1. An English band who were pionee… Read Full Bio ↴There are 2 bands under the name LFO:
1. An English band who were pioneers of bleep techno
2. An American three-man pop and rap group
1. English band LFO were one of the pioneers of the bleep techno of the early 1990s. Originally comprising Gez Varley (also known as Jez Varley) and Mark Bell, they met while studying at Leeds and gave their first track, the eponymous “LFO”, to Nightmares On Wax. The demo’s popularity in clubs lead to the track being released by Warp in 1990, where it made it into the Top Twenty. The name LFO comes from the term Low Frequency Oscillator, a component used to alter sounds in synthesizers, samplers etc.
Gez Varley left the duo in 1996, and continues to have a solo career. Mark Bell continued to record under his own name and that of LFO, as well as producing albums for Björk and Depeche Mode until his untimely passing in October 2014.
LFO’s album Frequencies (containing the previously mentioned “LFO” and its follow-up single, We Are Back) was a popular album for Warp Records and undoubtedly helped establish them as a successful global independent electronic label, along with label-mates Nightmares On Wax and Sweet Exorcist.
It was originally released with a warning sticker stating that the record company was not responsible for the potential damage to speakers due to the the extremely loud, low frequency bass signals contained within the music.
Frequencies was followed by the less commercially successful Advance and, in 2003, by Sheath which saw a return to the earlier minimal techno sound of LFO’s debut.
2. Lyte Funkie Ones (LFO) was an American three-man pop/rap group consisting of Rich Cronin (August 30, 1974 – September 8, 2010), Devin Lima (born Harold Lima, March 18, 1977 – November 21, 2018), and Brad Fischetti (born September 11, 1975). Before Lima joined the group in 1999, the third member was Brian Gillis (known as Brizz), who was with the group from its start in 1995.
The band is best known for their hit songs Summer Girls, Girl on TV, and Every Other Time.
Origins (1995–1998)
In 1995, in Fall River, Massachusetts, Rich Cronin met Brian "Brizz" Gillis. LFO had marginal success with the remake of the Yvonne Elliman's song, If I Can't Have You, which missed the Top 40, reaching No. 54 on the UK Singles Chart.
In 1997, they released a cover of New Kids on the Block's Step By Step as a single.
In 1999, Gillis was frustrated with the lack of progress that the group had made so he left to pursue a solo career, which led him to multiple college tours and a job in the music industry, with a radio promotion position in Florida with BMG.
Success (1999–2002)
After Gillis left, Fischetti and Cronin still wanted to continue to pursue their dreams of making it big, so they headed back to the United States and had an open audition. Devin Lima, an employee of a hardware store at the time, was chosen in place of Gillis.
Devin decided that the group should discontinue being called Lyte Funky Ones and use the name LFO exclusively instead.
In the UK, however, they were unable to use the abbreviated name of LFO due to an IDM act on the Warp Records label, who had been using the name since 1988.
Still signed with Trans Continental and now with Arista Records, LFO recorded some new material with Dow Brain, Brad Young and Danny Wood of New Kids on the Block, at Underground Studios second location, the basement of a 200+ year old house in Needham, MA. Wood had been a long-time friend of original member Brian Gillis.
Among the songs LFO had recorded in an attempt to make a demo was a song called Summer Girls. It was produced by Dow Brain and Brad Young of Underground Productions. This song gave LFO their path to success.
Their debut album, LFO, sold over 2.5 million copies worldwide, and scored two Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100: Summer Girls and Girl on TV.
In 1999, Summer Girls was nominated for a Billboard Music Award for Top Selling Single of the Year; the song sold over 1.5 million copies in the U.S. The song itself contained numerous non sequiturs, such as You're the best girl that I ever did see/The great Larry Bird, jersey 33 and Fell deep in love, but now we ain't speakin'/Michael J. Fox was Alex P. Keaton. This album featured many vocals from original member Brian.
The label loved the original versions of the records so much that they left all of the vocals from Brian, including leads on If I Can't Have You.
The year 2000 was a busy year for LFO, featuring nonstop tours, performing at over 230 concerts that year. They also served as opening act for Britney Spears, and co-headlined Nickelodeon's All That Music & More summer tour. They found success in the UK at the same time when second single, the Dow Brain and Brad Young co-written Girl on TV, entered the UK chart at #6.
In 2000, the band won the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Group of the Year. Play Along Toys made dolls of the group in 2001.
They appeared on The Amanda Show as guest stars, singing a song while Amanda danced in the background with the show's signature 'dancing lobsters'. At the end, LFO described Amanda as 'the most beautiful girl in the world'. The episode has been repeated on Nickelodeon since its creation.
In the summer of 2001, the group released their sophomore and final album, Life Is Good, with the release of only two singles Life Is Good and Every Other Time, which was the only commercial release from the album.
After lackluster record sales of the album and the late-1990s/early-2000s boyband craze coming to an end, LFO officially decided to part ways in February 2002.
Reunion (2009)
On June 3, 2009, LFO posted a blog entitled "LFO is Back" on their unofficial MySpace page which announced that they have reunited and are going on the Malcolm Douglas Tribute tour beginning September 23, 2009, with Rookie of the Year, Go Crash Audio, and Kiernan McMullan.
A new song titled Summer of My Life was also announced in association with the reunion.
Nearly four months later, on September 28, 2009, LFO announced (through their YouTube page) that they had broken up. However, the individual members of the band planned to continue making music with their various side projects.
Dandelion
LFO Lyrics
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She was crying over someone that she felt love much too soon
I said: "Hey girl don't you cry tonight, let me take you out on this town"
She looked at me and smiled as one last tear splashed of the ground
With half a wink she asked me "What are you some kind of creep?"
I told her "No I guess I just feel your vibe is kinda deep"
The moon hung over Soho and I counted 16 stars
I pointed at the brightest one and said "Now that one's ours"
She's a dandelion up on her hill, above the sea
She's not exactly everythin I thought that she might be
She's a dandelion, she looks like everythin I need
I thought she was a flower but I found out she's a weed
And I hold on hold on hold on, hold on hold on hold on
I just might be poison but he took me to his roof top
He said "Are you affraid of hights?" I said "No I am not"
He said "Hey girl don't you lie to me, tell me everythin you feel"
We danced around in circles, he said "I think we felt somethin real"
She's a dandelion up on her cliff, above the sea
She's not exactly everythin I thought that she might be
She's a dandelion, she looks like everythin I need
I thought she was a flower but I found out she's a weed
And I hold on hold on hold on, and I hold on hold on hold on
Down in Union Square I saw her walking all alone
I walked a little slower just so I remain unknown
She met someone on 17 think she knew him all to well
My little piece of heaven has a secret she won't tell
Without the smile she took his hand and then they walked away
I realised I wouldn't see my girl after today
I fell in love with a dandelion and she's all I ever had
At first she looked so sweet but in the end she tastes so bad
She's a dandelion up on her cliff, above the sea
She's not exactly everythin I thought that she might be
She's a dandelion, she looks like everythin I need
I thought she was a flower but I found out she's a weed
And I hold on hold on hold on, and I hold on hold on hold on
And I tell myself hold on hold on hold on, and hold on hold on hold on
She's a dandelion up on her cliff, above the sea
She's not exactly everythin I thought that she might be
She's a dandelion, she looks like everythin I need
I thought she was a flower but I found out she's a weed
The lyrics of LFO's "Dandelion" tells the story of a man who meets a girl crying outside a dance saloon on a Friday night. The girl had just gone through a breakup and was feeling down. The man offers to take her out and cheers her up. As they spend time together, he begins to realize that he himself is not perfect but still accepts her as she is - a "dandelion up on her hill, above the sea."
The man admits that he was initially attracted to her because she looked like everything he wanted in a partner, but soon realizes that she is not exactly what he expected. Despite this, he continues to hold on to her because of the real connection and feelings they shared. There is a sense of vulnerability and honesty in the relationship between the man and the girl - they both have flaws but are willing to accept each other as they are.
The use of the metaphor "dandelion" implies that the girl may seem fragile and delicate at first glance, but in reality, she is resilient and can thrive in any environment. The song highlights the beauty and imperfection of love relationships and how we often learn to appreciate and cherish someone despite initial expectations.
Line by Line Meaning
Saw her on a Friday outside someones dance saloon
The singer saw the girl crying outside a dance saloon on a Friday.
She was crying over someone that she felt love much too soon
The girl was crying over a person who she fell in love with too quickly.
I said: "Hey girl don't you cry tonight, let me take you out on this town"
The singer offered to take the girl out and make her forget her sorrows for the night.
She looked at me and smiled as one last tear splashed of the ground
The girl smiled while a tear dropped from her face onto the ground.
With half a wink she asked me "What are you some kind of creep?"
The girl jokingly asked if the singer was a creep for approaching her.
I told her "No I guess I just feel your vibe is kinda deep"
The singer responds that he feels a strong connection with the girl and the conversation is not meant to be creepy.
The moon hung over Soho and I counted 16 stars
The singer observed the night sky and counted stars in the neighborhood of Soho.
I pointed at the brightest one and said "Now that one's ours"
The singer pointed towards the brightest star in the sky and claimed it as a symbol of their special relationship.
She's a dandelion up on her hill, above the sea
The girl is like a dandelion, growing on a hill that overlooks the sea.
She's not exactly everythin I thought that she might be
The girl is not exactly what the singer had imagined her to be.
She's a dandelion, she looks like everythin I need
The girl appears to be everything that the singer needs.
I thought she was a flower but I found out she's a weed
The girl who the singer thought was a flower, turned out to be a weed.
And I hold on hold on hold on, hold on hold on hold on
The singer holds on to his feelings for the girl and doesn't want to let go.
I just might be poison but he took me to his rooftop
The girl acknowledges that she might not be good for the singer, but he took her to the rooftop nonetheless.
He said "Are you afraid of hights?" I said "No I am not"
The singer asked if the girl was afraid of heights and she replied that she wasn't.
He said "Hey girl don't you lie to me, tell me everythin you feel"
The singer encouraged the girl to open up to him and share her feelings.
We danced around in circles, he said "I think we felt somethin real"
The singer and the girl danced around and the singer believes that they felt a real connection.
She's a dandelion up on her cliff, above the sea
The singer describes the girl once again as a dandelion, now on a cliff that overlooks the sea.
I thought she was a flower but I found out she's a weed
The girl whom the singer thought was a flower, turned out to be a weed.
And I hold on hold on hold on, and I hold on hold on hold on
The singer holds on to his feelings for the girl and doesn't want to let go.
Down in Union Square I saw her walking all alone
The singer saw the girl walking alone in Union Square.
I walked a little slower just so I remain unknown
The singer slowed down his pace to avoid being seen by the girl.
She met someone on 17 think she knew him all to well
The girl met someone on the 17th street and the singer thinks she knew him too well.
My little piece of heaven has a secret she won't tell
The girl, who was a piece of heaven for the singer, has a secret that she won't share.
Without the smile she took his hand and then they walked away
The girl held hands with the person she met and walked away, without the smile that the singer had fallen in love with.
I realised I wouldn't see my girl after today
The singer realized that he wouldn't be able to see the girl he loved again.
I fell in love with a dandelion and she's all I ever had
The singer fell in love with a girl who turned out to be like a dandelion, and she was all he ever had.
At first she looked so sweet but in the end she tastes so bad
The girl who seemed sweet in the beginning, turned out to be not so sweet in the end.
And I tell myself hold on hold on hold on, and hold on hold on hold on
The singer encourages himself to hold on to his feelings for the girl and not let go.
Lyrics © Spirit Music Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: RICHARD CRONIN, RICK NOWELS, WAYNE RODRIGUEZ
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Kaung Myat Oo
Listened their albums back to back on the walkman in those days....their music never gets old
Mohammed Hussain
I am searching this song from 6 months, since I heard in a mall..😍
Samad khan Pathaan
R.i.p legends 😭😭
Rasheda Boler
for some reason I just felt like listening to lfo
Rebecca Delisme
Me also. Today i downloaded this song, I'm in love with this song😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
Naga Bruce Lee Hee
Bought this cassette those days, today father with a beautiful daughter n still listen to it n will always listen to it.
Rebecca Delisme
can't stop listening😪😪😪😪
Troy Reed
My little piece of heaven has a secret she wont tell...
S!D
Judging by the views & likes, it seems people don't have good taste in music these days. & It's also because of the algorithm one need to literally dig in to find this song.