The band achieved international recognition through the inclusion of the track 2Wicky (from A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular) on the soundtrack to Bernardo Bertolucci’s 1996 film Stealing Beauty (Io Ballo da Sola).
The original members of the group were vocalist Liesje Sadonius, keyboardist Frank Duchêne, bass guitarist and programmer Alex Callier, and guitarist Raymond Geerts. Sadonius left Hooverphonic on amicable terms shortly after the release of A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular and was replaced by Geike Arnaert in early 1998. Duchêne left the band after Blue Wonder Power Milk. Arnaert left the band in 2008 and was succeeded by Noémie Wolfs. On March 26, 2015 the band announced that that Noémie Wolfs would be leaving the band "in mutual agreement."
Hooverphonic released their fifth studio album No More Sweet Music in November 2005, featuring four singles: Wake Up, You Hurt Me, Dirty Lenses and We All Float. One year later they released a Best Of album called Singles 96-06. This was their last release under the Sony label.
Hooverphonic released their sixth studio album The President of the LSD Golf Club on 8th October 2007 in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium and Holland, which includes the single Expedition Impossible. European Release January 2008 (although available via mail-order). This was an independent release, recorded at the Willie Nelson studios in the USA.
On October 10, 2008 the management announced that Geike Arnaert would be leaving the band.
After Geike Arnaert and the band parted ways, it took them two years to find a worthy successor to Arnaert. In November 2010 Noémie Wolfs was announced as the new leading lady. A brand new album called The Night Before followed soon after. The new singer was introduced on Belgian television in State Broadcaster VRT's late night show "De Laatste Show" on Thursday November 4th. The title track of the album is their biggest singles' chart success to date. Also, the album soon equaled the success of A Magnificent Tree.
On March 26, 2015 it was announced that Noémie Wolfs would be leaving the band.
Hooverphonic released In Wonderland on March 18, 2016. This release features a number of vocalists including: Emilie Satt, Janie Price (AKA Bird), Felix Howard, Litlo Tinz, Christa Jérôme, and Tjeerd Bomhof.
They were supposed to represent Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam with their song "Release Me". The event was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hooverphonic was the only Eurovision entrant for 2020 who refused to take part in the "Love Shine a Light" performance, where entrants each contributed sections of the song, although a photograph of Luka Cruysberghs was included with the other participants making a hand heart at the end.
On 9th November 2020, Luka Cruysberghs left the band and, on the same day, Geike Arnaert announced her return. Also on the same day, they released a new version of Mad About You for the song's 20th anniversary.
Discography
• A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular (1996)
• Blue Wonder Power Milk (1998)
• The Magnificent Tree (2000)
• Hooverphonic Presents Jackie Cane (2002)
• Sit Down And Listen To... (2003)
• No More Sweet Music (2005/6)
• Singles 96/06 (2006)
• The President of the LSD Golf Club (2007/2008)
• The Night Before (2010)
• With Orchestra (2012)
• Reflection (2013)
• In Wonderland (2016)
Unfinished Sympathy
Hooverphonic Lyrics
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And how it could be with you
Really hurt me, baby, really hurt me, baby
How can you have a day without a night?
You're the book that I have opened
And now I've got to know much more
The curiousness of your potential kiss
Has got my mind and body aching
How can you have a day without a night?
You're the book that I have opened
And now I've got to know much more
Like a soul without a mind in a body without a heart
I'm missing every part
Like a soul without a mind in a body without a heart
I'm missing every part
Like a soul without a mind in a body without a heart
I'm missing every part
Like a soul without a mind in a body without a heart
I'm missing every part
Hooverphonic's Unfinished Sympathy is a song about deep love and curiosity about the potential of that love. The lyrics speak to the singer's knowledge of what it is to be passionately in love, but also the fear of that love's potential to hurt. The singer's desire to explore the potential of their love is palpable, as they describe how the curiosity of the "potential kiss" has left their "mind and body aching."
The metaphor of the "book that I have opened" is used throughout the song to describe the singer's exploration of their partner's potential, with the implication that their partner is like an open book that they want to read and learn from. However, the fear of being hurt again looms, as the singer asks how they can have a day without a night -- in other words, how can they experience the highs of love without the corresponding lows.
The refrain, "Like a soul without a mind in a body without a heart, I'm missing every part," further emphasizes the singer's desire to explore their love's full potential, as they feel incomplete without it.
Overall, Unfinished Sympathy is a beautiful and emotive exploration of the complexity of love and relationships.
Line by Line Meaning
I know that I've been mad in love before
I have experienced intense emotions of love before
And how it could be with you
And I imagine it would be similar with you
Really hurt me, baby, really hurt me, baby
Your actions have caused emotional pain
How can you have a day without a night?
How can you have happiness without sadness?
You're the book that I have opened
You are someone I have become interested in and have learned a lot about
And now I've got to know much more
And now I want to learn even more about you
The curiousness of your potential kiss
The thought of kissing you is intriguing
Has got my mind and body aching
I am physically and mentally yearning for you
Like a soul without a mind in a body without a heart
I feel incomplete without you
I'm missing every part
I feel like something is missing from me emotionally and spiritually
Contributed by Callie A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Lin J
Sé que he estado loca de amor antes
Y cómo podría ser contigo?
De verdad me duele, nena, de verdad me corta, nena
¿Cómo puedes tener un día sin una noche?
Eres el libro que he abierto
Y ahora tengo que saber mucho más
La curiosidad de tu beso potencial
Tiene mi mente y mi cuerpo doliendo
Realmente me duele, nena, realmente me corta, nena
¿Cómo puedes tener un día sin una noche?
Eres el libro que he abierto
Y ahora tengo que saber mucho más
Como un alma sin mente en un cuerpo sin corazón
Me falta cada parte
Como un alma sin mente en un cuerpo sin corazón
Me falta cada parte
Como un alma sin mente en un cuerpo sin corazón
Me falta cada parte
Como un alma sin mente en un cuerpo sin corazón
Me falta cada parte
Starlet Chrysalis
I know that I've been mad in love before
And how it could be with you
Really hurt me, baby, really cut me, baby
How can you have a day without a night?
You're the book that I have opened
And now I've got to know much more
The curiousness of your potential kiss
Has got my mind and body aching
Really hurt me, baby, really cut me, baby
How can you have a day without a night?
You're the book that I have opened
And now I've got to know much more
Like a soul without a mind in a body without a heart
I'm missing every part
Like a soul without a mind in a body without a heart
I'm missing every part
Like a soul without a mind in a body without a heart
I'm missing every part
Like a soul without a mind in a body without a heart
I'm missing every part
Jorge Getz
I can’t believe I’ve gone so long without hearing of this band. Listening to their orchestra album feels so ethereal
Mandy Borg
I can't even begin to explain the tremendous feeling that such outstanding music creates. How can such perfection even exist?? This is simply sublime.
LetsGetMG
2023 and it still feels good!
Heather Long
Listening to her tonight...I feel the same way. To be at this performance..in the Audience...spiritual
Ewa Maligranda
I adore this whole concert! Everything is perfect here.
loule francis
Surtout la chanteuse ces la meilleures de touts les autres chanteuses
Ewa Maligranda
@loule francis je voudrais acheter un dics vinyl de ce concert! C'est parfait!
Eugene Morice
I'm stunned by this. The original will forever be probably the greatest anthem of the 1990s... but this is so wonderfully different. This woman's voice is so beautiful...
Lin J
Sé que he estado loca de amor antes
Y cómo podría ser contigo?
De verdad me duele, nena, de verdad me corta, nena
¿Cómo puedes tener un día sin una noche?
Eres el libro que he abierto
Y ahora tengo que saber mucho más
La curiosidad de tu beso potencial
Tiene mi mente y mi cuerpo doliendo
Realmente me duele, nena, realmente me corta, nena
¿Cómo puedes tener un día sin una noche?
Eres el libro que he abierto
Y ahora tengo que saber mucho más
Como un alma sin mente en un cuerpo sin corazón
Me falta cada parte
Como un alma sin mente en un cuerpo sin corazón
Me falta cada parte
Como un alma sin mente en un cuerpo sin corazón
Me falta cada parte
Como un alma sin mente en un cuerpo sin corazón
Me falta cada parte
Jobi One
I love when a cover of a favourite song floors me, perfection 💞