Luscious Jackson is an American alternative rock group formed in 1991 in Ne… Read Full Bio ↴Luscious Jackson is an American alternative rock group formed in 1991 in New York City, New York. Named after former Philadelphia 76ers pro basketball player Lucious Brown "Luke" Jackson, the band released three full-length albums between 1993 and 2000, when they split. In 2011 the band re-united.

The original band consisted of Jill Cunniff (vocals, bass), Gabby Glaser (vocals, guitar), Kate Schellenbach (drums) and Vivian Trimble (keyboards, vocals). Schellenbach was a founding member of the Beastie Boys and left shortly after the Beasties switched from being a hardcore punk band into being a hip-hop group

Between 1993 and 2000 they released one EP, three full length LPs and ten singles on the Beastie Boys' Grand Royal label. Their biggest hit —and only Billboard Top 40 entry— is "Naked Eye" (#36, March 22, 1997). Other notable singles include "Here", "CitySong (NY State Of The World)", "Under Your Skin" and "Ladyfingers".

Vivian Trimble left the group in 1998, and in 2000 (after releasing one album as a trio) the group officially announced the break up of Luscious Jackson.

February 2007 saw the release of Luscious Jackson's "greatest hits" compilation, and in the fall of 2006 the band announced that they had reunited and were to release a new children's album, a plan which never came to fruition and the band ceased activity in 2007.

In the January 2012 issue of "Rolling Stone" magazine, the band announced that they had reunited in late 2011. Subsequently, the band has released Magic Hour (2013) and Baby DJ (2013).

Electric
Luscious Jackson Lyrics

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What do you feel when you look into my eyes baby
Does it come to you as a surprise?
I don't care what
Other people say
Just as long as I'm here with you
Won't you come closer
Cause I can't seem to find
A way to go now

[Chorus]
Electric, when we're together
So electric, feelin' like this

All the times we stayed up
All through the night
Laughing and dancing 'til the sun come out
Then later, when we're lying together
Even our stomachs
They're speaking to each other
I kiss the ground, I run my fingers through the earth
Yes it feels so good to be alive

[Chorus]

Kiss the ground
(Plant the seed deep)
Run my fingers through the earth
(Within the heart)
Yes it feels so good to be alive
(Like a child our love grows bigger everyday)
Kiss the ground
Run my fingers through the earth
Yes it feels so good to be alive

[Chorus:Repeat x2]

Overall Meaning

In the song "Electric" by Luscious Jackson, the lyrics express the intense feelings of being in love. The first couple of lines ask what the person feels when they look into the singer's eyes and if it is a surprise to them. The singer then states that they do not care what other people say about their relationship, as long as they are with the person they love. The chorus expresses the electricity they feel when they are together, and how it makes them feel alive. The song describes how they have spent nights laughing and dancing together until sunrise and how even their stomachs seem to communicate with each other. The song finishes with the repetition of running fingers through the earth, kissing the ground, and feeling good to be alive.

Line by Line Meaning

What do you feel when you look into my eyes baby
I want to know how you feel about me when you look into my eyes.

Does it come to you as a surprise?
Are you surprised by your feelings when you look into my eyes?

I don't care what
I am not concerned with

Other people say
What other people say or think about us

Just as long as I'm here with you
As long as I am with you.

Won't you come closer
Please come closer to me.

Cause I can't seem to find
As I cannot find

A way to go now
A path to follow now

Electric, when we're together
Our connection is electric when we're together

So electric, feelin' like this
It feels amazing to feel this electric connection

All the times we stayed up
All those times staying up late