Surrounded by the influences of the late and very great Patrick Cowley, Spanish fusionists Azul Y Negro and a variety of producers with bravado and hooks to match like New York's Bobby Orlando and England's Ian Anthony Stephens, Allan Coelho took a page from their book. Fusing his enthusiasm as a part-time DJ and a constant clubber, he wanted to take his weekend pop dreams playing in local bands and go to a different stage. "At first", Coelho recalls, "we just wanted to be popular in our own community. The world stage is a dream. I don't know if we really shot for the moon that early in the game".
The community he speaks of consisted of thousands of young Portuguese immigrants who came to the Toronto area, searching for a new life as a part of the thriving industrial and cultural metropolis that Canada had become. Almost a half decade later, the West End of downtown Toronto remains a foundation where social clubs rule and church festivals are amongst the highlight of the calendar year. It is here where Coelho, school mates Tony DaCosta and Paul Silva became French Kiss, at that time a wedding and event band. When change came to them musically, they decided a name change was in order. Taking the first letter of each of there given names, Tony, Allan and Paul, pluralized them and became Tapps.
[taken from http://www.discogs.com/artist/Tapps]
Hurricane
Tapps Lyrics
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Flirting with some debutant
I couldn't even march to you
Pain is all you put me through
So they tell me
You're gonna leave me on my own
So they tell me
That was heard, it was a back on the bone
I'm never getting up again
You knocked me down like a hurricane
I know I'll never be the same
You knocked me down like a hurricane
And every night I will feel the pain
You knocked me down like a hurricane
I know I'll never be the same again. . .
In Tapps's song "Hurricane," the lyrics describe the pain and heartache caused by a former lover. The singer sees their ex-partner out in public, flirting with someone new, which ignites old feelings of hurt and betrayal. The pain inflicted by the ex-lover is portrayed in the lyrics, "I couldn't even march to you, Pain is all you put me through." The chorus emphasizes the extent of the singer's hurt as they sing about being knocked down like a hurricane and feeling the pain every night, ultimately leading to the realization that they will never be the same again.
The lyrics of "Hurricane" use powerful imagery to describe the emotional turmoil experienced by the singer. The metaphor of a hurricane implies a forceful and destructive event that leaves behind wreckage and destruction, symbolizing the overwhelming pain and heartbreak experienced by the singer. The lyrics convey a sense of vulnerability, loss, and betrayal in love, making it a relatable experience for many people who have gone through similar situations.
Line by Line Meaning
I saw you in a restaurant
I spotted you sitting in a restaurant
Flirting with some debutant
You were seen flirting with a new person
I couldn't even march to you
I couldn't gather the courage to approach you
Pain is all you put me through
I have only suffered because of you
So they tell me
I have heard from others
You're gonna leave me on my own
I have been informed that you will leave me alone
That was heard, it was a back on the bone
It was a hurtful truth that I had to face
You knocked me down like a hurricane
You hurt me deeply like a natural disaster
I'm never getting up again
I am not able to recover from the pain
And every night I will feel the pain
I am haunted by the pain every night
I know I'll never be the same
I am aware that I will never be the same person
I know I'll never be the same again. . .
I understand that I will never fully recover from this experience
Writer(s): Domenico Tropea, Piero Ruggiero, Antonio Addezio, Francesco Tedesco, Basilio Tropea
Contributed by Josiah V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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on My Forbidden Lover
Milli Vanilli was an R&B pop and dance project created by Frank Farian in Munich, West Germany, in 1988. The group was formed with Fab Morvan and Rob Pilatus. The group's debut album Girl You Know It's True achieved international success and earned them a Grammy Award for Best New Artist on February 21, 1990.[1] Milli Vanilli became one of the most popular pop acts in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Their success turned to infamy when the Grammy award was withdrawn after Los Angeles Times author Chuck Philips revealed that lead vocals on the record were not the voices of Morvan and Pilatus