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 Can Remember
Oliver Lyrics
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Not many changes I would choose
But if I could only change just one thing baby
I would change the time when I lost you
Looking back seems like only yesterday
That love was deep within our souls
But once again wrong are the words we saidHow could we let this love turn cold
How could we let our love grow old
But I Still Remember how it used to be
I Still Remember all the times we've seen
I Still Remember
So will we just let this slip away
Or have a change of heart and bring it today
Looking back you could see the signs were there
And yet we turned our heads away
When tears would flow and we found we lost our way
It was love that brought us back towards home
It was love we made all the night long
I Still Remember how it used to be
I Still Remember all the times we've seen
I Still Remember when we had our dreams
And every time I see you now, it stirs up the memories
And every time I don't know how, but I still let you get to me
When all I wanted was to fly away
I Still Remember Last measure- I Still Remember-OH YEAH
The song "I Just Can't Wait to Be King" is a playful and upbeat number from the soundtrack of Disney's animated film, The Lion King. The lyrics are sung by the character of Simba, a young lion who is destined to become the king of the pride. In the song, Simba expresses his excitement and eagerness at the prospect of becoming the king and imagines a world where he has complete freedom to do as he pleases without any rules or restrictions. The song is seen as a reflection of Simba's youthful idealism and optimism, and his belief that he can make a difference as the king of the pride.
The opening lines of the song set the tone for Simba's ambitions as he declares that he will be a mighty king and warns his enemies to beware. However, he quickly acknowledges that he is not yet the king and that he has a long way to go to achieve his goal. He then goes on to describe his plans for when he becomes the king, which involves brushing up on his roar and learning to look down on others.
Throughout the song, Simba is accompanied by his friends, a meerkat named Timon and a warthog named Pumbaa, who serve as a comic foil to his youthful enthusiasm. They gently try to steer him in the right direction and remind him of his responsibilities as the future king. The song ends with a rousing chorus and Simba's optimistic declaration that he just can't wait to be king.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm gonna be a mighty king
I am determined to become a powerful and successful king
So enemies, beware
I warn any potential enemies to be cautious of my might
Well, I've never seen a king of beasts
With quite so little hair
I have no hair on my body like most other lions, which makes me unique
I'm gonna be the main event
Like no king was before
I am going to be the most important and celebrated king ever to rule
I'm brushin' up on lookin' down
Workin' on my roar
I am practicing my powerful, commanding roar and how to look down on others
Thus far a rather uninspiring thing
However, I must admit that I have not been very impressive until now
Oh I just can't wait to be king
I am so excited to become king and experience all the power and freedom that comes with it
You have a rather long way to go, young master, if you think
You have a lot of learning and growing up to do before you can be a successful king, young master
No one sayin' "Do this"
Now when I said that
No one sayin' "Be there"
What I meant was
No one sayin' "Stop that"
No one sayin' "See here"
Now see here
I want to be free to make my own choices and not have anyone else telling me what to do or how to behave
Free to run around all day
Well, that's definitely out
Free to do it all my way
I want to have the freedom to live my life my own way, but I know that being a king comes with many responsibilities and obligations
I think it's time that you and I arranged a heart to heart
Kings don't need advice from little hornbills for a start
I believe it's time for us to have a serious conversation, but I don't need any advice from someone like you, a mere bird, to be a successful king
If this is where the monarchy is headed, count me out
Out of service, out of Africa, I wouldn't hang about
If this is what being a king means, I don't want any part of it and would rather leave and not be involved in it
This child is getting wildly out of wing
Simba
This young lion is becoming too wild and out of control
Everybody look left
Everybody look right
Everywhere you look I'm
Standing in the spotlight
Not yet!
I want all eyes to be on me and see how great I am, but not yet, as I still have much to learn
Let every creature go for broke and sing
Let's hear it in the herd, and on the wing
It's gonna be King Simba's finest fling
I want everyone to celebrate and sing for me when I become king, as it will be a great accomplishment and a defining moment in my life
Oh, he just can't wait to be king
Oh, I just can't wait (he just can't wait)
To be king!
Both I, and my overly enthusiastic and daring friend, can't wait to become king, despite the challenges and responsibilities that come with it
Lyrics © O/B/O DistroKid
Written by: Douglas Oliver
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