Sometime in late 1986, Mike Dillon, Gary Muller, and Matt Chamberlain were playing in Dallas-based band Zane Grey, who actually appeared on Star Search. They did not win, but Muller did get to touch Ed McMahon (specifically, his hand). Meanwhile, Steve Brand and Slavens were playing in a Denton band called the Gonemen. Dillon, Muller, and Chamberlain lived in the same Denton house as other members of the Gonemen, and when dissatisfaction with both groups began to appear, the idea for a new band was spawned.
The first Ten Hands rehearsal (documented on videotape) took place late 1986 in Denton. Shortly thereafter, Zane Grey's manager, Tony Johnson, accepted an offer to manage the fledgling band. For the first year, Ten Hands played mostly small venues in Denton and performed a weekly gig at the Prophet Bar, a seminal Deep Ellum club in Dallas. During this time, a studio recording was made and handmade cassettes were sold and distributed in and around the Dallas, Ft. Worth, and Denton area.
Chamberlain and Dillon were already well-known in Denton as top players in the University of North Texas Jazz program, and interest in the band soon grew. It was also during this time that the New Bohemians were becoming a major draw in Dallas. It happened that several members of that band were friends with a few Ten Hands members, and ultimately, New Bohemians finagled some opening slots for Ten Hands at Deep Ellum's celebrated Club Dada. The Club Dada shows helped expose the band to a much wider audience, and the venue would later host many of Ten Hands' most memorable performances.
In late 1988, Earl Harvin joined the band as drummer after the Matt left to play with the New Bohemians. The band went into the studio to record Kung Fu...That's What I Like. As New Bohemians vacated Dallas for bigger and better things, Ten Hands stepped in to fill the void and began what would be a three or four year run as one of the region's most popular draws. The band won numerous Dallas Observer Awards in 1988-1989, and shortly after the release of their first live CD, The Big One Is Coming, and sold over 20,000 copies. Joe Cripps joined the band to replace Dillon on percussion.
Earl left the band to play with Mike Dillon's Billy Goat and "Big" Al Emert became drummer. Ten Hands started to tour heavily and built a large following with college audiences.
At a SXSW performance, the band was offered a record deal by an independent producer in L.A. Desperate to release an album after two years of inactivity, the band agreed and began work on Be My Guru in late 1991. While the album contained some of the band's best songs, the recording itself was a disappointment and the relationship with the label grew stormy. By the time the band left the label, much of their earlier momentum was lost.
As the band's popularity began to wane, a friend of the band, Byron Wilson, offered to produce a CD. Jazz for Jerks was recorded in early 1993 with the assistance of the band's friend and longtime collaborative producer, Dave Castell.
Steve Brand left the band in 1993. New guitarists, Chris Claridy and Chad Rueffer joined and the band wrote some new songs and continued to gig around the area. In the next incarnation, guitarist, Ed McMahon (in a strange twist of fate), and drummer Greg Beck were hired. A demo record was recorded with the brand new lineup, but the album was never mixed or released.
Ten Hands continues to play, with various lineups, several times a year in the Dallas area.
Bye Bye
Ten Hands Lyrics
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I had a dream
A particular scene
Though now it gets hard to remember
You looked so real
As you sat at the wheel
The air smelled of early December
I heard the sound of your voiceRemember
Luanne
I heard the sound of your voice
Say to me...
Bye-bye
Hope you remember my name when I'm gone
Bye-bye
Don't really know if it meant anything
But I feel like a better man today
It sounded so true
That I knew it was you
Though I can't recall what you were saying
If I was there you didn't seem to care
When you spoke you were looking right through me
I left school and I guess things got cool
Between you and our person in common
But he was there too
He went through it with you
Who's to say which one came out better
The lyrics of Ten Hands's song Bye Bye seem to be about a dream that the singer has had about a person named Luanne. In the dream, she was sitting behind the wheel and talking to the singer, but he cannot remember what was being said. The singer thinks that he feels like a better person after the dream, despite not knowing if it meant anything. The chorus implies that Luanne has said goodbye to the singer and that he hopes she will remember him after he is gone.
The song creates a sense of confusion and uncertainty, as the singer cannot remember the details of the dream or if it meant anything. The nostalgia in the air with the mention of the "early December" adds to the melancholic mood of the song, as if the singer is saying goodbye to a past version of himself. The lines "but I feel like a better man today" suggest that the dream has changed the singer for the better, even if he does not fully understand why.
Overall, the song Bye Bye by Ten Hands appears to be a reflection on a dream that has left the singer feeling changed and uncertain. The dream's content is not memorable, but the feeling it left behind is profound. The song has a wistful and nostalgic vibe, and the chorus adds to the sense of finality and loss.
Line by Line Meaning
I had a dream
I saw a dream
A particular scene
It was a specific scenario
Though now it gets hard to remember
But now it's difficult to recall
You looked so real
You appeared very realistic
As you sat at the wheel
As you were seated behind the steering wheel
The air smelled of early December
The atmosphere had the scent of early December
I heard the sound of your voice
I perceived the sound of your voice
Remember Luanne
Recall, Luanne
I heard the sound of your voice
I heard you say
Say to me... Bye-bye
Say goodbye to me
Hope you remember my name when I'm gone
Expecting you to remember me when I'm away
Bye-bye
Goodbye
Don't really know if it meant anything
Unsure if it had any significance
But I feel like a better man today
Nevertheless, it seems to have improved me
It sounded so true
It was extremely convincing
That I knew it was you
I recognized that it was you speaking
Though I can't recall what you were saying
Even though I can't bring to mind what you said
If I was there you didn't seem to care
If I was present, you didn't look like you were interested
When you spoke you were looking right through me
When you were talking, you were gazing directly past me
I left school and I guess things got cool
I dropped out of school and I suppose things became chilled
Between you and our person in common
Between you and our mutual acquaintance
But he was there too
But he was present as well
He went through it with you
He experienced it along with you
Who's to say which one came out better
One cannot determine who fared better
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@kabayaki_5511
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@bye-bye-hand
MV見てからのライブのこの曲ヤバそうですね😂😂
@marin.s2
かやつくん地面でウルトラマンポーズしてるの面白い笑
@bye-bye-hand
コマ撮りなので1枚ずつ動いては、、ポーズ動いては、ポーズ、、、
@em1nandayone
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@bye-bye-hand
ありがとうございます！
衣装悩みました🫢
@wserhysdfh7673
めっちゃ懐かしい感じがして刺さる同志いる？
@みつみつ-j1z
バイハンのこの疾走感がとても好きです！ライブ行きたいなぁ
@bye-bye-hand
ライブいつでもお待ちしております！
@Nandemosuki
バイハンのこの青春の１コマみたいな元気で楽しそうな曲調が本当に大好きです！バイハン最高🙌🏻