The band's debut album, The Beginning, which consisted entirely of instrumental music, was released in 1990 with average success. By 1993, the band released the follow-up, The New Shape, with the line-up expanded to include Sławomir Romanowski and Robert Amirian. The album featured vocals by Robert Janson and Robert Amirian, along with guest vocalists including Edyta Bartosiewicz.
The band's breakthrough was the 1994 album Emu, which marked a significant change in musical direction, i.e. the band now had a lead singer, Anita Lipnicka, and started performing primarily in Polish. This formula was highly successful, and both Emu and the following 1995 album, Elf, sold more than half a million copies each. In 1995, the band won a Polish music award, the Fryderyk, for best Polish music group. Furthermore, the band provided a number of songs (mostly from Elf) for the soundtrack of the movie Młode wilki.
In 1996, Varius Manx appeared on the television show "Szansa na sukces", a kind of karaoke show in which the participants sing the songs of the visiting band. The winner of the show was the 19-year-old Kasia Stankiewicz. When, shortly afterwards, Amirian and Lipnicka both left the band, the remaining members asked Stankiewicz to join the band as new lead singer. This new line-up recorded Ego, which featured the band's biggest hit to date, the song "Orła cień".
In 1997, the band released its 6th album, End, which was a commercial hit, though it sold far less that the band's preceding albums.
In 2000, Varius Manx released their first compilation album Najlepsze z dobrych, which included four new songs along with remastered versions of the band's greatest hits. Shortly afterwards, Kasia Stankiewicz left the band and was replaced by Monika Kuszyńska. With her as lead singer, the band recorded the albums Eta (2001), Eno (2002) and Emi (2004).
In 2006, during the band's summer tour, the band members were involved in a car accident, which left lead singer Monika Kuszyńska paralyzed from the waist down. The band suspended its activities until 2010, then with a new lead singer, Lari Lu, with whom the band recorded the album Eli (2011).
The band's current lead singer, since 2013, is Edi Ann.
Bez.
Varius Manx Lyrics
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I tak jak ty
Rozciagam usta w srebny smiech
Zlamana w pol
Nakrywam stol
I pytam jak ci minal dzien
Gdy bedziesz spal
Cichutko wymkne sie
Ocean moich lez
I wroce zanim slonce wstanie
Wychodzisz I
Zostawiasz mi
Przez prog rzucony tani gest
Nie mowie nic
I tak jak ty
Rozciagam usta w srebny smiech
Wieczorem dasz mi garsc
Dusznego bzu
Bym mogla w nim utopic
Cierpki bol
A wtedy ty poczujesz sie niewinny
Dotykasz mnie
I sprawiasz ze
Juz prawie wierze w twoje slowa
Lecz gasisz ogien
Szybko zbyt
Czy wiesz jak marzne w twych ramionach?
Zasypiasz - ja cicho wymykam sie
Przeplywam wzdluz ocean moich lez
W pamieci wskrzeszam tamten maj I bez
I wroce zanim slonce wstanie..
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Added by Marcin Lesiak
The above lyrics are from the song "Bez" by Varius Manx, and they reflect the melancholic and detached emotions of the singer. The opening lines "Nie mowie nic, I tak jak ty" suggest that the singer is apathetic and non-communicative, much like the person they are singing about. The lines "rozciagam usta w srebny smiech" indicate that the singer is trying to mask their sadness with a fake smile or laughter.
The lines "Gdy bedziesz spal, cichutko wymkne sie, przeplyne wzdluz ocean moich lez" sound like the singer is trying to escape from their current situation and their own emotions by imagining themselves swimming along an ocean of tears. The lines "Wychodzisz I zostawiasz mi przez prog rzucony tani gest" suggest that the person the singer is singing about is not giving them the attention and care they need.
The lyrics of "Bez" are open-ended and poetic, allowing listeners to interpret them in their own way. However, they speak to the universal feelings of loneliness and longing, making them relatable for many listeners.
Line by Line Meaning
Nie mowie nic
I say nothing
I tak jak ty
Just like you do
Rozciagam usta w srebny smiech
I stretch my lips into a silver smile
Zlamana w pol
Broken in half
Nakrywam stol
I set the table
I pytam jak ci minal dzien
And ask how your day was
Gdy bedziesz spal
When you're asleep
Cichutko wymkne sie
I slip away quietly
Przeplyne wzdluz
I will swim along
Ocean moich lez
The ocean of my tears
I wroce zanim slonce wstanie
And come back before the sun rises
Wychodzisz I
You leave and
Zostawiasz mi
Leave me with
Przez prog rzucony tani gest
A cheap gesture thrown over the threshold
Wieczorem dasz mi garsc
In the evening you give me a handful of
Dusznego bzu
Stuffy lilacs
Bym mogla w nim utopic
So I could drown in them
Cierpki bol
Sharp pain
A wtedy ty poczujesz sie niewinny
And then you will feel innocent
Dotykasz mnie
You touch me
I sprawiasz ze
And make me
Juz prawie wierze w twoje slowa
Almost believe your words
Lecz gasisz ogien
But you put out the fire
Szybko zbyt
Too quickly
Czy wiesz jak marzne w twych ramionach?
Do you know how I freeze in your arms?
Zasypiasz - ja cicho wymykam sie
You fall asleep - I slip away quietly
Przeplywam wzdluz ocean moich lez
I swim along the ocean of my tears
W pamieci wskrzeszam tamten maj I bez
I bring back that May and without
I wroce zanim slonce wstanie
And come back before the sun rises
Contributed by Molly L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Robert Kabata
Ta płyta w zasadzie nie ma słabych fragmentów, jest może trochę niespójna, ale to chyba efekt różnorodnych aranżacji Jansona. Kawał muzyki, dziwne że ta płyta nie uchodzi za klasykę Rocka, wśród krytyków. Że to muzyka pop? Pop to też Ace of Base było, także szacunek za teksty, za szczerość i autentyczność. Szkoda że pani Lipnicka dziś swoje stare teksty uważa za infantylne i naiwne, chociaż pewnie to efekt życiowych doświadczeń. Ja nie tracę nadziei że spotkam kobietę z "wiarą" a mój "szybki wóz", pójdzie z tym w parze.
Out Sider
Uważa swoje stare teksty za infantylne, bo są infantylne i niedojrzałe, pisane na szybko, co sama przyznała w jednym z wywiadów. Może niekoniecznie te pisane z czasów Varius Manx, ale z pierwszych trzech solowych płyt, w większości tak.
Co do albumu "Elf" to zgadzam się, że ten album to klasyk. Nie ma słabych punktów. Piosenki wciąż wywołują emocje podczas słuchania, np. "Bez". Mega przejmujący. Najlepszy album Varius Manx, i jeden z lepszych z lat 90.
The Descriptor
mój brat, który nie żyje, lubił ten kawałek!
TITO
1995 , ta KASETA, wino i wagary w Parku Amfiteatru Radomskiego ❤️
898luk
Najsmutniejsza piosenka ever...kto wie ten wie...kto udaje powodzenia 👍🏼
Janusz Adamczyk
Ognisko,kaseciak na baterię, nasza paczka, kiedy to bylo😀
fela trela
Jak u mnie...100 lat temu
Matthew Esvei
Genialne ❤️
Maciejka Kamykowa
Śliczny utwór , jeden z moich ulubionych z tej płyty.
ANIA Jargoła
Muzyka mojego dzieciństwa.