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Welcome to the Last FM page of the swing-hop duo, The Correspondents. MC Mr Bruce and DJ/Producer Mr Chuckles collaborate to make Hip Hop for the 1930s, Big Band music for the 00s. Splicing swing samples with squelchy synths over dusty drum loops they’ve depicted a modern day journey into time of rogues, lust, affordable clowns and foot-tapping toe curling "get your brogues on" dance floor swing beat.
The Correspondents started out in November 2007, when old friends, Mr Bruce and Mr Chuckles, returned to London after a firm schooling at their respective Universities. In Leeds Mr Chuckles had been tinkering with the sounds of Hip Hop, Jazz and Dance music for several years, meanwhile further North in Edinburgh Mr Bruce exerted his vocal dexterity over Drum 'n' Bass, Breaks & Funk. The unlikely pair cut their teeth at a few parties and decided to cement the live performance relationship in their makeshift recording studio. Since then tracks have been recorded, stages have been stomped and knees have hit nipples.
The Correspondents have shared stages with the likes (or unlikes) of Florence & The Machine, Lilly Allen, Mika, Little Boots, VV Brown, Bat For Lashes, Lazy Habits, Daedalus, Bassment Jaxx, Rob Da Bank, Rusko, Kitty Daisy & Lewis, Cuban Brothers, Brass Roots, Jocelyn Brown, Dub Pistols etc... etc...
You might have seen them at Glastonbury, Secret Garden Party, Bestival, Shambala Festival, Lovebox Weekender, The Big Chill Festival, Camden Crawl, Innocent Village Fete, Scala Amersham Arms, Bungalow 8, Soho Revue Bar, Vibe Bar, Concord 2, Bloomsbury Bowls, Art Car Boot Fair, Last Days Of Decadance, Madame Jojo's, Notting Hill Arts Club, Bethnal Green Working Men's Club, 33 Portland Place, Shepard's Bush Pavillion, 5 Cavendish Sq, Corsica Studios, Proud Camden, Village Underground, The Cobden Club, The Battersea Arts Centre, The Colony Rooms, and Selfridge's.
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"The Correspondents aren't the first group you'd expect to see at a South London dubstep/fidget house night and yet their performance at Corsica Studios over a year ago had everyone quickly switching their allegience from wobbly basslines to beats over samples from 'The Jungle Book'. The skin-tight trouser clad MC Mr Bruce strode to the stage and began shaking his impossibly long legs to the beats put down by his DJ, Chuckles, and from that point on, everyone was a convert." NME.COM
“Pop also-ran Frankmusik was far more exciting, revealing his 'great voice for a white boy' but also the overly perfect future pop that's thus far prevented him finding fame with a mass audience. One duo who could, however, are the Correspondents, who filled in between sets throughout the weekend. With fast-spit rhymes over twenties flapper tunes, and MC Mr Brogues a gangly enthusiastic dancer with natty threads to match, these two deserve a stage all themselves.” INTHENEWS.CO.UK – BESTIVAL REVIEW
“My fear for the contents of my wallet and the softer parts of my anatomy were quickly replaced by joy at the sights and sounds of The Correspondents. These two dapper purveyors of swing-hop derring-do pretty much stole the show. I’m proper feeling the vaudeville approach to hip-hop (cfThe Anomalies, Krugers passim), and The Correspondents are amongst the most charming to take that approach. Everyone had a sing-a-long with them. Aww. Find them on MySpazz – you’ll be glad you did (and relieved MySpazz still has its uses).” KRUGERS MAGAZINE – DAEDALUS @ CORSICA STUDIOS REVIEW
"A stark contrast with the reaction received by The Correspondents, the Wandsworth duo who wander onto the Great Stage in the middle of the hottest day of the year and through the skatting, scratching and infectious dancing of the Mask-a-like Mr Bruce, managed to persuade everyone to forget their heat induced woes and dance like they had some serious itch to scratch. Forced back on to the stage by a fiery and pumped up crowd demanding more, Mr Bruce and compatriot DJ Chuckles then do it all over again, much to the amazement of them and their newly acquired groupies. Which goes to show the wonder that is Secret Garden Party. Hierarchies are toppled and the unknown underdogs are taken into the bosoms of the crowd while the headlining 80s superstars are made to look like, well, bosoms." LOUD AND QUIET MAGAZINE - SECRET GARDEN PARTY REVIEW
"Sunday starts with a beautifully bizarre moment, as Wandsworth swing-hip-hop duo The Correspondents enthral an unfeasibly huge midday main stage crowd with a rendition of 'I Wanna Be Like You' from The Jungle Book. After that we’re delirious putty in their capable hands and the stunned pair are summoned back for a giddy encore." WWW.VIRTUALFESTIVALS.COM - SECRET GARDEN PARTY REVIEW
The Last Time
The Correspondents Lyrics
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Can't you see
I wanted to be just what
You wanted from me,
But the more I try
The less you spoke
But the more you lied.
Now we're over,
I try to cut myself in two,
Replace you lover
And reacquaint myself
With the me before the you.
The last time
I change to please
The last time
You'll find me on my knees
The last time
I change to please
The last time
You'll find me on my knees
Look at me now
I can dance better than any man
I'm a loaded gun,
A five year old with a master plan.
The old me's back
I don't have to hold words on my tongue,
No fear of attack,
The mad queen in tight jeans has gone.
Find me lover,
To be the one that you must rely on.
Find me lover,
To be the one that you must rely on.
Find me lover,
To be the one that you must rely on.
Other way round.
I would have changed my ways with you before you'd gone.
The last time
I change to please
The last time
You'll find me on my knees
The last time
I change to please
The last time
You'll find me on my knees
I look back now,
I see a fool who's tugged along a lead,
For too long,
I'd have been taken for a walk without a feed.
Now I've learned,
I can smell neurosis on any neck.
Once burnt twice shy with a spring in every step.
Other way round.
I would have changed my ways with you before you'd gone.
The last time
I change to please
The last time
You'll find me on my knees
The last time
I change to please
The last time
You'll find me on my knees
"The Last Time" by The Correspondents is a song about a tumultuous relationship in which the singer tries to be what his partner wanted him to be, but the more he tries, the less his partner speaks and the more she lies. The chorus is the singer's declaration that he will no longer change to please his partner and will not be on his knees for her. He reflects on how he was a fool to have let his partner lead him on for too long, and now that he has learned, he can smell neurosis on any neck. The song ends with a plea for his lover to find him and to be the one that she must rely on, but only if they could do everything the other way round – meaning he would change his ways with her before she leaves.
The song touches on the themes of self-discovery, growth, and independence. The singer realizes that he lost himself in trying to please his partner and that he was not true to who he was. He sees himself as a loaded gun now, capable of dancing better than any man, and a five-year-old with a master plan. He is done holding words on his tongue and being afraid of attack. He embraced his old self, the one who does not have to change to please anyone.
Overall, "The Last Time" is an empowering song that encourages listeners to embrace their true selves and not change for the sake of pleasing others. It also serves as a reminder to be cautious of toxic relationships and to value one's self-worth.
Line by Line Meaning
Find me lover
Looking for a partner
Can't you see
Asking for understanding
I wanted to be just what You wanted from me
Trying to fit into someone else's mold
But the more I try The less you spoke But the more you lied
Failed attempt at communication and a lack of honesty from the other person
Now we're over, I try to cut myself in two, Replace you lover And reacquaint myself With the me before the you.
After a breakup, trying to find oneself again and move on
The last time I change to please The last time You'll find me on my knees
Determined not to change for someone else again and be submissive
Look at me now I can dance better than any man I'm a loaded gun, A five year old with a master plan.
Feeling confident and empowered to be oneself
The old me's back I don't have to hold words on my tongue, No fear of attack, The mad queen in tight jeans has gone.
Feeling free to speak one's mind and express oneself
Find me lover, To be the one that you must rely on.
Still searching for a trustworthy partner
Other way round. I would have changed my ways with you before you'd gone.
Regret for not compromising earlier in the relationship
I look back now, I see a fool who's tugged along a lead, For too long, I'd have been taken for a walk without a feed.
Realizing that one was taken advantage of and made a fool of in the past
Now I've learned, I can smell neurosis on any neck. Once burnt twice shy with a spring in every step.
Having learned from past mistakes and being more cautious and confident moving forward
Contributed by Emily E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@fidorover
Every year, President Obama manages to be way funnier than the comedian they hire.
I realize he has writers, but his delivery is impeccable.
@TheFriendlyTroll
+fidorover yup.
@juangsotou
+TheFriendlyTroll He is the Comedian in Chief! Republicans and Democrats alike are going to miss a President with his sense of humor and comedic timing.
@matthewgriffin7857
+Juan Soto for sure...I'm really going to miss him:/
@mikeviall811
+fidorover Yeah, that's what the U.S. needed. A comedian. Mission accomplished.
@dickmartn
+fidorover He is a far better comedian that he is a president. Maybe that is the problem, he thinks everything is a joke.
@vahidmirkhani
When he's gone, and the next president (who is not Bernie) takes the office, I wanna look at the regretful faces of the people who were cursing him all these 8 years.
One of the smartest, kindest, funniest and most charming presidents the world has ever seen. You will miss him. Mark my words.
@akinmytua4680
that's why it was his intro music
@jersauce1337
+vahidmirkhani MAGA
@angelinaharshbarger4860
exactly