Pepe Deluxé live line-up consists of Tommi Lindell (modular synthesizer, vocoder), Miikka Paatelainen (guitar, bass, Theremin), Markku Reinikainen (drums), James Spectrum (mixing, percussions) and Edward Greendanger (VJ).
The band's first release was a song called "Call Me Goldfinger". It was released in 1997 on the "Return of the DJ, Vol. II" scratch-dj compilation album by Bomb Hip-Hop Records. After the release, the band continued making new Pepe Deluxé -music and also remixes for finnish dance music -artists.
The band's first EP, Three Times a Player, 1998, was actually a demo released under an imaginary record label Tiger. It was still chosen as the downtempo album of the month by Muzik magazine in the UK. This led to a recording contract with Brighton's Catskills Records.
The band's first album, Super Sound, was released 1999. Due to clearance problems (the tracks were heavily sampled), they had to do a new version of the album with many of the tracks re-created with cleared samples or with live instruments. The new version of the album was released subsequently in France, Italy, Spain, The Netherlands, United States, Australia and Germany. The album was selected as an "Album of the Month" by several magazines.
Super Sound was noticed by Paul Malmström from Fallon Worldwide advertising agency in New York, and the band was asked to write music for an upcoming Lee Jeans advertisement campaign. Later on, Pepe Deluxé's sound was also noted by another jeans company, Levi's, which chose the track "Before You Leave" for their worldwide advertising campaign in 2001, subsequently winning the Gold Lion for best use of music in Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival. The track reached #20 in the UK Singles Chart the same year,[1] and it was also used on the end credits for the Channel 4 comedy quiz show, Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong.
During this time, Pepe Deluxé undertook several remixes for acts such as Tom Jones, The Cardigans, Eminem and Jacknife Lee.
In 2003, the band returned with their first single "Salami Fever" from their second album Beatitude. It was composed together with Paul Malmström and it was their first collaboration. They also created a video for the single, which was chosen as 'Video of the Decade' by Bizarre magazine. "Salami Fever" was sampled by The Prodigy on their song Take Me to the Hospital.
In spring 2007, they released the first single, "Pussycat Rock", from their third album Spare Time Machine, the latter of which was released in June 2007. Further singles "Mischief Of Cloud 6" (August) and "Go For Blue" (September) followed.
In October 2007, "Mischief Of Cloud 6" was used at the beginning of an episode of the ABC drama Private Practice, entitled "In Which Addison Finds the Magic".
Woman In Blue
Pepe Deluxé Lyrics
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how can you fix your mouth and baby go away
don't say that we will part
don't break my aching heart
now listen honey while I say
how can you fix your mouth and baby go away
don't say that we will part
don't break my aching heart
th-the beat th-th-th-the beat
th-the beat th-th-th-the beat
th-the beat th-th-th-the beat
to the beat y'all to the beat y'all to the beat y'all
to the beat y'all to the beat y'all to the beat y'all
to the beat y'all to the beat y'all to the beat y'all
to the beat y'all to the beat y'all to the beat y'all
the beat the beat the beat
love me night and day cand't you see my fears
love me night and day can't you see my fears
love me night and day can't you see my fears
love me night and day can't you see my fears
love me night and day can't you see my fears
love me night and day can't you see my fears
love me night and day can't you see my fears
love me night and day can't you see my fears
now listen honey while I say
how can you fix your mouth and baby go away
don't say that we will part
don't break my aching heart
now listen honey while I say
how can you fix your mouth and baby go away
don't say that we will part
don't break my aching heart
The lyrics to Pepe Deluxé's song "Before You Leave" express the singer's plea for their lover not to leave them. The repetition of "now listen honey while I say" emphasizes the singer's urgency and desperation. The lines "how can you fix your mouth and baby go away" and "don't break my aching heart" further emphasize the singer's fear and pain at the thought of their lover leaving.
The repeated phrase "love me night and day can't you see my fears" expresses the singer's need for constant affection from their lover to ease their anxieties. The use of the word "fears" implies that the singer is not only afraid of being alone, but also afraid of vulnerability and the possibility of being hurt.
The beat-heavy chorus with its repetition of "th-the beat th-th-th-the beat" provides a jarring contrast to the vulnerable and pleading verses, perhaps representing the singer's inner turmoil and confusion.
Overall, the lyrics to "Before You Leave" convey the emotions of a person desperately trying to hold onto their relationship, afraid of being left alone and vulnerable.
Line by Line Meaning
now listen honey while i say
I need you to pay attention to what I'm about to say
how can you fix your mouth and baby go away
How can you even consider leaving me and breaking my heart?
don't say that we will part
Please don't say you're leaving me
don't break my aching heart
I'm already in pain, please don't make it worse by leaving
th-the beat th-th-th-the beat
The sound of the beat is important
to the beat y'all to the beat y'all to the beat y'all
Let's all dance to the same rhythm
love me night and day can't you see my fears
I need you to love me unconditionally because I'm scared of losing you
the beat the beat the beat
The music is giving us something to hold on to
now listen honey while I say
I need you to focus on what I'm saying
how can you fix your mouth and baby go away
Don't break my heart by leaving me
don't say that we will part
Please don't tell me you're leaving me
don't break my aching heart
I'm already hurting, please don't make it worse
Contributed by Ian P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@zzebeddy
This track is so atmospheric I get lost in it every time I hear it. Love the impossible cool of the clip. I'm sure if I tried to dance the way they do, I'd just knock the Georg Jensen vases off the shelf.
@fractalign
I can't believe this has so few views ! Everything form the break beats, to the cool vocals, to the video itself is pure genius !
@misnainayahcnannel7388
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@Pryscylla93
Muito bom!
@Cikeb
If you're wondering, this track was originally called "Woman In Blue", but was later changed to "Before You Leave" due to some copyright related issues with the original track. The single was actually released twice. First in 1999, and then again in 2001 when it had been used in a global Levi's ad.
@Cikeb
True, because the first one was a sample.
@AnotherKentPaul
If I remember correctly, the first sample was a female singer, the second version was a male vocalist.
@Manthraspenta
The 99 version was a male singer, the 01 version a female. the two versions are not the same song, not only vocals differs.
@Cikeb
@SEP73NTRION I just listened to it, and noticed that the Woman in blue EP actually came out in 1998, but are you certain that it's a male voice on there? I mean it could be, but I can't decide by just listening to it, and I can't find references to the sample used.
@Manthraspenta
@Crispy not sure but sure thats not the same song, prefer the 2001