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Birth name | Talib Kweli Greene |
Also known as | The Get By Man, Kweli Snitch, The Prince of Brooklyn, BK MC |
Born | (1975-10-03) October 3, 1975 (age 36) Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.[1] |
Genres | Alternative Hip Hop |
Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 1995–present |
Labels | Rawkus Records Geffen Blacksmith Records / Warner Bros. Records (2005-Present) |
Associated acts | Black Star, Reflection Eternal, Madlib, Mos Def, Res, Lupe Fiasco, Mary J. Blige, Pharrell, DeStorm, The Roots |
Website | TalibKweli.com |
Talib Kweli Greene (October 3, 1975),[1] better known as Talib Kweli, is an American rapper. Kweli hails from Brooklyn, New York. His first name in Arabic means "student" or "seeker" (طالب); his middle name in Swahili means "true". Kweli first gained recognition through Black Star, a collaboration with fellow MC Mos Def.
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Born in Brooklyn, New York, Kweli grew up in a highly educated household in Park Slope. His mother, Brenda Greene, is an English professor at Medgar Evers College of the City University of New York and his father an administrator at Adelphi University. His younger brother, Jamal Greene, is a professor of Constitutional Law at Columbia Law School, and former clerk to Justice John Paul Stevens on the Supreme Court. As a youth, he was drawn to Afrocentric rappers, such as De La Soul and other members of the Native Tongues Posse whom he had met in high school. Talib Kweli was a student at Cheshire Academy, a boarding school in Connecticut. He was also a student at Brooklyn Technical High School, before being academically dismissed. He later studied experimental theater at New York University.[2]
Kweli made his underground debut in 1995, with featured five appearances on "Doom", an album by Cincinnati, Ohio group Mood (Main Flow, Donte, Jahson).[3] In Cincinnati, Kweli also met DJ Hi-Tek and the two collaborated on a few well received underground recordings as Reflection Eternal, including "Fortified Live" (1997),[4] and "B-Boy Document 99/Chaos" (1999, featuring The High & Mighty).[5] Shortly afterwards, upon returning to New York, he reconnected with Mos Def and formed Black Star.[6] Kweli brought along Hi-Tek to produce their first and only album, 1998's Mos Def and Talib Kweli Are Black Star.[7] The album, released amidst a late '90s renaissance of conscious, Afrocentric hip hop, was immediately hailed by critics and achieved modest mainstream success.[8] When Kweli and Mos Def parted ways shortly thereafter, Kweli and Hi-Tek continued their Reflection Eternal partnership on the 2000 album Train of Thought, which was likewise met with critical acclaim, but modest sales.[9]
Following Train of Thought, Kweli and Hi-Tek split as well, and Kweli used his first truly solo debut to attempt a move toward a more mainstream sound. 2002's Quality accomplished this goal to some extent, featuring production by a host of different producers, including DJ Quik and Kanye West.[10] Additionally, Dave Chappelle provided two features on Quality.[10] The album was met with wide spread critical acclaim and received some mainstream attention thanks to the West-produced single "Get By" which peaked at #77 on the Billboard Hot 100.[11] Quality peaked at #21 on the US Billboard 200 and at #6 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart.[12] In 2001, Kweli with Black Star partner Mos Def contributed to the Red Hot + Indigo compilation album created by the Red Hot Organization in tribute to Duke Ellington, that raised money for various charities devoted to increasing AIDS awareness and fighting the disease.[13] Black Star collaborated with fellow artists John Patton and Ron Carter to record "Money Jungle." In 2002, Kweli contributed to the critically acclaimed Red Hot + Riot, a compilation CD created by the Red Hot Organization in tribute to the music and work of Nigerian musician Fela Kuti.[14] He collaborated with fellow hip-hop artists Dead Prez, Jorge Ben, and Bilal to remake the famous song by Fela Kuti, "Shuffering and Shmiling," for the CD.[15][16]
In February 2004, Kweli also had a guest spot on Kanye West's widely successful debut album on the track "Get 'Em High".[17] On April 7, 2004, Kweli was the musical guest on Chappelle's Show for the third and final time (his previous performances had been on February 5, 2003[18] and April 9, 2003, the latter as part of Black Star).[19][20] In the summer of 2004, Talib Kweli, along with Bob Moore's Amazing Mongrels, supported the Beastie Boys on their "Challah At Your Boy World Tour",[21] and appeared on a Dilated Peoples song called "Kindness for Weakness",[22] (a live remix of which was later featured on the video game NBA Street Vol. 2).[citation needed] Also that summer, Kweli performed at Dave Chappelle's Block Party (both as a solo act and as one half of Black Star).[23] In October 2004, along with Common and Questlove, Kweli contributed to Zap Mama's Ancestry in Progress (2004) with "Yelling Away."[24]
In November 2004, he released his second solo album and final Rawkus release, The Beautiful Struggle, which debuted at #14 in the billboard top 100.[12] Kweli responded to Jay-Z's 2003 record "Moment of Clarity" (on The Black Album, in which Jay-Z rapped: "If skills sold, truth be told/I'd probably be, lyrically, Talib Kweli")[25] in his own track "Ghetto Show" by stating "If lyrics sold then truth be told/I'd probably be just as rich and famous as Jay Z." Despite this nod, the album featured much more commercial production (including The Neptunes, Kanye West and Just Blaze)[26] and although Kweli's lyrics retained their socio-political content, he affected a somewhat harder persona. The album failed to cross over into the mainstream and suffered a critical backlash. For example, Britt Robson of The Washington Post "Struggle" was a "frequently awkward, too-obvious bid to exploit the commercial buzz Jay-Z created."[25]
In 2005, Kweli released a Mixtape-CD off of his newly formed Blacksmith Records. The project was called Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD, a title which is considered likely a response to the criticism of The Beautiful Struggle.[25] The musical offering was generally considered to be a mixtape. However, some people regard "Right About Now" as an official album because of its availability through commercial sites and its release of two singles. "Right About Now" also lacks the DJ overlays often accompanied by mixtapes which makes the CD read more like an official album. The album sold 16,000 copies in its first week of release, debuting at #113 on the Billboard 200.[27] Sparking some controversy, on Right About Now Kweli sampled Ben Kweller's "In Other Words" for his own song "Ms. Hill". In part 7 of Kweller's video podcast series "One Minute Pop Song," Kweller said he found Kweli's use of the song "a little fucked up" due to the fact that it was sampled without permission.[28]
In 2006, Kweli enjoyed a number of media appearances after signing a distribution deal with Warner Bros. Records for Blacksmith Records.[29] Warner Brothers launched an online community via Second Life for Kweli.[30] In January, Kweli was featured in a commercial for the NCAA's Big Ten Conference, rapping about the league's basketball teams.[31] In February 2006, Kweli provided the voice of the protagonist in the graffiti-themed video game Marc Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure.[32] In October 2006, Kweli performed on MTV's Wild 'N Out, hosted by Nick Cannon.[33] On December 31, 2006, Kweli released nine songs he recorded with acclaimed underground producer Madlib for free download in conjunction with the web site for Stones Throw Records, the label to which Madlib is signed.[34][35] The album was entitled Liberation, of which Talib later was quoted by XXL Magazine as saying releasing the album was liberating to him; "The idea that I could put out an album like that: record it in my house, put it out for free and get that type of response."[36] In 2007, the album was made available for purchase.[37] In 2007 Kweli signed acclaimed rapper Jean Grae[38][39] and the group Strong Arm Steady to Blacksmith Records.[40] Also in 2007, Kweli released his third solo album, entitled Eardrum, which was released on August 21. It debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200. The first single was Listen!!!.[36] Kweli embarked on a national Australian tour in October, 2007. "Eardrum", which featured a mix of mainstream and underground producers like Kanye West, Just Blaze, will.i.am, Nick Speed and Pete Rock,[41] received generally favorable reviews[42] and went on to sell 129,000 copies after four weeks.[43] Also in 2007, Kweli released a mixtape containing rare and collaborative songs, entitled Focus.[44]
In March 2008, Kweli was featured on MTV's TV show MADE as the coach of Colin Colt, a young man who wanted to be made into a rap star.[45] Kweli was a featured artist on the 9th Wonder and Buckshot album "The Formula", released on April 29, 2008 (on the track "Hold It Down").[46] Kweli's Blacksmith Records split with Warner Bros. Records in December 2008. Kweli confirmed to AllHipHop.com that Warner Bros. would still distribute Reflection Eternal and Talib Kweli projects, but not other acts on the Blacksmith label.[29][47][48] Kweli was featured at the fifth installment of Hot 97 radio personality Peter Rosenberg's acclaimed live interview series "Noisemakers with Peter Rosenberg" on October 21, 2009.[49] Kweli recorded an album entitled Party Robot with R&B singer Res and musician Graph Nobel under the group alias Idle Warship.[50] The album was released as a free download on the website for Kweli's label Blacksmith with 2 different cover art options in late 2009.[51] There were videos shot for two of the songs from the album: "Bedroom Lights" and "Black Snake Moan".[52][53]
In February 2009 it was announced that Talib would be featured in the graphic novel-turned-animated series Blokhedz on Missiong.com, voicing the lead part of the character Blak.[54][55] Additionally, Talib Kweli is a spokesperson and mentor for P'Tones Records a non-profit after school music program that's mission is "to create constructive opportunities for urban youth through no-cost music programs."[56]
Talib Kweli and DJ Hi-Tek released a second Reflection Eternal album titled Revolutions Per Minute on May 18, 2010. Revolutions per Minute was recorded at Electric Lady Studios. It is their second album after a 10-year hiatus. The album received generally positive reviews from most music critics, based on an aggregate score of 80/100 from Metacritic.[57]
Gutter Rainbows, Kweli's is the fourth solo album, was the first to be released by his imprint Talibra. The album was originally intended to be released in only a digital format. However, on November 16, 2010, Duck Down Records announced its plans to offer Gutter Rainbows a CD release.[58] This will include an import edition and a special edition with extras.[59] In its first week, the album sold 13,900 copies in the United States.[60]
In December 2010, Talib Kweli appeared with Darryl McDaniels, Mix Master Mike and Ahmet Zappa on a cover of Frank Zappa's "Willie the Pimp" for The Frank Zappa AAAFNRAAAA Birthday Bundle 2010.
Kweli has confirmed the title of his next album will be Prisoner of Conscious, a title derived from Talib's constant labeling as a "conscious rapper" and based on Nigerian reggae artist Majek Fashek's album "Prisoner of Conscience." Kweli began working on "Prisoner" before "Rainbows" was released, and put cuts that were originally intended for "Conscious" on "Rainbows". He also confirmed that he will reunite with MadLib to offer Liberation 2.[61]
Talib Kweli married Dj Eque on May 9, 2009 in Bel Air, California.[62]
Kweli has a son, Amani Fela Greene and a daughter, Diani Eshe Greene [63][64] with Darcel Turner, author of published novels Dana Dances on Paper and Lathered Layers.
Kweli used to be a Five-Percenter (member of The Nation of Gods and Earths), which had an influence on him earlier in his life and continues to do so. [65][66] However, he no longer subscribes to any particular religion.
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Short description | American rapper |
Date of birth | October 3, 1975 |
Place of birth | Brooklyn, New York, United States |
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Born | 정성하 (1996-09-02) September 2, 1996 (age 15) Cheongju, South Korea |
Nationality | South Korean |
Other names | colloquially: Sungha Jung, jwcfree, jungsungha, blueseaJSH |
Years active | September 8, 2001–present |
Known for | Guitar music |
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Hanja | 鄭成河 |
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Seongha Jeong (정성하) (colloquially: Sungha Jung) (born 2 September 1996) is a South Korean professional acoustic finger-style guitarist who has risen to fame on YouTube and other sites. As of 2012, his channel had over 17 million views, with his videos getting a total of over 454 million views, and also over 726,000 subscribers.[1]
Seongha typically takes three days to learn and practice a new piece, and video-record it for upload onto YouTube.[2] His genre selection is rather broad, as he learns and plays many pieces that are playable on guitar, therefore consequently spread across numerous genres.
Seongha has won 13 awards on YouTube, including 6 "#1" awards. Also on YouTube, Seongha has 523 videos with over one million views. Seongha's video with the most views is the one which shows him playing the theme from "Pirates Of The Caribbean".
In 2010, he was featured on Narsha's solo album "Narsha" for the song "I'm in Love" Seongha has composed 18 pieces as of February 2011, two of which are featured in his debut album, "Perfect Blue". He released his second album, "Irony", on 21 September 2011.
In 2011, he performed in the US with Trace Bundy, as well as touring in Scandinavia and Japan.[1]
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Roger Federer (German pronunciation: [ˈfeːdəʁɐ]) (born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP No. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks from 2 February 2004 to 18 August 2008.[2] Federer has occupied the #1 ranking for 285 overall weeks, one week short of the record 286 weeks held by Pete Sampras. As of 28 May 2012, he is ranked World No. 3. Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles. He is one of seven male players to capture the career Grand Slam and one of three (with Andre Agassi and Rafael Nadal) to do so on three different surfaces (clay, grass, and hard courts). He is the only male player in tennis history to have reached the title match of each Grand Slam tournament at least five times and also the final at each of the nine ATP Masters 1000 Tournaments. Many sports analysts, tennis critics, and former and current players consider Federer to be the greatest tennis player of all time.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Federer has appeared in an unprecedented 23 career Grand Slam tournament finals, including a men's record ten in a row, and appeared in 18 of 19 finals from the 2005 Wimbledon Championships through the 2010 Australian Open, the lone exception being the 2008 Australian Open. He holds the record of reaching the semifinals or better of 23 consecutive Grand Slam tournaments over five and a half years, from the 2004 Wimbledon Championships through the 2010 Australian Open.[10] At the 2012 Australian Open, he reached a record 31st consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinal. During the course of his run at the 2012 French Open in Roland Garros, Federer eclipsed Jimmy Connors long standing record of 233 match wins in Grand Slam tournaments when he defeated Adrian Ungur in a second round match.
Federer has won a record six ATP World Tour Finals and 20 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments. He also won the Olympic gold medal in doubles with his compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. He spent eight years (2003–2010) continuously in the top 2 in the year-end rankings and nine (2003–2011) in the Top 3, also a record among male players. His rivalry with Rafael Nadal is considered one of the greatest of all time in the sport. Federer is greatly respected by fans and by fellow players alike as shown by the fact that he has won the ATPWorldTour.com Fans' Favorite Award a record nine consecutive times (2003–2011) and the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award (which is voted for by the players themselves) a record seven times overall and six times consecutively (2004–2009, 2011). Federer also won the Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of the Year Award in 2006. In 2011, he was voted the second most trusted and respected person in the world, second only to Nelson Mandela.[11][12]
As a result of Federer's successes in tennis, he was named the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for a record four consecutive years (2005–2008)[13] and in 2012 he topped a list of the "100 greatest tennis players of all time" (male or female) by Tennis Channel.[14] He is often referred to as the Federer Express[15] or abbreviated to Fed Express, or FedEx, the Swiss Maestro,[15] or simply Maestro.[15][16][17][18]
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Federer was born in Binningen, Arlesheim near Basel, to Swiss national Robert Federer and South African-born Lynette Durand.[19] He holds both Swiss and South African citizenships.[20] He grew up in nearby Münchenstein, close to the French and German borders and speaks Swiss German, German, French and English fluently, Swiss German being his native language.[19][21][22] He was raised as a Roman Catholic and met Pope Benedict XVI while playing the 2006 Internazionali BNL d'Italia tournament in Rome.[23] Like all male Swiss citizens, Federer was subject to compulsory military service in the Swiss Armed Forces. However, in 2003 he was deemed unfit due to a long-standing back problem and was subsequently not required to fulfill his military obligation.[24] Federer himself also credits the range of sports he played as a child—he also played badminton and basketball—for his hand-eye coordination. "I was always very much more interested if a ball was involved," he says. Most tennis prodigies, by contrast, play tennis to the exclusion of all other sports.[25]
Federer is married to former Women's Tennis Association player Mirka Vavrinec. He met her while both were competing for Switzerland in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Vavrinec retired from the tour in 2002 because of a foot injury and has since been working as Federer's public relations manager.[26] They were married in Basel on 11 April 2009, surrounded by a small group of close friends and family at Wenkenhof Villa (municipality of Riehen).[27] On 23 July 2009, Mirka gave birth to twin girls, Myla Rose and Charlene Riva.[28]
Federer supports a number of charities. He established the Roger Federer Foundation in 2003 to help disadvantaged people and to promote sports.[29][30] In 2005, he auctioned his racquet from his US Open championship to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina.[31] He was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador by UNICEF in 2006.[32] At the 2005 Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells, Federer arranged an exhibition involving several top players from the ATP tour and WTA tour called Rally for Relief. The proceeds from the event went to the victims of the tsunami caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. Since then, he has visited South Africa and Tamil Nadu, one of the areas in India most affected by the tsunami.[33] He has also appeared in UNICEF public messages to raise public awareness of AIDS. In response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake, Federer arranged a collaboration with fellow top tennis players Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Roddick, Kim Clijsters, Serena Williams, Lleyton Hewitt, and Sam Stosur to forgo their final day of preparation for the 2010 Australian Open to form a special charity event called Hit for Haiti, in which all proceeds went to Haiti earthquake victims.[34] He was named a 2010 Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in recognition of his leadership, accomplishments, and contributions to society.[35]
Similar to the 2010 event, Hit for Haiti, Federer organized and participated in a charity match called Rally for Relief on 16 January 2011, to benefit those that were affected by the 2010–2011 Queensland floods.
Federer is currently number 31 on Forbes top 100 celebrities as of May 2012. [36]
Federer's main accomplishments as a junior player came at Wimbledon in 1998, where he won both the boys' singles tournament over Irakli Labadze,[37] and in doubles teamed up with Olivier Rochus, defeating the team of Michaël Llodra and Andy Ram.[38] In addition, Federer lost the US Open Junior tournament in 1998 to David Nalbandian. He won four ITF junior singles tournaments in his career, including the prestigious Orange Bowl, where he defeated Guillermo Coria, in the finals.[39] He ended 1998 as the junior world no. 1.
Federer's first tournament as a professional was Gstaad in 1998 (12th grade), where he faced Lucas Arnold Ker in the round of 32 and lost.[40] Federer's first final came at the Marseille Open in 2000, where he lost to fellow Swiss Marc Rosset.[41] Federer won the 2001 Hopman Cup representing Switzerland along with Martina Hingis. The duo defeated the American pair of Monica Seles and Jan-Michael Gambill in the finals. Federer's first win was at the 2001 Milan Indoor tournament, where he defeated Julien Boutter.[41] Although he won his first ever title already in 1999 on the challenger tour, winning the doubles event in Segovia, Spain together with Dutchman Sander Groen, the finals was played on Federer´s 18th birthday. In 2001, Federer made his first Grand Slam quarterfinal at the French Open, and at Wimbledon that same year defeated four-time defending champion Pete Sampras to reach the quarterfinals. The most prestigious event final he reached during this period was the 2002 Miami Masters event, where he lost to Andre Agassi, on hard court.[42] In addition, Federer won his first Master Series event at the 2002 Hamburg Masters on clay, over Marat Safin; the victory made him a top-10 player for the first time.[42] Federer made 10 singles finals between 1998 and 2002, of which he won four and lost six.[40][41][42][43][44] He also made six finals in doubles. Of note are Federer and partner Max Mirnyi's defeat in the final of the Indian Wells Masters in 2002, and their victory in the same year in the final of the Rotterdam 500 series event. Federer had won the latter a year earlier with partner Jonas Björkman.[42][44]
In 2003, Federer won his first Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon, beating Mark Philippoussis.[45] Federer won his first and only doubles Masters Series 1000 event in Miami with Max Mirnyi,[46] and made it to one singles Masters Series 1000 event in Rome on clay, which he lost.[45] Federer made it to nine finals on the ATP Tour and won seven of them, including the 500 series events at Dubai and Vienna.[45] Lastly, Federer won the year-end championships over Andre Agassi.[45]
During 2004, Federer won three Grand Slam singles titles for the first time in his career and became the first person to do so since Mats Wilander in 1988. His first Grand Slam hard-court title came at the Australian Open over Marat Safin. He then won his second Wimbledon crown over Andy Roddick.[47] Federer defeated the 2001 US Open champion, Lleyton Hewitt, at the US Open for his first title there.[47] Federer won three ATP Masters Series 1000 events. One was on clay in Hamburg, and the other two were on hard surfaces at Indian Wells and in Canada.[47] Federer took the ATP 500 series event at Dubai and wrapped up the year by winning the year-end championships for the second time.[47]
In 2005, Federer failed to reach the finals of the first two Grand Slam tournaments, losing the Australian Open semifinal to eventual champion Safin and the French Open semifinal to eventual champion Rafael Nadal.[48] However, Federer quickly reestablished his dominance on grass, winning the Wimbledon Championships over Andy Roddick. At the US Open, Federer defeated Andre Agassi in the latter's last Grand Slam final.[48] Federer also took four ATP Masters Series 1000 wins: Indian Wells, Miami, and Cincinnati on hard court, and Hamburg on clay.[48] Furthermore, Federer won two ATP 500 series events at Rotterdam and Dubai.[48] Federer lost the year-end championships to David Nalbandian in the final.[48]
In 2006, Federer won three Grand Slam singles titles and reached the final of the other, with the only loss coming against Nadal in the French Open. This was the two men's first meeting in a Grand Slam final.[49] Federer defeated Nadal in the Wimbledon Championships final. In the Australian Open, Federer defeated Marcos Baghdatis,[49] and at the US Open, Federer defeated Roddick (2003 champion).[49] In addition, Federer made it to six ATP Masters Series 1000 finals, winning four on hard surfaces and losing two on clay to Nadal. Federer won one ATP 500 series event in Tokyo and captured the year-end championships for the third time in his career.[49]
In 2007, Federer reached all four Grand Slam singles finals, winning three of them. He won the Australian Open over Fernando González, Wimbledon over Rafael Nadal for the second time, and the US Open over Novak Djokovic. Federer lost the French Open to Nadal.[50] Federer made five ATP Masters Series 1000 finals in 2007, winning the Hamburg and Cincinnati titles.[50] Federer won one 500 series event in Dubai and won the year-end championships.[50]
In 2008, Federer won one Grand Slam singles title, which came at the US Open over Briton Andy Murray.[51] Federer was defeated by Nadal in two Grand Slam finals, at the French Open, and at Wimbledon, when he was going for six straight wins to break Björn Borg's record.[51] At the Australian Open, Federer lost in the semifinals to Djokovic, which ended his record of 10 consecutive finals.[51] Federer lost twice in Master Series 1000 finals on clay to Nadal, at Monte Carlo and Hamburg.[51] However, Federer captured two titles in 250-level events at Estoril and Halle and one title in a 500 level event in Basel. In doubles, Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka won the gold medal at the Olympic Games.[52]
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In 2009, Federer won two Grand Slam singles titles, the French Open over Robin Söderling, and Wimbledon over Andy Roddick.[53] Federer reached two other Grand Slam finals, losing to Nadal at the Australian Open, and to Juan Martín del Potro at the US Open.[53] Federer won two more events, the first at the Madrid Masters over Nadal in the final on clay.[53] The second was in Cincinnati over Djokovic, although Federer lost to Djokovic in Basel, later in the year.[53] Federer completed a career Grand Slam by winning his first French Open title and won a men's record fifteenth Grand Slam singles title, surpassing Pete Sampras's mark of fourteen.[53]
In 2010, Federer slowed down in his milestones and achievements. The year started with a win at the Australian Open,[54] where he defeated Andy Murray in the final and improved his Grand Slam singles record to sixteen titles.[51] But at the French Open, Federer failed to reach a Grand Slam semifinal for the first time since the 2004 French Open, losing to Söderling, in the quarterfinals, and losing his no. 1 ranking.[54] At the French Open, Federer won his 700th tour match and 150th tour match on clay.[54][55] Federer was just one week away from equaling Pete Sampras's record of 286 weeks as world no. 1. In a big surprise at Wimbledon, Federer lost in the quarterfinal to Tomáš Berdych, and fell to world no. 3 in the rankings.[54][56][57] At the 2010 US Open, Federer reached the semifinals, avenging his French Open loss to Söderling in the quarterfinals, but then lost a five-set match to third seed Novak Djokovic.[54] Federer made it to four Masters 1000 finals, losing three of them (the Madrid Open, the Canadian Masters, and the Shanghai Masters) while winning the Cincinnati Masters against Mardy Fish.[58] In 2010 Federer equaled Agassi for the number of Masters wins at 17 and tied Bjorn Borg's mark for number of total titles won, moving to just one behind Sampras. Towards the middle of July, Federer hired Pete Sampras' old coach Paul Annacone to put his tennis game and career on the right path on a trial basis.[59] Federer won two lesser titles at the Stockholm Open and the Davidoff Swiss Indoors which brought his tally to 65 career titles. Lastly, Federer won the year-end championships by beating rival Rafael Nadal, for his fifth title at the event. He showed much of his old form, beating all contenders except Nadal in straight sets. Since Wimbledon 2010, Federer had a win-loss record of 34–4 and had multiple match points in two of his losses: to Novak Djokovic in the semifinal of the US Open, and to Gaël Monfils in the semifinal of the Paris Masters. Federer did not play in the 2010 Davis Cup.
The year 2011, although great by most players' standards, was a lean year for Federer. He was defeated in straight sets in the semifinals of the 2011 Australian Open by eventual champion Novak Djokovic, marking the first time since July 2003 that he did not hold any of the four Major titles. In the French Open semifinal, Federer ended Djokovic's undefeated streak of 43 consecutive wins with a stunning four-set victory. However, Federer then lost in the final to Rafael Nadal. At Wimbledon, Federer advanced to his 29th consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinal, but lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. It marked the first time in his career that he had lost a Grand Slam match after winning the first two sets. At the US Open, Federer lost a much-anticipated semifinal match with Novak Djokovic, after squandering two match points in the fifth set which repeated his previous year's result against Djokovic and added a second loss from two sets up in Grand Slam play to his record. The loss at Flushing Meadows meant that Federer did not win any of the four Majors in 2011, the first time this has happened since 2002.
During this 2011 season, Federer won the Qatar Open, defeating Nikolay Davydenko in the final. However, he lost the final in Dubai to Djokovic and lost in the Miami Masters and Madrid Open semifinals to Rafael Nadal. In pulling out of the 2011 Shanghai Masters, Federer dropped out of the top 3 for the first time since June 2003.[60] Later in the season, things picked up for Federer. He ended a 10-month title drought and won the Swiss Indoors for the fifth time, defeating youngster Kei Nishikori, who had defeated an ailing Djokovic in the semifinals. Federer followed this up with his first win at the Paris Masters, where he reached his first final at the event and defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. At the 2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Federer crushed Rafael Nadal in exactly one hour en route to the semifinals,[61] where he defeated David Ferrer to reach the final at the year-end championships for the seventh time, his 100th tour-level final overall. As a result of this win, Federer also regained the world no. 3 ranking from Andy Murray. In the final, he defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga for the third consecutive Sunday and, in doing so, claimed his record sixth ATP World Tour Finals title.[62]
Federer began his 2012 season with the Qatar Open, where he withdrew in the semifinals. He then played in the 2012 Australian Open, where he reached the semifinals, setting up a 27th career meeting with Nadal, a match he lost in four tight sets. He then participated in the Davis Cup representing Switzerland in the 2012 Davis Cup World Group, but Switzerland was eliminated in a home tie against the United States played on indoor clay in Fribourg. The loss included a four-set defeat for Federer at the hands of John Isner as well as a tight four-set loss with Stanislas Wawrinka in the doubles rubber against Mardy Fish and Mike Bryan. He then played the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament for the first time since winning the title in 2005. He beat del Potro in the final to clinch his second title in Rotterdam. Federer then played in the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships where he defeated Andy Murray in the final, improved his record against him to 7–8, and won the championship title for the fifth time in his career. Federer then moved on to the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, where he defeated Rafael Nadal in the semifinal, and defeated John Isner in the final. Federer won the title for a record fourth time, and, in doing so, equalled Rafael Nadal's record of 19 ATP Masters 1000 titles. Federer then lost in the third round of the Sony Ericsson Open to Andy Roddick in three sets. Federer went on to compete at the Madrid Masters on new blue clay, where he beat Milos Raonic, Richard Gasquet, David Ferrer, Janko Tipsarevic and Tomáš Berdych in the final and regained the world no. 2 ranking from Rafael Nadal in the process. Federer then participated in the Internazionali BNL d'Italia tournament in Rome where he won over Carlos Berlocq, Juan Carlos Ferrero and Andreas Seppi en route to the semifinal, where he was defeated in straight sets by the defending champion and 2012 runner up Novak Djokovic.
Federer and Nadal have been playing each other since 2004, and their rivalry is a significant part of both men's careers.[63][64][65][66][67]
They held the top two rankings on the ATP Tour from July 2005 until 14 September 2009, when Nadal fell to World No. 3 (Andy Murray became the new No. 2).[68] They are the only pair of men to have ever finished four consecutive calendar years at the top. Federer was ranked number 1 for a record 237 consecutive weeks beginning in February 2004. Nadal, who is five years younger, ascended to No. 2 in July 2005 and held this spot for a record 160 consecutive weeks before surpassing Federer in August 2008.[69]
Nadal leads their head-to-head 18–10. However, most of their matches have been on clay. Federer has a winning record on grass (2–1) and indoor hard courts (4–0) while Nadal leads the outdoor hard courts by 5–2 and clay by 12–2.[70] Because tournament seedings are based on rankings, 19 of their matches have been in tournament finals, including an all-time record 8 Grand Slam finals.[71] From 2006 to 2008 they played in every French Open and Wimbledon final, and then they met in the 2009 Australian Open final and the 2011 French Open final. Nadal won six of the eight, losing the first two Wimbledons. Three of these matches were five set-matches (2007 and 2008 Wimbledon, 2009 Australian Open), and the 2008 Wimbledon final has been lauded as the greatest match ever by many long-time tennis analysts.[72][73][74][75] They have also played in a record 9 Masters Series finals, including their lone five hour match at the 2006 Rome Masters which Nadal won in a fifth-set tie-break having saved two match points.
The two have met 25 times with Federer leading 14–11, and 5–4 in Grand Slam events. Djokovic is the only player besides Nadal to have defeated Federer more than once in a Grand Slam tournament since 2004, the only player besides Nadal to defeat Federer in consecutive grand slam tournaments (2010 US Open and 2011 Australian Open) and the only player besides Nadal who has "double figure" career wins over Federer. Djokovic is one of two players (the other again being Nadal) currently on tour to have defeated Federer in straight sets at a Grand Slam (2008 Australian Open and 2011 Australian Open) and the only player to do it two times.
Because of the continuously improving game and general rise of Djokovic in the last 3 years, many experts include Djokovic when talking about Nadal and Federer (all 3 have played each other at least 25 times) and Federer has cited his rivalry with Djokovic as his second favorite after his rivalry with Nadal. Experts such as John McEnroe have said that this is the beginning of a new change in tennis. Djokovic's recent back-to-back-to-back wins against Federer at the Australian Open, Dubai and Indian Wells tournament have made this rivalry even more intense. During that span, Djokovic had gone on a 43–0 winning streak dating back to the Davis Cup final the previous year. Federer ended Djokovic's perfect 41–0 season defeating him in the semifinals of the 2011 French Open, but Djokovic was able to avenge his loss at the 2011 US Open, and Federer lost with a score of 6–7, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 7–5.[76] Federer cited this as one of the greatest losses in his career, as he had 2 consecutive match points in set five, with his serve, and was 2 sets up before Djokovic came back in what has become one of the greatest comebacks in tennis history (according to John McEnroe). McEnroe claimed that Djokovic's crosscourt forehand return was "one of the great all-time shots in tennis history" and that the semifinal was one of the greatest matches in history. Djokovic contributed to ending Federer's eight-year streak of winning at least one Grand Slam title per year and Djokovic became the second male tennis player to have at least 10 wins against Federer (the other being Nadal).
Many experts have included the rivalry between Federer and Djokovic as one of the best hard-court rivalries in the Open Era.[77]
Federer and Murray have met 15 times, all hard courts, with Murray leading 8–7.[78] Federer has won each of their Grand Slam matches (both were in the final) in straight sets at the 2008 US Open[79] and 2010 Australian Open,[80] but Murray leads 5–1 in ATP 1000 tournaments. They have met three times in the ATP World Tour Finals, with Murray winning in Shanghai in 2008[81] and Federer in London in 2009 and 2010.[82] Their most recent encounter was in the 2012 Dubai final where Federer was victorious. Apart from Nadal, Murray is the only other active player to have a positive head to head record against Federer.
Federer and Lleyton Hewitt have played each other on 26 occasions. Early in their careers, Hewitt dominated Federer, winning seven of their first nine meetings, including a victory from two sets down in the 2003 Davis Cup semifinal which allowed Australia to defeat Switzerland. However, from 2004 onward, Federer has dominated the rivalry, winning 16 of the last 17 meetings to emerge with a 18–8 overall head-to-head record.[83] This is Federer's longest rivalry as these two first played each other as juniors in 1996. They have met in one Grand Slam final, the 2004 US Open final, where Federer won to win his first US Open title. Federer is 9–0 against Hewitt in Grand Slams, and has won six of the Grand Slams in which he has defeated Hewitt.
One of Federer's longstanding rivalries is with American Andy Roddick. Federer and Roddick have met on many occasions, including in four Grand Slam finals (three at Wimbledon and one at the US Open). Federer leads 21–3, making Roddick the ATP player with the most tournament losses to Federer. Roddick lost his World No. 1 ranking to Federer after Federer won his first Australian Open in 2004.
In the 2009 Wimbledon final, Roddick lost to Federer in five sets. It included a fifth set made up of 30 games (a Grand Slam final record) and a match that was over 4 hours long. With that victory, Federer broke Pete Sampras' record of 14 Grand Slam titles.
David Nalbandian was Federer's biggest rival earlier in his career. Both players had an outstanding junior career, Federer won the Wimbledon junior title and Nalbandian won the US Open junior title (beating Federer). Even though Federer has a narrow advantage against Nalbandian, leading their meetings 11–8, Nalbandian beat Federer in their first five meetings after turning professional, including the fourth round of both the Australian Open and US Open in 2003. Their most impressive match was in the 2005 Shanghai Tennis Master Cup, where Nalbandian came back from being two sets to love down against Federer and ultimately prevailed in a fifth set tiebreak. The loss prevented Federer from tying John McEnroe's 82–3 all-time single year record, set in 1984. Nalbandian, Lleyton Hewitt and Andy Murray have beaten Federer 8 times, with only Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic recording more victories over Federer.
Federer's versatility was summarised by Jimmy Connors: "In an era of specialists, you're either a clay court specialist, a grass court specialist, or a hard court specialist...or you're Roger Federer."[84]
Federer is an all-court, all-round player known for his speed, fluid style of play, and exceptional shot making. Federer mainly plays from the baseline but is also comfortable at the net, being one of the best volleyers in the game today. He has a powerful, accurate smash and very effectively performs rare elements in today's tennis, such as backhand smash, half-volley and jump smash (slam dunk). David Foster Wallace compared the brute force of Federer's forehand motion with that of "a great liquid whip,"[85] while John McEnroe has referred to Federer's forehand as "the greatest shot in our sport."[86] Federer is also known for his efficient movement around the court and excellent footwork, which enables him to run around shots directed to his backhand and instead hit a powerful inside-out or inside-in forehand, one of his best shots. Though Federer plays with a single-handed backhand which gives him great variety. Federer's forehand and backhand slice are both known as the best ever to enter the game. He employs the slice, occasionally using it to lure the opponent to the net and pass him. Federer can also fire topspin winners and possesses a 'flick' backhand where he can generate pace with his wrist; this is usually used to pass the opponent at the net.[85] His serve is difficult to read because he always uses a similar ball toss regardless of what type of serve he is going to hit and where he aims to hit it, and turns his back to his opponents during his motion. He is often able to produce big serves on key points during a match. His first serve is typically around 200 km/h (125 mph);[87][88][89] however, he is capable of serving at 220 km/h (137 mph).[87][88] Federer is also accomplished at serve and volleying,[90] and employed this tactic especially frequently in his early career.[91] His speciality is a half-volley from the baseline which enables him to play close to the baseline and to pick up even the deeper shots very early after they bounce, giving his opponents less time to react.[citation needed] Later in his career Federer added the drop shot to his arsenal, and can perform a well-disguised one off both wings. He sometimes uses a between-the-legs shot, which is colloquially referred to as a "tweener." His most notable use of the tweener was in the semifinals of the 2009 US Open against Novak Djokovic, bringing him triple match point, on which he capitalised for a straight-set victory over the Serb.[92]
Federer currently plays with a customised Wilson Pro Staff Six.One 90 BLX tennis racquet,[93] which is characterised by its smaller hitting area of 90 square inches, heavy strung weight of 357.2 grams, and thin beam of 17.5 millimeters. His grip size is 4 3/8 inches (sometimes referred to as L3).[94] Federer strings his racquets at 21.5 kg mains/20 kg crosses pre stretched 20%, utilizing Wilson Natural Gut 16 gauge for his main strings and Luxilon Big Banger ALU Power Rough 16L gauge (polyester) for his cross strings.[94] When asked about string tensions, Federer stated "this depends on how warm the days are and with what kind of balls I play and against who I play. So you can see – it depends on several factors and not just the surface; the feeling I have is most important."[95]
Federer is one of the highest-earning athletes in the world. He has a contract with Nike footwear and apparel.[96] For the 2006 championships at Wimbledon, Nike designed a jacket emblazoned with a crest of three tennis racquets, symbolising the three Wimbledon Championships he had previously won, and which was updated the next year with four racquets after he won the Championship in 2006.[97] In Wimbledon 2008 and again in 2009, Nike continued this trend by making him a personalised cardigan.[98] He also has his own logo, an R and F joined together.[99] Federer endorses Gillette,[100] Jura, a Swiss-based coffee machine company,[101] as well as Mercedes-Benz and NetJets. Federer also endorses Rolex watches,[102] although he was previously an ambassador for Maurice Lacroix.[103] Also in 2009 Federer became brand ambassador for Swiss chocolate makers Lindt.[104] In 2010 his endorsement by Mercedes-Benz China was extended into a global Mercedes-Benz partnership deal.[105]
Information in these tables is updated only once the player's participation in the tournament has concluded.
Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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Australian Open | A | LQ | 3R | 3R | 4R | 4R | W | SF | W | W | SF | F | W | SF | SF | 4 / 13 | 63–9 | 87.50 |
French Open | A | 1R | 4R | QF | 1R | 1R | 3R | SF | F | F | F | W | QF | F | 1 / 14 | 52–12 | 81.25 | |
Wimbledon | A | 1R | 1R | QF | 1R | W | W | W | W | W | F | W | QF | QF | 6 / 13 | 59–7 | 89.39 | |
US Open | A | LQ | 3R | 4R | 4R | 4R | W | W | W | W | W | F | SF | SF | 5 / 12 | 61–7 | 89.71 | |
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–2 | 7–4 | 13–4 | 6–4 | 13–3 | 22–1 | 24–2 | 27–1 | 26–1 | 24–3 | 26–2 | 20–3 | 20–4 | 7–1 | 16 / 52 | 235–35 | 87.04 |
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 2003 | Wimbledon (1) | Grass | Mark Philippoussis | 7–6(7–5), 6–2, 7–6(7–3) |
Winner | 2004 | Australian Open (1) | Hard | Marat Safin | 7–6(7–3), 6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 2004 | Wimbledon (2) | Grass | Andy Roddick | 4–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–3), 6–4 |
Winner | 2004 | US Open (1) | Hard | Lleyton Hewitt | 6–0, 7–6(7–3), 6–0 |
Winner | 2005 | Wimbledon (3) | Grass | Andy Roddick | 6–2, 7–6(7–2), 6–4 |
Winner | 2005 | US Open (2) | Hard | Andre Agassi | 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–1 |
Winner | 2006 | Australian Open (2) | Hard | Marcos Baghdatis | 5–7, 7–5, 6–0, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 2006 | French Open (1) | Clay | Rafael Nadal | 6–1, 1–6, 4–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Winner | 2006 | Wimbledon (4) | Grass | Rafael Nadal | 6–0, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(2–7), 6–3 |
Winner | 2006 | US Open (3) | Hard | Andy Roddick | 6–2, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1 |
Winner | 2007 | Australian Open (3) | Hard | Fernando González | 7–6(7–2), 6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 2007 | French Open (2) | Clay | Rafael Nadal | 3–6, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 2007 | Wimbledon (5) | Grass | Rafael Nadal | 7–6(9–7), 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 2–6, 6–2 |
Winner | 2007 | US Open (4) | Hard | Novak Djokovic | 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2), 6–4 |
Runner-up | 2008 | French Open (3) | Clay | Rafael Nadal | 1–6, 3–6, 0–6 |
Runner-up | 2008 | Wimbledon (1) | Grass | Rafael Nadal | 4–6, 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(10–8), 7–9 |
Winner | 2008 | US Open (5) | Hard | Andy Murray | 6–2, 7–5, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 2009 | Australian Open (1) | Hard | Rafael Nadal | 5–7, 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 2–6 |
Winner | 2009 | French Open (1) | Clay | Robin Söderling | 6–1, 7–6(7–1), 6–4 |
Winner | 2009 | Wimbledon (6) | Grass | Andy Roddick | 5–7, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 16–14 |
Runner-up | 2009 | US Open (1) | Hard | Juan Martín del Potro | 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 2–6 |
Winner | 2010 | Australian Open (4) | Hard | Andy Murray | 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(13–11) |
Runner-up | 2011 | French Open (4) | Clay | Rafael Nadal | 5–7, 6–7(3–7), 7–5, 1–6 |
Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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YEC | NQ | NQ | NQ | NQ | SF | W | W | F | W | W | RR | SF | W | W | 6 / 10 | 39–7 | 84.78 | |
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 5–0 |
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 2003 | Houston | Hard | Andre Agassi | 6–3, 6–0, 6–4 |
Winner | 2004 | Houston | Hard | Lleyton Hewitt | 6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 2005 | Shanghai | Carpet (i) | David Nalbandian | 7–6(7–4), 7–6(13–11), 2–6, 1–6, 6–7(3–7) |
Winner | 2006 | Shanghai | Hard (i) | James Blake | 6–0, 6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 2007 | Shanghai | Hard (i) | David Ferrer | 6–2, 6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 2010 | London | Hard (i) | Rafael Nadal | 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |
Winner | 2011 | London | Hard (i) | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 6–3, 6–7(6–8), 6–3 |
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 2008 | Beijing | Hard | Wawrinka | Aspelin Johansson |
6–3, 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–3 |
Time span | Selected Grand Slam tournament records | Players matched |
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2003 Wimbledon — 2009 French Open |
Career Grand Slam | Rod Laver Andre Agassi Rafael Nadal |
2003 Wimbledon — 2010 Australian Open |
16 titles | Stands alone |
2003 Wimbledon — 2011 French Open |
23 finals | Stands alone |
2005 Wimbledon — 2007 US Open |
10 consecutive finals | Stands alone |
2004 Wimbledon — 2010 Australian Open |
23 consecutive semifinals[106][107] | Stands alone |
2004 Wimbledon — 2012 Australian Open |
31 consecutive quarterfinals | Stands alone |
2004 & 2006–2007 | 3 years winning 3+ titles | Stands alone |
2004–2007 & 2009 | 5 years winning 2+ titles | Stands alone |
2006–2007 | 2 consecutive years winning 3+ titles | Stands alone |
2004–2007 | 4 consecutive years winning 2+ titles | Stands alone |
2003–2010 | 8 consecutive years winning 1+ title[107] | Björn Borg Pete Sampras |
2004 Australian Open — 2011 US Open |
8 consecutive years winning 20+ matches | Stands alone |
2003 Wimbledon — 2010 Australian Open |
4+ titles at 3 different Majors | Stands alone |
2003 Wimbledon — 2011 French Open |
5+ finals at all 4 Majors | Stands alone |
2003 Wimbledon — 2011 French Open |
6+ semifinals at all 4 Majors | Stands alone |
2001 French Open — 2011 US Open |
8+ quarterfinals at all 4 Majors | Stands alone |
2003 Wimbledon — 2008 US Open |
5 consecutive titles at 2 different Majors[107] | Stands alone |
2003 Wimbledon — 2007 French Open |
2+ consecutive finals at all 4 Majors | Ivan Lendl |
2003 Wimbledon — 2009 French Open |
5+ consecutive semifinals at all 4 Majors | Stands alone |
2003 Wimbledon — 2011 US Open |
7+ consecutive quarterfinals at all 4 Majors | Stands alone |
2003 Wimbledon — 2006 Australian Open |
First 7 finals won | Stands alone |
2004 Australian Open — 2010 Australian Open |
9 hard-court titles | Stands alone |
2006–2007 & 2009 | All 4 Major finals in 1 season | Rod Laver |
2006 French Open — 2009 US Open |
Runner-up finishes at all 4 Majors | Ivan Lendl |
2000 Australian Open — 2012 French Open |
235 match wins overall[108] | Stands alone |
2000 Australian Open — 2012 French Open |
50+ match wins at all 4 Majors[109] | Stands alone |
2006 | 27 match wins in 1 season | Stands alone |
2004 French Open — 2008 Wimbledon |
18 consecutive No. 1 seeds | Stands alone |
2006 US Open — 2007 French Open |
36 consecutive sets won | Stands alone |
2007 US Open | 35 consecutive service points won | Stands alone |
2009 Wimbledon | 50 aces in a final | Stands alone |
2007 US Open | $2.4 million earned at one event | Stands alone |
2005 Wimbledon — 2007 French Open |
2 winning streaks of 25+ matches | Stands alone |
2005 Wimbledon — 2009 US Open |
3 winning streaks of 20+ matches | Stands alone |
2004 Wimbledon — 2009 US Open |
5 winning streaks of 15+ matches | Stands alone |
Grand Slam tournaments | Time Span | Records at each Grand Slam tournament | Players matched |
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Australian Open | 2004–2010 | 4 titles overall | Andre Agassi |
Australian Open | 2006–2007 | 2 consecutive titles | Ken Rosewall Guillermo Vilas Johan Kriek Mats Wilander Stefan Edberg Ivan Lendl Jim Courier Andre Agassi Novak Djokovic |
Australian Open | 2004–2007 | 3 titles in 4 years | Andre Agassi |
Australian Open | 2004–2010 | 5 finals overall | Stefan Edberg |
Australian Open | 2004–2012 | 9 consecutive semifinals | Stands alone |
Australian Open | 2007 | Won without dropping a set[110] | Ken Rosewall |
Australian Open | 2000–2012 | 63 match wins overall[110] | Stands alone |
French Open | 2006–2009 | 4 consecutive finals | Björn Borg Ivan Lendl Rafael Nadal |
French Open | 2006–2008, 2011 | 4 runner-ups[111] | Stands alone |
French Open | 2006–2008 | 3 consecutive runner-ups | Stands alone |
French Open | 2005–2009 | 5 consecutive semifinals | Stands alone |
French Open—Wimbledon | 2009 | Accomplished a "Channel Slam": Winning both tournaments in the same year | Rod Laver Björn Borg Rafael Nadal |
Wimbledon | 2003–2007 | 5 consecutive titles[112] | Björn Borg |
Wimbledon | 2003–2009 | 7 finals overall | Boris Becker Pete Sampras |
Wimbledon | 2003–2009 | 7 consecutive finals | Stands alone |
Wimbledon | 2003–2009 | 7 consecutive semifinals | Stands alone |
US Open | 2004–2008 | 5 titles overall | Jimmy Connors Pete Sampras |
US Open | 2004–2008 | 5 consecutive titles | Stands alone |
US Open | 2004–2009 | 40 consecutive match wins[113] | Stands alone |
US Open | 1999–2011 | 89.71% (61–7) match winning percentage | Stands alone |
Time span | Other selected records | Players matched |
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2 February 2004 — 17 August 2008 |
237 consecutive weeks at No. 1[107] | Stands alone |
2003–2005 | 26 consecutive match victories vs. top 10 opponents | Stands alone |
2005–2006 | 56 consecutive hard court match victories | Stands alone |
2003–2008 | 65 consecutive grass court match victories[107] | Stands alone |
2003–2005 | 24 consecutive tournament finals won[107] | Stands alone |
2001–2012 | 10+ titles on grass, clay and hard courts | Stands alone |
2003–2009 | 11 grass court titles | Stands alone |
2002–2012 | 51 hard court titles | Stands alone |
2006 | 9 hard court titles in 1 season | Jimmy Connors |
1998–2012 | 315 tiebreaks won[114] | Stands alone |
1999–2011 | 87.18% (102–15) grass court match winning percentage[115] | Stands alone |
1998–2012 | 83.20% (515–104) hard court match winning percentage[116] | Stands alone |
2006 | 94.12% of tournament finals reached in 1 season | Stands alone |
2003–2011 | 6 ATP World Tour Finals titles overall[117] | Stands alone |
2002–2011 | 39 ATP World Tour Finals match wins[117] | Ivan Lendl |
2002–2012 | 32 combined Championship Masters Series finals | Stands alone |
2002–2012 | 44 Masters 1000 semifinals | Stands alone |
2000–2012 | 261 Masters 1000 match wins | Stands alone |
2004–2012 | 14 Masters 1000 hard court titles | Andre Agassi |
2004–2012 | 4 Indian Wells Masters titles[118] | Stands alone |
2004–2008 | 2 consecutive Olympic games as wire-to-wire No. 1 | Stands alone |
2005–2007 | 3 consecutive calendar years as wire-to-wire No. 1 | Stands alone |
2005–2007 | 3 calendar years as wire-to-wire No. 1 | Jimmy Connors |
2003–2010 | Ended 8 years ranked inside the top 2 | Jimmy Connors |
2007 | $10 million prize money earned in a season | Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic |
2005–2007 | 2 winning streaks of 35+ matches | Björn Borg |
2004–2012 | 7 winning streaks of 20+ matches | Stands alone |
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I can't fly I never really could
I don't feel you ever really understood at all
I can't fly I never really could
I just throw my arms out as I fall
Always say you know me, you you don't know me at all
Only want to hold me, but I'm not here to hold
Always say you know me, but you don't know me at all
Only want to show me, but I'm not yours to show, no no no
I don't dream I never really did
Don't believe you ever really took this into good
No I don't dream I never really did
I just wake up, make up as I should
No I don't dream
No I don't dream
No I don't dream
I wont see I never really would
I don't sense you ever realised it right
No I wont see I never really would
I just roll my eyes up out of sight
Always say you know me, you you don't know me at all
Only want to hold me, but I'm not here to hold
Always say you know me, but you don't know me at all
Only want to show me, but I'm not yours to show
I can't ever come back, If I never go
I don't ever explain, if I never know
I won't ever take it, if I never give
And if I never live, if I never live, if I never live
I can't stand the sight of you
I can't stand what you put me through
Your life's a lie, that you hide
Is it that terrible being you inside?
I can't stand, oh, the thought of you
I can't stand all the things you do
What do you try to justify?
You were just too scared to be you inside
Let!
It all go
(I look) at you, all I see, is a man too afraid to really be
I can't stand what you put me through
I can't stand even the thought of you
Your secret lies that you hide
Is it that terrible being you inside?
You try so hard to be wanted
-False emotions tells you fronted
I feel being a person relies on one thing:
Be yourself, let you come through
you're too afraid to really be
Someone who isn't false, who dosen't care to be
Be yourself, let you come through!
Fake!
I can't fly, I never really could
I don't feel you ever understood at all
No I can't fly, I never really could
I just throw my arms out as I fall
Always say you know me, but you don't know me at all
Only want to hold me, but I'm not here to hold
Always say you know me, but you don't know at all
Only want to show me, but I'm not yours to show, no, no, no
I don't dream, I never really did
Don't believe you ever really took this into good
No I don't dream, I never really did
I just wake up, make up as I should
No I don't dream
No I don't dream
No I don't dream
Always say you know me, but you don't know at all
Only want to hold me, but I'm not here to hold
Always say you know me, but you don't know at all
Only want to show me, but I'm not yours to show
I can't ever come back, if I never go
I don't ever explain, if I never know
I won't ever take it, if I never give
Spent a million dollars on Amphetamines
Crashed a lot of cars
Fucked all the stupid stars in Hollywood
Because I could, because we could
So you loved to hate us in your private jets
Funny, how you bitched and moaned
'Cause you got fat and rich
And when I'm dead, all you'll put on my headstone is that
I'm so fake, I'm a dirty little bastard
Fake, I was always so plastered
Fake, so why you say it's true?
Looks like I'm fake just like you
Fake, I'm a dirty little whore
Fake, I'm everything and more
Looks like I'm fake just like, just like you
Fake, fake, fake
40 million records and going strong
Never won a Grammy
Still won't play along in Hollywood
Like we should
And I'm so fake, I'm a dirty little bastard
Fake, I was always so plastered
Fake, so you say it's true
Looks like I'm fake just like you
Fake, I'm a dirty little whore
Fake, I'm everything and more
Looks like I'm fake just like you
My diamond rings and cocaine binges
All strung out on your syringes
I sold my soul while you sold records
I have been your slave forever
What are you fat cats doing anyway?
Take our money and flush it down the drain
You're so fake, you're a dirty little bastard
Fake, you're always so plastered
Fake, so you say it's true
Looks like I'm a fake like you
Fake, you're a dirty little whore
Fake, you're always such a bore
Fake, so you say it's true
Looks like I'm fake like you
I'm so fake, I'm a dirty little bastard
Fake, I was always so plastered
Fake, so you say it's true
Looks like I'm fake just like you
Fake, I'm a dirty little whore
Fake, I'm everything and more
Fake, so you say it's true
Looks like I'm fake just like
Looks like I'm fake just like
Looks like I'm fake just like
Watching love drifting away
And I feel like I'm someone else
The hurting is rough
Long are the days
And you have hurt me enough
You're scared to be loved
You know that's your way
Your youth has made you too tough
You're hurting for love in so many ways
The truth has hurt you enough
I read a book
And it's your face
Fake: it's your face now
Still my love for you was no mistake
Fake: I will always love you
Fake
Hoping for love
Day after day
And it's always someone else
The hurting is rough
Long are the days
And you have hurt me enough
You're burning your hair
On your cigarette, oh baby
Turning your nose up
At the clothes your girlfriend wears
I don't care
You know you're burned out. You've known for a long long time. Uncertainity called the virus - infects your mind. Stop it now faking things. There's no beauty none at all. You have to free your soul. Why does love always have to hurt. You cannot hide. There's someone sitting right there. You have to feel the pain but you smile ....
This place has begun to cover me
I recall the light, but the dark smothers me
I prefer the feelings I know right now
I don't worry about feeling very proud
You don't know how it feels
To be misunderstood
To reach for the sky
I thought you never would
You don't know how it feels
To be misunderstood
To reach for the sky
I thought you never would
But I'm bleeding, and my hands are bruised
From the grip that I once had on you
And I'm open for a new way
Because there's not much more that I can fake
It's almost seeing your soul for the first time
And watching the mirror show you life in rewind
Capture the ridicule of everyone
I'm tired of trying, and they wonder why I'm gone
You don't know how it feels
To be misunderstood
To reach for the sky
I thought you never would
You don't know how it feels
To be misunderstood
To reach for the sky
I thought you never would
But I'm bleeding, and my hands are bruised
From the grip that I once had on you
And I'm open for a new way
Because there's not much more that I can fake
I can't fake it
You don't know how it feels
To be misunderstood
To reach for the sky
I thought you never would
You don't know how it feels
To be misunderstood
To reach for the sky
I thought you never would
But I'm bleeding, and my hands are bruised
From the grip that I once had on you
And I'm open for a new way
Because there's not much more that I can fake
But I'm bleeding, and my hands are bruised
From the grip that I once had on you
And I'm open for a new way
You ride on a road driven down on a crooked mile
Cause your leaven your home for a girl with a crooked
smile
Well I think that you've been fooled all along
You've been nothin but weak at being strong
You'll just fit right in it's to late
So join the club and spit right in my face
I can't stand all the shit I take
Your such a
Your such a fake
You don't care who's heart you break
Your such a
Your such a
Loser is a label that you give yourself
Well at least you know what you are if nothing else
You go and blame it on me but you mine as well
Blame it on the bourbon and that whiskey smell
So be a man and say it to my face
Tell me to put that slut back in her place
I can't stand all the shit I take
Your such a
Your such a fake
You don't care who's heart you break
Your such a
Your such a fake
I can't stand all the shit I take
Your such a
Your such a fake
You don't care who's heart you break
Your such a
Your such a
I can't stand all the shit I take
I can't believe you spit right in my face
I can't stand all the shit I take
I can't believe you spit right in my face
Spit right in my face
I can't stand all the shit I take
Your such a
Your such a fake
You don't care who's heart you break
Your such a
To be a blind boy
such a fine thing
all the women gettin' faceless
to be a blind man
such a fine thing
when all the music's gettin' spaceless
& when she comes
she comes to stay
don't let ambition lead her away
& when she comes
her touch don't miss
the blood comes down the dropper
like a big red kiss
You can fake anything
you can't fake the real thing
you can fake you can sing
you can't fake the real thing
She's the one
she took the walk
The body speaks the mind don't talk
She's the one
who's darkness doubles
She sees the brilliance of all
my troubles
You can fake anything
you can't fake the real thing
you can fake you can sing
Fake
That’s all I really am to you
Fake
But when I hit the ground
I won’t break into your pretty baby
Or scratch my gold
‘Cause I can’t fake it
Fake
You wanna see me lie to you
Fake…
A place that you can’t take me
I won’t fall onto your pretty body
Or taste your gold
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
Spent a million dollars on amphetamines
Crashed a lot of cars
Fucked all the stupid stars in Hollywood
Because I could, because we could
So you loved to hate us in your private jets
Funny how you bitched and moaned
'Cause you got fat and rich
And when I'm dead
All you'll put on my headstone is that
I'm so fake
I'm a dirty little bastard
Fake
I was always so plastered
Fake
So you say it's true
Fake
I'm a dirty little whore
Fake
I'm everything and more
Looks like I'm fake
Just like just like you
40 million records and going strong
Never won a Grammy
Still won't play along in Hollywood
Like we should
(chorus)
My diamond rings and cocaine binges
All strung out on your syringes
Sold my soul while you sold records
I have been your slave forever
What are you fat cats doing anyway?
Take our money and flush it down the drain
You're so fake
You're a dirty little bastard
Fake
You're always so plastered
Fake
So you say it's true
Looks like I'm a fake like you
Fake
You're a dirty little whore
Fake
You're always such a bore
Fake
So you say it's true
Your name was Patty but now it's Kay
Girl, you seem to change it everyday
Your hair was long but now it's short
You say, "I got it cut"
But I don't see no hair upon the floor
Whenever I go out with you
I find out something new
You're a fake, baby, you can't conceal it
Know how I know 'cause I can feel it
You're a fake, baby, no rhyme or reason
'Cause in your mind it's lyin' season
You had brown eyes but now they're blue
Those false eyelashes that you're wearin' too, yeah
In bed this morning you called me Clyde
Alex is the name that I go by, oh
If women could be counterfeit
Then you'd be it
You're a fake, baby, you can't conceal it
Know how I know 'cause I can feel it
You're a fake, baby, I've blown your cover
The jig is up 'cause I discovered
You're a fake, baby, no need to hide it
Can't change my mind 'cause I've decided
You're a fake, baby and I'm disgusted
The game is through and girl, you're busted, fake
Whenever I go out with you
(Whenever I go out with you)
I find out something new
You're a fake, you always have a good excuse
(You always have a good excuse)
But, girl that ain't no use
You're a fake, baby, you can't conceal it
Know how I know 'cause I can feel it
You're a fake, baby, no rhyme or reason
'Cause in your mind it's lyin' season
You're a fake, baby
Fake
Fake
Fake
Fake! Fake! Fake!
Why are you such a Fake! Fake! Fake!
Why are you such a Fake! Fake! Fake!
Thought you had me 'round your finger
Now my phones off the receiver
Apparently you don't know or do care to
Comprehend just what I'm saying
You made me worship you from head to toe
You're flaky with my heart so now I'm leavin'
(I'm leavin')
You really had me going baby
Come on! Give me a break!
You really had me going baby
How come you're such a Fake
Fake! Fake! Fake!
Why are you such a Fake! Fake! Fake!
Yeah ya took me high you made my
Heart go 'round and 'round you gave me fever
But lately I've been seekin' deeper meanings
And vibrations with another
You really had me going baby
Come on! Give me a break!
You really had me going baby
How come you're such a Fake
Fake! Fake! Fake!
Why you such a Fake! Fake! Fake!
Why you such a Fake! Fake! Fake!
Thought you had me 'round your finger
Now my phones off the receiver
Fake! Fake! Fake!
Why you such a Fake! Fake! Fake!
Why you such a Fake! Fake! Fake!
Thought you had me 'round your finger
Now my phones off the receiver
Why you such a
Fake! Fake! Fake!
Fake! Fake! Fake!
Fake! Fake! Fake!
Here's my life and here's my way and here's my body
here's my pain meet
my mother see my train get on get on get on get on
Walk with me in my strange life I've no things to show
and no things to hide
Life is fair and this blooming game will go on and on
and on
This possession
never was a question
a healer for this tension
tenderness and pressure.
From my warnings
all you got was your needs
all you did was promise
you were only fake
Little by little touch by touch our eyes grew cold our
hands grew rough
Little by little losing touch hello hello hello hello
failed in trust got sunk in pain obsessed with love and
clouds and rain
Lives collapse and this fucking game goes on and on and
This possession
never was a question
a healer for this tension
tenderness and pressure.
From my warnings
all you got was your needs
all you did was promise
[Un buen traje y tambien maquillaje
Una sonrisa de anuncio de colgate
Esa mirada que de el cine sacaste
Y en tu mente la cuenta de cuantos tipos tumbaste
Siempre con los que esten mas cool
Con ese grupito tan cinico como tu
Tacos altos y perfume de el caro
A ver quien cae hoy a quien le tumbas los chavos]
[Por el otro lao viene bien recorta'o
Bien a la moda y tambien entelao
Con una mirada de quien no quiere la cosa
Mirando po encima pa'ver como posa
Un pendejo con guille de Playboy
En su espejo dice que bueno estoy
Con su carro la encanta salir
Es el mamito tremendo figurin]
Another day to put up your act
One more break give me a break
Another day to put up your act
One more break to be a fake
[Lo tuyo es una cuestion de apariencia
Malditos esclavos de una enferma ciencia
Que nos quito la ultima gota de escencia
Sale el sol, sonrie y nos reta
Quien seras hoy, cual sera hoy tu careta
Intelectual, casual, formal o sensual
Oye, que clase de marioneta]
[En este teatro el bravito es el que miente
Un gran miedo a que no te accepten
Ironico si somos todos universo
Si olvidemos lo supestamente cierto
Una esquema dificil de romper
Felicidad a base de papel
Una tarjeta para pertenecer
Una vida sin poder ser]
Another day to put up your act
One more break give me a break
Another day to put up your act
One more break to be a fake
Another day to put up your act
One more break give me a break
Another day to put up your act
One more break to be a fake
You always appease me
With beautiful lies
You must be godlike
Cuz nothing's never not right
You're my protector
A pillar of strength
You'd never deceive me
Unless you could hide the stain
You're practiced and polished
It's you you amaze
Do what feels good, splurge
Your smile can take it all away
How very thoughtful
An introduction to pain
You should be proud dear
No one's ever hurt me this way
You're just a big drama queen
You don't know who you want to be
You're so lame
I think you'd do anything
Just to get what you need
Fake, you're a genuine loser
You're a fake, you're counterfeit cool
You're a fake, a professional user
You're a fake
My world would be better without a fake
I try to keep faith
In the emperor's clothes
To me you're just naked
I guess I like the stage show
If I give up pleasure
Will I lose the pain
I think it'd be worth it
Next time I'll find the real thing
You're a big drama queen
You don't know who you want to be
You're so lame
I think you'd do anything
V1) I wish the radio wouldn’t play all these shit songs every day.
I’ve had enough of all these pretty boys and crap pretentious noise, they’re record company toys.
I’m getting sick of the same predictable chart each week the whole thing’s made up by kids.
It means that there’s no room left for the real bands and they get no airplay do you understand.
B) The same song again.
You sing along again.
It’s in your head again.
I never want to be in that place…
C) When a boy sings a song about a girl and a girl about a man, with their shiny white teeth and they’re doing the best they can to brainwash the children.
V2) I’m blaming radio 1 and MTV for pumping out this non-stop rot.
I want to find the people who make these fake bands up and drag them out and get them shot.
Promise lots they were broken insipid tactics lies spoken
Made us think you really cared feed on money which isn't spared
Fake
Still you try to reiterate fools still cant hear cant change your fate
It’s fake, its fake
Just take everything you hate and make
It stand before you and debate its case
The reasons why it should be in this place, this place,
this place
The game is not
To be repeated but just played again
Until that most important day, today
You say you’ll make all of them pay their way to see the
grave
I thought I’d start you
Off in hell first
And then I’d move you
To some place that’s much worse
But safer than death, but safer than death
Hey there cutes, put on your dancin' boots and come dance with me,
Come dance with me, what an evening for some terpsichore.
Pretty face, I know a swingin' place, come on dance with me,
Romance with me on a crowded floor.
And while the rhythm swings, what lovely things I'll be sayin',
For what is dancing but making love set to music, playin'.
When the band begin to leave the stand and folks start to roam,
As we wing home, cheek to cheek we'll be,
Come on, come on, come on, come on now
Come fly with me, let's fly let's fly away
If you can use, some exotic booze
There's a bar in far Bombay
Come fly with me, come fly, lets fly away
Come fly with me, let's float down to Peru
In lama land, there's a one man band
And he'll toot his flute for you
Come fly with me, lets take of in the blue
Once I get you up there, where the air is rarefied
We'll just glide, starry eyed
Once I get you up there, I'll be holding you so near
You may here, angels cheer - cause were together
Weather wise it's such a lovely day
just say the words, and we'll beat the birds
Down to Acapulco Bay
It's perfect, for a flying honeymoon - they say
Come fly with me
come on ,come on,come dance with me
come on,come on,come fly
come on and dance with me
Written by: Foxx Herst, Leah Emmott and Colette Trudeau
Published by: TayKar Music Socan/A
Found lost, deep inside my own misconception
Who's telling you take a look in my direction
Too much anger I can't control my rage
Lock me up why don't you
I'm not in your fucking cage
Teething, grinding my teeth again
I'm teething oh
(Chorus)
Cursed, you push me round until I
Burst, but you don't know what I can
Take, no you you're fucking fake
Cursed, you push me round until I
Burst, but you don't know what I can
Take, no you you're fucking fake
Don't talk to me
You don't understand my pain
If you understood me then you'd never be the same
Your four letter words make me sob with dry tears
So shut your mouth and I'll forget about my fears.
Teething, grinding my teeth again
I'm teething oh
(Chorus)
Until you make sense of what you say
I'll climb the fence to get away
I have a mind you cannot tame
I'm not a slave to your cruel game
(Chorus)
Teething, grinding my teeth again
I'm teething oh
(Chorus)
Right now this conversation's boring me cos
Seems I've been losing faith in my beliefs since
This world's been treating me like I'm a piece of shit
Outside the streets are filling up with hopeless (souls)
Faces on my tv shows
This world is not what it seems
Cos this world is a fake
A play upon a stage
The Actors take their place
Then hide behind a face
Yeah this world is a face
Like players in a game
We know that one man's loss
Is someone else's gain
I swear I see it know just like a vision
For all of us and how we all must fit in
It starts in the playground where they told me
We are free
(The) truth about humanity is one thing that they'll never teach
Cos this world is a fake
A play upon a stage
The Actors take their place
Then hide behind a face
Yeah this world is a face
Like players in a game
We know that one man's loss
Is someone else's gain
Yeah this world feels fake
And life without a meaning
Is one thing we've been dreaming of
To live without this feeling
I must compete for freedom
Like a rodent on a wheel
Running on until we feel
Like we can't stop
Oooo
Oooo
This gets to me a little more than it should
But I still remember every word you said
I guess it pays to be someone
And it's okay to step on everyone
You think you are so much better
But this road you're on won't last forever
I made it this far, I made it without you
But I don't have all the answers like you do
I guess it pays to be someone
And it's okay to step on everyone
You think you are so much better
But this road you're on won't last forever
And if I listened to you
I'd be running away from this
There's only so much more of this I can take
So fake, fake you are, so fake, fake you are
You think you are so much better
Lyrics: Birgit Schuurman
All those smiles, all those kisses in the air
All those laughs, all those eyes that gaze and stare
All those words, all those promises they make
Every single smile is fake
Nobody wants to hear you sigh
With a smile upon your face you walk around
Nobody wants to see you cry
So you say it's happiness you found
But it's fake
They don't care about who you really are
They don't feel what you feel they're oh so far
Tell them lies, tell them what they wanna hear
Cause they don't wanna know your fears
Nobody wants to hear you sigh
With a smile upon your face you walk around
Nobody wants to see you cry
So you say it's happiness you found
But it's fake
Why should you try
To have a good conversation, no no
Why should you try
To say just how you feel, when nothing is real
When everything is fake
Nobody wants to hear you sigh
With a smile upon your face you walk around
Nobody wants to see you cry
So you say it's happiness you found
Nobody wants to feel your fears
With a smile upon your face you walk around
Nobody wants to wipe your tears
So you say it's happiness you found
All he wanted was a simple life he said
I can never be anything you wanted
I can never be anything you needed
All she wanted was a simple life she said
You can never be anything I wanted
You can never be anything I needed
Do we call this the end
It feels like I am waiting like an inmate
hoping for my someday
Remember when we began
Life was like a new born baby breathing
Those were the ways of the days
So don't don't don't don't
Put us in a place we never wanted
Just don't make us fake
Don't don't don't
I kinda sorta like the way
We make each other think
All he told her were some simple lies he said
I only told you everything you wanted
Only told you everything you needed
All she heard were his simple lies she said
You never told me anything I wanted
Never told me anything I needed
Now we call this the end
It felt like I was waiting like an inmate
Now I've got my someday
Remember when we began
Life was life a new born baby breathing
Those were the ways of the days
So don't don't don't don't
Put us in a place we never wanted
Just don't make us fake
Don't don't don't
I kinda sorta like the way
We make each other think
If you could see the way I'd love to feel again
(Don't make us fake don't make us fake)
If we could make a way would you want to make amends
Do you feel this way
So don't don't don't don't
Put us in a place we never wanted
Just don't make us fake
Don't don't don't
I kinda sorta like the way
All those smiles, all those kisses in the air
All those laughs, all those eyes that gaze and stare
All those words, all those promises they make
Every single smile is fake
Nobody wants to hear you sigh
With a smile upon your face you walk around
Nobody wants to see you cry
So you say it's happiness you found
But it's fake
They don't care about who you really are
They don't feel what you feel they're oh so far
Tell them lies, tell them what they wanna hear
Cause they don't wanna know your fears
Nobody wants to hear you sigh
With a smile upon your face you walk around
Nobody wants to see you cry
So you say it's happiness you found
But it's fake
Why should you try
To have a good conversation, no no
Why should you try
To say just how you feel, when nothing is real, when everything is fake
Nobody wants to hear you sigh
With a smile upon your face you walk around
Nobody wants to see you cry
So you say it's happiness you found
Nobody want to feel yor fears
With a smile upon your face you walk around
Nobody wants to wipe your tears
So you say it's happiness you found
Feel the music through your feet,
Now you slowly loose the beat
When he walks in through the room,
And you start to loose the tune.
He shows he doesn't care,
When he looks right through your stare
With the jealousy running through
And the girls he fakes to prove
He knows his not that, to blind you can't see that.
In my eyes, his just another guy
that everyone see's
He gets the girls, he gets the boys
but no one can see
His act is cheap and nothing but a freak
that people seem to love
What's next week? more of something cheap?
Another worthless Kid
Waking up for another day
Aren't you sick of what you do?
Do you mind if I can pray
For the best that you cant do
Sorry and please excuse
For the shit I'll put you through
With the anger in my head
I'm not jealous, just hate you
Baby, baby, baby
From the day I saw you
I really really want to catch your eye
There's something special 'bout you
I must really like you
Cause not a lotta guys are worth my time
Ooo baby, baby, baby
It's gettin kind of crazy
Cause you are takin over my mind
And it feels like oooooo
But you don't know my name
And I swear it feels like ooooo ooooo ooooo ooooo
You don't know my name
(round and round and round we go, will you ever know)
Oh baby baby baby
I see us on our first date
You're doin everything that makes me smile
And when we had our first kiss
It happened on a Thursday
Ooooo it set my soul on fire
Ooo baby baby baby
I can't wait for the first time
My imagination's runnin wild
It feels like ooooo
You don't know my name
And I swear it baby, it feels like oooo ooooo ooooo ooooo
You don't know my name
(round and round and round we go, will you ever know)
"I'm sayin, he don't even know what he's doin' to me
Got me feelin' all crazy inside
I'm feelin like"
Owww! Ooooo Oooooo
Doin more than I've ever done for anyone's attention
Take notice of what's in front of you
Cause did I mention you're 'bout to miss a good thing
And you'll never know how good it feels to have all of my affection
And you'll never get a chance to experience my lovin'
Cause my lovin' feels like ooooooo
You don't know my name
(round and round and round we go, will you ever know
And I swear it feels like oooo ooooo ooooo ooooo
You don't know my name
(round and round and round we go, will you ever know)
Ohhh
Will you ever know it, no no no no no
Will you ever know it?
"I'm gonna have to just go ahead and call this boy.
Hello? Can I speak to -- to Michael?
Oh hey, how you doin?
Uh, I feel kinda silly doin' this,
But um, this is the waitress from the coffee house on 39th and Lennox
You know, the one with the braids?
Yeah, well I see you on Wednesdays all the time
You come in every Wednesday on your lunch break, I think
And you always order the special, with the hot chocolate
And my manager be tripping and stuff
Talking bout we gotta use water
But I always use some milk and cream for you
Cause I think you're kinda sweet.
Anyway you always got on some fly blue suit
'n your cufflinks are shining all bright
So, whatchu do? Oh, word? Yeah, that's interesting
Look man, I mean I don't wanna waste your time but
I know girls don't usually do this,
But I was wondering if maybe we could get together
Outside the restaurant one day
Cause I do look a lot different outside my work clothes
I mean we could just go across the street to the park right here
Wait, hold up, my cell phone's breakin up, hold up
Can you hear me now? Yeah
So, what day did you say?
Oh yeah, Thursday's perfect, man:."
And it feels like oooo
You don't know my name
(round and round and round we go, will you ever know)
Baby Baby I swear it's like oooooo
You don't know my name, no no no
(round and round and round we go, will you ever know)
And it feels like oooo
You don't know my name
(round and round and round we go, will you ever know)
And I swear on my mother and father it feels like
Oooo ooo oooo ooo ooo ooo
Oooo ooo oooo ooo ooo ooo
Oooo ooo oooo ooo ooo ooo
You don't know my name
Verse 1
GLOWING BRIGHT
LIKE THE DIAMOND'S SHINE
SURROUNDED WITH LIGHT...
Chorus
CREATED OF MORTAL REMAINS
HORRIBLE TRUTH UNDER SPLENDID GRACE
DIFFICULT CHOICE TO MAKE
IS OUR LIFE THE TRUTH OR FAKE?
Verse 2
CROWDED WORLD
FULL OF EMPTINESS
CONSISTED OF FAKES...
Chorus
CREATED OF MORTAL REMAINS
HORRIBLE TRUTH UNDER SPLENDID GRACE
DIFFICULT CHOICE TO MAKE
Ik zie gezichten op televisie
Elke lach, elk gevoel uit het hoofd geleerd
Het is allemaal gerepeteerd
Het is allemaal fake
Het is allemaal fake
Mooi meisjes geven prijzen
Aan de winnaar van een quiz
Die helemaal niets wist
Kijk, hij heeft een lach op zijn gezicht
Want hij denkt: "Het is allemaal fake"
Het is allemaal fake
Het is allemaal fake
Allemaal fake
En voor je het weet ben je zelf
Helemaal fake
Het is verdovende verslaving
Waar je langzaam voor bezwijkt
Het is een wereld achter glas
Het is een hoer die je verleidt
Ja, het is allemaal fake
Het is allemaal fake
Het is allemaal fake
Allemaal fake
En voor je het weet ben je zelf
Helemaal fake
"Walter..."
"Walter, ik ga het zeggen"
"Geef me een klinker, Walter"
"En een medeklinkertje, Walter"
"Ik ga het zeggen, Walter"
"Ik voel dat ik het ga zeggen, Walter"
"Geef me nog een klinker, Walter"
"En nog een medeklinkertje, Walter"
"Ik ga het zeggen, Walter"
"Geef me nog een klinker"
"Ik zie het al gebeuren"
"En nog een medeklinker, Walter"
"En nog een klinker"
"En nog een medeklinker, Walter"
"Ja, ik zie het, Walter"
"Ik heb het, Walter"
"De wereld gaat naar de klote, Walter"
"En wij spelen gewoon dat spelletje door, Walter"
"Kom maar, Walter, nog een klinker"
"En nog een medeklinker, Walter"
"Ik ga het zeggen, Walter"
"Ik ga het zeggen"
Ik zag mezelf op televisie
Elke lach, elk gevoel was uit het hoofd geleerd
Ik was helemaal gerepeteerd
Ik was helemaal fake
Ik was helemaal fake
Helemaal fake
Ik was helemaal fake
Now I see that you are no good for me,
You led me on, took my heart and now you're gone.
I can't believe,
I can't conceive the way you stabbed me in the back and made me bleed.
Now I see your personality.
It was never like the way you made it out to be.
And I can't stop the way I feel even if it's wrong,
I don't care if it's not real, I just cannot move on.
What's going through your brain, it's making me insane.
Why do you do the things you.
Why do you take, take and take and take and never give in this relationship.
Now you're gone, that's why I sing this song,
to sing about what you're missing out.
Mike buys his clothes from shop called P.O.P
He acclaims he like Hip`n Hop
He knows all lyrics to Eminem`s rap
But when he`s alone he thinks it is crap
Then He listens to Punk Rock Music
CHORUS:
It`s so Hard
In this world
If you want friends you gotta be Just like them
If you wanna be something else,Forget your so called
friends
If they dont accept you as you are, then think,are they
your friends at all?
If you really want your Faking to Stop
Then show the world you are made of rock
If you wanna be something else
Then just be whatever you want to be, whatever you want
to be
CHORUS:
It`s so Hard
In this world
If you want friends you gotta be Just like them
If you wanna be something else,Forget your so called
friends
If they dont accept you as you are, then think,are they
All, what’s peaceful and pleasant
Stabbing the mind
Crowded spaces affecting
Facing the mirror with time
Show me more of the cynic
Flashing delight
Clouded minds do the panic
Colours are shifting to white
Sweet harmony pretended
Open your eyes
The body and the soul are infected
Echoes are killing around
Love is in the air!
Je voudrais la faire...
Love is in the air!
Everybody dancin’...
I think you’re all the same
I tried to love you all
Now I’m here again
And I’ve lost control
I find it all insane
You and I, we know
We’re floating down the strain
You tell me where I go
I think you ought to leave
The one who’s never sure
I want us to turn pure
I think you ought to break
The one who has no heart
I think you should call me a fake
I want to muten your throat with my joy shot to kill
New life won’t born on your lips, love steals urges to
thrill
I can't go through all this
It's too fast, too much I miss
I'd better stop it now
But how, I don't know how
And now time is passing slowly
I really want to go
I can't stand it anymore
I don't know what's all this for
Am I wrong?
Is it my mistake?
Are they real or are all these things fake?
Please let me out of here
I've had it with this fear
And I just cannot stay
I gotta get away
Am I wrong?
Is it my mistake?
To stem the current is no vain attempt
the Knowledge preserved for us alone
in this world of mud and rust
decipher what is coded by our hands
Defiled our names
soiled glory of gods
dismal new faith
spawn of deliverence
Oh Wisdom formless and odious
the sexless parent of disbelief
restricting rules they can make
means nothing to Your Being
Defiled our names
soiled glory of gods
dismal new faith
spawn of deliverence
Restore what was broken
no single word is missed
with fiery tongues speak to us
to souls gashed, souls hardened
Oh Wisdom formless and odious
the sexless parent of disbelief
restricting rules they can make
means nothing to Your Being
Defiled our names
soiled glory of gods
dismal new faith
spawn of deliverence
This conceit waste
regain we must
I dropped out today,But I give a shit anyway.
I've been throttled, beaten,
and bent out of shape.
But I just can't see the fake.
I'm in your town to wreck myself.
So if you could please listen.
Fuck the man. Smash the state.
There will be a test. Listen.
I'm just in town to lose myself,
You're telling me I should forget you
But why?
And you're talking like I never knew you
But thats a lie
And you're playing out your game again
Why are you never on my side?
And you're telling me I should forget you
Come on the guy's a fake
What do you love him for?
And it was my mistake
Just kicking in his door
And if it's just a game
Then what are we crying for?
And you're telling me I will regret you
But so
And you're talking like I should expect to
But you'll never know
And he's left you in the rain again
And you were always on my mind
And you're telling me I should forget you
Come on the guys a fake
What do you love him for?
And it was my mistake
Just kicking in his door
And if it's just a game
Then what are we crying for?
I don't know anymore
Come on the guys a fake
What do you love him for?
And it was my mistake
Just kicking in his door
And if it's just a game
Then what are we crying for?
Lagi na lang tayong nagtatalo
Dahil kahit sinong pinagseselosan mo
Kahit kaibigan, kasama sa plan
Mga dating classmates
Na naka-add sa 'king Facebook,
Nag-twe-tweet sa aking Twitter
'Di mo naman kailangan pang pagdudahan
'Tong face ko sa 'yo (face ko sa 'yo)
Alam mo, to the fullest ko
Kahit pa nga sinasabi ng iba na
Ang fake mo (fake mo)
Ang fake, fake mo (walang ibahin mo)
Ang fake mo (fake mo)
Ang fake, fake mo, oh...
Lagi na lang akong nahihirapan
Dahil kahit sinong pinagdududahan mo
Kahit kaibigan o negosyo d'yan
Mga dating classmates
Na naka-add sa 'king FB,
Skype at sa Twitter
'Di mo naman kailangan pang pagdudahan
'Tong face ko sa 'yo (face ko sa 'yo)
Alam mo, to the fullest ko
Kahit pa nga sinasabi ng iba na
Ang fake mo (fake mo)
Ang fake, fake mo (walang ibahin mo)
Ang fake mo (fake mo)
Ang fake, fake mo, oh...
Ang fake mo, ang fake, fake mo
Ang fake mo, ang fake, fake mo
Oh...
Ang fake mo (fake mo)
Ang fake, fake mo (walang ibahin mo)
Ang fake mo (fake mo)
Ang fake, fake mo, oh...
Ilong mo daw ay fake (ilong mo daw ay fake)
Gusto mo daw ay fake (gusto mo daw ay fake)
Lahat sa 'yo ay fake
look at him on your screen
he's such a guy, he makes me wanna scream
he's in your fantasy
his lollipop will give you extasy
don't wanna give no explanation
this guy is fake
he's my creation
give it to me just for a second
nothing to deal with the real edmond
everything is fake from tip to toe
his life is a music video
you can try and search humanity
but there's no one left
look at him on myspace
but have you ever met him face to face
he's in your heart and dream
what if this cutey face was just a scheme?
don't wanna give no explanation
this guy is fake
he's my creation
give it to me just for a second
nothing to deal with the real edmond
everything is fake from tip to toe
his life is a music video
you can try and search humanity
but there's no one left
look at him on your screen
he's such a guy, he makes me wanna scream
he's in your fantasy
his lollipop will give you extasy
look at him on myspace
but have you ever met him face to face
he's in your heart and dream
what if this cutey face was just a scheme?
don't wanna give no explanation
this guy is fake
he's my creation
give it to me just for a second
nothing to deal with the real edmond
everything is fake from tip to toe
his life is a music video
you can try and search humanity
you are pretty beautiful
you are a shining lie
you are a fake to me
a fake to me a fake to me
you are so addicted
you are a pretty lie
you are a shining surface
ahhh you're a fake to me
fake, you're fake
so fake
fake to me to me
so fake so fake
fake so fake
you suck
you are fxxxing beautiful
you are a fashion slave
you are so ridiculous
a fake to me
you are so addicted
you are a pretty lie
so fxxxing vain
you're fake to me
I can't believe it you're whole world is fake
I cannot stand it your whole world is ...
but she means everything now everything to me
but she is everything now everything to me
why do you treat me like this
you fool me all your life
why is everything else so interesting to you
I don't need this