Seeed, formed in 1998 in Berlin, Germany, plays hip hop, reggae, and danceh… Read Full Bio ↴Seeed, formed in 1998 in Berlin, Germany, plays hip hop, reggae, and dancehall. The group consists of 11 people:

Alfi Trowers (percussions)
Based (drums)
Moritz Delgado (sax)
Enuff aka Peter Fox aka Pierre Baigorry (vocals)
Ear aka Boundzound aka Demba Nabé (vocals)
Eased aka Dellé aka Frank A. Dellé (vocals)
DJ Luke (DJ)
Jerome "Tchamp" Bugnon (trombone)
"Dubmaster" Reibold (keyboard)
"Rudeboy" Rudy (guitar)
Tobsen Cordes (bass)

Seeed is famous for their unusual use of horn. They have worked with Cee-Lo Green, Anthony B (Waterpumpee), Tanya Stephens, Elephant Man (Shake baby shake), General Degree as well as other Jamaican artists and producers.

Seeed's lyrics are German, English and Patois. Their biggest hits in the German-speaking region were Dickes B, Aufstehn, Ding, Stand Up, Waterpumpee and Music Monks.

Their first smash hit was "Dickes B": a declaration of love to Berlin. They won two ECHO Awards. With the international versions of "Music Monks" and "Next!", they broke through the borders to the surrounding countries, especially France.
Most of the German songs however, are completely translated into English on some of the international versions of the Albums "Next!" and "Music Monks".

http://www.seeed.info/

King Rodriguez
Seeed Lyrics

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Pierre, ich wollte eigentlich heute noch zu
der Party gehen!

Ja
Ich muss noch schnell was aufnehm':

yeah yeah yeah yeah,
hier sind S drei E D SEEED aus Berlin

unser drittes Album ist fertig
wir sind auch völlig fertig
aber wir ham noch was gefunden was cool is, was gut is
für's Juice-Exclusive
wow, freshness
check den Beat Alter,
für den hat mir Cee-Lo Green zwei Autos und 'n Haus geboten
Halb Atlanta wollte den Beat
aber was macht SEEED?
en Juice-Exclusive,
weil's gut für unseren Ruf ist

Das darf ja wohl nicht Wahr sein,
lass uns endlich los

Ja!
Charlie hol den Wagen, fahr uns auf die Party!
Let's go!

"Puppe lass die Zicken
Bitte Charlie fahr sie nach Hause
Ich bleibe noch
Rauch'n Dicken
Kipp noch ne Alkopopbrause
Dann lass ich mich gehen
Rotz' direkt aufs Parkett
Drei Frauen habens gesehen
Finden mich trotzdem ganz nett
Ich lasse sie stehen
Die war'n flach wie'n Brett ist
Deshalb bleib ich souverän
Und guck weg
Und check nach 'ner Eule mit Bug und Heck
Und 'nem super Becken
Für Action auf Futon und Betten
Oh ich knall gut kannst du wetten
Mit Hut und ohne Manchetten

Du brauchst 'n kalten Drink
Steck deinen Kopf ins Eis
Du suchst den Oberking
Check mich, denn ich weiß
Wie man Frau'n zum Singen bringt
Dabei Kohle scheißt
Das Leben ist ein Witz
Den nur ich begreif'

Du brauchst 'n kalten Drink
Steck deinen Kopf ins Eis
Du suchst den Oberking
Check mich, denn ich weiß
Wie man Frau'n zum Singen bringt
Dabei Kohle scheißt
Das Leben ist ein Witz
Den nur ich begreif'

"I wake up from ref, gonna make a mess
Don't need to confess
I'm worse than you guessed
This is no test
Don't try to impress me
I'm not the press
You can kiss my ass
Here is my adress
I act ???
Don't expect class
You lose your breath
No more rest but progress listen to my features
I don't drum on your tress

Bad Boys are the best
You want me to call rest
I tear off your dress
You aren't get upset
Call me on my headset

Du brauchst 'n kalten Drink
Steck deinen Kopf ins Eis
Du suchst den Oberking
Check mich, denn ich weiß
Wie man Frau'n zum Singen bringt
Dabei Kohle scheißt
Das Leben ist ein Witz
Den nur ich begreif'"

"C-C-C-Come baby chill down low 'cause
I don't like that hasty flow
Wanna row inna me boat?
Take it easy, take it slow baby
Catch ma flow lady
Now listen to me and take it from a pro, ehe
dressed for kill
white tuxedo with a black bow tie
for da thrill
Take a monocle and put it inna me eye
Now chill!
In no time, all the chicks stand line
you wanna twist and shout, listen: Slow wind!

Du brauchst 'n kalten Drink
Steck deinen Kopf ins Eis
Du suchst den Oberking
Check mich, denn ich weiß
Wie man Frau'n zum Singen bringt
Dabei Kohle scheißt
Das Leben ist ein Witz
Den nur ich begreif' "

Ja okay. Das war's!

Charlie lass nach Hause fahren, jetzt.
Wuw!

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Seeed's King Rodriguez depict a party scene where the band is reluctant to leave despite the fact that one of their friends is urging them to do so. The lyrics begin with the band introducing themselves and their third album, which they have just completed. They express their excitement over a beat they have found, which has been much in demand, even from Cee-Lo Green, but they have decided to use it for Juice-Exclusive. The song then shifts to the perspective of King Rodriguez who boasts about his success with women and his understanding of the irony of life.

King Rodriguez confidently talks about his ability to get women to sing, even though he is not a good singer himself. He is amused by the absurdity of life and its struggles and believes to be the only one who comprehends its true meaning. The song also touches on the topic of bad behavior and not needing to apologize for it. The lyrics reveal that King Rodriguez has a bad reputation and is not someone who strives to be a part of the 'class,' but still manages to impress people with his confidence.

Overall, the song gives the message of not taking yourself too seriously and enjoying life while accepting its irony and absurdities. It also portrays the idea that confidence and not being afraid to be oneself can attract people even if there is no reason to be.

Line by Line Meaning

Ja
Agreement to record a song for the Juice-Exclusive.

Ich muss noch schnell was aufnehm':
The urgency to record something important.

wow, freshness
Appreciation of the newly found content for the Juice-Exclusive.

check den Beat Alter,
Asking someone to listen and appreciate the quality of the beat.

weil's gut für unseren Ruf ist
The decision made to maintain a good reputation by releasing exclusive content for Juice magazine.

Das darf ja wohl nicht Wahr sein,
Expressing frustration towards the current situation.

Bitte Charlie fahr sie nach Hause
Requesting Charlie to drop someone home.

Diese waren flach wie’n Brett ist
Describing the women as uninteresting.

Das Leben ist ein Witz Den nur ich begreif'
Believing that they understand the joke that life is.

Bad Boys are the best
Asserting that bad boys are the ideal option.

C-C-C-Come baby chill down low 'cause
Asking someone to calm down and take it easy.