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.
Hopelessly Devoted
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My eyes are not the first to cry
I'm not the first to know
There's just no getting over you
You know I'm just a fool who's willing
To sit around and wait for you
But baby can't you see there's nothing left for me to do
I'm hopelessly devoted to you
[Chorus]
But now, there's no where to hide
Since you pushed my love aside
I'm out of my head hopelessly devoted to you
Hopelessly devoted to you
Hopelessly devoted to you
My head is saying fool foget him
My heart is saying don't let go
Hold on to the end that's what I intend to do
I'm hopelessly devoted to you
[Chorus]
The lyrics to Play's song Hopelessly Devoted can be interpreted as a love song from a perspective of someone who cannot let go of their love interest. The first verse starts with the realization that the singer's heart has been broken, but they are not the first to experience such pain. They acknowledge their willingness to wait for their love interest, but feel as though they have reached the point of realizing that there is nothing left for them to do. This leads into the chorus, which states that there is nowhere left to hide, as the singer's love has been pushed aside. Despite this, the singer remains hopelessly devoted to their love interest.
The second verse illustrates the internal conflict within the singer. While their head is telling them to forget their love interest, their heart is saying the opposite, urging them to hold on until the end. This shows the power of emotions and how they can cloud one's judgment. The chorus is then repeated to emphasize the singer's unwavering devotion.
Overall, the song highlights the all-consuming nature of love, how it can make one feel helpless and unable to control their emotions. It also touches on the concept of heartbreak, and the struggle to overcome feelings for someone who has moved on.
Line by Line Meaning
Guess mine is not the first heart broken
My heart has been broken before, I am not alone in this experience.
My eyes are not the first to cry
Others have cried before, I am not the only one who has shed tears over this.
I'm not the first to know
I am not the only one who has realized that getting over you is impossible.
There's just no getting over you
I have tried, but I cannot forget about you or move on.
You know I'm just a fool who's willing
I am aware that I may be foolish for holding onto this hope, but I cannot help it.
To sit around and wait for you
I am willing to wait for you to come back, even though it may never happen.
But baby can't you see there's nothing left for me to do
I have tried everything, but it seems like there is no other option besides waiting for you.
I'm hopelessly devoted to you
I am in love with you and cannot let go, no matter how hard I try.
But now, there's no where to hide
I cannot escape my feelings for you or the pain that comes with them.
Since you pushed my love aside
You have rejected me and my love, making it even harder for me to move on.
I'm out of my head hopelessly devoted to you
My feelings for you are irrational and overpowering, making it impossible to think rationally or logically about the situation.
My head is saying fool foget him
My mind is telling me to forget about you, but my heart cannot let go.
My heart is saying don't let go
My emotions are telling me to hold onto you, even though it may hurt me in the end.
Hold on to the end that's what I intend to do
I am determined to stay in love with you, even if it means getting hurt.
I'm hopelessly devoted to you
I cannot help but love you, no matter how hard I try to move on.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: John Farrar
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