Templebeat was an Italian industrial rock band.

Templebeat began the… Read Full Bio ↴Templebeat was an Italian industrial rock band.

Templebeat began their activity in 1990. The tape compilation "Tribute to PTV" powered by T.O.P.Y.TV (Italian semi-official branch of Thee Temple ov Psychic Youth) contained their remake of "Ov Power", de-constructed in a hardbeat way. 1991: TB won the prestigious festival contest "Arezzo Wave" and consequently had their song "Fuckin' Mosquito" included on the double LP/CD "Arezzo Wave 1991" released by Polygram records. Their gig in Arezzo was recorded, filmed and entirely broadcast by the TV music channel "VideoMusic".

At the end of 1991 TB issued a 3 tracks EP on 12" entitled "Auto Da Fe'". This genuinely produced and marketed 12" sold 1,100 copies in Italy alone and only a few copies found their way to other European countries or overseas.

The unexpected success of this first release helped the band to get their first deal with DUNE Records, the Contempo manufactured label of Pankow's Paolo Favati - certainly the most acclaimed producer for electronic music in Italy. The result "Wargasm" - a 6 track CD-Single entirely produced by Paolo F. and FM of Pankow quickly turned out to be another successful step. The single was distributed throughout the world and topped Electro charts in Germany (Technoclub), England (Hardclub, Eurobeat 2000) and especially Scandinavia. "Einstein On The Beach" a track from "Wargasm" - became a video clip that got heavy rotation on Videomusic and 3 appearances on MTV's 120 Minutes.

Although several interesting offers came in from labels all around Europe, the band refused all approaches in order to concentrate on the work for their first full album, again produced by Paolo Favati and his production company Dune. While working on "Black Suburbia" (The title of the album), offers started to come in for live-appearances in Europe and the band joined Pankow on their very last tour 1992/93. Templebeat's concert in Prague has subsequently been filmed and broadcast on MTV's "120 Minutes" alongside an interview with the band.

As an immediate result of their TV appearance (4/93) earlier contacts with foreign labels have been renewed and new offers for record deals started flooding in.

In November 1993 finally, Dune and Templebeat decided to assign all national and international rights on the band to Audioglobe's Sub/Mission label.

"Black Suburbia" the bands first album was licensed worldwide to Noise/Machinery records in Berlin and appeared in June 1994. Two singles "Heidi S." and "Interzone" quickly became real dancefloor and headbanger classics in the German and American club scenes, and "Black Suburbia" has been successfully launched onto the American market in February 1995.
In 1996, their second and last album "Mediasickness" was released.

You Spin Me Round
Templebeat Lyrics

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I, I get to know your name
When I could trace your private number, baby

All I know is that to me
You look like you're lots of fun
Open up your lovin' arms
I want some, want some

I set my sights on you
And I, I've got to have my way now, baby

All I know is that to me
You look like a lot of fun
Open up your lovin' arms
Watch out, here I come

You spin me right 'round, baby
Right 'round like a record, baby
Right 'round, 'round, 'round,
You spin me right 'round, baby
Right 'round like a record, baby
Right 'round, 'round, 'round

I, I, I, I got to be your friend now, baby
And I, I, I, I would like to move in just a little bit closer

All I know is that to me
You look like you're lots of fun
Open up your lovin' arms
Watch out, here I come

You spin me right 'round, baby
Right 'round like a record, baby
Right 'round, 'round, 'round
You spin me right 'round, baby
Right 'round like a record, baby
Right 'round, 'round, 'round

I want your love
I need your love

You spin me right 'round, baby
Right 'round like a record, baby
Right 'round, 'round, 'round,
You spin me right 'round, baby

Right 'round like a record, baby
Right 'round, 'round, 'round

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Templebeat's "You Spin Me Round" describe a person who is infatuated with someone whom they do not know personally. The person has only been able to trace their phone number, which suggests that they have been obsessing over this individual. They describe the person as looking like they are "lots of fun" and they want to be close to them. The chorus "You spin me right 'round, baby, right 'round like a record, baby" is a metaphor for the way this person's emotions and desires are spinning out of control like a record on a turntable. They want this person's love and cannot think of anything else.

The lyrics illustrate a common theme in pop music: the desire for someone whom one cannot have. The singer is fixated on this person, but it is unclear if the feeling is mutual. The song's upbeat tempo and catchy chorus make it a staple of dance floors and parties. It is a reminder that sometimes we are not in control of our own desires and feelings.

Line by Line Meaning

I, I get to know your name When I could trace your private number, baby
I found out your name by searching your phone number, baby

All I know is that to me You look like you're lots of fun Open up your lovin' arms I want some, want some
All I know is that you appear fun to me, so embrace me, I want some love

I set my sights on you And I, I've got to have my way now, baby
I chose you as my target, so now I must have my way with you, baby

Watch out, here I come
Be prepared because I'm coming towards you

You spin me right 'round, baby Right 'round like a record, baby Right 'round, 'round, 'round
You're constantly causing me to feel dizzy and uncertain of my position, baby

I, I, I, I got to be your friend now, baby And I, I, I, I would like to move in just a little bit closer
I must become your friend now, baby, and I desire to be near you even more

I want your love I need your love
I crave your affection and require it for my well-being

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