1) An electronica duet… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least 13 artists with this name:
1) An electronica duet from Los Angeles
2) William Oliver Swofford
3) Belgian Rock / Pop singer (Junior Eurovision)
4) Romanian rock band
5) Oliver Ching from Hong Kong
6) American band from the West Coast of the USA
7) Finnish rock band
8) Sydney, Australia rock band
9) Oliver (Vocaloid)
10) Oliver Dragojević, Croatian legend
11) An alternative teenager from Arizona
12) Oliver Chaplin
13) Oliver Francis, an indie rapper from Columbia, United States
1) Formed by Oliver “Oligee” Goldstein and Vaughn "U-Tern" Oliver, Oliver have found the beating heart inside the dance machine. Whether moving bodies at the world's biggest electronic festivals, or hand-crafting digital gems in the studio, the producer / DJ duo of U-Tern and Oligee are responsible for some of the funkiest, toughest, and most diverse dance music today.
After spending years writing, producing, DJing and digging for vinyl, U-Tern and Oligee linked up in LA to forge something groundbreaking. They took their shared '80s baby tastes - relentlessly groovy R&B, boombox worthy hip-hop, soaring electropop hooks - and mashed them together in remixes for everyone from Chromeo and Foster The People to Breakbot and techno godfather Juan Atkins. Original jams like "All Night" and "Dirty Talk" (supported by dance music luminaries like Alan Braxe and Busy P) took Oliver's back-to-the-future sound even further, while high-powered collaborations with A-Trak ("Disco Nap") and Destructo ("LA Funky") brought the duo to the festival circuit, where they kept hands in the air all summer.
With the release of their Fool's Gold EP Mechanical, Oliver push their hybrid sound to even funkier new horizons. The stadium worthy opener "MYB" perfectly segues into the moody strut of “Night Is On My Mind,” before shifting gears with the hands-in-the-air ecstasy of “Control” and riding off into the sunset on the title track’s cinematic pulse. With non-stop DJ sets on deck (complete with Oligee's live keyboard riffs) and even more new music, there's no telling where the beats will take them next. "Oliver is all over the map," says U-Tern. "But we're going to have a good time no matter what."
2) Born in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, William Oliver Swofford began singing as an undergraduate at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the early 1960s. He was a member of two music groups: The Virginians and, later, The Good Earth.
Oliver's clean-cut good looks and soaring baritone were the perfect vehicle for his July 1969 #3 single "Good Morning Starshine", from the pop-rock musical Hair. In October 1969 Oliver reached #2 with Rod McKuen's melodious ballad "Jean", the theme from the Oscar-winning film The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. Oliver performed both hits on a number of TV variety shows and specials in the late 1960s, including the Ed Sullivan Show. Later recordings had much less commercial success: "Sunday Mornin'" peaked at #35 in December 1969, and "Angelica" stalled at #97 in April 1970. His follow-up "I Can Remember" from July 1970 missed the Hot 100.
Despite his vocal talents, Oliver could not sustain more hits and he later made a career in business. A short-lived attempt to team up with Karen Carpenter in the late 1970s was unsuccessful. In 1983, People magazine ran a feature article on Oliver, describing a happily married father who kept his distance from the music business. In the late 1990s Oliver was diagnosed with cancer, and he died in Shreveport, Louisiana, on the same date that Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Charles Schulz, and Tom Landry all died.
3) The Belgian Singer is the representative of Belium in Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song 'Shup Up'. He won Junior EuroSong 2008 in Belgium which gained him the ticket to Limassol in November 2008 to represent his nation in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.
4) The Romanian rock band's story begins in 2005, when after four years marked by major member changes, the band 41 shed its skin to reveal what we know today as Oliver: four experienced musicians who are not afraid to experiment, mercilessly blending their uncensored ideas into music. Oliver oozes passion, energy, poetry and the band spares no efforts in making live shows a real treat. And if you’re confused about their lyrics, this might mean you understand them.(Doru Puscasu - vocals, Mircea Moroianu - guitar, Horia Gridan - bass, Mihai Zorca - drums)
5) Born in Hong Kong. Formerly vocalist and guitarist from the band Little Beautiful Brand and becoming a solo singer-song-writer now. Released two solo records "Grace" and "Freddie and King" under 89268 in Hong Kong. working on his third album which will also be his first ever chinese album. Singles released on www.89268.com and www.oliverching.com for free download.
6) The American band was formed in 2000 by Eric Fischer, Stephan Hawkes, Ben Sprague, and Cory Van Name. They have three albums to their name: their self-titled EP, released in 2000; Quiet Life, released in 2002; and the 2-cd EP set Coming Back in Waves and Time Demands Pain, released in 2005. They are characterized by an upbeat, indie-rock sound.
7) Oliver is also a Finnish rock band.
www.oliverband.net
www.myspace.com/oliverfin
Album: Kauempaa sen tajuaa (2009, OMB-Records Finland)
8) A Sydney indie rock band founded by Jason Slattery and David Orwell with at least 2 EPs recorded:
Mr Blue Sky (1994, Ra Records, 4509988962)
Stars
Touchdown
The Conductor
Everyone's A Fool
Build Your Own Highway
Black Mountain Songs (1995)
Box Of Birds
Mr Blue Sky
Grate
Superfine
One Ninety
So You've Been Created
Cherry Shoes
9) Oliver is an English Vocaloid developed by PowerFX and new VOCALOID company, VocaTone. He is also the first to be released on the VOCALOID 3 product software.
I'd Do Anything
Oliver Lyrics
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Of course, I have
Well, shall we share them out, it's done
That's all, nancy, give us a free shout
On the stage, ha, ha
Alright, alright, alright
Then how's it go now, Dodger? It's all "Bowin'" and "Hats off"
And "Don't let your petticoats go dangling in the mud, my darling"And "I'll go last"
No, I'll go last
I'll go last
I'd do anything
For you dear, anything
For you mean everything to me
I know that
I'd go anywhere
For your smile, anywhere
For your smile, everywhere I'd see
Would you climb a hill?
Anything!
Wear a daffodil?
Anything!
Leave me all your will?
Anything!
Even fight my bill?
What? Fisticuffs?
I'd risk everything
For one kiss, everything
Yes, I'd do anything
Anything?
Anything for you!
Oliver!
Now you do everything I do, exactly what I do, alright?
I'd do anything
For you dear, anything
For you mean everything to me
I know that
I'd go anywhere
For your smile, anywhere
For your smile, everywhere
I'd see
Would you lace my shoe?
Anything!
Paint your face bright blue?
Anything!
Catch a kangaroo?
Anything!
Go to timbuktu?
And back again!
I'd risk everything
For one kiss, everything
Yes, I'd do anything
Anything?
Anything for you!
Would you rob a shop?
Anything!
Would you risk the "drop"?
Anything!
Though your eyes go, "pop"!
Anything!
When you come down "plop"
Hang everything
We'd risk life and limb, come on
To keep you in the swim
Yes, we'd do anything
Anything?!
Anything for you
"I'd Do Anything" is a song from the widely popular musical 'Oliver!'. The scene starts with Nancy, the girlfriend of the dishonest Bill Sykes, attempting to distract the pickpocket crew, led by the Artful Dodger, so Oliver can be trained to pickpocket. During the distraction, Dodger's true life comes to light when he speaks in depth about being careful with watching women's petticoats.
The lyrics of the song speak of wanting to do anything and everything for someone they love. It represents the strong emotions that can be experienced in a relationship at times. The lyrics convey the willingness to do anything for their significant other, even if the task is trivial, hazardous or involves risking everything, and its emotional nature is heightened by the exclamation of "anything".
The lyrics of the song, "I’d risk everything for one kiss", convey the eagerness, the sense of anticipation, and the intensity of love. The song is a representation of the fact that love knows no boundaries, and it can make people do anything for their loved ones. The reference to Timbuktu, the kangaroo, and the painting of the face are symbols of how far they are willing to go for the person they love, the boundaries they are willing to cross to express their affection.
Line by Line Meaning
Hey, dodger, you seem to the way quality gentlemen treats thier ladies?
Dodger, do you know how to treat ladies well?
Of course, I have
Yes, I do.
Well, shall we share them out, it's done
Shall we perform now?
That's all, nancy, give us a free shout
That's all folks, Nancy give us a cheer.
On the stage, ha, ha
We're now performing on stage.
Alright, alright, alright
Everything is okay.
Then how's it go now, Dodger? It's all "Bowin'" and "Hats off"
How does it go now, Dodger? We should be bowing and tipping our hats.
And "Don't let your petticoats go dangling in the mud, my darling"
Be careful not to let your clothes touch the ground.
And "I'll go last"
I'd like to go last.
No, I'll go last
No, I'd like to go last.
I'd do anything
For you dear, anything
For you mean everything to me
I know that
I would do anything for you because you mean everything to me.
I'd go anywhere
For your smile, anywhere
For your smile, everywhere I'd see
I would go anywhere to see you smile because it makes me happy.
Would you climb a hill?
Anything!
Wear a daffodil?
Anything!
Leave me all your will?
Anything!
Even fight my bill?
What? Fisticuffs?
I am willing to do anything for you, including climbing a hill, wearing a flower, giving you all my money, and even getting into a fight.
I'd risk everything
For one kiss, everything
Yes, I'd do anything
Anything?
I would risk everything for a kiss from you, and I mean absolutely anything.
Anything for you!
I want to do anything for you!
Now you do everything I do, exactly what I do, alright?
Let's perform together, and you need to copy everything I do, okay?
Would you lace my shoe?
Anything!
Paint your face bright blue?
Anything!
Catch a kangaroo?
Anything!
Go to timbuktu?
And back again!
I am willing to do anything for you, including tying your shoes, painting my face blue, catching a kangaroo, and traveling to Timbuktu and back again.
Would you rob a shop?
Anything!
Would you risk the "drop"?
Anything!
Though your eyes go, "pop"!
Anything!
When you come down "plop"
I am willing to do anything for you, even robbing a store or risking death, despite the risk of looking foolish.
Hang everything
We'd risk life and limb, come on
To keep you in the swim
Yes, we'd do anything
Anything?!
We'd go to any length to keep you happy, even risking our lives. We truly mean anything.
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Lionel Bart
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