1) IR is an alternative rock band based in Vilnius, Lithuania. Formed in 2003, IR has stormed the young Lithuanian alternative scene, winning several local band contests including the most prestigious Naujas Kraujas and Euro Rock Vilnius 2004, among others. After the original line-up broke up in 2005, the founding member and front man Germanas Skoris continued the IR drive with different semi-international line-ups until it stabilized in the current shape.
During just three years of its existence the band's music has been compared by fans and local media to about a dozen rock acts, stretching from Placebo and Smashing Pumpkins to Nirvana and Foo Fighters, which only suggests that IR actually do have an original style of their own. With this in mind, and having a wide range of musical influences, the band members themselves won't go into any deeper definitions than just "rock", leaving it up to the listeners to figure out for themselves.
In the winter of 2005, the band signed a record deal with Zona Music, which resulted in their debut album Now or Never. Released in the fall of 2005, it took the band’s career to a new level. The album received very positive feedback from numerous reviewers, both local and foreign, agreeing that it is one of the best alternative rock records to come out of the Baltic States. "The album has a drive from the beginning on. [...] Amazing quality so early in the band's history" wrote Overhook Music from Finland.
Despite a neglectful stance towards the rock format in the Baltic media, tracks from the album managed to enter several local charts. For three weeks, the video for the song "Idol” stood at number one on the Baltic Top 30 – a unified weekly chart conducted by several Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian radio stations and TV channels, and the ballad “Maybe” topped the charts at Mazeikiu Aidas radio station. “Maybe” is also in rotation on the new alternative radio station Opus 3.
IR is a hard-working live band, playing various local events and clubs. They opened for Tito and Tarantula at the Rudstock 2004 festival, toured in Germany, Poland, Latvia, the Netherlands and the UK. IR has won the Best Rock Artist of the Year award and Now or Never was nominated for the Best Album of the Year at the Lithuanian alternative music awards A.LT. The band was the featured artist of the week at ubl.com, an international independent music website, and will be a cover artist on the next issue of the popular Gramofonas music/hi-fi magazine. They have recently played numerous unplugged shows, not just in club venues but a live on-air radio performance as well. The band is currently preparing for a spring 2007 tour of Europe.
2) IR was a hard rock band from Latvia during 1980s.
Now Or Never
IR Lyrics
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The classes that they put him in
Knows just where he stands
To the girl who lost it all that night
Since she tried with all her might
To run as fast as you can
To run as fast as you can
You got me runnin' around again
Did ya make a conscious effort?
You got me fallin' apart, fallin' apart
You got me fallin' apart, fallin' apart
To the boy with the short attention span
The classes that they put him in
Knows just where he stands
To the drugs that compensate for brains
You'll never hear them complain
'Cause they're too fucked up to understand decions made
It's now or never
You got me runnin' around again
Did ya make a conscious effort?
You got me fallin' apart, fallin' apart
You got me fallin' apart, fallin' apart
It's now or never
You got me runnin' around again
Did ya make a conscious effort?
You got me fallin' apart, fallin' apart
You got me fallin' apart, fallin' apart
In Now Or Never, IR highlights two types of individuals. The first is the boy with a short attention span who is aware of the classes he is assigned to and his position in life. The second is the girl who has lost everything that mattered to her, yet tried to sprint away from it all. The artist then addresses someone who 'got [them] running around again' and whose actions have made them fall apart. IR poses a question about whether this person made a conscious effort to achieve this outcome.
In the second verse, the artist refers to drugs that act as a substitute for intelligence. These drugs make their users too stoned to understand the choices they make in their lives. The song expresses a feeling of urgency: "It's now or never." IR implies that the individual addressed in the song should take action or else it'll be too late.
The artist's intention behind the song is to encourage people to take charge of their decisions and not take life for granted. The song alludes to the idea that people's situations and choices can lead them down the wrong path, but it's never too late to take control and make a change.
Line by Line Meaning
To the boy with the short attention span
Referring to someone unable to focus for long periods of time
The classes that they put him in
The specific courses they assigned him to take
Knows just where he stands
Fully aware of his abilities and limitations
To the girl who lost it all that night
Referring to someone who experienced a traumatic event
Since she tried with all her might
Even though she put forth all possible effort
To run as fast as you can
To escape a difficult situation
To the drugs that compensate for brains
Relying on substances to function properly
You'll never hear them complain
They won't speak up about their problems
'Cause they're too fucked up to understand decisions made
Too impaired due to drug use to comprehend the consequences of their actions
It's now or never
The opportunity must be seized at this moment
You got me runnin' around again
Being disoriented and busy due to someone's actions
Did ya make a conscious effort?
Did you intentionally act this way?
You got me fallin' apart, fallin' apart
You are causing my emotional instability
You got me fallin' apart, fallin' apart
You are causing my emotional instability
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@juancamacho5746
It's now or never
Come, hold me tight
Kiss me, my darling (Ooh)
Be mine tonight
Tomorrow will be too late (Ah, ah, ah)
It's now or never (Ooh)
My love won't wait
When I first saw you
With your smile so tender
My heart was captured
My soul surrendered
I've spent a lifetime
Waiting for the right time
Now that you're near
The time is here, at last
It's now or never (Ah, ah, ah, ah)
Come, hold me tight (Ah, ah, ah, ah)
Kiss me, my darling (Ooh)
Be mine tonight
Tomorrow will be too late (Ah, ah, ah, ah)
It's now or never (Ooh)
My love won't wait
Just like a willow
We would cry an ocean
If we lost true love
And sweet devotion
Your lips excite me
Let your arms invite me
For who knows when we'll meet again
This way
It's now or never (Ah, ah, ah, ah)
Come, hold me tight (Ah, ah, ah, ah)
Kiss me, my darling (Ooh)
Be mine tonight
Tomorrow will be too late (Ah, ah, ah, ah)
It's now or never (Ooh)
My love won't wait
@lukassuris2000
It's Now Or Never]
It's now or never,
come hold me tight
Kiss me my darling,
be mine tonight
Tomorrow will be too late,
it's now or never
My love won't wait.
When I first saw you
with your smile so tender
My heart was captured,
my soul surrendered
I'd spend a lifetime
waiting for the right time
Now that your near
the time is here at last.
It's now or never,
come hold me tight
Kiss me my darling,
be mine tonight
Tomorrow will be too late,
it's now or never
My love won't wait.
Just like a willow,
we would cry an ocean
If we lost true love
and sweet devotion
Your lips excite me,
let your arms invite me
For who knows when
we'll meet again this way
It's now or never,
come hold me tight
Kiss me my darling,
be mine tonight
Tomorrow will be too late,
it's now or never
My love won't wait.
@Hellwyck
Che bella cosa na jurnata 'e sole
N'aria serena doppo na tempesta
Pe' ll'aria fresca pare gia' na festa
Che bella cosa na jurnata 'e sole
Ma n'atu sole
Cchiu' bello, oi ne'
'O sole mio
Sta 'nfronte a te
'O sole, 'o sole mio
Sta 'nfronte a te
Sta 'nfronte a te
Quanno fa notte e 'o sole se ne scenne
Me vene quase 'na malincunia
Sotto 'a fenesta toia restarria
Quanno fa notte e 'o sole se ne scenne
Ma n'atu sole
Cchiu' bello, oi ne'
'O sole mio
Sta 'nfronte a te
'O sole, 'o sole mio…
@cathytrottier8944
There was only 1 Elvis, we will never have that privilege ever again. Thank you God for giving him to the world.
@HerbertCarlisle4123
Hello Cathy, how are you doing? how is everything over there?
@deecaliqu4733
I agree completely.
@Rachel123888
One of the best Elvis songs ever. Does anyone agree?
@Amedeo78VB
Yeah !!! Gimme five !!! ;-)
@johnw2328
Without doubt one of the very best from the best 😀
@jtgreen1347
hb
@jackcannon9154
+Rachel Jennings I Agree. However I would characterize it as his best - not one of his best.
@joditorres2686
lol agree
@denisenaicker1233
A God sent Angel. This voice is from heaven. Never to be matched again