1) Paper… Read Full Bio ↴Paper Tiger is a name shared by 11 different bands/artists:
1) Paper Tiger is an American DJ/producer.
2) Paper Tiger is a Dutch indie rock/pop/folk band.
3) Paper Tiger is a Swedish artist.
4) Paper Tiger is a production team and live band based in Leeds, UK.
5) Paper Tiger was an American band from Tennessee.
6) Paper Tiger was a band formed by Nicole Berke.
7) Paper Tiger was an Indie-pop duo from 2002-08.
8) Paper Tiger is/was an Australian alternative folk/rock group.
9) Paper Tiger is a downtempo trip-hop group from Asheville, NC.
10) Paper Tiger is an alternative/punk band from Pahoa, Hawai'i.
1) Paper Tiger is Doomtreeβs live DJ, our resident graphic designer, and one of our esteemed producers. Paper grew up with music at home, as the son of Minneapolis rocker Johnny Rey. As a teenager, Paper was friend to P.O.S., Cecil Otter, Mike Mictlan and MK Larada. After high school, the four lived in the now [in]famous Doomtree Houseβa den of creativity, beer cans, stencils, trash, and neighborhood concern. As a producer, Paper Tigerβs style reveals his varied tastes. Listen for the influences of mid-school rap, electronic music, his friends. His snares snap, and his samples are distinguished by unusual textures and treatments. The music he makes ranges from the beautiful lamentations like Canonade (from his False Hopes release) to club-fire bangers like Game Over with Mike Mictlan, or Low light / Low Life off Never Better by P.O.S. His 7-inch, Cloquet, was released at Blowout 5. His first full length album "Made Like Us" is slotted for a 2010 release.
2) Paper Tiger from Utrecht, the Netherlands, who released their debut album 'Everyone Here' in 2007. A singer songwriter/indie band that mixes folk and pop with rock.
3) In 2004 the Swedish artist Paper Tiger released his debut album, Underneath it all. It received tremendous good reviews in Scandinavia and the second album is on its way.
4)Paper Tiger currently consists of:
Matt Davies β drums, drum machine
Oliver Cadman - keyboards, synths
Sam Vicary β bass guitar, double bass
Greg Surmacz β production, electronics, woodwind, synths
Adam Radley β production, turntables, samples
Raphael Attar β vocals
Paper Tiger began in a bedroom in suburban Wolverhampton: music-obsessed teenagers comparing notes on African funk compilations, Japanese animation, soundsystem culture, apocalyptic space-rap and Miles Davisβ little-known collaboration with Sting.
Now based in Leeds, between them they have heaps of musical experience and knowledge from which to draw β a seamless blend of electronic wizardry and good old-fashioned jazz chops; squiggly space-synths and fidgety funk; Beats, Rhymes And Life. Their live shows have garnered praise from people across the high-low art spectrum (from Mary-Anne Hobbs to the Daily Star) and seen them share stages with Amon Tobin, Quantic, The Bug, Jaga Jazzist, Nightmares On Wax, Bonobo, Alice Russell, Rustie, Dam Funk, Daedelus and Gaslamp Killer to name a few.
Their productions have seen collaborations with vocalists Homeboy Sandman (Stones Throw), Infinite Livez (Big Dada), Josh Idehen (Benin City, LV) and Foreign Beggars. Their releases have had airplay on Radio 1, 6 Music, 1xtra, Rinse FM, XFM and more, plus support from Mixmag, The Wire, Q, FACT, Jamie xx, Coldcut, Slugabed, Bugz In The Attic, Mr Scruff, Alex Nut, LV and many more.
Paper Tigerβs debut album, Laptop Suntan, was released in 2013 via the Wah Wah 45s label. An accompanying remix album, Sultan Ant Pop, followed at the end of 2014, featuring contributions from Werkha (Tru Thoughts), LV (Keysound, Hyperdub), Murder He Wrote (Skint, Soundcrash), Memotone (Black Acre, Project Mooncircle) and more.
Their second album, Blast Off, was released in May 2016. It features Shafiq Husayn (Sa-Ra, Eglo), Pyramid Vritra (Odd Future, Stones Throw), Chester Watson, Sarah Williams White (First Word) and was mastered by LA beat-scene lynchpin Daddy Kev, Grammy-nominated for his work with Flying Lotus and Kendrick Lamar.
5) Paper Tiger came out of Clarksville, TN. They are no longer together, but For All You Slowdancers, The Horror Vacuui and Busted Lips and Kisses are a part of their album, "Dancing In The Graveyard" which came out in 2003.
6) Paper Tiger based in the northeast United States recorded an album, "The Beauty of Nothing," and an E.P. for "Time" in 2002. The two members, Peter Johannessen (songwriting/instrumentation) and Nicole Berke (vocals) have since moved on to solo pursuits.
7) Paper Tiger was a Montreal indie-pop duo which were together from 2002-2008. Their album Mt.Royal can be found on here.
8) Paper Tiger is/was (?) an alternative folk/rock group from Adelaide, South Australia.
9) Paper Tiger is a downtempo trip-hop group from Asheville, NC, started by Molly Kummerle and Isaac Gottfried.
10) Paper Tiger is an alternative/punk band from Pahoa, Hawai'i. Started as a project for a local battle of the bands, the band has grown and played several shows around the island of Hawai'i.
The Bully Plank
Paper Tiger Lyrics
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Don't Know Why I Love You,
Don't Know Why I Love You (Don't Know Why I Love You)
I'm Just a Born Man Like My Sanity
Wishing I Could Find A Man
The Man I Used To Be, Who Took Control
(Mumbled)
I Didn't Know Why I Love You
Don't Know Why I Love You
Don't Know Why I Love You
The lyrics of Paper Tiger's song "The Bully Plank" explore the complex emotions of a person who finds themselves in an abusive relationship. The repetitions of "Don't know why I love you" highlight the confusion and frustration of the singer, who is unable to understand why they continue to love someone who hurts them. The line "I'm just a born man like my sanity" suggests that the singer is struggling to retain their sense of self amid the turmoil of their relationship, feeling as if they are losing their mind. They long to find the man they used to be, the one who took control and didn't allow others to abuse him. The mumbled line adds to the sense of confusion and loss of identity.
The overall tone of the song is one of sadness and despair, yet there is a sense of resilience and determination in the singer's words. They are acknowledging the pain of the situation and the difficulty of leaving the abusive person, but they are also holding onto the hope of regaining their strength and sense of self. Through the lyrics of "The Bully Plank," Paper Tiger explores the complexities of abusive relationships and the emotional turmoil that can come with them.
Line by Line Meaning
Don't Know Why I Love You
The singer is confused about their own feelings and cannot explain why they love the person they are addressing.
Don't Know Why I Love You
The singer reiterates their confusion about loving the person.
Don't Know Why I Love You
The singer repeats again how they do not understand why they feel love towards the addressee.
I'm Just a Born Man Like My Sanity
The artist feels like they were just born and very young, and possibly not in a good mental state.
Wishing I Could Find A Man
The artist desires to find a man that can understand and relate to them.
The Man I Used To Be, Who Took Control
The singer remembers a time when they were in control of their life and wishes to regain that power.
(Mumbled)
The words spoken here are incomprehensible, possibly representing a mental fog or uncertainty.
Who Used Me And Abused Me
The artist feels like they were taken advantage of and mistreated by someone in the past.
I Didn't Know Why I Love You
Once again, the artist expresses confusion about their feelings of love towards the addressee.
Don't Know Why I Love You
The artist repeats their confusion about loving the person they are addressing.
Contributed by Zoe L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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bringing back old memories where people used these songs in vlogs/videos and YouTube was 100 times better. RIP
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Mike Stud - Sammy's Shadow Brought me here <3
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8 years later that song brought me here too lol
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Been looking LONG for this
@Danilio2020
Never heard his stuff before, im so glad i found it! This goes so hard.. big ups
@Skurlfluffle
Beautiful instrumental. Shivers...
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Oh my god. This is a masterpiece.
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I love it i listen in every day it's just like beautiful a symphony of beautiful notes of instrument. SYMPLY CLEVER
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Best music