The Kooks formed at the Brighton Institute of Modern Music, where they were all students. Lead singer and rhythm guitarist Luke Pritchard, got bassist Max Rafferty involved in a college project, which formed the base of the band. After getting lead guitarist Hugh Harris and drummer Paul Garred involved, they took their name from the song Kooks on the 1971 David Bowie album Hunky Dory. When they tried to trademark the name, they found that in the late/mid 1990s a Swedish band by the same name released an album in Sweden called Too Much is Not Enough.
The Kooks released a debut EP and played gigs around Brighton, where they were based at the time. They were signed to Virgin Records.
2. Swedish indie rock/alternative band - It consisted of members Henrik Berglund, Leo Dahlin, Michael Lohse and Josef Zackrisson, and was active between 1998 and the early 2000's. Micke Lohse and Henrik Berglund are currently members of the band Atomic Swing.
Junk Of The Heart
The Kooks Lyrics
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So hard to leave you all alone
We get so drunk that we can hardly see
And what use is that to you or me, baby?
See I notice nothing makes you shatter, no, no
You're a lover of the wild and a joker of the heart
But are you mine?
I wanna make you feel alive
Let me make you happy
I wanna make you feel alive at night
I wanna make you happy
Are you a good girl through the night?
Yeah
We sink to be sunk, life's no race
When you're not happy, I'm in disgrace
So I spend time guessing on you, oh
You're a lover of the wild and a joker of the heart
But are you mine?
I wanna make you happy
I wanna make you feel alive
Let me make you happy
I wanna make you feel alive at night
I wanna make you happy
Are you a good girl through the night?
Yeah
Still I notice nothing makes you shatter, no, no
You're a lover of the wild and a joker of the heart
And are you mine?
I wanna make you happy
I wanna make you feel alive
Let me make you happy
I wanna make you feel alive at night
I wanna make you happy
Are you a good girl through the night?
The Kooks' "Junk of the Heart" is a love song that expresses the singer's desire to make his lover happy and feel alive. The song begins with a melancholic tone, as the singer declares that he considers his heart to be junk, implying that he may be feeling lost in love. He confesses that it is difficult leaving his lover alone and that they often get drunk together, which leads him to question the purpose of their inebriation. The singer acknowledges his partner's resilience, noting that nothing seems to cause her heart to break.
The lyrics then take on a more hopeful tone, as the singer declares his intentions to make his partner happy and feel alive. He questions if his lover is a "good girl through the night," suggesting that they might have some differences in their lifestyle, but he still loves her the same. The singer concludes by repeating his desire to make his lover happy and feeling alive.
Overall, the song is an ode to love and the desire to make someone feel happy and alive. It recognizes that love can be messy and uncertain, but its ideal image is worth pursuing because of its potential to provide meaning and fulfillment in life.
Line by Line Meaning
Junk of the heart is junk in my mind
My love for you seems like it's worthless and meaningless
So hard to leave you all alone
It's difficult for me to imagine being without you
We get so drunk that we can hardly see
Our wild and crazy behavior causes us to lose control
And what use is that to you or me, baby?
Our careless actions don't bring us any benefit or happiness
See I notice nothing makes you shatter, no, no
I can't find anything that upsets you or breaks your spirit
You're a lover of the wild and a joker of the heart
You enjoy adventure and having fun in your romantic relationships
But are you mine?
But do you truly belong to me and care about me?
I wanna make you happy
I want to bring joy and happiness into your life
I wanna make you feel alive
I want you to feel like you're truly living and experiencing all that life has to offer
Let me make you happy
Let me be the one to bring you happiness and love
I wanna make you feel alive at night
I want you to feel exhilarated and passionate when we're together
Are you a good girl through the night?
Do you stay true to yourself and your ideals, even when we're out having fun and being wild?
We sink to be sunk, life's no race
We sometimes indulge in reckless behavior without realizing the consequences, but life is not a competition
When you're not happy, I'm in disgrace
When I can't make you happy, I feel like I'm failing and disappointing you
So I spend time guessing on you, oh
I try to figure out what makes you happy and what you want from me
Still I notice nothing makes you shatter, no, no
Even though I try to understand you, I still can't find anything that upsets or breaks your spirit
And are you mine?
Do you truly belong to me and care about me?
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, REACH MUSIC PUBLISHING
Written by: Anthony Hoffer, Luke Pritchard, Paul James Garred
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@victoriagarza4489
Junk of the heart
Is junk in my mind
So hard to leave you all alone
We get so drunk
That we can hardly see
what use is that to you on me, baby
See, I noticed nothing
makes you shatter, no no
you are a lover of the wild
and a junker of the heart
But are you mine?
I wanna make you happy
I wanna make you feel alive
Let me make you happy
I wanna make you feel alive at night
I wanna make you happy
you're a good girl, good night
You seem to be sunk
But life is no race
When I'm not happy
I'm in disgrace
So I spent time guessing on you, oh
You're a lover of the wild
and a junker of the heart.
But are you mine?
I wanna make you happy
I wanna make you feel alive
Let me make you happy
I wanna make you feel alive at night
I wanna make you happy
you're a good girl, good night
Still I notice nothing
makes you shatter, no no
you're a lover of the wild
and a junker of the heart
But are you mine?
I wanna make you happy
I wanna make you feel alive
Let me make
@yeohlaihsin6555
This song has this strange ability of being melancholic and happy at the same time.
@robwithoutabody449
like heroin
@manicpanic8226
listen to it at 0.75 speed for some real feels
@deadmemes8486
I think it has to be those beautiful shifting 13 chords that give it a sadhappy kinda feel
@kangalic
i'm crying and happy as hell after listening to it!
@mathilde7147
Try New Slang by the shins
@ashleightbh
hearing this after not listening to it for a year is sooooooooo goooood
@adammchugh9930
Probably
@ramboreos
It has been much longer to the point I forgot about this song. It feels too good to hear such a good song after such a long period of shitty music being released.
@omnipop4936
Agreed! It's been about six years for me. I'm in my late 40's, so I wasn't really part of this scene, but I had somehow stumbled upon this song back then and liked it. Thing is, I lost the bookmark for it at some point, so tonight I couldn't remember the band's name or much of anything beyond "happy". Googling just gave me Pharrell over and over. Finally found it by unearthing an old bookmark backup on an unlabeled thumb drive. (Yay thumb drives!) So, I made it back here and... it makes me happy!