Tamta Goduadze (Greek: Τάμτα Γκοντουάτζε, Georgian: თამთა გოდუაძე), profess… Read Full Bio ↴Tamta Goduadze (Greek: Τάμτα Γκοντουάτζε, Georgian: თამთა გოდუაძე), professionally known as Tamta, is a Greek pop singer who rose to fame in Greece and Cyprus after her participation in the talent show 'Super Idol' (the Greek version of 'Pop Idol') in which she placed second behind Σταύρος Κωνσταντίνου.

Tamta was born and raised in Georgia, where she started singing at the age of five. She has a daughter, Annie, whom she gave birth to at the age of 14. At the age of 22, she and her family moved to Athens, Greece.

In 2004, she took part in 'Super Idol'. Her outstanding vocal abilities along with her surprisingly rapid familiarization with the greek language (she could speak fluently in months) won the judges' and the audience's attention and as a result she made it to the finals and placed 2nd. Her first single was a duet with fellow contestant Σταύρος Κωνσταντίνου called Είσαι τ' άλλο μου μισό.

In 2006 she released her first studio album called Tamta, which spawned the hits "Φταις (Faraway)", "Δεν τελειώνει έτσι η αγάπη" and "Tornero/Τρομερό", a duet with Romanian pop star Mihai Trăistariu.

A year later she released her sophomore album Αγάπησέ με which spawned 4 hit singles: the ESC candidate song "With Love", the eponymous "Αγάπησέ με", "Μια στιγμή εσύ κι εγώ" and "Έλα στο ρυθμό".

Her third studio album is due for release in March 2009, with the first single being "Κοίτα με", a composition by the greek DJ Etostone, originally released a couple of years earlier.

Shake
Tamta Lyrics

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I wanna do the shake
Until the morning awake
Baby I gotta leave you
'Cause you don't know how to play

You're always killing the happiness
You fill my life with the loneliness
You drive my soul to the emptiness

So I gotta let you know

Ooh oh oh
Baby I wanna go, wanna go, let me go
'Cause baby I need nothing more than rock 'n' roll

I wanna stay in the groove
'Til the end of the day
Baby I cannot please you
'Cause you don't know how to play

You drive my space to the gravity
You fill my mind with morality
You hunt my dream with reality
So I gotta let you know

Ooh oh oh

Baby I wanna go, wanna go, let me go
'Cause baby I need nothing more than rock 'n' roll

Overall Meaning

Tamta's song Shake is an upbeat and catchy tune expressing a frustration with a partner who is unable to provide the excitement and joy that the singer is looking for. The song starts with the singer saying that they want to dance, to do the shake until the morning comes. However, the fun is being ruined by the partner's inability to join in on the fun. The partner is described as killing happiness, filling life with loneliness, and driving the soul to emptiness. The singer then asserts that they have to leave the partner because they do not know how to play.

In the second verse, the singer continues about their frustration with their partner. They want to stay in the groove until the end of the day, but cannot do so because the partner does not know how to play. This partner is also described as driving space to gravity, filling the mind with morality, and hunting dreams with reality. These descriptions all convey a sense of the partner being a dampener on the singer's zest for life. The singer then reiterates that they must leave the partner because they need nothing more than rock 'n' roll.

Overall, Shake is a song that is full of energy and frustration, with the singer finally realizing that they need to leave their partner in order to find the excitement and joy they desire. The song highlights the importance of fun and entertainment in a relationship and how a lack of it can lead to discontent.

Line by Line Meaning

I wanna do the shake
I want to dance energetically.

Until the morning awake
I want to keep dancing until the morning comes.

Baby I gotta leave you
I have to break up with you.

'Cause you don't know how to play
Because you don't know how to have fun.

You're always killing the happiness
You always ruin the fun.

You fill my life with the loneliness
You make me feel lonely.

You drive my soul to the emptiness
You make me feel empty inside.

So I gotta let you know
So I have to tell you.

Ooh oh oh
Vocalization expressing excitement or pleasure.

Baby I wanna go, wanna go, let me go
I want to leave you now.

'Cause baby I need nothing more than rock 'n' roll
Because I only need rock and roll music to be happy.