The five-piece met as teenagers in Jönköping, Sweden, a town whose only distinguishing feature is its 52 churches. In October 1992, bonded by their mutual love of hard rock and folk music (they listed Nick Drake and Iron Maiden as their two biggest influences by 1994), guitarist Peter Svensson and bassist Magnus Sveningsson conceived The Cardigans. As their hometown was hardly a Mecca of musical enterprise, the group packed up and moved to the somewhat more central fishing port of Malmö, Sweden's third largest city, to seek their fortune. With Peter writing most of the music and the band as a whole composing the lyrics, the quintet set out to find a deal.
After an early recording of "Rise & Shine" appeared on a local independent label in 1994, The Cardigans were swiftly signed to Stockholm Records. The same year the band made their debut for the label with Emmerdale and later won the accolade of "Best Album of 1994" from Slitz, at the time Sweden's leading music magazine. The rise of The Cardigans has since been gradual, allowing them the time to develop naturally as their sales and positive exposure grew with each release. Their second long-player, Life, which followed in 1995, featured the hit singles "Carnival" and the re-recorded "Rise & Shine", and witnessed the band's first international chart success. Prior to the First Band on the Moon album in September 1996, The Cardigans released "Lovefool". Although the first response to the single was very positive and landed them in the Top 40, it achieved nowhere near the impact that awaited it the following Spring.
It was in 1997 that The Cardigans were first catapulted towards international superstardom. "Lovefool"'s inclusion on the blockbuster Romeo and Juliet film soundtrack that Spring pushed them past the boiling point. The single not only reached No. 1 on both the United Kingdom and United States airplay charts but also debuted at No. 2 on the United Kingdom national chart, where it remained top five for five weeks. All in all, the album reached more than 2.5 million sales worldwide, achieving Platinum status in the United States and Japan, but only achieving Gold in the United Kingdom. The promotional activities supporting the worldwide success of "Lovefool" and First Band On The Moon were never ending. The band not only performed a year long world tour complete with endless radio sessions and press and television interviews, but even ended up making guest appearances on Beverly Hills 90210 and the David Letterman Show.
It was because of the sheer exhaustion resulting from such a schedule, that The Cardigans since took some well deserved time off at home in Malmö to recuperate their artistic juices and write new material. During their time off, however, the band was by no means dormant. In the beginning of 1999 they contributed a new track, "War", to the A Life Less Ordinary soundtrack, a live recording of "Been It" to the Lilith Fair compilation and "Deuce", featured on The X-Files: The Album, an X-Files soundtrack album. Their break also included experimentation with various solo projects.
In June 1998, the group, who are very loyal to their roots, once again joined long-time producer Tore Johansson at his studio, Country Hell, located beside the picturesque Svaneholm Castle in Malmö and recorded the album, Gran Turismo.
The first single "My Favourite Game", was a major hit in many territories. The video for "My Favourite Game" was directed by Jonas Åkerlund. The song was also included in the soundtrack of the hit Playstation racing game, Gran Turismo 2, were it was the intro theme. The second single "Erase/Rewind" was released in January 1999, and this single also turned out to be a major hit around the world.
Gran Turismo reached more than 2.5 million sales worldwide.
The album Long Gone Before Daylight was released in February 2003 and from the album the singles "For What It's Worth" and "You're The Storm" were taken. The album received great reviews and the band spent most of 2003 touring Europe and North America.
In Fall 2005, the band released, Super Extra Gravity.
Official site: http://www.cardigans.com
Love Fool
The Cardigans Lyrics
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You love me no longer, I know
And maybe there is nothing
That I can do to make you do
Mama tells me I shouldn't bother
That I ought to stick to another man
A man that surely deserves me
But I think you do!
So I cry, I pray and I beg
Love me love me
Say that you love me
Fool me fool me
Go on and fool me
Love me love me
Pretend that you love me
Leave me leave me
Just say that you need me
Love me love me
Say that you love me
Leave me leave me
Just say that you need me
I can't care 'bout anything but you
Lately I have desperately pondered,
Spent my nights awake and I wonder
What I could have done in another way
To make you stay
Reason will not lead to solution
I will end up lost in confusion
I don't care if you really care
As long as you don't go
So I cry, I pray, and I beg
Love me, love me
Say that you love me
Fool me, fool me
Go on and fool me
Love me, love me
Pretend that you love me
Leave me, leave me
Just say that you need me
So I cry, and I pray for you to
Love me, love me
Say that you love me
Leave me, leave me
Just say that you need me
I can't care 'bout anything but you
Anything but you
Love me, love me (Say that you love me)
Fool me, fool me (Go on and fool me)
Love me, love me (I know that you need me)
I can't care 'bout anything but you
"Love Fool" is a song by The Cardigans that explores a love-struck woman's desperate attempts to hold onto a man who no longer loves her. The song opens with the singer admitting to her lover that she knows he doesn't love her anymore and agonizing over the fact that there may be nothing she can do to change his mind. Her mother advises her to move on and find someone else, but the singer believes her current partner still deserves her and can make their relationship work. She then proceeds to beg and plead with him to continue pretending to love her, even if it means fooling her.
The chorus of the song repeats the phrase "love me, love me" over and over again, emphasizing the singer's desperate desire for her partner's affection. She goes so far as to say that she doesn't care if he genuinely loves her or not, as long as he doesn't leave her. The second verse features the singer questioning what she could have done differently to make her partner stay, but ultimately resigning herself to the fact that she may never know the answer. She ends the song repeating the chorus, admitting that she can't care about anything but her partner.
Overall, "Love Fool" is a dark and melancholy song that explores the lengths people will go to keep their relationships intact, even when they know it's not healthy or beneficial for either party involved. It also touches on the idea that sometimes love can make us blind to the reality of a situation and cause us to act irrationally.
Line by Line Meaning
Dear, I fear we're facing a problem
I am worried that there is a problem in our relationship.
You love me no longer, I know
I am aware that you no longer love me.
And maybe there is nothing
Perhaps there is nothing left.
That I can do to make you do
I cannot do anything to make you love me.
Mama tells me I shouldn't bother
My mother tells me not to waste my time trying to win you back.
That I ought to stick to another man
She thinks I should find someone else.
A man that surely deserves me
Someone who can appreciate me better.
But I think you do!
But I believe that you are the one for me.
So I cry, I pray and I beg
I am so desperate for your love that I cry, pray and beg for it.
Love me love me
Please love me.
Say that you love me
Tell me that you love me.
Fool me fool me
Deceive me, make me believe that you love me.
Go on and fool me
Continue to deceive me.
Pretend that you love me
Act as if you love me.
Leave me leave me
If you don't love me, just leave me instead of making me suffer.
Just say that you need me
If you cannot love me, at least tell me that you need me.
Lately I have desperately pondered
I have been obsessing over our situation recently.
Spent my nights awake and I wonder
I am losing sleep over this and I keep wondering what I could have done differently.
What I could have done in another way
I keep thinking of possible ways to make you stay.
To make you stay
To convince you to remain in our relationship.
Reason will not lead to solution
Our current situation cannot be solved by logic.
I will end up lost in confusion
I will be really confused and upset if we cannot work this out.
I don't care if you really care
I don't care if you love me, I just want you to stay.
As long as you don't go
I don't want you to leave me.
So I cry, I pray, and I beg
Again, I am begging you to stay and love me.
I know that you need me
I believe that you need me in your life.
I can't care 'bout anything but you
I cannot focus on anything else other than my love for you.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: NINA PERSSON, PETER ANDERS SVENSSON
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@sstefant100
Dear, I fear we're facing a problem
You love me no longer, I know and
maybe there is nothing that I can do
to make you do
Mama tells me I shouldn't bother
That I ought to stick to another man
A man that surely deserves me
But I think you do
So I cry and I pray and I beg
Love me love me
Say that you love me
Fool me fool me
Go on and fool me
Love me love me
Pretend that you love me
Leave me leave me
Just say that you need me
So, I cry and I beg for you to
Love me love me
Say that you love me
Leave me leave me
Just say that you need me
I can't care 'bout anything but you
Lately I have desperately pondered
Spent my nights awake and I wonder
What I could have done in another way
To make you stay
Reason will not lead to solution
I will end up lost in confusion
I don't care if you really care
As long as you don't go
So I cry, I pray, and I beg
Love me, love me
Say that you love me
Fool me, fool me
Go on and fool me
Love me, love me
Pretend that you love me
Leave me, leave me
Just say that you need me
So I cry and I beg for you to
Love me, love me
Say that you love me
Leave me, leave me
Just say that you need me
I can't care 'bout anything but you
Love me, love me (say that you love me)
Fool me, fool me (go on and fool me)
Love me, love me (I know that you need me)
I can't care 'bout anything but you
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@ersinmeow
I couldn't find the guy who paste lyrics so now I am that guy , why not? ~LYRICS~
Dear, I fear we're facing a problem
You love me no longer, I know and
maybe there is nothing that I can do
to make you do
Mama tells me I shouldn't bother
That I ought to stick to another man
A man that surely deserves me
But I think you do
So I cry and I pray and I beg
Love me love me
Say that you love me
Fool me fool me
Go on and fool me
Love me love me
Pretend that you love me
Leave me leave me
Just say that you need me
So, I cry and I beg for you to
Love me love me
Say that you love me
Leave me leave me
Just say that you need me
I can't care 'bout anything but you
Lately I have desperately pondered
Spent my nights awake and I wonder
What I could have done in another way
To make you stay
Reason will not lead to solution
I will end up lost in confusion
I don't care if you really care
As long as you don't go
So I cry, I pray, and I beg
Love me, love me
Say that you love me
Fool me, fool me
Go on and fool me
Love me, love me
Pretend that you love me
Leave me, leave me
Just say that you need me
So I cry and I beg for you to
Love me, love me
Say that you love me
Leave me, leave me
Just say that you need me
I can't care 'bout anything but you
Love me, love me (say that you love me)
Fool me, fool me (go on and fool me)
Love me, love me (I know that you need me)
I can't care 'bout anything but you
@aaronbandz4888
The fact that this is actually a heartbreak song because the singer begs for someone’s love and that her self esteem is so low, she’s even okay with him only pretending to love her....
@aadityadhuri726
I ain't no simp, but you can't pretend to love those eyes
@dwewe8913
@@aadityadhuri726 amen....
@K0RNFR3AK
that's deep
@rosy6562
The saddest thing is not only one girl thinks like this but its thousands haha
@cassu6
This is me atm...
@AnotherAvaibleName
This is what hardcore metal fans listen to while not being seen.
@sanas_clipped_toenails
i swear theres a guy thats ripped and goes to the gym that listens to this on a daily basis
@jennywilczewski7631
How did you find out? Lol
As a hard core metal fan, this song is amongst some other pop songs that I listen to in "secret.".
@rja1943
I love metal and this song is so good!