J.B.O. (founded in 1989) is a German metal/rock band with comedy lyrics. Th… Read Full Bio ↴J.B.O. (founded in 1989) is a German metal/rock band with comedy lyrics. They are especially known for their parody cover versions of famous songs.
The name, originally "James Blast Orchester", was meant as a parody of a German easy listening act named "James Last Orchestra".

They had their first concert in October '89 on a newcomer festival in their hometown Erlangen, Franconia. From the start meant as a comedy rock act, the setlist consisted mostly of cover versions of evergreens with new funny lyrics.

The line-up:
Hannes 'G.Laber' Holzmann, guitar/vocals
Vito C., guitar/vocals
Schmitti, bass
Holmer 'a Bier' Graap, drums

The first five years the band was only a side project. All members tried to be successful with other bands. At least they were able to earn their money with playing music.

1994 one Song of J.B.O. Ein guter Tag zum Sterben (a perfect day to die) was on rotation on the local radio station. As it was only a demo-tape but more and more people asked for a CD, J.B.O. decided to get this done. They recorded their first CD in one day and two nights. It was the EP Eine gute CD zum Kaufen (a perfect CD to buy) which sold pretty good for a local act. The next EP Blastphemie was just an Xmas present for the fans.

The real strike came in 1995 with their first longplayer Explizite Lyrik. The title is a word by word translation of the "parental advisory" sticker which can be translated as "bold poetry". There were 20 Tracks with all the hits of the first five years of J.B.O. As they were still on the independent label "Musical Tragedies", there was no great marketing for this CD. But within three months there were 10.000 copies sold and it became more and more (over 300.000 until present). In summer 1996, J.B.O. entered the German LP charts and stayed there for months.

Their first major release Laut! (loud) was published in 1997. It climbed up to number 13 in the German LP charts.

Besides their CDs J.B.O. were always known as a great live act. So they started touring all over Germany in 1996. In 1997 they played 100 concerts in front of all together 100.000 people.

In 1998 they published Meister der Musik (masters of music) which remained two weeks in the top ten of German LP charts. The album stated that J.B.O.'s original songs did not stand back behind their cover versions.

One year later, J.B.O. celebrated their 10th anniversary with a big festival with many bands they call their friends.

The year 2000 brought many changes for the band: Schmitti and Holmer "a Bier" Graap – the complete rhythm section – decided to quit the band, due to further plans in their lives. Hannes and Vito decided to continue J.B.O. as all lyrics and music was written by both of them. The album SexSexSex was recorded by the "old" members, but published by the "new" members:
The new drummer - an old school friend of Vito - is Wolfram Kellner (Ex-Fiddler's Green). The new bassplayer is Ralph Bach. In 2001 they played 94 concerts with the new line-up which can be heard on J.B.O.'s first live album Live-Sex.

In 2002 the first studio record in the new line-up was produced in a house on an island in Croatia. Released in September, Rosa Armee Fraktion (pink army fraction) went into the charts up to number 13, like the one before. The music was now written by all four members of J.B.O. together with producer Christoph Beyerlein. The release tour presented J.B.O. grown together as a rock force dressed in pink camouflage army clothes. The co-headliner status on the big metal-festivals in Germany (Wacken Open Air, With Full Force Festival) in 2002 and 2003 showed that J.B.O. had manifested their position in the German rock scene.

2004 was J.B.O.'s 15th anniversary. They arranged a festival in their hometown with their buddy bands from all over Europe called the "30/2-Festival". About 2.500 people celebrated the party on July the 31st. Two days later on August the 2nd they released their 6th studio-album, called United States of Blöedsinn that hit the charts on number 6 a week later.

As J.B.O. don't like to translate the term "Blödsinn" - which is a central idea in their lyrics - simply by "nonsense", they want to establish the German word internationally as a loan word, like "Kindergarten" or "Autobahn". So they invented the new spelling "Blöedsinn" - if you don't have the "ö" on your keyboard, just take the "o" - and it still stays "Bloedsinn".

On October the 1st 2004 J.B.O. started their big anniversary tour all over Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Luxembourg. One concert of this tour was their 500th gig. Another concert on November 2 was recorded audio and video for a planned DVD.

The DVD was a well kept secret until summer 2005. When announced there was an outcry of joy among J.B.O. fans. The parts of three live shows (the 30/2-Festival, Wacken 2004 and Mannheim tour-concert 2004) only completed a treasury of TV parodies this DVD contained. It came out on October 21st 2005 and was followed by J.B.O.'s first best of compilation named Für Anfänger (for beginners) that was released only two weeks later. Best of compilations are due to record label politics in most cases. This one is no exception regarding this, but J.B.O. selected the songs themselves, re-recorded a classic from "Explizite Lyrik" named Könige (Kings) and provided previously unknown background information to all tracks.

Mandy
J.B.O. Lyrics

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Brincan como sapo
Brincan como sapo
Yo Alejandro Magno
Yo Alejandro Magno
Brincan como sapo
Brincan como sapo
Yo Alejandro Magno
Yo Alejandro Magno

Ello Me quieren ver mal e
Pero no me gua caer e
Quieren tener mi lugar e
Pero no se va poder e
Ello Me quieren ver mal e
Pero no me gua caer e
Quieren tener mi lugar e
Pero no se va poder e
Dicen que ello tan
Pero no tan
Lo puedo comprobar
50 gatan pero que va
Lo tienen que pagar
Conn la movie en play, dale replay
Utede con delay
Dale 100 key sube por Gualey
Dáselo al del fade
Me puse la gafa
Me robo a tu gata
Hacemo una fogata
Ella no es pata
Me bajo una data
Que su jevo e una rata
Siempre con la ganga
No hay prenda barata
300 como Esparta
Ella no es pata
Me bajo una data
Que su jevo e una rata
Ello Me quieren ver mal e
Pero no me gua caer e
Quieren tener mi lugar e
Pero no se va poder e
Ello Me quieren ver mal e
Pero no me gua caer e
Quieren tener mi lugar e
Pero no se va poder e
Mujere pa travesura de baja estatura
Soltera de moda pero con altura
Mujere pa travesura de baja estatura
Soltera de moda pero con altura
Puede ser morena
Puede ser blanquita
O India como malta
Puede ser de Italia o sino de Francia
Como quiera se clava
Puede se grupi
Puede se popi
Son iguales de crunchy
Le doy en tubi pregúntale a Duli
Lo subo pal story
Mujere pa travesura de baja estatura
Soltera de moda pero con altura
Mujere pa travesura de baja estatura
Soltera de moda pero con altura
Ello Me quieren ver mal e
Pero no me gua caer e
Quieren tener mi lugar e
Pero no se va poder e
Ello Me quieren ver mal e
Pero no me gua caer e

Quieren tener mi lugar e
Pero no se va poder e

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of J.B.O.'s song "Mandy" are a mix of Spanish and English, with a blend of cultural references and catchy rhymes. The first part of the song repeats the phrases "Brincan como sapo" and "Yo Alejandro Magno," which mean "they jump like frogs" and "I am Alexander the Great," respectively. These phrases express a sense of confidence and superiority, as if the singer feels he is on top while others are merely jumping around.

The song then includes lyrics about how people want to see the singer fail and take his place, but he won't let that happen. He mentions that some people are fake, but he can prove it. The lyrics then shift to a discussion of women and their different qualities. The singer describes a type of woman who is short but has a lot of attitude and can be from different countries or cultural backgrounds.

Overall, the song seems to be a brag about the singer's skills and confidence, with a mix of cultural references and appreciation for different types of women.

Line by Line Meaning

Brincan como sapo
They jump like frogs

Yo Alejandro Magno
I am Alexander the Great

Ello Me quieren ver mal e
They want to see me fail

Pero no me gua caer e
But I'm not going to fall

Quieren tener mi lugar e
They want to take my place

Pero no se va poder e
But they won't be able to

Dican que ello tan
They say they are

Pero no tan
But they're really not

Lo puedo comprobar
I can prove it

50 gatan pero que va
50 cats but no way

Lo tienen que pagar
They have to pay for it