Their music has featured on numerous film and TV soundtracks. The song "Dry the Rain" from their 1997 debut EP, Champion Versions, later to be released on the 3 EP's album, was possibly their most popular track and was famously featured in the John Cusack film, High Fidelity. The song "Smiling" from the self titled album "The Beta Band" is the background music to the UK's Soccer AM, Cross-Bar challenge. "Needles in My Eyes" was featured on a fourth season episode of House MD.
Well known fans include John Cusack, Mani, from Primal Scream and Stone Roses and Noel Gallagher.
Their live performances were legendary, often ending with the whole band playing percussion. Their dancing and energy got the whole audience moving, often in the same style as their idols on stage. Their "Best of" CD contains a CD of them playing live at the Shepherds Bush Empire in one of their final gigs and manages to capture some of this energy. It has been suggested, sometimes by the band themselves, that they were better live than recorded.
Steve has now released an album under his own name after his post-Beta Band projects Black Affair and King Biscuit Time, John, Robin and Gordon Anderson aka Lone Pigeon have formed The Aliens (www.myspace.com/thealiens1) and Rich is The General & Duchess Collins.
I Know
The Beta Band Lyrics
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I'll go to sit beside you
I need to remind you
That I still, I still love you
I know, I can't find you
I'll show every one around you
That I need to be with you
But I know, I can't find you
I know, I can't find you
I know, I can't find you
I know, I can't find you
The Beta Band's song "I Know" seems to be a love song about someone who is desperately trying to find someone that they love. The lyrics suggest that the person has tried everything to find their loved one but has been unsuccessful. As a result, the person decides to sit beside the loved one and remind them of their love for them. Through this, the person hopes that their loved one will be with them again.
The feeling of desperation and love can be heard in the repetition of the lines "I know I can't find you" and "I still, I still love you". The repetition of these lines gives the impression that the person is struggling to come to terms with the fact that they cannot find their loved one. Overall, the song is a melancholic yet hopeful reminder of the power of love and the lengths one will go to be reunited with their beloved.
Line by Line Meaning
I know I can't find you
Despite my efforts, I am unable to locate you.
I'll go to sit beside you
When I come across you, I'll sit next to you.
I need to remind you
It's important for me to emphasize the fact that...
That I still, I still love you
...my love for you persists unchanged.
I'll show every one around you
I'll introduce myself to everyone in your presence.
That I need to be with you
I desire to spend time with you.
But I know, I can't find you
Unfortunately, my search for you has been fruitless thus far.
I know, I can't find you
I understand that I am currently incapable of locating you.
I know, I can't find you
I am aware that my attempts to find you have been unsuccessful.
I know, I can't find you
I acknowledge that at this moment, I am not able to locate you.
Lyrics © DOMINO PUBLISHING COMPANY
Written by: Gordon Anderson, Stephen Mason, Robin Jones, John Maclean, Steven Duffield, Greentree
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