|
- published: 15 Jul 2013
At first I told myself
I need my head inspected
I notice little things
Same t-shirt and sun glasses
Then it got weirder see
She cut her hair like me
She bought a red guitar
Kept driving round in my car
I'm kissing her and she
She slams me against the wall
She crashed into a bus
Chasing some super model
She's analysed my smile
She's memorised my phone book
She always wears my clothes
Her favourite words are WOOOHOO!(F**k Off)
She looks like, does like, sounds like me
She's stealing my identity
And I'm begging you
Somebody notice me somebody notice
I'm fading away here
What have I got to do to make you see
My girlfriend is a wannabe
And she wants to be me
I'm saying something's wrong
She's out back playing soccer
She used to do ballet
Now she's a heavy smoker
She's so obsessed with me
That she stands up to pee
And now her stupid games
Have started taking over
Don't need no special help
Don't need to see a doctor
I know you're worried but
I'm telling you just watch her
It's like she's cracked my code
Knows things I've never spoke of
She wants sex all the time
and still find time to **** off
She looks like, just like, sounds like me
She's stealing my identity
And I'm begging you!
Somebody notice me somebody notice
I'm fading away here
What have I got to do to make you see
My girlfriend is a wannabe
And she wants to be me
I'm not joking
She won't stop provoking me
I'm going under
What have I got to do to make you see
My girlfriend is a wannabe
And she wants to be me
I'm in the loony bin
Wearing a pale pink nighty
The nurse comes through the door
And whispers so politely
"You're boyfriends here to see you
Look pretty and take a bath
I love his silly band
Can I get his autograph?"
She looks like, does like, sounds like me
She's stealing my identity
And I'm begging you!
Somebody notice me somebody notice
I'm fading away here
What have I got to do to make you see
My girlfriend is a wannabe
And she wants to be me
I'm not joking
She won't stop provoking me
I'm going under
What have I got to do to make you see
My girlfriend is a wannabe
And she wants to be
She wants to be
Look at me up in the sky
I watch the world just pass me by
And all my feelings give me away
It's happening more everyday
Loving you could be so easy
Loving you could be so great
Loving you could be so easy
Loving you could be so great
But how can I try to explain
Your story never seems to stay the same
You're out of touch and I'm out of time
Just talk to me a while
And joke about the things we used to see
It's so hard for me to smile
I've never felt so alone
After all of this there's so much left to lose
And I've taken pieces home
I promise you I never meant to
But how can I complain?
When everybody seems to know my name
You're out of luck and I'm out of line
It's such a selfish compromise
Self indulgent, useless, bunch of lies
I never thought you would believe
Hold me now don't wake me up
Pull me down and then back up
All again for all to see
Low down whisper and guilty stare
Your stagnant beauty makes me glare
Silly games in the sun
In the sun
In the sun
Ooh in the sun
But how can I complain?
Your story never seems to stay the same
I'm out of luck and you're out of line
It's such a selfish compromise
Self indulgent, useless, bunch of lies
I never thought you would believe
Loving you could be so easy
Loving you could be so great
Loving you would be so easy
Loving you could be so great
Maybe a change would keep me high
It's always been up to your friends
They'll make your mind up for you
The popularity's gone to your head
But still I don't ignore you
You ran for school election
You even got my vote
And did you know?
My favourite pastime's poetry
And your study I wrote
Just because I'm nerdy
And my friends are thirty
It doesn't mean that I swing that way
If you've got complications
And a reputation
Wouldn't wanna get in your way
Oh anyway
This morning you walked past my door
Just like a daydream
But much more
I followed you round to the store
And I was shell-shocked
When I saw
You and your friends were smoking
It always makes me choke
And did you know?
I'd do anything to have you
But I wouldn't take a toke
Just because I'm nerdy
And my friends are thirty
It doesn't mean that I swing that way
If you've got complications
And a reputation
Wouldn't wanna get in your way
Oh anyway
Anyway, anyway yeah
You said my words were beautiful
They almost made you cry
The markings on the wall were jaded
I wonder why?
Just because you're nerdy
And your friends are thirty
Doesn't mean she won't swing your way
If she's got complications
And a reputation
Go ahead and stand in her way
Just because you're nerdy
And your friends are thirty
Doesn't mean she won't swing your way
If she's got complications
And a reputation
Go ahead and stand in her way
But anyway
Anyway
Movin' to the country,
gonna eat a lot of peaches
Movin' to the country,
Gonna eat me a lot of peaches
Movin' to the country,
gonna eat a lot of peaches
Movin' to the country,
gonna eat a lot of peaches
(Wow)
Peaches come from a can,
they were put there by a man
In a factory downtown
If I had my little way,
I'd eat peaches every day
Sun-soakin' bulges in the shade
Take a little naps where the roots all twist
Squished a rotten peach in my fist
And dreamed about you, woman,
I poked my finger down inside
Make a little room a man to hide
Nature's candy in my hand or can or a pie
Millions of peaches, peaches for me
Millions of peaches, peaches for free
Millions of peaches, peaches for me
Millions of peaches, peaches for free
Millions of peaches, peaches for me
Millions of peaches, peaches for free
Millions of peaches, peaches for me
The ringing starts on my phone, your talking with a scary tone, you tell me that your all alone, the aliens are in your home, let it go, let it go, let it go.
Pull the bed covers over your head, if you let them win then your better off dead, let it go. pull the bed covers over your head, if you let them win then your better of dead, let it go.
When I saw you girl
All alone
It made me stare
You held me captivated
And your wondering, across the street
Then you sucked me in
I couldnt stay away from you
Last summer (oh oh oh)
You cast a spell you put me under (oh oh oh)
There's something about the way you look
It's taking me over
And now I know I wont forget
When we met last summer
Now a year has passed
And things have changed
Your popular
And it makes me feel degraded
And it hurts me so
I talk to you, you don't wanna know
Now all I ever think about is
Last summer (oh oh oh)
You cast a spell you put me under (oh oh oh)
There's something about the way you look
It's taking me over
And now I know I wont forget
Well, she got her daddy's car
And she cruised through the hamburger stand, now.
Seems she forgot all about the library
Like she told her old man, now
And with the radio blastin'
Goes cruisin' just as fast as she can, now
And she'll have fun, fun, fun,
'Til her daddy takes the T-Bird away.
Well, the girls can't stand her
'Cause she walks, looks, and drives like an ace, now.
She makes the Indy 500
Look like the Roman Chariot Race, now.
A lot of guys try to catch her,
But she leads 'em on a wild goose chase, now
And she'll have fun, fun, fun,
'Til her daddy takes the T-Bird away.
Well, you knew all along
That your dad was gettin' wise to you, now
And since he took your set of keys,
You've been thinkin' that your fun is all through, now,
But you can come along with me
'Cause we've got a lot of things to do, now
And we'll have fun, fun, fun,
Now that daddy took the T-Bird away.
And we'll have fun, fun, fun,
I'm really close tonight
And I feel like I'm moving inside her
Lying in the dark
I think that I'm beginning to know her
Let it go
I'll be there when you call
Whenever I fall at your feet
And you let your tears rain down on me
Whenever I touch your slow turning pain
You're hiding from me now
There's something in the way that you're talking
The words don't sound right
But I hear them all moving inside you
Go, I'll be waiting when you call
Whenever I fall at your feet
And you let your tears rain down on me
Whenever I touch your slow turning pain
The finger of blame has turned upon itself
And I'm more than willing to offer myself
Do you want my presence or need my help
Who knows where that might lead
I fall at your feet
And you let your tears rain down on me
Hey where did we go
Days when the rains came
Down in the hollow
Playin' a new game
Laughing and a running hey, hey
Skipping and a jumping
In the misty morning fog with
Our hearts a thumpin' and you
My brown eyed girl
You my brown eyed girl
Whatever happened
To Tuesday and so slow
Going down the old mind
With a transistor radio
Standing in the sunlight laughing
Hiding behind a rainbow's wall
Slipping and sliding
All along the water fall, with you
My brown eyed girl
You my brown eyed girl
Do you remember when we used to sing
Shalalalalalaladeeda
Shalalalalalaladeeda
Laadeeda
Shalalalalalaladeeda
So I had to find my way
Now that I'm on my own
Saw you the other day
And my how you have grown
Cast my memory back there lord hey
Now I'm overcome thinking about
Making love in the green grass
Behind the stadium with you
My brown eyed girl
You my brown eyed girl
Shalalalalalaladeeda
Ladeeda
Shalalalalalaladeeda
My brown eyed girl
Shalalalalalaladeeda
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Shalalalalalaladeeda
Shalalalalalaladeeda
Laadeeda
Shalalalalalaladeeda
she's so weird it scares me
i don't think she likes me.
And thinking of her name is driving insane....
she's my psycho girl
my psycho grilfriend,
Everything i say, she takes it the wrong way.
she's my psycho girl,
A living nightmare
she's everything i need,
but i can't stand her
i can't change her thinking,
but she's so goodlooking,
and thinking of her name is driving me insane...
she my psycho girl
my psycho girlfriend,
everything i say, she takes it the wrong way.
she's my psycho girl,
A living nightmare
she's everything i need
but i can't stand her
we spent the night in,
we started fighting.
since then its never been the same.
thinking of her name,
is driving me insane...
she my psycho girl
my psycho girlfriend,
everything i say, she takes it the wrong way.
she's my psycho girl,
My living nightmare,
she's everything i need
yeahhhhh
sitting here alone thinking it through trying to convince myself that i'm
not losing you,
or can't you just forget the things i said
i was angry at the time but now i cleared my head
it was so strong, where did it all go wrong
so tell me why, i'm swimming against the tide
and i'm praying for a lifeline, cos i'm
losing you
so tell me why, you took care enough to try
are you giving up this fight, i can't stand,
wont stand, losing you
you don't have to say a word its in your eyes
what can i do to convince you we need more time
and i know i may have made a few mistakes
but losing you is just too much for me to take
it was so strong, where did it all go wrong
so tell me what to say
because i need, a chance to change
You're so fit and you know it
And i only dream of you
‘cos my life's such a bitch
but you can change it
maybe you need somebody just like me,
don't turn me down ‘cos i've got no car and i've got
no money...
I asked you to dance at the disco
But you said No!
The whole world was watching and laughing
On the day that i crashed and burned...
At your feet!
Since the day you dissed me
I'm feeling so pathetic
‘cos the guys... well they've ditched me
and its all because of...
you and your friends are laughing at me now
you think that i'm nothing
ask your sister what you're missing!
I asked you to dance at the disco
But you said No!
The whole world was watching and laughing
On the day that i crashed and burned...
At your feet!
Maybe that you think youre too good for me
Tonight when you get home you're gonna see that
I know, i've got something better than you baby
I asked you to dance at the disco
But you said No!
The whole world was watching and laughing
On the day
I asked you to dance at the disco
But you said No!
The whole world was watching and laughing
On the day that i crashed and burned...
It happens every time,
You've given me the sign,
We start to get it on,
But then you stop me.
You know i've had it up to here,
You need to be more clear,
Cos you're the one that let me here,
So take me,
Cos you said that you would,
But then you changed your mind,
How could you do this to me,
It's just so unkind.
And it's cruel if you say that you'll go all the way,
I can't wait for the day,
That you don't change your mind.
You've got to understand,
Things are getting out of hand,
You can't just leave me sitting here unseen to.
You know i don't know what to do,
Or how long to wait for you,
You said you needed time so i won't rush you.
That you don't change your mind.
I'll never let you down,
I'll always be around,
When you need someone
To catch you when you fall down.
I'm waiting here for you,
If you decide you want to.
If you want me to stay
Then i'm only a phone call away.
Cos you said that you would,
But then you changed your mind,
How could you do this to me,
It's just so unkind.
And it's cruel if you say that you'll go all the way,
I can't wait for the day,
That you don't change...
And it's cruel if you say that you'll go all the way,
I can't wait for the day,
That you don't change your mind,
Here we go
Take a bow
Because we're over now
You were not
There for me
When I needed you and honestly
I think I loved you more
If that's possible
I think I loved you more
[Chorus:]
It's over now and I can't save you
Some things are better left unsaid
And all the promises I made were so stupid
Maybe we'll be able to be friends
If that's possible
Two days gone I'm alright
But you can't sleep at night
What is it you don't like
And I'm happy now
I was playing with your head
And I close the door
I was kidding when I said
I love you more, yeah
[Chorus:]
It's over now and I can't save you
Some things are better left unsaid
And all the promises I made were so stupid
Maybe we'll be able to be friends
If that's possible
It's over now and I can't save you
Some things are better left unsaid
And all the promises I made were so stupid
Maybe we'll be able to be friends
If that's possible
It's over now and I can't save you
Some things are better left unsaid
And all the promises I made were so stupid
Maybe we'll be able to be friends
If that's possible
If that's possible
If that's possible
If that's possible
Semester's coming soon
So I would like to mention
I woke up in my room
Alone your always welcome
Next week my mum's away
So now my futures brightened
I'd ask to have you stay
If I wasn't so frightened.
I, I'm really falling for you
I, hate what you're putting me through
What have you done to me now?
I just can't sleep at night
My bed is wet don't know how
Will someone please turn on the light?
You showed up at my door
Just like in a teen movie
I said are you the whore?
I paid to come and screw me
I guess she found it funny
When I said "hello honey"
The piercing in her belly
They turned my legs to jelly
I'm really falling for you
I hate what you're putting me through
What have you done to me now?
I just can't sleep at night
My bed is wet don't know how
Will someone please turn on the light?
Taking over my life
But I don't seem to mind
And there's no stopping you
Taking me on a ride
I, I'm really falling for you
I, hate what you're putting me through
What have you done to me now?
I just can't sleep at night
My bed is wet don't know how
Will someone please turn on the light?
Will someone please turn on the light?
I, I'm really falling for you
I, hate what you're putting me through
What have you done to me now?
I just can't sleep at night
My bed is wet don't know how
The more I look the more I find it hard to see
I'm uncultured but I'm not quite sure what that means
Why bring me down and complicate?
Keep check of my words
Good thing you hear them a different way
We are talking please
We're not quite sure what to say
We're talking now
But is it too late?
Who's listening now? Why won't you
Find me and show me
What do you want from me?
There's gotta be better than this
I don't wanna leave you
But baby I need to
There's gotta be better than this
Or we'll never know
Do you remember when we talked for hours on end
Just being stupid but at least we didn't pretend
Your smile helped me to find my way
Who's listening now? Why won't you
Find me and show me
What do you want from me?
There's gotta be better than this
I don't wanna leave you
But baby I need to
There's gotta be better than this
Or we'll never know
I'll dream this away
And come back another day
When I'm less afraid of it all
Find me and show me
What do you want from me?
There's gotta be better than this
I don't wanna leave you
But baby I need to
There's gotta be better than this
Or we'll never know
Or we'll never know
The way you always made me look at you
With all the simple things you said
The way so many things surrounded you
And all the tears it seemed to make
And they were falling
There's nothing left to say
And I can't break free
Not from in me there
And I can't breathe without you
I can't breathe without you
I can't breathe without you
Without you, without you, without you
The way I never thought I'd leave this place
The way you made it seem so real
Cause you have faith and you had everything
And all I needed was this
And now we're falling
Got nothing left to say?
And I can't break free
Not from in me there
And I can't breathe without you
I can't breathe without you
I can't breathe without you
Without you, without you, without you
How can I let you leave this way?
Without you I'm not at all
And I see things now in these memories
Along she came, with her picture,
Put it in a frame, so I won't miss her,
Got on a plane, from London; Heathrow,
It seems such a shame, yea..
I feel her. Slipping through my fingers,
Now she's gone, I'm sleeping with the light on,
And sharks swim through my veins now, that she's gone,
I'm sleeping with the light on.
Heard she's engaged, but to her best friend,
No ones to blame, here's where it all ends,
And I feel the pain, 'cause I'm without her,
I feel the pain.
I see the sight, with a different light,
Words cannot describe the way I'm feeling,
'Cause I've been searching in my head,
For the words I thought she'd said,
You've always been this way since high school
Flirtatious and quite loud
I find your sense of humour spiteful
It shouldn't make you proud
And I know your pretty face gets far with guys
But your make-up ain't enough to hide the lies
Are you sure that you're mine
Aren't you dating other guys
You're so cheap
And I'm not blind
You're not worthy of my time
Somebody saw, you sleep around the town
And I've got proof because the word's going around
(Don't know you)
You left your phone so I invaded
I hated what I saw
You stupid lying bitch, who's David?
Some guy who lives next door
So go live in the house of David if you like
But be sure he don't know Peter, John or Mike
Are you sure that you're mine
Aren't you dating other guys
You're so cheap
And I'm not blind
You're not worthy of my time
Somebody saw, you sleep around the town
And I've got proof because the word's going around
Don't know you
Do do do do woah
And I know that you try to break me into pieces
And I know that you lie but you can't hurt me now
I'm over you
Do do do do woah
Don't like you
Do do do do woah
Are you sure that you're mine
Aren't you dating other guys
You're so cheap
And I'm not blind
Your not worthy of my time
Somebody saw, you sleep around the town
And I've got proof because the word's going around (words going around)
Don't know you
Do do do woah
Don't like you
Do do do woah
Her voice is echoed in my mind
I count the days till she is mine
Can't tell my friends cos they will laugh
I love a member of the staff
I fight my way to front of class
To get the best view of her ass
I drop a pencil on the floor
She bends down and shows me more
That's what I go to school for
Even though it is a real bore
You can call me crazy
I know that she craves me
That's what I go to school for
Even though it is a real bore
Girlfriends I've had plenty
None like Miss Mackenzie
That's what I go to school for
That's what I go to school for
So she may be thirty-three
But that doesn't bother me
Her boyfriends working out of town
I find a reason to go round
I climb a tree outside her home
To make sure she's all alone
I see her in her underwear
I can't help but stop and stare
That's what I go to school for
Even though it is a real bore
You can call me crazy
I know that she craves me
That's what I go to school for
Even though it is a real bore
Girlfriends I've had plenty
None like Miss Mackenzie
That's what I go to school for
That's what I go to school for
Everyone that you teach all day knows your looking at me in a different way
I guess that's why my marks are getting so high
I can see those tell tale signs telling me that I was on your mind
I could see that you want it more when you told me that I'm what you go to school for
I'm what you go to school for
She's packed her bag its in the trunk
Looks like she's picked herself a hunk
We drive past school to say goodbye
My friends they can't believe their eyes...
That's what I go to school for
Even though it is a real bore
You can call me crazy
I know that she craves me
That's what I go to school for
Even though it is a real bore
Girlfriends I've had plenty
None like Miss Mackenzie
That's what I go to school for
Thunderbirds, mix 15, rhythm guitars up.
Spring breaks come around and there's no hero's to be found
There's something major going down on Tracy island, island.
Weapons underground keeping out planet safe and sound
If someone evils coming round he should be frightened (frightened)
Cause now the boys are back in town. No strings to hold them down down.
Don't be mad please, stop the hating just be glad that they'll be waiting,
Friends we have are ever changing
No, now the lid's about to blow, when the thunderbirds are go.
Kids are learning fast they know the t-birds kick some ass
Be sure that there's no coming last cause your on there side (there side)
You always look so cool when spaceships come out of the pool
You no that you'd just be a fool to be a bad guy (bad guy)
Cause now the boys are back in town no strings to hold them down down.
Don't be mad please, stop the hating just be glad that they'll be waiting,
Friends we have are ever changing
No, now the lid's about to blow, when the thunderbirds are go.
Thunderbirds are go,
Don't be mad please stop the hating just be glad that they'll be waiting,
Friends we have are ever changing.
No, now the lid's about to blow, when the thunderbirds are go.
Thunderbirds are, Thunderbirds are go
Thunderbirds are, Thunderbirds are go
Thunderbirds are, Thunderbirds are go
Call you up in the middle of the night,
Like a firefly without a light,
You were there like a slow torch burning,
Was a key that could use a little turning.
So tired that i couldn't eat or sleep,
So many secrets i couldn't keep,
Promise myself i wouldn't breathe,
One more promise i couldn't keep.
It seems no one can help me now,
I'm in too deep there's no way out,
This time i really,
Have lead myself astray.
Runaway train never going back,
Runaway on a one way track,
Seems like we should be getting somewhere,
Somehow i'm neither here nor there.
Can you help me remember how to smile,
Make it somehow all seem worthwhile,
How on earth did i get so jaded,
Last mystery seems so faded.
I can go where no one else can go,
I know what no one else knows,
Here i am just drowning in the rain,
With a ticket for a one way train.
And everything is cold and dry,
Day and night earth and sky,
Somehow i just,
Don't believe it.
(yeah, yeah)
Runaway train never going back,
Runaway on a one way track,
Seems like i should be getting somewhere,
Somehow i'm neither here nor there.
Bought a ticket for a runaway train,
I came back there laughing at the rain,
A little out of touch a little insane,
Just easier than dealing with the pain.
Runaway train never going back,
Runaway on a one way track,
Seems like i should be getting somewhere,
Somehow i'm neither here nor there.
Runaway train never going back,
Runaway train's heading up the track,
Runaway train burning in my veins,
Runaway but it all seems the same.
I don't believe this
We've been friends for so long
It's so hard to see
You do this to me
You came round asking just to mow the garden
You're a clever guy
Cause you did it for free
It's funny
You think I don’t already know
What if I told you
I'm watching you
I've seen you two at the movies
And in the late night jacuzzi's
You're screwed and
I'm done with you
Just stay well clear and leave my mum alone
Leave my mum alone, mum alone, mum alone
I came home and your car was in the front yard
I went to see
What the fuck was going on
And all knew
I didn't ever think things could be so wrong
You unzipped your flies
And now I can't believe my eyes
You think I don’t already know
What if I told you
I'm watching you
I've seen you two at the movies
And in the late night jacuzzi's
You're screwed and
I'm done with you
Just stay well clear and leave my mum alone
Leave my mum alone, mum alone, mum alone
You did it to
Steven and ethan
Joey and nathan
Josie and david
Peter, john and mike
Alison, alistair, monica mcallister
Madison, harrison and the guy from saracens
If so they don't already know
What if I told you
They all hate you
I've told them about the movies
And all the late night jacuzzi's
You're screwed and
I'm done with you
Just stay well clear and leave my mum alone
Leave my mum alone, mum alone, mum alone
What if I told you
I'm watching you
I've seen you two at the movies
And in the late night jacuzzi's
You're screwed and
I'm done with you
Just stay well clear and leave my mum alone
I'm waiting
For the perfect time to call you back
Cos' I remember saying
Don't wanna know the truth
Can't handle that
And I try to (and I try to)
Just forget you (just forget you)
But don't know how
If only I knew
It's written all over your face
Such a painful thing to waste
Tell me now where do we go?
Now the future's not so clear
I can't believe we've ended here
Where's the world that doesn't care?
Maybe I could meet you there
Yeah
I'm sorry
If I slagged you down, I meant no harm
When I heard the stories
Said things I didn't mean
Should have stayed calm
But sadly
You got angry
And it breaks my heart
You're so mad at me
It's written all over your face
Such a painful thing to waste
Tell me now where do we go?
Now the future's not so clear
I can't believe we've ended here
Where's the world that doesn't care?
Maybe I could meet you there
Maybe I could meet you there
Maybe I could meet you there
It's written all over your face
Such a painful thing to waste
Tell me now where do we go?
Now the future's not so clear
I can't believe we've ended here
Where's the world that doesn't care?
Maybe I could meet you there
Maybe I could meet you there
I was always picked last for teams,
I wore my sisters jeans,
I was a loser kid.
And the teachers didn’t care,
They just left me sitting there,
I don’t know what i did
But since then,
How the tides have turned,
Cos i used to be the loser kid,
Who always ran away and hid.
No one took the time to know me,
The kick me sign was always on me.
Now everyone wants to know,
What I do and where I go,
At least I know they wont forget me,
Cos i live with miss mackenzie.
And now its all history,
And i put it all behind me,
Look at what I’ve become.
I get recognised in the street,
And everyone i meet,
Remembers the news I made.
but since then,
how the tides have turned,
Cos i used to be the loser kid,
Who always ran away and hid.
No one took the time to know me,
The kick me sign was always on me.
Now everyone wants to know,
What I do and where I go,
At least I know they wont forget me,
Cos i live with miss mackenzie.
When i see the way you look at me,
It takes me back to how it used to be.
And still it’s clear,
The way you locked the classroom door,
And whispered in my ear...
‘you’re what I go to school for’,
you are
the one I go to school for’,
cos i used to be the loser kid
who always ran away and hid
no one took the time to know me
the kick me sign was always on me
now every body wants to know
what i do and where i go,
atleast i know they won’t forget me
Lets Go!
The girls in the suburbs
They wear nose-rings made of Phosphor
Their lips are blue
Hair is green
They got piercings in their ears.
Sticking it out the pockets
Some bottles of beer
They’re running through the streets
And every place that they go
Is a stench of fuel in the air.
Das ist neu
Das ist neu
Hurra, Hurra die Schule Brennt
The girls in the suburbs
It’s all that they way
Kick it be alone
The sirens Sound
The bells they ring
Children start to scream
Schools Burning Down!
Schools Burning Down!
The sirens in the distance
Everything’s Good
By the Firewood
Where the school Stood
Everybody sing:
The girls in the suburb
They wear Nose-rings made out of phosphor
Radios turned up to eleven
Punk rock ringing in their ears
Then came each other,
By the burning fire.
The sun shines in the sky,
The fire is burning
Out of Control
james:
Hark! the herald angels sing,
"Glory to the newborn King!
Peace on earth, and mercy mild,
God and sinners reconciled."
Joyful, all ye nations, rise,
Join the triumph of the skies;
With th' angelic host proclaim,
"Christ is born in Bethlehem."
Hark! the herald angels sing,
"Glory to the newborn King!"
Matt:
Hail! the heav'n-born Prince of peace!
Hail! the Son of Righteousness!
Light and life to all he brings,
Rose with healing in his wings
Mild he lays his glory by,
Born that man no more may die:
With th' angelic host proclaim,
"Christ is born in Bethlehem."
Hark! the herald angels sing,
"Glory to the newborn King!"
Charlie:
Hark! the herald angels sing,
"Glory to the newborn King!
Peace on earth, and mercy mild,
God and sinners reconciled."
All:
Joyful, all ye nations, rise,
Join the triumph of the skies;
With th' angelic host proclaim,
"Christ is born in Bethlehem."
Hark! the herald angels sing,
I'm so rushed off my feet
(Oh oh)
Looking for Gorden Street
So much I need to say
I?m sorry that its on her wedding day
'Cause she?s so right for me
(Oh oh)
Her daddy disagrees, he?s always hated me
'Cause I never got, a J O B
'Cause she?s mine
And I?m glad, I crashed the wedding
It's better than regretting, I could have been a loser kid
And ran away and hid but it's the best thing I ever did
'Cause it's true love that lasts forever
And now we?re back together
As if he never met her so looking back
I'm glad, I crashed the wedding
The neighbors spread the word
(Damn)
My mom cried when she heard
I stole my girl away from everybody gathered there that day
And, just in time
And I?m glad, I crashed the wedding
It's better than regretting, I could have been a loser kid
And ran away and hid, I said I'd do it and I did
'Cause it's true love that lasts forever
And now we?re back together
As if he never met her so looking back
I'm glad, I crashed the wedding
So please stop being
Mad at me for taking her away
'Cause anyway she didn't want to stay
So please believe me when I say
She?s glad, I crashed the wedding
It's better than regretting
The ring she got was lame, she couldn't take the pain
She didn't want a silly second name
'Cause true love lasts forever
(True love lasts)
And now we?re back together
You might as well forget her and walk away
She?s glad, I crashed the wedding
(Back together)
It's better than regretting
(It's better than regretting)
The ring she got was lame
She couldn't take the pain
She didn't want a silly second name
(No no no no)
'Cause true love lasts forever
(True love lasts)
And now we're back together
You might as well forget her and walk away
I don't give a damn about you
No nothing can change my mind
No way
I'm happy just to let you walk away
Don't think about you at night
I'm happy to be alone
It's ok
But that was yesterday and now I'm
Driving in my car
Words don't get me far
When they don't mean shit
Ooooooh!
I'm calling you at 3am and I,
I'm standing here right outside your door
But I don't think that my heart can take much more
I'm scared of cracking up again I just
Want it to be like it was before
And I don't think that my heart can take more
I don't give a damn what you do
I'm gonna get with you
Again
And that's the way this night is gonna end
You said you need some time
How long does it take to see
That we are more than meant to be
And now you're driving in your car
But you won't get far
Cos' your car is shit
Ooooooh!
I'm calling you at 3am and I'm
Standing here right outside your door
And I don't think that my heart can take much more
I'm scared of cracking up again I just
Want it to be like it was before
Cos' I don't think that my heart can take much more
Can take much more (echoes)
Can take much more (echoes)
Can take much more (echoes)
Driving in my car
Words don't get me far
When they tell me (shhh)
Ooooooh!
I'm calling you at 3am and I'm
Standing here right outside your door
And I don't think that my heart can take much more
I'm scared of cracking up again I just
Want it to be like it was before
One day when I came home at lunch time I heard a funny noise
Went out to the backyard to find out if it was one of those rowdy boys
Stood there was my neighbor called Peter and a Flux Capacitor
He told me he built a time machine
Like the one in a film I've seen
Yeah, yeah
He said, "I've been to the year 3000
Not much has changed but they lived underwater
And your great, great, great granddaughter
Is pretty fine"
(Is pretty fine)
He took me to the future in the flux thing and I saw everything
Boy bands and another one and another one and another one
Triple breasted women swim around town totally naked!
We drove around in a time machine
Like the one in a film I've seen
Yeah, yeah
He said, "I've been to the year 3000
Not much has changed but they lived underwater
(Not much has changed but they lived underwater)
And your great, great, great grand daughter
Is pretty fine"
(Is pretty fine)
I took a trip to the year 3000
This song had gone multi-platinum
Everybody brought our seventh album
It had outsold Micheal Jackson
I took a trip to the year 3000
This song had gone multi-platinum
Everybody brought our seventh album
Seventh album, seventh album
He told me he built a time machine
Like the one in a film I've seen
Yeah, yeah
He said, "I've been to the year 3000
Not much has changed but they lived underwater
And your great, great, great granddaughter
(And your great granddaughter)
Is pretty fine"
(She's pretty fine)
Oh, oh, yeah
He said, "I've been to the year 3000
(3000)
Not much has changed but they lived underwater
(Not much has changed but they lived underwater)
And your great, great, great granddaughter
(And your great granddaughter)
Is pretty fine"
He said, "I've been to the year 3000
Not much has changed but they lived underwater
(Not much has changed but they lived underwater, yeah)
And your great, great, great grand daughter
(And your great granddaughter)
She's pretty fine"
(She's pretty fine)
He said, "I've been to the year 3000
(I've been to the year 3000)
Not much has changed but they lived underwater
And your great, great, great grand daughter
[James:]
What's wrong with the world mama?
People living like aint got no mamas
I think the whole worlds addicted to the drama
Only attracted to the things that bring you trauma
Overseas yeah we tryin to stop terrorism
But we still got terrorists here livin
In the USA the big CIA the Bloodz and the Crips and the KKK
But if you only have love for your own race
Then you only leave space to discriminate
And to discriminate only generates hate
And when you hatin you're bound to get irate
Yeah madness is what you demonstrate
And that's exactly how anger works and operates
You gotta have love just to set it straight
Take control of your mind and meditate
Let your soul gravitate to the love y'all
[Charlie:]
People killing people dying
Children hurtin and hear them crying
Can you practice what you preach
Would you turn the other cheek?
Father Father Father help us
Send some guidance from above
Cause people got me got me questioning
Where is the love? (The love) [X2]
Where is the love the love the love
[Matt:]
It just ain't the same all ways have changed
New days are strange is the world the insane?
If love and peace so strong
Why are there pieces of love that don't belong
Nations dropping bombs
Chemical gases filling lungs of little ones
With ongoing suffering
As the youth die young
So i ask myself what is really going wrong?
So I ask myself really what is going on
in this world that we living in
People keep on giving in
Makin wrong decisions
Only visions of them dividens
Not respecting each other
Deny thy brother
The wars' going on but the reasons' undercover
The truth is kept secret
Swept under the rug
If you never know truth
Then you never know love
Where's the love James? (I don't know)
Where's the truth James? (I don't know)
Where's the love y'all?
[Charlie:]
People killing people dying
Children hurtin you hear them crying
Can you practice what you preach
Would you turn the other cheek?
Father Father Father help us
Send some guidance from above
Cause people got me got me questioning
Where is the love? (The love) [X2]
Where is the love the love the love
[James:]
I feel the weight of the world on my shoulder
As I'm getting older y'all people get colder
[Matt:]
Most of us only care about money makin
Selfishness got us followin the wrong direction
[James:]
Wrong information always shown by the media
Negative images is the main criteria
[Matt:]
Infecting their young minds faster than bacteria
Kids wanna act like what the see in the cinema
[James:]
Whatever happened to the values of humanity
Whatever happened to the fairness and equality
[Matt:]
Instead of spreading love, we're spreading anomosity
Lack of understanding, leading us away from unity
[James:]
That's the reason why sometimes I'm feeling under
That's the reason why sometimes I'm feeling down
[Matt:]
It's no wonder why sometimes I'm feeling under
I gotta keep my faith alive, until love is found
(ask urself c'mon ask urself c'mon mutha
lend me some sugar, i am your neighbour!)
Father Father Father help us
Send some guidance from above
Cause people got me got me questioning
Nobody's there when you get home
Your renting movies on your own
My photo's on your bedroom wall
You sit there waiting for my call
And i know
I leave you on your own
And i need you to be strong
when im walking away
And i
i hate to say goodbye
it gets harder everytime
what i feel
you feel inside
when the day turns into night
Another tired afternoon
Another destined hotel room
i hate the fact that your not here
but now im counting down the days till i get there
And i know
I leave you on your own
And i need you to be strong
when im walking away
And i
i hate to say goodbye
it gets harder everytime
what i feel
you feel inside
when the day turns into night
And i know
I leave you on your own
And i need you to be strong
when im walking away
And i
i hate to say goodbye
it gets harder everytime
what i feel
you feel inside
Well I woke up
So proud to see you lying naked next to me
And the clothes you wore
The night before
Were lying on my bedroom floor, and
This is how I want it to be
You know and I want it that way
Baby, I don't know what to say
It's like that everyday
I never felt this way, yeah
I just don't know what to do
If I can't be with you
Girl you know it's true
I love that thing you do
We've seen everything, I've dreamt it all last night
we did it in a waterfall
Then you turned around and I could see
This beautiful simplicity, and
This is how I want it to be
You know and I want it that way
Baby, I don't know what to say
It's like that everyday
I never felt this way, yeah
I just don't know what to do
If I can't be with you
Girl you know it's true
I love that thing you do
I love that thing you do
I love that thing you do
I love that thing you do
Cos' I love that thing you do yeah
Baby, I don't know what to say
It's like that everyday
I never felt this way, yeah
I just don't know what to do
If I can't be with you
Girl you know it's true
I love that thing you do
Baby, I don't know what to say
It's like that everyday
I never felt this way, yeah
I just don't know what to do
If I can't be with you
Girl you know it's true
I love that thing you do
I love that thing you do
I love that thing you do
1,2,3,4, alright
Teenage dreams so hard to beat
Every time she walks down the street
Another girl in the neighborhood
Wish she was mine, she looks so good
I wanna hold you
Wanna hold you tight
Get teenage kicks right through the night
Come on
I'm gonna call her on the telephone
And have her over 'cause I'm all alone
I need excitement and I need it bad
'Cause it's the best I've ever had
I wanna hold you
Wanna hold you tight
Get teenage kicks right through the night
Come on
Teenage dreams so hard to beat
Every time she walks down the street
Another girl in the neighborhood
Wish she was mine, she looks so good
I wanna hold you
Wanna hold you tight
Get teenage kicks right through the night
Come on
I'm gonna call her on the telephone
And have her over 'cause I'm all alone
I need excitement and I need it bad
'Cause it's the best I've ever had
I wanna hold you
Wanna hold you tight
Yeah teenage kicks right through the night
Alright
I wanna hold you
Wanna hold you tight
Get those teenage kicks right through the night, yeah
[Verse]
Along she came, with her picture,
Put it in a frame, so I won't miss her,
Got on a plane, from London; Heathrow,
It seems such a shame, yea..
[Chorus]
I feel her. Slipping through my fingers,
Now she's gone, I'm sleeping with the light on,
And sharks swim through my veins now, that she's gone,
I'm sleeping with the light on.
[Verse]
Heard she's engaged, but to her best friend,
No ones to blame, here's where it all ends,
And I feel the pain, 'cause I'm without her,
I feel the pain.
[Chorus]
I feel her. Slipping through my fingers,
Now she's gone, I'm sleeping with the light on,
And sharks swim through my veins now, that she's gone,
I'm sleeping with the light on.
[Verse]
I see the sight, with a different light,
Words cannot describe the way I'm feeling,
'Cause I've been searching in my head,
For the words I thought she'd said,
For too long.
[Chorus]
I feel her. Slipping through my fingers,
Now she's gone, I'm sleeping with the light on,
And sharks swim through my veins now, that she's gone,
I'm sleeping with the light on.
[Chorus]
I feel her. Slipping through my fingers,
Now she's gone, I'm sleeping with the light on,
And sharks swim through my veins now, that she's gone,
I'm sleeping with the light on.
[Chorus]
I feel her. Slipping through my fingers,
Now she's gone, I'm sleeping with the light on,
And sharks swim through my veins now, that she's gone,
It was a friday night
All my friends had gone home
When I turned out the lights
I was not alone
She was sitting there
Half way up the stairs
She had a nooky ass
But a hefty pair!
Then I planned that my good friend would understand
She doesn't need to know
That someone's down low
What was I supposed to do
Sitting in my room
When she was makin pretty eyes at me
And blowing me away
Dirty things were going on
But then he walked right in
On everything
Then I turned right round
With my trousers down!
But I'm sorry now
And that's all I can say
I was horny and it the best of me
Don't take it out on me
Coz I've done nothing wrong
I happened natrually
Because she turned me on!
Then I planned that my good friend would understand
She doesn't need to know
That someone's down low
What was I supposed to do
Sitting in my room
When she was makin pretty eyes at me
And blowing me away
Dirty things were going on
But then he walked right in
On everything
Then I turned right round
With my trousers down!
I've got to face the consiquences
face the consiquiences
I've got to face the consiquences
face the consiquiences
I've got to face the consiquences
face the consiquiences
I've got to face the consiquences
face the consiquiences
What was I supposed to do
Sitting in my room
When she was makin pretty eyes at me
And blowing me away
Dirty things were going on
But then he walked right in
On everything
And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
Jesus loves you more than you will know (Wo, wo, wo)
God bless you please, Mrs. Robinson
Heaven holds a place for those who pray
(Hey, hey, hey...hey, hey, hey)
We'd like to know a little bit about you for our files
We'd like to help you learn to help yourself
Look around you, all you see are sympathetic eyes
Stroll around the grounds until you feel at home
And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
Jesus loves you more than you will know (Wo, wo, wo)
God bless you please, Mrs. Robinson
Heaven holds a place for those who pray
(Hey, hey, hey...hey, hey, hey)
Hide it in a hiding place where no one ever goes
Put it in your pantry with your cupcakes
It's a little secret, just the Robinsons' affair
Most of all, you've got to hide it from the kids
Coo, coo, ca-choo, Mrs Robinson
Jesus loves you more than you will know (Wo, wo, wo)
God bless you please, Mrs. Robinson
Heaven holds a place for those who pray
(Hey, hey, hey...hey, hey, hey)
Sitting on a sofa on a Sunday afternoon
Going to the candidates debate
Laugh about it, shout about it
When you've got to choose
Ev'ry way you look at it, you lose
Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio
A nation turns its lonely eyes to you (Woo, woo, woo)
What's that you say, Mrs. Robinson
Joltin' Joe has left and gone away
It was an amazing end to the perfect day
Sun sinking low in the sky
We sat and watched all the dolphins swim in the bay
That crazy look in your eye
We ran in slow motion over the sand
Into the ocean holding your hand
But then it gets hazy
And I lose you and then that's when
I wake up scared to phone her
Realise I'm a loner in love (yeah yeah)
It's still the same old story
Tears of morning glory no luck
That's the reason why my life sucks, very much
Being a loner in love
The next day I ran into your current boyfriend
Told him what we did last night
Before my story had even got to the end
He challenged me to a fight
I ran in slow motion away from him
But he caught up with me, kicked my teeth in
Now I've got no chance cos'
I can't even grin
No nothing's changed and
I'm way too scared to phone her
Realise I'm a loner in love (yeah yeah)
It's still the same old story
Tears of morning glory no luck
That's the reason why my life sucks, very much
Being a loner in love
We ran in slow motion over the sand
Into the ocean holding your hand
But then it gets hazy
And I lose you and then that's when
I wake up scared to phone her
Realise I'm a loner in love (yeah yeah)
It's still the same old story
Tears of morning glory no luck
That's the reason why my life sucks, very much
Being a loner in love
I wake up scared to phone her
Realise I'm a loner in love (yeah yeah)
It's still the same old story
Tears of morning glory no luck
That's the reason why my life sucks, very much
Being a loner in love
Saw you sittin in the corner
Something crossed my mind
And i couldnt hide
A feeling deep inside
Brain starts tickin
Then i saw what u were thinkin
Girl u read my mind
And by this time
A knock was on the door
Girl can u feel this chemistry
Look into my eyes
Feels like heaven trapped between your thighs
Most importantly the stamena and energy
Will make this last all nite
Windows steamed up
No one can see in
Gotta sweat it up
Gotta suck it in
Most importantly the stamina and energy
Will make this last all nite
Late nite sauna
Late nite sauna
Here comes ur sister
Shes kinda cute
So i persist her
I unlock the door
Cos i wanted more
She said shes 24
What a bonus
I I felt the heat between us
Now theres three not two
Theres more to do
We'll lock the door again
Girl can u feel this chemistry
Look into my eyes
Feels like heaven trapped between your thighs
Most importantly the stamena and energy
Will make this last all nite
Windows steamed up
No one can see in
Gotta sweat it up
Gotta suck it in
Most importantly the stamina and energy
Will make this last all nite
Late nite sauna
Late nite sauna
Heres come your mother
O O oh no not another
Now im feeling sore
I want it more
Shes cute for 44
Girl can u feel this chemistry
Look into my eyes
Feels like heaven trapped between your thighs
Most importantly the stamena and energy
Will make this last all nite
Windows steamed up
No one can see in
Gotta sweat it up
Gotta suck it in
Most importantly the stamina and energy
Will make this last all nite
Late nite sauna
Late nite sauna
I can't believe what my girlfriend did today
She screamed so loudly then she turned away
Why did she cut me down to size?
She left me wondering
Can I do it right?
What am I gonna do now the games up?
Can't get her off that's kinda rough
She better not tell my mates today
So baby tell me now
Do I need to measure?
Cos' I'm feeling under pressure
I'm just hoping that the fear will go away
Don't wanna be a fake
I woke up in a sweat felt a disgrace
She looks so beautiful love on her face
Feeling stupid all on my own
I put it down to experience coz now I've grown
What am I gonna do now the games up?
Can't get her off that's kinda rough
She better not tell my mates today
So baby tell me now
Do I need to measure?
Cos' I'm feeling under pressure
I'm just hoping that the fear will go away
Don't wanna be a fake
Don't wanna be a fake
It's quite uncanny
Cos' my favourite film is "when Harry met Sally"
Now we're finished there's no way
We're ever gonna be ok
Don't wanna be a fake
How low can I go?
You might find me reading Cosmo
But when I'm finished
You know, that you gonna wanna be with me
Gonna wanna be with me
Gonna wanna be with me
Gotta girl on my sofa
getting undressed
I gotta know can I deliver
Cos' I'm feeling stressed
What am I gonna do is my game up?
I've got the goods is that enough?
There's almost nothing left to say
So wish me luck not gonna run
The final countdown has begun
Not gonna see or hear them laughing in my face
What am I gonna do now the games up?
Can't get her off that's kinda rough
She better not tell my mates today
So baby tell me now
Do I need to measure?
Cos' I'm feeling under pressure
I'm just hoping that the fear will go away
Everything i knew just went out the window
Know i can depend on you - forever
And i never thought i'd see
My life walk away from me
I thought we'd always be - together
Notice you didn't have to pay
For every word i say
And i wish i could change your decision
And you know that i try
And tell you what it's like
But you just wouldn't listen
Lets go back lets rewind to the days that remind me
of all the good times that we spent together
And i don't know why we just let it all slide
When we both knew inside we were right for each other
I don't know what to do
Cos your everything that i knew
Everythings the same
It's like tomorrow never came
We used to talk about - whatever
And the seasons never change
We never used to act our age, everytime we were - together
Notice you didn't have to pay
For every word i say
And i wish i could change your decision
And you know that i try
And tell you what it's like
But you just wouldn't listen
I don't know what to do
Cos your everything that i knew
How can you just walk out of my life
Without even giving a reason
And how can you look so good
You think you know it all,
I see it in the way you’re speaking.
The long words that you use,
Are starting to get irritating,
I’ve got the urge to knock you out,
And i can’t handle this.
The ladder outside your bedroom window
Really takes the piss
Step back take a look where you’re at,
You’re just a raving Dawson’s maniac...
You think that you know everything
Take one step back and look at yourself
I think you dont know anything
All my friends think that youre such a freak
And your just a Dawson’s geek
Dawson’s Dawson’s geek
Why cant you see that you dont look like him
in anyway
At least that kid has friends and thats alot more
than you can say
youve lost your mind and i dont think that you
know who you are
Naming you dog ‘Pacey’ was taking things a little
too far
step back take a look at where youre at
youre just a raving Dawson’s maniac...
You think that you know everything
Take one step back and look at yourself
I think you dont know anything
All my friends think that youre such a freak
And your just a Dawson’s geek
Dawson’s Dawson’s geek
I guess I’ll have to wait for your life to be over,
I guess I’ll have to wait,
I guess I’ll have to wait...
Oi!Oi!
I think you dont know anything
All my friends think that youre such a freak
And your just a Dawson’s geek.
You think that you know everything
Take one step back and look at yourself
I think you dont know anything
All my friends think that youre such a freak
And your just a Dawson’s geek
I hate when you say,
I Don't blow you away,
I can't break through that way
Our Friends told us
We wouldn't last for the week
I guess they think that I'm a freak
They hated my blue streak
I cant control this
Why does it feel like it's raining in my head?
I don't understand
Why are you always complaining about me
You don't even know who I am
Don't think I wanna know you
I'm tired of running after you
I won't send you a sorry card
Cos' I don't need you
I've given up and never reminisce
I found a way of getting over this
I let go in everyway
Cos' I don't need you
I feel that it's time
For me to draw the line
(I know that I'll be fine)
Without your bitchin'
Cos' everyday I become
A little less numb
Like I don't even know you
Why does it feel like it's raining in my head?
I don't understand
Why are you always complaining about me
You don't even know who I am
Don't think I wanna know you
I'm tired of running after you
I won't send you a sorry card
Cos' I don't need you
I've given up and never reminisce
I found a way of getting over this
I let go in everyway
Cos' I don't need you
Don't think I wanna know you
I'm tired of running after you
I won't send you a sorry card
Cos' I don't need you
I've given up and never reminisce
I found a way of getting over this
I let go in everyway
Cos' I don't need you
Cos' I don't need you
Don't think I wanna know
I've gotta go before I go crazy
I let go in everyway
Cos' anyway, I know that you hate me
Don't think I wanna know
I've gotta go before I go crazy
I let go in everyway
Cos' anyway, I know that you hate me
Don't think I wanna know
I've gotta go before I go crazy
I let go in everyway
your face is everywhere i go now
and you're on every television show now,
Baby i need you
you're everything i want in someone,
but you don't even know who i am,
Baby why should you.
sweating all over your video,
watching every single scene in slow mo
Trackin' you down on the internet,
coz i ain't seen you naked yet...
I want you Britney.
i need you here with... me.
you know that i wont stop untill ive got you.
i want you Britney.
i even know the place that you live.
and i don't care who your boyfriend is,
cos one day it's gonna be me.
and i think that i'm obsessed with you girl.
cos i copy everythin you do now,
and pepsi let me taste you.
god must of spent a little more time on you,
in school uniform you look so good.
and you say that your not a girl,
i'll make you a woman.
I want you Britney.
i need you here with... me.
you know that i wont stop untill i've got you.
i want you Britney.
every single thing you do,
every time i look at you,
i become a slave for you,
you drive me crazy.
you know that i won't stop untill i've got you,
i want you Britney.
what the hell can i do,
to get closer to you.
you can run you can't hide
i'll make you feel good inside,
what the hell can i do
to get closer to you.
you can run you can't hide
i'll make you feel good inside...
I want you Britney.
i need you here with... me.
you know that i wont stop untill i've got you.
i want you Britney.
I want you Britney.
i need you here with... me.
you know that i wont stop untill i've got you.
(Let's go!)
(Yeah! Alright!)
Walking through the terminal
I saw something beautiful
You left, for your duty call
Next I'm getting on the plane
That's when I see you again
I can't get you off my brain
(Let's go)
That uniform you're wearing
So hot I can't stop staring
You're putting on an awesome show
The cabin pressure's rising
My coke has got no ice in now
Air hostess
I like the way you dress
Though I hate to fly
But I feel much better
Occupied my mind
Writing you a love letter
I messed my pants
When we flew over France
Will I see you soon
In my hotel room
For a holiday romance?
Air hostess
Throwing peanuts down the aisle
Stupid but it made you smile
You came over for a while
Then you whispered in my ear
The words that I longed to hear
"I want you to thrill me here"
You can't because you're working
The paparazzi's lurking
You didn't know I'm in a band
In England people know me
One photo's worth a hundred grand
Air hostess
I like the way you dress
Though I hate to fly
But I feel much better
Occupied my mind
Writing you a love letter
I messed my pants
When we flew over France
Will I see you soon
In my hotel room
For a holiday romance?
Air hostess
Na, na na-na
Na, na na-na
Na, na na-na
Na, na na-na
Na, na na-na
Na, na na-na
Na, na na-na
That uniform you're wearing
So hot I can't stop staring
You're putting on an awesome show
The plane has almost landed
So tell me where I'm standing now
Air hostess
I like the way you dress
Though I hate to fly
But I feel much better
Occupied my mind
Writing you a love letter
I messed my pants
When we flew over France
Will I see you soon
In my hotel room
For a holiday romance?
Air hostess
Cos' you're my air hostess
I love the way you dress
Air hostess
My air hostess
I love the way you dress
Båstad | |
---|---|
A street adjacent to the central square | |
|
|
Coordinates: 56°26′N 12°50′E / 56.433°N 12.833°E / 56.433; 12.833Coordinates: 56°26′N 12°50′E / 56.433°N 12.833°E / 56.433; 12.833 | |
Country | Sweden |
Province | Skåne |
County | Skåne County |
Municipality | Båstad Municipality |
Area[1] | |
• Total | 6.27 km2 (2.42 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
• Total | 4,961 |
• Density | 792/km2 (2,050/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Website | http://www.bastad.se |
Båstad is a locality and the seat of Båstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 4,961 inhabitants in 2010.[1]
Contents |
The town of Båstad is located in a sheltered bay with the Hallandian ridge stretching behind it. The town borders the shore, whereafter the terrain raises until the dense vegetation of the ridge takes over.
The first city privileges were granted in the 14th or 15th century, when the area belonged to Denmark. The first certain date is 1513 when it was re-granted. At the time, the name in print was Botstœdœ, which would translate to "Boat (landing) place".
The area was in 1658 conquered by Sweden, and Båstad was given new "special" privileges in 1664, because it was of too insignificant size to receive the full royal charter as one of Sweden's cities. The minor privilege allowed the town to be used for commerce, handicraft and hostelry. The minor privilege was in effect until 1858 when it got proper rights as a merchant town, or köping. It is since 1971 the seat of Båstad Municipality.
Båstad is best known for its tennis tournament Swedish Open on the ATP Tour, held each summer since 1948. The tournament boasts the largest number of courts in the country, and has fostered many internationally successful tennis players, such as Magnus Larsson. It attracts some 20,000 visitors and puts the town in a festive mood for a few weeks. Since 2009, the women's WTA tournament previously held in Stockholm is also played in Båstad as part of the Swedish Open.
The city is also home of the Troentorp Clog, formerly known as Båstad Clogs. Troentorp Clogs have been handcrafted in Båstad since 1907 and continue to be produced with the original wooden design.
The Church of Båstad or Saint Mary Church is located in central Båstad. It was constructed in the 15th century. It is a Romanesque church, and contains several wall paintings from various centuries; a madonna image; and a Danish altarpiece, among other things.
A few kilometers outside of Båstad there is a large garden called Norrviken Gardens. Originally founded by Rudolf Abelin in the 1900s, it has once been chosen as the most beautiful park in Sweden, and the second most beautiful in Europe in 2006.[2]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Båstad |
|
|
This article about a location in Skåne County, Sweden is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Country | Italy |
---|---|
Residence | Montecarlo, Monaco |
Born | (1973-07-30) July 30, 1973 (age 38) Faenza, Italy |
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 84.0 kg (185 lb; 13.23 st) |
Turned pro | 1990 |
Retired | 2003 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Career prize money | US$ 3,063,479 |
Singles | |
Career record | 219–231 |
Career titles | 3 |
Highest ranking | No. 18 (February 27, 1995) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1998) |
French Open | 4R (1994) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1996) |
US Open | 3R (1994) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 86–113 |
Career titles | 2 |
Highest ranking | No. 59 (February 3, 1997) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1996, 1997) |
French Open | - |
Wimbledon | - |
US Open | 3R (1996) |
Andrea Gaudenzi (born July 30, 1973) is a former tennis player from Italy, who turned professional in 1990.
Gaudenzi was born in Faenza, Emilia-Romagna. A right-hander, he represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was defeated in the third round by the eventual winner, Andre Agassi. Gaudenzi reached his highest singles ATP ranking on February 27, 1995, when he became world no. 18.
Legend (Singles) |
Grand Slam (0) |
Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
ATP Masters Series (0) |
ATP Championship Series (0) |
ATP Tour (3) |
Outcome | No. | Date | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Runner-up | 1. | July 18, 1994 | Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | Alberto Berasategui | 5–7, 3–6, 6–7(5–7) |
Runner-up | 2. | February 6, 1995 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | Wayne Ferreira | 3–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | August 7, 1995 | San Marino | Clay | Thomas Muster | 2–6, 0–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | April 8, 1996 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | Thomas Muster | 6–7(4–7), 4–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | September 22, 1997 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | Richard Fromberg | 1–6, 6–7(2–7) |
Winner | 1. | March 23, 1998 | Casablanca, Morocco | Clay | Álex Calatrava | 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 6. | July 27, 1998 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Albert Costa | 2–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–3, 1–6 |
Winner | 2. | May 21, 2001 | St. Poelten, Austria | Clay | Markus Hipfl | 6–0, 7–5 |
Winner | 3. | July 9, 2001 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Bohdan Ulihrach | 7–5, 6–3 |
|
|
Persondata | |
---|---|
Name | Gaudenzi, Andrea |
Alternative names | |
Short description | Tennis player |
Date of birth | July 30, 1973 |
Place of birth | Faenza, Italy |
Date of death | |
Place of death |
This biographical article relating to Italian tennis is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Joe Labero | |
---|---|
Joe Labero |
|
Born | (1963-07-28) July 28, 1963 (age 48) Alvesta, Sweden |
Occupation | Magician, illusionist |
Website | |
http://www.labero.com/ |
Joe Labero (born 28 July 1963 in Alvesta, Sweden) is a Swedish magician. Joe Labero is a stage name derived from his birthname: Lars Bengt Roland Johansson.
Contents |
At the age of 12 years Labero got his first "Magic Box". He started to practice and decided to be a professional. At first he called himself "Magino" and 1979 he won the Swedish junior championships of magic that was held in Karlstad. He met his mentor, the Swedish magician Carlo Tornedo. Carlo told him to use the first 2 letters in his name to create "Joe Labero" and he has now registered that name for official use.
In 1991 he, against all recommendations,[citation needed] put up his first big production A Magic Night at Berns in Stockholm. The show was a great success and was sold out and performed 657 times. The show was shown all over Sweden and abroad for the following years. He toured until 1995.
In 1996 he premiered in Danze Fantasy Productions new show Mystique at Conrad Jupiters Casino in Australia which ran for 16 months. The next year he presented another show there and called it Illusions. In 1998 he took Illusions to Sweden. Together with the original performers he made a huge success and performed this show until 1999 when he remade it and called it Joe Labero show and performed it until 2002 all over Sweden.
After this he created the Castle Tour in Sweden which was more intimate with the audience and he continued to use a similar theme later at the Ship of Illusions tour when traveling by boat around Scandinavia.
Together with the piano artist Robert Wells he created Rhapsody in Rock with Magic. This was a big show that combined live orchestral music with magic. They started in 2002 and met again using the same concept in the Christmas Spectacular Show.
In 2003 Labero had over 30 Ship of Illusions shows along the Scandinavian coast. Bill Clinton attended one of the shows.
In September 2007 his show Invited to Labero with an Asian theme started at Rondo in Gothenburg, Sweden. In 2010 the show was shown over 300 times and sold over 300.000 tickets.[1]
In 2010 Labero will host magic shows in Hamburger Börs in Stockholm. The shows will start on 10 September 2010 and finish on 30 October 2010.[2]
In November 2010 Lobero hosted a six month long magic show at Jupiters Casino in Australia.[3] The show was produced by Danze Fantasy Productions.
In July 2009 Labero receiveed the award "Illusionist of the decade" in connection with the magic World Cup in Beijing, which was held from 26–31 July 2009. Previously this award has been received by David Copperfield and Siegfried&Roy. It intends world touring illusions during the years 2000-2009. The prize is awarded by The Merlin Award Society, which is the Oscar organization of the magic world and is based in Las Vegas.[4]
Labero is engaged to Anna Vinterfall and they have a daughter named Nicole Vinterfall Labero who was born on 12 January 2008.
Persondata | |
---|---|
Name | Labero, Joe |
Alternative names | |
Short description | |
Date of birth | 28 July 1963 |
Place of birth | Alvesta, Sweden |
Date of death | |
Place of death |
Wozniacki at the 2009 US Open |
|
Country | Denmark |
---|---|
Residence | Monte Carlo, Monaco |
Born | (1990-07-11) 11 July 1990 (age 21) Odense, Denmark |
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)[1] |
Weight | 58 kg (128 lb; 9 st 2 lb)[1] |
Turned pro | 18 July 2005[1] |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand)[1] |
Career prize money | $ 12,444,751[1] |
Official web site | www.carolinewozniacki.dk |
Singles | |
Career record | 318–117[1] |
Career titles | 18 WTA, 4 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 1 (11 October 2010) |
Current ranking | No. 9 (28 May 2012) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | SF (2011) |
French Open | QF (2010) |
Wimbledon | 4R (2009, 2010, 2011) |
US Open | F (2009) |
Other tournaments | |
Championships | F (2010) |
Olympic Games | 3R (2008) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 36–54[1] |
Career titles | 2 WTA, 0 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 52 (14 September 2009) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2008) |
French Open | 2R (2010) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2009, 2010) |
US Open | 3R (2009) |
Last updated on: 28 May 2012. |
Caroline Wozniacki (born 11 July 1990) is a Danish professional tennis player. She is a former world no. 1 on the WTA Tour. As of 23 January 2012, she held this position for 67 weeks.[5] She is the first Scandinavian woman to hold the top ranking position and 20th overall.[6]
Since her WTA debut in 2005, she has improved her year-end ranking each year until finishing on top in both 2010 and 2011. She has won 18 WTA singles titles as of August 2011, three in 2008, three in 2009, six in 2010 (the most since Justine Henin's ten in 2007),[7] and six in 2011. She was runner-up at the 2009 US Open and the 2010 WTA Tour Championships in Doha to Kim Clijsters. She won the 2006 Wimbledon Girls' Singles title but has yet to win a women's Grand Slam title. She also holds two WTA titles in doubles.
Contents |
Wozniacki is the daughter of Polish Roman Catholic[8] immigrants, Piotr and Anna Wozniacki.[9] Anna played on the Polish women's national volleyball team,[10] and Piotr played professional football. The couple moved to Denmark when Piotr signed for the Danish football club Boldklubben 1909.[9][11] Wozniacki's older brother Patrik Wozniacki is a professional footballer for Hvidovre IF in Denmark.[10]
Wozniacki's playing style centers "around the defensive aspects of tennis with her anticipation, movement, agility, footwork and defence all first-rate and key parts of her game."[12] Her two-handed backhand is one of her best weapons as she is capable of turning defense into offense, most notably the backhand down-the-line. Her defensive playing style has her contemporaries label her a counter-puncher.[citation needed]
In 2009, Wozniacki signed on to become an endorser for the line of tennis apparel designed by Stella McCartney for adidas. She wore her first adidas by Stella McCartney tennis dress at the 2009 US Open.[13] She also has sponsorship agreements with Compeed, Danske Invest, Oriflame, Turkish Airlines, Proactiv, Sony Ericsson, Yonex and e-Boks.[14]
This section may contain an excessive amount of intricate detail that may only interest a specific audience. Please help relocate any relevant information, and remove excessive detail that may be against Wikipedia inclusion policy. (December 2011) |
Wozniacki won several junior tournaments in 2005, including the Orange Bowl tennis championship.[15] She made her debut on the WTA Tour at Cincinnati's Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open on 19 July 2005, losing to the top-seeded and eventual champion Patty Schnyder in the first round. In the Nordea Nordic Light Open, her other WTA tournament of the year, she lost to Martina Suchá in the first round.
In 2006, she was the top seed at the Australian Open (junior girls' singles), but lost the final to eighth-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia. She was seeded second with partner Anna Tatishvili in the doubles tournament, but the pair was knocked out in the semifinals by the French-Italian pair of Alizé Cornet and Corinna Dentoni, who were seeded eighth.
In February at the Memphis, she reached her first WTA Tour quarterfinal, beating Kristina Brandi and Ashley Harkleroad, before losing to third-seeded Sofia Arvidsson of Sweden.
Before the Wimbledon, Wozniacki won the exhibition tournament Liverpool International Tennis Tournament, beating Ashley Harkleroad in the finals.[16]
Later that year, she was given a wild card to the qualifying draw at Wimbledon, where she was beaten in the first round by Miho Saeki. However, Wozniacki went on to win the girls' singles tournament, beating Slovak Magdaléna Rybáriková in the finals.
In August, she reached another WTA Tour quarterfinal, this time at the Nordea Nordic Light Open in Stockholm. She defeated top-100 players Iveta Benešová and Eleni Daniilidou, before falling to eventual champion and third-seeded Zheng Jie.
Wozniacki was seeded second in Girls' Singles in the year's last major tournament. In the first round, she won the first set against Russian Alexandra Panova, but was disqualified in the second set for verbally abusing an umpire. Wozniacki was said to have used an expletive in referring to a linesman who made a disputed call.[17] However, on her blog, she claimed to have said, "take your sunglasses of [sic]" and was mistaken for talking to the linesman, when she in fact was criticizing herself after the next point.[18]
In her last junior tournament, the Osaka Mayor's Cup, she won both the girls' singles and doubles.[19]
Her first title on the senior tour came shortly after on 29 October, when she won the $25,000 ITF-tournament in Istanbul by beating Tatjana Malek in the final.
Wozniacki was set to face Venus Williams on 27 November in an exhibition match in Copenhagen,[20] but five days before the event, Williams canceled because of an injury.[21] The two did, however, face each other in the Memphis WTA Tier III event on 20 February. Williams beat Wozniacki, ending a nine-match winning streak for Wozniacki.
On 29 November, Wozniacki was named ambassador for Danish Junior Tennis by the Culture Minister of Denmark at the time, Brian Mikkelsen.[22]
On 4 February, she won a $75,000 ITF singles title in Ortisei, Italy, beating Italian Alberta Brianti.[23] On 4 March, she won the $75,000 ITF tournament in Las Vegas, beating top-seed Akiko Morigami in the final.
She obtained a wild card for the Pacific Life Open main draw and made her Tier I debut there. She was knocked out in the second round by Martina Hingis.
She then made the semifinals of the AIG Open in Tokyo in October, her first career WTA Tour semifinal, and as a result became the first Danish woman to reach a WTA semifinal since Tine Scheuer-Larsen at Bregenz in 1986. She was defeated by Venus Williams in straight sets.
At the Australian Open, Wozniacki defeated Gisela Dulko and 21st seed Alona Bondarenko on her way to the round of 16, where she lost to the eventual finalist and fourth-seeded Ana Ivanović.
At the French Open, she was seeded 30th, making this the first Grand Slam tournament in which Wozniacki was seeded. She again lost in the third round to the eventual champion and world no. 2 Ana Ivanović.
At Wimbledon, she reached the third round, but lost to second-seeded Jelena Janković.[24]
Wozniacki won her first WTA Tour title at the Nordic Light Open in Stockholm without dropping a set, defeating fifth seed Anabel Medina Garrigues in the quarterfinals, top seed and world no. 10, Agnieszka Radwańska in the semifinals, and Vera Dushevina in the final.
At the Summer Olympics in Beijing, she beat world no. 12 Daniela Hantuchová in the second round, before falling to the eventual gold-medalist Elena Dementieva. Wozniacki then won her second WTA Tour title at the Pilot Pen Tennis in New Haven, defeating four seeded players, Dominika Cibulková, Marion Bartoli, and Alizé Cornet, en route to the final, where she defeated world no. 11 Anna Chakvetadze.
Wozniacki was the 21st seed at the US Open. She defeated world no. 14 Victoria Azarenka in the third round, but lost to second-seeded and eventual runner-up Jelena Janković in the fourth round.
At the China Open, she lost her opening match to Anabel Medina Garrigues. However, she teamed up with Medina Garrigues to clinch the doubles title, defeating the Chinese duo of Han Xinyun and Xu Yi-Fan. It was Wozniacki's first WTA doubles title. At the Tier III AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships, she was the top seed for the first time on the WTA Tour, and she won her third career title, defeating Kaia Kanepi of Estonia in the final.
Wozniacki then took part in the e-Boks Odense Open in her hometown of Odense. She won the tournament, beating world no. 64 Sofia Arvidsson of Sweden in the final.
Her final win–loss record for the year (ITF matches included, exhibition matches not included) was 58–20 in singles and 8–9 in doubles. She ended the year ranked 12th in singles and 79th in doubles. She finished thirteenth in the race for the Sony Ericsson Championships. She also won the WTA Newcomer of the Year award for 2008.[25]
Wozniacki started the season in Auckland, where she lost to Elena Vesnina in the quarterfinals. She also reached the quarterfinals in Sydney, this time losing to world no. 2 Serena Williams after having three match points. Seeded 11th at the Australian Open, Wozniacki lost in the third round to Australian wild card Jelena Dokić.
In Pattaya, Wozniacki lost to Magdaléna Rybáriková in the quarterfinals. Seeded first at the Cellular South Cup in Memphis, Tennessee, Wozniacki advanced to the final, but lost to Victoria Azarenka. Afterwards, they partnered in the doubles final to defeat Michaëlla Krajicek and Yuliana Fedak.
Wozniacki then took part in the first two Premier Mandatory tournaments of the year. At Indian Wells, she lost in the quarterfinals to eventual champion Vera Zvonareva. In Miami, she scored her first win over Elena Dementieva, before losing to another Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova in the quarterfinals.
Wozniacki won her first title of the year at the MPS Group Championships on green clay in Ponte Vedra Beach, where she defeated Canadian Aleksandra Wozniak. In Charleston, she defeated top seed Elena Dementieva in the semifinals, before losing the final to Sabine Lisicki.
Wozniacki suffered early exits in her next two tournaments, losing to Marion Bartoli in the second round in Stuttgart, and to Victoria Azarenka in the third round in Rome. She reached the final of the inaugural Premier Mandatory Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open, where she lost to world no. 1 Dinara Safina. This was Wozniacki's only match against a reigning no. 1 before she herself became no. 1 in October 2010. Seeded 10th at the French Open, Wozniacki lost to Sorana Cîrstea in the third round. They partnered in doubles, but lost in the first round.
Wozniacki won her second 2009 title on the grass of Eastbourne. In the final, she defeated Virginie Razzano.[26] Wozniacki was seeded ninth at Wimbledon, where she lost to Sabine Lisicki in the fourth round.
On her 19th birthday, she lost the final of the Swedish Open to María José Martínez Sánchez. On hard court at the LA Women's Tennis Championships, she lost in the second round to Sorana Cîrstea. At the Cincinnati Masters, she reached the quarterfinals, before falling to Elena Dementieva. In Toronto, she lost early in the second round to Zheng Jie, but she then went on to defend her title at the Pilot Pen Tennis in New Haven without losing a set. In the first round, she had her first double bagel win as a professional, 6–0, 6–0, over Edina Gallovits in 41 minutes. In the final, she beat Elena Vesnina for her third title of the season.
Wozniacki was the ninth seed at the US Open. She made her best result to date by becoming the first Danish woman to reach a Grand Slam final. There, she was defeated by Kim Clijsters, who had recently made a comeback after retiring in 2007.
In the second round of the Toray Pan Pacific Open, she retired because of a viral illness down 0–5 against Aleksandra Wozniak. She then lost to María José Martínez Sánchez in the first round of the China Open, and to Samantha Stosur in the semifinals in Osaka. The following week in Luxembourg, she retired with a hamstring injury in the first round, while leading 7–5, 5–0 over Anne Kremer. This aroused controversy because of the scoreline.[27]
Wozniacki's 2009 results qualified her for the year-end Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha for the first time. She won two of three group matches and advanced to the semifinals. There she struggled with a stomach strain and a left thigh injury against world no. 1 Serena Williams, and retired while trailing 6–4, 0–1.[28]
In her first WTA tournament of the year, Wozniacki suffered an opening-round loss to Li Na of China in the Sydney. She was seeded fourth at the Australian Open, her first top-eight seed in a Grand Slam. She again fell to Li, this time in the fourth round, in straight sets. Despite her fourth-round exit, Wozniacki achieved a career-high ranking of no. 3.
As the second seed at Indian Wells, Wozniacki reached the final before losing to former world no. 1 Jelena Janković. With this result, she achieved a new career-high ranking of world no. 2.[29] At the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, Wozniacki lost in the quarterfinals to the newly returned Justine Henin.
Her next tournament was in Ponte Vedra Beach, where she defeated Olga Govortsova in the final. Wozniacki then competed at the Family Circle Cup in Charleston. She advanced to the semifinals, where she met Vera Zvonareva. Wozniacki was forced to retire down 2–5, after she rolled her ankle while chasing down a short ball.[30][31]
Despite her ongoing ankle injury, she continued to compete in tournaments through the clay-court season, suffering early losses in Stuttgart, Rome, and Madrid. She then reached the quarterfinals in Warsaw, but retired there after losing the first set.[32]
Wozniacki was seeded third at the French Open. She posted her best result at Roland Garros by advancing to the fourth round without dropping a set. After defeating Flavia Pennetta in the round of 16 in three sets, she lost to eventual champion Francesca Schiavone in the quarterfinals. Wozniacki partnered with Daniela Hantuchová in doubles, but they withdrew before their second round match against the Williams sisters because of a right shoulder injury to Hantuchová.
As the defending champion, Wozniacki lost early at the AEGON International, her first grass-court tournament of the year, to Aravane Rezaï. Wozniacki was seeded third at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, where she defeated Tathiana Garbin, Chang Kai-chen, and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova en route to the fourth round, where she was defeated by Petra Kvitová.
Wozniacki was the first seed at the inaugural 2010 e-Boks Danish Open. It was the first Danish WTA tournament, created largely out of Wozniacki's popularity in Denmark. She reached the final, and she defeated Klára Zakopalová to win her second title of the year.
In Cincinnati, she lost in the third round to Marion Bartoli. As the second seed in Montreal, Wozniacki was forced to wait two days to play her semifinal match with Svetlana Kuznetsova because of heavy rain. She defeated both Kuznetsova and Vera Zvonareva on the same day for her third singles title of the year. As the top seed in New Haven, Wozniacki defeated Nadia Petrova in the final for her third consecutive title there. By virtue of this, she also won the 2010 US Open Series.
Wozniacki was the top seed at the US Open due to the withdrawal of world no. 1 Serena Williams. She advanced to the semifinals, before being upset by Vera Zvonareva. With her semifinal appearance, Wozniacki became one of only two women (the other being Venus Williams) to have reached at least the fourth round of all four Grand Slam events in 2010.[33]
Wozniacki's first tournament during the Asian hard-court season was the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo. She won back-to-back three setters against Victoria Azarenka and Elena Dementieva, the latter of whom she beat in the final to win her fifth title of the year.
She then entered the China Open in Beijing. In the third round, Wozniacki faced Petra Kvitová, who had routed her at Wimbledon. Wozniacki avenged that loss, which ensured that she would replace Serena Williams as the new world no. 1 after the tournament. She was the fifth player to reach the no. 1 position without having won a Grand Slam tournament. She also became the first Danish player, man or woman, to reach the top ranking.[34] Wozniacki ultimately won the tournament, defeating Vera Zvonareva in the final to win her sixth title of the year and twelfth overall.
At the year-end Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha, Wozniacki was drawn in a group with Francesca Schiavone, Samantha Stosur, and Elena Dementieva. She defeated Dementieva in her first round-robin game, but lost to Stosur in the second. She won her last round-robin match in the group against Schiavone, securing the year-end world no. 1 rank and a place in the semifinals against the winner of the other group, Vera Zvonareva. Wozniacki defeated her, but then lost the final in three sets to Kim Clijsters. Wozniacki ended the season with six WTA singles titles, the most on the tour. Clijsters won five, and no other player won more than two.
During the off season, Wozniacki switched her racquet make from Babolat to Yonex.[35] Wozniacki began her 2011 season with an exhibition match in Thailand against Kim Clijsters where she lost in a super tie-break.[36] Wozniacki then played another exhibition, the team Hong Kong Tennis Classic, where she represented and was captain of Team Europe. She won two matches against Team Asia Pacific, before getting crushed by world no. 2 Vera Zvonareva in the final against Team Russia.[37] Her first WTA tournament was the Medibank International Sydney. She received a bye to the second round, where she lost to Dominika Cibulková.
The Australian Open was Wozniacki's first major as world no. 1.[38] She lost to Li Na in the semifinals after failing to convert a match point when trying to serve out the match at 5–4 in the second set.
Wozniacki dropped to no. 2 behind Kim Clijsters during the week of 14 February, but regained the top spot the following week. She received a bye to the second round in Dubai where, in the quarterfinals, she beat Shahar Pe'er to ensure her no. 1 position in the next rankings update.[39] She went on to defeat Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final to take her 13th career singles title and first of the year.
In Doha, she received a bye to the second round and reached the final, after defeating Nadia Petrova, Flavia Pennetta, and Marion Bartoli in straight sets. She lost to Vera Zvonareva in the final.
In the first Premier Mandatory event of the year in Indian Wells, Wozniacki made it to the final, where she defeated Marion Bartoli for her 14th singles title.
After a first-round bye at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, Florida, Wozniacki lost in the fourth round to 21st seed Andrea Petkovic. Wozniacki made an uncharacteristic 52 unforced errors and later cited exhaustion as a factor in the loss.
In the Family Circle Cup, Wozniacki made it to the final, where she defeated unseeded Elena Vesnina to take her third title of the year, 15th of her career.
In Stuttgart, Wozniacki made it to her fifth final of the year, where she lost to Julia Görges in straight sets.
In Madrid, Wozniacki lost to Görges again, this time in the third round. In Rome, she lost to eventual champion Maria Sharapova in the semifinal round.
At the Brussels Open, Wozniacki reached the semifinals, where she defeated third seed and reigning French Open champion, Francesca Schiavone.[40] In the final, Wozniacki's sixth of the year, she defeated eighth seed Peng Shuai to win her first red clay title, after having won three on the faster green clay.[41]
Wozniacki was the top seed at the French Open, but was defeated in the third round by 28th seed Daniela Hantuchová.[42]
Wozniacki's next tournament was the e-Boks Sony Ericsson Open in her native Denmark. In the final, she defeated fourth seed Lucie Šafářová, taking her fifth title of the year.[43] At Wimbledon, she had straight-set wins until the fourth round, but then lost to 24th seed Dominika Cibulková.[44]
At the Rogers Cup Wozniacki made an early second-round exit. She was defeated by Roberta Vinci in straight sets despite holding a 5–1 lead in the second set. Wozniacki was the top seed at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, but lost in the second round to world no. 76 Christina McHale. Next playing at the New Haven Open at Yale, Wozniacki won the title for the fourth year in a row, defeating Francesca Schiavone in the semifinals and qualifier Petra Cetkovská in the final.[45]
At the US Open, Wozniacki was the first seed. In the first round, she defeated Nuria Llagostera Vives. In the second round, Wozniacki defeated Arantxa Rus,[46] and in the third round, defeated American Vania King.[47] In the fourth round, Wozniacki fought back from a 7–6, 4–1 deficit, defeating Svetlana Kuznetsova.[48] Wozniacki then progressed to the semifinals by defeating Andrea Petkovic in the quarterfinals.[49] In the semifinals she lost to Serena Williams.[50]
In Tokyo Wozniacki lost to Kaia Kanepi in the third round. In Beijing she lost to Flavia Pennetta in the quarterfinals. This was Wozniacki's only loss in the 12 quarterfinals she reached in 2011.
Wozniacki was the top seed at the WTA Championships. In the group stage she beat Agnieszka Radwańska before falling to Vera Zvonareva. She lost also to Petra Kvitová in her final round-robin match and so she failed to advance to semifinals for the first time in three appearances. After the withdrawal of Maria Sharapova, Wozniacki was certain to finish the year as world no. 1 for the second consecutive year.
This biographical section of an article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (March 2012) |
Wozniacki began her season by representing Denmark at the 2012 Hopman Cup with Frederik Nielsen as her partner. Wozniacki won two of her three round robin matches in singles, defeating Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Tsvetana Pironkova before losing to the World No. 2 Petra Kvitová in three sets.
Wozniacki's next event was the 2012 Apia International Sydney. After a first round bye, Wozniacki defeated Dominika Cibulková (whom she had lost to in the same round of the event last year) in three sets after trailing 4–0 in the final set. She lost to World No. 8 Agnieszka Radwańska in three sets in the quarterfinals, after serving for the match at 5–4 up in the second set.
Wozniacki competed at the 2012 Australian Open as the top seed. Wozniacki defeated Anastasia Rodionova, Anna Tatishvili, Monica Niculescu and Jelena Janković all in straight sets to reach the quarterfinals where she lost to former World No. 1 Kim Clijsters. As a result Wozniacki lost her top ranking and was replaced by Victoria Azarenka. Next playing at Doha, Wozniacki lost to Lucie Safarova in the second round, having received a first round bye.
Wozniacki was the defending champion in Dubai and Indian Wells but failed to defend either title, losing to Julia Georges and Ana Ivanovic respectively. Following her loss at Indian Wells, Wozniacki fell out of the Top 5 for the first time since 2009.
Wozniacki was seeded fourth in Miami, and reached the semifinals by beating Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová, Petra Cetkovska, Yanina Wickmayer and Serena Williams, all in straight sets. Wozniacki was then beaten by second seed Maria Sharapova, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4. Wozniacki did not defend her title in Charleston as she was not allowed to participate under WTA rules because two Top-6 players had already entered the draw. Wozniacki then played at the tournament in her home town of Copenhagen. She defeated Urszula Radwanska, Pauline Parmentier, Alize Cornet, and Petra Martic. She lost her first match at the tournament losing to Angelique Kerber in the final 6–4 6–4.
Wozniacki's best friend is her fellow Danish tennis player Malou Ejdesgaard, who has been her doubles partner in five tournaments.[51] They are trying to gain entry to the 2012 Summer Olympics in doubles.[52]
When asked in 2008 by Teen Vogue magazine what sports beside tennis she liked to play, Wozniacki said "I like handball, soccer, swimming, playing the piano, and all kinds of different things."[53]
On 20 December 2010, she signed a three-year deal to endorse Turkish Airlines' business class service.[54][55]
Wozniacki is a Liverpool supporter. She wore a Liverpool shirt signed by footballer Steven Gerrard on court in the 2011 Qatar Ladies Open.[56]
According to Forbes in 2011 she was the second highest earning female athlete in the world.[57]
According to the June 2011 edition of SportsPro Wozniacki is the world's ninth most marketable athlete.[58]
She is currently dating professional golfer Rory McIlroy.[59]
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Runner-up | 2009 | US Open | Hard | Kim Clijsters | 7–5, 6–3 |
Tournament | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | SR | W–L |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grand Slam Tournaments | ||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | 4R | 3R | 4R | SF | QF | 0 / 5 | 17–5 |
French Open | A | A | 1R | 3R | 3R | QF | 3R | 0 / 5 | 10–5 | |
Wimbledon | A | LQ | 2R | 3R | 4R | 4R | 4R | 0 / 5 | 12–5 | |
US Open | A | A | 2R | 4R | F | SF | SF | 0 / 5 | 20–5 | |
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 10–4 | 13–4 | 15–4 | 15–4 | 4–1 | 0 / 20 | 59–20 |
|
Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Caroline Wozniacki |
|
|
|
|
|
Persondata | |
---|---|
Name | Wozniacki, Caroline |
Alternative names | |
Short description | Danish tennis player |
Date of birth | 11 July 1990 |
Place of birth | Odense, Denmark |
Date of death | |
Place of death |
This biographical article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (January 2012) |
Country | Sweden |
---|---|
Residence | Växjö, Sweden |
Born | (1966-01-19) 19 January 1966 (age 46) Västervik, Sweden |
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Weight | 77 kg (170 lb; 12.1 st) |
Turned pro | 1983 |
Retired | 1996 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Career prize money |
$20,630,941 * 9th All-time leader in earnings |
Int. Tennis HOF | 2004 (member page) |
Singles | |
Career record | 806–270 (74.9%) |
Career titles | 42 |
Highest ranking | No. 1 (13 August 1990) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | W (1985, 1987) |
French Open | F (1989) |
Wimbledon | W (1988, 1990) |
US Open | W (1991, 1992) |
Other tournaments | |
Tour Finals | W (1989) |
Olympic Games | W (1984, demonstration event) Bronze medal (1988) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 283–153 |
Career titles | 18 |
Highest ranking | No. 1 (9 June 1986) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | W (1987, 1996) |
French Open | F (1986) |
Wimbledon | SF (1987) |
US Open | W (1987) |
Other Doubles tournaments | |
Olympic Games | Bronze Medal (1988) |
Last updated on: 19 August 2006. |
Olympic medal record | ||
---|---|---|
Men's Tennis | ||
Bronze | 1988 Seoul | Singles |
Bronze | 1988 Seoul | Doubles |
Stefan Bengt Edberg (born 19 January 1966 in Västervik, Sweden) is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player (in both singles and doubles) from Sweden. A major proponent of the serve-and-volley style of tennis, he won six Grand Slam singles titles and three Grand Slam men's doubles titles between 1985 and 1996. He also won one season-ending championship title, the Masters Grand Prix. In addition he won four Masters Series titles and four Championship Series titles.
Contents |
Edberg first came to the tennis world's attention as a junior player. He won all four Grand Slam junior titles in 1983 to become the first-ever player to achieve the "Junior Grand Slam". Later that year as a professional, Edberg won his first career doubles title in Basel. Edberg accidentally caused the death of Dick Wertheim with an errant serve during the 1983 US Open.
In 1984, Edberg won his first top-level singles title in Milan. Edberg also won the tennis tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics when the sport was an exhibition event and partnered with fellow Swede Anders Järryd to reach the final of the US Open. Edberg also reached the French Open doubles final with Järryd in 1986 and consequently was World No. 1 in doubles in that year.
U.S. fans first took notice of Edberg's professional career when he won the U.S. Indoor in Memphis in February 1985. Edberg's first two Grand Slam singles titles came at the Australian Open. In December 1985, he defeated Mats Wilander in straight sets to claim his first major title. In January 1987, he defended his title by defeating Pat Cash in five sets to win the last Australian Open held on grass courts. Edberg also won the Australian Open and US Open men's doubles titles in 1987 (partnering fellow Swede Anders Järryd).
In 1988, Edberg reached the first of three consecutive finals at Wimbledon. In all three finals, he played Boris Becker in what became one of Wimbledon's greatest rivalries. Edberg won their first encounter in a four-set match spread over two days because of rain delays. A year later, Becker won in straight sets. The closest of their matches came in the 1990 final, when Edberg won in five sets after being down a break in the fifth set.
In 1990, an abdominal muscle injury forced Edberg to retire from the Australian Open final while trailing Ivan Lendl 5–2 (including two breaks of serve) in the third set. Edberg nevertheless took the World No. 1 ranking from Lendl on 13 August 1990 by winning the Super 9 tournament in Cincinnati. He held it for the rest of that year and for much of 1991 and 1992. Edberg spent a total of 72 weeks as World No. 1.[1]
Edberg's final two Grand Slam singles triumphs came at the US Open, with wins over Jim Courier in the 1991 final and Pete Sampras in the 1992 final, who was just months away from being ranked No. 1 in the world.
Edberg's last Grand Slam singles final appearances were at the Australian Open, where he lost in four sets to Jim Courier in both 1992 and 1993.
In 1996, Edberg won his third and final Grand Slam doubles title at Australian Open with Petr Korda.
The only Grand Slam singles title Edberg never won was the French Open. He reached the French Open final in 1989 but lost in five sets to 17-year old Michael Chang, who became the youngest ever male winner of a Grand Slam singles title.
Edberg was most comfortable playing tennis on fast-playing surfaces. Of his six Grand Slam singles titles, four were won on grass courts at the Australian Open (1985 and 1987) and Wimbledon (1988 and 1990) and two were won on hardcourts at the US Open (1991 and 1992).
Edberg is noted as one of the finest serve-and-volley players of his era. Edberg did not possess a powerful dominating serve like Pete Sampras or Boris Becker but still had a very effective serve. Edberg would often choose to use a less powerful serve, such as a kick or slice serve. This extra time from using a slower serve gave Edberg more time to get to the net, where he used his quick feet and athleticism to gain control of the point at the net. Edberg also had an excellent volley, and could easily redirect powerfully struck balls to the open court. He also had sufficient groundstrokes, and his one-handed backhand is also one of his best shots.
In his whole career, Edberg used Wilson Sporting Goods racquets and Adidas clothing.
In September 2008, Stefan Edberg officially joined the Black Rock Tour of Champions, a tour for professional tennis players who have since retired from the ATP Tour. Edberg won his first tournament in Paris held on clay, winning matches against clay court specialists Thomas Muster in the opening round and Sergi Bruguera in the finals on Sunday, 21 September 2008.[2]
In January 2012, Edberg played a 1 set exhibition against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in Doha, Qatar, and lost 7-5.
Edberg was born in Västervik, Sweden.
He is married to Annette Hjort Olsen. They have two children, Emilie and Christopher.[5] (Olsen was once romantically linked to Edberg's tennis rival Mats Wilander before her marriage to Edberg.[6])
Edberg is a supporter of English football team Leeds United[7] and the Swedish ice hockey team Växjö Lakers.[8]
Championship | Years | Record accomplished | Player tied |
Australian Open | 1985–93 | 5 finals overall | Roger Federer |
Australian Open | 1985–87[Rec 1] | 2 consecutive titles | Ken Rosewall Guillermo Vilas Johan Kriek Mats Wilander Ivan Lendl Jim Courier Andre Agassi Roger Federer Novak Djokovic |
Grand Slam tournaments | 1985–91 | Finalist in all four majors | Rod Laver Ken Rosewall Ivan Lendl Jim Courier Andre Agassi Roger Federer Rafael Nadal |
No. 1 Ranking | 1986–87 | Achieved both singles and doubles | John McEnroe |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Stefan Edberg |
|
|
Persondata | |
---|---|
Name | Edberg, Stefan |
Alternative names | |
Short description | Swedish tennis [player |
Date of birth | 19 January 1966 |
Place of birth | Västervik, Sweden |
Date of death | |
Place of death |