From the sleeve notes for the latest release End Titles...Stories For Film released in July 2008, the current line-up is stated as James Lavelle and Pablo Clements, also a member of the Psychonauts.
The original line-up was James Lavelle, Tim Goldsworthy (now a member of DFA) and Kudo (Major Force West, Skylab). This incarnation released several EPs and singles, usually involving collaborations with other Mo'Wax affiliated artists.
In 1998, after the departure of Goldsworthy and Kudo, Lavelle enlisted US producer DJ Shadow to help complete UNKLE's debut album, "Psyence Fiction". On this album they collaborated with a variety of guest artists including Thom Yorke (Radiohead), Mike D (Beastie Boys), Badly Drawn Boy and Richard Ashcroft (The Verve). The album contained songs which merged indie-rock with hip hop.
In 2003 UNKLE released "Never, Never, Land". At this time UNKLE consisted of Lavelle and new collaborator Richard File, and the album also featured Ian Brown (The Stone Roses), Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age), Robert Del Naja (Massive Attack), Mani (The Stone Roses, Primal Scream) and others.
A third album entitled "War Stories" was released in July 2007. It features collaborations with Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age), Ian Astbury (The Cult), Autolux, Robert Del Naja (Massive Attack), The Duke Spirit, and Gavin Clark, and is far more strongly rock-influenced than previous releases. The album was preceded by an EP, Nights Temper, of which a limited pressing was released in May 2007.
Lavelle has also released several mix albums and remixes under his own name and under the name UNKLEsounds (together with Richard File).
UNKLE is known for remixing music from artists such as Explosions in the Sky, Massive Attack, and Oasis.
Twilight
UNKLE Lyrics
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It's wild idol lifestyle
It's wild idol lifestyle
It's wild idol lifestyle
Look at us
Look at this
Take a look
Danny is my name
Painted a train
Once happy planets
Revolving again
It's wild idol lifestyle
It's wild idol lifestyle
It's wild idol lifestyle
It's wild idol lifestyle
Look at me
Look at this
Take a look
Person you see
Danny is my name
Painted a train
Once happy planets
Revolving again
It's wild idol lifestyle
It's wild idol lifestyle
It's wild idol lifestyle
It's wild idol lifestyle
Look that it's pretty
Picture that if you will
The crossroads
Drunken person you can touch
It's wild idol lifestyle
It's wild idol lifestyle
Look at me
Look at this
Take a look
The person you see
Danny is my name
Painted a train
Once happy planets
Revolving again
The lyrics of UNKLE's "Twilight" are enigmatic and open to interpretation. The repeated phrase "It's wild idol lifestyle" can be interpreted as a commentary on the excess and recklessness that can come with fame and celebrity. The repetition of this phrase may suggest that the lifestyle is not sustainable and will eventually lead to chaos and destruction. The line "Look at us/Look at this" may be referring to the public scrutiny that comes with fame, where every move is watched and judged. The choice of the name "Danny" for the persona in the song is unclear but may symbolize the loss of identity that comes with being a famous figure.
The line "Painted a train/Once happy planets/Revolving again" is another section of the song that is open to interpretation. It could be interpreted as a metaphor for the cyclical nature of life and the fact that nothing lasts forever. The idea of painting a train could also be interpreted as an act of rebellion, as graffiti can be seen as a form of subversion of dominant culture.
Overall, "Twilight" is a haunting and mysterious song that explores the darker side of fame and celebrity culture. Through its enigmatic lyrics, it encourages the listener to question the price of fame and the nature of identity in a world where image is everything.
Line by Line Meaning
It's wild idol lifestyle
Life as a famous figure is an unrestrained and intense existence
Look at us
Observe our actions and behavior
Look at this
Take a glance at our situation and surroundings
Take a look
Examine closely what is happening
Person you see
The individual in front of you
Danny is my name
Introducing oneself as Danny
Painted a train
Decorated a locomotive
Once happy planets
Previously joyful celestial bodies
Revolving again
Orbiting once more
Look that it's pretty
Notice the attractiveness of something
Picture that if you will
Imagine the scenario
The crossroads
A point where a decision has to be made
Drunken person you can touch
An intoxicated individual within arm's reach
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Jeff Lynne
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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You keepin on a holdin',
A holdin' on a keepin,
No giving into taking more but still still feedin',
You keepin on a holdin',
A-holdin' on a-keepin,
No giving into taking more but still still feedin',
You're clearly disturbed,
All you want is allegiance
Hear them what you saw
You hear them what you saw
You hear them what you saw
You hear them with believin'
Oh holy holy water washing over the soul
Collecting all the people you love to sing you a song
Even if they stick to humming
Holding on a song to see them
When you're really sick-a sick-a sick of love
Leaving with their heart
To shape them within
Even if they stay to running
Hold 'em on the soul, believing
Till you wanna stick-a stick-a stick to love
When you went down, the men came callin'
Changing to stone as you wept from fallin
When you went down, the men came callin'
Speaking in tongues we've all been summoned.
Ride, you wait to hug the shoal, you hate the thought, you're so-so.
You seem so dark to cry.
Oh, we're ready, honey
I got all the skills
You've given all our love for you
Everything you taught me honey
It never even mattered, really
It's all about my love for you
With you in my head
With you in my head
With you in my head
When you went down, the men came callin'
Faded in stone as you wept from fallin
When you went down, the men came callin'
Singing in tongues, it makes things summoned.
Oh, we're ready, honey
I got all the skills
You've given all our love for you
Everything you taught me honey
It never even mattered, really
It's all about my love for you
I hope that I'm ready, honey
I got all the skills
You've given all our love for you
Everything you taught me honey
It never even mattered, really
It's all about my love for you
@anukaankhbayar6452
like literally ANY song on the twilight pplaylist goes hardd
@phoebej2695
frrrrrr
@jonndoe708
This one goes deep
@mousumigupta2015
Love the fight between Jasper and Alice❤️
@lilypad8045
mousumi gupta it’s so cuteee he has a soft spot for her
@amy6816
@@lilypad8045 right! They're so cute together I caaaaannt 😭❤️❤️❤️❤️
@angelesreza1597
Edward family.
@angelesreza1597
Yes
@sailorvenus6505
Me too
@M9TUS
This song and possibility are my favorite songs in twilight