Radio Moscow formed in Ames in 2004, a collaboration between two garage punk enthusiasts whose tastes had shifted into the heavy side of late-'60s psychedelia. Guitarist, singer, songwriter, and drummer Parker Griggs and bassist Luke McDuff approached Auerbach with a demo following a Black Keys gig, and the more established musician was impressed enough to both produce their debut album and to get the duo signed to his label, Alive Records. Although Griggs and McDuff recorded their self-titled first album as a duo, the pair hired drummer Mayuko to complete the trio for live purposes shortly before the album's release.
The band continued as a two-piece for 2009's hard-hitting Brain Cycles and 2011's even beefier The Great Escape of Leslie Magnafuzz. In 2012, Alive released 3 and 3 Quarters, an album Griggs recorded by himself in 2003 when he was 17 years old and much more heavily influenced by Pebbles-style garage rock. For the 2014 album Magical Dirt, Radio Moscow unveiled a new lineup, with Griggs joined by a fresh rhythm section, bassist Anthony Meier and drummer Paul Marrone. Now officially a power trio, the group documented its new on-stage force with the 2016 release Live in California. The following year saw the group ink a deal with Century Media Records and release the heavy psych-fueled New Beginnings, their fifth studio long-player.
Biography by Stewart Mason
Deep Blue Sea
Radio Moscow Lyrics
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She's the biggest fish in the deep blue sea.
If you see this little woman,
She's the biggest fish in the deep blue sea.
She dont give a damn (Dont give a damn)
She dont give a damn (Dont give a damn)
Not one damn for me.
If you see this little woman,
She's the biggest fish in the deep blue sea.
If you see this little woman,
She's the biggest fish that I, that i've ever seen.
She dont give a damn (Dont give a damn)
She dont give a damn (Dont give a damn)
Not one damn for me.
Whoa if you see her!
She stands about five foot three...
About a hundred pounds less than me.
But how she made a mess of me.
Whoa if you see her!
She stands about, about five foot three.
She dont give a damn (Dont give a damn)
She dont give a damn (Dont give a damn)
Not one damn for me.
So, if you see this little woman,
She's a biggest fish in that great blue sea.
If you see this little woman,
She's the biggest fish in that deep blue sea.
Yeah she swimming circles right 'round me.
She dont give a damn (Dont give a damn)
She dont give a damn (Dont give a damn)
Not one damn for me.
Whoa if you see her!
She stands about five foot three...
About a hundred pounds less than me.
But how she get so high up above me.
Whoa if you see her!
She stands about, about five foot three.
She dont give a damn, and I dont care.
She dont give a damn, and I dont care.
A damn for me.
The lyrics of "Deep Blue Sea" by Radio Moscow are about a woman who seems to be out of the singer's league. She is described as the "biggest fish in the deep blue sea" and standing at about "five foot three" and being a "hundred pounds less than" the singer. However, despite the singer's clear interest and admiration for her, she doesn't seem to care about him at all. The singer describes how she has made a "mess" of him and how she is always "swimming circles" around him.
The lyrics give the impression that the singer is powerless against this woman's charm, and even though she doesn't care about him, he still finds himself drawn to her. He describes her as being superior to him in every way, both physically and emotionally. The repetition of "Not one damn for me" emphasizes the fact that the woman doesn't care about the singer, and there is nothing he can do about it.
Overall, the song "Deep Blue Sea" is a portrayal of unrequited love and powerlessness in the face of desire. The woman is depicted as an unattainable dream, and the singer seems to be in awe of her, despite her lack of interest in him.
Line by Line Meaning
If you see this little woman, She's the biggest fish in the deep blue sea.
The woman being referred to is the most powerful person in a particular situation.
She dont give a damn (Dont give a damn) She dont give a damn (Dont give a damn) Not one damn for me.
The woman does not care about the feelings or opinions of the person speaking.
Whoa if you see her! She stands about five foot three... About a hundred pounds less than me. But how she made a mess of me.
Although physically smaller than the person speaking, the woman has had a profound effect on their emotions or life.
Yeah she swimming circles right 'round me.
The woman has complete control over the person speaking.
She dont give a damn, and I dont care. She dont give a damn, and I dont care. A damn for me.
Neither the woman nor the person speaking care about each other.
Contributed by Aria W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.