Their official biography reads as follows: Our story begins – as many of these stories do – with a TDK 60 minute cassette. It's back in 1992 and Kurt Cobain with Smells Like Teen Spirit is playing himself into the nirvana of rock'n'roll and hitting us in the gut. Wow! At roughly the same time, Adrian packs in his drummer job with The Bash — freeing his hands to do the old Fender Strat thing and, in fact, record on to that TDK 60. He calls his one-man band "Lovebugs", enters the cassette for a Band Contest in Basle ... and ends up being invited to take part in the final round.
So he finds Sebastian on bass and Julie on drums – more for their charming personalities than for instrumental virtuosity. And then it all happens pretty dammed quick. First gig, the final, victory, thank you!
Adrian and Sebastian then record their first album Fluff in all of five days in league with 17-year-old temp drummer Simon who has been a permanent fixture since then, irreplaceable actually, because not only is he an amazing drummer but also an amazing cook. We play a few gigs and Adrian wants to pack it in again. Making music is OK, he says, but being the frontman is a pain. Well, we persuade him to stay on and, before long, we have played countless gigs in small clubs. And, between all that, recorded our second album: Tart.
The third album appears in 1996: Lovebugs. Recorded in London, produced by George Shilling and Tony Harris. We storm the Top 40 and our single Fantastic is what you might call our minor breakthrough on the Swiss music wallpaper scene. We sign major recording contacts in Germany, feel pretty fantastic, immortal at least. Just the right mood for getting on to the TourBus for a few months.
Thomas also gets on: live, we need extra guitar; he needs a good band. And the tours go on — with Marc Owen, Republica, Vivid and Ocean Color Scene. We become addicted to life on tour. We hang on to Thomas because, apart from making the right noises with the guitar, he's cool with studio buttons and, in the morning, he looks so grotty.
In 1999, BMG/RCA prescribe us a recording producer who – from the very start – we don't hit it off with. The proverbial straw that breaks the camel's back. After a really vicious battle with the record company (all that small-print crap) we record an album under the name of The Symbol. No, not really, we sign a deal with Warner Music Switzerland and, at long last, in 2000, bring out Transatlantic Flight. All that turbulence seems to have paid off. The album sells in 13 countries and represents now our ultimate breakthrough. The concerts are sold out. We shoot a video in LA and give loads of interviews from Moscow through Niederbipp to Helsinki …
While Sebastian publishes his glam rock project Fucking Beautiful, we work on our fifth studio album Awaydays. Wanting to go new places, we record the album in the rehearsal room (with Thomas as producer) and bring in a string orchestra. Adrian starts to think of packing it in again but eventually gives up smoking instead. At about the same time, Awaydays gets to the number one spot in the Swiss charts and Sebastian announces his departure from the band. We play one last tour with him and wonder about how things should continue.
Come autumn 2002, we retreat to the heel of the Italian boot – Apulia – to work on 13 Songs With A View. There are now five of us and we're searching for a new Lovebugs sound. Bass player Florian is more than a mere substitute for emigrant Sebastian: he brings a new earthy edge to the band and raises the average IQ by 35%. The same tidal wave also dumps Stefan on board MS Lovebugs. In an official capacity, that is. For almost three years, he's been pounding away on the keyboards for us — both on stage and in the studio. 13 Songs With A View is, in a word, a bitch, and gives us a really hard time. Yup, the search for our joint roots is difficult, taking 13 long months in the studio. An eternal labyrinth. But also a welding torch for the new line-up. The result is rawer and harder than previous albums. A true milestone, we reckon. Whereas the Swiss radio stations reckon that our sound is too noisy. TV gets cold feet as well and even drops us from a programme at literally the last second. They are worried that our music might hit the viewers in the gut (hmm, sounds familiar). Whatever. A short time later, to kick off our tour, we play Letzigrund Stadium with the legendary Stones to a crowd of 40,000 before, at long last, setting off on an extended club and festival tour again.
December 2003. We've done some 1,000 gigs (I think) and recorded seven albums. Tired? No way! But where can we now sail to without going round in circles? One thing is clear: we need a producer who will accompany us, give us feedback and be in on the songs as they emerge so that we don't drift into studio quicksands again. Someone who can stand up to the Lovebugs steamroller. Adrian has the shocking idea of having a go with that swine Chris von Rohr. In fact, the chemistry works at the very first meeting and soon we have a veritable swimming pool full of creativity — not to mention a genuine friendship.
Together we work on the eighth CD. It's to be an unplugged album, recorded live and featuring the best from 11 years of Lovebugs. Old hits are re-arranged, stripped down to the bare essentials. We want it to be intimate and direct. After nine months of preparation, we perform Naked (!) on stage in Basle ... and, well, it's one of our best concerts ever. Included on the album version are five new songs, some really moving moments and acres of goose pimples.
For six months or so, the subsequent Naked Tour takes us though old theatre prosceniums and cinema halls. Backed by mood and guest musicians, we play unplugged into the summer. It's during the festival season of 2005 that – in parallel and in secret – we start plugging our cables in at the rehearsal room again. We hunger for electricity and sounds but first Adrian has to have on operation on his respiratory system while the rest of us send postcards from our holiday resorts. Each taking a creative breather, so to speak.
In autumn 2005 – by which time we're up to our knees in new material – a Taiwanese record company calls up suddenly and invites us to hold a series of interviews and concerts in Asia. We leave the freshly served Creative Soup on the counter and fly "naked" to the land of the permanent sushi enthusiasts where we (a) score something of a success and (b) get to know something about chopsticks, isolation and sleeping tablets. Then, in the middle of a snowstorm and an infinitely long winter, we eventually realise where we are going and who we wish to take along with us. Things are going to be epic and huge and also deep enough to drown in, a unified whole indeed. So, after a three-year absence from the studio, In Every Waking Moment will not be a stroll through the park, more like an intense midnight ramble J
To read the map and shine the torch, we hire Roman Camenzind. The man who never sleeps and who always has a good idea just when one is needed.
In February and March of 2006, we record In Every Waking Moment at locomotive speed and, only one week after Switzerland gets kicked out of the last 16 of the Football World Cup, a Lovebugs CD soars to Number One on the Swiss album charts … again.
Discography
IN EVERY WAKING MOMENT (2006)
NAKED (2005)
13 SONGS WITH A VIEW (2003)
AWAYDAYS (2001)
TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT (2000)
LIVE VIA SATELLITE (1999)
LOVEBUGS intl. version (1998)
LOVEBUGS (1996)
TART (1995)
FLUFF (1994)
Group Members
Adrian Sieber: vocals, guitar
Thomas Rechberger: guitar, vocals
Stefan Wagner: piano, synthesizers, vocals
Florian Senn: bass
Simon Ramseier: drums
Website
http://www.lovebugs.com
If You
Lovebugs Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
Could figure out
What makes me fly
And what makes me fall
It would be so simple
If I could handle
What makes me freeze
And what makes me glow
And now i
Run out of patience
Wanna throw out the window
Things that I can't hold
Just to show you
'cause I'm not interested
To know what I am
In your eyes and your mind
I'm for shure not that one
If you want to carry me
You can always do that
If you if you if you want
Watch out I'll be heavy
I wish I could understand
Could figure out
What makes me sink
What makes me rise
It would be so simple
If I could handle
What makes it pointless
What makes it whole
The Lovebugs song If You is a reflection on the human experience of trying to understand the complexities of one's own emotions and motivations. The first verse describes a desire to understand the things that make us feel good and the things that make us feel bad, and how these emotions can be at odds with each other. The second verse expresses frustration with this struggle and a desire to simply act, to throw caution to the wind and let things happen, rather than trying to analyze and understand every feeling and impulse. The chorus suggests that the singer feels misunderstood by someone they care about, and that they themselves can't figure out who they really are, adding to the confusion and uncertainty.
Line by Line Meaning
I wish I could understand
The desire to comprehend oneself and their actions
Could figure out
Being able to make sense of one's own thoughts and feelings
What makes me fly
The aspects of life that bring joy and happiness
And what makes me fall
The factors that lead to sadness and disappointment
It would be so simple
Life could be less complicated if one could understand their own emotions
If I could handle
If one could overcome and manage their emotions
What makes me freeze
What causes fear and hesitation
And what makes me glow
The things that bring out one's best qualities
And now i
Currently feeling a sense of urgency
Run out of patience
Growing tired of waiting or uncertainty
Wanna throw out the window
The desire to discard what is causing frustration
Things that I can't hold
The things that are beyond one's control
Just to show you
In order to demonstrate the extent of one's feelings
'cause I'm not interested
Lack of concern for one's self-identity
To know what I am
The lack of desire to understand oneself better
In your eyes and your mind
Perceived judgments from those around us
I'm for shure not that one
Not meeting others' expectations or standards
If you want to carry me
Offering to help or support in a time of need
You can always do that
Expressing gratitude for the support of others
If you if you if you want
Assuring the willingness to accept help if needed
Watch out I'll be heavy
Warning that one's problems may be a burden on others
What makes me sink
The reasons for feeling down or defeated
What makes me rise
What motivates and inspires
What makes it pointless
The factors that make something meaningless
What makes it whole
The things that bring purpose and completeness
Contributed by Zoe P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Zachery Butter
This video answered more questions than the title suggested and I couldn’t be happier. Thank you for educating me on these little insects that flooded my early life.
University of Central Florida
We've got you covered!
Zachery Butter
@University of Central Florida Haha, I see what you did there!
OF CV
I drove through this across Mississippi and into Louisiana - that plaster of insect car splatter was unimaginable. Visibility was similar to volcanic or brush fire ash (experienced both)…just a dark haze of density at all levels.
Willie Turner
I grew up in Northwest Florida and I'm used to love bugs. It was just a few years ago that I first heard of the UF's genetically modified experiment gone wrong myth. I never bought that load of crap because if that was the case, then the bugs would've been colored blue and orange instead of black and orange. 🤣
Earnest Blacknell Sr.
My daughter just asked me what kind of bug it was as I politely batting it/them away. I grew up seeing them in Texas and thanks to her asking me ,this is the first time I ever researched them. But I have always knew they were Love 🐛's.
sunlitrain
What does research suggest the negative impacts would be if the love bug population were to be halved? It sounds as if they contribute a lot to gemerating healthy soil; but how was Florida soil comparatively faring prior to their arrival?
I suppose the relevant Q is what the impact would be currently. Times have changed and with them environmental factors and compositions.
Peter Powers
Awesome video, I'm new to FL and had a lot of questions about this bug.
University of Central Florida
Glad we could teach you a thing or two! They're starting to make their way back!
Joel Andres De Vargas Menard
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