Yello is a popular Swiss electronic band consisting of Dieter Meier and Bor… Read Full Bio ↴Yello is a popular Swiss electronic band consisting of Dieter Meier and Boris Blank. They are probably best known for their single Oh Yeah, which featured a rich mix of electronic music and manipulated vocals. The song became famous after being featured in the American movies Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Secret of My Success, and more recently Soul Plane. The song is the theme for Duffman on The Simpsons. In the UK they are probably best known for the Number 7 hit The race. This song was also from 1988 to 1990 the title track of the german music video TV-show "Formel Eins" (=Formula One) and was a Number 4 hit in Germany.

Yello was originally formed by Boris Blank and Carlos Perón in the late 1970s. Dieter Meier, a millionaire playboy with a very versatile career, was brought in when the two founders realised that they needed a singer. Meier and Blank joined forces in 1979 to release a single called I.T. Splash. The LP Solid Pleasure, featuring the hit dance single Bostich, was released the following year. It wasn't until 1983 that Yello received substantial media attention, with the release of I Love You and Lost Again. Peron left the band in 1983 to start a solo career.

Yello takes great pride in their original sound, which is mainly characterised by weird samples, a heavy reliance on rhythm and Dieter Meier's dark voice. Every track on a Yello album has been created by the band from scratch.
Sounds have been created using synths, samplers and effects by Boris Blank.

Yello rarely uses samples from previously released music; nearly every instrument has been sampled and engineered by Boris Blank, who over the years has built up an original sample library of over 100,000 named and categorized sounds.

The music is composed by Boris Blank, who considers himself a percussionist. When the tracks are mostly finished, Dieter Meier adds the vocal parts when fitting.

Distant Solution
Yello Lyrics

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I see
And I feel
I lead into the rivers of love
And to the skies above
Can't get enough of your love

I see
And I feel

I lead into the rivers of love
And to the skies above
Can't get enough of your love

Si
Como quieras, como veas, de ir
Ay si, cuando veas lo que veas para mi

Te quiero, te quiero
El dueño, sueño

I see
And I feel
I lead into the rivers of love
And to the skies above
Can't get enough of your love

El dueño, sueño
Deseo, te veo
(I see) Te siento, te quiero
Tan fuerte, te sueño
(And I feel) Te quiero, te quiero
Deseo, te veo

I lead into the rivers of love

And to the skies above
Can't get enough of your love

Overall Meaning

The opening lyrics of Yello's "Distant Solution" express a feeling of being in love and how it takes over one's body and soul: "I see, and I feel, I lead into the rivers of love, and to the skies above, can't get enough of your love." The singer is completely immersed in his emotions for his beloved, as he feels them flowing through him like a river, reaching towards the sky. He is unable to get enough of this love and craves more.

The next few lines of the song blend Spanish and English lyrics, adding some poetic flair to the song: "Si como quieras, como veas, de ir, ay si, cuando veas lo que veas para mi, te quiero, te quiero, el dueño, sueño." This translates to "Yes as you want, as you see, to go, oh yes, when you see what you see for me, I love you, I love you, the owner, the dream." The singer once again declares his love but now also refers to his lover as his "dream" and "owner" indicating they are completely beholden to them.

The closing lines once again emphasize how the singer is consumed with passion for his beloved, "El dueño, sueño, deseo, te veo, te siento, te quiero, tan fuerte, te sueño, Deseo, te veo." This translates to "The owner, dream, desire, I see you, I feel you, I love you so much I dream of you, I desire, I see you." The singer is consumed with the need to love and be loved.

Line by Line Meaning

I see
I am aware of what is happening around me

And I feel
I have emotions that are connected to what I see

I lead into the rivers of love
I am fully immersed in the feeling of love

And to the skies above
My love elevates me to a higher place

Can't get enough of your love
I crave more of the love that I am experiencing

Si
Yes

Como quieras, como veas, de ir
However you want to do it, however you see it, let's go

Ay si, cuando veas lo que veas para mi
Oh yes, whatever you see, it's for me

Te quiero, te quiero
I love you, I love you

El dueño, sueño
The owner, the dream

Deseo, te veo
Desire, I see you