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New Album 'Oh My Garden' out July 6th 2012
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Whilst Sophie Koh’s one-time wish to be a Playschool presenter never actually eventuated, she did manage to land herself on the set of Neighbours in 2010 for a musical cameo role. This opportunity led to a chance meeting with Australia’s indie-pop king, Ben Lee. A mutual desire to collaborate resulted in Sophie working with producer Brad Wood (Liz Phair/Pete Yorn/Smashing Pumpkins) at his leafy Seagrass studios in Los Angeles.
Over eighteen months and four successive trips to LA, Sophie’s upcoming album, ‘Oh My Garden’ was born. This third album represents a natural progression from Sophie’s 2005 debut, ‘All the Pretty Boys’ through to 2008’s ‘All Shook up’. It includes collaborations with Ben Lee, Robin Waters (Boat People) and J Walker (Machine Translations). In keeping with Sophie’s inherent whimsical reflections on love and life in this eclectic array of songs, an irrepressible undercurrent of colour and groove is achieved through bold pop production of electronics and synthesizers.
Sophie first came to prominence after being “Unearthed” by Triple J in Darwin in 2003 and has since toured around Australia, and supported acts such as The Go-Betweens, The Eels, Paul Kelly, Pete Murray and Howie Day to name a few. She was awarded the ‘Best Female Artist’ in The AGE Music awards in 2008. Born in New Zealand, and spending her formative years in Melbourne, Darwin and Singapore, she is now back residing in Melbourne.
Sophie is also known to Australian audiences through Spicks and Specks (co-hosting with Adam Hills on one occasion!), and RockWiz (singing duets with legends Jimmy Little and The Church’s Steve Kilbey). Additionally, her punchy cover version of Split Enz’s, “Charlie” is the closing track of the double-platinum selling album, ‘She will Have Her Way- Songs of Neil and Tim Finn’.
Sophie has created her finest work yet, drawing on personal experiences and surprising new directions, in her much-anticipated new album, ‘Oh My Garden’.
Creep
Sophie Koh Lyrics
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Couldn't look you in the eye
You're just like an angel
Your skin makes me cry
You float like a feather
In a beautiful world
And I wish I was special
You're so fuckin' special
What the hell am I doing here?
I don't belong here.
I don't care if it hurts
I want to have control
I want a perfect body
I want a perfect soul
I want you to notice
When I'm not around
You're so fuckin' special
I wish I was special
But I'm a creep, I'm a weirdo.
What the hell am I doing here?
I don't belong here.
She's running out again,
She's running out
She's run run run run
Whatever makes you happy
Whatever you want
You're so fuckin' special
I wish I was special
But I'm a creep, I'm a weirdo,
What the hell am I doing here?
I don't belong here.
I don't belong here
The lyrics of Sophie Koh's song "Creep" talk about a person's feelings of inadequacy and jealousy towards another person who is perceived as beautiful and special. The song begins with the singer admitting that when the other person was present, they couldn't look them in the eye. The second verse talks about how the other person's beauty is so overwhelming that it makes the singer cry. The lines "You're so fuckin' special, I wish I was special" show that the singer feels inferior to this other person and wishes they were equally special.
The chorus includes the lyrics "But I'm a creep, I'm a weirdo. What the hell am I doing here? I don't belong here." These lines highlight the singer's insecurities and self-doubt. The singer feels like they don't belong in the same world as the other person and doesn't understand why they are even around them. The bridge of the song talks about how the singer wants control over their life and desires a perfect body and soul. The final verse includes the lines "Whatever makes you happy, Whatever you want. You're so fuckin' special, I wish I was special" which shows the singer's willingness to do anything to please the other person.
Overall, the song "Creep" touches on themes of jealousy, insecurity, and the desire to be accepted and loved. The singer realizes that they don't belong in the same world as the other person and feels like a creep and a weirdo.
Line by Line Meaning
When you were here before
When I saw you earlier
Couldn't look you in the eye
I couldn't make eye contact with you
You're just like an angel
You're just like a heavenly being
Your skin makes me cry
Your skin's beauty makes me emotional
You float like a feather
You move gracefully like a weightless feather
In a beautiful world
In a picturesque, perfect world
And I wish I was special
I wish I was unique and valuable like you
You're so fuckin' special
You're unbelievably extraordinary
But I'm a creep, I'm a weirdo.
But I'm socially awkward and strange
What the hell am I doing here?
Why am I in this situation?
I don't belong here.
I feel like I don't fit in here
I don't care if it hurts
I'm indifferent to the pain
I want to have control
I want authority and power
I want a perfect body
I want a flawless physique
I want a perfect soul
I want a sympathetic character
I want you to notice
I want you to acknowledge my existence
When I'm not around
When I'm absent
She's running out again,
She's leaving me again
She's running out
She's leaving
She's run run run run
She's running quickly
Whatever makes you happy
Whatsoever gives you joy
Whatever you want
Anything you desire
But I'm a creep, I'm a weirdo,
But I'm socially awkward and strange
What the hell am I doing here?
Why am I in this situation?
I don't belong here.
I feel like I don't fit in here
I don't belong here
I don't have a place in here
Writer(s): Mike Hazelwood, Albert Hammond, Jonathan Richard Guy Greenwood, Thomas Edward Yorke, Colin Charles Greenwood, Philip James Selway, Edward John O'brien
Contributed by Christian W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
MrStredders
I am so into these gifts from the vault :)
Jamie Locke
A great song to cover. Not a bad cover ... I can imagine the band playing at a wedding reception. Something light and familiar for the guests to listen to. Personally I prefer the more emotional covers, where the singer adds depth to the lyrics with a heartfelt angst.
Ben
its a good cover and it's different. i absolutely love the original and the one by the homeless guy on the radio, but there's no reason to hate on this cover. it stands on its own. its a good version if you want a playlist of covers of that song. i havent like SO MANY of the covers I hear on this channel, but Im not seeing a good reason to shit on this one tbh. feels bandwagon-y
Jstn Pickles
Y'all posted so much at once, i thought the notifications was my phone breaking.
TG83
The cruisy jack johnson uplifting strumming pattern mixed with the end of the line, self doubt sentiment of Thom's lyrics really isn't working at all.
2 worlds colliding in a really bad way. You're bringing out the worst of the 2 great opposing styles.
Shawn Hoffman
Doesn't even touch the Richard Cheese version
P
This has been covered to death. Meh.
Alonso Moreta
Yeah... but was covering Creep so overblown in 2005?