When the sisters first sang together they called themselves the Beehive Girls, because of their beehive hairstyles. Their initial success came with the 1988 album Let It Bee, on which they recruited former members from ska band Madness to play guitar and drums. The album was popular on college radio stations, and the success was largely due to their brightly-coloured image and shout-along songs that was an antidote to the doom and gloom college rock scene. Their biggest commercial success came in the early 1990s with the single, Monsters and Angels from the album, Honey Lingers. In 1994 the other members left the band. The sisters decided to continue, recording the album Sex & Misery. The album did not sell well in the UK, and early success in the USA for the single Scary Kisses was poorly capitalised on. In late 1996 their record company refused to extend their contract, and the girls disappeared from the music industry, although they re-formed to play three live dates with The Wonder Stuff in 2003.
Scary Kisses
Voice of the Beehive Lyrics
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You can see them living sensibly with lots of care, lonely in a cautious way.
You be alone for me, I'll be alone for you, one and one before no longer makes two.
Let's stir things up a bit throw the pieces up to the sky.
Baby I want scary kisses,
I want hits and I want misses,
I want hell and I want bliss,
And if you gave me safety in a short time I'll be driven crazy,
I would rather run and fall,
Then take no chance at all,
Then take no chance at all.
I would rather sit here by myself then settle down with someone safe and sound.
I kinda like a little trouble every now and then, someone with the nerve to break ground.
You take a look for me, I'll take a look for you, we'll find it's not so bad it's just new.
Let's stir things up a bit, throw the pieces up to the sky.
Baby I want scary kisses,
I want hits and I want misses,
I want hell and I want bliss,
And all that stuff between it,
And if you gave me safety in a short time I'll be driven crazy,
I would rather run and fall,
Then take no chance at all,
And if we break or if we bruise,
It won't be the worst of news,
We will just get up again,
Start over on the count of ten.
And if we scar or if we break,
It'll be our own mistake
Put it down to what we know
Then have another go
And take it on the chin
And just begin again
Run your fingers through the flame
And I will do the same
Together we will fall
Together we will rise
Together we will dooo everything but compromise
Baby I want scary kisses,
I want hits and I want misses,
I want hell and I want bliss,
And all that stuff between it,
And if you give me safety in a short time I'll be driven crazy,
I would rather run and fall then take no chance at all.
And if we break or if we bruise it won't be the worst of news
We will just get up again
Start over on the count of ten
And if we scar or if we break
It'll be our own mistake
Put it down to what we know
Then have another go.
Baby I want scary kisses,
I want hits and I want misses,
I want hell and I want bliss,
And all that stuff between it,
And if you gave me safety in a short time I'll be driven crazy
I would rather run and fall then take no chance at all.
The lyrics of Voice Of The Beehive's song Scary Kisses talk about the need for excitement and unpredictability in a relationship. The opening lines suggest that many people choose to live their lives cautiously, but the singer and her partner want something different. The chorus repeatedly emphasizes the desire for "scary kisses" and experiences that combine "hits and misses" and "hell and bliss."
The second half of the song continues to explore the theme of taking risks in a relationship. The singer values the potential for excitement and growth more than stability and safety. She acknowledges that there may be challenges and setbacks along the way, but believes that these are preferable to a life without any risks at all.
Overall, the lyrics of Scary Kisses celebrate the idea of taking chances in love and embracing the unexpected.
Line by Line Meaning
There's a much old trick to playing safely, baby people do it every day.
Playing it safe is a common practice but it leads to a lonely life full of caution.
You can see them living sensibly with lots of care, lonely in a cautious way.
People who play it safe live cautiously, with lots of care, but end up lonely.
You be alone for me, I'll be alone for you, one and one before no longer makes two.
Let's be independent together, 1+1=2 no longer applies to us.
Let's stir things up a bit throw the pieces up to the sky.
Let's take risks and shake things up a bit.
Baby I want scary kisses,
I crave thrilling experiences.
I want hits and I want misses,
I want successful and failed attempts.
I want hell and I want bliss,
I want extremes of agony and ecstasy.
And all that stuff between it,
I want everything in-between.
And if you gave me safety in a short time I'll be driven crazy,
If you provide me with too much safety, I'll go insane.
I would rather run and fall,
I'd rather risk failure.
Then take no chance at all,
Than play it safe.
I would rather sit here by myself then settle down with someone safe and sound.
I'd rather be alone than be with someone who plays it safe.
I kinda like a little trouble every now and then, someone with the nerve to break ground.
I'm attracted to people who take risks and break boundaries.
You take a look for me, I'll take a look for you, we'll find it's not so bad it's just new.
Let's help each other try new things and realize it's not so bad.
And if we break or if we bruise,
If we fail or get hurt,
It won't be the worst of news,
It's not the end of the world.
We will just get up again, start over on the count of ten.
We'll get back up and try again.
And if we scar or if we break, it'll be our own mistake
If we're scarred or hurt, it's our own doing.
Put it down to what we know then have another go
Learn from our mistakes and keep trying.
And take it on the chin, and just begin again
Take the hit and keep going.
Run your fingers through the flame, and I will do the same
Let's take risks together and experience the thrill.
Together we will fall, together we will rise
We'll support each other through success and failure.
Together we will dooo everything but compromise
We'll try new things together and never compromise on our desires.
Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: TRACEY BRYN BELLAND, PETER JOHN VETTESE
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Kyach Distent
How long you got? I'll pick just a few dozen of the most obvious reasons of the five million.
(1) Your average record buyer is a taste-free, crap-loving twat with no sense or class.
(2) The song is great in a decade of bullshit-the nasty 90s, so it has NO chance.
(3) The girls are talented in a sea of talentless shit so they have NO chance.
(4) Their fucking cunt label, just like their previous, have no idea how to promote/sell.
(5) Their first label fucked the girls' chances up early so they had to leave them over their inability to promote/sell their worj.
(6) Madonna, madonna, madonna, (as always) madonna, madonna, madonna...yawn!
(7) The year was 1995 and dion/carey/boyzone/sheryl crow/oasis/blur/rap/spice girls/take that/robbie williams 'mattered'. Need I say more. How does anything even slightly good get a chance of being spun among this cesspit of shite? Oh and-madonna!
(8) People have short memories when it comes to what matters, especially with talented artists and animal cruelty.
(9) Anyone without a mountain of faux respect and accolades up to wazu from the 80s won't survive outisde it without mass support. So we have annie lennox/kylie minogue/weller/sting/collins/madness/jacksons/cure and slagdonna to endure. Ends there.
(10) Your average record buyer is a taste-free, crap-loving twat with no sense or class.
(11) When your new label won't even bother funding a promo video for your new song, HOW does that help a single get traction?
(12) When an artist justifiably walks away to begin new avenues and you THEN release an album in their absence, how will that sell?
(13) Your average record buyer is a taste-free, crap-loving twat with no sense or class.
(14) When a release date is pulled and the few who know of it have no idea when it will appear or how, attentions spans waver.
(15) Madonna, madonna, madonna, no other woman 'matters' from the 80s but the few critics love & madonna, madonna, madonna.
(16) Your average record buyer is a taste-free, crap-loving twat with no sense or class.
Hope that helps, though I can't think why anyone would not know this? All I can say is, if you were round back then, did you buy it?
archiveseeker
This song is a hidden gem!
Theodoxus Thaxson
I heard a snippet as bumper music and had to find out what it was - Amazon and Spotify don't have this song... glad Youtube does!
Ryan Friesen
I remember this song hitting number 2 on the charts, next week was never heard from ever again, one of the most underrated songs of all time
builttrainer
Danced to this song so much that i had to buy a second copy of the CD when the first one wouldn't track back anymore! Bliss.
Chuck H
I remember I heard it once when I was working in McDonald's years ago and watched one of my supervisors started dancing to this while still working. Took me years to finally find this again; gotta love the memories that this generated!
Charles Harris
Hey, I was just a dumb kid at the time... Can't hold that against me (especially since it was over 20 years ago!)
Kyach Distent
Especially as most so-called artists can only generate apathy and hate because their so shit, and speaking of shit, a McDonalds?! That's no memory; I hope the song saved you.
Rob Morris
Love it! It's my favourite song so I'm glad there's a video out there!
Rob Hamilton
I haven't heard this song in like a decade! So glad I got to find this!
MadelaineAshton
I was obsessed with this song as a teen, I was playing it to all my friends