Singer and founder of the band Maya Von Doll, 'a female Iggy Pop', started the band a couple of years ago and brought in co-conspirator Toni Sailor who has been described by the NME as 'a more sinister Jimmy Page'. They are a weird and wonderful collection of musical maestros who wouldn't look out of place in A Clockwork Orange or Bowie's Labyrinth. Weston Doll commands an eclectic array of synths while the rhythm section concoct rock-solid grooves beneath the anthemic melodies and rock and roll riffs. Matt 'Fuzzy' Lord on bass and Paul Stone on drums complete the lineup. Sohodolls is first and foremost a live band that you must subject yourself to at least once in your lifetime.
The band wants global domination - their tentacles are already stretching out beyond the safe outposts of LA and London. The band's ethos is and always has been 'putting rock and roll back into music'. This doesn't mean bad behaviour fit for Channel 4 viewing, although it does rear its ugly head every now and then on the tour bus or backstage, but rather Sohodolls' ethos is one of bold creativity - riffs, songs, lyrics and intros that bands like The Who and The Stooges would dive head-first into.
Sohodolls do humour, paranoia, rage, horniness and vulnerability in almost equal measure. The Sohodolls debut album, Ribbed Music for a Numb Generation was released on 23 September 2007 through AG records.
Sohodolls were formed in London, England, in 2003 after guitarist Toni Sailor saw Maya Von Doll performing at the Rhythm Factory in her then band and agreed to play guitar with them - leading Maya and Toni to branch off and form their own group.
A 3 song EP called Mayday was released in 2014. Also in 2014, Sohodolls released their Single, Talk of the Town.
A remastered version and two remixes of Stripper was released in October 2020.
In 2021, 4 Singles were Released, Period, Shut Your Pretty Mouth , Silent War , and Snakes & Ladders . The Album, Ribbed Music for the Numb Generation - the Remixes , was released in 2021 with a collection of remixed for their 2007 Debut Album including a Bonus Track, Is This Love (Bonus Track). Also in 2021, Sohodolls released a 2021 Remastered Version of their hit song, Bang Bang Bang Bang with a Remix from Halo Sol of the song as well.
In 2022, Sohodolls worked with Power-Haus and Christian Reindl to release a new Single,Walking in My Shoes
Mayday
Sohodolls Lyrics
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tango on broken dreams,
don't let me sleep,
I dare not wake
Has the world
now finally lost its way?
Tell me now that this mess
Walk with me across debris,
take a promenade,
we shot ourselves down,
we ran aground,
it's sabotage
Mayday, mayday
do you copy me?
I'm feeling incomplete
in the world you made for me
Mayday, mayday,
can you hear me now?
'cause I'm counting down,
and baby we can't stick around
There's no more time for you and I,
this is goodbye
Lie with me,
on parachute silk, so fine,
my valentine,
sweet cyanide
File no request,
fuck the S.O.S.,
spare the radiowaves,
we can't be saved
Walk with me across debris,
take a promenade,
we shot ourselves down,
we ran aground,
it's sabotage
Mayday, mayday
do you copy me?
I'm feeling incomplete
in the world you made for me
Mayday, mayday,
can you hear me now?
'cause I'm counting down,
and baby we can't stick around
There's no more time for you and I,
this is goodbye
Walk with me across debris,
take a promenade,
we shot ourselves down,
we ran aground,
it's sabotage
Mayday, mayday
do you copy me?
I'm feeling incomplete
in the world you made for me
Mayday, mayday,
can you hear me now?
'cause I'm counting down,
and baby we can't stick around
Mayday, mayday
do you copy me?
I'm feeling incomplete
in the world you made for me
Mayday, mayday,
can you hear me now?
'cause I'm counting down,
and baby we can't stick around
There's no more time for you and I,
this is goodbye
The lyrics of Sohodolls' "Mayday" tell the story of a relationship or situation that has gone wrong. Through metaphors of crashing planes and sabotaged ships, the singer describes the chaos and destruction that has taken place. The first verse begins with an invitation to dance, but on "broken dreams," indicating that the relationship is built on false hopes and illusions. The singer is too afraid to sleep, for fear of awakening to reality.
The second verse suggests that the situation is a reflection of a larger problem in the world. The singer questions whether the world itself has lost its way and if the chaos is due to their own pressure (duress). They walk across the debris that symbolizes the wreckage of their relationship. The chorus repeats the urgency of the title, "mayday," and the singer pleads to be heard, but it seems there is no hope for the relationship. In the repeated line "we shot ourselves down, we ran aground," the singer takes responsibility for the failed relationship.
The bridge takes on a darker tone, with the metaphor of lying on "parachute silk, so fine" that is laced with "sweet cyanide." It becomes clear that the singer sees their relationship as a poison to be savored. The final repeat of the chorus reinforces that there is no turning back; the singer is counting down to the end of the relationship and must say goodbye. "Mayday" can be interpreted as a metaphor for the call for help in the midst of a relationship that is going down.
Line by Line Meaning
Dance with me,
tango on broken dreams,
don't let me sleep,
I dare not wake
Let us dance together on our shattered aspirations, and keep me awake because I am afraid of facing reality.
Has the world
now finally lost its way?
Tell me now that this mess
is from my duress
Do you think the world is in chaos because of my influence and not its own shortcomings?
Walk with me across debris,
take a promenade,
we shot ourselves down,
we ran aground,
it's sabotage
Join me in a walk among the ruins of our failed plans. We sabotaged ourselves by making the wrong choices.
Mayday, mayday
do you copy me?
I'm feeling incomplete
in the world you made for me
Urgently, I need your attention. I feel unfulfilled in the world you helped create for me.
Mayday, mayday,
can you hear me now?
'cause I'm counting down,
and baby we can't stick around
There's no more time for you and I,
this is goodbye
I need help immediately. We are running out of time, and we must part ways because it's too late to save us.
Lie with me,
on parachute silk, so fine,
my valentine,
sweet cyanide
Join me in my deathbed, a luxurious cyanide-induced farewell.
File no request,
fuck the S.O.S.,
spare the radiowaves,
we can't be saved
No need to make any requests or send out a desperate plea for help. We are beyond saving.
Contributed by Christopher K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.