Guggenheim
The Ting Tings Lyrics
There was this boy who came to town
Was cooler than the boys in all my crazy dreams
All the problems I thought I had all but disappeared
And he would always
Always think of me first
And we were writing the history books and we were so in love
And there was this girl, she used to hang out
I never saw anything, anyone, no one so beautiful
And she would sit around
And wait for the day to end
And I didn't think nothing of it
And that's when my life went cold
And then she was not sleeping in your bed
And she was all over you
And there she was sleeping in my bed
And then there were all these issues
And then there were all these issues
This time I'm gonna get it right
I'm gonna paint my face like the Guggenheim
This time I'm gonna get it right
I'm gonna paint my face like the Guggenheim
This time I'm gonna get it right
This time I'm gonna get it right
This time I'm gonna get it right
I'm gonna paint my face like the Guggenheim
And all the things we used to say and used to do together
And I can't believe
That there were such good things between us
And we threw them all away
Just because this girl
She thought that she had something to say
And all the things I'm now left with are scarred upon my mind
And I can't believe all these times I used to wait
And I never used to go out and show myself
Cos I got everything I need
And you need to stop that now
You used to stop me doing what I wanted
And now I can't do it anymore
Cos I discovered there's something about me
That everybody wants some more
That everybody wants some more
This time I'm gonna get it right
I'm gonna paint my face like the Guggenheim
This time I'm gonna get it right
I'm gonna paint my face like the Guggenheim
This time I'm gonna get it right
This time I'm gonna get it right
This time I'm gonna get it right
I'm gonna paint my face like the Guggenheim
And after all that's said and done
I had to
Pick myself up and find myself at number one
Cos this isn't about you anymore
This is all about me
It wasn't your fault that I was living up in a tree
I was waiting for things
I was waiting for things to come to me
We were never in love
And we were never meant to be
All the things that you said
I don't hold you responsible
I needed to get myself together
And that's what've I gone and done
And that's what I've gone and done
And that's what I've gone and done
And now I'm here right now
And my life has just begun
My life has just begun
This time I'm gonna get it right
I'm gonna paint my face like the Guggenheim
This time I'm gonna get it right
I'm gonna paint my face like the Guggenheim
This time I'm gonna get it right
This time I'm gonna get it right
This time I'm gonna get it right
I'm gonna paint my face like the Guggenheim
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: KATIE WHITE, JULES DE MARTINO
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Named after a Chinese friend whose name sounds like the Mandarin pronunciation of "bandstand," the Ting Tings -- a scrappy, dance-oriented duo consisting of singer/guitarist Katie White and drummer Jules De Martino -- formed in the Salford district of Manchester, England in 2006. Prior to forming the group, the pair worked together in 2001 when White was in the all-female punk-pop group TKO and De Martino wrote some songs for them. Later the pair reunited Read Full BioNamed after a Chinese friend whose name sounds like the Mandarin pronunciation of "bandstand," the Ting Tings -- a scrappy, dance-oriented duo consisting of singer/guitarist Katie White and drummer Jules De Martino -- formed in the Salford district of Manchester, England in 2006. Prior to forming the group, the pair worked together in 2001 when White was in the all-female punk-pop group TKO and De Martino wrote some songs for them. Later the pair reunited, and with another friend formed the trio Eskimo Kiss, which signed to Mercury Records but disbanded, in part due to changing personnel at the label. De Martino and White regrouped, working on their own music and others' at Salford's music commune The Islington Mill. Quickly signed to the local indie label Switchflicker Records, the Ting Tings released their debut single, "That's Not My Name," in the spring of 2007. Following the limited-edition, tour-only single "Fruit Machine," the Ting Tings signed to major-label Columbia later that year. The flipside of the Switchflicker single, "Great DJ," was released as the duo's debut Columbia single in March 2008, followed by the reissue of "That's Not My Name" with a new exclusive B-side remix.
"That's Not My Name" rose to the top of the U.K. charts in May 2008, the same month that the duo's debut album, We Started Nothing, appeared. The Ting Tings spent the rest of 2008 and a large part of 2009 touring in support of the album, which eventually sold over two million copies worldwide, won the 2009 Ivor Novello Award for Best Album, and earned the group a Best New Artist Grammy nomination that December. Early in 2010, De Martino and White moved to Berlin to work on songs for their second album. Inspired by the city's atmosphere and the cold weather, they went in a darker, more electronic direction with their new songs. In August 2010, the Ting Tings offered a taste of their new material, premiering the single "Hands" -- which was mixed by Calvin Harris -- on BBC Radio 1 and officially releasing it that October. After extensive touring and over eight months recording in Germany and Spain, in March 2012 the Ting Tings offered their sophomore album, Sounds from Nowheresville, a collection of songs inspired by the exuberant freedom of the Beastie Boys' classic Paul's Boutique. Two years later, third album Super Critical surfaced. Its October release date was preceded by the April release of first single "Wrong Club."
"That's Not My Name" rose to the top of the U.K. charts in May 2008, the same month that the duo's debut album, We Started Nothing, appeared. The Ting Tings spent the rest of 2008 and a large part of 2009 touring in support of the album, which eventually sold over two million copies worldwide, won the 2009 Ivor Novello Award for Best Album, and earned the group a Best New Artist Grammy nomination that December. Early in 2010, De Martino and White moved to Berlin to work on songs for their second album. Inspired by the city's atmosphere and the cold weather, they went in a darker, more electronic direction with their new songs. In August 2010, the Ting Tings offered a taste of their new material, premiering the single "Hands" -- which was mixed by Calvin Harris -- on BBC Radio 1 and officially releasing it that October. After extensive touring and over eight months recording in Germany and Spain, in March 2012 the Ting Tings offered their sophomore album, Sounds from Nowheresville, a collection of songs inspired by the exuberant freedom of the Beastie Boys' classic Paul's Boutique. Two years later, third album Super Critical surfaced. Its October release date was preceded by the April release of first single "Wrong Club."
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SABRINAKID
actually my favorite song from that album <3
Shar Banning
mine too!
Sven Martínez
Love it
Edward Lazell
This is wonderful.
Wgames
uhuuu mais um, a espera de um novo álbum #TTT
Johnny Soze
Been wondering for 2 weeks now what her lyrics/spoken word style reminded me of... Jim Morrison!
Johnny Soze
Lol. I actually sang out "and he walked on down the hall" at one point
Sebastied Juan
wow this girl....amazing to me, i love her
SillyWalk
Techinically they didn't have their album uploaded fully. It was other non-official channels. Not sure why they are doing it 5 years late, but this is just a progress to find a right place for it to be.
Mei Misaki
Childhood <3