They followed up with an ultra-slow cover of "Rock Around the Clock", a hilariously relaxed and dispassionate version of one-hit-wonder Plastic Bertrand's punk song "Ça Plane Pour Moi", and a perversely mechanical cover of "Dance to the Music", originally by Sly Stone.
Like Kraftwerk, Telex built their music entirely from electronic instruments, and the sounds of the two groups have a certain similarity. However, unlike Kraftwerk's studied Teutonic irony, Telex favour a more joyously irreverent humour.
Their debut album, "Looking for Saint Tropez", featured the worldwide hit single "Moskow Diskow", one of the first ever electronic dance/pop songs.
In 1980 Telex's manager asked them to enter for the Eurovision Song Contest. They entered, and were eventually sent to the finals, although they apparently hoped to come last: "We had hoped to finish last, but Portugal decided otherwise. We got ten points from them and finished on the 19th spot." (Marc Moulin)
Their song "Euro-Vision" was a cheerful bleepy song with deliberately banal lyrics about the contest itself.
The Eurovision audience seemed unsure how to react to the performance, and after the band stopped playing there was mostly stunned silence, with scattered polite applause; Michel Moers took a photograph of the bewildered audience. A mark of the confusion caused by the performance was when vote-counting began, and Greece awarded Belgium three points, the announcer thought she had misheard and tried to award the points to The Netherlands.
All of this was clearly bad news for the band's English record label, Virgin Records, who were trying to pass them off as part of the New Romantic movement. The self-mockery of tracks like "We Are All Getting Old" didn't help either.
For their third album, Sex, Telex enlisted the suddenly hip US group Sparks to help write the lyrics. However, the band still refused to play live and preferred to remain anonymous — common practice in the techno music artists they later inspired, but unusual in 1981. The fourth Telex album, Wonderful World, was barely distributed.
In 1986, Atlantic Records, perhaps surprisingly, signed Telex and released Looney Tunes. By then, the band's earlier sound had influenced many other groups, but they had abandoned it in favor of sampling and a more up-tempo humorous style. "Temporary Chicken", for example, was a strange joke track about a man so desperate for work that he accepts a part time job in a chicken costume.
In 1989, Telex revisited all of their old tracks and remixed them to resemble the house music and other genres that had followed in the wake of Telex and others' early pioneering work in electronic pop. The result was Les Rhythmes Automatiques, which apparently inspired Kraftwerk to do the same for their album The Mix in 1991.
After almost two decades of silence, Telex made a come-back in March 2006 with How Do You Dance on EMI. It comprised five original compositions as well as five covers. Their last release, as of 2006, is a cover of "On the Road Again", originally by Canned Heat. They also began producing remixes for other artists' single releases, including "A Pain that I'm Used To" by Depeche Mode and "Minimal" by the Pet Shop Boys.
There are other artists ith the same name:
2. A Turkish Heavy Metal band from Istanbul.
3. Telex is also a Czech oldschool punk band from Strakonice. They were one of the first bands playing punkrock in former Czechoslovakia. Their songs such as Skateboardova Ruzena show (in late 80s in eastern Europe!) a strong hardcore influence as well. The band never became a commercial or a major label band, so their fan audience is still very strong and they are one of the most respected rare punk bands in CZ.
Vertigo
Telex Lyrics
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I won′t let you go
I'm taking steps to do
Something you don′t know
Running, running around
Always come back to you
Come on, listen the sound
Twist and turn
Vertigo, vertigo
Vertigo, vertigo
Twist and turn
Vertigo, vertigo
Vertigo, vertigo
Twist and turn
Vertigo, vertigo
Vertigo, vertigo
Looking at my feet
I feel I'm so high
Moving on my knees
My head in the sky
Running, running around
Always come back to you
Come on, listen the sound
I′ll show you what to do
Twist and turn
Vertigo, vertigo
Vertigo, vertigo
Twist and turn
Vertigo, vertigo
Vertigo, vertigo
Twist and turn
Vertigo, vertigo
Vertigo, vertigo
Vertigo, vertigo
Vertigo, vertigo
Vertigo, vertigo
Vertigo, vertigo
Vertigo, vertigo
Vertigo, vertigo
Vertigo, vertigo
Vertigo, vertigo
Twist and turn
Vertigo, vertigo
Vertigo, vertigo
Twist and turn
Vertigo, vertigo
Vertigo, vertigo
Twist and turn
Vertigo, vertigo
Vertigo, vertigo
Twist and turn
Vertigo, vertigo
Vertigo, vertigo
Twist and turn
Vertigo, vertigo
Vertigo, vertigo
Twist and turn
Vertigo, vertigo
Vertigo, vertigo
Vertigo
Vertigo
Vertigo
Vertigo
The lyrics to Telex's song "Vertigo" convey the feeling of being captivated by someone and wanting to keep them close. The singer expresses their determination to hold on to this person, emphasizing that they are taking steps to do something that the other person doesn't know about. The repetition of the lines "Running, running around, always come back to you" and "Come on, listen the sound, I'll show you what to do" suggests a sense of persistence and a desire to lead the other person in a new direction.
The repeated phrase "Twist and turn, Vertigo" seems to symbolize the excitement and whirlwind of emotions that come with this intense connection. It represents the singer's willingness to surrender to the unpredictable nature of their relationship, embracing the dizzying sensation of being caught up in love. The mention of being so high that they feel like they're moving on their knees with their head in the sky further emphasizes the intensity of their feelings.
Line by Line Meaning
Now that I found you
Since I have discovered you
I won't let you go
I will not allow you to leave
I'm taking steps to do
I am making efforts to
Something you don't know
Something that is unknown to you
Running, running around
Continuously moving and going in circles
Always come back to you
I always return to you
Come on, listen the sound
Come and hear the sound
I'll show you what to do
I will demonstrate and guide you on what actions to take
Twist and turn
Rotate and change directions
Vertigo, vertigo
The feeling of dizziness and disorientation
Looking at my feet
Observing my own footsteps
I feel I'm so high
I sense a great elevation or euphoria
Moving on my knees
Progressing while being on the knees
My head in the sky
My mind is focused on the limitless possibilities
Vertigo
The sensation of dizziness
Writer(s): Dave Evans, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen, Paul David Hewson
Contributed by Mackenzie W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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