1. A Swedish Pop and R&B g… Read Full Bio ↴Play is the name of more than one artist:
1. A Swedish Pop and R&B group
2. A New Wave/Minimal Synthpop band from the UK
3. A Russian electronica artist
4. A Polish electro artist
5. An American band
6. A Hardcore band from Philippines
7. A German Post-Hardcore band
1) Hailing from Sweden, Play encompasses pop and r&b to create a youthful sound. Formed in 2000 by Laila Bagge, Play was made up of 4 girls; Anna Sundstrand, Anaïs Lameche, Rosie Munter, and Faye Hamlin. With this lineup they released 2 albums and toured with acts such as Destiny's Child and Aaron Carter. Between late 2003 and the middle of 2004 Faye Hamlin decided to leave the group and Janet Leon joined. The girls soon released a 3rd album, titled Don't Stop The Music, and joined the Spring Thing Tour with acts such as Jump5 and Stevie Brock. Later in 2004 the girls also released a christmas album, and proceeded with a small tour to promote the album. Between the releases of the last two albums, Play made the move from Columbia records to a smaller label from which the christmas album was released. News about the girls nearly dried up as rumors circled about the withstanding of the group. This was even more intensified with Columbia's release of Girls Mind, a "best of" album from the groups previous line-up with Faye Hamlin. It was later confirmed in September 2005 that the group had decided to call it quits.
In 2009, two of the original members of the group, Anaïs Lemeche and Fanny ("Faye") Hamlin, decided to rejoin and release a cd. They contacted their previous manager Laila Bagge who welcomed them with open arms. They found a third member in Sanne Karlsson. Their work towards a successful album launch could be followed on the Swedish tv show "Made In Sweden".
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2) Play was a New Wave/Minimal Synthpop band from the UK, formed in the early 80s by Wayne Kennedy, later joined on recordings by Drinking Electricity members David Rome (Survival records founder) and P.K. Edgely (Survival's designer, formerly on a group known as The Limit). They released a number of singles between 1981 and 1985 and their sole album, "Red Movies" later that year.
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3) Play is also the name of a Russian electronica artist.
The front woman Olga "Play" from Voronezh had big success with her debut song "Ty Ne Odin" (You're Not Alone) on many radio stations in Russia and East Europe. There are pop, dance and trance tunes. The second album was released not as PLAY but Olga PLAY, this time into house, disco and downtempo style.
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4) Play is also the name of a Polish electro artist.
Play is a project of Slawek Pietrzak, the former guitarist of the famous vocalist Kazik and his band „Kult”. Additionally, He is the owner of the independent record label SP Records. The band was formed in the summer of 1998 by Slawek Pietrzak, ‘Pyza’ (the drummer who collaborated not only with Play, but first of all with Kasia Nosowska and Tymon Tymański) and Olaf Deriglasoff (The Captain’s Children, Pudelsi, Kazik, Apteka, Yugoton). The musicians recorded in ‘Slabe Studio SP’ firstly rough sketches - their own ideas and compositions - with the invaluable help of Slawek Janowski. For two years Slawek Pietrzak (on and off, while dividing his time between running the company and collaborating with Kazik Staszewski), was enriching the songs and sound tracks as best He could with new musical lines and adding unusual, amazing sounds on his own. When the album was almost completed, He invited Tomasz Stańko and Andrzej Smolik to cooperate. But there was still the unsolved issue of lyrics and vocalist. Then Slawek Pietrzak met Marek Śledziewski by chance while filming the videoclip „Andrzej Gołota” for Kazik Live. Śledziewski, the director of the videoclip, created the lyrics and sang them. The song „001” was released in 2001 as the first single to promote the forthcoming new album. Meanwhile, new material had been gathered and the new album was ready for release. New artists took part in the creative process e.g. Artur Affek (Kayah’s guitarist), Dj Feel X (Kaliber 44) and Kasia Nowicka (Novika).
The whole album was recorded by co-producers Slawek Janowski and Sebastian Witkowski (who also played on the keyboards).
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5) Play is also the name of a New York City four-piece band formed in 2004.
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6) Play! is also the name of the Video Game Symphony playing classic video game classics in Symphonic versions live.
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7) Play (aka Play the Piano Drunk Like a Percussion Instrument Until the Fingers Begin to Bleed) was a German Post-Hardcore band.
Don't Stop the Music
Play Lyrics
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She got the whole world dancing to the music in her head (yeah)
They loved to trash her bad, laugh at her and call her names (oh yeah)
And now they all try to copy her, isn't that a shame (mm oh)
It only made her stronger
Don't stop, stop the music
The world will keep turning if you use it, get out there and
People keep on dancing, you can do it
Baby come on oh
Baby come on come on
He knew that he was different
This sucker couldn't win
They didnt dig his vision
They tried to fit him in
But there's no room for losers
Until they make you change
And then you love them
Tell me how much longer...
Dont stop, stop the music
The world will keep turning if you use it, get out there and
Dont stop, stop the music
People keep dancing, you can do it
Baby come on
Baby come on (mm)
You've got a perfect mind, you've got a perfect smile
You're unlike anybody, got your own shine, come on
If you just keep on dancing, then you won't feel no pain
Baby it's your decision, only you can break a chaaaaaaaaaaaaaain
Music like love floating in the air
You can reach out grab it everywhere
Show you you're special loved
You were put here on earth to make goodness for people
Better make it worth living while the world still spinning
Dont stop, stop the music
The world will keep turning if you use it, get out there and
Dont stop, stop the music
People keep on dancing, you can do it (Keep on dancing)
Baby come on
Dont stop, stop the music
People keep dancing, you can do it
Baby come on
The lyrics of Play's song Don't Stop the Music are a call to action for anyone who has ever been ridiculed, misunderstood, or deemed different. The song begins with a story of a little girl who never cared what anyone said about her, she danced to the music in her head and got the whole world dancing along with her. Despite the people who laughed at her and called her names, she became even stronger. The message is clear - don't let anyone else's ignorance and small-mindedness bring you down.
The song continues with the story of a boy who was also different, but was not accepted by his peers who didn't understand his vision. But rather than trying to fit in, the boy stuck to his vision and didn't let anyone change him. The song encourages people to keep dancing and to be proud of their differences. It says that music is a force that can unite and uplift people, and that you should never stop the music of your soul, because the world will keep turning if you use it.
Line by Line Meaning
(All right yeah eh yeah m mm)This little girl didn't care what anybody said
This young girl was not concerned with what others thought of her
She got the whole world dancing to the music in her head (yeah)
Her passion for music inspired people all over the world to dance
They loved to trash her bad, laugh at her and call her names (oh yeah)
People liked to insult her and make fun of her for her music taste
And now they all try to copy her, isn't that a shame (mm oh)
Now those same people are trying to emulate her, which is unfortunate
It only made her stronger
The negativity only made her more resilient
Don't stop, stop the music
Keep the music going
The world will keep turning if you use it, get out there and
Life goes on, so use music to live it to the fullest
People keep on dancing, you can do it
People will always dance to music, so keep playing it
Baby come on oh
Come on and join in the fun
He knew that he was different
He was aware of his uniqueness
This sucker couldn't win
He faced difficulties because of his difference
They didnt dig his vision
Others didn't understand his perspective
They tried to fit him in
They wanted him to conform
But there's no room for losers
Society doesn't accept those who don't fit in
Until they make you change
Unless they force you to change
And then you love them
And then you accept their approbation
Tell me how much longer...
Questioning how long he has to endure this
You've got a perfect mind, you've got a perfect smile
You have unique qualities that make you perfect
You're unlike anybody, got your own shine, come on
You are different and unique, so show your brilliance
If you just keep on dancing, then you won't feel no pain
Dancing can be therapeutic and can distract from emotional pain
Baby it's your decision, only you can break a chaaaaaaaaaaaaaain
You have the power to break free from social constraints
Music like love floating in the air
Music has a feeling of love and can permeate the air
You can reach out grab it everywhere
You can access music wherever you go
Show you you're special loved
Music can remind you that you are special and loved
You were put here on earth to make goodness for people
You were placed on this earth to do good for others
Better make it worth living while the world still spinning
Make life worth living while you still have the chance
Contributed by Arianna B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@daltonmoncayocuero
February 2024, let's see how many people are still listening to this masterpiece
@MaraTassila
Eu .✌
@teaboy4455
Why does it matter
@nikluse7380
Yerrr
@nmngarhal7123
Yo
@serpildemir4157
beeeenn👋👋
@chicken
Its March 2024, let's see how many legends are listening to this incredible song💖
@luisfpd
Aquí andamos escuchando esta joya a las 12:54 am en Tijuana Mex
@winky2757
2nd March 13:57
@muhammadhanan786
Me