After… Read Full Bio ↴Superbus is a five-piece French power pop band formed in 1999.
After a trip to the USA in 1999, Jennifer Ayache went looking for musicians to make a group. She met Michel Giovannetti, a guitarist, and François Even, a bassist, who already knew each other from another group, and formed a new band. They started out as a three-piece before 2 other members joined. Those two were later replaced by Guillaume Rousé (on drums), and Patrice Focone (on guitar). Rousé quit the band in 2005 and was replaced by Greg Jacks, drummer of the band No One Is Innocent.
The band got their name from the Latin word "superbus", meaning proud, supposedly when lead singer Jennifer Ayache stumbled upon that word while browsing a Latin dictionary.
Superbus' style is reminiscent of a vast array of bands, from No Doubt to Weezer, Creedence Clearwater Revival and Sublime.
In 2002, Superbus released their debut album, "Aéromusical".
The track "Tchi-cum-bah" was the demo which caught the interest of David Salsedo, allowing Superbus to make a full album.
The band's second album, "Pop'n'Gum", released in 2004, was produced by David Salsedo from Silmarils.
The track of the same name as the album was featured in a commercial for the Malabar chewing gum.
In 2005 they won the Best French Act award at the MTV Europe Music Awards. Superbus also made a debut in Guitar Hero III with their song Radio Song, featured as an unlockable bonus song. According to the Sikoras, Superbus are the founders of 'girl noise garage rock', a genre involving garage rock mixed with girl noise.
In 2006 the band released their third album "Wow" which reached number 6 on french album charts.
A year later Superbus released their first dvd Superbus Live A Paris which features videos from a year and a half of touring.
In 2009, Superbus released their fourth album "Lova Lova". The reissue of the album included a cover of Blondie's "Heart of Glass", which was originally a bonus track for the 2006 album "Wow".
In 2010, Superbus released their first best-of compilation album, "Happy Busday", which had "Mes défauts" as the lead single of the album, while also including 3 tracks (On s'aime, Eddy, Téléphonie) which are made for the album.
In 2012, Superbus released their fifth album "Sunset". The album's recording took in place in Los Angeles.
The album's lead single was "All Alone" , a video was released for it in June 3.
The album included a cover of The Buggles' hit song Video Killed The Radio Star.
After Sunset's tours are finished, the band members did different projects. The lead singer, Jennifer Ayache went on her solo project and made her first solo album +001, bassist François Even started the band Mr. Freak, drummer Greg Jacks reformed his former band, The Dukes.
In 2016, Superbus recorded their sixth album "Sixtape". The album's name is a reference to the album's number.
The album had three singles: "Strong & Beautiful" and "On the River", and "4 tourments". Tracks "Strong & Beautiful" and "On the River" also have a piano-driven acoustic version.
In January 2020, the band released a new single named "Silencio", this single is released under the label Verycords, a division of Warner Music France. Silencio became the lead-off track on their EP XX released Mar 6, 2020.
Superstar
Superbus Lyrics
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Qui me dérange
Un bout de ciel, j'ouvre les yeux, je me lève
Sans que rien autour de moi, oh, oh, ne l'enlève
Des hommes étranges
Qui me dérangent
J'en ai rêvés, j'en ai touchés sans les voir
Superstar, oh, oh
A chacun sa gloire, oh, oh
Il n'est jamais trop tard, oh, oh
Superstar
Un geste étrange
Qui me dérange
Je ne vois pas le vrai du faux de ce monde
ça ne ressemble pas à mon rêve, pas une seule seconde
Des lumières étranges
Qui me dérangent
Pour que chacun puisse enfin bien se faire voir
A mon tour je me suis vue devenir
Superstar, oh, oh
A chacun sa gloire, oh, oh
Il n'est jamais trop tard, oh, oh
Superstar
The song "Superstar" by Superbus has lyrics that describe a strange dream that is both haunting and unsettling. The singer wakes up to find a piece of the sky, but the world around her remains unchanged. She describes encountering strange men who she has dreamed of and touched without ever seeing them. In turn, she becomes the Superstar.
As the song progresses, the singer describes feeling disoriented and unsure of what is real or fake in the world. The bright lights and attention that come with being a celebrity are also described as strange and unsettling. However, she acknowledges that everyone can have their own moment of success and fame, and it is never too late to become a superstar.
Overall, the lyrics of the song seem to convey a sense of confusion and anxiety towards the idea of becoming a superstar. The dreamlike quality of the lyrics suggests that the idea of fame and success may not be what it seems, and that it can be disorienting to navigate the attention and spotlight.
Line by Line Meaning
Un rêve étrange
I had a strange dream
Qui me dérange
That was disturbing to me
Un bout de ciel, j'ouvre les yeux, je me lève
I wake up to a piece of sky and get up
Sans que rien autour de moi, oh, oh, ne l'enlève
Nothing takes it away from me, oh, oh
Des hommes étranges
Strange men
Qui me dérangent
Bother me
J'en ai rêvés, j'en ai touchés sans les voir
I dreamt of them, I touched them without seeing them
A mon tour je me suis vue devenir
And then I saw myself becoming
Superstar, oh, oh
Superstar, oh, oh
A chacun sa gloire, oh, oh
Everyone has their own glory, oh, oh
Il n'est jamais trop tard, oh, oh
It's never too late, oh, oh
Un geste étrange
A strange gesture
Qui me dérange
Disturbs me
Je ne vois pas le vrai du faux de ce monde
I can't see the true from the false in this world
ça ne ressemble pas à mon rêve, pas une seule seconde
It doesn't resemble my dream, not even for a second
Des lumières étranges
Strange lights
Qui me dérangent
Bother me
Pour que chacun puisse enfin bien se faire voir
So everyone can finally be seen well
A mon tour je me suis vue devenir
And then I saw myself becoming
Superstar, oh, oh
Superstar, oh, oh
A chacun sa gloire, oh, oh
Everyone has their own glory, oh, oh
Il n'est jamais trop tard, oh, oh
It's never too late, oh, oh
Superstar
Superstar
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JENNIFER MARIE JULIENNE AYACHE, PATRICE ANTOINE FOCONE
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@strudy3928
La seule chose qui leur manque, c'est de la publicité... Ils sont incroyables, c'est tellement dommage que leurs nouvelles chansons ne soient plus si écoutées !
@ericsgav7022
Mais complètement!!!!
@dmaud155
Le groupe était surtout déjà mort depuis ton commentaire.
@Trussdam
@@dmaud155 ils continuent de tournée a travers la france donc on a pas la meme definition de "mort"
@colorfulbleeding
leurs nouvelles chansons sont pop et sucks.
@dmaud155
@@Trussdam Pourtant ils étaient censés n'être revenus en scène que pour l'anniversaire de leur formation... C'est plus ce que c'était non plus,morts pour moi ouais.
@marcustavares11
All the small things 🎵🎶
@miunya
J'adore !! Reminds me of all the small things mixed with gwen stefani. Very early 2000s its so hard to capture that in this day so I think its great!
@alexispgls1498
Dans la compil 1 maxx' 2 bruit !! fiou... le temps passe... époque Europe 2... Nostalgie
@ericsgav7022
J'adore Jenn Ayache!!!! Quelle Panache et quelle Superstar!!!! En plus, qu'est-ce quelle est belle!!!! Tout un super cocktail !!!