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
Romeo & Juliet
Passenger Lyrics
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Laying everybody low with a love song that he made
Finds a convenient streetlight, steps out of the shade
Says something like, "You and me babe—how 'bout it?"
Juliet says, "Hey it's Romeo. You nearly gimme a heart attack"
He's underneath the window; she's singing, "Hey, now, my boyfriend's back.
You shouldn't come around here singing up at people like that.
Juliet, the dice was loaded from the start
And I bet, then you exploded into my heart
And I forget, I forget the movie song
When are you gonna realize it was just that the time was wrong, Juliet?
Come up on different streets, they both were streets of shame
Both dirty, both mean, yes, and the dream was just the same
And I dreamed your dream for you and now your dream is real
How can you look at me as if I was just another one of your deals?
When you can fall for chains of silver you can fall for chains of gold
You can fall for pretty strangers and the promises they hold
You promised me everything, yeah you promised me thick and thin.
Well, now you just say, "Oh Romeo, yeah. You know, I used to have a scene with him."
Juliet, when we made love you used to cry
You said, "I love you like the stars above, I'll love you 'til I die."
There's a place for us, you know the movie song
When are you gonna realize it was just that the time was wrong, Juliet?
I can't do the talk like they talk on the TV
And I can't do a love song like the way it's meant to be
I can't do everything but I'll do anything for you
I can't do anything but be in love with you
And all I do is miss you and the way we used to be
All I do is keep the beat, the bad company
All I do is kiss you through the bars of a rhyme
Juliet, I'd do the stars with you any time
Juliet, when we made love you used to cry
You said, "I love you like the stars above, I'll love you 'til I die."
There's a place for us, you know the movie song
When are you gonna realize it was just that the time was wrong, Juliet?
In Passenger's song "Romeo & Juliet," we get a glimpse of a love story that is passionate, tumultuous, and ultimately doomed. The song begins with Romeo serenading Juliet with a love song he wrote, under a street light. He asks her to be with him, to which she responds with caution, mindful of her "boyfriend" who is apparently on his way back. The song then shifts to Juliet remembering their past, how they fell in love and how she used to cry during their lovemaking.
The chorus of the song speaks volumes about the tragedy of their relationship. With the dice loaded from the start and the time seemingly wrong, Romeo and Juliet's romance is destined to fail. The song concludes with Romeo expressing his longing for Juliet, acknowledging that he cannot be with her as he is behind bars, and urging her to remember the love they shared.
The song tells the classic Shakespearean tale of Romeo and Juliet but puts a modern twist on it. The lyrics remind us that love can sometimes be intense, all-consuming, and ultimately tragic. The song highlights the powerful emotions that two people can share and how they can often be at odds with the practicality of the world around them.
Line by Line Meaning
A lovestruck Romeo sings a streetsuss a serenade
Romeo, who is hopelessly in love, sings a passionate love song to impress Juliet.
Laying everybody low with a love song that he made
Romeo's love song is so powerful that it captivates everyone in the vicinity.
Finds a convenient streetlight, steps out of the shade
Romeo finds a street light and decides to come out of the shadows to serenade Juliet properly.
Says something like, "You and me babe—how 'bout it?"
Romeo confidently proposes to Juliet and asks if she feels the same way.
Juliet says, "Hey it's Romeo. You nearly gimme a heart attack"
Juliet recognizes Romeo's voice and is startled by his unexpected appearance.
He's underneath the window; she's singing, "Hey, now, my boyfriend's back.
Romeo is lurking beneath Juliet's window while she reminds him that she already has a boyfriend.
You shouldn't come around here singing up at people like that.
Juliet is warning Romeo that he shouldn't be publicly serenading her like this.
Anyway what you gonna do about it?"
Juliet challenges Romeo to make a move if he's serious about being with her.
Juliet, the dice was loaded from the start
Juliet believes that fate has predetermined their relationship's outcome.
And I bet, then you exploded into my heart
Despite the predetermined fate, Romeo's love has an intense impact on Juliet's heart.
And I forget, I forget the movie song
Juliet has forgotten the cliché love songs from movies because Romeo's love is real and unique.
When are you gonna realize it was just that the time was wrong, Juliet?
Romeo is hoping that Juliet will eventually see that their love has potential, but the timing wasn't right.
Come up on different streets, they both were streets of shame
Despite living in different neighborhoods, Romeo and Juliet both face hardship and struggle.
Both dirty, both mean, yes, and the dream was just the same
Romeo and Juliet's dreams, although similar, are born from their shared tough upbringing.
And I dreamed your dream for you and now your dream is real
Juliet sees that Romeo has helped make her dreams a reality, even if they couldn't come true together.
How can you look at me as if I was just another one of your deals?
Romeo is questioning Juliet's sincerity and whether she truly cares for him or just views him as a rebound.
When you can fall for chains of silver you can fall for chains of gold
Romeo realizes that Juliet is more interested in riches and material possessions than true love.
You can fall for pretty strangers and the promises they hold
Juliet is attracted to flashy, charming men who make grand promises, which Romeo sees as superficial.
You promised me everything, yeah you promised me thick and thin.
Romeo recalls how Juliet made grand promises to him as well, but they ultimately failed to come true.
Well, now you just say, "Oh Romeo, yeah. You know, I used to have a scene with him."
Juliet has moved on from her relationship with Romeo and now dismisses it as a mere fling.
Juliet, when we made love you used to cry
Juliet was so moved by their passionate lovemaking that it made her cry.
You said, "I love you like the stars above, I'll love you 'til I die."
Juliet professed her eternal love for Romeo, vowing to love him until her dying day.
There's a place for us, you know the movie song
Romeo remembers a romantic movie song that he associates with them, hinting that he still feels they could be together.
When are you gonna realize it was just that the time was wrong, Juliet?
Romeo is hoping that Juliet will eventually see that their love has potential, but the timing wasn't right.
I can't do the talk like they talk on the TV
Romeo doesn't know how to express himself with flashy words like modern public figures.
And I can't do a love song like the way it's meant to be
Romeo doesn't know how to write a love song with broad appeal; his love is too specific and intimate.
I can't do everything but I'll do anything for you
Even if Romeo can't be everything Juliet wants, he is still willing to do anything and everything for her.
I can't do anything but be in love with you
Romeo is limited in many ways, but one thing he can do is be in love with Juliet.
And all I do is miss you and the way we used to be
Romeo wants to return to the simpler, happier times when he and Juliet were happy together.
All I do is keep the beat, the bad company
Romeo is struggling to keep moving forward in life while surrounded by negative influences and bad company.
All I do is kiss you through the bars of a rhyme
Despite being separate from Juliet, Romeo expresses his devotion through his poetic words and passion.
Juliet, I'd do the stars with you any time
Romeo is still deeply in love with Juliet and is willing to dream big with her by his side.
When are you gonna realize it was just that the time was wrong, Juliet?
Romeo is hoping that Juliet will eventually see that their love has potential, but the timing wasn't right.
Writer(s): Mark Knopfler
Contributed by Isabella D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@clairefletcher7169
this rendition made me cry - so heart felt
@gleydsonlopesof
Ouvir da vontade de expelir gases kkkk
@leafitoussi1028
Is there a way to get a better quality of this cover ?
@kirstyblenkin174
Lea Fitoussi I have a CD with this version on I will check and see what it's called 😉
@kirstyblenkin174
Lea Fitoussi it's BBC2 sound of the 80s. it has modern day covers
@bojanaleksic7173
Passenger played this few days ago in his live stream session (skip to 24:40, or not, all songs are awesome :D): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQ_CH33X9b4
@mp9748
Shit