Kaiser Chiefs
Kaiser Chiefs
Site officiel : http://www.kaiserchiefs.co.uk/
L'armada de groupes britanniques continue son invasion, y compris outre atlantique. Des groupes qui assument totalement leur provenance, ne camouflant pas leur accent, jouant même avec. Il y a un côté excitant de les découvrir les uns après les autres.
Pour quelques euros, offrez-vous une machine à voyager dans l’espace et remonter le temps. Direction Londres, Grande-Bretagne, au début des années 1990, en pleine vague britpop. Souvenez-vous, le très surfait duel Oasis / Blur, les chansons débiles et refrains insidieux, les guitares inoffensives et les quelques notes de clavier désuet.
Girls and Boys, ça vous rappelle quelque chose ? Dix ans plus tard, voici les Kaiser Chiefs avec leur Everyday I love you less and less.
"Kaiser Chiefs" ... mais que penser de ce groupe ? Que ce sont des génies ? que leur premier album, "Employment" est LE Chef-d'oeuvre absolu, LE disque rare, celui qui n'arrive qu'une fois tous les dix ans, comme semble le penser quelques uns des magazines musicaux influents du moment ?
Les Kaiser Chiefs dégainent un album plein de fougue et d'enthousiasme, commençant par le tonitruand "Everyday I love you less and less", sûrement mon morceau préféré sur l'album, avec ses na na na à la Blur, son clavier kitsch, et ses paroles.
« Employment » est un étonnant enchaînement de tubes en puissance, bâti sur l'ultra courante formule: morceau court, couplet plutôt calme, refrain qui entre bien dans le crâne, riffs de guitare ravageurs, apparitions soudaines de claviers. Une formule qui fonctionne bien, forcé de le reconnaître. Ainsi, on ne résiste pas à "I predict a riot", "Modern Way" ni à "Oh my god".
Il y a une réelle intensité tout au long de l'album. Etrangement, c'est cette intensité, un peu plate, qui empêche de donner à l'album un réel relief. Pris un à un, chaque morceau est, au pire, plaisant. Mais mis bout à bout, les morceaux perdent de leur superbe. Acharnez-vous donc sur le morceau de votre choix.
1 / Everyday I love you less and less
Everyday I love you less and less
It's good to see that you’ve become obsessed
I got to get this message to the press
That Everyday I love you less and less
And Everyday I love you less and less
I’ve got to get this feeling off my chest
The doctor says all I need is some rest
Since Everyday I love you less and less
Unless unless
I know I feel it in my bones,
I’m sick I’m tired
Of staying in control
Oh yes I feel a rat apon the wheel
I got to know just not so much is real
Oh yes, I’m stressed
I’m sorry I digress
Depress, Digress
SOS
Oooooh and my parents love me
Oooooh and my girlfriend loves me
Oooooh
Everyday I love you less and less
I can't believe that me and you did sex
It makes me sick to think of you undress
Since everyday I love you less and less
And Everyday I love you less and less
You’re turning into something I detest
And everybody says you look a mess
Since everyday I love you less and less
Unless unless
I know I feel it in my bones,
I’m sick I’m tired
Of staying in control
Oh yes I feel a rat apon the wheel
I got to know just not so much is real
Oh yes, I’m stressed
I’m sorry I digress
Depress, Dedress
SOS
Oooooh and my parents love me
Oooooh and my girlfriend loves me
Oooooh they keep photos love me
Oooooh that's enough love for me
Oooooh
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Oooooh and my parents love me
Oooooh and my girlfriend loves me
Oooooh they keep photos of me
Oooooh that's enough love for me
Oooooh
2 / I predict a riot
Watching the people get lairy
Is not very pretty I tell thee
Walking through town is quite scary
And not very sensible either
A friend of a friend he got beaten
He looked the wrong way at a policeman
Would never have happened to Smeaton
And old Leodiensian
La-ah-ah, la la lalala la
Ah-ah-ah, la la lalala la
I predict a riot, I predict a riot
I predict a riot, I predict a riot
I tried to get in my taxi
A man in a tracksuit attacked me
He said that he saw it before me
Wants to get things a bit gory
Girls run around with no clothes on
To borrow a pound for a condom
If it wasn't for chip fat, well they'd be frozen
They're not very sensible
La-ah-ah, la la lalala la
Ah-ah-ah, la la lalala la
I predict a riot, I predict a riot
I predict a riot, I predict a riot
And if there's anybody left in here
That doesn't want to be out there
Watching the people get lairy
Is not very pretty I tell thee
Walking through town is quite scary
And not very sensible
La-ah-ah, la la lalala la
Ah-ah-ah, la la lalala la
I predict a riot, I predict a riot
I predict a riot, I predict a riot
And if there's anybody left in here
That doesn't want to be out there
I predict a riot, I predict a riot
I predict a riot, I predict a riot
3 / Modern way
I know
coz i seen it
it was great
and i want it
there's no
point in sitting
going crazy
on my own
do you
know what
i was putting it
in love for?
could you
tell me
every word
or more
it's the only way, of getting out of here
it's the only way, of getting out of here
take a
lesson
from the ones
who have been there
my brain
is not damaged
but in need of
some repair
hold on
to the basics
but we can't change
all our tactics
dont just
sit there
going crazy
on your own
it's the only way, of getting out of here
it's the only way, of getting out of here
"this is the modern way
faking it every day
taking 'em as they come
we're not the only ones"
is that what we used to say?
that this is the modern way?
i know
where i'm going
i know we are
ewvery knowing
i will
stop at nothing
just to get
what i want
it's the only way, of getting out of here
it's the only way, of getting out of here
"this is the modern way
faking it every day
taking 'em as they come
we're not the only ones"
is that what we used to say?
that this is the mdoern way?
"this is the modern way
faking it every day
taking 'em as they come
we're not the only ones"
is that what we used to say?
that this is the modern way?
4 / Na na na na naa
Na na na na naa
Na na na na naa
na na na na naa
na na na na naa
oh it does not move me
it does not get me going at all
Na na na na naa
Na na na na naa
it does not shift me
its not the kind of thing that i like
Na na na na naa
Na na na na naa
It does not move me
its not the kind of thing that i like
Na na na na naa
Na na na na naa
she does not listen
she's too wrapped up with all of her things
Na na na na naa
Na na na na naa
this does not get to me
shes not the kind of girl that i like
Na na na na naa
Na na na na naa
oooohhh
she does not move me
she's not the kind of girl that i like
Na na na na naa
Na na na na naa
oooohhh
OOOOHH
it does not mvoe me
its not the kind of thing that i like
Na na na na naa
Na na na na naa
Na na na na naa
Na na na na naa
oooooh
it does not move me(it does not move me)
it does not get me going at all
it does not shift me(it does not shift me)
its not the kind of thing that i like
it does not move me
its not the kind of thing that i like
Na na na na naa
Na na na na naa
Na na na na naa
Na na na na naa
oooooh
5 / You can have it all
I tell you what it’s going to be like I saw you on the bus and that was that There’s more to this than passing by There’s more to this than meets the eye
I tell you what it’s going to be like I saw you on the bus, I saw your shoes They fell apart some time ago, I’ll buy some more in 5 years
It’s not my fault, I don’t care I don’t regret a single thing
It’s not my fault, I don’t care I don’t regret a single thing
I tell you what it’s going to feel like You’ve lost a limb and you can feel it It’s too late, at night, not by my side ‘Cos I’m not there to hold you too tight
I tell you what it’s going to be like Well you can never hold my hand in public They can’t know or understand That you and me are now together
It’s not my fault, I don’t care I don’t regret a single thing
It’s not my fault, I don’t care I don’t regret a single thing
You can have it all if that’s alright And I will give it all to you ‘cos you never fight You can have it all if that’s alright And know that you can have it all if it’s alright
It’s not my fault, I don’t care I don’t regret a single thing
It’s not my fault, I don’t care I don’t regret a single thing
You can have it all if that’s alright And I will give it all to you ‘cos you never fight Before that you could have it all if that’s alright And I would give it all to you ‘cos you never fight Before that you could have it all if that’s alright If it’s alright
6 / Oh my god
Time on your side that will never render
The most beautiful thing you can ever spend
But you work in a shirt with your nametag on it
Drifting apart like a plate tectonic
It don't matter to me
Cause all I wanted to be
Is a million miles from here
Somewhere more familiar
To much time spent dragging the past up
If I didn't see you not looking what I messed up
Settling down in your early twenties
Sucked more blood than a backstreet dentist
It don't matter to me
Cause all I wanted to be
Is a million miles from here
Somewhere more familiar
Oh my god I can't believe it
I've never been this far away from home (x4)
Red shirts looking for greater glory
The only thing growing is on this story
Knock me down I'll get right back up again
Come back stronger than a poweredup pacman
It don't matter to me
Cause all I wanted to be
Is a million miles from here
Somewhere more familiar
Oh my god I can't believe it
I've never been this far away from home (x4)
Oh my god I can't believe it
I've never been this far away from home (x4)
7 / Born to be a dancer
You and me we're made
It's impossible to say to me
Together always
Then you moved away
To the capital of England
I hope you stay there
Once you asked me what I'm thinking
'I lay back and think of England'
Do you know the real answer?
'I was born to be a dancer'
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh
I came down at your
-on the national express-
Request, to touch your breasts
And there I found that you,
You were hanging with crowd
-Hello- of cheats and liars
Do you know what I've been thinking?
'I lay back and think of England'
Do you know my real answer?
'I was born to be a dancer'
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh
Once you asked me what I'm thinking...
'I lay back and think of England'
Do you know my real answer?
'I was born to be a dancer'
Do you know what I've been thinking?
'I lay back and think of England'
Do you know my real answer?
'I was born to be a dancer'
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
8 / Saturday night
Da um
Da um
Da um
Da um
Suddenly there’s a knock at your head
Don’t let them in because they're trying to take your TV set
Ha ha ha happiness is the ball in your hand you’ve got to try and blow this party just as far as you can
Ooooh wah wah ooooh
Cre Cre Cre creosote is pouring out of my brain
I swear I heard the floorboards they were creaking your name
Get a room, get a head get a hat
We're going to hell anyway, let's travel first class
Cut through the city on a Saturday night
Watching the boys on their motorbikes
I wanna be like those guys, I wanna wear my clothes tight
Matching jackets and a fistful of notes
New sneakers and a fresh pack of smokes
P-p-p-pneumothorax is a word that is long
They’re just tryin’ to put the punk back into punctured lung
Pe pe pe panic over party off party on
We are birds of a feather and you can be the fat one
Cut through the city on a Saturday night
Over your heads like a satellite
I wanna see what they see, I wanna love you like crazy
Camera pointing right at your face
Can see into your room from outer space
Wa ooh wa oh
Cut through the city on a Saturday night
It’s not the size of man in the fight
I wanna know what that does, I wanna show what matters
Cos it’s the size of the fight in the man
Yhat makes the difference and decides who is champ
Cut through the city on a Saturday Night
Cos you and me we’re on the edge of a knife
Cut through the city on a Saturday Night
I asked your mother and she said its alright
We’ll get married when we’re thirty
I wanna do it on your birthday
Cos I don’t wanna waste a moment with you
I just wanna dance the whole night through
Cut through the city on a Saturday Night
Cos you and me are we’re on the edge of a knife
9 / What did I ever give you
Head down, keep your head down
Keep the rent down, over time
Hold tight to your Red Stripe
Why do we fight over time
I wish that you could see me in the day
I hope that you'll remember me that way
Night club, Marlborough Light stub
Stuck to my gob, all the time
I treat you like you're see-through
I don't mean to every-time
What did I ever give you when you wanted me to
All I gave you was pain and a look of disdain
What did I ever give you when you wanted me to
All I gave you was grief are you sick to your teeth
Disgraced back to my place
I'm a complete waste of your time
I'm asleep before the firt sheep
Until the last bleep of all time
10 / Time honoured tradition
well its time honoured tradition to get enough nutrition
stay alive until you die and that is the end of you
and i pity the fools who dont recognise the rules
you cannot cheat the reepers reep and that is the end of that
that is the end of that [x3]
oh oh...
well its not an old wives tale too much red meat and ale
will make you pay get five a day or that is the end of you
and its a common misconception but true without exception
these nights of booze catch up with youz and that is an actual fact
that is the end of that [x3]
oh oh... lalalalala...
well its time honoured tradition to get enough nutrition
stay alive until you die and that is the end of you
and i pity the fools who dont recognise the rules
you cannot cheat the reepers reep and that is the end of that
11 / Caroline, yes
You've done well my boy my oh my
I bet you thought that you had one this time
But watch your back because revenge is sweet
And you are everything I wanna be
You got everything so why oh why
Did you have to take Caroline?
I bet you thought that was the death of me
Cause you are everything I wanna be
In my life
oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
In my life
oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
You go your way and I'll go mine
But my way's better
And it took less time
People say now that you look like me
Cause you are everything I wanna be
In my life
oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
In my life
oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
in my life
Aaah ahh ahh
Aaah ahh ahh
Aaah ahh ahh
Cause you are everything i wanna be
In my life
oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
In my life
oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
in my life
oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
in my life
12 / Team mate
we used to go out nightly
to the armoury
you used to be my team mate
or thats the way it seemed
we lost our friends because you wanted to
they had no faith in you
i had faith in you
you said we dont need any body new
its just me and you
on a bicycle for two
ah-ah-ah
we used to hold on tightly
and you relied on me
i used to be your team mate
or thats the way it seemed
we lost our friends because you wanted to
they had no faith in you
i had faith in you
we'd been everything you wanted to
it was just me and you
on a bicycle for two
ah-ah-ah
ah-ah-ah
ah-ah-ah
ah-ah-ah
ah-ah-ah
ah-ah-ah
ah-ah-ah
ah-ah-ah
ah-ah-ah
ah-ah-ah
ah-ah-ah
