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SIXPENCE NONE THE RICHER - KISS ME

Sixpence None the Richer was a pop/rock band with roots in New Braunfels, Texas, eventually settling in Nashville, Tennessee. They are named after a passage in writer C. S. Lewis' Mere Christianity.

Guitarist/songwriter Matt Slocum met vocalist Leigh Bingham Nash at a church retreat in the early 1990s. They recorded a demo (which now circulates as "The Original Demos") at Verge Music Works recording studio in Dallas, and eventually an album, "The Fatherless and the Widow," for the Contemporary Christian record label R.E.X. Music in 1993. The record featured Chris Dodds (of Slocum's other band, Love Coma) on drums. Shortly after the release of the album, Slocum left Love Coma to pursue Sixpence full time. The band added Tess Wiley (guitar) J. J. Plasencio (bass) and Dale Baker (drums) for 1995's "This Beautiful Mess." Both albums were produced by producer Armand John Petri.

"Kiss Me" is a song recorded by Sixpence None the Richer. It reached number two on the U.S. Hot 100 and number four on the Canadian Singles Chart, making it the group's highest-charting single across the world.

The song was released as a single in 1999, propelling Sixpence into the US pop spotlight. The Grammy-nominated song became the top airplay song in over 10 countries including Canada, the UK, Japan (later, the band re-recorded "Kiss Me" with Japanese lyrics), Australia, and Israel and was also featured in a number of motion pictures (She's All That) and TV Shows (Dawson's Creek, Saturday Night Live, MTV's The Real World, The Young and the Restless, Days of Our Lives and others). One version of the video for the song became VH1's number-one video for the entire month of May. In June 1999, "Kiss Me" was featured during the BBC's worldwide broadcast of Prince Edward's wedding ceremonies, at the request of Britain's royal family. "Kiss Me" was also used in 2001's Not Another Teen Movie, during a scene that parodied one from 1999's She's All That, in which the song was prominently featured. The song has also been covered by artists such as Avril Lavigne.

The music video pays tribute to french filmmaker François Truffaut and his movie Jules et Jim, made in black and white and recreating many of the classic scenes.



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Kiss me
Sixpence None the Richer

Kiss me out of the bearded barley.
Nightly, beside the green, green grass.
Swing, swing, swing the spinning step.
You wear those shoes and I will wear that dress.

Oh, kiss me beneath the milky twilight.
Lead me out on the moonlit floor.
Lift your open hand.
Strike up the band and make the fireflies dance,
Silver moon's sparkling.
So kiss me.

Kiss me down by the broken tree house.
Swing me upon its hanging tire.
Bring, bring, bring your flowered hat.
We'll take the trail marked on your father's map.

Oh, kiss me beneath the milky twilight.
Lead me out on the moonlit floor.
Lift your open hand.
Strike up the band and make the fireflies dance,
Silver moon's sparkling.
So kiss me

posted by RENATO SILVA @ 4:11 AM