1) ROME is a Luxembourgish neofolk act founded in late 2005 as the main output for the songs of Jerome Reuter and was joined by co-producer Patrick Damiani as official member in early 2008. ROME signed to the Swedish label CMI in 2006 to release an EP titled "Berlin" (June 2006) and the albums "Nera" (November 2006), "Confessions d'un voleur d'ames" (April 2007), "Masse Mensch Material" (March 2008). In 2009 ROME got signed to the german label Trisol and released the EP "To Die Among Strangers" (May 2009) and the album "Flowers From Exile" (June 2009).
In their earlier work ROME mixes influences of Industrial and Neofolk with Experimental and Electronic Pop. The traditions of (French) Chanson and (American) Folk are becoming more and more influential in their current work. In 2009 violin player Nikos Mavridis officially joined the band to further contribute to the creation of their unique sound, which they themselves refer to as Chanson Noir. Nikos left the band in late 2010 to answer the army's call and Patrick found himself more and more tied up in the work for his own professional recording studio in Germany. ROME released the EP "L'assassin" in early 2010, shortly before going into hiatus, followed by the full length "Nos chants perdus". In 2011, Jerome, the project's only real flag-bearer, recorded and released the trilogy "Die Aesthetik Der Herrschaftsfreiheit" (Trisol) and has taken up touring again with his new band mates Patrick Kleinbauer, Eric Emmel and Tom Luciani. ROME's lyrics often deal with anarchism and are demanding freedom and equal rights for all people on earth.
Official Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/romeproject
2) Rome is a hip-hop mc and producer from Los Angeles, USA signed to Omar Cruz label BYI.
Released "Welcome to Rome" in 2008 and "My Demo" in June 16, 2009.
R.O.M.E.’s My Demo dropped June 16 via OnSmash and DJ Skee. Production from DJ Muggs, Cool & Dre, Tha Bizness and R.O.M.E. Myspace: http://myspace.com/rome
3) Rome was a smooth R&B singer, born Jerome Woods in Benton Harbor, MI, USA. Early on, he sang along with his mother's soul records (Marvin Gaye, Sam Cooke) as well as in the local church choir. He joined an R&B cover band named Fire & Ice while in high school, and traveled around the region performing in local clubs and talent contests as a solo act and with the band. Woods dropped out of Alabama's Oakwood University in 1989 to pursue his dream on the West Coast, and toured with Vesta as a backing vocalist as well as appearing in industry showcases and cable-access programs.
Finally, he connected with producers Gerald Baillergeau and Victor Merrit, who sent his demo to RCA Records. The label signed him immediately, and he began working on his debut album in mid-1996. The self-titled LP appeared in April 1997 and soon ascended to number 30 on the album charts, earning gold certification. Thank You followed two years later. Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/thebestofrome
4) Rome was a experimental dub-influenced band from Chicago, USA on Thrill Jockey that consists of Rik Shaw (Bass, Melodica), Elliot Dicks (Drums) and "Le Deuce" (Samples, Tapes). They have released one, self-titled album on Thrill Jockey records in 1996, consisting of seven songs culled from hours of improvisation, an EP with radically different mixes of two tracks not from the album, one of the tracks from the EP "Beware Soul Snatchers" appears in a further remix on the "Macro Dub Infection Volume 2" compilation.
5) Rome is the alter ego of Cape Verdian zouk singer John Monteiro.
6) Rome (full name Rome Ramirez) is a singer and guitarist who was chosen to become Sublime's new frontman on the basis that a fully-fledged reunion occurs. He has already fronted Sublime in "Yours Truly" their first album as "Sublime with Rome" in 2012 Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/romemusica http://www.last.fm/music/Sublime+with+Rome?ac=sublime%20wi
A Farewell to Europe
Rome Lyrics
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You've been good to me
But halting and resting for long will leave me blind and weak
O, so long, Europe
You've been all too kind
It's time to walk;
Time to see
So long, Europe
You've been sanctuaried [?]
O, how far a movie arc
From the dreams that you've preached [?]
O, so long, Europe
(So long)
You've been good to me
(So long)
But halting and resting for long will leave me blind and weak
(Blind and weak)
O, so long, Europe
(So long)
You've been all too kind
(So long)
It's time to walk;
Time to see
What's left in my mind
O, so long, Europe
(So long)
You've been sanctuaried [?]
O, how far a movie arc
From the dreams that you've preached [?]
O, so long, Europe
(So long)
You've been good to me
(So long)
But halting and resting for long will leave me blind and weak
In "A Farewell to Europe," Rome reflects on his experiences and feelings towards Europe as he leaves. The song begins with a sense of gratitude towards Europe, acknowledging that it has been good to him. However, he also recognizes that staying in one place for too long can be detrimental, leaving him feeling blinded and weak. Rome then bids Europe farewell, recognizing the sanctuary it has been for him but also acknowledging that it isn't everything it seems to be. He demonstrates skepticism towards the dreams that Europe represents and preaches, recognizing that it falls short of its promises. The song's repeating chorus of "so long, Europe" cements the finality of his departure.
The lyrics of "A Farewell to Europe" speak to universal themes of travel, self-discovery, and the challenges of change. Rome's words encapsulate the bittersweet emotion of leaving somewhere that has become meaningful to us, while also acknowledging the need to move forward in life. The song's message is enduring and relates to anyone who has said goodbye to a place or experience that held a significant place in their heart.
Line by Line Meaning
So long, Europe
Goodbye, Europe
You've been good to me
I have enjoyed being in Europe
But halting and resting for long will leave me blind and weak
However, if I stay in one place for too long, it will hinder me and drain me of energy
O, so long, Europe
Oh, goodbye, Europe
You've been all too kind
I have received a lot of generosity from Europe
It's time to walk;
Time to see
What's left in my mind
It's time for me to start moving and explore what else my mind has in store
You've been sanctuaried [?]
You have provided a place of safety for me
O, how far a movie arc
From the dreams that you've preached [?]
Oh, how far away this reality is from the dreams that you promised
O, so long, Europe
(So long)
You've been good to me
(So long)
But halting and resting for long will leave me blind and weak
(Blind and weak)
Oh, goodbye, Europe. You have been great to me, yet staying still too long will hinder my growth and wear me out (physically and mentally).
O, so long, Europe
(So long)
You've been sanctuaried [?]
O, how far a movie arc
From the dreams that you've preached [?]
Oh, goodbye, Europe. You have provided a place of safety for me, yet you haven't lived up to the expectations and promises you have made in the past.
Contributed by Aaliyah I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Joshua Darrow
0:00 Electrocuting an Elephant
3:12 Ballad of the Red Flame Lily
7:50 One Fire
11:33 A Farewell To Europe
14:40 The Fever Tree
18:00 Hate Us and See If We Mind
22:20 The River Eternal
25:56 A Country Denied
30:00 A Lullaby for Georgie
34:07 In a Wilderness of Spite
42:17 Bread and Wine
49:13 The Past Is Another Country
giobronskiJ
“We could never have won this; we were fighting blind”
“Oh Rhodesia, were you ever mine?”
“When did we know we were on the wrong side? That this war had always been just a matter of pride?”
“But we were fighting on the wrong side of a losing war, and time has made orphans of us all”
This album tells the story of a country that was doomed to crumble under the pressure of time and change. I believe Jerôme makes that pretty clear, however, and here lies the beauty of A Passage To Rhodesia, who are we (we as in humanity) to judge its defendants? You might not agree with them, you might believe that a regime change was necessary in Rhodesia, but you can’t tell a Rhodesian that fought and bled for his land that he was on the wrong side of history. Was he not just putting his life at risk for what he held dearest to his heart? That is such a universal human value that you must respect it if you deem yourself human.
Rust
"Most white Rhodesians were bewildered by the news that Robert Mugabe had won an absolute majority in the parliamentary elections of 1980. they had just fought a bitter war against "terrorism" and much against their inclination, they had conceded power to the Black majority, Black Africans danced and sang in the streets of Salisbury that day - to the privileged ruling class of Whites, however, the shock was too traumatic to be fully absorbed.
The unilateral declaration of independence issued in 1965 by the Rhodesian front had turned Rhodesia into a rebel colony and the imposition of economic and political sanctions had consigned it to a pariah status. Most Rhodesians failed to understand the extent of their isolation and to recognize the dangers confronting them. Neither the world outside nor the threats from inside figured prominently in the day to day outlook of communities whose version of reality had prepared them to deflect the unpleasant and fortify prejudice. however the war soon revealed that not all Rhodesians were patriots, and not all patriots were ready from the supreme sacrifice. Unsurprisingly, Rhodesia was in fact full of contradictions and paradoxes which marked every society of human beings. If we look upon that which is today qualified as the whites "ignorance", we must see that it was an ignorance born of distance rather than an innate racism or idiocy. for all their sins, most white Rhodesians were not racist thugs or heartless beings, even though, undoubtedly, their system institutionalized discrimination and exploitation. A survey conducted in 1969 revealed that 61 percent of whites agreed that Africans should be progressively involved in all aspects of European economic and political life. 45 percent thought that the majority rule was inevitable. their society, however, stood for principles which critical outsiders saw as racial or class privilege and was composed of people whose common interest was a good material existence. most of them were ordinary, decent folk who never dreamed beyond their immediate happiness.
The incessant war propaganda left the Rhodesians ill-prepared (mentally) for the changes of 1980. They might have grasped the obvious point that the old , privileged, little world of theirs was finished and had always been doomed, had they not been sided-tracked into thinking the war was really about the defeat of "terrorism". Opposition to that very "terrorism" had helped to unite a society even as emigration and internal discord were exposing its fragility.
Whatever its basis, most Rhodesians believed in the existence of Rhodesian identity. Defenders of the Rhodesian way believed that their life-style was at once an advertisement and a fortress for the values other western nations had forsaken or neglected. The British for example had abandoned friends who had rallied to the colors for two world wars and had apparently lost faith in democracy themselves. In contrast, Rhodesians were still fighting the "communist threat" and had preserved the finest traditional values. They seemed able to have fun without resorting to filth and took pride in representing Christian civilization in Africa.
Considering the nature of the Bush War, it is, however difficult to believe that the white population were not brutalized by their experiences. The freedom fighters terrorized villages, butchered alleged "sell outs" and massacred innocent families. The defenders of Western Civilization murdered civilians burnt villages and tortured captives. The war had, in effect, forced a society which proclaimed moral absolutes to allow individuals and organization to include in moral relativism. By 1980 the Rhodesians had lost all they had been fighting for: their political power, their privileged access to land, jobs, education and health services. Rhodesia buried itself with considerable integrity and bureaucratic effort when administering the free elections of 1980, its leaders, meanwhile, faltered, dithered or abdicated.
The veterans, some of whose voices can be heard of this album, recall the past with a blend of affection and sorrow, pride and disillusionment. it is a strange and yet fascinating mixture. rootlessness, flight and exile have undoubtably created a confused mental world, where the past is another country.
Their Rhodesia, with its recently invented traditions fell apart so easily" - From an introduction A Passage To Rhodesia by Jerome Reuter
I typed this up from my vinyl copy of the album.. Please excuse and grammar or spelling mistakes...
Joshua Darrow
0:00 Electrocuting an Elephant
3:12 Ballad of the Red Flame Lily
7:50 One Fire
11:33 A Farewell To Europe
14:40 The Fever Tree
18:00 Hate Us and See If We Mind
22:20 The River Eternal
25:56 A Country Denied
30:00 A Lullaby for Georgie
34:07 In a Wilderness of Spite
42:17 Bread and Wine
49:13 The Past Is Another Country
Coma
Thank you!!
Konstantin K
Thank you
PETERVONFROSTER
The Comment every Musicvideo needs!
wallace.
Thanks, there is another playlist and one is deleted, trying to figure out which.
Abrasion Equation
Iou
mrtangelo885
cant believe they took this beautiful album off of spotify, a real shame
LilPetty x BigDiesel
Yeah what's that all about?
Harald Handsvett
@LilPetty x BigDiesel Some kind of copyright bullshit, as far as I've understood.
RGR
It's still up in deezer ;-)