1) Alternating influences fr… Read Full Bio ↴There is a Swell, at least three times:
1) Alternating influences from neo-psychedelia, noise pop, and Ennio Morricone film scores, Swell formed in San Francisco in 1989 when vocalist/guitarist David Freel and drummer Sean Kirkpatrick decided to record an album. Enlisting second guitarist John Dettman and bassist Monte Vallier, the band recorded a self-titled debut album and released it on their own Psycho Specific label in April 1990. After playing live for the first time in August -- a support slot for Mazzy Star at San Francisco's I-Beam -- Swell toured around California, and released a second album, Well?, by February 1992. Though Dettman left the band soon after, Freel and Kirkpatrick soldiered on, receiving an offer from Def American Records to give Well? a wide release one year after its first issue. Adding guitarist Tom Hays to replace Dettman, Swell began recording their third album. The LP, 41, was released by American in November 1993. Subsequent efforts include 1997's Too Many Days Without Thinking and 1998's For All the Beautiful People. Everybody Wants to Know appeared in spring 2001.
2) The Swell are a young prog-rock instrumental trio, based in Melbourne; incorporating media and live generated visuals to their live performances. source: bandcamp
3) Fresh hardcore outfit SWELL from the Netherlands. "Mercy Never Wanted Me" EP out now through Blindsided Records (https://blindsidedrecords.bandcamp.com/)
The Trip
Swell Lyrics
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É sempre bem vinda
Sempre tão linda que a beleza ecoa Enquanto o pensamento voa,
Ela é quase tequila
Depois que brinda, vira e a vida gira!
Ela tem
Tudo que eu preciso em alguém
É linda sem maquiagem
Estamos bem
E ficamos bem
Ela faz efeito e me deixa louco
O salve que salva logo o dia todo
Ela é a cor do verão
Mesmo quando é inverno
Ela é a sensação
Que me eleva ao máximo
Ela é o máximo
É o amor e o sexo
É o que ela é!
Ela é tipo o verde mais azul
Uma viagem pro sul
Um banho gelado de cachu
Chamo de linda ela diz: é tu!
Tipo uma ideia genial
Questão de sorte ou quase acidental
A lua certa no meu mapa astral
Como a gente não tem nada igual
É com você que eu vou dividir tudo que eu tenho
Pra multiplicar todo prazer em ser
O que eu sou com você
É com você que eu vou dividir tudo que eu tenho
Pra multiplicar todo prazer em ser
Do seu lado eu vou viver pra te fazer feliz Ao me fazer feliz
The lyrics of Swell's song "The Trip" celebrate the feeling of being in love and the magical experience it brings. The singer describes their lover as a wonderful novelty, always welcome and beautiful to the point that their beauty echoes. The lover is compared to tequila, as they have a powerful effect on the singer's emotions. The singer acknowledges that their lover has everything they need in someone, emphasizing their natural beauty without makeup and their perfection when desired. The lines "Estamos bem" and "E ficamos bem" express that they are doing well in their relationship. The lover has a profound impact on the singer, lifting their spirits and bringing joy. The singer describes their lover as the color of summer, even in winter, and the sensation that elevates them to the maximum. The lover embodies both love and sex, making them everything the singer desires. The singer concludes by expressing their commitment to sharing everything they have with their lover and living to make them happy.
Line by Line Meaning
Ela é tipo uma novidade boa
She is like a pleasant novelty
É sempre bem vinda
She is always welcome
Sempre tão linda que a beleza ecoa
Always so beautiful that her beauty resonates
Enquanto o pensamento voa
While the thought flies
Ela é quase tequila
She is almost like tequila
Depois que brinda, vira e a vida gira!
After toasting, everything turns and life spins!
Ela tem
She has
Tudo que eu preciso em alguém
Everything that I need in someone
É linda sem maquiagem
She is beautiful without makeup
Ela é perfeita quando quer
She is perfect when she wants to be
Estamos bem
We are fine
E ficamos bem
And we feel good
Ela faz efeito e me deixa louco
She has an effect on me and drives me crazy
O salve que salva logo o dia todo
The greeting that saves the whole day
Ela é a cor do verão
She is the color of summer
Mesmo quando é inverno
Even when it is winter
Ela é a sensação
She is the sensation
Que me eleva ao máximo
That lifts me to the maximum
Ela é o máximo
She is the maximum
É o amor e o sexo
She is love and sex
É o que ela é!
That's what she is!
Ela é tipo o verde mais azul
She is like the bluest green
Uma viagem pro sul
A trip to the south
Um banho gelado de cachu
A cold waterfall shower
Chamo de linda ela diz: é tu!
I call her beautiful and she says: it's you!
Tipo uma ideia genial
Like a brilliant idea
Questão de sorte ou quase acidental
A matter of luck or almost accidental
A lua certa no meu mapa astral
The right moon in my horoscope
Como a gente não tem nada igual
Since we have nothing alike
É com você que eu vou dividir tudo que eu tenho
It's with you that I'll share everything I have
Pra multiplicar todo prazer em ser
To multiply all the pleasure of being
O que eu sou com você
What I am with you
Do seu lado eu vou viver pra te fazer feliz
By your side, I will live to make you happy
Ao me fazer feliz
By making me happy
Writer(s): Monte Vallier, David Freel, Sean Kirkpatrick
Contributed by Daniel B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@MarkBoyd
One of my all-time favorite bands. Nobody sounds like them and the songs are just so cool and mindbending. Never heard anyone combine the acoustic and electric like David Freel and Co. Timeless band. Just a whole lot of great music, and this is undoubtedly one of their best songs. Never gets old.
@somethingyettocome
I can only totally and wholeheartedly agree. Was lucky to see them 3times and even talk to David Freel for a couple of minutes. Totally nice man from my impression. RIP David
@gallstones11111
mercury rev, radial spangle and swell… great bands to come out of beggars banquet
@MICHAELJOHNSON-cg9ez
This was the soundtrack to my life I'm the 90's! We lived in a population 800 town and did not have access to a lot of music. I took a field trip to the nearest university and snuck off the the music store. I was flipping through cd's when the kid behind the counter suggested that I take 41 home with me. I'll never forget the first time that I heard it! I could not believe how fucking good it was!! Thanks for helping me escape the confines of a small town! I will forever tell friends that they need to pick up the entire discography!
@marcelduchamp1339
one of the best bands coming out of the us in the '90's! and very underated
@cyrilleberard
+Koen Petitjean Definitely true!!!
@betariffs
To say that they were underrated would be an understatement.
@robinfisher3140
the amount of times ive told peeps to listen over the last 27 yrs. why? i can never explain. they r just good. and every single time ive converted another. it never fails cos u cant quell excellence.
@Mersault1988
Keep at it dude :)
@somethingyettocome
What an incredibly cool unique song!