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
Les Exigences De La Foi
Rome Lyrics
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C'est le neant des vengeances Partout maintenant
Je t'envoie ces mots de quelque part
Dans les maquis de la resistance A l'intolerable
Rien ne nous appartient - tout - nous est prete
Je suis entoure d'hommes libres
Qui demeurent mes freres sur les barricades
L'homme revolte court, vole,
Mais reste affame de justice
Epanoui a la chaleur d'une autre generosite
Rein ne nous appartient - nous avons tout
Mais au matin on rentre - Dans nos prisons respectives
Les indesirables - les deracines
Refractaures a toutes les ideologies
Ni dieu, ni maitre - ces mots charges
On chante nos chants perdus
Mais rien jamais ne nous repond
Mais nous restons quand meme
Temoins de la liberte
Temoins de la chair - non de la loi
Donnez au monde ce que vous avez de mieux
Et vous serez remercies
A coup de pied - donnez quand meme!
Et pour une poignee de cerises
Restez genereux!
The lyrics of Rome's song Les Exigences De La Foi talks about the chaos and destruction that stems from revenge and intolerance, and how it has caused people to lose their faith in love. The first two lines of the song talk about how people have walked over love and everything else, which has resulted in nothing but revenge and vengeance everywhere. From somewhere in the resistance, the singer sends these words, acknowledging that he is surrounded by free men who remain his brothers. They are on the barricades, revolting in their own ways, falling and rising like a king but still hungry for justice.
The song talks about how nothing belongs to anyone and yet everything is already given. They are rich in their own way, but in the morning, they go back to their cells, where they are unwanted and uprooted. The lyrics depict an unyielding sense of rebellion against all ideologies, without favoring any gods or masters. The song ends with a call to give the world the best that one has, even if it ends with a kickback. Stay generous even for the smallest of things like a handful of cherries.
Line by Line Meaning
On a marche sur l'amour - On a marche sur tout
We trampled everything, including love, leaving behind only revenge and despair.
C'est le neant des vengeances Partout maintenant
Everywhere we look, we see the emptiness that comes with seeking revenge.
Je t'envoie ces mots de quelque part
I am sending you these words from a hidden and uncertain location.
Dans les maquis de la resistance A l'intolerable
I am part of the resistance, fighting against all that is intolerable.
Rien ne nous appartient - tout - nous est prete
We own nothing, yet everything is at our disposal.
Je suis entoure d'hommes libres
I am surrounded by men who are free and independent.
Qui demeurent mes freres sur les barricades
They are my brothers in arms, standing with me on the barricades.
L'homme revolte court, vole,
The rebellious man runs and flies,
Tombe - et se releve roi
Falls, but rises again as king.
Mais reste affame de justice
But he remains hungry for justice.
Epanoui a la chaleur d'une autre generosite
He thrives in the warmth of another's generosity.
Rein ne nous appartient - nous avons tout
We possess nothing, yet we have everything.
Mais au matin on rentre - Dans nos prisons respectives
But in the morning, we return to our respective prisons.
Les indesirables - les deracines
Undesirables and uprooted, we all are.
Refractaures a toutes les ideologies
We are resistant to all ideologies.
Ni dieu, ni maitre - ces mots charges
Neither god nor master, these are weighty words.
On chante nos chants perdus
We sing our lost songs.
Mais rien jamais ne nous repond
But nothing ever answers us.
Mais nous restons quand meme
But still we persevere.
Temoins de la liberte
We bear witness to freedom.
Temoins de la chair - non de la loi
We testify to humanity, not to the law.
Donnez au monde ce que vous avez de mieux
Give the world the best of what you have.
Et vous serez remercies
And you will be rewarded.
A coup de pied - donnez quand meme!
Even if it's met with a kick, still give!
Et pour une poignee de cerises
And for a handful of cherries,
Restez genereux!
Stay generous!
Contributed by Callie C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.