Tennis is Patrick Riley and Alaina Moore, a husband/wife duo from Denver, C… Read Full Bio ↴Tennis is Patrick Riley and Alaina Moore, a husband/wife duo from Denver, Colorado, who began making music together as Tennis in 2010. Their music mixes indie pop mixed with 1970s styled soul and 1980s styled new wave music, and is notable for Alaina Moore's distinctive expressive singing voice and Riley's melodic guitar playing. Tennis usually produces their own music and has their own record label called Mutually Detrimental.

The idea for the project began one day a couple of years ago when Alaina made fun of Patrick for playing tennis in college. A year later the two fled their hometown Denver to spend eight months sailing and exploring the North Atlantic coast. During their adventures they began writing music together documenting their experiences. The Longboat Pass Songfacts reports that the pair eventually recorded their songs. The resulting album, Cape Dory, is about their time on the seas, the majority of the tracks being about the difficulties they experienced during their trip.

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2. Australian Indie band containing two brothers, two cousins and a mystery bass player. Tennis have left the halcyon days of art school behind in pursuit of the perfect musical storm. Tennis played their first gig at a strip club in Surry Hills circa ’06, simultaneously debuting in Sydney’s indie and adult entertainment scenes.
Pursuing the former rather than the latter, Tennis have since graced the stages of many more credible venues, supporting the likes of; Matt & Kim(USA), The Ruby Suns(NZ), Wolf and Cub, Children Collide, Lost Valentinos, Tame Impala and The Holidays. Their colliding beats, wild rhythms, melodic vocals and stark atmospheres meld into a festive music de force driving listeners into a sweaty rapture.

3. IDM project of Ben Edwards & Douglas Benford. Their releases:
Wooden Sweets (CD, 2000)
Duckshelf / Interview (7", Expanding 2001)
Europe On Horseback (CD, BiP_HOp 2001)
Furlines (2xCD, BiP_HOp 2003)

4. A now-defunct alternative pop/punk band from New York consisting of singer/guitarist Greg Tuohey, bassist Kris Bauman, and drummer Jochen Rueckert.

Pigeon
Tennis Lyrics

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Been reaching for my baby
Close-hearted with my darling
I'll hold the sheet tight, keeping watch through the night
I will be there, I promise to take good care of you

Been reaching for my baby
Close-hearted with my darling
I'll be holding you tight, let you sleep through the night

Let the wind blow; we will be safe, I know

I will be there, I promise to take care of you
I will be there, I promise to take care of you

Overall Meaning

In Tennis’s song, Pigeon, the lyrics are emotive and illustrate a sense of protectiveness from the singer towards their loved one. The first two lines of the chorus, ‘Been reaching for my baby, Close-hearted with my darling’, indicate that the singer is yearning for their companion and holds them very close to their heart. The use of the phrase ‘close-hearted’ suggests that the singer is being protective and guarding their loved one from harm or pain. The next lines suggest a continuation of this protectiveness, where the singer promises to hold their loved one tightly through the night, keeping watch and taking good care of them.

The second chorus further emphasizes the promise of protection and care by the repetition of the phrase, ‘I will be there, I promise to take care of you’. The singer also suggests that they will let their loved one sleep through the night, even if the wind blows, signifying that they will make sure that their loved one is safe and sound. The lyrics of the song as a whole create a sense of comfort and reassurance, and the singer seems to be trying to convey their protective feelings towards their loved one.

Line by Line Meaning

Been reaching for my baby
I've been trying to connect with my significant other

Close-hearted with my darling
I'm emotionally protective of my partner

I'll hold the sheet tight, keeping watch through the night
I'll stay awake to protect my loved one

I will be there, I promise to take good care of you
I'll always be there to take care of my partner

Been reaching for my baby
I've been trying to reach out to my significant other

Close-hearted with my darling
I keep my guard up around my partner

I'll be holding you tight, let you sleep through the night
I'll embrace my loved one and make sure they rest well

Let the wind blow; we will be safe, I know
I'm confident that we'll be protected from any outside forces

I will be there, I promise to take care of you
I'll always be there to provide for my partner

Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Alaina Moore-Riley, Patrick Riley

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