1 - A French Duo from S… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least six bands called The Lovers:
1 - A French Duo from Sheffield (UK)
2 - A German eurodance act from the 90's
3 - A Swedish Indie-rock band
4 - A Slovakian rockband
5 - A German Garage Band.
6 - Alice Offley's 4 piece all female guitar band from London (UK).
1- The Lovers are a French electronica/ Neo Burlesque band based in Sheffield, England, consisting of real-life lovers Fred de Fred and Marion Benoist. Their music is usually upbeat, satirising French stereotypes, with special fondness for songs about food and sex.
The couple started working on music after a chance meeting with Jarvis Cocker, who wrote them the songs 'La Degustation', 'Fred de Fred' and 'Basque Country'. These songs feature on their self-titled debut album, "The Lovers", which was co-produced by Dean Honer and Parrot of All Seeing I, Kevin Bacon and Jon Quarmby (Finley Quaye, Pretenders etc...), Leigh Devlin and Robin Downe.
The Lovers have been at the forefront of the 'Neo Burlesque'/'Gypsy Madness' mouvement, often playing with 'Lost Vagueness'.
They have collaborated in the past with Richard Hawley, Kings Have Long Arms frontman Adrian Flanagan, Afterflife, Budnubac, they also formed part of I Monster's live show.
In previous work, Fred worked for Sheffield studio FON.
Marion is a former bunny girl, who has worked with producers such as Nellee Hooper, and wrote the song 'Wonderland', which took Moloko's Róisín Murphy to number two in the dance charts.
Their music has attracted a rapidly growing audience, reaching from the duo’s adopted home of Sheffield to all over the UK, The Netherlands, Germany and Singapore.Their recordings have graced TV adverts ('La Le', used on TV advert for McDonalds; 'Crik Crak', on a number of others (Robinsons Fruit Juice etc...); 'French Kiss', on the soundtrack of BBC TV series 'Sugar Rush' ) and are even being used as a grammatical teaching tool by Linguascope and the French Board of Education.
Their 2nd album “Pardon My French was produced and mixed in Austin Texas by Gabe Rhodes (Beth Nielsen Chapman, Willie Nelson, Kimmie Rhodes, Billy Joe Shaver etc. … ) and Joe Gracey (Steve Ray Van, Ray Campi, Butch Hancock, Joe King Carrasco, Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys etc...)
They are accompanied on stage by guitar player Bryan Day (Carmen Ghia and The Hotrods, Tony Christie) and drummer Marc Hoad (Pink Grease).
2 - The Lovers is a German eurodance act produced and arranged by David Brandes, John O'Flynn
Daniel Peyer, David Brandes, Helmut Rüßmann. They recorded the hit "Love Me To The Limit".
3 - The Lovers (DE)
Formed in Winter 2007 and playing together since April 2008.
Toby and Flori started the band cause theres no exciting band in berlin(except for the fuzztones maybe)....
They found their guitar player johnny while he was hangin around and asking people for beer money...
Flori met their organ player Ari while they were both ditching school...and their drummer is an old friend of them.
The Lovers members come from a quite diverse musical background (punk, garage, 60s, surf, electro) but their main influence is good old 60s garage sound.....
They are planning on bringing out their first single later this year....like in december or something!
www.myspace.com/1234thelovers
Someone
The Lovers Lyrics
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Well, I don't want just a girl to ball, alright
What I want is a girl that I care about, or I
Want nothing at all
Nothing at all, alright
Well, I won't pretend I like a girl if I really don't
And act like she's great when she makes me feel appalled
Want nothing at all
Oh, nothing at all
Well, I don't want some cocaine-sniffing tramp in the bar
Well, I don't want a triumph in the car
I don't want to make a rich girl crawl
What I want is a girl that I care about or I
Want no one at all
Alright, listen to this now
Picture this, I'm walking with my girlfriend
Twenty-eight misguided souls combine, say "We're moving in!"
There's a certain kind of girl
That you care about so much
You say "I don't care what you guys do to me
But her, don't touch!"
'Cause I don't want just a girl to fool around with
Well, I don't want just a girl to ball
What I want is a girl that I care about or I
Want nothing at all
Oh, alright
Well, I don't want a girl to fool around with, no
And I don't want just a girl to ball, no
What I want is a girl that I care about or I
Want nothing at all
Oh, alright, gentlemen
The Lovers' song "Someone" is about the desire for a genuine connection with a romantic partner. The lyrics emphasize that the singer is not interested in casual flings or superficial relationships. They want someone they care about deeply or nothing at all. The verses describe the singer's aversion to certain types of women, such as those who use drugs, seek money or status, or exhibit qualities that the singer finds unappealing. The song culminates in a scene where the singer is willing to defend their partner from harm because of the depth of their feelings.
Overall, this song reflects a yearning for authenticity and commitment in a romantic relationship. The lyrics reject the idea of "settling" for anything less than a true connection. The repetition of the phrase "or I want nothing at all" reinforces this sentiment, emphasizing that the singer is not willing to compromise on their values or standards.
Line by Line Meaning
Well, I don't want just a girl to fool around with
I'm not interested in having just any girl to mess around with
Well, I don't want just a girl to ball, alright
I don't want a girl just for sex, alright?
What I want is a girl that I care about, or I
Want nothing at all
I either want a girl that I really care about or else, I don't want anyone at all.
Well, I won't pretend I like a girl if I really don't
And act like she's great when she makes me feel appalled
I won't act like I'm interested in a girl if I'm not and I won't say she's great if I can't stand her.
Oh, nothing at all
Absolutely nothing will do.
Well, I don't want some cocaine-sniffing tramp in the bar
Well, I don't want a triumph in the car
I don't want to make a rich girl crawl
I don't want a girl who's using drugs and is promiscuous, nor do I want to date someone wealthy to make them feel inferior.
What I want is a girl that I care about or I
Want no one at all
I'm only interested in a girl if I have genuine feelings for her. Otherwise, I'm perfectly happy being alone.
Picture this, I'm walking with my girlfriend
Twenty-eight misguided souls combine, say "We're moving in!"
I'm walking with my girlfriend when suddenly a group of strangers approach us and try to move in.
There's a certain kind of girl
That you care about so much
You say "I don't care what you guys do to me
But her, don't touch!"
There's a certain type of girl you care so much about that you would stop anyone, even a group of people, from hurting her.
What I want is a girl that I care about or I
Want nothing at all
Oh, alright
Once again, I only want a girl I care about, or else I'd rather be alone.
Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
Written by: Jonathan Michael Richman
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Venomous 7
Lol I’m way to young for this type of music but I love it 😻 such a vibe
Fernz E.
THEN YOU ARE IN CHARGE OF PASSING IT DOWN TO THE NEXT GENERATION...KEEP IT ALIVE! THIS WAS MUSIC OF LOVE..THE WORLD IS IN BAD SHAPE BECAUSE LOVE IS BEING LOST..
mark musial
An absolute must play at St. Wendelin sock hops, late 60's
nenazpuppy
WOW Just WOW What a great song as always.
5 / 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Everytime I look for a song you always have it
Awesome upload Charles
Paul Burek
Nice...TL music for young lovers...
Joanne Lorenzo
RIP Terry.....
Paul Riofski
Incredible record, Charles! According to discogs.com, "This is the same group that also appeared as the Emotions on Vardan and the Pacesetters on labels such as Minit and Fantasy."
Paul Riofski
@Paul Burek Apparently not, Paul. Here is a detailed article about this group of Emotions/Lovers, who had to change their name because of another group with the same name on the East Coast that predated them: http://solidhitsoul.com/vardan.html I believe that the East Coast set of Emotions was yet another group, because the Emotions with Lena Calhoun issued a few singles on the Los Angeles-based Flip label in 1961, toward the end of that label's tenure (Flip issued a few more into 1963). Interestingly, searching for Lena Calhoun will also lead you to the great jazz singer Lena Horne, as her given birth name was Lena Mary Calhoune Horne. Please let us know if you can find out anything more about these groups!
Paul Burek
paul is that the emotions with lena calhoun on lead? "I ran to you"
huntrrams
Beautiful piece from the Bay Area