The music production team responsible for the group's success, Juergen Wind (J. Wind) and Frank Hassas (Quickmix), wrote and produced each of the group's hit singles and hit album between 1993 and 1995. During the early stages of the group's European success in 1993, German rapper Olaf Jeglitza (O-Jay) and American singer Patricia Petersen (Patsy) fronted the act as a rapper-singer duo. By 1994, singer Vanessa Mason had joined the group as the third member of the live act. At the height of the group's worldwide crossover success in 1995, Jeglitza, Petersen and Mason were officially marketed as a trio act under the shortened group name Real McCoy. Many years after the break up of the group, Petersen and Mason were revealed to have not been the real singers of the act. Both women had in fact been miming the vocals of studio singer Karin Kasar for all the group's music videos and live performances. Kasar was also never officially credited for singing vocals for all the group's music releases between 1993 and 1995.
The final Real McCoy album One More Time was released in 1997. Wind produced the album without Hassas' involvement. After Petersen's departure from the group, singer Lisa Cork was recruited into the act by American songwriter/producer Brent Argovitz. Since Kasar was not involved in recording vocals for the album, Cork and Mason sang vocals on the album instead. Jeglitza and Argovitz also worked together as songwriters for the production. The lead single (also titled One More Time) achieved major commercial success in Canada and Australia,[9] but the commercial sales of the album itself worldwide in comparison to Another Night were considered a disappointment. The failure of the album ultimately caused the quick demise of the group's lineup in 1997.
In 1999, an new version of the group's 1990 hit "It's On You" and a new single "Hey Now" was released with an all new group lineup. Both singles failed commercially resulting in the production team permanently spliting up. In the years after the breakup, Jeglitza continued to release new independent singles under the name Real McCoy without Wind or Hassas' involvement.
Operator
MC Sar & The Real McCoy Lyrics
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Somebody's watching you watching me,
somebody out there, though it is not an illusion a vision,
it's reality, you better watch out watch out watch out, they could be everywhere.
Defenders surrender forget about the logical limit,
'cause straight out of space they came to rescue the planet.
Invaders, crusaders, emergency operators.
Somebody's watching you watching me, somebody. (emergency)
Chorus:
Operator, operator, this is an emergency, somebody's watching me,
operator, operator this is an emergency. (operator emergency)
Operator operator, this is an emergency, somebody's watching me. Operator, operator, this is an emergency. (operator emergency)
The story continues, don't worry be happy, don't panic
'cause the strangers from out of space ain't cruel or satanic.
They came to save the human race before we're lost in space
we've reached a point of no return, we've got to live and learn.
We are the space invaders, we are the space invaders, on a mission to control the universe.
We are the space invaders, the star crusaders,
on a mission to save planet earth.
Chorus
We are the space invaders...we are the space invaders. (Emergency)
Chorus twice
We are the space invaders...we are the space invaders.
We are the space invaders.
The lyrics of MC Sar & The Real McCoy's "Operator" talks about the idea of being watched by someone, somewhere. Invaders, crusaders, and emergency operators are mentioned, implying a sense of urgency and danger. It is as if one could be attacked anytime, anywhere, and the notion of being watched is not an illusion. The song suggests that society has reached a critical point of no return and has to be saved before it's lost in space. A message of hope is delivered by telling us that the strangers from outer space that came to help mankind are not cruel or satanic. The space invaders and star crusaders came to rescue the planet, and they're on a mission to control and save the universe.
The song is filled with metaphors of space and galactic forces that aim to rescue mankind. It is an attempt to illustrate the importance of having a global view of things and how humans need to work together to face any challenges. It also implies the idea of being careful in our day to day lives and monitoring suspicious activities.
Line by Line Meaning
Invaders, crusaders, emergency operators.
The people who are watching us are portrayed as invaders and crusaders, but they are also emergency operators.
Somebody's watching you watching me, somebody out there, though it is not an illusion a vision, it's reality, you better watch out watch out watch out, they could be everywhere.
There are people or entities watching our every move everywhere, even though it may seem like an illusion, it is a cold hard reality that we need to be cautious of.
Defenders surrender forget about the logical limit, 'cause straight out of space they came to rescue the planet.
The defenders have surrendered and logical limits have been surpassed as our heroes come from space to save the planet.
Chorus: Operator, operator, this is an emergency, somebody's watching me, operator, operator this is an emergency. (operator emergency)
Calling out to the operator, someone is watching us and it is an emergency.
The story continues, don't worry be happy, don't panic 'cause the strangers from out of space ain't cruel or satanic.
The story carries on, we shouldn't panic as the strangers from space have kind intentions.
They came to save the human race before we're lost in space we've reached a point of no return, we've got to live and learn.
The strangers came to rescue humans before we're lost in space, we're at a point of no return and have no other option besides to live and learn from our mistakes.
We are the space invaders, we are the space invaders, on a mission to control the universe.
We are the ones from space invading Earth, with a mission to control the entire galaxy.
We are the space invaders, the star crusaders, on a mission to save planet earth.
We are the space invaders, also known as the star crusaders, whose mission is to save planet Earth.
Chorus We are the space invaders...we are the space invaders. (Emergency) Chorus twice We are the space invaders...we are the space invaders. We are the space invaders.
Repeatedly reminding us that we are the space invaders on a mission to save the planet, calling out for help in an emergency.
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Written by: Jim Croce
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