That single has been included in numerous multi-artist compilation albums and continues to receive major airplay to this day. Other hits include "Red Skies" (also known as "Red Skies (at Night)"), "Stand or Fall", "Saved by Zero", and "Are We Ourselves?". Interestingly, the group is one of the few British artists to have enjoyed significant success outside their country of origin while remaining mostly unknown in their home land, a trait which the Fixx shares with fellow new wave rockers The Outfield and Naked Eyes.
The Fixx regularly tour the U.S., they and recently celebrated a solid twenty-five years of making music together. Curnin, West-Oram, Greenall and Woods are now joined by bassist Gary Tibbs (formerly of Roxy Music, The Vibrators, Adam & The Ants). Cy Curnin can often be found on stage with a glass of wine in his right hand and an egg shaker in the left.
England's the Fixx has always been heralded as one of the most innovative and unique bands to come out of the MTV era. The group's lyrics and melodies are artistic statements of darkness and light, painting aural soundscapes that are cerebral, yet touch the heart. The Fixx's themes are complex, often introspective and thought-provoking, and yet the band's musical legacy has appealed to the masses with three No. 1 hits, five Top-5 hits, a dozen Top-10 hits, millions of albums sold worldwide, and countless sold-out tours.
The Fixx's sound is instantly recognizable. Songs like "One Thing Leads to Another" and "Red Skies (at Night)" remain staples, not just with classic rock radio stations, but on modern-rock formats that have helped break new wave-inspired acts a quarter of a century later.
It is rare for audiences to experience a band that has been together for 25 years. The Fixx were - and still are - Cy Curnin on lead vocals, guitarist Jamie West-Oram, keyboardist Rupert Greenall and drummer Adam Woods, and they bring this unique experience and perspective into the studio and on the road as the Fixx continue making innovative music.
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The band has retained their original lineup since first signing with MCA Records in 1981 and releasing their debut album, Shuttered Room, a few months later. It was the first of five MCA albums containing some of the most original and defining music of the decade. The LP produced two huge hits, "Red Skies" and "Stand Or Fall." Audiences connected with a band that had both style AND substance. The album spent an entire year on the Billboard Hot 100, earning the band their first Gold record.
In 1983, the band released Reach The Beach, their ground-breaking, double-platinum album which included the smash hits "One Thing Leads To Another" and "Saved by Zero." An extensive North American tour opening for The Police earned the Fixx critical acclaim and lifelong fans for their captivating performances.
The band continued with a string of top-selling albums. Phantoms, in 1984, included the hit song "Are We Ourselves," and in 1986, Walkabout produced the hit single "Secret Separation." Another hit on Billboard Magazine's Hot Club Play chart was "Deeper and Deeper" from the soundtrack to the Walter Hill film Streets of Fire.
In 1987 the band departed MCA for RCA Records and Calm Animals, showcased their second No. 1 rock track, "Driven Out," which became Billboard's ..4 Most Played Rock Track of the Year.
At the end of the decade, MCA released a greatest hits package titled One Thing Leads To Another, which has sold more than two million copies.
The '90s represented a turning point in music, and in the Fixx. Ink, released in 1991, showcased themes of struggle, and the song "How Much is Enough?" climbed to No. 10 on the Modern Rock chart. But other melodic and introspective ballads failed to find a place in the then-burgeoning grunge scene.
The band members spent some time apart, to raise families, pursue other interests, and to let the musical world decide where it was going. But there was never any thought of retirement. After the band's hiatus, The Ultimate Fixx Collection was released, showcasing the trademark FIXX sound - ethereal keyboards, an inventive rhythm section, passionate vocals and shattering guitar work - a sound that has produced a variety of memorable hits which remain significant today.
The band returned to the studio for CMC International Records. Elemental, released in 1998, marked a new, contemporary evolution in the group's history, blending the familiar FIXX sound with a fresh, modern feel. It showcased the band's signature rock sound with songs such as "Two Different Views" and "We Once Held Hands." With Elemental, the Fixx reclaimed their place in pop culture. Their creative energy and spirit renewed, the recording sessions yielded too many songs for just one CD, and later a second collection was released entitled Happy Landings and Lost Tracks, including "Mayfly" and "Freeman."
The wonderful acoustic 1011 Woodland, from 1999, was the other CMC release, and featured many of the band's favorite tunes, including "Woman on a Train" and "Cameras in Paris."
The group's unstoppable creative drive bore the 2003 release Want That Life on Rainman Records. Produced by their late collaborator and motivator Martin Rex, and with bassist Gary Tibbs, completing the line-up, it became The Fixx's eighth studio album and featured the haunting and thought-provoking "Touch" and "Are You Satisfied?"
It is the band's unmistakable sound and relevant, accessible songs that keep the Fixx unique among the thousands of artists that fill the airwaves. In concert, the band delivers that same sonic authenticity because they are the genuine article, the real deal. Concert-goers, whether Fixxtures (longtime fans) or those experiencing the Fixx for the first time, are thrilled by the band's dynamic stage presence and trademark sound.
Having celebrated their 25th anniversary with a DVD made by fans, and the imminent release of new songs, the band once again proves that they are constantly evolving, seeking new heights. In March of this year, the band reconvened in London with bassist Dan K. Brown, much to the delight of long-time Fixxtures.
The Fixx, with their combination of classic hits and innovative new music, continues to excite and inspire - both live and on record.
See: http://www.thefixx.com/
Are You Satisfied?
The Fixx Lyrics
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With the way things are
Knowing that you never dared and care only now
You seem polarized by your own sense of doubt
Attracting only negative thoughts
Positive your lucks run out
Are you satisfied?
With the turn of events
Fears you try to circumvent
You seem hypnotized by all that's man made and shallow
Follow you must or else you life feels
Send yourself to sleep lose yourself in dreams
You'll never know until you breathe
Realize that tomorrow things may be fine
In your eyes; I'll see that my life through your eyes
Here tonight don't you know
That Things could turn out right
Are you satisfied?
By your civilizations a saddled broken horse
Pulling a cart load of premonitions to manure the road
Of others peoples visions
This cultures vulture will pick the bones
Of your decisions
Send yourself to sleep
Lose yourself in dreams
You'll never know until you breath
Realize that tomorrow news may be fine in your eyes
I'll see that my life through your eyes here tonight
Don't you know, oh, yeah that things could turn out right
For tonight
I'll find my life, I'll find my life
You'll never know till you breath, realize that tomorrow
Rules may be fine in your eyes
I'll see that my life through your eyes here tonight
Don't you know, that things could turn out right
Are you satisfied?
Knowing that you never dared did you care up and down?
Are you satisfied?
With the way things are
Look at my life, I found my life, here tonight,
Things will turn out right
Seeing my life through yours, through your eyes
Knowing that you'll never know, that you care up and down
Are you satisfied?
Don't you know that things can turn out right?
The Fixx's song, Are You Satisfied?, explores the theme of satisfaction in life from different perspectives. The song essentially asks the listener, are they content with the way things are in their life? The lyrics suggest that people are only now starting to care about the things they never dared to care about before, and due to their own doubts and negative thoughts, they seem to be only attracting negative energy, and their luck has run out.
The song delves deeper into the idea of people's fear of the unknown, and how they try to mask their anxieties by peeling onions, a metaphor for hiding their tears and fears. They are hypnotized by all that is man-made and shallow, and if they don't follow the path that they believe is right, their lives feel empty. However, the lyrics also suggest that life could be fine tomorrow, and things could turn out right. The song concludes by encouraging the listener to find their satisfaction in life, as looking at one's life through another's eyes could lead to a revelation.
Line by Line Meaning
Are you satisfied?
Asking if you feel content with your current situation
With the way things are
Asking if you're happy with the current state of affairs
Knowing that you never dared and care only now
Suggesting that you're regretful for not taking risks when you had the chance
You seem polarized by your own sense of doubt
Implying that you're hindered by your own lack of confidence
Attracting only negative thoughts
Implies that you have a pessimistic outlook on life
Positive your luck's run out
Suggesting that you feel unlucky, or that your positive temperament has disappeared
With the turn of events
Asking if you're content with the way things have turned out
Peeling onions to mask the pains tears and fears you try to circumvent
Using the metaphor of an onion to describe the act of hiding emotional pain
You seem hypnotized by all that's man made and shallow
Suggesting that you're too focused on materialistic and superficial aspects of life
Follow you must or else your life feels...
Implies that you feel like you have to follow the crowd, even if it feels uncomfortable or wrong to you
Send yourself to sleep lose yourself in dreams
Encourages daydreaming as a form of escapism
You'll never know until you breathe realize that tomorrow things may be fine
Implies that you shouldn't give up hope, and that things could improve in the future
In your eyes; I'll see that my life through your eyes
Suggests an attempt to understand another person's perspective
Here tonight don't you know that things could turn out right
Encourages optimism and hope for the future
By your civilizations a saddled broken horse
Using a metaphor to paint modern society as metaphorically crippled
Pulling a cart load of premonitions to manure the road
Suggesting that society is producing negative outcomes and isn't moving forward productively
Of others peoples visions
Suggesting that society's progress relies on the contributions of different individuals
This cultures vulture will pick the bones
Suggesting that society's detrimental attitudes will destroy or exploit its own people
Knowing that you never dared did you care up and down?
Asking if you ever took any risks, and if you ever truly cared or showed emotion
Look at my life, I found my life, here tonight, things will turn out right
Encourages personal reflection and suggests that things will improve in the future
Seeing my life through yours, through your eyes
Again, attempting to understand others' perspectives
Knowing that you'll never know, that you care up and down
Implies that you have emotional struggles that others may not be able to understand
Don't you know that things can turn out right?
A rhetorical question that encourages hope and positive thinking
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: PETER J. DAOU, VANESSA D. DAOU, DAVID MORALES
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@danieltaillefer3604
The Fixx is a well preserved treasure.
@buggulugs
Bloody good song by a band that deserved more respect than they got.
@UFOfanAZ1967
This is one of my favorite songs by The Fixx.
@artbyvince
Excellent song, great album! Takes me back to their earlier albums of Reach the Beach and Phantoms. I found out about this album through your posting. Many thanks!
@jkweb3
One of my favorite songs by them!
@kellyhopkins5576
This is a gorgeous song.
@chefjacktheprofessionaldri6284
No doubt!
@cdipri62
Wow!! This is the first time that I'm hearing this and I already love it! I just went to see them live at the Mexicali club in Teaneck, New jersey on June 9th. They were just as awesome as they were the last time I saw them back in 1983, if not better.
@keithbornzin8888
cdipri62 RAD! Saw them here in Portland,Oregon last Summer at Aladdin Theater & TOTALLY impressed! Picking up GARY TIBBS on bass, from ADAM & THE ANTS, on THIS ALBUM doesn't SUCK! And seeing them AGAIN, in a month, at our ZOO opening for.... ADAM ANT!
@jasonamos7187
May the Fixx always live on🎓