Zapp is best known for its 1980 funk hit More Bounce to the Ounce (produced by Bootsy Collins). The group recorded five albums as 'Zapp' & Roger recorded five others under his own name.
Roger & Zapp are known for the distinctive synthesized sound produced by recording vocals through a Talk box fed by an electonic synthesizer. Roger's voice can be heard on the Dr. Dre-produced 1996 Tupac Shakur hit "California Love". Roger also appeared on songs by Johnny Gill, Keith Sweat, Eric Benet and H-Town amongst others.
On Sunday, April 25, 1999, Roger Troutman was found shot and critically wounded outside a recording studio in Dayton, Ohio; he died during surgery at a local hospital. Roger's brother Larry was found dead in a car a few blocks away with a single gunshot wound to the head. It is likely that a personal dispute had developed between the two brothers; as far as can be determined, Larry shot Roger, then shot himself.
Heartbreaker
Zapp Lyrics
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told me this about you
They say you're a heartbreaker
You just can't be true
I don't care what those other people say
I'm gonna love you anyway
Baby, sweet baby baby
Talkin' 'bout Haetbreaker
Just forget about those Fellas
Who are now in your past
Baby, oh baby
I hope they find last
You're my baby
An' I'm gonnalove you
Any way you want me to
Baby yeah Oh lord
I don't care what the pepole say
I'm gonna love you anyway
Haertbreaker, Heartbreaker
Yes, you are
Heartbreaker
Everybody thinks that you are a
nasty, nasty girl
Baby, heartbreaker
Wearin' short dresses and that sexy...
The ladies are talkin' bout the
talk that you talk
While the men are pickin' up
the way that you walk,oh
Baby, you little heartbreaker
If you got to break somebody's heart
You can' break my heart
Anytime you like
Good god
'Cause I want you to be happy
Baby oo baby
With all the good things
You been puttin' on my mind
I can surely put
My broken Heart behind
So please, so please
So please, so please
Please oh please break my heart
Uh, love ya baby
I don't care what the people say
I'm gonna love you anyway
Baby
So I want you good good lordy
I said I want true good lovin'
Because you know I want you
I wanna baby baby baby
Baby bu bay ba...
I said I want ya really mama mama
I said I want ya really ba ba ba...
But don't care that you never know
That I want you to break my heart, baby
You broke my heart
What
You broke my heart
You broke my heart
You broke my heart
yeah
(*repeat)
said you broke my heart
(*repeat)
yes,you did
(*repeat)
Oh, You broke my heart
(*repeat)
Don't you know you broke my heart?
(*repeat)
You broke my heart
(*repeat)
Oh baby yeah
(*repeat)
Oh
(*repeat)
Oh baby
(*repeat)
don't you know?
(*repeat)
Said to come no pretty baby
Yes, you did, yes, you did
Yes, you did, yes, you did
Yes, you did, yes, you did
Yes, you did, yes, you did
Mama mama
Mama ma, you broke my heart
See, you don't live with me baby
Don't you know I really love you ?
Pretty mama, don't you know I love you ?
Baby be baba ...
Baby baby
** Heartbreaker
Heartbreaker
Heartbreaker
Heartbreaker
The song "Heartbreaker" by Zapp speaks of someone who has heard rumors that their lover is a heartbreaker, but they choose to ignore what others say and love them anyway. The lyrics are straightforward and simple, with a repetition of the word "Heartbreaker" throughout the song that emphasizes the title. The singer acknowledges that others see their lover as a "nasty, nasty girl" and comments on the way men admire her and women talk about her. Despite this, the singer expresses their desire to be with their lover and is willing to put their "broken heart behind."
Line by Line Meaning
Somebody, somewhere
told me this about you
I heard from an unknown person that you have a certain reputation
They say you're a heartbreaker
You just can't be true
This unknown person specifically told me that you have a history of breaking people's hearts, and I'm beginning to believe it
I don't care what those other people say
I'm gonna love you anyway
Baby, sweet baby baby
Talkin' 'bout Haetbreaker
Even though other people warn me about you, I'm still going to love you no matter what anyone says
Just forget about those Fellas
Who are now in your past
Baby, oh baby
I hope they find last
Don't worry about your ex-boyfriends because they're all in the past, and I hope they find happiness somewhere else
You're my baby
An' I'm gonnalove you
Any way you want me to
Baby yeah Oh lord
You're my love so I'm going to love you the way you want me to love you, however, you want it
Everybody thinks that you are a
nasty, nasty girl
Baby, heartbreaker
People think you're a bad person who wants to break hearts
Wearin' short dresses and that sexy...
You dress in a certain way that attracts people
If you got to break somebody's heart
You can' break my heart
Anytime you like
Good god
'Cause I want you to be happy
If you're going to break someone's heart, then break mine, because I want you to be happy even if that means I will be hurt
With all the good things
You been puttin' on my mind
I can surely put
My broken Heart behind
Even though you have broken my heart, I have good memories of you and I can slowly let go of the heartbreak and move on
So please, so please
So please, so please
Please oh please break my heart
Uh, love ya baby
Please break my heart because I still love you no matter what
But don't care that you never know
That I want you to break my heart, baby
You broke my heart
What
You broke my heart
Even though you don't know it, I want you to break my heart and you actually did break my heart
Oh baby yeah
(*repeat)
Oh
(*repeat)
Oh baby
(*repeat)
don't you know?
(*repeat)
The singer is expressing his emotions towards his love interest
Said to come no pretty baby
Yes, you did, yes, you did
Yes, you did, yes, you did
Yes, you did, yes, you did
Yes, you did, yes, you did
Mama mama
Mama ma, you broke my heart
See, you don't live with me baby
Don't you know I really love you ?
Pretty mama, don't you know I love you ?
Baby be baba...
The singer is hurt by what happened and wants his love interest to know that he still loves her even though she broke his heart
Baby baby
** Heartbreaker
Heartbreaker
Heartbreaker
Heartbreaker
The singer addresses his love interest with the title 'Heartbreaker'
Contributed by Wyatt N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.