On tracks like “Blue Schwinn” you can feel the pull and push of the ocean, the sun refracting through water. Corales bifurcated belief in the power of both hip hop and My Bloody Valentine is still evident, but this is the warmest, most uplifting music he has made. This is reinforced by Corrales’ other source of inspiration. The record takes its title from the year Corrales was born and, perhaps the very act of moving away from childhood locales stirred up “memories from random times in my life. Like I was trying to recreate certain feelings I had at different points in my life with melodies, if that makes any sense.” And he goes on to ask, “You know how when you’re a child you feel your life has a certain melodic theme that you can’t really put your finger on and you can almost hear it, but its not anything you’ve ever heard before?” Eighty One is his attempt to capture those melodies.
The last piece in this act of reinvention is the presence on four tracks of Anomie Belle, a singer, producer and classically trained violinist based in Seattle. The pair met when Yppah was touring with Bonobo in 2010. The pair hit it off and Corrales contributed a remix to Belle’s album, “The Crush.” In return, she offered to listen through to demos of Eighty One
to see if she could find a track which she could add something to. In the words of Yppah, “it was such a natural fit she ended up doing four!”
Again With Subtitles
Yppah Lyrics
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Life would be blue
I'd be Dr.
Who without the Tardis
A candle without a wick
A Watson without a Crick
I'd be one of my outfits without a Dick-ie
I'd be cheese without the mac
I'd be solving exponential equations that use bases notfound on your calculator making it much harder to crack
I'd be an atom without a bomb
A dot without the com
And I'd probably still live with my mom
And he'd probably still live with his mom
Ever since I met you
You turned my world around
You supported all my dreams and all my hopes
You're like Uranium 235 and I'm Uranium 238Almost inseparable isotopes
I couldn't have imagined
How good my life would get
From the moment that I met you, Bernadette
If I didn't have you
Life would be dreary
I'd be string theory without any string
I'd be binary code without a one
A cathode-ray tube without an electron gun
I'd be "
Firefly," "
Buffy" and "
Avengers" without Joss Whedon
I'd speak a lot more Klingon Heghlu'me
H Qa
Q jajvam
And he'd definitely still live with his mom
Ever since I met you
You turned my world around
You're my best friend and my lover
We're like changing electric and magnetic fields
You can't have one without the other
I couldn't have imagined
How good my life would get
From the moment that I met you, Bernadette
Oh, we couldn't have imagined
How good our lives would get
From the moment that we met you, Bernadette
The lyrics of Yppah's song "Again With Subtitles" express gratitude and appreciation for the presence, support, and love of a significant other. The opening lines create a hypothetical scenario where the singer imagines a life without their partner, likening it to various objects and concepts that lack a crucial component. The comparison to Dr. Who without the Tardis (a time-traveling spaceship) suggests that without his partner, the singer would be lost and directionless. The reference to Watson without a Crick (a nod to the discovery of the structure of DNA) implies a lack of meaningful collaboration and purposeful pursuits. Similarly, the cheese without the mac, the jobs without the Wozniak, and the solving of exponential equations with unusual bases all illustrate the idea of being incomplete or inadequate without the proper complementary element.
The chorus builds on this theme of appreciation, as the singer acknowledges how meeting Bernadette has enriched their life and turned their world around. The similes become focused on the scientific field of nuclear chemistry, with the comparison of the singer and Bernadette to isotopes of Uranium. Like Uranium 235 and 238, the two are inseparable and enhance each other's qualities. The analogy of changing electric and magnetic fields suggests a dynamic, evolving relationship that cannot be separated. The last two lines of the song repeat the refrain but address Bernadette directly, emphasizing their gratitude and joy in having her in their life.
Line by Line Meaning
If I didn't have you
The singer expresses gratitude to someone for their presence in their life.
Life would be blue
The singer feels that their life would be sad and empty without this person.
I'd be Dr.
The singer draws comparisons to popular culture figures to show how incomplete they feel without this person.
Who without the Tardis
The singer would be like the character Doctor Who, but without his time-traveling spaceship that defines him.
A candle without a wick
The singer would be like a useless, unlit candle without this person.
A Watson without a Crick
The singer would be an incomplete scientific discovery, like a structure without its complementary partner.
I'd be one of my outfits without a Dick-ie
The singer would be like a pair of pants without a belt to hold them up, which the person being thanked provides.
I'd be cheese without the mac
The singer would be like just one ingredient in a dish that needs the other essential component to be complete.
Jobs without the Wozniak
The singer would be like Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple, without his brilliant partner, Steve Wozniak, and therefore incomplete.
I'd be solving exponential equations that use bases notfound on your calculator making it much harder to crack
The singer would be doing a difficult task that might not seem impossible, but would without the help of this person to make it easier.
I'd be an atom without a bomb
The singer would be like a powerful, capable thing without a crucial element that would allow it to reach its full potential.
A dot without the com
The singer would be an incomplete idea without the necessary component to make it clear or accessible.
And I'd probably still live with my mom
The singer humorously suggests that without the person being thanked, their life would be stagnant and they would still be living at home with their mother.
Ever since I met you
The singer acknowledges that this person has been in their life for a significant amount of time.
You turned my world around
The singer feels that this person has had a profound impact on their life and has positively transformed it.
You supported all my dreams and all my hopes
The singer feels that this person has contributed greatly to their success and has been there for them no matter what.
You're like Uranium 235 and I'm Uranium 238
The singer uses a scientific analogy to show that they and the person being thanked are similar and compatible.
Almost inseparable isotopes
The singer emphasizes how close they feel to the person being thanked and how they are almost like one entity.
I couldn't have imagined
The singer is acknowledging that they didn't think their life could be this good without this person.
How good my life would get
The singer feels that their life has improved significantly since meeting the person being thanked.
From the moment that I met you, Bernadette
The singer specifically calls out the person being thanked by name.
Life would be dreary
The singer reiterates that their life would be dull and unfulfilling without the person being thanked.
I'd be string theory without any string
The singer compares their life without this person to a complex scientific concept that is missing a crucial element.
I'd be binary code without a one
The singer is like a line of programming code without a necessary component to make it functional.
A cathode-ray tube without an electron gun
The singer compares themselves to outdated technology that is incomplete without a key component.
I'd be 'Firefly', 'Buffy' and 'Avengers' without Joss Whedon
The singer would be like popular TV shows and movies without their creator, showing how integral the person being thanked is to their life.
I'd speak a lot more Klingon Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam
The singer is drawing a humorous comparison to a fictitious language from 'Star Trek' to show how incomplete their life would be without this person.
And he'd definitely still live with his mom
The singer playfully suggests that without the person being thanked, their partner would not have made much progress in life either.
You're my best friend and my lover
The singer describes the relationship they have with the person being thanked as both romantic and based on a close friendship.
We're like changing electric and magnetic fields
The singer uses a scientific analogy to describe the strong bond and natural attraction they feel with the person being thanked.
You can't have one without the other
The singer stresses that their relationship with the person being thanked is interdependent and they cannot function without each other.
Oh, we couldn't have imagined
The singer includes their partner in thanking the person being acknowledged for their positive impact.
How good our lives would get
The singer acknowledges that their life has significantly improved since the person being thanked entered their life and they are grateful for it.
From the moment that we met you, Bernadette
Both the singer and their partner are thanking the person being addressed by name for their positive impact on their lives.
Writer(s): Jose LuisCorrales Jr
Contributed by Riley C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@DooshBoosh
I was buying a Yardbirds CD in HMV, so I went to the 'Y' section and picked up the CD behind the Yardbirds label. I didn't look at it, I just went and paid. When i got to my car I put the CD in and drove off. It wasn't the Yardbirds that started to play. It was Yppah. Amazing how you find some bands.
@IwillCommentOnYourVideo
10 years ago lol
@arctix4518
@IWillCommentOnYourVideo AndYouCan'tStopMe Today nobody buys a CD anymore xD
@aaronfrazier4391
This song hits different late at night on your way home. Everytime.
@abhinavvenkat
My world was flashing by at a million miles a minute. I'd saved over $100,000 dollars. Only $200,000 to go. But there was this one thing that I couldn't get off my mind.
@svm8476
yeahhh 21
@aaronfrazier7996
Just got back from Vegas 2 weeks ago. Wasn’t my first time being there but was probably the best one so far. This song was playing at the MGM Grand one night & it just felt so right
@chrismelton4418
i looked for years for this track on 21, and nowhere had it. So glad i checked back and found it!!!
@ckrazyp7182
I agree... There is another song from that movie that I'm dying for but it isn't credited nor on the soundtrack.
@Apilyon
I;ve listened to this 50 times, not enough yet