With their make-up and costumes, the band members took on the personae of comic book-style characters: the Starchild (Stanley), the Demon (Simmons), the Spaceman or Space Ace (Frehley), and the Catman (Criss). Due to creative differences, both Criss and Frehley had departed the group by 1982.
In 1983, Kiss began performing without makeup and costumes, thus marking the beginning of the band's "unmasked" era that would last for over a decade. The band experienced a commercial resurgence during this era, with the Platinum-certified album Lick It Up successfully introducing them to a new generation of fans, and its music videos received regular airplay on MTV. Eric Carr, who had replaced Criss in 1980, died in 1991 of heart cancer and was replaced by Eric Singer. In response to a wave of Kiss nostalgia in the mid-1990s, the original lineup re-united in 1996, which also saw the return of its makeup and stage costumes. The resulting reunion tour was highly successful, grossing $143.7 million, making it the band's most successful tour to date. Criss and Frehley subsequently left the band again, and have been replaced by Singer and Tommy Thayer. The band has continued with its original stage makeup, with Singer and Thayer using the original Catman and Spaceman makeup, respectively. In September 2018, Kiss announced that, after 45 years of recording and performing, it would be embarking on its ongoing final tour, the End of the Road World Tour, which started in January 2019 and concluded in December 2023.
Kiss is regarded as one of the most influential rock bands of all time, as well as one of the best-selling bands of all time, having sold more than 75 million records worldwide, including 21 million RIAA-certified albums. Kiss also holds the title as America's No. 1 Gold record award-winning group of all time, having earned 30 Gold albums. Kiss has 14 Platinum albums, with three albums being multi-Platinum. On April 10, 2014, the four original members of Kiss were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Kiss was ranked by MTV as the ninth "Greatest Metal Band of All Time", and placed tenth on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock" list, as well as being ranked as the third "Best Metal and Hard Rock Live Band of All Time" by Loudwire magazine.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiss_(band)
Studio albums
Kiss (1974)
Hotter than Hell (1974)
Dressed to Kill (1975)
Destroyer (1976)
Rock and Roll Over (1976)
Love Gun (1977)
Dynasty (1979)
Unmasked (1980)
Music from "The Elder" (1981)
Creatures of the Night (1982)
Lick It Up (1983)
Animalize (1984)
Asylum (1985)
Crazy Nights (1987)
Hot in the Shade (1989)
Revenge (1992)
Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions (1997)
Psycho Circus (1998)
Sonic Boom (2009)
Monster (2012)
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There are more artists with the same name:
2. Kiss (키스 or K.I.S.S.) was a Korean female pop trio. Their debut single "Because I'm a Girl" was a hit in 2001. The music video stars actress Goo Hyejin, and actor Shin Hyunjoon, which increased initial public interest in the song. The song remained a karaoke staple in Korea for many years. This helped to launch the career of Kiss, with an album quickly following. However, the group quickly disbanded afterwards, due to internal conflict that could not be resolved.
"Because I'm a Girl" has been covered by numerous artists, including Korean female duo 2NB.
3) Kiss (was a short lived Taiwanese group made up of three girls, Cai Pei Lin (蔡裴琳), Zhang Shuo Fen (张硕芬) and Wang Tingxuan (王婷萱), in the late 90’s early 2000. They only released one full length album (Let's Wait and See), and one CD single (Shut Up).
Take It Off
Kiss Lyrics
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I wanna watch some asses shakin' to the noise the boys are makin', uh huh
Ooh, so I hop into my car, hit the local titty bar, uh huh
Cause that's my kind of situation when I need some perspiration, uh huh
I do my one-step shoppin' for the girl of my dreams
Cause I can always be sure that she's as good as she seems
Take it off, give it to me
I wanna see what's inside, 'cause you got nothin' to hide
Take it off, pretty baby
Take it off, drive me crazy
You know you make me so hot, I wanna see what you got
Take it off, yeah!
Wave your panties in the air, lick your lips and shake your hair, uh huh
Ooh, when you spread a little oil, yeah, my blood begins to boil, uh huh
Yeah, it's so hard to choose, when you all look so fine
But I got nothin' to lose but my money and my mind
Take it off, give it to me
Take it off, like you'd do me
I wanna see what's inside, 'cause you got nothin' to hide
Take it off, pretty baby
Take it off, drive me crazy
Ooh, take it off, drive me crazy
You know you make me so hot, I wanna see what you got
Take it off, yeah! Take it off!
Ooh, move your sweet body closer (I want to be alone with you)
Yeah, come on and be my fantasy (there's so much you and I could do)
Oh, you're so near I can taste you (you're teasin' me, yeah you're pleasin' me)
(Ahh) I know you're dancin' just for me, just for me, just for me
Take it off, pretty baby
Take it off, drive me crazy
You know you make me so hot, I wanna see what you got
Take it off, pretty baby
Take it off, give it to me
Take it off, like you'd do me
Girl, you got nothin' to hide, now lemme see what's inside
Take it off! Take it, take it, take it off! Yeah!
The lyrics of Kiss' "Take It Off" portray the band's desire to go to a strip club and watch the women dance. The song opens with the singer's desire to see some "asses shakin'" and get "perspiration" at a local titty bar. The chorus asks the women to take off their clothes, showing that the band values physical appearance over personality. The second verse follows along the same lines, with the singer getting aroused by the teasing dancers and struggling to choose which woman to give his money to.
Overall, the lyrics display a somewhat objectifying and shallow view of women, focusing solely on their bodies as objects of desire. While the song is catchy and energetic, it does not promote a healthy or respectful attitude towards women.
Line by Line Meaning
Well my mind is gettin' dirty yeah around eleven thirty, uh huh
As the night deepens and it gets closer to midnight, my thoughts become more sexual and lascivious.
I wanna watch some asses shakin' to the noise the boys are makin', uh huh
I want to see women's buttocks moving in time to the rhythm of the men making music.
Ooh, so I hop into my car, hit the local titty bar, uh huh
So I immediately enter my car and drive to the strip club nearby.
Cause that's my kind of situation when I need some perspiration, uh huh
Because dancing amid strippers is the type of situation that makes me sweat.
I do my one-step shoppin' for the girl of my dreams
I look for my ideal woman amongst the strippers.
Cause I can always be sure that she's as good as she seems
Because I am confident that the stripper I choose will live up to my high standards.
Take it off, give it to me
Remove your clothing and give it to me.
Take it off, like you'd do me
Disrobe the way you would take off my clothes.
I wanna see what's inside, 'cause you got nothin' to hide
I want to see your naked body because, as a stripper, there is nothing left for you to hide.
Take it off, pretty baby
Remove your clothes, attractive woman.
Take it off, drive me crazy
Disrobe and excite me to the point of losing my mind.
You know you make me so hot, I wanna see what you got
You know that you arouse me to such a high degree that I want to see what you're truly made of.
Wave your panties in the air, lick your lips and shake your hair, uh huh
Hold your underwear up high, lick your lips, and swing your hair around.
Ooh, when you spread a little oil, yeah, my blood begins to boil, uh huh
When you apply oil to your body, it activates a strong physical response within me.
Yeah, it's so hard to choose, when you all look so fine
It's difficult deciding which one of the exceptionally attractive strippers to choose.
But I got nothin' to lose but my money and my mind
However, I have nothing to lose except for the amount of money I spend and the loss of my logical thinking.
Ooh, move your sweet body closer (I want to be alone with you)
Come closer so we can be by ourselves.
Yeah, come on and be my fantasy (there's so much you and I could do)
Enact my deepest desires and become my ultimate fantasy.
Oh, you're so near I can taste you (you're teasin' me, yeah you're pleasin' me)
You are so close that I can almost taste you, and your teasing is immensely pleasurable.
(Ahh) I know you're dancin' just for me, just for me, just for me
I understand that you're dancing specifically for me and it's driving me crazy.
Take it off, pretty baby
Disrobe, attractive woman.
Girl, you got nothin' to hide, now lemme see what's inside
You have nothing left to conceal, so let me see what you're working with.
Take it off! Take it, take it, take it off! Yeah!
Remove your clothes, take it off right now!
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ROBERT A. EZRIN, PAUL STANLEY, ROBERT WILLIAM ATHIS
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