Girls Aloud - Biology

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i've, erm, sent you an email, lex.

N_RQ, Wednesday, 12 October 2005 10:44 (eighteen years ago) link

I'd missed the "comes back to bite your behind" bit until now, somehow.

Alex in Doncaster (Alex in Doncaster), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 10:45 (eighteen years ago) link

Woo I have 'Biology' x lots, I love you all!

The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 10:52 (eighteen years ago) link

Are they really covering Dee C. Lee's "See the Day" for a Xmas single? Because on the one hand the original is ace and a good cover would just be unbelievably wonderful, but, on the other, if they I'll-Stand-By-You it up there will be hell to pay.

brittle-lemon (brittle-lemon), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 14:49 (eighteen years ago) link

Jesus this is a good song. RX still takes the year, but jesus this is a good song. I still say the piano part rules the most.

James.Cobo (jamescobo), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 17:17 (eighteen years ago) link

please can someone loverley please gmail it to meeee..?

CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 17:22 (eighteen years ago) link

the clean clear version makes the song sound ten times better. its wonderful. i think the lyrics are clever and it is insanely catchy.

also brittle, i have to agree. girls aloud's producers need to learn that slow style ballads are so 1992-1996. and if they do i'll stand by you it up we should petition them to re-record it proper.

ollie, Wednesday, 12 October 2005 19:14 (eighteen years ago) link

okay i have tried my best to transcribe these by ear since i could not find them on the internet. the brackets indicate that i'm not sure what goes in them but i put down my best guess.

i thouhgt brits were supposed to have good diction and enunciation, Wednesday, 12 October 2005 19:37 (eighteen years ago) link

Why don't you hold me squeeze me say you need without wicked games
Come on and hold me hug me say you love me and not my dirty brain
Why don't you hold me squeeze me say you need without wicked games
Come on and hold me hug me say you love me and not my dirty brain

I don’t want [Alabama] return
That will take me far away from you
Cause when you take me in your arms I turn to slave
I can’t be saved
So I got my cappuccino to go
And I’m heading for the hills again
Cause if we party anymore we’ll [stall] the fire of pure desire
Closer your mind’s flying blind
With your head and your face getting red and your heart beats closer
You fall on your knees and [you can’t] get your feet
Says you need and the beat gets closer
And you died for the thrill and the kill and your heart’s had its will
But it still creeps closer and you want it to freeze
But you’re weak and diseased and the beat and the beat gets closer…….

We give it up and then they take it away
A girl’s got to zip it up and get her head in the shade
Baby we give it up its just a matter of time
Before all the heavy stuff
Comes back to bite your behind

You can’t mistake my biology
The way that we talk the way that we walk its there in our thoughts
The magic numbers in front of me
The way that we talk the way we that we walk so easy to [coax]
You can’t mistake my biology
The way that we talk the way that we walk its there in our thoughts
We’re gonna [prophesize prophesy]
The way that we talk the way we that we walk so easy to [coax]

Why don't you hold me squeeze me say you need without wicked games
Come on and hold me hug me say you love me and not my dirty brain
Why don't you hold me squeeze me say you need without wicked games
Come on and hold me hug me say you love me and not my dirty brain
Why don't you hold me squeeze me say you need without wicked games
Come on and hold me hug me say you love me and not my dirty brain

You can’t mistake my biology
The way that we talk the way that we walk its there in our thoughts
The magic numbers in front of me
The way that we talk the way we that we walk so easy to [coax]
You can’t mistake my biology
The way that we talk the way that we walk its there in our thoughts
We’re gonna [prophesize prophesy]
The way that we talk the way we that we walk So easy to [coax]

i thouhgt brits were supposed to have good diction and enunciation, Wednesday, 12 October 2005 19:38 (eighteen years ago) link

From
Crank the bass, I gotta get some more

To

And you died for the thrill and the kill and your heart’s had its will
But it still creeps closer and you want it to freeze
But you’re weak and diseased and the beat and the beat gets closer…….

We give it up and then they take it away


The über-song of death (and despair) is back. Right up there with SOTU, NGA and The Show (Love Machine and LHS are kinda different beast)

iodine (iodine), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 22:08 (eighteen years ago) link

I mean this is giving me the same thrills SOTU gave me, I love this soooo much!

iodine (iodine), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 22:10 (eighteen years ago) link

why don't you pull me, feed me, say you need, without wicked games?
come on and hold me, help me, say you love me and not my dirty brain
why don't you pull me, feed me, say you need, without wicked games?
come on and hold me, help me, say you love me and not my dirty brain

I got one alabama return
that don't take me far away from you
cause when you take me in your arms, I turn to slave, I can't be saved

so I got my cappuccino to go
and I'm heading for the hills again
cause if we party anymore we’ll start the fire of pure desire

closer, your mind's flying blind
with your head and your face
getting red and your heart beats closer

you fall on your knees
and the geek at your feet
says you're neat and the beat gets closer

and you died for the thrill
and the kill and your heart's had its will
but he still creeps closer

you want it to freeze
but you're weak and too deep
and the beat and the beat gets closer

(closer, closer, closer, closer, closer, closer, closer)

we give it up
and then they take it away
a girl's got to zip it up
and get her head in the shade

baby, we give it up
it's just a matter of time
before all the heavy stuff
comes back to bite your behind

you can't mistake my biology
(the way that we talk, the way that we walk, it's there in our thoughts)
the magic number's in front of me
(the way that we talk, the way we that we walk, so easily caught)
you can't mistake my biology
(the way that we talk, the way that we walk, it's there in our thoughts)
we're gonna cause a controversy
(the way that we talk, the way we that we walk, so easily caught)

why don't you pull me, feed me, say you need, without wicked games?
come on and hold me, help me, say you love me and not my dirty brain
why don't you pull me, feed me, say you need, without wicked games?
come on and hold me, help me, say you love me and not my dirty brain
why don't you pull me, feed me, say you need, without wicked games?
come on and hold me, help me, say you love me and not my dirty brain

you can't mistake my biology
(the way that we talk, the way that we walk, it's there in our thoughts)
the magic number's in front of me
(the way that we talk, the way we that we walk, so easily caught)
you can't mistake my biology
(the way that we talk, the way that we walk, it's there in our thoughts)
we're gonna cause a controversy
(the way that we talk, the way we that we walk, so easily caught)

RJG (RJG), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 23:42 (eighteen years ago) link

can't hear the T in "return", really, and it does sound like "alabama" but I dunno

RJG (RJG), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 23:43 (eighteen years ago) link

oh, "say you need me" not "say you need", in all of those, of course

RJG (RJG), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 23:44 (eighteen years ago) link

Top one. Nice one. Get sorted!

(/showing my age)

Tantrum The Cat (Tantrum The Cat), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 23:48 (eighteen years ago) link

"The way that we TALK. The way that we WALK."

I agree that the above chorus is poptastic, but it takes its time getting to the good bits. Don't really understand who thought the first 30 seconds or so of pounding piano was a good intro to the song.

John Hunter, Thursday, 13 October 2005 05:19 (eighteen years ago) link

where did i thouhgt brits were supposed to have good diction and enunciation go to?

my lyrics are much better, save a couple of mistakes, I think

RJG (RJG), Thursday, 13 October 2005 23:58 (eighteen years ago) link

Have never been a big fan of Girls Aloud till I heard this new track 'Biology' and saw the video on CD UK that goes with it and have to admit this is by far the best thing they have done, and is going to do really well.

Why ? Because it breaks a few rules ..... it's true that it sounds a bit like 3 diff songs spliced together but that it part of the genius of the song. I think you will find that a lot of people, like myself, that have never really been hooked on the girls and their music in the past will be hooked with this track.

The chorus, whether tou loveit or hate it, is as catchy as hell and one you cant get out of your head after you have heard it.

Only disappointment is the video. GREAT concept, girls look fantastic, love the whole idea, etc, etc ..... BUT .... the syncronisation is appauling, and sone of the editing is just not quite on the money !!! Whoever edited it needs shooting coz the look of video is brilliant and goes well with the song, as do the dance routines, etc, but one or two of them, who will remain nameless, need to loosen up and not appear so stiff or like they are getting instructions from the floor manager just out of line of sight on the sets.

Apart from that, this will be Top 3 and possibly even a Number one.

Watch this space !!!

Mudmaster, Sunday, 16 October 2005 03:02 (eighteen years ago) link

Good Song.

jeffrey (johnson), Sunday, 16 October 2005 03:34 (eighteen years ago) link

and girls aloud dvd is called "girls on film " but their duran duran cover isn't on dvd because it wasn't a single.

retroboy, Sunday, 16 October 2005 10:23 (eighteen years ago) link

Awesome. I don't mind the 3-songs-in-1 thing at all. In fact all my favourite bands tend to have this element to their records. More like this on the album plz!

Jeff W, Sunday, 16 October 2005 11:29 (eighteen years ago) link

Will 'Biology' really be top 3? Plenty of people have said it'll kill their career as the kids just won't get it. I, however, LOVE it. Just watched the Home Truths show, someone give Cheryl and Ashley their own reality TV show asap as they are ADORABLE.

Affectian (Affectian), Sunday, 16 October 2005 14:55 (eighteen years ago) link

Like all the best Girls aloud songs (No Good Advice, Sound of the Underground, Love Machine), Biology brings a cocaine-like warmness to my teeths. Guess it has something to do with the multi-layered ad-lib -and I hope there will be an extended version for this one.

snowballing (snowballing), Sunday, 16 October 2005 15:03 (eighteen years ago) link

The people complaining about the blues piano riff are dead fucking wrong. That's the best part by far, and while there's other good bits in there (and it's a pretty fine single), the rest is just so much pop gloss without anything to differentiate it.

js (honestengine), Sunday, 16 October 2005 18:00 (eighteen years ago) link

After listening to both singles on constant repeat for the past several days, I'm going to go against the grain and declare "Long Hot Summer" to be far superior to "Biology."

Has there ever been a better pop lyric than "I know you like to wear my dressing gown / when I'm not there / I guess you like it in my shoes / just 'cause you drive a Maserati / and the ladies stare / don't mean you'll go as fast as I do"

I don't think so.

John Hunter, Sunday, 16 October 2005 19:43 (eighteen years ago) link

wooooooow, choon.

N_RQ, Monday, 17 October 2005 08:15 (eighteen years ago) link

Blimey, it was on TOTP last night (along with the Sugababes video - HOW HOTTT WAS THAT?!?!?) and I'm stunned at how GA are going from strength to strength. How do they have the right to be that good? But they justify everything I've ever said about loving bubblegum and prefab music. Wow.

Paranoid Spice (kate), Monday, 17 October 2005 08:39 (eighteen years ago) link

We played it twice at Poptimism, hurrah! Not much dancefloor action but it sounded great, and it's early days yet.

Tom (Groke), Monday, 17 October 2005 08:49 (eighteen years ago) link

the transition between the second and third songs is fucking mental, like it's all been done with filters or something. both this and 'LHS' have a kind of late-90s mitsubishi rush feel to them, i think.

N_RQ, Monday, 17 October 2005 08:53 (eighteen years ago) link

This is totally Prog-pop!

Googley Asearch (Toaster), Monday, 17 October 2005 11:04 (eighteen years ago) link

Have never been a big fan of Girls Aloud till I heard this new track 'Biology' and saw the video on CD UK that goes with it and have to admit this is by far the best thing they have done, and is going to do really well.

Seconded!!!

I'll go further and say I have previously found them unfailingly inane & actively, deeply boring. Seriously, they are only usually beaten at this 'making regular pop music hateful' by the goddess of meh - Ms. Stevens.

But this one has... a memorable tune! some restraint! is not embarrasingly oh-so-clever or cringeworthy on some other musical level. They actually sound like a proper 'girl group'* on this, and not something created in some dr. frankenstein's labratory of really-bad-meta-pop.

Yes, kudos to whoever's behind this one! They (GA) hardly have a great strike rate so far, but I cannot deny this one's goodness.


*Please don't read some wacked out ideas about what I sexistly think a 'girl group' is 'supposed' to be, or absurd limits I'm putting on the form. I'm just saying it's 5 girls, singing harmonies - about anything you like ok? As flexible as you want it to be, they've just *never* worked for me before.

fandango (fandango), Monday, 17 October 2005 16:59 (eighteen years ago) link

That said, it's still not massively remarkable imho.

and obviously pwn3d completely by Robyn.

fandango (fandango), Monday, 17 October 2005 17:04 (eighteen years ago) link

I've never seen them in motion before, so im not sure if this is par for the course or not, but did anyone notice the choreography in the video looks as though it was done by grade schoolers? Its seriously giving me flashbacks to the dance routines girls would perform at the old talent shows. It's pretty adorable actually, particularly the bit when they launch into the first chorus.

jason., Monday, 17 October 2005 17:18 (eighteen years ago) link

I've never seen them in motion before, so im not sure if this is par for the course or not, but did anyone notice the choreography in the video looks as though it was done by grade schoolers?

That's most of their videos.

fandango (fandango), Monday, 17 October 2005 17:24 (eighteen years ago) link

http://www.extremechristianclothing.com/images/store/shirts/Girls/whatever.jpg

N_RQ, Tuesday, 18 October 2005 07:33 (eighteen years ago) link

Here's the TOTP performance of it...

The dance routine looks loads better with some male backing dancers thrown in!!

http://s43.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=115A5U6ON4VDR39MA4A6Q07VYO

Joshua, Wednesday, 19 October 2005 02:33 (eighteen years ago) link

Hmmm, let me retract some. The dancing (in this video at least) = GREAT!

The song itself, now that I've heard it a few times... Okay, it's actually really f*cking annoying how it wanks about working it's way through, like, three separate song sections. I realise this is usual for them, but ffs! Is it supposed to be an insurance policy to stop fans crossing over to Rachel Stevens? Talk about covering all bases...

But enough. When they do stop faffing and get to the point, it's still - damn! I never expected them to thrill me even a little at this late stage, esp. as I've previously found them really cack-handed and/or just cack.

login name (fandango), Thursday, 20 October 2005 05:56 (eighteen years ago) link

...and it's the chorus that makes it. Sod the lyrics!

Where they've been lumpy, flat & very, very contrived before, this feels completely free. The hook/vocal/melody just breezes in from nowhere & gets it SO right it sounds like the easiest thing ever.

login name (fandango), Thursday, 20 October 2005 06:08 (eighteen years ago) link

once THAT chorus kicks in it's very similar to 5ive's ' keep on movin' '. Ot is rather catchy tho.

frenchbloke (frenchbloke), Thursday, 20 October 2005 17:42 (eighteen years ago) link

single/chorus of the year!

Paul (scifisoul), Friday, 21 October 2005 15:41 (eighteen years ago) link

wouldn't go that far but it's alright :)

login name (fandango), Friday, 21 October 2005 17:42 (eighteen years ago) link

"I got one Alabama reason" ?

Paul (scifisoul), Friday, 21 October 2005 23:14 (eighteen years ago) link

Could someone YSI the original please?

van igloo (van smack), Saturday, 22 October 2005 00:41 (eighteen years ago) link

Thanks Joshua for the video!!!ck! I love this song!

Helen Boham, Saturday, 22 October 2005 13:48 (eighteen years ago) link

please... i need biology in better quality, cos i think mine is one from the video... can any1 help me? thanks! i love these girls!!!!!

nacho, Monday, 24 October 2005 14:21 (eighteen years ago) link

Uh, anyone see the Sunday Sport cover yesterday?

Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Monday, 24 October 2005 14:29 (eighteen years ago) link

Care to summarise, PerveM?

Tom (Groke), Monday, 24 October 2005 14:34 (eighteen years ago) link

just the girls all in a row facing away from camera kneeling over a table with their buttocks on show. Cheryl had a slight look of 'oh noes wait, this might end up on a tabloid front page tomorrow...but...can't...seem to stop...'

Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Monday, 24 October 2005 14:56 (eighteen years ago) link

though if i had bought it it would've been more due to the strapline below 'Woman gives birth to 9lb haddock'

Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Monday, 24 October 2005 14:56 (eighteen years ago) link

class running through them a stick of brighton rock

Theorry Henry (Enrique), Monday, 24 October 2005 14:58 (eighteen years ago) link

Yes, thanks Barima. I liked it, although I didn't really think it sounded much like Biology. I'll have to listen to it a couple more times though, because its also very layered.

daavid (daavid), Sunday, 20 November 2005 22:54 (eighteen years ago) link

Even though this song is one of my favorite singles of the year, it has what is without question the lamest attempt to alter the pronunciation of a word in order to make it rhyme that I've ever heard (worse than "...you and I should get along so aw-ful-LY" even!). Yep, right there in the chorus they try their hardest to make "controversy" somehow rhyme with "biology" and "in front of me", but it JUST DOESN'T WORK!!

Unless of course this is a British thing and that's actually how they pronounce the word over there in which case forget everything I just said and then some.

Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Monday, 21 November 2005 01:17 (eighteen years ago) link

I didn't really think it sounded much like Biology

I didn't really mean to imply it should, but both are electro-inflected Sparksian dreampop-rock numbers that are practically in the same tempo. They don't sound very alike, but you can swap lyrics over and call 'em remixes (in my head anyway).

I'm not even going for comparisons, they've just both become intertwined in my mind.

BARMS, Monday, 21 November 2005 09:13 (eighteen years ago) link

at last the website is sorted out - much better ..

http://www.girlsaloud.co.uk


mark e (mark e), Monday, 21 November 2005 09:37 (eighteen years ago) link

Yes, that's how 'controversy' is pronounced in Britain. Possibly why the Prince song never caught on.

naranjito (Koens), Monday, 21 November 2005 11:28 (eighteen years ago) link

Finally managed to pick up a copy of the "bumper fan pack" CD single of "Biology" here in the hinterlands of the U.S. of A. I skipped the ringtones, karaoke mix, video game, and bonus Girls Aloud Linux installation for your Mac or PC, and watched the video, which, as someone upthread noted, features some of the worst, most out-of-sync "dancing" from a manufactured pop group that I have ever seen. I'm a little surprised that the Girls, who have otherwise achieved pop perfection, have failed to master this most basic of girl-group skills. Still love 'em though - their klutziness on the dance floor is sort of endearing.

John Hunter, Monday, 21 November 2005 22:37 (eighteen years ago) link

their klutziness on the dance floor is sort of endearing.

This is precisely why Biology is my favorite GA video. It is also not as raunchy as most of their videos.

daavid (daavid), Monday, 21 November 2005 23:12 (eighteen years ago) link

some of the worst, most out-of-sync "dancing"

um, the Biology video is deliberately kitschy/naff - with housewife-style voguing.
Girls Aloud are terrific dancers...

Paul (scifisoul), Tuesday, 22 November 2005 03:31 (eighteen years ago) link

um, the Biology video is deliberately kitschy/naff

From those I've seen (The Show, Long Hot Summer, Biology) [I]all[/I] of their videos are deliberately kitschy/naff.

John Hunter, Tuesday, 22 November 2005 07:20 (eighteen years ago) link

otm. the 'biology' vid is almost genius, it's the kind of thing k-punk would like, but j-u-u-u-st falls short.

Theorry Henry (Enrique), Tuesday, 22 November 2005 09:45 (eighteen years ago) link

http://www.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,16373,1654983,00.html

piscesboy, Friday, 2 December 2005 13:56 (eighteen years ago) link

in ur base, guardian

Theorry Henry (Enrique), Friday, 2 December 2005 14:07 (eighteen years ago) link

"If snobbery keeps you from opening your ears, it's your loss"

Britain's Obtusest Shepherd (Alan), Friday, 2 December 2005 14:16 (eighteen years ago) link

it seems that the girls are getting quite a bit of critical kudos in the uk. (ive actually only seen two guardian reviews and a blogger made list of "important bands".)does anyone think there is a possibilty that many american magazines/webzines will do so as well? not really affecting chart success in the US but at least maybe creating a heightened awareness of girls aloud?

jmeister (jmeister), Friday, 2 December 2005 20:50 (eighteen years ago) link

thirteen years pass...

This song = still fucking amazing.

Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Sunday, 12 May 2019 17:55 (four years ago) link

So much fuss has been made over the years about the Spice Girls and their various reunions. They had some great songs, but Girls Aloud were so much better.

Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Sunday, 12 May 2019 17:56 (four years ago) link

Xenomania > Stock Aitken Waterman

Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Sunday, 12 May 2019 17:58 (four years ago) link

by far

dyl, Monday, 13 May 2019 17:07 (four years ago) link


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