The Red Elvises were founded in 1995 by Igor Yuzov and Oleg Bernov, two Russians living in Los Angeles, California. Igor and Oleg met during a Russian-American peace walk and subsequently played together in a Russian folk-rock band called Limpopo. The band’s third original member, guitarist Zhenya Kolykhanov (he later legally changed his last name to “Zhenya Rock”), had also emigrated to America and had been spending time playing in Texas. For the first few months Andrey Baranov was the band’s drummer, but within that year, the first American in the band, drummer Avi Sills from Austin, Texas, was added to the lineup. The four of them got their start playing on Santa Monica’s 3rd Street Promenade.
When they weren’t playing on the road they were busy recording and self-producing their own CDs. Grooving to the Moscow Beat was the band's first release in 1996, followed by Surfing in Siberia in 1997. In 1998, the band released their breakthrough CD, I Wanna See You Bellydance. Their music filled the soundtrack of Lance Mungia’s independent film released in 1998, Six-String Samurai, a film in which they also had small roles and screen credits. With Mungia directing, the band also produced two music videos of songs from the Six-String soundtrack, Lovepipe and Boogie on the Beach, that year. A full-length concert video, Live on the Pacific Ocean was also released, showcasing their appearance at the Santa Monica Pier’s Twilight Summer Concert Series.
The small screen also beckoned with television show appearances, resulting in Red Elvises’ guest spot in an episode of the now-defunct Fox television series Melrose Place (Episode #206, "Suspicion") which aired on November 9, 1998. Near the end of that year they appeared on FX’s Penn & Teller’s Sin City Spectacular accompanied by Penn & Teller’s show dancers, which aired in January 1999. They released three new recordings in 1999, two studio-produced and one live. The band's fourth and fifth studio albums, Better Than Sex and Russian Bellydance, a Russian language version of their smash album I Wanna See You Bellydance from the previous year, were both released in March 1999. Later in that same month Red Elvises’ performance im San Francisco was released as the band's first live double album, Live At The Great American Music Hall.
In the summer of 1999 the FX television channel hired Red Elvises to play in Malibu on the beach for their Beverly Hills 90210 Swimsuit Beach Party highlighting a marathon airing of syndicated episodes of the hit series. FX held and flew the winners and ten of their friends to the beach party to appear on TV and dance to the band’s music. February 2000 heralded a brief change in musical direction for the band with the release of their seventh CD, Shake Your Pelvis, a more electronic techno/disco style CD that greatly differed from their earlier releases. December 2000 also saw an end to Avi Sills’ association with the band with his decision to move on to other musical opportunities.
The band persevered as an all-Russian three-piece during 2001 with Bernov giving up the big red balalaika bass and taking over much of the drumming. In March two new studio CDs were released, Welcome to the Freakshow, written entirely by Yuzov, and Bedroom Boogie, written entirely by Rock. The band continued their non-stop touring across America throughout the year and also toured their native Russia.
In 2002 Rokenrol was recorded entirely in Russian with the exception of two songs, Juliet by Yuzov and Sunshine by Rock, both sung in English. Rock began a side project, Zeerok, going in a completely different musical direction, and by the end of the year decided to commit to his new band full time, announcing his departure from Red Elvises. The band kept busy during the summer months with a tour through Russia that included some filming for the upcoming film Mail Order Bride, a romantic action comedy starring Danny Aiello, Vincent Pastore, Ivana Milocevich, and Robert Capelli, Jr., returning home in August to record the soundtrack. The band also returned to television with an appearance playing themselves in an episode of the Fox action series Fastlane (Episode #3 "Gone Native").
In 2003 Yuzov switched back to guitar, this time on lead, and Bernov returned to the large bass balalaika. Completing the new lineup were another Russian, Oleg "Schramm" Gorbunov on keyboards and accordion and new American drummer Adam Gust. In 2005 they were asked to perform in the Moscow Live8 concert, along with the Pet Shop Boys and a number of local performers. In 2006 Elena Shemankova from Moscow, the first female to ever play with Red Elvises, joined the band on keyboards and was very well received. Later that year they were joined by female guitarist Beth Garner from Texas, who continued to tour with them until the end of 2007.
In 1999 and 2002 the Red Elvises released CDs in Russian, which were very well received in Russia. Subsequently they have been invited to perform there every summer, and they spend a couple of months playing in clubs in larger cities such as Moscow and Saint Petersburg, as well as Yuzov's hometown of Odessa in the Ukraine.
The band's line-up is slightly different in Russia than in North America, and features many Russian musicians who are hired specifically for that tour.
Discography
* Give Us A Break (as Limpopo) — 1995
* Grooving To The Moscow Beat — 1996
* Surfing In Siberia — 1997
* I Wanna See You Bellydance — 1998
* Six-String Samurai soundtrack — 1998
* Russian Bellydance — 1999 (in Russian language)
* Better Than Sex — 1999
* Live At The Great American Music Hall — 1999 (live album)
* Shake Your Pelvis — 2000
* Bedroom Boogie — 2001 (written and performed by Zhenya Rock)
* Welcome To The Freakshow — 2001 (written and performed by Igor Yuzov)
* Rokenrol — 2002 (in Russian language except for two songs)
* Lunatics and Poets — 2004
* 30 Greatest Hits - 2007 (greatest hits compilation)
* Drinking With Jesus - 2008
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All I Wanna Do
Red Elvises Lyrics
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Nice people were drinking champagne
Mariachis were singing their guts out
And I couldn't hear your name
I was so hungry for love
Or maybe just crazed of the night
You asked me if I wanted something
And I said…
All I wanna do is make love to you
All I wanna do is make love
All I wanna do is make love to you
All I wanna do is make love
Voluptuous and sophisticated
If I had a long cigarette
Still sipping champagne from a bottle
You had crazy thoughts in your head
When you said…
All I wanna do is make love to you
All I wanna do is make love
All I wanna do is make love to you
All I wanna do is make love
All I wanna do is make love to you
All I wanna do is make love
All I wanna do is make love to you
All I wanna do is make love
All I wanna do is make love to you
All I wanna do is make love
All I wanna do is make love to you
All I wanna do is make love
The song "All I Wanna Do" by Red Elvises is a passionate love song about two people meeting at a party and immediately feeling a deep and intense attraction towards each other. The lyrics portray the main characters as being caught up in the moment, with their lust and desire for each other taking over their thoughts and actions. The first verse sets the scene at a wild and festive party, with the introduction of the two characters being lost in the chaos of the event. The chorus repeats the lines "All I wanna do is make love to you" several times, emphasizing the character's desire for the physical act of love.
The second verse introduces the female character in the song, describing her as "voluptuous and sophisticated." Her character is portrayed as being equally as passionate and desirous as the male character, with "crazy thoughts in her head." The song focuses on the lust and attraction between the two, without delving too deeply into any sort of emotional connection. The lyrics are simple and straightforward, focusing solely on the physical aspect of their attraction.
Overall, "All I Wanna Do" is a high-energy love song that captures the excitement and intensity of a new and intense attraction. Its catchy chorus and upbeat tempo make it a popular song for fans of rock, ska, and alternative music.
Line by Line Meaning
We were introduced at a party
We met each other for the first time at a social gathering.
Nice people were drinking champagne
The crowd was civil and drinking sparkling wine.
Mariachis were singing their guts out
The mariachi band was playing energetically and passionately.
And I couldn't hear your name
I was unable to hear or comprehend your name due to the music and noise around us.
I was so hungry for love
I was craving love and affection.
Or maybe just crazed of the night
I might have been overwhelmed by the atmosphere or was feeling restless that evening.
You asked me if I wanted something
You inquired if I required anything.
I had crazy thoughts on my mind
I was pondering some wild and imaginative ideas.
And I said…
I replied with the following words:
All I wanna do is make love to you
My only desire at the time was to engage in sexual intercourse with you.
Voluptuous and sophisticated
You were curvy and elegant.
If I had a long cigarette
I would have been smoking a lengthy cigarette if I had one.
Still sipping champagne from a bottle
You were occasionally drinking from a bottle of champagne.
You had crazy thoughts in your head
You were also thinking of some unconventional ideas.
When you said…
When you responded, you stated:
All I wanna do is make love to you
Your only urge at the moment was to have sexual intercourse with me.
All I wanna do is make love to you
Both of our sexual impulses were the only things on our minds.
All I wanna do is make love to you
We were both completely consumed by our mutual desire for sexual gratification.
All I wanna do is make love to you
All we wanted was to connect physically with each other.
Contributed by Michael N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Аня Шакал
Was listening to this band while on car trips with my dad. Important part of my childhood. Thank you for uploading.
Otto Pilot
Your dad rocks!
aly m
Love this song. brings me back the old warm LA nights
O Dar
Why is neighbor sing this at 2am?!