Originally called "Arabicus Pulp" (although they shortened it to Pulp within a year), the band achieved sudden success some thirteen years after their formation and became known during the Britpop era as much for their music as for frontman Cocker's antics (notably conducting a stage invasion during Michael Jackson's performance of Earth Song at the 1996 BRIT Awards).
Achieving little success off the back of a Peel session in 1981, Pulp were finally able to release their debut album, It, in 1983. This album and its 1986 follow-up, Freaks, showcased a Pulp keen on Nick Drake (notably on the It single, My Lighthouse), with strong folk roots and little sign of the tendencies for storytelling and acid house music which would eventually bring forth success.
After the release and commercial flop of "Freaks", the band disbanded for a year, but reformed a year later to record a third album, Separations. Delayed for three years after its recording, Separations showed Cocker's increasing exposure to acid house, featuring multiple synths, and a hit single, My Legendary Girlfriend, which helped Pulp's career start to rocket.
Their next single, Babies, which would eventually feature on their 1994's commercial breakthrough His 'n' Hers, and it was the first example of the Pulp-sound most listeners associate with the band--cheap synths, rolling guitars, and Cocker's deadpan vocals telling a story. "His 'n' Hers" in sound, was lumped in with the Britpop movement of the time, receiving commercial and critical acclaim. However, it was the 1995 single Common People, which finally saw them become known, eventually charting at number 2 in the UK charts. Awash with Britpop guitars, catchy keyboard lines and that trademark Cocker vocal performance it has remained a favorite. A successful appearance at Glastonbury that summer cemented their fame, and their success was subsequently confirmed by the release of Different Class, which arrived at the peak of the Britpop movement and featured this song and other UK hits as Disco 2000 and Sorted for E's & Wizz.
Their last two albums, 1998's darker This Is Hardcore, -an album that marked the end of the Britpop era- and 2001's more downbeat We Love Life were commercial successes, but Pulp were no longer as famous or trendy as they had been in the height of Britpop. Following their curation of a music festival, Auto, in 2002, the band announced that they would be embarking on an "indefinite hiatus".
In 2003, Jarvis Cocker released an album as Relaxed Muscle and then two solo efforts, 2006's Jarvis and 2009's Further Complications.
On 8th November 2010, it was announced that the band with its most relevant lineup will reform to play a series of gigs in summer 2011.
Discography:
It 1983
Freaks 1986
Separations 1992
His 'n' Hers 1994
Different Class 1995
This Is Hardcore 1998
We Love Life 2001
Official website:
http://www.pulppeople.com
F.E.EL.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E
Pulp Lyrics
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And has been like this for several months
If I close my eyes, I can visualise everything in it
Right down
Right down to the broken handle on the third drawer down of the dressing table
And the world outside this room
Has also assumed a familiar shape
Just like a modern shopping centre
And it's so cold
Yeah, it's so cold
What is this feeling called love?
Why me, why you?
Why here, why now?
It doesn't make no sense, no
It's not convenient, no
It doesn't fit my plans, no
It's something I don't understand, oh
F-E-E-L-I-N-G-C-A-double-L-E-D (and as I'm standing across this room I feel as if my whole life has been leading to this one moment)
L-O-V-E, what is this thing that is happening to me? (and as I touch your shoulder tonight this room has become the centre of the entire universe)
So what do I do?
I've got a slightly sick feeling in my stomach
Like I'm standing on top of a very high building, oh, yeah
All the stuff they tell you about in the movies
But this isn't chocolate boxes and roses, it's dirtier than that
Like some small animal that only comes out at night
And I see flashes of the shape of your breasts
And the curve of your belly
And they make me have to sit down and catch my breath
And it's so cold
And it's so cold
What is this feeling called love?
Why me, why you?
Why here, and why now?
Oh, it doesn't make no sense, no
It's not convenient, no
It doesn't fit my plans
But I got that taste in my mouth again, oh
F-E-E-L-I-N-G-C-A-double-L-E-D
L-O-V-E, what is this thing that is happening to me?
F-E-E-L-I-N-G-C-A-double-L-E-D
L-O-V-E, what is this thing that is happening to me?
Oh yeah, oh yeah
Oh yeah, oh yeah
The lyrics of Pulp's F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E center around the experience of falling in love in an unexpected and inconvenient way. Through vivid imagery, the singer describes the familiarity of their surroundings, which only seems to highlight the strangeness of the intense emotions they are feeling. The room they are in is cold and has been for months - a metaphor for the emotional distance they've been experiencing before this new feeling took hold. The world outside the room seems to go on like always, but as the singer gets lost in their feelings, that same world becomes less and less familiar to them.
The love that this song depicts is messy and complicated, not at all like what we see in movies or read about in fairytales. The singer has doubts and fears, expressed in the line about feeling sick to their stomach and being unable to catch their breath. Yet at the same time, they are overwhelmed by the intensity of the attraction they feel towards this person. The repetition of the question "What is this feeling called love?" highlights the singer's confusion and the fact that the emotion is difficult to define or understand.
Overall, F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E is an honest and raw depiction of the experience of falling in love. It shows that love can be messy and inconvenient, but that it can also be incredibly powerful and transformative.
Line by Line Meaning
The room is cold
The temperature in the room is low
And has been like this for several months
The room has maintained this low temperature for many months
If I close my eyes, I can visualise everything in it
If I close my eyes, I can imagine everything in the room
Right down
In great detail
Right down to the broken handle on the third drawer down of the dressing table
In great detail even to the broken handle of the third drawer in the dressing table
And the world outside this room
The outside world apart from this room
Has also assumed a familiar shape
The events and happenings of the outside world appear repeated and familiar
The same events shuffeled in a slightly different order each day
Each day, the events are reshuffled in a slightly different order
Just like a modern shopping centre
Just like a modern shopping centre where everything seems the same every day
And it's so cold
The room is very cold
Yeah, it's so cold
Yes, the room is extremely cold
What is this feeling called love?
What is the emotion called love?
Why me, why you?
Why has this emotion happened to me and you?
Why here, why now?
Why has this happened in this location and at this time?
It doesn't make no sense, no
This emotion does not make any sense
It's not convenient, no
This emotion is not convenient
It doesn't fit my plans, no
This emotion is not in line with my plans
It's something I don't understand, oh
This emotion is something I cannot comprehend
F-E-E-L-I-N-G-C-A-double-L-E-D
Feeling called by name
(and as I'm standing across this room I feel as if my whole life has been leading to this one moment)
As I stand across the room, my entire life seems to have been leading me to this one moment
L-O-V-E, what is this thing that is happening to me?
Love, what is this emotion that is happening to me?
(and as I touch your shoulder tonight this room has become the centre of the entire universe)
As I touch your shoulder tonight, this room seems like the center of the whole universe
So what do I do?
What action should I take?
I've got a slightly sick feeling in my stomach
I feel nauseous in my stomach
Like I'm standing on top of a very high building, oh, yeah
Like standing on top of a very tall building
All the stuff they tell you about in the movies
All the romantic things shown in the movies
But this isn't chocolate boxes and roses, it's dirtier than that
This emotion is not as romantic as portrayed in the movies, it's more raw and complex
Like some small animal that only comes out at night
An emotion that's like a nocturnal creature
And I see flashes of the shape of your breasts
I see glimpses of the shape of your breasts
And the curve of your belly
I see the contour of your belly
And they make me have to sit down and catch my breath
They make me feel overwhelmed and have to sit down to catch my breath
Oh, it doesn't make no sense, no
This emotion doesn't make any sense
It's not convenient, no
This emotion is not convenient
It doesn't fit my plans
This emotion doesn't match my future goals
But I got that taste in my mouth again, oh
However, I feel that familiar taste of the emotion
F-E-E-L-I-N-G-C-A-double-L-E-D
Feeling called by name
L-O-V-E, what is this thing that is happening to me?
Love, what is this emotion that is happening to me?
F-E-E-L-I-N-G-C-A-double-L-E-D
Feeling called by name
L-O-V-E, what is this thing that is happening to me?
Love, what is this emotion that is happening to me?
Oh yeah, oh yeah
Yes, that's right, yes
Oh yeah, oh yeah
Yes, that's right, yes
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: CANDIDA DOYLE, JARVIS BRANSON COCKER, MARK ANDREW WEBBER, NICK BANKS, RUSSELL SENIOR, STEPHEN PATRICK MACKEY
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