Tegan and Sara are an indie pop/indie rock duo which formed in Calgary, Alb… Read Full Bio ↴Tegan and Sara are an indie pop/indie rock duo which formed in Calgary, Alberta, Canada in 1995. The band consists of identical twin sisters Tegan Quin and Sara Quin (born September 19, 1980). Both sisters play the guitar and keyboards, and write their songs. They tour with a backing band and they're notorious for their stage banter.

The duo has released nine studio albums so far: Under Feet Like Ours (1999), This Business of Art (2000), If It Was You (2002), So Jealous (2004), The Con (2007), Sainthood (2009), Heartthrob (2013), Love You to Death (2016) and Hey, I'm Just Like You (2019). They also issued the live album/DVD Get Along in 2011 and their memoir High School in 2019.

Tegan and Sara initially played as Plunk in 1995, and lacked a drummer and bass player. In 1997, they used their school’s recording studio to record two demo albums: Who's in Your Band? and Play Day.

In 1998, they made an early breakthrough by winning Garage Warz Battle of the Bands, a local music competition in Calgary. Since then, the two have toured with Neil Young, Rufus Wainwright, Kaki King, The Pretenders, Ben Folds, The Killers, Rachael Cantu, Vivek Shraya, Cake, Gogol Bordello, Hot Hot Heat, Ryan Adams, Veda Hille, Little Birdy, Iron On, Little Brazil, Bryan Adams, and Weezer, and they performed a show at Sarah McLachlan's Lilith Fair.

They are signed to Neil Young's Vapor Records in Canada, and to Sire in the United States as their previous label, Sanctuary Records, is no longer releasing new music in the United States.

When they were competing in Garage Warz, they were known as "Sara and Tegan" because that is how their mother registered them on the competition forms. Their first album, Under Feet Like Ours, was initially released under the name "Sara and Tegan". While both twins are similarly involved in vocals and playing instruments, the singing of the lead melody usually goes to whichever twin wrote the particular song. The two hardly sang together in the recordings of their early records, but they started to more on their later records and when live.

On their 2004 album, So Jealous, the two lend their unusual voices and simple guitar riffs to power pop ballads about love and emotional, haunting songs such as "Walking With a Ghost".

The fifth album, The Con, released July 24, 2007, showed a shift in style towards darker tunes compared to the relatively upbeat indie pop of So Jealous. The singles "Back in Your Head", "The Con" and "Call It Off" were issued to support the album. The twins toured the album for over a year and a half.

Their sixth studio album, entitled Sainthood, was released on October 27th, 2009, to generally positive reviews. The album included the singles "Hell", "Alligator", "On Directing" and "Northshore".

Tegan and Sara also collaborated with many other artists, including Tiësto for the single "Feel It in My Bones" (from the album Kaleidoscope, 2009), and Morgan Page for the single "Body Work" (from the album In the Air, 2012).

"Closer", the first single from their seventh album was produced by Californian pop producer Greg Kurstin. The song was made available for download September 25, 2012. On 29 January 2013, Tegan and Sara released their seventh studio album, Heartthrob.

The duo's eighth studio album, titled Love You To Death, was released on 3 June 2016. The lead single Boyfriend was released on 8 April. Greg Kurstin returned as the producer.

On October 20, 2017, the duo released a compilation album titled Tegan and Sara Present the Con X: Covers, to celebrate the tenth anniversary of The Con. The compilation contains covers of each song performed by various artists, as well as a previously unreleased demo “Miami Still”, performed by the duo. The proceeds of the record and subsequent tour benefitted the Tegan and Sara Foundation, which raises money for self-identified women and girls in the LGBTQ community.

The duo released their memoir, High School, on 27 September 2019. It recounts their childhood and adolescence growing up in Alberta in the 1990s as well as their musical beginnings. The book debuted at number fifteen on The New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction best-sellers list. Along with the book, Tegan and Sara's released their ninth studio album, Hey, I'm Just Like You, which contains re-recordings of unreleased demo songs that the duo recorded as teenagers. The record was produced by Alex Hope and is the first Tegan and Sara record produced, performed, engineered, mixed, and mastered by a team of all women. The band embarked on a US, Canada and UK tour to promote the book and album, playing mostly acoustically, reading excerpts from the book and incorporating old video footage from the band's teenage years.

The current live touring band members include Ted Gowans (guitar; 2004-present), Jasper Leak (bass; 2012-present), John Spence (keyboards; 2012-present), and Adam Christgau (drums; 2013-present). Former live touring band members include Johnny Andrews (drums; 2006-2010), Shaun Huberts (bass; 2007-2010), Dan Kelly (bass; 2007), Chris Carlson (bass; 2001-2005), Rob Chursinoff (drums; 2001-2005) and Jason McGerr (drums; 2012).

Official site: http://www.teganandsara.com

Want To Be Bad
Tegan and Sara Lyrics

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Your crowbar swung
Through the, the restaurant
More like a pub
Yeah we, we drank a lot

Don't get in
Over your head
I just want to be bad

Oh oh alright

I just want to be bad
Oh oh alright
You're so tragedy
And you were hard on me

You're so tragedy
And you were hard on me
You might be dead
But it's hard to know

The night turns in
But you all go
Don't get in
Over your head

I just want to be bad
Oh oh alright
I just want to be bad
Oh oh alright

You're so tragedy
And you were hard on me
You're so tragedy
And you were hard on me

Then morning came
(Then morning came)
We're in this together
And then morning came

(Then morning came)
We're in this together
I don't care how far we go
What's the matter?

What's the matter?
I just want to be bad
Oh oh alright
I just want to be bad

Oh oh alright
You're so tragedy
And you were hard on me
You're so tragedy

And you were hard on me

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Tegan and Sara's song Want To Be Bad seem to be about a wild night out, where the singer (presumably Tegan or Sara) and the person they're addressing, who is described as "tragedy" and "hard," drank a lot and caused some chaos. The line "your crowbar swung through the, the restaurant, more like a pub" suggests some kind of fight or destructive behavior. In the chorus, the singer declares that she just wants to be bad, despite the warning "don't get in over your head." The repetition of "oh oh alright" almost sounds like a dare or a challenge to be reckoned with.

The verse "you might be dead but it's hard to know" is a bit cryptic, but it could be interpreted as a reference to the reckless and possibly dangerous behavior of the night before. The repetition of "you're so tragedy and you were hard on me" reinforces the idea that the person being addressed is something of a wild card, but also seems to suggest that the singer is attracted to that energy. The final verse, which repeats "then morning came, we're in this together," adds a sense of unity and perhaps a feeling of regret for whatever happened the night before, but also a willingness to do it all again.

Overall, the lyrics suggest a desire to let loose and indulge in some wild behavior, even if it's not necessarily the most responsible choice. There's an undercurrent of danger and excitement, but also a recognition that actions have consequences.

Line by Line Meaning

Your crowbar swung
You were destructive with your actions

Through the, the restaurant
The location you were had little importance

More like a pub
You preferred the laid-back atmosphere of a pub over a fancy restaurant

Yeah we, we drank a lot
You consumed a lot of alcohol during your time there

Don't get in
Don't take on too much

Over your head
More responsibilities than you can handle

I just want to be bad
You want to live recklessly

Oh oh alright
You are aware of the risks, but don't care

You're so tragedy
Your life is filled with sadness and despair

And you were hard on me
You have been difficult and abusive towards me

You might be dead
You could be struggling with your own demons