1. A Swedish alternative metal band including members of In
Flames. Now filed under Passenger (SWE).
2. A Brighton (UK) based alternative folk band.
3. A San José, Costa Rica hardcore/screamo band.
4. A Mesa, Arizona based acoustic rock band.
5. A rap artist from Texas.
6. An old alias of DJ Tiësto.
7. A Chicago-based instrumental rock band.
8. A psytrance project of MFG's Guy Zukrel.
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Passenger was formed in 1995 by Sten and Engelin. Both members wanted to do something that was not Thrash metal or Melodic death metal unlike the bands they played in. At its early stages the band was originally called "Cliff". Under the name Cliff they recorded two demos in Studio Fredman that were never released. After a break in the band and after Engelin was hired as a session guitarist for In Flames' Whoracle tour, Anders Fridén, the vocalist of In Flames showed interest in Passenger and joined the band.
In the year 2000 the band came back from its break and went on to record a demo. In 2001 the band recorded another demo in which early versions of the songs "Used", "In My Head", "Circus" and "Drowning City" were recorded. After a third demo the band finally recorded and released their debut album entitled Passenger. A video for "In Reverse" was also released.
Sten noted in February 2004 on their official website that they were in the process of recording their second album. However, since then, Fridén, lead vocalist of both Passenger and In Flames has been noted saying that he has very little time for the project, due to other commitments, and the group is currently on hold. In an interview with Fridén he stated that as soon as he gets a break from In Flames, he wants to get all the group together to record a second album for early 2010. This did however not happen as Anders continued touring with In Flames until October 2010 when they entered their studio to record their next album.
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The brainchild of 26-year-old Brighton born singer/songwriter Mike Rosenberg, Passenger is redefining the troubadour for the 21st century. Formerly a five-piece band, Passenger has now pared back to basics, quite literally bringing music to the streets on a series of lengthy busking journeys across Australia, America and the United Kingdom. A classic journeyman musician, cut from the same mould as Van Morrison, Neil Young and John Prine, Passenger has the unique ability to move from the humorous to heartbreaking with every song.
After a year spent crisscrossing the UK and US with his debut album Wicked Man’s Rest, Passenger’s markedly stripped down and soulful second album Wide Eyes Blind Love was brought to the public as it was created: on the road. Setting up on street corners across the UK and Australia, Passenger halted passers by in their hundreds; all connecting to the mellifluous tones and powerfully hewn lyrics emanating from this lone figure and his guitar. This is music as Passenger means it to be, unvarnished and honest, just pure talent and powerful tunes that tap straight into the heart of the crowd.
Struck by the dynamic freedom of the troubadour life, Passenger developed the grass roots method of Wide Eyes Blind Love into the germ of a new album. Impressively and entirely self funded through busking income, Passenger set about recording a series of collaborations with musical friends met along the way. Flight Of The Crow is the remarkable result of Passenger’s intrepid journey, with Australian artists Lior, Josh Pyke, Katie Noonan, Boy & Bear, Kate Miller Heidke, Philadelphia Grand Jury, Brian Campeau and Elana Stone, Matt Corby, Jess Chalker and Dead Letter Chorus all lending their voices to this serendipitous creative venture. Flight Of The Crow was recorded in Sydney’s famous BJB studios over February and March of 2010, and co-produced by Berkfinger (AKA Simon Berkleman from Philadelphia Grand Jury).
As a second album born of the road, Flight Of The Crow speaks to the compelling quality of Passenger’s music and the striking sincerity of his lyrics, both of which are matched by his dedication to this grass roots style of craftsmanship and collaboration. How utterly remarkable that a lone musician can travel the globe, and literally from the street, connect with some of Australia’s finest musical talents to produce a self-funded album. This is the stuff of legend, with Passenger clearly evoking the humble, hardworking creativity of the troubadours of old.
www.myspace.com/passengerofficial
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Passenger or PSNGR is an active hardcore/screamo band formed in San José, Costa Rica born in 2004. Their EP "Get OFF the Rails!" (tentative title) will be out in 20/01/09. Band members: Alejandro Pacheco (vocals & guitar), Grego Rojas (guitar), Andres Moraga (bass), Jose Vargas (drums). www.myspace.com/passenger
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Passenger the acoustic rock band was formed in late 2000. They have a large archive of both original music and cover songs. They released their first pressed album, entitled "Four Letter Word", in September 2004 on indie label Crop Circle Records.
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Passenger is an Austin, Texas based MC. Born in Massachusetts, he spent most of his younger days growing up in New York and Houston, Tx eventually moving to Austin, Tx in 1996 attending college to try his hand as a sound engineer. During these years, his musical versatility had him playing bass in an alternative rock band, singing in another side project, DJing house, jungle and hip hop music at various venues in Austin. Eventually he became a full time DJ for the reggae/ska/hiphop/punk band, Indofin, which he was a member for years touring the country. His love for hip hop provoked him to purchase an MPC and has been making beats and rhyming ever since. "The Brick In A Glass House", his debut album, contains production from Nozebleed, Lazerbeak (Doomtree), amongst others as well as his own and has guests from Austin's own Emcee, Justin Cook, Weezel, as well as a few others. Currently, you can find him playing shows around the Austin area and will begin to venturing out to other Texas cities. He is also working on putting together a live band to back him at shows and working on new material.
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Passenger is also an old alias of DJ Tiësto. Tiësto only produced 2 tracks under his old Passenger-alias: "Blackspin" and "F.A.H.", both appearing on a record released on Momentum Records in 1996.
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Passenger began winter of 2002 when guitarist dustin covert and bassist/vocalist david mata collaborated on the bands first full length "alive" an 8 song full length about a disoriented and dark but intriguing view of love and romance. the album explored dissonant melodies and agonizingly slow chord progressions with the use of mark sampson on drums and sam billen on piano. in 2003 passenger progressed to a four person line up with michael oberlin on drums and james demis on keyboards and sound and began to play various rock venues in chicago, illinois and used silent film to accompany their live performance. numerous line-up changes took effect during the next year and a half, but in 2005 the concrete line-up of Dustin Covert and David D'Antonio on guitars, David Mata on Bass and Samuel Vincent on drums was achieved. In winter of 2005 Passenger recorded "The Owls are Restless", a 2 hour and 40 minute concept record about an ancient war between owls and rabbits and was recorded and engineered by Steve Whitney in a warehouse in Aurora, Illinois. Shortly after the recording drummer Samuel Vincent tragically passed away. Without his talent and with the grief of losing a dear, dear friend the band decided it was impossible to continue performing the material or anything that involved Passenger. These unfortunate events occurred before "The Owls are Restless" was able to achieve any sort of record label attention, and when it finally did it was too late. The remaining musicians have continued creating in their band White Devil, named after the vintage moog synth/organ that Sam would play in collaboration with his drums in Passenger.
myspace.com/whitedevilchicago
I'll Be Your Man
Passenger Lyrics
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While I still stand,
Give me one last chance,
To build my house upon the sand,
Give me one last hope of holding water in my hands,
Give me one last chance,
And I'll be your man,
Oh I'll be your man,
Oh I'll be your man,
Ohhh-oh, ohhh
Show me one shining star, I'll show you the sky,
Bring all your old scars I'll kiss them goodbye,
Will you show me where to start, will you show me where to stand,
Oh for one last time you give me your heart,
And I'll be your man,
Oh I'll be your man,
Oh I'll be your man,
Oh I'll be your man,
Ohhh-oh, nohhh
'Cos I never compromised,
My whole life now I realise,
That its time to make a change,
Or I'll end up feeling strange,
In the dying of my days,
When that old shallow grave is calling me
So I'll be your man,
Oh I'll be your man,
Oh I'll be your man,
Ohhh-ohh
In "I'll Be Your Man," Passenger asks for one last chance from his lover to prove his love for her. He uses the metaphor of building a house upon the sand and holding water in his hands, which refers to the instability and unpredictability of love. He acknowledges his past mistakes and promises to never compromise and make a change to keep their love alive.
The lyrics suggest that he is desperate to keep their relationship from ending and proves his love by asking for one last dance and asking his lover to show him where to start and where to stand. He also mentions never compromising and realizing that a change is needed in his life. This portrays an emotionally charged plea to his lover to stay with him and give their relationship one more chance to make things work.
Line by Line Meaning
Give me one last dance,
Please dance with me one last time before it's too late.
While I still stand,
Before I am unable to stand and dance anymore.
Give me one last chance,
Please give me one final opportunity to prove myself, to show that I am capable.
To build my house upon the sand,
To start something anew, metaphorically building from the ground up.
Give me one last hope of holding water in my hands,
One last chance to succeed at something, to achieve a goal that seemed impossible.
And I'll be your man,
If given the chance, I will prove my worth and devotion to you.
Show me one shining star, I'll show you the sky,
Just as a star can light up the sky, the singer will give their all to make their significant other happy.
Bring all your old scars I'll kiss them goodbye,
The artist will support their partner no matter what scars they may have.
Will you show me where to start, will you show me where to stand,
I need your guidance and support to make this relationship work.
Oh for one last time you give me your heart,
Please let me have one more opportunity to win your affection and trust.
And I'll be your man,
If given the chance, I will be loyal and committed to you.
'Cos I never compromised,
Because I have always stayed true to myself and my beliefs.
My whole life now I realize,
After much reflection, I now fully understand my priorities and values.
That its time to make a change,
It's time to take action and prove myself.
Or I'll end up feeling strange,
If I don't do something now, I will regret it later and feel empty.
In the dying of my days,
When I am old and near the end of my life.
When that old shallow grave is calling me
When death is approaching and I am forced to take stock of my life and its meaning.
So I'll be your man,
I will do everything in my power to earn your love and support.
Oh I'll be your man,
I am committed to making our relationship work.
Oh I'll be your man,
Together we can overcome any obstacles and be happy.
Ohhh-ohh
An expression of the artist's sincerity and dedication.
Contributed by Evelyn T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@muhammadali-ye3fl
give me one last dance
while i still stand
give me one last chance
to build my house upon the sand
give me one last hope of holding water in my hands
give me one last chance
and i'll be your man
oh i'll be your man
oh i'll be your man
oh i'll be your man
ohhh
show me one shining star i'll show you the sky
bring all your old scars and i'll kiss them goodbye
will you show me where to start will you show me where to stand
oh for one last time give me your heart
and i'll be your man
oh i'll be your man
oh i'll be your man
oh i'll be your man
ohhh
cos i never compromised
my whole life now i realise
that its time to make a change
or i'll end up feeling strange
in the dying of my days
when that old
@pennycas
Are you going to scarborough fair?
Parsley sage rosemary and thyme
Remember me to the one who lives there
She once was a true love of mine
Give me one last dance, while I still stand
Give me once last chance, to build my house upon the sand
Give me one last hope of holding water in my hands
Give me one last chance, I’ll be your man
Oh I’ll be your man
Oh I’ll be your man
Oh I’ll be your man
All my days
Show me one shining star and I’ll show you the sky
Bring all your old scars and I’ll kiss them goodbye
You show me where to start, you show me where to stand
Oh, for once last time, give me your heart and I’ll be your man
Oh I’ll be your man
Oh I’ll be your man
Oh I’ll be your man
Oh, won’t be long
‘Cause I never compromised my whole life,
Now I realise that it’s time to make a change,
Or I’ll end up feeling strange, in the dying of my days,
When that old shallow grave is calling me’
So I’ll be your man
So I’ll be your man
So I’ll be your man
All my days
@thatwsfanboy7148
I feel like no one gives Mike (Passenger) enough credit for his guitar quality. He's primarily recognized for his amazing voice, but no one notices just how talented he is on the guitar. Honestly, just listen to the acoustic instrumental versions of some of his songs.
@mihaelanegritu1709
More than that,the people are tempted to credit a woman singer,singing "i'll be your man " ! Something stupid !
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@woodmaj
Can't believe I'm making the "I can't believe I just found out about this band" post, but I am. I have been needing this in my life.
@seeburg220
Ditto, this band came at the right time for me as well.
@TheGreatAlbums
seeburg220 not a band. only mike rosenberg. the singer. the rest are extras.
@TheScarlett56
just found them too....where have i been? lol....my new favs
@macavm4872
ya somos más, yo también lo acabo de encontrar por internet y estoy enamorada de su música, es perfecta y él tiene un gran talento