The band originated with vocalist Stephen Holt (vocals) and guitarist Graham Lambert. Another uncredited founding member, was basist Glenn Chesworth. His partnership with the band lasted only a couple of years. The band emerged alongside The Stone Roses and Happy Mondays from the indie scene of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Bassist, Martyn Walsh, and drummer, Craig Gill, joined in 1984. Playing garage rock, they were joined by keyboardist, Clint Boon, who changed their sound based around harmonic (and often psychedelic) keyboards and jangly guitars.
After a couple of singles on a local indie label, Holt left the group and was replaced by Tom Hingley. The band were propelled to fame after being 'discovered' by the Radio 1 DJ John Peel and had their greatest chart success in the UK with a single entitled This is How it Feels, which is a song about loneliness and unemployment.
At the time of their initial success, the band earned some notoriety for their squiggly-eyed cow 'Cool as Fuck' T-shirts; a student at Oxford Polytechnic was prosecuted on obscenity charges for wearing one. One of their roadies, Noel Gallagher, went on to great success with the band Oasis. The band is named after an Inspiral Carpets tour poster which included the venue Swindon Oasis.
They reworked their single Find Out Why as the theme tune to early 90's kids TV show 'The 8:15 From Manchester'. Another release I Want You was used by Sony to advertise their in-car entertainment systems on this advert ; an early example of advertising agencies co-opting and promoting non-mainstream music to add kudos to mainstream brands (a trend that has increased significantly).
After the release of their 4th studio album, Devil Hopping, they started to record new, more darker-sounding demos in 1995 which their label, Mute Records rejected. An amicable split followed but they re-formed in 2003 for a tour and new compilation. For the next several years, they played gigs on and off, until Hingley could no longer give his 100% commitment so original vocalist, Stephen Holt, rejoined in March 2011.
Irresistible Force
Inspiral Carpets Lyrics
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You shake my life for all it's worth
I rack my brains, I roll my eyes, don't give me time to realize
Irresistible force, irresistible force
Irresistible force, irresistible force
Irresistible force brings me back to you
You shake my shoulders, you shake the earth
You shake my life for all it's worth
Irresistible force, irresistible force
Irresistible force brings me back to
Irresistible force brings me back to
Irresistible force brings me back to you
Irresistible force, irresistible force
Irresistible force, irresistible force
Irresistible force brings me back to you
Bring me back to you
Bring me back to you
Bring me back to you
Bring me back to you
Bring me back to you
Bring me back to you
Bring me back to you
Bring me back to you
The lyrics of Inspiral Carpets' song "Irresistible Force" speak of a powerful, all-consuming attraction towards someone that the singer cannot resist. The person, represented as an irresistible force, shakes the singer's world, causing them to lose their bearings and become disoriented. The singer struggles to make sense of their feelings as they are overwhelmed by the force pulling them towards this person. The repetition of the phrase "irresistible force" emphasizes the overwhelming nature of this emotion and how it seems to be beyond the singer's control. Despite their efforts to resist, the singer cannot help but be drawn back to this person.
The song captures the experience of being consumed by a powerful desire or attraction, where reason and logic are overridden by an all-encompassing feeling. The use of the metaphor of an irresistible force helps to convey the sense of powerlessness that the singer feels in this situation, as if they are being pulled towards this person by some cosmic force that they cannot escape. The repetition of the chorus reinforces the sense of being trapped and unable to break away from this magnetism.
Line by Line Meaning
You shake my shoulders, you shake the earth
Your impact on me is so strong that it feels like the ground beneath me is shaking
You shake my life for all it's worth
You make a significant impact on my life, touching every aspect of it
I rack my brains, I roll my eyes, don't give me time to realize
I'm so consumed by you that I can't think clearly or even see what's happening
Irresistible force, irresistible force
Your pull on me is so intense that I can't resist it
Irresistible force brings me back to you
Your magnetic force brings me back to you time and time again
Bring me back to you
I'm drawn to you and want to be with you
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Mute Song Limited
Written by: CLINTON DAVID BOON, CRAIG DOUGLAS GILL, GRAHAM PAUL LAMBERT, MARTYN JOHN WALSH, THOMAS WILLIAM HINGLEY
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