The roots of Mando Diao date back to 1995 when Björn Dixgård was a member of a band called Butler. Band members came and went; four years later, the remaining line-up chose to proceed more seriously in their musical efforts. Björn Dixgård and Gustaf Norén locked themselves up in a summer house and spent six months writing songs. The now-renamed band, along with Samuel Giers and Carl-Johan Fogelklou, made their first public performances in the clubs of their hometown Borlänge in 1999. A local writer described them in an article as the best unsigned band he had ever seen. This was soon followed by a record deal with EMI Sweden. In 2002 their first album Bring 'em In was released in Sweden. It contains early demo versions of their songs, partly recorded in the basement of keyboarder Daniel Haglund who left the band later in 2003. In 2003 the album was released internationally, along with their debut single Sheepdog. In 2004, Mats Bjorke officially joined the band to replace Haglund's departure. In the same year, the band is hailed enthusiastically by the music press as one of the most sanguine newcomer bands of the year. The album Hurricane Bar was released in 2005. Their third album, released in Europe and Japan in September, 2006 is called Ode To Ochrasy, which the band say has a "darker" feel, and features the single Long Before Rock 'n' Roll. To promote the release of the album, the band toured Germany, supported by Razorlight and Johnossi. They also supported Dirty pretty things on their tour in England. The album was a big success and they won many prizes in their home country Sweden. Ode To Ochrasy was released in spring 2007 in US and Mando Diao toured the US to promote it.
The band released a new album titled "Never Seen The Light Of Day" on October 24th 2007.
The band supported The Bravery on their 2005 tour, along with Los Angeles band The Colour.
Their songs Down in the Past and The Wildfire (If It Was True) feature on the EA Sports games NHL 2006 and NHL 08 respectively, whilst God Knows features on FIFA 06.
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Shake
Mando Diao Lyrics
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For your love to set me free
Been starving for too long on my own
Gravity can hold you down
Shooting through my lonely mind
Won't you take me home?
Shake me to the ground
Shake me with no fear
Shake me out of here
I need somebody to call me honey
Girl, you got me
Won't you take me home?
Shake me all around
Shake me to the ground
Shake me with no fear
Shake me out of here
I need somebody to call me honey
Girl, you got me
Won't you take me home?
I've been trying endlessly
To deny this chemistry
How long can this go on
I wanna know
Waking up the beast in me
From a dream to ecstasy
Won't you take me home?
Shake me all around
Shake me to the ground
Shake me with no fear
Shake me out of here
I need somebody to call me honey
Girl, you got me
Won't you take me home?
Shake me all around
Shake me to the ground
Shake me with no fear
Shake me out of here
I need somebody to call me honey
Girl, you got me
Won't you take me home?
Oh, find me up
(Find me up!)
Don't please me
Just find me up
(Find me up)
Don't tease me
(Don't tease me)
Just find me up
(Find me up)
Don't tease me
(Don't tease me)
Don't tease me
(Don't tease me)
Hey, girl!
Shake me all around
Shake me to the ground
Shake me with no fear
Shake me out of here
Shake me all around
Shake me to the ground
Shake me with no fear
Shake me out of here
I need somebody to call me honey
Girl, you got me
Won't you take me home?
Shake me all around
Shake me to the ground
Shake me with no fear
Shake me out of here
I need somebody to call me honey
Girl, you got me
Won't you take me home?
The song Shake by Mando Diao is about a person who has been waiting patiently for someone's love to set them free. They are tired of being alone and starving for affection. The lyrics say that even though gravity can hold us down, we can still be shook by someone that we love. The singer is asking the girl to take them home and to shake them out of their current state of loneliness.
The words "Shake me all around" suggest that the singer is looking for a drastic change to their current situation. They want to be taken out of their current circumstances and brought somewhere new. The repetitiveness of the chorus emphasizes the need for the girl to take the singer away from their loneliness and shake them into a new life.
The lyrics "I've been trying endlessly to deny this chemistry" indicates that the singer has been trying to suppress their feelings for this person, but they can't deny the magnetism between them. They are waking up the "beast" within them and want to explore the chemistry they share with the person they're singing to.
Line by Line Meaning
I've been waiting patiently
I've been eagerly waiting for someone to come and fill the loneliness in my life
For your love to set me free
I believe that your love has the power to free me from my misery
Been starving for too long on my own
I've been living alone for long and it has left me feeling empty and unsatisfied
Gravity can hold you down
The world around you can pull you down and make it hard for you to rise above your problems
Shooting through my lonely mind
All my thoughts revolve around my loneliness
Won't you take me home?
Can't you please take me away from all this pain and loneliness?
Shake me all around
Shake me and wake me up from the dullness of my existence
Shake me to the ground
Shake me so hard that I feel grounded in the world again
Shake me with no fear
Shake me without any inhibitions, with complete freedom and abandon
Shake me out of here
Shake me so that I can escape from my present situation
I need somebody to call me honey
I need someone to show me affection and love
Girl, you got me
You have control over me and my feelings
I've been trying endlessly
I've been making a continuous effort to resist my feelings for you
To deny this chemistry
To suppress the chemistry that I feel between us
How long can this go on
I am unsure how long I can keep on denying my feelings
Waking up the beast in me
You are arousing the passionate side of me that has been dormant for a long time
From a dream to ecstasy
From a state of imagination to a feeling of intense joy and pleasure
Oh, find me up (Find me up!)
Oh, find me and bring me back to life
Don't please me, just find me up (Find me up)
Don't try to please me, just help me find myself again
Don't tease me (Don't tease me)
Don't play with my emotions or lead me on
Hey, girl!
Hey, you! (the person the singer is addressing)
Won't you take me home?
I really hope that you will take me with you, away from all this loneliness and pain.
Writer(s): Gustaf, Björn Dixgård
Contributed by Bella A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Ярема Петрущак
I've been waiting patiently
For your love to set me free
Been starving for too long on my own
Gravity can hold you down
Shooting through my lonely mind
Won't you take me home?
Shake me all around
Shake me to the ground
Shake me with no fear
Shake me out of here
I need somebody to call me honey
Girl, you got me
Won't you take me home?
Shake me all around
Shake me to the ground
Shake me with no fear
Shake me out of here
I need somebody to call me honey
Girl, you got me
Won't you take me home?
I've been trying endlessly
To deny this chemistry
How long can this go on
I wanna know
Waking up the beast in me
From a dream to ecstasy
Won't you take me home?
Shake me all around
Shake me to the ground
Shake me with no fear
Shake me out of here
I need somebody to call me honey
Girl, you got me
Won't you take me home?
Shake me all around
Shake me to the ground
Shake me with no fear
Shake me out of here
I need somebody to call me honey
Girl, you got me
Won't you take me home?
Oh, find me up
(Find me up!)
Don't tease me
Just find me up
(Find me up)
Don't tease me
(Don't tease me)
Just find me up
(Find me up)
Don't tease me
(Don't tease me)
Don't tease me
(Don't tease me)
Hey, girl!
Shake me all around
Shake me to the ground
Shake me with no fear
Shake me out of here
Shake me all around
Shake me to the ground
Shake me with no fear
Shake me out of here
I need somebody to call me honey
Girl, you got me
Won't you take me home?
Shake me all around
Shake me to the ground
Shake me with no fear
Shake me out of here
I need somebody to call me honey
Girl, you got me
Won't you take me home?
Sassssss
Apollo S. Vaiou
one of the best bands out thereand they always come back witha a new and fresh style...HANDS DOWN TO GREATNESS( greetings from Greece)
Ярема Петрущак
I've been waiting patiently
For your love to set me free
Been starving for too long on my own
Gravity can hold you down
Shooting through my lonely mind
Won't you take me home?
Shake me all around
Shake me to the ground
Shake me with no fear
Shake me out of here
I need somebody to call me honey
Girl, you got me
Won't you take me home?
Shake me all around
Shake me to the ground
Shake me with no fear
Shake me out of here
I need somebody to call me honey
Girl, you got me
Won't you take me home?
I've been trying endlessly
To deny this chemistry
How long can this go on
I wanna know
Waking up the beast in me
From a dream to ecstasy
Won't you take me home?
Shake me all around
Shake me to the ground
Shake me with no fear
Shake me out of here
I need somebody to call me honey
Girl, you got me
Won't you take me home?
Shake me all around
Shake me to the ground
Shake me with no fear
Shake me out of here
I need somebody to call me honey
Girl, you got me
Won't you take me home?
Oh, find me up
(Find me up!)
Don't tease me
Just find me up
(Find me up)
Don't tease me
(Don't tease me)
Just find me up
(Find me up)
Don't tease me
(Don't tease me)
Don't tease me
(Don't tease me)
Hey, girl!
Shake me all around
Shake me to the ground
Shake me with no fear
Shake me out of here
Shake me all around
Shake me to the ground
Shake me with no fear
Shake me out of here
I need somebody to call me honey
Girl, you got me
Won't you take me home?
Shake me all around
Shake me to the ground
Shake me with no fear
Shake me out of here
I need somebody to call me honey
Girl, you got me
Won't you take me home?
Sassssss
Mando Diao
shake me!
Сергей Данилов
@Mando Diao
shake me!
shake me!shake me!
shake me!shake me!shake me!
Класс!
Сергей Данилов
я в восторге!!!
Buster Gonad
I can't help but love Mando Diao! They're just great 👍🏽
Gabriele Schilling
Great song, great video. No one else can reach Mando Diao
elfi werner
Totally agree ! They are a phenomenon <3 nothing compares them
Chris
I love their new sound. Mando Diao are always experimental and they are doing great with it.
Alpollo-00-
but it sounds much more as the old songs finally!