1. The System are e… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least four artists with this name.
1. The System are electrosoul/R&B duo David Frank and Mic Murphy.
The duo recorded their biggest hit "Don't Disturb This Groove" in 1987 and later that decade featured another notable track entitled "Coming To America" as featured in the movie of the same name. "You Are In My System" was another hit from the band. They also worked as producers for acts like Chaka Khan ('I Feel For You'), Phil Collins ('Sussudio') and Mtume ('Juicy Fruit'). In 2013, they released a new album, "System Overload".
2. The System are an anarcho-punk band formed in the summer of 1980 having messed around in various other bands since 1978. In 1981 they met a band called Flux Of Pink Indians, who helped them make their fist single - The Warfare EP. This was very successful and contained their anthem - The Dogs Of War. By Mid 1981 they were touring with Flux Of Pink Indians and the legendary Crass. They followed up with their second single - The System Is Murder. By This Time they were being recognized all over the UK, Europe and the USA.
3. In 1994 Anders Remmer (aka Dub Tractor), Thomas Knak (aka Opiate) og Jesper Skaaning (aka Acustic) met around the compilation series 'Boredom Is Deep And Mysterious', which they were compiling for April Records. After having used the name D.A.W.N. for a while, they changed their name to Future 3.
With their cool minimalism and their intelligent mix of dub and ambient, Future 3 made quite an impact on the electronic scene at that time.
After Kruder & Dorfmeister listed Future 3´s debut album 'We Are the Future 3' as one of their top 5 albums of all time, the trio were catapulted into the collective consciousness of lovers of electronic music. Since the early Future 3-days, the trio has found pleasure in experimenting with different electronic genres of the day, from the melodic dub-ambient on the debut 'We are the Future 3' to the understated escapades into drum´n´bass on their breakthrough hit: 'The Boy From West Bronx' from 1998´s 'Stay With'.
Where 'Like...' from 2001 was close to being pop-electronica (with vocals by Jonas Bjerre of Mew among others), the 'System' album from 2002 (released on Scape) saw the trio break away from the melodicism that had characterized their work since the beginning. The sound on the album was so strikingly different that the group felt a new name, System, was necessary.
Due to each group member's solo output and label involvement, new group-material from Denmarks 3 electronic pioneers has become a quite rare experience. Many of Anders Remmer´s Dub Tractor releases on City Center Offices as well as Thomas Knak´s Opiate releases on April, Morr Music and Raster Noton (with Alva Noto as Opto) has long been acclaimed as milestones in modern electronic music. Thomas Knak has also been busy with his Hobby Industries label, producing for Björk on the Vespertine album as well as remixing for Efterklang, Sketch Show and Ryuichi Sakamoto. And then there is Jesper Skaanings´s Acustic project, which was featured on Rump in 2005 with the 'Welcome' album.
In a way Systems 'Tempo EP' continues the sound of the System album on Scape, only this time presented in a slightly faster tempo, hence the title. It´s no secret that the group have been listening to two-step and dub-step, but instead of being a rip off of the genre, System incorporates the UK-styles into their own sound universe, creating something that sounds much more like System than like Skream.
4. The System are a little-known UK group masterminded by Bob Lamb, a cult figure in Birmingham's music history (he played as a drummer throughout the late sixties and into the late seventies for a number of progressive rock bands and helped produce UB40 and Duran Duran's earlier works). The short lived group released only one album ‘Logic' and a single in 1983 on the obscure electronic French label ‘Romantic Records’. This distinctively forward thinking new wave/synth pop album was met with poor reception and eventually dwindled into obscurity. Nonetheless the album's revolutionary exploration in sound and outstanding production value in addition to the band’s gift of writing deeply emotive, yearning pop tunes, make it sound though perhaps more relevant today than many other far more successful albums of it's time. The System EP was reissued on Music From Memory in 2016.
Lollipops and Everything
The System Lyrics
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And all evening
I cant believe it
Whats been getting sweeter
Its been so long
My love is still strong
Baby its your touch
That keeps me going on and on
How many time have i told you
Youre better that life
I couldnt live without you
You know i couldnt survive
You keep me jumping for joy
Keep me needing more
I cant get enough
Of your candy store
Youre my lollipops my love every singe drop
I cant get enough
Of your sweet sweet love
Like a little boy
In a candy store
I had too much
I still want more
In your eyes
I can see the sunrise
And in your smile
I can see you want to stay a while
How many times have i told you
Youre better than life
I cant live without you
You know i couldnt survive
Chorus2x
OOOH ow many times have i told you
Youre better than life
I cant live without you
You know i couldnt survive
Chorus2x
The System's song "Lollipops and Everything" is a love song about a person who is completely enamored with their significant other. The song begins with the singer expressing their shock that their love for their partner is still deepening after spending all day and evening with them. The singer then goes on to say that their love is so strong because of their partner's touch, which keeps them going on and on. The chorus reveals that the partner makes the singer feel like a little boy in a candy store, always wanting more of their sweet, sweet love.
The lyrics emphasize the idea that the singer couldn't live without their partner, as they are better than life itself. To the singer, their partner is like their very own candy store with endless lollipops, and they can't get enough of them. The chorus repeats twice, driving home the point of just how important the partner is to the singer.
Overall, "Lollipops and Everything" celebrates the joy and euphoria of being in love. The lyrics paint a picture of a person who has found the love of their life and can't imagine living without them. The song is full of energy and infectious beats that capture the excitement of being completely smitten with someone.
Line by Line Meaning
Its been all day
I have been thinking about you all day
And all evening
And even now, in the evening
I cant believe it
I still can't believe how sweet our love is
Whats been getting sweeter
Our love keeps getting better and sweeter
Its been so long
We have been together for a long time
My love is still strong
But my love for you has not weakened
Baby its your touch
It is your touch that keeps me going
That keeps me going on and on
And my love for you keeps growing stronger
How many time have i told you
I have told you so many times before
Youre better that life
You mean more to me than anything else in this world
I couldnt live without you
I cannot imagine living without you by my side
You know i couldnt survive
I would not be able to make it through each day without you
You keep me jumping for joy
You make me truly happy and excited every single day
Keep me needing more
And I always want to be with you, and to have more of your love
I cant get enough
I am always craving more of our love
Of your candy store
I cannot resist how sweet and wonderful you are
Youre my lollipops my love every singe drop
I cherish every moment with you and your love, from the beginning until the end
I cant get enough
I always want more and more of your love, it never gets old
Of your sweet sweet love
Your love is as sweet as candy and it completes my life
Like a little boy
I feel so happy like a child
In a candy store
Whenever I am with you or think of you, my heart is full of joy and excitement
I had too much
Sometimes I feel like our love is too good to be true, it is overwhelmingly wonderful
I still want more
But I always want more of our love, even if I have already experienced so much of it
In your eyes
When I look into your eyes
I can see the sunrise
It feels like I am watching the sunrise on a new day full of opportunities and love
And in your smile
And whenever you smile at me
I can see you want to stay a while
I know that you want to be with me for a long time, that you enjoy being with me
OOOH ow many times have i told you
Oh, I really mean it when I say to you
Youre better than life
You are the most important and valuable thing to me in my life
I cant live without you
I need you by my side to truly live and be happy
You know i couldnt survive
Without you, I would not be able to go on and survive in this world
Chorus2x
Repeat the chorus two times
Contributed by Charlie R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
TechNoir87
I wish i could listen to the instrumental version of this, just so i can hear the details in the synths..That goes for all of their songs.
enriquetheprofessor
@Ahmednasir Saeed: It is because their music, just the instrumentation, is so good--not just on this song, but on all of their songs. A case in point, the instrumental version of "Dont Disturb This Groove" is included on their album of the same name, which shows that even Mic and David knew they had created something special. Moreover, an instrumental version allows the listener to hear things/sounds not heard on a vocal version because the vocals are in front. Given the greatness of the duo, instrumental versions of their tunes are a treat. Listening to such version, furthermore, does not undervalue the lyrics or vocals. What it does it makes the listener appreciate The System even more: vocals, lyricism, instrumentation, EVERYTHING! That's how great they are.
dwightddddd
@Kevin Jenkins Hi Kevin.
David used a lot of Obeheim Obxa and PPG waveterm 2.2/2.3, Drum machines Oberheim DMX/Linn/Simmons SDS5/7DMX, Bass synth is Minimoog DX7 for the twangy digital stuff layered with just good song writing.
Good luck.👍
Kevin Jenkins
It would be cool if they released an album of their instrumentals
Ahmednasir Saeed
Why would you want an instrumental version? Just appreciate the song all together
littlenige
Agreed!
LaMont Ledsinger
The system is my all time favorite 80s group .! Really like the drumbeat and The synthesizers along with the lyrics just brings the complete package.… :-)
gmk 1971
In addition the type of nightclub where a lady would get dressed up very sophisticated and look lively and the men would dress very debonair. The men would treat women with respect and the systems music would just ft the whole vibe.
gmk 1971
I love the system. They have the quintessential 80s r&b sound. A cross between Prince and Michael Jackson. A bit underrated. Baptise the beat was used in Beat Street where they made their cameo appearance. I always thought their musc would be used more for soundtracks to adult rated movies of the 1980s or a Miami vice nightclub.
b p
Mine too. Perfection.