowed the band to tour the United Kingdom and the United States for the first time.
In 2005, HIM released Dark Light, which became the group's most commercially successful album to date, charting in fifteen countries. With Dark Light, HIM also became the first Finnish group to receive a gold record in the US. In 2007, HIM released Venus Doom, the making of which was marred by problems in Valo's personal life. Despite this, the album gave the band their highest chart position in the US at number twelve. After 2010's Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice, HIM went on hiatus as drummer Gas Lipstick took medical leave. Following several months of uncertainty, the band regrouped and eventually released the album Tears on Tape in 2013. In 2015, Gas Lipstick announced his departure from the band to pursue other musical projects, and was subsequently replaced by Jukka "Kosmo" Kröger. On 5 March 2017, HIM announced that the band would be disbanding following a farewell tour in 2017. The band played their final show on New Year's Eve 2017 as a part of their annual Helldone Festival.
HIM is one of the most commercially successful Finnish bands of all time, with sales of over ten million records. The band have released eight studio albums, five compilations, three video releases, and two box sets, along with one live and one remix album. HIM has also received numerous accolades, including eight Emma Awards.
Critics have referred to the music of HIM as gothic rock, gothic metal, alternative rock, alternative metal, and dark rock. The band themselves have referred to their music as "love metal", the title of their fourth studio album. According to Ville Valo, the term "love metal" was coined as a response to people having difficulties categorizing their music.
A central of part of HIM's image has been the heartagram. The heartagram is the trademarked symbol of the band, which was created by vocalist Ville Valo on his twentieth birthday in 1996. A combination of a heart and a pentagram, the heartagram is meant to represent the juxtaposition of "the soft and the hard, the male and the female, the yin and the yang" according to Valo. Musically the heart is also meant to represent the softer side of the band, while the pentagram symbolizes their heavier influences. This juxtaposition was also prevalent in the band's album titles. On their first album, HIM used a heart with "666" inside it as their logo, which Valo later felt was "a bit boring". The heartagram was first predominantly used on the cover of HIM's 2003 album Love Metal, and has since appeared on numerous releases from the band. Valo has later stated that the heartagram "is probably the best thing I've ever come-up with", and that it's "worth a lot more than money" and is "bigger than our band". The heartagram has also made several appearances on TV, including Charmed, LA Ink, Viva La Bam, and Criminal Minds.
2) HiM is a dub influenced post-rock group formed in 1995 by Doug Scharin, drummer for the bands Codeine, Rex and June of 44. Their first album, Egg, was their most dub-based effort. Each successive album has gone more in a quasi-world music direction. After some recording for Crooklyn Dub Consortium and Wordsound, "Interpretive Belief System", HiM settled on a lineup of Scharin with Bundy K. Brown, Rob Mazurek and Jeff Parker, members or occasional members of Tortoise and Isotope 217. Their first album was the underground hit Sworn Eyes, produced by Doug Scharin. A few personnel changes followed, and the revamped lineup including members of June of 44. Golden released Our Point of Departure in 1999, which signified a very clear shift toward a more jazz-like sound, followed by a major American and European tour. In 2003, HiM released Many In High Places Are Not Well on Fat Cat Records, which was received as their most successful and fully realized release. Peoples was released in mid-2006, featuring a cleaner sound with more vocals than any of HiM's previous releases. Included in this line-up are Martin Perna and Jordan McLean from Antibalas, Griffin Rodriguez from Need New Body/Icy Demons, Adam Pierce (Mice Parade).
The latest HiM records, "1110" and ん,released in 2008 and 2009 on Afterhours in Tokyo, are collaborations between Doug Scharin, Josh Larue and the Tokyo-based group, Ultra Living.
3) The group was composed of the following main members:
* Shizuka Nakajima （vocals）
* Shungo Makihashi (vocals)
* Non (dancer)
* Yocco (dancer)
4) H.I.M. (Her in Mind) an r&b singer best known for his reply album to H.E.R.'s album in 2017.
Rendevous with Anus
Him Lyrics
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Shit on legs approaching me
Alright, I really want it
Oh yeah, I gotta have it
Come on, baby, let's dance again
Jerk that head and be my friend
Merging Zeus and Spartacus
B.O.S. Buns of steel
Spandex ass to make me kneel
Gonna give you electric shock
Gonna give you electric rock
Come on, baby, let's dance again
Jerk that head and be my friend
Merging Zeus and Spartacus
In ren-ren-ren-rendezvous with anus, with anus, yeah
With anus, yeah, with anus, oh yeah, come now
Looking good and feeling clean
Classic buttocks on the scene
Cars go by they're out of luck
Eyeball ass, eyeball stuck
Come on, baby, let's dance again
Jerk that head and be my friend
Merging Zeus and Spartacus
In ren-ren-ren-rendezvous with anus, with anus
With anus, oh yeah, with anus, yeah
Oh, with anus, yeah, with anus, yeah, with anus
Oh yeah, with anus, yeah, with anus, anus
The lyrics to HIM’s song Rendezvous With Anus are controversial and explicit, but they have a deep meaning. As the song goes on, the lyrics make a scathing commentary on societal views of beauty and sex. The first verses mention a person who is “approaching” and is “shit on legs”, indicating that they’re not conventionally attractive. Yet, the singer is still attracted to them for who they are, expressing a desire to “dance” and “merge” with them despite societal opinions. The lyrics then move on to talk about a “Spandex ass” and “classic buttocks”, which are considered attractive by society. The description of “eyeball ass” and “cars go by they're out of luck” suggests a sense of objectification by others while the singer sees beyond these externalities.
The chorus speaks of the singer's desire to merge the masculine (Zeus and Spartacus) with the feminine (anus) and suggests a sort of gender bending and fluidity.
Overall, the song seems to be a commentary on societal expectations of beauty and the singer’s desire to break away from that norm, to see beyond appearances and into the essence of human beings. The blunt, explicit language of the lyrics is a form of shock therapy to get the listener to reconsider their own beliefs on the subject.
Line by Line Meaning
Walk the streets, what do I see
As I wander around the streets, I notice someone who disgusts me.
Shit on legs approaching me
The person who is approaching me looks like a walking sack of poop that is incapable of being anything, but crap.
Alright, I really want it
Although this seems obscene and revolting, I cannot help but be attracted to it.
Oh yeah, I gotta have it
I am compelled to be with this being even though everything rational in me screams not too.
Come on, baby, let's dance again
Let's engage in this pleasure one more time
Jerk that head and be my friend
Move your body in a way that is disturbing and show me that you're devoted to me.
Merging Zeus and Spartacus
In this disgusting rondevous, I am in the presence of powerful and largely omnipotent entities.
In ren-ren-ren-rendezvous with anus, with anus, yeah
Our meeting is a repulsive and explicit session of our afflictions.
B.O.S. Buns of steel
Her behind is so firm that it deserves the name steel.
Spandex ass to make me kneel
I am willing to submit myself to her as her assets are so breathtaking that it makes me weak in my knees.
Gonna give you electric shock
I'm going to electrify you with intense sensations.
Gonna give you electric rock
I'm going to give you a constant flow of stimulating fever.
Looking good and feeling clean
She looks pristine and well-groomed.
Classic buttocks on the scene
Her rear is a symbol of traditional beauty.
Cars go by they're out of luck
The other people who pass by do not experience the wondrous sight that I do.
Eyeball ass, eyeball stuck
My eyes are locked on her derriere, and I can't look away.
Oh yeah, with anus, yeah, with anus
Yes, our repugnant acts are taking place in that inappropriate location.
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@Venomleggs
Keys in the beginning are the same as I've Crossed Oceans Of Wine To Find You... interesting
@matthewvanderford1275
Also for vinnfox relics version of Beyond Redemption
@Alansworstnight
True 🤘🏻
@peetersdrummingmusic6781
the original doesn't even have that melody.
@alicialeonard8803
so glad I found this version! I was thinking about it this morning.
@seregorangren7654
Not even a HIM fan, but this cover tho omg
@Alansworstnight
Yeah it's unlike all their other songs anyway
@afiaaaaaa
i love this song! <3
@steff-the-ghoul
c'mon baby let's dance again
@kokoririg
I wanna do karaoke to this song