Zappacosta's first band was Surrender, a five-piece that recorded three alb… Read Full Bio ↴Zappacosta's first band was Surrender, a five-piece that recorded three albums in the late 1970's into the early 1980's. In 1984 he recorded his first self-titled solo album which contained the hit singles "Passion" and "We Should Be Lovers". As a result, he subsequently won the Juno Award for "Most Promising Male Vocalist". The next year he lent his vocals to the Canadian charity production "Tears Are Not Enough", singing the lines "Maybe we could understand the reasons why" in the fifth stanza.

His second album A-Z was released in 1986 and featured the hit singles "When I Fall (In Love Again)" and "Nothing Can Stand In Your Way". Following this, a Zappacosta song "Overload" was added to the Dirty Dancing soundtrack, one of the biggest selling soundtracks of the 80s.

A third album Quick!...Don't Ask Any Questions was released in 1990, before Zappacosta took time off to hone his vocal and guitar skills. He also pursued acting in various stage performances, as well as a role in the 2005 Canadian movie Halo (not to be confused with the movie about the Microsoft videogame of the same name).

He has subsequently released more personal albums, including 2004's Start Again which contains reworked versions of some of his classic hits from the 80s. Zappacosta is actively touring across Canada in 2006.

Overload
Zappacosta Lyrics

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I can hear your heels clicking on the sidewalk
Beating to the rhythm of my heart
Caught up in you
You're the only one I want
I follow you home every night
Just to make sure that you get there alright
Baby, it's true
Can't think of anything but you

And what I need baby
Is a little bit of sympathy

You go time on my knees
I burn throughout the night
And I can't live without your love
Won't you help me cure this overload
Won't you help me cure this overload

Oh, you got to know
You see me everywhere that you go
Doesn't that say something (yes baby)
Obsession's taken hold of me, yeah
All because of you
You've got to see me through
Can't take another night alone without you
Honey, it's true
I am so hung up on you

What I really need baby is a little of your company
You go time on my knees
I burn throughout the night
And I can't live without your love
Won't you help me cure this overload
Won't you help me cure this overload

And what I need baby is a little of your sympathy
You go time on my knees
I burn throughout the night
And I can't live without your love
Won't you help me cure this overload
Won't you help me cure this overload
(Tell me baby, what we need?) won't you help me cure this overload
(I got you everything you want baby) won't you help me cure this overload
(Your cure depends on me) won't you help me cure this overload
Won't you help me cure this overload (tell me baby, what you need)
Won't you help me cure this overload (come on, baby, come on)

Overall Meaning

Zappacosta's song Overload is about a man who is completely consumed by his love for a woman. The lyrics suggest that he follows her home every night just to make sure she gets home safely and that he is obsessed with her to the point that he cannot think of anything else but her. He describes his feelings as an "overload" and explains that his only cure is the woman's love and sympathy. He is willing to do anything to be with her, even beg and plead for her help to cure his obsession.

The lyrics in Overload convey the intense emotions that love can bring about. The man's obsession with the woman is so strong that he is willing to do anything to be with her. The chorus emphasizes this, as he repeats the lines, "You go time on my knees, I burn throughout the night, and I can't live without your love. Won't you help me cure this overload?" These lines suggest that the man feels as if he is on his knees begging for the woman's love and that he is willing to do anything to get it.

Overall, the lyrics in Overload show the power that love can have over a person. The man is clearly consumed by his love for the woman and is willing to do anything to be with her. The song's emotional intensity is heightened by the beautiful melody and Zappacosta's powerful vocals.

Line by Line Meaning

I can hear your heels clicking on the sidewalk
I am so focused on you that I notice every little detail, like the sound of your heels clicking as you walk on the sidewalk

Beating to the rhythm of my heart
I am so enamored with you that even my heartbeat seems to synchronize with your footsteps

Caught up in you
I am completely consumed by my feelings for you

You're the only one I want
I desire no one else but you, you are the only one for me

I follow you home every night
I make sure you arrive home safely every night because I care about your well-being

Just to make sure that you get there alright
My concern for you is so great that I need to see it for myself that you made it home safely

Baby, it's true
My feelings for you are genuine, there is nothing fake about them

Can't think of anything but you
You are constantly on my mind, I cannot stop thinking about you

And what I need baby Is a little bit of sympathy
I require some support, affection or sympathy from you to ease my obsessive thoughts and feelings about you

You go time on my knees I burn throughout the night And I can't live without your love Won't you help me cure this overload Won't you help me cure this overload
You have such a hold on me that I am physically and emotionally affected. My knees are weak, I cannot sleep without you and I need your love to help me overcome my obsession

Oh, you got to know You see me everywhere that you go Doesn't that say something (yes baby) Obsession's taken hold of me, yeah All because of you You've got to see me through Can't take another night alone without you Honey, it's true I am so hung up on you
My fixation on you has reached the point where I am always around you. It is a clear indication of my obsession, but I need you to understand that it is all because of how much I want to be with you. I cannot bear to be alone without you, you need to help me overcome this fixation on you.

What I really need baby is a little of your company
All I need is for you to be with me so that I can calm my troubled mind and be at peace with my feelings for you

(Tell me baby, what we need?) won't you help me cure this overload (I got you everything you want baby) won't you help me cure this overload (Your cure depends on me) won't you help me cure this overload Won't you help me cure this overload (tell me baby, what you need) Won't you help me cure this overload (come on, baby, come on)
I am pleading with you to help me overcome this obsession and be with me. I am willing to do anything for you and give you everything you want, and my cure from this overload of feelings depends on your help and presence in my life.

Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: MARCO LUCIANI, ALFIE ZAPPACOSTA

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