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.
Smak Czerwonego Wina
Varius Manx Lyrics
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Wolniej biegnie czas
Gorąca noc
Myśli nie chcą spać
Pytamy się
Czy to właśnie my?
Czy uda się
Czerwonego wina mocny smak
Namawia mnie by zgodzić się
Czerwonego wina mocny smak
Jednocześnie chce powstrzymać mnie
Czerwonego wina mocny smak
Na krawędzi stoję czy też nie?
Czerwonego wina mocny smak
Serce, rozum – które rządzić chce?
Dziś żadne z nas
Nie wie prawie nic
Czujemy strach
Czy powiedzie się?
Podpowiedz mi
Co mam zrobić by
Spotkały nas
Tylko dobre dni
Czerwonego wina mocny smak…
The lyrics of Varius Manx's Smak Czerwonego Wina are about uncertainty and the struggle to make decisions in a relationship. The verses describe a couple who are questioning whether they are meant to be together and if they can continue to stay together. The chorus compares the strong taste of red wine to the difficult decision the couple must make - whether to stay together or not. The singer is being persuaded by the wine to agree to certain things, but at the same time, it is also keeping him from making a final decision.
The lyrics express a sense of confusion and vulnerability in relationships. The couple is not sure where their future lies, and they are afraid of what might happen if they choose the wrong path. The use of red wine as a metaphor for the decision-making process adds an interesting layer to the song, as it connotes the idea of indulgence and pleasure, but also of danger and risk.
Overall, Smak Czerwonego Wina is a poignant and introspective song that captures the insecurities and complexities of romantic relationships. The emotional weight of the lyrics is enhanced by the haunting melody and atmospheric instrumentation.
Line by Line Meaning
Ja, przy mnie Ty
With you by my side
Wolniej biegnie czas
Time passes more slowly
Gorąca noc
Hot night
Myśli nie chcą spać
Thoughts don't want to sleep
Pytamy się
We ask ourselves
Czy to właśnie my?
Is it really us?
Czy uda się
Will it work out?
Dalej razem być?
To continue being together?
Czerwonego wina mocny smak
Strong taste of red wine
Namawia mnie by zgodzić się
It urges me to agree
Jednocześnie chce powstrzymać mnie
At the same time, it wants to stop me
Na krawędzi stoję czy też nie?
Do I stand on the edge or not?
Serce, rozum – które rządzić chce?
Heart or mind - which one wants to rule?
Dziś żadne z nas
Today, neither of us
Nie wie prawie nic
Knows almost anything
Czujemy strach
We feel fear
Czy powiedzie się?
Will it succeed?
Podpowiedz mi
Give me a hint
Co mam zrobić by
What should I do to
Spotkały nas
Meet us
Tylko dobre dni
Only good days
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