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)
On the Up
Kylie Minogue Lyrics
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Everything stops
Walking in solo
Everyone drops
Hey summer madness
Totally cool
My heart starts racing
I'm burning up baby
I'm burning up
Can you feel it burning me
My pulse is pumping
My heart may burst
If you drink me up I'm
Going to quench your thirst
You're not honest
No you're not that nice
But if I kiss you once I'm
Going to kiss you twice
I'm burning up baby
I'm burning up
Can you feel it burning me
The lyrics to Kylie Minogue's song Burning Up seem to describe a feeling of intense attraction and desire towards someone at a night club or disco. The first verse refers to the moment when the singer walks into the disco, and suddenly everything stops and everyone drops. This could be a lyrically exaggerated description of the atmosphere, perhaps to emphasize the singer's heightened state of mind. The chorus repeats twice, with the singer expressing that she is "burning up" and asking the listener (presumably the desired person) if they can feel the heat as well.
The second verse describes physical symptoms of the singer's attraction, such as her heart racing and pulse pumping. The lines "If you drink me up I'm / Going to quench your thirst" suggest that the singer is willing to give herself to the object of her desire, although this is likely a metaphor. The third and final verse is more confrontational, with the singer acknowledging that the person she desires is not honest or nice. Despite this, she is still drawn to them and even predicts she will kiss them twice.
Overall, the lyrics of Burning Up are relatively straightforward, focusing on the physical and emotional sensations of attraction and desire. The song's disco beat and catchy chorus, however, have made it a fan favorite and a staple of Kylie Minogue's discography.
Line by Line Meaning
Down to the disco
I'm going to the disco
Everything stops
The music is so loud that everything else fades away
Walking in solo
I'm walking in alone
Everyone drops
Everyone is mesmerized by my presence
Hey summer madness
It's summertime and the craziness of the season is upon us
Totally cool
It's all good
My heart starts racing
I get excited when I see you
When I see you
When I lay eyes on you
I'm burning up baby
My desire for you is so hot
Can you feel it burning me
I hope you feel the same way
My pulse is pumping
My heart is beating so fast
My heart may burst
I'm feeling overwhelmed with emotion
If you drink me up I'm
If you take me in
Going to quench your thirst
I'll satisfy your desire
You're not honest
I know you're not truthful with me
No you're not that nice
You're not the sweetest person
But if I kiss you once I'm
But if we share a kiss
Going to kiss you twice
We won't be able to stop
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, SHAPIRO BERNSTEIN & CO. INC., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: GREG JOHN N FITZGERALD, THOMAS MARK HARMER NICHOLS
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pgstardust
[Intro]
And now for our feature presentation
[Verse 1]
I guess I was in this situation and it wasn't right
A bad combination and the wrong type
I completely lost my cool locked in this state of mind
I played a wicked game
I couldn't separate the pleasure from the pain
Giving everything but getting no gain
I sat down and realised that something had to change (had to change)
Then you came like a new groove over me
You make me feel like finally
[Chorus]
I'm not the question, I'm the answer
Not the disco, I'm the dancer
No more cold, you got me hot and I, I, I, I, I
I'm not the rhythm, I'm the music
Got the beat, not gonna lose it
It feels so good, I'm on the up (I'm on the up), I, I, I, I, I
[Verse 2]
Hot now, we could up the record and get down
I've seen my own reflection and
I know now how it feels to shimmy on a different sound
Cos you came like a new groove over me
You make me feel like finally
[Chorus]
I'm not the question, I'm the answer
Not the disco, I'm the dancer
No more cold, you got me hot and I, I, I, I, I
I'm not the rhythm, I'm the music
Got the beat, not gonna lose it
It feels so good, I'm on the up (I'm on the up), I, I, I, I, I
I'm not the question, I'm the answer
Not the disco, I'm the dancer
No more cold, you got me hot and I, I, I, I, I
I'm not the rhythm, I'm the music
Got the beat, not gonna lose it
It feels so good, I'm on the up (I'm on the up), I, I, I, I, I
[Bridge]
I'm not the question, I'm the answer
Not the disco, I'm the dancer
You got me hot, hot, hot
I'm not the rhythm, I'm the music
Got the beat, not gonna lose it, not gonna lose it, I, I
[Chorus]
I'm not the question, I'm the answer
Not the disco, I'm the dancer
No more cold, you got me hot and I, I, I, I, I
I'm not the rhythm, I'm the music
Got the beat, not gonna lose it
It feels so good, I'm on the up (I'm on the up), I, I, I, I, I
I'm not the question, I'm the answer
Not the disco, I'm the dancer
No more cold, you got me hot and I, I, I, I, I
I'm not the rhythm, I'm the music
Got the beat, not gonna lose it
It feels so good, I'm on the up (I'm on the up), I, I, I, I, I
I'm not the question, I'm the answer
Not the disco, I'm the dancer
No more cold, you got me hot and I, I, I, I, I
I'm not the rhythm, I'm the music
Got the beat, not gonna lose it
It feels so good, I'm on the up (I'm on the up), I, I, I, I, I
I'm not the question, I'm the answer
Not the disco, I'm the dancer
No more cold, you got me hot and I, I, I, I, I
I'm not the rhythm, I'm the music
Got the beat, not gonna lose it
adam brown
fantastic track, anyone else think this would have fitted nicely on disco ?
peter dee
Even disco guest list
peter dee
Right.
Vincent Ruvo
This song should have been released. So damn catchy. One of my favorite unreleased tracks!
tdeladeriere
I can't believe that after being a hardcore Kylie fan for over 30 years, I just discovered she's sampled Sheila B. & Devotion's "Spacer" 😲😲 This woman is full of surprise
Thierry F
just discovered it after listening to Sophie Ellis Bextor's version of Spacer
philliumcorp
I get the feeling that Kylie choose the singles first and then she realized that some tracks were so good that she realized that they could seriously compete with her singles. I mean this song is so good that I can’t believe I’m writing this and not dancing to this right now. Awesome track could definitely compete with in your eyes single.
Gabe Barrera
@Gloaming They could’ve at least put this song as a bonus track or a b-side to a single if the concept for Body Language changed.
Gloaming
Nah, it’s just that this was obviously in the early days of Body Language where she thought she was going to do a sequel to Fever (another Disco/Dance album). The album changed in the later stages. It just didn’t fit anymore.
Lachezar Filchev
The saddest part of all is that all the best shots have never made it to the market. But real fans at least have the chance to enjoy.