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
Is It Still Over?
Lovebugs Lyrics
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Somewhere in the park
And it could be a perfect night
With all these stars that glow so bright
Hear the bells strike three
And it's so sad to see
We could have had a perfect love
But nothing's ever good enough
is it still over?
I miss seeing your smile
Won't you come over maybe
It would be worthwhile
I'm lying in the grass
And letting memories pass
I'm wondering what you're doing now
And where it all went wrong somehow
Is it still over?
I miss seeing your smile
Won't you come over maybe
It would be worth while
Is it still over?
I miss seeing your face
Won't you come closer baby
It's in your sweet embrace
I'm missing you too much
The lyrics to Lovebugs's song "Is It Still Over?" speak to the longing and regret felt after a relationship has ended. The singer is lying in the dark, possibly in a park, and reflecting on what could have been a perfect night. The stars are shining bright, but the feeling of sadness overtakes the singer as the bells strike three. The singer laments that they could have had a perfect love, but nothing was ever good enough. The repetition of the phrase "Is it still over?" shows the uncertainty and hope that the relationship can be salvaged, and the singer misses seeing the smile and face of their former partner.
The second verse shifts to the singer lying in the grass, letting memories of the past relationship pass by. The singer wonders where it all went wrong and what their former partner is doing now. The chorus repeats with the same message of missing the former partner's smile and face and asking them to come over, expressing a desire to be close to them again. The ending line of "I'm missing you too much" emphasizes the depth of feeling and longing that the singer feels.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm lying in the dark
I am lying in the darkness, perhaps feeling lost or alone
Somewhere in the park
I am in a park, possibly trying to escape or find solace from my thoughts or emotions
And it could be a perfect night
The starry night is beautiful and could have been a perfect moment to share with someone special
With all these stars that glow so bright
The stars are shining vividly, and it is breathtaking
Hear the bells strike three
The sound of the bells striking three might be symbolic of how much time has passed or how late it is
And it's so sad to see
The situation or feeling is melancholic, and possibly regretful
We could have had a perfect love
The love between two people could have been flawless if certain things went differently
But nothing's ever good enough
The love shared was not enough to make things work between them
Is it still over?
I am questioning if the relationship is truly over or if there is a chance to mend things
I miss seeing your smile
I yearn to see the other person's smile and feel the happiness that it brings
Won't you come over maybe
I am asking the person to visit me, in hopes of finding clarity or reconciliation
It would be worthwhile
Seeing the other person would be meaningful and significant
I'm lying in the grass
I am laying on the ground, maybe feeling raw or exposed
And letting memories pass
I am reminding myself of past memories, letting them come and go without holding onto them
I'm wondering what you're doing now
I am curious about the other person's current state of being
And where it all went wrong somehow
I am reflecting on where things may have gone wrong between us
I miss seeing your face
I long to see the other person's face, feeling a sense of comfort and familiarity with it
Won't you come closer baby
I am asking the other person to come closer, possibly to physically connect or to promote emotional closeness
It's in your sweet embrace
The comfort and solace is found within an intimate hug or embrace
I'm missing you too much
I am dealing with a strong sense of longing and missing the other person greatly
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ADRIAN SIEBER, SEBASTIAN HAUSMANN, SIMON RAMSEIER, STEFAN WAGNER, THOMAS RECHBERGER
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Chris Dorsey
Seeing a swarm of love bugs makes my skin crawl
Arcadeii
yeontan sonyeondan SAME! Like smh how do people like catching these things 🤦🏾♀️
Racheal Patterson
One day I wanted to go to Florida then I saw this video
xX_JaneRose_Xx
I’m a Floridian and they’re not that bad. They don’t bite and they may land on you but they won’t do anything. Come down to Florida when it’s not love bug season though if bugs in general scare you or you want to spend a lot of time outside.
Darlene Ortiz
They only come a few times a year, I’m sure youll love it here.
BucaneerBri
Typically last about a month
RLC TV
lol florida is cool come on down
A-M B
i lived in south florida for over 30 years and never saw lovebugs there. But we do have them in n. central florida. I hate them. Some seasons are worst than others. But you can get them off your vehicle very easily by wetting the car and using slightly damp fabric softener sheet....easy as pie!
Omie 863
Worst love bug season ever
68cupcake
Omie Tovar yes!!