photo on the scoreboard at Camden Yards The OK Chorale's first performance was a lunchtime concert at Goddard in June 1993. When a soprano spot opened up, Karen Smale and Padi Boyd first met on the night both auditioned, and both got in! Alan Smale came onboard after a memorable gig at which our bass at the time never showed! Additional voices Angie Russo, Deb Nixon, Paul Kolb and Lisa Kelleher came onboard when several members took jobs out of state. Over the next several years, the OK Chorale went through the typical a cappella teething troubles, trying on many styles, losing and gaining members, and even enduring the name change to "The Chromatics." But we did change it in time for our big debut at Camden Yards singing the National Anthem for the Orioles! Quite a few people have asked how we came up with "The Chromatics." In our geeky tradition, we chose a word that had both music and science connotations: the chromatic scale (C, C#, D, D#, E, F, etc.) and the chromatic colors (the colors of the spectrum). Little did we know how this presaged our future marriage of music and science in AstroCappella! "
more at: http://www.thechromatics.com/history.shtml
"The Chromatics are a unique high-energy vocal band that delights audiences with a combination of outrageous originals, crazy covers, melodic insights into modern life, and a smattering of science songs.
The Internet, television, and fast food - they're all subjects of Chromatics originals. The Chromies have taken their astronomically-correct a cappella songs, a project called AstroCappella, from Palm Springs, to Orlando, from Las Vegas to New York, and their CD has flown in space! And no, we're not kidding!"
source: http://www.thechromatics.com/
"The Chromatics is vocalist/guitarist Adam Miller and new bassist/ vocalist Nat Sahlstrom, reduced from the band's 4-piece lineup circa their "Chrome Rats..." full-length. For their new album, the dark, ever-turbulent combo temporarily recruited reknowned percussionist Ron Avila (of GET HUSTLE, HOLY MOLAR and formerly ANTIOCH ARROW and FINAL CONFLICT fame) to round out their swirling, hypnotic punk-dubs and help “steer the band into rhythmic bliss”. The resulting 10 tracks, titled 'Plaster Hounds', were recorded in July 2003 by Jeremy Romagna at Type Foundry Studios, are often-bleak post-punk dirges that frequently blossom with unexpected melody and sophistication. Comparisons to NY pioneers of the sixties and seventies like SUICIDE and SILVER APPLES aside (indeed they include a passionate rendering of the APPLES’ 1968 classic “Program” on 'Plaster Hounds'), the Chromatics have succeeded in reinventing themselves while paying homage to the foundation laid by the original quartet on 2002’s 'Chrome Rats vs. Basement Rutz' album. 'Plaster Hounds' is the sound of the new minimalist cacophony."
source: http://www.myspace.com/thechromatics
Cherry
The Chromatics Lyrics
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Tells Me Some Things I Don’t Want To Know
& I Can’t See
A Light At The End For Us Anymore
But I Can’t Keep Crying
All Of The Time
No I Can’t Keep Crying
All Of The Time
Cherry
Can Be Very Sweet When She Needs A Friend
But It’s Only
A Mask That She Wears So She Can Pretend
& I Can’t Keep Running
All Of The Time
No I Can’t Keep Running
All Of The Time
Cherry
I Hate That It’s True But You Make Me Blue
I Kept Waiting
For You To Find What I See In You
& I Can’t Keep Quiet
All Of The Time
No I Can’t Keep Quiet
All Of The Time
From the “after dark 23 triple lp.
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Johnny jewel
The song "Cherry" by The Chromatics talks about a relationship that has lost its spark. The singer, who is referred to as "I," admits that there are things they do not want to know, but "Cherry" tells them anyway. The singer cannot see a light at the end of the tunnel for their relationship, and they are tired of crying all the time. They cannot keep running from their problems either. Despite "Cherry" being able to put on a sweet facade when she needs a friend, "I" knows it's only a mask to pretend everything is okay.
The melancholic nature of the lyrics and the dreamy background vocals and instrumentals that The Chromatics are known for, add to the imagery of a struggling relationship that is coming to an end. The line "I hate that it's true, but you make me blue," emphasizes that the singer did not want to admit that the relationship was falling apart, but it was hard to ignore the real situation any longer. The chorus of "No, I can't keep crying all of the time," and "No, I can't keep running all of the time," gives a sense of the singer trying to face reality.
Line by Line Meaning
Cherry
The object of the singer's affection, named Cherry
Tells Me Some Things I Don’t Want To Know
Cherry has revealed some unpleasant information to the singer
& I Can’t See
The singer can't find a positive outlook for their situation with Cherry
A Light At The End For Us Anymore
The artist doesn't see a future with Cherry
But I Can’t Keep Crying
Although struggling emotionally, the artist can't keep being upset
All Of The Time
The singer can't be constantly sad
Cherry
Repeats the introduction, referring to Cherry once again
Can Be Very Sweet When She Needs A Friend
Cherry can act kind when she wants something from the artist
But It’s Only
But this kindness is not genuine
A Mask That She Wears So She Can Pretend
Cherry puts on a facade to manipulate the artist
& I Can’t Keep Running
The singer can't keep evading their problems with Cherry
All Of The Time
The artist can't constantly avoid dealing with their issues
Cherry
Repeats the introduction, referring to Cherry once again
I Hate That It’s True But You Make Me Blue
The singer is unhappy that their feelings for Cherry are causing them sadness
I Kept Waiting
The singer hoped that Cherry would change or realize something about their relationship
For You To Find What I See In You
The artist wants Cherry to understand and see the same positive qualities that they do
& I Can’t Keep Quiet
The artist can't keep their feelings about Cherry to themselves
All Of The Time
The singer can't constantly keep their emotions bottled up
Contributed by Olivia K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@the420xtc
Cherry
Tells me some things I don't want to know
And I can't see
A light at the end for us anymore
But I can't keep crying
All of the time
No I can't keep crying
All of the time
Cherry
Can be very sweet when she needs a friend
But it's only
A mask that she wears so she can pretend
And I can't keep running
All of the time
No I can't keep running
All of the time
Cherry
I hate that it's true but you make me blue
I kept waiting
For you to find what I see in you
And I can't keep quiet
All of the time
No I can't keep quiet
All of the time
@vanessaavila264
Cherry
Tells me some things I don't want to know
And I can't see
A light at the end for us anymore
[Chorus 1]
But I can't keep crying
All of the time
No, I can't keep crying
All of the time
[Verse 2]
Cherry
Can be very sweet when she needs a friend
But it's only
A mask that she wears so she can pretend
[Chorus 2]
And I can't keep running
All of the time
No I can't keep running
All of the time
[Verse 3]
Cherry
I hate that it's true but you make me blue
I kept waiting
For you to find what I see in you
@biIIybob858
MAN OF THE YEAR
@berniemac3535
💯
@JaxonRabbit
M-Man of the *BOUNCE*
Nah but fr its crazy to think about Schoolboy Q sitting listening to Chromatics and being like 'Yo this is a sick beat' and starts rapping over it 😂😂🤣🤣🤣
@arsenx15
Aye
@Tirfing88
keep discovering these bomb ass songs in spotify, then I come to see the videos and they're like 10 years old or so... the fuck was I listening to back then? smh
@seba3663
I hear you. And what’s worse is some aren’t even around anymore like wtf!?!
@SHAILESH506
Me too!!
@ViniTheCrazzy
10 years ago i was listenning some random rock (metal, symphonic metal and power metal if i not wrong as disturbed whting tempation and some others of that kind, ohhh and some basshunter) But, for sure this kind of music already moves me into a disco party dimension, i know it because i remember in a 80`s party i get dancing as a crazzy and i not make that much of dancing... i just not know where to found this stuff in that time... know i found new stuff not the old ones, those new with synth are insane! thanks all artists that kept it alive all those years!
@SHAILESH506
bullet for my valentine I was. lol
@nicoleluna6269
Same