1) a hair metal … Read Full Bio ↴There are at least two bands and one artist named Tuff.
1) a hair metal group from Arizona, USA
2) an industrial punk group from Sweden
3) an experimental hardcore techno/rhythmic noise artist from Kuopio, Finland
4) a gangsta rapper
1) Formed in Phoenix, Arizona, the band, which consisted of Jim Gillette (vocals), Jorge DeSaint (guitar), Todd Chase (bass) and Michael Lean (drums), decided to relocate to Hollywood and released a four song EP. Shortly after it's release Gillette departed the band for a solo career (and to later form Nitro) while Bret Michaels look-a-like Stevie Rachelle took over on the microphone. Tuff toured steadily for three years before finally landing a major label-recording contract, however the timing was unfortunate. Just as their first single, "I Hate Kissing You Goodbye," was roaring up the MTV charts, the music industry closed its doors to glam metal bands in favor of the grunge trend. Tuff became one of the forgotten bands among the grunge movement and was promptly dropped by Atlantic records.
By 1993 both Chase and Lean had left the group to be replaced by Danny Wilder and Jimi Lord respectively. They toured for a short time before Wilder walked away and Jamie Fonte was brought in for the last version of Tuff. Fist First (an album later renamed Religious Fix when three new tracks were added) would be the band's last studio effort. In 1995 Tuff called it a day.
Rachelle continued on with a solo career, playing in bands such as Motley Priest. By 2001 a revamped Tuff emerged and made waves with the tongue-in-cheek rap metal parody "American Hair Band" which appeared on The History Of Tuff. Tuff continues to tour sporadically to this day, with Rachelle remaining the focal point and leader
Stevie Rachelle flies the glam/hair metal flag at www.metalsludge.tv
2) Tuff is a Swedish industrial punk band featuring Daniel Engman.
3) Tuff is a Finnish experimental hardcore techno/rhythmic noise artist from Kuopio.
WAKE ME UP
Tuff Lyrics
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Pretending to be hard as rock
Well, I'll soon be falling, 'cause I'm all alone
So I keep on searching for your magic touch
I know I left you with an emptiness
But your the one thing that keeps me going
Wake me up in the morning
I need to hear that phone ring
And have my angel say:
"Are you coming home?
When are you coming home
To fill my dreams?"
I meet a few woman along the way
Seemed like a small, small price I had to pay
And if I had to do it over, I wouldn't change a thing
Except for missing my sweet love each and every day
Again I left you with a loneliness
Your everything that keeps me going, yeah
Wake me up in the morning
I wanna hear you call my name
I need to hear that phone ring
And have my angel say:
"Are you coming home?
When are you coming home
To fill my dreams?"
I never promised you tomorrow
And I can't change yesterday
So I keep on moving
And waiting for the day
As I kneel down and pray
Pray, pray, pray for me to
Wake you up in the morning
Wake me up in the morning
I wanna hear you call my name
I need to hear that phone ring
And have my angel say:
"Are you coming home
When are you coming home today?"
Wake me up in the morning
I wanna hear you call my name
I need to hear that phone ring
And have my angel say:
"Are you coming home?"
Now I'm coming home
To fill your dreams
To fill your dreams
The song "Wake Me Up" by Tuff is a love ballad about a man who realizes his mistakes and wants to make up for them. The first stanza talks about how he's pretending to be strong and unbreakable, but he knows that he's alone and vulnerable. He realizes that he left his lover with a void in her heart, but he still longs for her love and affection.
The chorus of the song repeats the phrase "Wake me up in the morning," which is a metaphor for him waking up to reality and realizing his love for his partner. He wants to hear her voice and be with her, and he regrets leaving her alone. The second stanza talks about how he met other women but ultimately misses his true love every day. Again, he left her with loneliness, but he realizes that she's the only one who keeps him going.
The third stanza speaks directly to his partner, where he says that he never promised her tomorrow, and he can't change the past. However, he keeps on moving and praying for the chance to make up for his mistakes and fill the emptiness that he left in her heart. In the end, he's finally coming home to her, and he wants to fill her dreams again.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm a man standing on solid ground
I am stable and grounded
Pretending to be hard as rock
I appear tough on the outside when in reality I am vulnerable
Well, I'll soon be falling, 'cause I'm all alone
I am afraid of being alone and recognize that it will eventually lead to my downfall
So I keep on searching for your magic touch
I am searching for the comfort and love I receive from you
I know I left you with an emptiness
I am aware that my actions have caused you pain and sadness
But your the one thing that keeps me going
The thought of you gives me the strength to keep moving forward
Wake me up in the morning
I desire to be with my loved one
I wanna hear you call my name
I crave the intimacy and connection that comes from hearing my loved one's voice
I need to hear that phone ring
I want to feel wanted and desired
And have my angel say:
I refer to my loved one as an angel because they bring me peace and happiness
"Are you coming home?
I long to be with my loved one in our shared home
When are you coming home
I am anxious for their return
To fill my dreams?"
I want my loved one to be a part of my every thought and dream
I meet a few woman along the way
I have encountered other women in my life
Seemed like a small, small price I had to pay
Despite the temptation of other women, being away from my loved one is a larger cost
And if I had to do it over, I wouldn't change a thing
I have no regrets and would make the same decisions
Except for missing my sweet love each and every day
The only thing I would change is being away from my loved one
Again I left you with a loneliness
Once again I have caused you pain and sadness by being away
Your everything that keeps me going, yeah
You are my reason to keep living and pushing forward through my struggles
I never promised you tomorrow
I am not certain of the future and cannot promise anything
And I can't change yesterday
I am unable to go back in time and alter past events
So I keep on moving
I continue to progress forward
And waiting for the day
I am looking forward to the day when we can be together again
As I kneel down and pray
I am praying and asking for help and guidance
Pray, pray, pray for me to
I ask for others to pray for me in times of need
Wake you up in the morning
I want to be reunited with my loved one
Now I'm coming home
I am returning to my loved one
To fill your dreams
I wish to be a part of my loved one's dreams and imagination
Contributed by Maya A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Brian H
One of my favorites from this CD, to me I hear the waning days of the glam metal scene in this song, it has a closure like melody, times were changing fast as grunge was just around the corner.
Sean S
This song is amazing, One of the best bands ever ! Thanks for uploading this man
Eugene Batucan
this song is amazingly great \m/ , oneof my favorite rock ballads
Shadow Villanueva
This song was written by Bret Michaels of Poison. He contributed the song to their album at the last minute.
Neri gun5
Gran banda gran cancion siempre glamer :')
Paolo Buratto
Great!I love this song!Rock n roll foreverrr!!!!!!
Deanbag B
Love tuff great ballad!!
Steve Heffernan
Amazing how Grunge and Nu-metal have gone, but Glam is still here. Motley, Poison, guns, all still going. What happened to Pearl Jam and the like? ROCK ON!!
mario guedes
Amen!!!!!
Francisco Javier Arreola Guillén
I'm agree with You rock on with the 80s music the best