He is noted for an asthmatic whispering lyrical style that is half-rapped, half-sung. As a producer and a musician he is known for having an aversion to perfection preferring to build up a dark, rich and layered sound. Culturally, Tricky bridges white and black Britain particularly in his fusion of rock and hip-hop, high art and pop culture. He drew his influences from rap (Public Enemy) to post-punk (he covered a Siouxsie and the Banshees's song Tattoo).
Throughout his work, Tricky blurs the normally clear sexual definitions found within hip hop. Despite the heavy influence he drew from American hip hop in his debut album, Maxinquaye, he fights against typical sexual representations by, for example, dressing as a woman on the side sleeve of his album cover. Within many of his tracks he blends elements of varying types of music, and use his lyrics to create a much more ambiguous and blurry reality of sexuality.
Maxinquaye remains his most commercially and critically successful album to date. About it, Tricky originally said in an interview with Raygun in October 1996 that he wanted to make an 'out-an-out punk record' and that "I thought it was going be heavier. I thought it was just going to be an out-an-out punk record. But you end up straying. What I wanted to do was a total fast album. Some of the tracks are fast and hard, but they didn't come out like that." He also said that he hated being stuck with the trip-hop tag so "That's why I did Nearly God, and that's why I did Pre-Millennium Tension. You can't see them as trip-hop albums. So I just keep running away from it. But the farther you run, it's still there. They'll find you." Ever since, Tricky' style has evolved away from obscure, sample-based textures to a more contemporary, electronic sound.
Tricky was in Massive Attack and appeared in the movie The Fifth Element as well as the music video for Parabola by Tool. He has collaborated extensively with other artists on tracks on his various releases, including Bjork, Alanis Morissette, Cyndi Lauper, Anthony Kiedis , John Frusciante and Flea (of the Red Hot Chili Peppers), Martina Topley-Bird, and Alison Goldfrapp of Goldfrapp also many others.
After his initial success in the latter 1990's, he started his own label called Durban Poison. Currently he is heading a new imprint called Brown Punk.
Overcome
Tricky Lyrics
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I've nothing to give
Won't lie and say this loving's best
Whoa, leave us in emotional peace
Mmm, take a walk take a rest and taste the rest
Don't wanna be on top of your list
Monopoly improperly kissed
But for now, emotional ties they stay severed
And when there's trust there'll be treats
When we funk, we'll hear beats
Karmacoma (karmacoma, karmacoma)
Karmacoma (karmacoma, karmacoma)
You and her walking through the suburbs
No, not exactly lovers
You're a couple, oh, 'specially when your bodies double
Duplicate and then you wait for the next Kuwait
Karmacoma (karmacoma, karmacoma)
Karmacoma (karmacoma, karmacoma)
Jamaican aroma (karmacoma)
You sure you want to be with me?
I've nothing to give
Won't lie and say this loving's best
Whoa, leave us in emotional peace
Mmm, take a walk take a rest and taste the rest
Don't wanna be on top of your list
Monopoly improperly kissed
We overcome in sixty seconds with the strength we have together
But for now, emotional ties they stay severed
And when there's trust there'll be treats
When we funk, we'll hear beats
Karmacoma (karmacoma, karmacoma)
Karmacoma (karmacoma, karmacoma)
Karmacoma (karmacoma, karmacoma)
Karmacoma (karmacoma, karmacoma)
The lyrics to Tricky's song "Overcome" paint a picture of a complicated relationship that is filled with emotional turmoil. The singer acknowledges that he has nothing to offer and that this love is not the "best," but there is still a connection that he shares with his partner. The line "Hell is an emotional place" speaks to the intense emotions that come with being in a relationship, especially one that is struggling.
The singer suggests that they take a break, go for a walk, and experience a moment of peace. He doesn't want to be on top of his partner's list, but he wants to be able to kiss her properly and overcome their issues with the strength they have when they are together. For the time being, however, they must remain emotionally disconnected.
The verse mentioning Jamaica and Roma creates a surreal image of the couple walking through the suburbs, resembling each other physically as if they are a single entity. The mention of waiting for the "next Kuwait" is obscure, but perhaps it relates to waiting for a new conflict or a new opportunity to prove oneself.
Overall, "Overcome" is a complex and contemplative song that explores the nuances of a relationship, including the highs and lows, the struggles and the triumphs.
Line by Line Meaning
You sure you want to be with me? I've nothing to give.
I don't have much to offer in this relationship, are you sure you want to be with me?
Won't lie and say this loving's best
I won't pretend that this is the greatest love of all time.
Leave us in emotional peace (Hell is an emotional place)
Let's part ways without causing any more emotional turmoil for each other.
Mm, take a walk take a rest, a taste of rest (taste sadness)
Take a break from this relationship and feel the sadness that comes with it.
Don't want to be on top of your list, Phenomenally and properly kissed
I don't need to be your number one priority or have perfect physical chemistry to feel loved.
We overcome in 60 seconds with the strength we have together.
We can conquer any problem we face in just a minute as long as we work together.
But for now, emotional ties they stay severed.
For now, we need to break our emotional connection to focus on ourselves.
And where there's trust there'll be treats
Good things come when there is trust in a relationship.
When we funk we'll hear beats, Karmacoma
When we're feeling down, music can lift us up and help us find our rhythm again.
Lyrics © MUSIC SALES CORPORATION, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Marcella Levy, Siobhan Maire Deirdre Fahey, Adrian Nicholas Matthew Thaws
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@kael0108
You sure you want to be with me?
I've nothing to give
Won't lie and say this loving's best
Whoa, leave us in emotional peace
Mmm, take a walk take a rest
And taste the rest
Don't wanna be on top of your list
Monopoly improperly kissed
We overcome in sixty seconds with the strength we have together
But for now, emotional ties they stay severed
And when there's trust there'll be treats
When we funk we'll hear beats
Karmacoma
Karmacoma
You and her, walking through the suburbs
No, not exactly lovers
You're a couple, oh, 'specially when your bodies double
Duplicate and then you wait
For the next Kuwait
Karmacoma
Karmacoma
Jamaican aroma, karmacoma
You sure you want to be with me?
I've nothing to give
Won't lie and say this loving's best
Whoa, leave us in emotional peace
Mmm, take a walk take a rest
And taste the rest
Don't wanna be on top of your list
Monopoly improperly kissed
We overcome in sixty seconds with the strength we have together
But for now, emotional ties they stay severed
And when there's trust there'll be treats
When we funk we'll hear beats
Karmacoma
Karmacoma
@hernanbruno4178
The Trip-Hop of the 90's was and is the best genre of all time.
@MrAquilina420
Jungle and dnb was lit in the 90s as well.
@avantgod7
☝🏾💯💯💯
@sketchyold
Love Tricky and wore this CD out during 95-96, but no. There is no best genre unless you have an incredibly narrow taste and mind.
@sketchyold
@@MrAquilina420 It wasn’t “lit” lamo. Get outta here with that bs lingo.
@VanezArt
Very likely, sir. The whole zeitgeist of 90s was something else. Different times, different people, different music…
@olehkoliada2804
20 years passed. None to compare. Style, genre.
@awkwardlyadroit503
20 freakin years! Maxinquaye is a masterpiece, it set the bar for trip hop (or whatever you want to label it as). Brilliantly smooth, dark, sexy, groovy, cleverly written and produced, love this album
@dannysmith3745
Think Massive Attack would have something to say about that, especially considering the lyrics for this song come from Karmacoma
@awkwardlyadroit503
@@dannysmith3745 ya, Tricky was a member for the first two massive attack albums, both which are great, but I'm definitely a bigger fan of Tricky's solo material (pre-millenium tension is also fantastic), cheers