1) In a gust of pheromo… Read Full Bio ↴There are three groups called The Teenagers:
1) In a gust of pheromones and with a warm purr of guitars arrives the saviour of French indie pop, The Teenagers. 2008 has seen few Europeans garner more fevered hype than these three Parisian dreamboats, proving once and for all that style and substance needn’t be mutually exclusive. At a time when far too many seemed to be sat waiting for the next novelty bandwagon to jump onboard, this trio of hipper-than-thou ne’r-do-wells have reignited the imaginations of clued-up music lovers across the globe with a curve ball of pervy wit, classic synth-work, and sunshine strumming. Together vocalist Quentin Dalafon, guitarist/synth man Dorian Dumont and bassist Michael Szpinner, have created a daydream world of enchanting melodies and engrossing narratives, as life-affirming as they are insatiably hormonal, and of course all delivered with that trademark audaciously sharp Parisian attitude. Their invitation to either celebrate or recapture one’s youth has proved a hard one to turn down, with a hysterical fanbase growing by the second. And now on the eve of the release of their debut long-player, they stride from underground chic into the mainstream limelight, as one of the world’s most enticing and individual new musical sensations.
Fittingly the bond between the three twenty-somethings was formed in the midst of their teenage years, when childhood pals Michael and Dorian stumbled across Quentin, one of their high school’s true eccentrics. Together, like many kids in Nineties inner city Paris, they fawned over the import of American trash TV, revelling in the sickly-sweet coming-of-age melodrama of shows like Beverly Hills 90210, something that would stay with them. Growing-up together musically, trading mixtapes, they developed a rich tapestry of influences, from national hero Jaques Le Cont and his one-time collaborator Madonna, to classic Nineties rock like Weezer and Nirvana, and further afield to the metal cry of Slayer and Dillinger Escape Plan. Although both Dorian and Michael had spent their teens in and out of bands (Dorian trying his hand at pop and electronica, Michael doing the rounds on their local hardcore punk scene), it wasn’t until one boozy Christmas evening in 2005 that they finally decided to put their creative heads together. The result was 'Fuck Nicole' which prompted the boys to officially form The Teenagers and start a Myspace page. It wasn’t long before their unmistakable sound emerged, with tracks like 'Homecoming' and 'Starlett Johansson' rapidly causing a stir online. These tasters showcased Quentin’s sardonic, often spoken word delivery, and deliciously sleazy lyrics, against a sublime backdrop of woozy synthesisers, simple drum machines and fluttering, twee guitars. A familiar Noughties success story followed – insane online attention gave way to a record industry cat-fight – with label du-jour Merok/XL (having launched the careers of Klaxons and Crystal Castles) winning through in the end.
2007 beckoned with a slew of releases in the pipeline. First up was the group’s X-rated rallying cry, 'Homecoming', already an anthem in some circles by the time it hit shop shelves. The release was complimented by the couldn’t-be-more-perfect promo video by acclaimed director Kinga Burza (Kate Nash etc), nailing the track’s playful, saucy mood with startling poignance. Starlett Johansson – a heart-felt, and typically droll ode to their favourite Hollywood starlet - followed later in the year, coinciding with the group’s first full-scale tour, joining fellow trendsetters Crystal Castles and These New Puritans on Vice Magazine’s show-stopping Unitaur. The massive increase of commitments meant that Dorian and Michael were to join Quentin in the London.
From there they’d meet long-term collaborator Lexxx in the studio to ready their first album 'Reality Check'. The precursor singles are joined by huge new tracks like 'Love No', 'Feeling Better' and others. While the band’s components aren’t dissimilar too many an act of the moment, their implementation is unparalleled. Their candid commentary, both emotional and sincere and ferociously cutting, has resonated in a way that’s neither nostalgic or trendy, but timeless. Their press coverage, having ticked all the major music and style titles off within the release of their first single, has seen the buzz ripple out to tabloid newspapers, surely just a taster of the mainstream acceptance soon to follow.
2)The Teenagers are an American integrated doo wop group, most noted for being one of rock music's earliest successes, presented to international audiences by DJ Alan Freed. The group, which made its most popular recordings with young Frankie Lymon as lead singer, is also noted for being rock's first all-teenaged act.
The Teenagers had their origins in The Earth Angels, a group founded at Edward W. Stitt Junior High School in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan by second tenor Jimmy Merchant and bass Sherman Garnes. Eventually, Garnes and Merchant had added lead singer Herman Santiago and baritone Joe Negroni to their lineup and evolved into The Coupe De Villes. In 1955, twelve-year-old Frankie Lymon joined the Coupe De Villes, who changed their name to first the Ermines and later The Premiers.
The same year Lymon joined the group, he helped Santiago and Merchant rewrite a song they'd composed to create "Why Do Fools Fall In Love". The song got the Teenagers an audition with George Goldner's Gee Records, but Santiago was too sick to sing lead on the day of the audition. Lymon sung the lead on "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" instead, and the group was signed to Gee as The Teenagers, with Lymon as lead singer.
"Why Do Fools Fall in Love" was The Teenagers first and biggest hit. The group, known for both their harmony and choreography, also had hits with "I'm Not a Juvenile Delinquent" and "The ABCs of Love".
By 1957, the group was being billed as "Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers". This caused in-fighting, and by September Goldner had pulled Lymon out of the group to record solo. The Teenagers continued recording, bringing in new lead Billy Lobrano. Lobrano, as the group's first white member, made them even more racially mixed, now with two black, two Hispanic, and one white member. The group had little success with Lobrano, and he left in mid-1958.
Merchant, Santiago, Garnes, and Negroni continued as a quartet, but were not able to find success in any new recordings. They tried a quintet lineup again in 1960, first with new lead Howard Kenny Bobo, then with another lead, Johnny Houston, but to no avail. They continued mainly as an "oldies circuit" group from this point on. By 1973, the Teenagers had resorted to using a female singer to imitate Lymon's prepubescent voice; the last of their female lead singers was Pearl McKinnon.
Sherman Garnes died of a heart attack in 1977, while Joe Negroni died a year later due to a cerebral hemorrhage. Their replacements were Bobby Jay and Frankie's brother Lewis Lymon, respectively. By the 1980s the group had settled on a new lead, Jimmy Castor. Castor remained lead until the 1990s, when he was replaced by Timothy Wilson, former lead of Tiny Tim and the Hits. This lineup appeared on the PBS special, Doo Wop 51, in 2000.
Lewis Lymon left to join Beary Hobbs' Drifters around 2003. He was replaced by Dickie Harmon. Jimmy Merchant retired shortly thereafter, and the group continued as a quartet. The group's current lineup is Herman Santiago, Bobby Jay, Timothy Wilson, and Dickie Harmon. They are often billed as "Frankie Lymon's Legendary Teenagers". This lineup appeared on the PBS special, My Music: Doo Wop Love Songs, in 2007.
In late 2008 Bobby Jay and Dickie Harmon both left the group. Jimmy Merchant has come out of retirement and returned to the Teenager's current line-up.
3) A punk rock duo from Jersey City featuring Ryan Larsen of The H-Bombs and Dead Tired, and Peter Murphy
4) A generic group of performers from the musical Bye Bye Birdie
Bound And Gagged
The Teenagers Lyrics
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That will blow my mind to smithereens
And I swear I'll go to the ends of the earth
I'll never ever ever gonna forget her
I know I've been accused of distancing myself
Assigning away and letting her fall down flat on the ground
Sally was different
She was the one
Flat on your back
And then you're bound and gagged
Then you're bound and gagged
You're bound and gagged
Bound and gagged, and you're bound and gagged
Legs unshaved, and you're rotten ----
Bound and gagged, and you're bound and gagged
Passing, is never lasting, I'm passing hours, everything
Bound and gagged, and you're bound and gagged
Crushed and burned, and I broke it in her
Bound and gagged, and I'm choking trying to
No no needa, no no needa, no no, never did get her.
Sally said to me she would stay in the car
She promised me never to go to far
When I arrived there was no sight
Had no choice, but, but to drive
Little did I know, she was there all along
Silently a blissfully, lying in my trunk
She'd be tied off from head to her toe
Listen officer, it was not my fault
Flat on your back
And then you're bound and gagged
Then you're bound and gagged
You're bound and gagged
Bound and gagged, and you're bound and gagged
Legs unshaved, and you're rotten -----
Bound and gagged, and you're bound and gagged
Passing, is never lasting, I'm passing hours, everything
Bound and gagged, and you're bound and gagged
Crushed and burned, as she broke it in her
Bound and gagged, and she's choking and trying to
No no needa, No no needa, no no, now she cant come here
Please stay close, come some way
Give me a chance, just to clear my name
No, I'll hear you if you just speak out
I know I'll be there if you just reach out
Now that you're gone, I got no excuse
Fuck the police, if I pay for that abuse
What about now? Pain of existence
Don't tell me, that its your Italian system
Bound and gagged, and you're bound and gagged
Now here's a quiet time and ------
Bound and gagged, and you're bound and gagged
Now here's a quiet time
Bound and gagged, and you're bound and gagged
Now I can't tie you, a round and round
It wasn't my fault, it wasn't my fault
Give me a chance, give me a chance
Bound and gagged, and you're bound and gagged
The Teenagers' song Bound And Gagged is a dark and disturbing song that tells a sinister story of a man named Sally who the singer loved but ended up bound and gagged. The lyrics speak to the singer's guilt about how he distanced himself from Sally and let her fall, and how he tried to explain to the police that it was not his fault. The song then takes a disturbing turn as the singer reveals that Sally was actually in his trunk, tied from head to toe, and that he was trying to clear his name from the police who accused him of her murder. The final plea for forgiveness and a chance to clear his name shows a desperate man who is lost in his own guilt and shame.
Overall, the song Bound And Gagged is a dark and compelling piece of music that explores themes of guilt, love, and desperation. It is a reminder of how sometimes love can lead to tragedy and how the actions we take can have lasting consequences.
Line by Line Meaning
I swear I've seen some critical things
I have seen some things that are extremely important
That will blow my mind to smithereens
Those things have shocked me and will always be on my mind
And I swear I'll go to the ends of the earth
I am willing to do anything to ensure her memory lives on
I'll never ever ever gonna forget her
I will always remember her and never let her memory fade away
I know I've been accused of distancing myself
I am aware that people have pointed out that I have kept some distance from her
Assigning away and letting her fall down flat on the ground
I have pushed her away and let her down
Sally was different
She was unique and special
She was the one
She was the only one for me
The one I could have loved
The one I had feelings for
Flat on your back
Lying face up on the ground
And then you're bound and gagged
You are tied up and unable to speak
Legs unshaved, and you're rotten ----
Referring to the physical state of a person who has been mistreated
Passing, is never lasting, I'm passing hours, everything
Time passes without lasting, and I am trying to move past everything that has happened
Crushed and burned, and I broke it in her
She was hurt and I am responsible for it
Bound and gagged, and I'm choking trying to
I am unable to speak and struggling to express myself
No no needa, no no needa, no no, never did get her.
I regret that I couldn't have her
Sally said to me she would stay in the car
Sally had promised that she would stay inside the car
She promised me never to go to far
She had promised that she would not venture too far
When I arrived there was no sight
When I arrived, she was not there to be seen
Had no choice, but, but to drive
I had no other option than to start driving
Little did I know, she was there all along
I didn't realize she was in the car with me the whole time
Silently a blissfully, lying in my trunk
She was quietly and peacefully lying in the trunk of my car
She'd be tied off from head to her toe
She was physically bound from head to toe
Listen officer, it was not my fault
I'm telling the officer that I am not responsible for what happened
Please stay close, come some way
I urge you to stay near me and help me
Give me a chance, just to clear my name
Give me an opportunity to prove my innocence
No, I'll hear you if you just speak out
I will listen to you if you explain
I know I'll be there if you just reach out
I will support you if you ask for help
Now that you're gone, I got no excuse
Without you here, I have no justification for my actions
Fuck the police, if I pay for that abuse
I hold the police accountable for the unjust mistreatment I've suffered if I got punished for it
What about now? Pain of existence
What should I do now to deal with the pain?
Don't tell me, that its your Italian system
Don't blame an entire system or race for this problem
Now here's a quiet time and ------
I am now in a situation of calmness and silence
Now I can't tie you, a round and round
I am unable to physically tie you up and trap you
It wasn't my fault, it wasn't my fault
I am not responsible for what happened
Give me a chance, give me a chance
Please give me a chance to make things right
Bound and gagged, and you're bound and gagged
An imagery used to depict the feeling of being trapped and silenced
Contributed by Muhammad S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@hitrun3745
I swear I've seen some critical things
That will blow my mind to smithereens
And I swear I'll go to the ends of the earth
I'll never ever ever gonna forget her
I know I've been accused of distancing myself
Assigning away and letting her fall down flat on the ground
Sally was different
She was the one
The one i could have loved
Flat on your back
And then you're bound and gagged
Then you're bound and gagged
You're bound and gagged
Bound and gagged, and you're bound and gagged
legs unshaved, and you're rotten ----
Bound and gagged, and you're bound and gagged
Passing, is never lasting, I'm passing hours, everything
Bound and gagged, and you're bound and gagged
crushed and burned, and I broke it in her
Bound and gagged, and I'm choking trying to
No no needa, no no needa, no no, never did get her.
Sally said to me she would stay in the car
She promised me never to go to far
When I arrived there was no sight
had no choice, but, but to drive
Little did I know, she was there all along
Silently a blissfully, lying in my trunk
She'd be tied off from head to her toe
Listen officer, it was not my fault
Flat on your back
And then you're bound and gagged
Then you're bound and gagged
You're bound and gagged
Bound and gagged, and you're bound and gagged
Legs unshaved, and you're rotten -----
Bound and gagged, and you're bound and gagged
Passing, is never lasting, I'm passing hours, everything
Bound and gagged, and you're bound and gagged
Crushed and burned, as she broke it in her
Bound and gagged, and she's choking and trying to
No no needa, No no needa, no no, now she cant come here
Please stay close, come some way
Give me a chance, just to clear my name
No, I'll hear you if you just speak out
I know I'll be there if you just reach out
Now that you're gone, I got no excuse
Fuck the police, if I pay for that abuse
What about now? Pain of existence
Don't tell me, that its your Italian system
Bound and gagged, and you're bound and gagged
Now here's a quiet time and ------
Bound and gagged, and you're bound and gagged
Now here's a quiet time
Bound and gagged, and you're bound and gagged
Now I can't tie you, a round and round
it wasn't my fault, it wasn't my fault
give me a chance, give me a chance
bound and gagged, and you're bound and gagged
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Bound and Gagged Lyrics
I swear, I've seen some pretty cool things
That'd blow my mind to smithereens
And I swear, I'll go to the ends of the Earth
Never, ever, ever gonna forget her
Know I've been accused of distancing myself
Standing away and letting her fall down
Flat on the ground
But Sally was different
She was the one
The one I could have loved
Flat on your back, and then you're bound and gagged
And you're bound and gagged, you're bound and gagged
Bound and gagged, and you're bound and gagged
Less than shagged and you're rotten flesh
Bound and gagged, and you're bound and gagged
Passing is never-lasting, I'm passing hours, everything
@nevoobrazimiy
Остаться "группой одной песни" это не клеймо - это признание
@astad21
странно, почему так несправедливо мало просмотров
@jechowiak
TO EVERYONE: This was great band, they made only 1 album called Thirteen. There are only 2 songs of this album on Youtube and only 1 torrent (without any seeders) on the internet. I can't get this album from anywhere, if you have it, please send it to me. It's just bad nobody can listen to it, it's sure great album. Hope ill get some thumbs up so everyone can see.
@DisapleSeven
I guess I'm too late, but this album can be found in Apple Music and Spotify.
@zakki__
did you like it?
@serjnoalse960
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IukZRi_A0Uo
if you didnt find it still )
@MrStorm2309
https://music.yandex.ru/artist/2490082/tracks
@siegfriedeichenwald9621
Господи,10 лет прошло.
@tam8539
@Ценитель Драмы 12?)
@annayelizarova7155
13.....