The Berlin duo STEREO TOTAL has created a colourful and fascinating universe. Oscillating between the essential punk rock, disco and electro garage chanson and genious diletantism, the songs dazzle us for an instant (most of them not for longer than two minutes), leaving us stunned by their intensity.
At the beginning of this ever-expanding musical universe (pleasantly enough!): a woman, a man, and an inexhaustible, sparkling imagination. Françoise Cactus, (who was born Van Hove in Burgundy and has chosen Berlin as her home for something like a generation now) a writer, local diva, who has performed, among other things, as drummer and singer of the "Lolitas" in the eighties. Then there is Brezel Göring, an inexplicable mixture of the hyperspeedy "Grand Duduche" and the elegant, unobtrusive crooner, with a soft voice and a lively rhythm. Bent over his synthesizer, happy as a young boy, he reminds one of the hallucinated inventor Géo Trouve-tout.
To sum up STEREO TOTAL's short history, which began with the single "allo j'écoute", let us list the different elements characteristic of their musical art: a minimalistic production (in a positive sense), meaning a home-made-trash-garage-sound crossed with underground, authentic as well as amateurish, ironic as well as effective, pop as well as...political. An untiring creative energy, as if it could never suffice, "Oh, but you haven't heard this one!" and wop! here we go again, hardly leaving time to draw a deep breath. A brilliant sense of composition as well as for covering other's material, whatever the source, combined with an excessive love for French chanson (the main weak spot being an evident admiration for the master Gainsbourg). A mystery of words resulting from the French-German/ male-female bilingualism, words in which accents are merrily blended and become more and more exotic from album to album (Japanese, Turkish, Spanish, English). And finally, an explicit and surprising sensitivity for electronic effects and a thrilling beat. A gift of pop music and its everlasting history.
The unexpected combination of two traditions - French chanson and German electronica (which not only relates to Kraftwerk, but also to the uniquely German sound of "Neue Deutsche Welle", popular in the eighties, and the emergence of electrogroove, a sound which has flourished over the past ten years in numerous clubs in Berlin is again at its best, enchanting its listeners.
Just as the German audience adores Françoise Cactus charming French pronunciation of the German lyrics, her French collection of texts, poetic and playful, solemn and cheeky, anarchistic and light, makes her the most unknown composer and singer of French chansons - and it is high time that she be discovered. Fragile and irresistible, she stands behind her tiny drum kit and hammers the songs to a sequence in a devilish rhythm. In a matter of seconds she passes from a romantic ballad (No! Do not listen! It's a sad song!) to pure and simple rock, animating Brezel Göring (as well as the crowd) to leap. Indefatigable accomplice and perfect entertainer, Brezel Göring is at her side, stepping on the gas, his fingers working the knobs of his machine or the cords of his rectangular guitar.
Do the Bambi
Stereo Total Lyrics
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And I missed you all the time
Do the Bambi
Come back and be mine
I was just laying around
Night and day, dreaming of you
I felt so sad and down
I will not do you wrong
Anymore I promise
You've been gone so long
Let's be friends, please
You broke my heart in two
I didn't know what to do
But after all these tears
Now I know it clear
B.A.M.B.I.D.O.
Do the Bambi...
I missed you so much
Only waiting for you
So young and so cruel
You broke my heart in two
I didn't know where you were
I was here like in prison
Now I'm a nervous wreck
So come and calm me down
I'll be a gentle girl
No lies anymore
No games, no bad words
I'll be like never before
You broke my heart in two
I didn't know what to do
But after all these tears
Now I know it clear
B.A.M.B.I.D.O.
Do the Bambi...
You're so pretty
And I missed you all the time
Do the Bambi
I felt so sad and down
Without you
I will not do you wrong...
You broke my heart in two...
B.A.M.B.I.D.O.
Do the Bambi...
The lyrics of "Do the Bambi" by Stereo Total describe the singer's feelings of missing someone they love and wanting them to come back. The song opens with the singer expressing how pretty the person is and how much they have missed them. The chorus of the song is "Do the Bambi," which might imply that the singer wants the person to come back, be innocent and gentle like a deer or Bambi, and be with them again. The singer expresses that they were dreaming of the person night and day, and they felt sad and down without them. Despite being heartbroken, the singer promises not to do anything wrong to the person anymore and wants to be friends.
Later, the singer acknowledges that the other person broke their heart in two and left them feeling like they were in prison. They felt like a nervous wreck and asks the person to come back and calm them down. The singer promises to be a gentle girl, without any lies, games, or bad words, wanting to be together like they used to be. The chorus repeats the phrase "Do the Bambi," which might mean that the singer wants to go back to being innocent and carefree with the person they love.
Overall, the song portrays the feelings of longing to be with someone the singer loves and how they want to go back to being happy and carefree as they used to be.
Line by Line Meaning
You're so pretty
I find you extremely attractive.
And I missed you all the time
I thought about you constantly while you were gone.
Do the Bambi
Let's get back together and rekindle our relationship.
Come back and be mine
I want to be your romantic partner again.
I was just laying around
I was depressed and not motivated to do anything.
Night and day, dreaming of you
You were constantly on my mind, even in my dreams.
I felt so sad and down
My emotional state was very low and negative.
Without you
Your absence was the cause of my sadness.
I will not do you wrong
I promise to treat you well and not hurt you.
Anymore I promise
I won't make the same mistakes I made in the past.
You've been gone so long
Your absence has been very noticeable and difficult for me.
Let's be friends, please
Even if we don't become romantic partners again, I still want us to have a positive relationship.
You broke my heart in two
Your actions caused me significant emotional pain.
I didn't know what to do
I was lost and overwhelmed by my emotions.
But after all these tears
Now that I've had time to process my emotions.
Now I know it clear
I understand what went wrong in our relationship.
B.A.M.B.I.D.O.
The name of the song, which may not have a specific meaning.
I missed you so much
Your absence caused me a great deal of emotional pain.
Only waiting for you
My thoughts and actions were focused on waiting for your return.
So young and so cruel
You were young and immature, which caused you to be unkind to me.
I didn't know where you were
I didn't know your whereabouts or why you left.
I was here like in prison
I felt trapped and confined, both emotionally and physically.
Now I'm a nervous wreck
Your absence has caused me significant anxiety and stress.
So come and calm me down
I need your presence and comfort to help me feel better.
I'll be a gentle girl
I'll be kind, caring, and understanding in our relationship.
No lies anymore
I won't hide the truth from you or be dishonest in our relationship.
No games, no bad words
I won't play mind games or use hurtful language in our relationship.
I'll be like never before
I'm committed to being a better partner than I was in the past.
Contributed by Julia V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.