For the first, see: Arthur Brown's Kingdom Come. Melodic hard rock band Kingdom Come was formed in 1987 by singer-songwriter Lenny Wolf in Hamburg, Germany, with the revolving cast of other band members soon leaving Wolf the focus. After the release of their first single, 1988's "Get It On", many fans mistakenly regarded the band as a Led Zeppelin reunion. Kingdom Come's close resemblance to that group, particularly with Wolf's Robert Plant like vocals, has led to continuing controversy. Although the bands had a great deal in common, as shown by critics' nickname 'Kingdom Clone', Wolf has pursued his own personal vision of mixing slick rock hooks with a heavy metal ethos for decades.
The group's first album, the self-titled 'Kingdom Come', became quite popular due to its arena-ready hard rock sound. As the guys gained more and more commercial success, the 1988 album had three Billboard top 40 singles: "Get It On", "Living Out Of Touch", and "What Love Can Be". As stated before, supporters and detractors both felt strongly reminded of Led Zeppelin as well as, to a lesser extent, fellow German group Scorpions. Ironically, former Kingdom Come drummer James Kottak later joined the latter band.
Kingdom Come came about after the breakup a moderately successful rock project of Wolf's, known as Stone Fury. Wolf's new record company, Polygram, allowed him incredible freedom to assemble Kingdom Come's lineup and direct its sound. Recruiting Pittsburgh-based lead guitarist Danny Stag, Louisvillians Rick Steier (guitar) and James Kottak (drums), and Californian Johnny B. Frank (bass), this new outfit marked the first band where Wolf sang without playing guitar. The frontman later admitted that, for a while, it was a very awkward adjustment.
As stated before, Kingdom Come's sound was thought by many to be highly derivative of Led Zeppelin's, to the point that some listeners initially thought that Kingdom Come was actually a reunion effort. The band's first single was called "Get It On", being a great example of their aggressive sound. Before long, the group's eponymous debut went gold. Their second single ended up being the power ballad "What Love Can Be", receiving much airplay and having a music video created for it that picked up MTV airplay. By the time the single "Loving You" was released, the album had reached platinum status, fans in United States, Germany, and Canada loving the group despite the controversy.
The guys toured in England supporting Magnum on their "Wings Of Heaven" tour. As well, the band opened for the North American "Monsters of Rock" tour in 1988, supporting the artists Dokken, Scorpions, Metallica, and Van Halen. Following that, the guys were tapped to support the Scorpions on their North American "Savage Amusement" tour, at least until they were forced off. According to Stag, Lenny Wolf found the stage ramps reserved for the Scorpions' set irresistible. After several reprimands from the Scorpions' management, the singer continued to use the full stage, and Kingdom Come were asked to forfeit the rest of the tour.
The band were directed by management and the people at Polygram to get a new recording available soon. In 1989, Kingdom Come released their next album, called 'In Your Face', but some fans believed that the group seemed to have peaked too early. The continuing backlash against the band's perceived appropriating of other artists' sounds (earning them the derisive moniker "Kingdom Clone") hurt their commercial appeal. After time went on and the band's second album simply failed to sell well, all members other than Wolf quit the group.
The 90s would see several releases by the outfit, though with Kingdom Come receiving some critical scorn as well as being unable to breakthrough commercially the same way again. Music critic Jason Anderson has remarked for Allmusic that the band experienced "one of hard rock's most intense backlashes". For his part, Stag went back to Pittsburgh and immersed himself in blues and rock n rock projects. Steier and Kottak went back to Kentucky and assembled the short-lived Wild Horses project, the two of them releasing a poor-selling album on Atlantic Records. Both would later resurface in Warrant. Kottak also has served with Scorpions.
With an all new line-up, Kingdom Come had one more release on Polygram, titled 'Hands of Time', which Wolf managed to see sold internationally. By 1993, Wolf had returned to Germany to regroup, focusing his efforts on central Europe hard rock fans. In recent years, the group is often billed as "Kingdom Come & Lenny Wolf", "Lenny Wolf & Kingdom Come", "Lenny Wolf's Kingdom Come", et cetera. Their latest work as of 2015 is the album 'Outlier', which came out on May 7, 2013.
Website: www.lennywolf.com/
Secondly, Arthur Brown's Kingdom Come (often billed as just "Kingdom Come") was the name of a project by enigmatic British singer-songwriter Arthur Brown. With his larger-than-life stage presence, Brown represented a key link in the evolution of psychedelic rock into what would be become heavy metal. He also had a project by the name of The Crazy World of Arthur Brown.
Over You
Kingdom Come Lyrics
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Why is it you I'm leaving?
Why is it me who's bleeding now?
I have come to stop believing
Tumbling through an earthquake
Singing about a heartache
What I have done too many times?
Over you, over you
Let me go, let me do
What I need, to get through
Finding peace, without you
Thought that our love's forever
We would not break up ever
Thought that our love would overcome
All disputes and all the screaming
It's not about who's to blame now
It's all about finding new ground
Letting go off our broken hearts
But until then I must get
Over you, over you
Let me go, let me do
What I need, to get through
Finding peace, without you
Over you
We had moments loving our life
Spending days, with anger inside
We've been talking, too many times
Let us leave our struggle behind
In Kingdom Come's song "Over You," the singer is questioning why they still need and love the person they are leaving. The lyrics suggest that the relationship was tumultuous, and the singer has dealt with heartache too many times. They want to find peace without the other person in their life. The singer reflects on their past belief that the love they had was forever, and they would not have to break up. But now, they realize that they need to find new ground and let go of their broken hearts. The singer ultimately decides that they need to move on from the relationship.
The lyrics in "Over You" resonate with anyone who has been in a difficult relationship and needed to move on. The song's somber tone sets the mood for the singer's reflective analysis of the failed relationship. Overall, "Over You" is a powerful song that illustrates the heartache of leaving someone you love.
Line by Line Meaning
Why is it you I'm needing?
I'm questioning why I still need you in my life.
Why is it you I'm leaving?
I'm wondering why I have to leave you behind, even if it hurts.
Why is it me who's bleeding now?
I'm the one who's hurting after everything we've been through.
I have come to stop believing
I'm losing faith in us and our relationship.
Tumbling through an earthquake
Our relationship is unstable and uncertain, like an earthquake.
Singing about a heartache
Expressing the pain and sorrow that comes when a relationship ends.
What I have done too many times?
I've gone through the heartache of a breakup too many times before.
Let the day come when I get
Hoping for a better future where the pain fades away.
Over you, over you
I want to move on and forget about you.
Let me go, let me do
I need to have the freedom to do what's best for me, even if it means leaving you behind.
What I need, to get through
I must do what's necessary to get through the pain and heartache.
Finding peace, without you
Hoping to find inner peace and happiness without you in my life.
Thought that our love's forever
We once thought that our love would last forever.
We would not break up ever
We didn't think that our relationship would ever end.
Thought that our love would overcome
We believed that our love could overcome any obstacle or argument.
All disputes and all the screaming
No matter how many fights or arguments we had, we believed our love was strong enough to overcome them.
It's not about who's to blame now
We have to let go of the blame and focus on moving forward.
It's all about finding new ground
We need to find a new way to move forward and create a new path for ourselves.
Letting go off our broken hearts
We need to let go of the pain and hurt we've experienced in our relationship.
But until then I must get
Until I can fully let go, I need to focus on getting over you and moving on.
We had moments loving our life
We had good times and happy memories together.
Spending days, with anger inside
We spent days angry with each other, with unresolved issues between us.
We've been talking, too many times
We've had too many conversations about our problems with no resolution.
Let us leave our struggle behind
It's time for us to let go of our struggles and move on from each other.
Contributed by Sophie E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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