Born and raised in Melbourne, Minogue first achieved recognition starring in the Australian soap opera Neighbours, playing tomboy mechanic Charlene Robinson. She gained prominence as a recording artist in the late 1980s and released four bubblegum and dance-pop-influenced studio albums produced by Stock Aitken Waterman. By the early 1990s, she had amassed several top ten singles in the UK and Australia, including "I Should Be So Lucky", "The Loco-Motion", "Hand on Your Heart", and "Better the Devil You Know". Taking more creative control over her music, Minogue signed with Deconstruction Records in 1993 and released Kylie Minogue (1994) and Impossible Princess (1997), both of which received positive reviews. She returned to mainstream dance-oriented music with 2000's Light Years, including the number-one hits "Spinning Around" and "On a Night Like This". The follow-up, Fever (2001), was an international breakthrough for Minogue, becoming her best-selling album to date. Two of its singles, "Love at First Sight" and "In Your Eyes", became hits, but its lead single, "Can't Get You Out of My Head" became one of the most successful singles of the 2000s, selling over five million units.
Minogue continued reinventing her image and experimenting with a range of genres on her subsequent albums, which spawned successful singles such as "Slow", "2 Hearts", "All the Lovers", "Santa Baby", "Timebomb" and "Dancing". With her 2020 album DISCO, she became the first female artist to have a chart-topping album in the UK for five consecutive decades. Minogue made her film debut in The Delinquents (1989) and portrayed Cammy in Street Fighter (1994). She has also appeared in the films Moulin Rouge! (2001), Jack & Diane, Holy Motors (2012) and San Andreas (2015). In 2014, she appeared as a judge on the third series of The Voice UK and The Voice Australia. Her other ventures include product endorsements, children's books, fashion, and charitable work.
Minogue was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2008 New Year Honours for services to music. She was appointed by the French government as a Chevalier (knight) of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres for her contribution to the enrichment of French culture. In 2005, while Minogue was on tour, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She was awarded an honorary Doctor of Health Science (D.H.Sc.) degree by Anglia Ruskin University in 2011 for her work in raising awareness for breast cancer. At the 2011 ARIA Music Awards, she was inducted by the Australian Recording Industry Association into the ARIA Hall of Fame. She was appointed Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in the 2019 Australia Day Honours.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kylie_Minogue
Studio albums
Kylie (1988)
Enjoy Yourself (1989)
Rhythm of Love (1990)
Let's Get to It (1991)
Kylie Minogue (1994)
Impossible Princess (1997)
Light Years (2000)
Fever (2001)
Body Language (2003)
X (2007)
Aphrodite (2010)
Kiss Me Once (2014)
Kylie Christmas (2015)
Golden (2018)
DISCO (2020)
Tension (2023)
Golden Boy
Kylie Minogue Lyrics
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Dancing in the dark
All the flashing lights
Bend me a spark
I wanna know your name
It's deep miles down
I wanna take off of me
Gone for a while
3,000 miles
There’s no more room for mistakes
Now I’m banging on your door
Just like four up on the floor
This is happening too soon
Why are we battling the moon?
You are my golden boy, you are my golden boy, you are my golden boy
Now I’m banging on your door
Just like four up on the floor
This is happening too soon
Why are we battling the moon?
You are my golden boy, you are my golden boy, you are my golden boy
I wanna know your name
I’m lost in the dark
There’s no one to blame
It’s always deep when it’s dark
Here we go again
Midnight to dawn
I forgot your name
And now everything’s gone
Everything’s gone, everything’s gone
There’s no more room for mistakes
Now I’m banging on your door
Just like four up on the floor
This is happening too soon
Why are we battling the moon?
You are my golden boy, you are my golden boy, you are my golden boy
Now I’m banging on your door
Just like four up on the floor
This is happening too soon
Why are we battling the moon?
You are my golden boy, you are my golden boy, you are my golden boy
Now I’m banging on your door
Just like four up on the floor
This is happening too soon
Why are we battling the moon?
You are my golden boy, you are my golden boy, you are my golden boy
Now I’m banging on your door
Just like four up on the floor
This is happening too soon
Why are we battling the moon?
You are my golden boy, you are my golden boy, you are my golden boy
"Golden Boy" by Kylie Minogue is a song about a wild night in the city. The singer and her companion are dancing in the dark, surrounded by flashing lights that create a spark. She wants to know the stranger's name, but all she knows is that they're both deep down, miles away from the rest of the world. They're taking off into the night, with no steps retraced and no room for mistakes.
The singer finds herself knocking on the stranger's door, caught up in the moment like the pounding of the bass on the dance floor. However, she questions whether this is happening too soon. She wonders why they're battling the moon, as if the world is against them. Despite these doubts, the stranger is her golden boy - someone who shines brightly and has captured her heart.
The repetition of the phrase "Now I’m banging on your door/Just like four up on the floor" adds to the sense of urgency and passion within the song. The singer is so enamored with this golden boy that she forgets his name and loses herself in the moment.
Line by Line Meaning
Here we are again
The singer and another person are in a familiar situation.
Dancing in the dark
They are dancing with not much light around.
All the flashing lights
Despite the lack of light, there are still some lights flashing around.
Bend me a spark
The artist is asking the other person to create a spark between them.
I wanna know your name
The artist is interested in getting to know the other person.
It's deep miles down
The other person has a lot to reveal about themselves.
I wanna take off of me
The singer wants to let go of something.
Gone for a while
The artist has been away for some time from something or someone.
No steps retraced
The artist has not repeated any steps or actions from their past.
3,000 miles
The distance between the artist and the other person is quite far.
There’s no more room for mistakes
The situation is tense and there is no room for errors or mistakes.
Now I’m banging on your door
The artist is trying to get the other person's attention.
Just like four up on the floor
The singer is knocking heavily and persistently, as if they were in a crowded club with a lot of noise.
This is happening too soon
The singer is not sure if they should be doing what they are doing yet.
Why are we battling the moon?
The singer questions whether they should be doing what they are doing given the obstacles and challenges they are facing.
You are my golden boy, you are my golden boy, you are my golden boy
The artist is attached to the other person in a special way and sees them as valuable and important.
I’m lost in the dark
The artist is feeling disoriented and confused without much light around.
There’s no one to blame
The singer accepts that they are in this situation by their own choices and there is no one else responsible.
It’s always deep when it’s dark
The singer reflects on how challenging it can be to understand someone or something when there is a lack of clarity.
Here we go again
The artist and the other person find themselves in a similar situation again.
Midnight to dawn
The artist and the other person have been together and up throughout the night.
I forgot your name
The artist has lost track of the other person's name.
And now everything’s gone
Something important has been lost or taken away.
There’s no more room for mistakes
The situation remains tense and there is no margin for error.
You are my golden boy, you are my golden boy, you are my golden boy
The singer repeats their attachment to the other person.
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