The second album Midnight Calling (2013) saw the introduction of fellow Dane, jazz vocalist, Karina Kappel and took a more song-based approach to the genre steering away from the samples of the first album. It also included the swing cover of Crazy In Love (a much-imitated version of the Beyonce tune) that has since notched up over 6 million plays on Spotify alone, achieved even higher numbers on YouTube and inspired the version that appeared in the film The Great Gatsby.
Swing Republic continued this success with a string of singles and EP’s The Ballroom EP (2011), Crazy in Love Remixes (2012), The Return Of… (2014), a further album melding the style of both the first two albums Mo’ Electro Swing Republic – Let’s Misbehave (2015), and the recent EP’s Musicians (2017), Long Legs (2018) and Back In Time (2018).
This new Best Of compilation selects highlights from all of these including material that was until now available only on CD. The last eight years have seen Swing Republic produce music that strikes a resonant balance between contemporary electronic and vintage swing; and this has been key to their huge popularity. They remain one of the artists that has come to define the contemporary sound of swing.
Crazy in Love
Swing Republic Lyrics
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I touch on you more and more every time
When you leave I'm beggin you not to go
Call your name two, three times in a row
Such a funny thing for me to try to explain
How I'm feeling and my pride is the one to blame
Yeah, cause I know I don't understand
Just how your love can do what no on else can
Got me lookin so crazy right now
Your love's got me lookin so crazy right now
(Your love)
Got me lookin so crazy right now your touch's
Got me lookin so crazy right now
(Your touch)
Got me hoping you page me right now your kiss's
Got me hoping you save me right now
Lookin so crazy your love's got me lookin
Got me lookin so crazy your love
When I talk to my friends so quietly
"Who he think he is?" Look at what you've done to me
Tennis shoes don't even need to buy a new dress
You ain't there, ain't nobody else to impress
It's the way that you know what I thought I knew
It's the beat that my heart skips when I'm with you
Yeah, but I still don't understand
Just how your love can do what no one else can
Got me lookin so crazy right now
Your love's got me lookin so crazy right now
(Your love)
Got me lookin so crazy right now your touch's
Got me lookin so crazy right now
(Your touch)
Got me hoping you page me right now your kiss's
Got me hoping you save me right now
Lookin so crazy your love's got me lookin
Got me lookin so crazy your love
I'm warmed up now
Let's go
Young hova
Ya'll know when the flow is loco
Young b and the r-o-c uh oh
O-g, big homie
The one and only
Stick boney but the pockets are fat like tony
Soprano the roc handle
Like van exel
I shake phonies man, you can't get next to
A genuine article, I do not sing tho
I sling though, if anything I bling yo
Star like ringo
War like a green berret
You're crazy bring your whole set
Jay-Z in the range
Crazy and deranged
They can't figure him out
They're like "hey is he insane?"
Yes sir I'm cut from a different cloth
My texture is the best fur, I'm chinchilla
I've been ill of the chain smokers
How you think I go the name hova
I've been reala'
The game's over
Fall back young ever since
I made you change over to platinum
The game's been a wrap
One
Got me looking so crazy, my baby
I'm not myself lately
I'm foolish, I don't do this
I've been played myself
Baby I don't care
Cuz your love got the best of me
And baby you're making a fool of me
You got me sprung and I don't care who sees
Cuz baby you got me so crazy
Got me lookin so crazy right now
Your love's got me lookin so crazy right now
(Your love)
Got me lookin so crazy right now your touch's
Got me lookin so crazy right now
(Your touch)
Got me hoping you page me right now your kiss's
Got me hoping you save me right now
Lookin so crazy your love's got me lookin
got me lookin so crazy your love
(Repeat to end)
The lyrics of Swing Republic's song Crazy in Love delves into the singer's obsession with their lover. The opening verse describes the singer's intense love for their partner, wanting to stare into their eyes and touch them more and more. They beg their partner not to leave and call out their name multiple times in a row. However, they also recognize that their pride and lack of understanding stands in the way of expressing their feelings. The chorus repeats the hook, "Got me lookin' so crazy right now," emphasizing the singer's infatuation and how their partner's love has them acting out of character.
The second verse highlights the changes in the singer's behavior since being with their lover. They no longer feel the need to impress others with fancy clothes or shoes, and their friends question who they have become. The chorus repeats, and then the rap verse comes in, with Jay-Z rapping about being the "one and only" in the game and how he's "cut from a different cloth." He acknowledges how his fame and success are due to his hard work, hence calling himself the "genuine article." The song ends with a repetition of the chorus.
Overall, the lyrics of the song depict a classic narrative of being smitten with one's lover to the point of acting foolish and obsessively. Swing Republic and Jay-Z's collaboration combines vintage and contemporary styles, making the song appealing to various music lovers.
Line by Line Meaning
I look and stare so deep in your eyes
I am completely entranced by your gaze as I look upon you with fascination
I touch on you more and more every time
Every time we're in contact, my yearning for you intensifies
When you leave I'm beggin you not to go
I am so caught up in you that I am desperate for you not to leave me
Call your name two, three times in a row
I am so infatuated with you that I find myself repeating your name over and over again
Such a funny thing for me to try to explain
It's absurd for me to try and articulate my infatuation
How I'm feeling and my pride is the one to blame
My emotions are taking control of me and I am reluctant to admit this because of my ego
Yeah, cause I know I don't understand
I don't understand why your love affects me in this way
Just how your love can do what no on else can
Your love has a unique power over me that nobody else possesses
Got me lookin so crazy right now
Your affection is driving me to act erratic in the present moment
Your love's got me lookin so crazy right now
Your love has taken me over to the point where I am not acting like myself right now
(Your love)
Your love is what is causing these emotions and sensations in me
Got me hope in you page me right now your kiss's
I am so overwhelmed by my feelings for you that I anxiously await any communication or physical contact with you
Got me hoping you save me right now
I am looking for you to rescue me from my emotions
I'm foolish, I don't do this
I know it is irrational, but I cannot help how I feel
Cuz your love got the best of me
I am completely under your spell because of your love for me
And baby you're making a fool of me
I realize that my emotions for you are causing me to act foolish and out of character
Contributed by Nicholas I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@FreshlySqueezed
OUT NOW! The BEST of SWING REPUBLIC: https://bit.ly/2zWNBFc
@mrShrimp1253
100x better than mainstream.
@lawrencejlittle
The combination of a funky groove plus swing beat is hypnotic
@sleepnomore6065
Ha! I was about to type this out verbatim! 😂 Beyonce sucks 🤷🏽♀️
@rickpat8704
"Cam me looking so crazy right now"
When I hear this, I laughing every time.
You catch me!😂
@syriouskash537
WHAT.... A CRAAAAAAAZY........ TWIST to this SONG!!! Its so Fitting too!!! I DIG IT!!!
@johnnylapsick6826
Geeeeez.... what a raspy sound & the soundtrack is spot on! I’m in Love 🥰🌹
@evanbiller9498
best swing republic work
@charelW
I love these songs over the retro videos 👍
@alejotassile6441
I freaking love this video!