Who is this maniac Master of Ceremonies who openly confesses to the two grand black bohemians said to be lunatic Sun Ra and George Clinton, and whose stagings certainly remind us of a young Herman Sonny Blount and his Solar Arkestra? In 1995 Khan leaves the frosty soil of the city of Montreal playing the bass for the International-Underground-Legends THE SPACESHITS. The band is produced by Mike Mariconda with a special guest appearance from the Fabulous Andy G (Devil Dogs). Khan founds the secret lodge of the KUKAMONGAS. During the oncoming years Khan tours across the States. Detroit, New Orleans, New York City, LA, San Francisco, Dallas, Tijuana etc. Khan doesn’t return from the first Spaceshits-Europe-Tour in summer of 1999. In Germany the young 22-year old Canadian founds a Psychedlic-Soul-Big-Band THE SENSATIONAL SHRINES. The first line-up includes Ron Streeter (live-percussionist of Curtis Mayfield, Stevie Wonder, Al Jarreau and other Soul-Legends), as well as a horn section of rowdy teenagers, and a rhythm section which can only be called a german/french version of the Freak Brothers. Khan meets Fredovitch (Bordeaux's wildest organ player) wearing a silver-studded gogo dress, matching cowboy hat and sporting a full beard. He dubs him into shrinehood only one week before recording their first album in Toe Rag Studio in London. THREE HAIRS & YOU’RE MINE is produced by Liam Watson. THE SHRINES grow into an all-star international movement. Their first concert in London is suspended by the police. The band escapes through the back-door. Numerous gigs will follow all across Europe, among others with the Demolition Dollrods, Mr. Quintron and Ms. Pussycat, an after-party for 50 cent, even a legendary stint at the Roskilde festival. In 2003 Khan encounters the Hazelwood-producers-team Gordon “Two Horses” Friedrich and Wolfgang “Amadeus” Gottlieb, who stage the second longplayer MR. SUPERNATURAL in the beginning of 2004.
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INTRODUCING THE SHRINES
Mr. Speedfinger: guitar
Original member of the Shrines. He owns a bar in Kassel and hasn’t charged Khan for a drink in five years.
Riddiman: bass
Gypsy-punk and truck-driver. He found his bass in the garbage and plays it up to the very day. Member of the Anarchist-Elektro-Punk-Band EGOTRONIC.
John Boy Adonis: drums
Even though he looks like a bizarre mixture between Jesus Christ and Charlie Manson, no kinship could be proven. Member of the Experimental-Sub-Underground-Band INCLUB EXPLOSIVO.
Ron Streeter: percussion
Percussionist of countless soul-legends. Khan slid a paper with his phone-number under the toilet-door, with one simple plea “don’t wipe your ass with it”. Two days later Ron played with the shrines.
Freddy “Mr. Ovitch” Rococo: lead organ and piano
Khan had organized a show for the French one-man-band FREDOVITCH. Freddie performed in a silver go-go dress with a matching cowboy-hat and full beard. Two weeks later the shrines had him flown into the London studio.
Sam Fransisco: trumpet
Plays in numerous noise-bands with long artful names. After his girlfriend left him, Sam hurled himself into excessive drug abuse, a circumstance that bestowed a heap of good songs upon the Shrines and musical immortality for himself
Ben Ra: tenor saxophone
Plays in the 60’s-Garage-Punk-Band HARAKEEREES. His idols are John Coltrane, Sun Ra and the Sonics. Nevertheless Ben Ra perambulates the universe with his go-go-girl-friend and is easily irritable.
Bid Fred Rollercoaster: baritone saxophone
Plays with the French Trash-Rockabilly-Band BDK & THE ROLLERCOASTERS. Big Fred has got the longest fingers in all of France and has no problem in using them.
Bamboorella: go-go-dance
The appearance of the Japanese go-go-dancer conceals the notorious Rock’n’roll-DJ KITTY ATOMIC. Bamboorella traded a life of crime, sex and drugs for a life of rock’n’roll, sex and drugs. With her salacious dances she enthuses both men and women alike.
I Wanna Be A Girl
King Khan & The Shrines Lyrics
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The way they love and the way that they fight
Sometimes I wonder if Venus could tell
How she's made my life a beautiful hell
The way they bitch and the way that they curse
The way they smell and the things in their purse
I really wonder how Venus would feel if
Sometimes
Sometimes
The way they spit and the way that they're tamed
The way they pout when they're feeling ashamed
I want to be held to God's early light
I want to know how it feels to be tight
The way they walk and the comb of their hair
The way they look when they say they don't care
Sometimes I wonder if Venus would cry
If she saw the girls that get me so high
I wanna be a girl
I wanna be a girl
Sometimes
The way they hurt and the way that they scream
The way that they scratch and the things that they dream
I want to tell you about the girls in the room
That make me wanna go boom boom boom
I wanna be a girl
I wanna be a girl
I (I)
I (I)
I (I)
Wanna be a girl
Sometimes
Sometimes
The lyrics of King Khan & The Shrines's song, "I Wanna Be A Girl" depict the singer's admiration and fascination with the qualities and characteristics of women. The first verse highlights the different traits he admires, such as their love and passion, as well as the negative traits such as their tendency to fight and curse. He wonders if even the goddess Venus could understand the paradoxical nature of women and how they could make someone's life both beautiful and painful.
The second verse delves into deeper desires, as the singer longs to experience what it's like to be held and to know what it feels like to be tight, which could be interpreted as a sexual desire. He continues to admire the physical attributes of women, such as their hair and the way they walk. The final verse talks more about the intensity of female emotion- how they can hurt, scream, dream and how it still attracts him. By saying that he wants to be a girl, he implies that he wants to feel all of these things and to experience the world from a female perspective. The song highlights the complexity and beauty of femininity, and how it can simultaneously be alluring and heart-wrenching.
Line by Line Meaning
The way they walk and they had hold me so tight
I admire their confident gait and the way they hold me so securely
The way they love and the way that they fight
I am fascinated by their passionate emotions, both in love and in conflict
Sometimes I wonder if Venus could tell
Occasionally, I ponder whether the goddess of love could perceive the effect women have on me
How she's made my life a beautiful hell
Although it's painful at times, my life has been enriched by the way they captivate me
The way they bitch and the way that they curse
Their sarcastic insults and profanity fascinate me
The way they smell and the things in their purse
I am enthralled by their distinctive scent and the personal items they carry
I really wonder how Venus would feel if
I am genuinely curious about how the goddess of love would react if she shared my fascination
She was raised to be such a heel
If Venus was conditioned to behave like these women, would she also be perceived as rebellious or unpleasant?
Sometimes
Occasionally
The way they spit and the way that they're tamed
I am drawn to their audacity and wildness, yet also intrigued by their capacity for restraint
The way they pout when they're feeling ashamed
Their sulking, childlike behavior when ashamed is oddly endearing to me
I want to be held to God's early light
I long to be embraced with such intensity that it feels divine, like being touched by the first rays of dawn
I want to know how it feels to be tight
I desire to experience the physical sensation of tightness or closeness with another person
The way they walk and the comb of their hair
I am captivated by the way they walk and the charming way they style their hair
The way they look when they say they don't care
Their carefree attitude and dismissive glances only further intrigue me
Sometimes I wonder if Venus would cry
At times, I contemplate if even the goddess of love would shed tears over the irresistible nature of these women
If she saw the girls that get me so high
Would Venus be envious or impressed by the women who evoke such a euphoric response in me?
I wanna be a girl
I am so taken with these women that I wish to be like them
I (I)
I (I)
I (I)
Repeating 'I' three times implies a sense of urgency and intensity in this desire
Sometimes
At times
The way they hurt and the way that they scream
Even their painful moments and loud outbursts are alluring to me
The way that they scratch and the things that they dream
Their erratic actions and vivid imagination are fascinating to me
I want to tell you about the girls in the room
I feel compelled to share my infatuation with others and discuss the women that captivate me
That make me wanna go boom boom boom
These women have such a powerful effect on me that I feel like I could explode with excitement
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ARISH KHAN, SIMON WOJAN
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