Living in Aalborg in the northern part of Denmark the band created the studio and rehearsal facilities called Quinten together with other young musicians from the city. Here they had their second home and gave birth to numerous recordings of their music.
Some of those recordings ended on producer Kasper Windings lap, who immediately invited the band to Copenhagen for studio sessions. Through the next year the band recorded with both him and English producer Rik Simpson for a forthcoming debut release. However the project stranded and left The Alpine back on their own, without a record deal but much more matured as a band nevertheless.
In the fall of 2002 they released the promo-cd World Record and started booking their own live-shows. Soon the venues in Denmark noticed the band from the north and throughout 2003 The Alpine played many live shows. Danish national radio, P3 playlisted the song Ground Beneath Me in the spring of 2003 after it topped their demo-chart for several weeks.
Around that time The Alpine was, chosen to take part of the project Upcoming.dk initiated by Rytmisk Musik Danmark and Christian Backman from EMI Records. The purpose of this project was to help and guide the band forward in their musical career. The Alpine also signed with Swedish management Promopop and went to Stockholm in April 2003 to do their first Swedish showcase. A month later they performed at the annual SPOT09 festival for the first time. A festival for both the public and for the music industry which is held in the city of Aarhus.
After a gig at Von Hatten in Randers The Alpine was spotted by a booker from Loudness, a young and innovative booking agency, with whom they started working with shortly after. In the summer of 2003 the band went back in the studio to record. The result was the ep entitled Four New Numbers which soon became a follow-up for Ground Beneath Me on P3, this time with the song Too Many Monsters.
With the young director Lars Terp The Alpine also did their first musicvideo for the same song. Though the video was made under extreme low-budget conditions it made it to #1 on 'Nordiska Videolistan', a Finish TV-show featuring a nordic video-chart, very similar to MTV UpNorth.
In late 2003 the band moved to Copenhagen and began a new life in the big city. Despite the lack of a record deal The Alpine continued their excessive touring in Denmark throughout 2004. Futhermore the band was chosen by Danish TV-show 'Boogie' as a semifinalist in their 'Starfighter' competition, while both national and local radio stations in Denmark began playing the song 'High Underground'.
In the fall of 2004 the band went to Sweden to begin recording in the famous Gula Studion together with producer Marco Manieri. 3 new songs were done and in early 2005 the song 'Trigger' from these sessions became the fourth The Alpine tune to be playlisted on P3 radio.
The band became a popular name on MyMusic.dk as well - the biggest website in Denmark for up- and coming music - getting great reviews and a feature as "Band of the week".
After signing a deal with the Danish booking agency Offbeat the band went on their first German tour in late April 2005. A tour arranged by the German agency Polar-Zoo and supported by the Danish rock council, ROSA, which also included the bands first live TV-performance on the music show 'Blend' on TD1.
At the gig at the Magnet Club in Berlin on that very tour The Alpine was spotted by the Berlin-based management agency Exzess Berlin and shortly after a contract between the parties was signed. Having joined forces with a top-tuned management and made the basis for a stronger international chart-attack, the band went off to London in late May 2005.
After being selected among thousands of bands The Alpine were among the 10 European acts invited to take part of the music tv show "MTV A CUT". The 10 bands competed for a support slot for Anastacia and a week of rehearsing, gigging, recording (in Abbey Road) and hanging out in London were filmed for the TV-show and aired all over Europe on MTV in the fall of 2005. Anastacia was among the judges and The Alpine made it to the finals and ended as #2 in the show.
As a result of this the interest for The Alpine among many record companies outside of Denmark increased and combined with the hard work of Exzess Berlin the future for the band suddenly had a whole new perspective. Shortly after the MTV A CUT adventure had ended a showcase was set up in Copenhagen and among the invited were the German-based record label Gun Records - a sub-label to Sony/BMG.
The showcase was a success, the chemistry was right and a few weeks later The Alpine landed their first ever record deal.
The work on the forthcoming debut album immediately continued in the favourable Gula Studion in Malmö, Sweden and once again The Alpine teamed up with producer Marco Manieri. In between the recording sessions in Sweden the band spent time in Germany, playing promo gigs, filmed the musicvideo to the first single "Mondays Look The Same" (a song the band wrote while being on the MTV show in London) and warmed-up of Anastacia at the Paradiso in Amsterdam.
By the end of November 2005 the album work was almost done and release territories such as Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden were confirmed. The single made it as "Track Of The Week" on Danish National Radio P3 and a long German tour was scheduled for the rest of the year. A year like no other in the career of The Alpine and a strong indicator of what 2006 might bring.
On February the 27th 2006 The Alpine released their highly anticipated debut album entitled 'On Feel Trips' in Denmark. An album of 12 songs all produced by Marco Manieri and recorded in Gula Studion (S). The album showed the band at it's best and was the culmination of many years of hard work. While touring intensively in both Denmark and Germany the release date for Germany, Austria and Switzerland was set to April 15 the same year and the follow-up single for 'Mondays Look The Same' became the song 'Trigger'.
Villages
The Alpine Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
Who'd take my hand
I wanna show you
Something that you never seen
Why don't you come
Look at me so
He breaks my hand
Never felt, never felt
Never felt, love
Never felt, never felt
That love could hurt so much
That love could hurt so much
I can't believe that I'm seeing this love
I can't believe that I'm seeing this love
I can't believe that I'm seeing this love
Still hold her close
Her close
Wake up now, wake up now, wake up now
Wake up now, wake up now,
Who'd take my hand
Who'd take my hand
I wanna show you
Something that you never seen
Never felt, never felt
Never felt, love
Never felt, never felt
That love could hurt so much
That love could hurt so much
I can't believe that I'm seeing this love
I can't believe that I'm seeing this love
I can't believe that I'm seeing this love
I can't believe that I'm seeing this love
I can't believe that I'm seeing this love
I can't believe that I'm seeing this love
The Alpine's song Villages is about the pain that love can bring. The lyrics ask who would take the singer's hand to show them something they have never seen before. However, the pain and heartbreak caused by love is also expressed through the repetition of "Never felt that love could hurt so much." The lyrics suggest that the singer has been hurt by love before and is surprised by the intensity of the pain. The lines "He breaks my hand, so many times" implies that the singer has been let down or hurt by someone they loved.
The repeated refrain of "I can't believe that I'm seeing this love" also touches on the aspect of disbelief that one can feel when love causes so much pain. It's as if the singer cannot comprehend how they ended up in such a painful situation, as if they never expected love to hurt so much. The final line "Still hold her close, her close" suggests that despite the pain caused by love, the singer is still holding onto their loved one, perhaps unable to let go even though it hurts.
Overall, The Alpine's Villages speaks to the complexities of love and the pain it can cause. The lyrics express a deep emotional vulnerability, as the singer seeks to show someone something new, but is hesitant due to past hurts.
Line by Line Meaning
Who'd take my hand
The singer is looking for someone to take their hand and show them something new.
I wanna show you
The singer is excited to share something with the person they are addressing.
Something that you never seen
The singer has something to show that the other person has not yet experienced.
Why don't you come
The artist is inviting the other person to come with them to see something new.
Look at me so
The artist wants the other person to pay attention and acknowledge them.
He breaks my hand
The singer has had their hand broken before, possibly due to physical abuse.
So many times
The singer has been subjected to this abuse repeatedly.
Never felt, never felt
The artist has never experienced something before.
Never felt, love
The artist has never truly experienced love before.
That love could hurt so much
The artist has learned that love can cause pain and hurt deeply.
Still hold her close
The singer is still clinging to someone they love or care for despite the pain they have caused.
Wake up now, wake up now, wake up now
The artist is urging the other person to wake up and pay attention to the love around them.
I can't believe that I'm seeing this love
The singer is in disbelief about experiencing such strong emotions.
I can't believe that I'm seeing this love
The singer is repeating their disbelief about the depth of their emotions.
I can't believe that I'm seeing this love
The singer is still in awe of the love they have discovered.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS, BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Written by: CHRISTIAN PAUL O'BRIEN, LOUISA CATHERINE MCGUINNESS JAMES, PHOEBE ALEXANDRA JOYCE BAKER
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@fatimasoria4424
Who'd take my hand
Who'd take my hand
I wanna show you
Something that you never seen
Why don't you come
Look at me so
He breaks my hand
So many times
Never felt, never felt
Never felt, love
Never felt, never felt
That love could hurt so much
That love could hurt so much
I can't believe that I'm seeing this love
I can't believe that I'm seeing this love
I can't believe that I'm seeing this love
Still hold her close
Her close
Wake up now, wake up now, wake up now
Wake up now, wake up now,
Who'd take my hand
Who'd take my hand
I wanna show you
Something that you never seen
Never felt, never felt
Never felt, love
Never felt, never felt
That love could hurt so much
That love could hurt so much
I can't believe that I'm seeing this love
I can't believe that I'm seeing this love
I can't believe that I'm seeing this love
I can't believe that I'm seeing this love
I can't believe that I'm seeing this love
I can't believe that I'm seeing this love
@DanikaOliver
11 years, I discovered this band when I was 17. I love getting old.
@junlucas69
I discovered them on 2018,such a nostalgia
@dejanrakic77
i just discovered 3some and we love it! you can join in...
@joleenforest3063
Omg same here in highschool in like 2012 or so😩
@gabrielhoffmann4472
YES 🥹❣️
@karol8127
wow it's been long time since I haven't heard this song...
@egebyege
now listen again
@saibata750
I must’ve been like 12 when I heard this the first time. And I still jam to this point
@egebyege
@@saibata750 now i am listening again due to your answer
@salve_sol_invictus
I can´t believe this track will have 10 years next month