The Wrens are known for their explosive stage presence, despite each member being well past 35, and are steadily gaining a fanbase across the world. Their debut album, "Silver", was released in 1994 to a moderate degree of critical acclaim. However, it was their second LP, "Secaucus" (named in reference to the town in New Jersey where they resided), that established them as one of the top bands on the indie rock scene. Both of these albums were released on the now defunct Grass Records label.
After the release of "Secaucus", Grass Records came under new ownership, who decided to make The Wrens the flagship band of the label. After the band turned down a million-dollar contract stipulating that the band record more "radio friendly" songs, The Wrens were dropped by Grass Records. "Silver" and "Secaucus" were only recently reissued in 2006 after years out of circulation because of this.
Hindered by their label issues through much of the 1990s, the Wrens managed only to release one EP, "Abbott 1135", in 1997 under the label Ten23 Records. The band's third full-length album, "The Meadowlands", finally surfaced in late 2003 (seven years after the release of "Secaucus") under Absolutely Kosher Records to enormous critical acclaim, topping critics' polls for the following two years and suddenly jump-starting an otherwise plateauing career.
The Wrens are currently being filmed for a documentary by the production company Little Quill, and are working on another LP and a re-recording of Abbott 1135.
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2) The Wrens were a doo-wop and R&B band from the Morrisania section of the Bronx in New York City. They are best-known for their song "Come Back My Love."
The Wrens first started singing together in 1954 and were comprised of lead singer Bobby Mansfield, George Magnezid (tenor), Francis "Frenchie" Concepcion (tenor), and James "Archie" Archer (bass). They admired the artists such as the Clovers, the Ravens, the Orioles, the Mills Brothers, Nat King Cole and Louis Jordan.
The Wrens were known best for their smooth, elegant harmony singing, and had a somewhat harder R&B edge than many similar groups at the time. Unfortunately, only six singles were offically released before Bobby Mansfield left the group in 1956 for a solo career. The Wrens were inducted into the United Group Harmony Association's Hall of Fame in 1998.
3) The Wrens are also a french indie folk band.
4.) The Wrens are also a family of birds, which may be scrobbled by those listening to recordings of bird songs.
Minion
The Wrens Lyrics
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it finally made sense to me jene toi comprehen pas francaise
I can see my breath in your room
came the storm it was bigger
I think he said kaddish for me
I could have sworn it was Hebrew
he could not find a minion
stay with me please look it can't you read can't cook
can't remember the last lime I spoke
and she shouted its careless
he promised to dovan faster
then his look was so helpless
he started to move in slowly
stay with me please look it can't you read
proteje damx mais san sez de vieux
The lyrics to The Wrens's song "Minion" are cryptic and enigmatic, as is often the case with their music. This song appears to be about a series of disjointed events and scenarios that are only tangentially related, if at all. The lyrics are infused with a sense of confusion, disorientation, and isolation, as if the singer is struggling to make sense of his surroundings and the people around him. The opening lines are in French and translate roughly to "two or three for and asked by his description of a painting," which suggests that the singer is in a museum or art gallery of some kind. However, this is quickly undermined by the next line, which says "it finally made sense to me, jene toi comprehen pas francaise," implying that the singer doesn't actually understand the language.
Line by Line Meaning
deaux ou trois pour et demander par ses son description diun is what they were painting
Two or three (colors) to ask for and by his own description, diun is what they were painting.
it finally made sense to me jene toi comprehen pas francaise
It finally made sense to me. I don't understand French.
I can see my breath in your room
It's cold enough that I can see my breath in your room.
came the storm it was bigger
The storm arrived, and it was larger than expected.
I think he said kaddish for me
I believe he said the Kaddish prayer for me.
I could have sworn it was Hebrew
I was certain it was Hebrew.
he could not find a minion
He couldn't find a quorum for prayer (in Jewish tradition).
stay with me please look it can't you read can't cook
Stay with me, please. Look, can't you read? I can't cook.
babies in their milk of mum don esse pour trois et centos
Babies drinking their mother's milk. Don't give them two or three (types of milk), only diun, this amount, for 300 (babies).
can't remember the last lime I spoke
I can't recall the last time I spoke.
and she shouted its careless
And she yelled that it's careless.
he promised to dovan faster
He promised to pray faster.
then his look was so helpless
Then he looked helpless.
he started to move in slowly
He began moving in slowly.
stay with me please look it can't you read
Stay with me, please. Look, can't you read?
proteje damx mais san sez de vieux
Protect me, but without the burden of old age.
Contributed by Adam N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.