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Combining elements of punk, gypsy music, and Brecht-ian cabaret, Gogol Bordello tells the story of New York's immigrant diaspora through debauchery, humor, and surreal costumes. Leader and singer Eugene Hütz's taste in music was spun out of black-market tapes of the Birthday Party and Einstürzande Neubauten in his native Ukraine. After being evacuated to Western Ukraine in 1986 following the Chernobyl disaster, Hütz became enamored of the mystical, outsider qualities of gypsy music. Living as a refugee in Poland, Hungary, Austria, and Italy before moving to the United States in 1993, he experienced life as an outsider himself. After arriving in New York, he teamed up with guitarist Vlad Solofar and squeezebox player Sasha Kazatchkoff. American Eliot Fergusen added More... (Submit New Gogol Bordello Lyrics) (Submit New Gogol Bordello Lyrics) Review about Gogol Bordello I love this song | Reviewer: Jonfen ------ About the song Start Wearing Purple performed by Gogol Bordello There's something about gogols style that just makes me love them so much. One thing that's kind of depressing is that I like other peoples perception of what the song says more than the real reason hahaha oh well. It's got it's make believe metaphors! SONG MEANING | Reviewer: jake ------ About the song Start Wearing Purple performed by Gogol Bordello Hütz (the singer/writer) said in an interview, "It's one of the very few songs I wrote for a girl. I just moved in with my girlfriend in New York. We had a neighbour: an old woman who was always dressed in purple head to toe. She was clearly bonkers. So whenever my girlfriend and I had an argument and she would start screaming at me, I would say: you might as well start wearing purple now" why purple | Reviewer: saprophyte ------ About the song Start Wearing Purple performed by Gogol Bordello There is also a poem 'when I grow old and start to wear purple". It has to do with becoming a crazy old lady who doesn't care what people think and spits on kids,etc. Basically they are saying that he will be old and crazy one day and so will she, so why don't they just start now. the Programmed robots are buying and buying | Reviewer: Sanford Hastings ------ About the song Through The Roof 'N' Underground performed by Gogol Bordello I love it. The song is featured in a movie involving suicide, so that must be the meaning of the song. Eric, I think you're on point. Laws against everything, repression of basic human nature and drive. Marketing everywhere, even in school. What can one do but get upset and drop out of the culture and comb the underbelly looking for meaning and genuine goodness? It's out there though, to be sure. i have to agree with gene | Reviewer: cole ------ About the song Through The Roof 'N' Underground performed by Gogol Bordello its about depression, not nessacarily suicide though. the traps around town refer to friends and family trying to constantly get you out of your house and depression while the traps in every corner of your room are the memories you have which cause the depression. when he talks about crossing the borders hes talking about fading from his current reality and then he says "we realize the difference is none" which means that even though we are able to release ourselves from one reality, there is no difference between the life you have now, and the life you want. its all just a state of mind. and of course with some of the song, there are lyrics inspired by the grand state of paranoia which the thoughts of paranoia often come along with depression. i should know. anyway, it is how you personally interpret the song. the truth is, only gogol bordello knows the truth behind it all. Another theory | Reviewer: Gene ------ About the song Through The Roof 'N' Underground performed by Gogol Bordello I think that through the roof and underground refers to depression and suicide. When one is depressed, very often that person seeks to distance him or herself from reality, but the reality has ways to break through the mental barriers. Every little thing pains - the phone through which the bad news come, the books which you do not study and the exams that you will inevitably fail, the dirty laundry on the floor - "a trap setup for you in every corner of the room". theory | Reviewer: Eric ------ About the song Through The Roof 'N' Underground performed by Gogol Bordello my theory is close, but i think it is more of a "if they set up traps for you around town" meaning if they make things illegal or against your beliefs, deal with it, just go underground, me discreet. "if they set up traps around your room" that means wire tapping, invading your privacy, invading your liberties (inside your room) then you must "go through the roof" (do something about it). so when they say "through the roof" "underground" it almost sound like to me as: You must go through the roof for injustice, but be smart and strategic. music is like art, its all what you personally take out of it. Amazing | Reviewer: Anonymous ------ About the song Through The Roof 'N' Underground performed by Gogol Bordello as much as I would like to go on about the movie I actually have a theory about the meaning of the song. it's about revolutionaries, if there is trap around town, retreat in on your cor members and ideas, if there are traps there, Go big! Wedding Colours? | Reviewer: Jinnak ------ About the song Start Wearing Purple performed by Gogol Bordello The meaning I got from the song stems from a (probably mistaken) thought that purple is a wedding colour among the gypsies. So, if true, you could say this song is a proposal of sorts. Please correct if I'm wrong, but I've had no luck researching this theory. Greatness | Reviewer: Anonymous ------ About the song Through The Roof 'N' Underground performed by Gogol Bordello i get this song stuck in my head alot and take it for my tri-annual road trips. i found it from wristcutters a love story. if you have not seen the movie i would recommend buying it. one of the best movies out there in a long time and i don't traditionally watch love movies. Why purple? | Reviewer: epitaph ------ About the song Start Wearing Purple performed by Gogol Bordello I think it's a reference to a poem, "When I am an Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple" which is about all the things the author intends to get up to when she's old and doesn't have to set a good example any more. Google it, you'll see what I mean. Why pick purple? | Reviewer: Anonymous ------ About the song Start Wearing Purple performed by Gogol Bordello I like this son, have nothing against it and just happen to like the color purple. But why write a song about it? Purple stands for royalty, diversion, power. There's a reason. Why wear it though? To show your true self! That's why I think that this song is written. Show who you really are and be BOLD! Brilliant! | Reviewer: Anonymous ------ About the song Illumination performed by Gogol Bordello What a brilliant song! I think it is well-established that Gogol Bordello are a top-notch group musically, but their lyrics are often overlooked - witty, humorous and sad at the same time. "Illumination" is just one example, but the list is long - "Never Young", "Through the Roof", "Zina-Marina", "Smarkatch", "Undestructible", to name a few... Awesome | Reviewer: Ridge Dawson ------ About the song Through The Roof 'N' Underground performed by Gogol Bordello For anyone who's seen the film wristcutters, you must buy this song! Not only is it in the film itself, but it also is great for what is shown in the movie: roadtripping! I love this song, and now am a huge fan of Gogol Bordello! The meaning of the phrase Start Wearing Purple | Reviewer: Ann ------ About the song Start Wearing Purple performed by Gogol Bordello I just watched the movie Everything Is Illuminated, which ends with Start Wearing Purple as the credit music. If you're a fan of Eugene Hutz, the frontman of Gogol Bordello, I assume you've seen this film. :) It's been interesting reading different ideas about the meaning of this song, but isn't it just advice similar to the title of the book "When I Am an Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple" Meaning... don't wait until you're old and have lots your wits, wear purple NOW. Enjoy life NOW. :) Genya Rules! | Reviewer: dmitri sokolov ------ About the song Illumination performed by Gogol Bordello Gogol Bordello is awesome! Illumination is just one example of their piercing recital on the futility of all that crap they shoved in our heads when we were young... Only you can be a light to the world - take destiny in your own hands instead of being a slave to the state, the corporation, the church or some other power-monger! answer to Elo | Reviewer: ostblockster ------ About the song Santa Marinella performed by Gogol Bordello tried to correct some mistakes in text yesterday, my corrections was ignored, why ever, maryjane on it. the text is a bit hard to translate by word – a lot of them are pure creations of russian mind and need to be explained in pretty long sentences) second reason is that there is a load of bad words in the russian part, much more than in italian one)) its all about russian immigrant musicians, who regard themselves as meaningless outsider with soviet background ("russo turisto obliko amorale, raspizdoto maniacale i paranormale") landed in Palestrina, the small peripheral town close to Rome, they are all desperately waiting for permission to enter the USA. two of them tell their own story of being in this refugee position. as they come close to hopelessness, they become their permission and move further ("rashodnjak"). hope this partly served your needs. peace! Keep on dancing | Reviewer: daniel ------ About the song Start Wearing Purple performed by Gogol Bordello just heard your stuff at a studio while doing some recording. convinced us to stick a bit of accordian on one of our tunes braw. gogol bordello, the russian root system. keep on dancing! Barry tune | Reviewer: daniel ------ About the song Think Locally Fuck Globally performed by Gogol Bordello groovy stuff ye bunch o mental gypsies. gonna need to catch you live sometime for the banter, sure it will be amazing What I read about SWP... | Reviewer: Lolacomesalive ------ About the song Start Wearing Purple performed by Gogol Bordello In an interview with EH, he says that Start Wearing Purple came from this: he was living with a girlfriend in the city (NY) and they had a crazy wacky out-of-her-mind old-lady neighbor who used to always wear purple. So when he and his girlfriend would get in an argument, Eugene would say to his girlfriend: "You may as well just start wearing purple now..." Hence... "Start wearing purple for me nooooow, all your vanity and wits they will all vanish, I promise...it's just a matter of time..." You could review the artist/band Gogol Bordello in Biography page You could review Gogol Bordello album by visiting Albums page and selecting an album You could review Gogol Bordello song by clicking the song which you like  Download "Gogol Bordello" Music | |
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