"This is Rapid" is the first Output of the new Munich Ska Band "Rapid" (est. 2012).

Rapid consists of members of the Munich Ska Bands "beNUTS" and "Steamy Dumplings" which formed together with friends from several other Munich bands this new project.

The demo has been recorded by Rapid and is Mastered at Iguana Studios (Freiburg) in July 2013 only for promotional use. It consists of 10 Tracks.


LYRICS:
She was a sixteen year old fairy girl
Living in her dreamy world
Far away eyes – got nowhere to go
She’ll be a wallflower all her life
Nice neighbour, tiny mum, good wife
But one day she woke up an’ just said „no“.

This can’t have been everything – oh no
Got so much more to see in this life
This can’t have been everything
Got so much to life and to do in this life
Go, go, go, little queenie
Go, go’n live ya life!
Go, go, go, little queenie
It’s up to you alright...
	
She waited hidden – year for year
For her white knight here to appear
Seems he’d been busy an’ all the time and she was overseen.
She tells those tales about what will be
That day when she’ll start being free
And now’s the day to wake up and jump into her own dream.

ABOUT THE SONG:
I knew that girl for years, but I fear she never managed to jump into her own dreams. Well maybe she one day listens to that song and knows that it's about her and gets it started...
Do really I have to mention that I love these old Chuck Berry tunes? I guess not....

Wallflower

Moody Rudi is written by Fabian Benedikt and performed by Rapid.

"This is Rapid" is the first Output of the new Munich Ska Band "Rapid" (est. 2012).

Rapid consists of members of the Munich Ska Bands "beNUTS" and "Steamy Dumplings" which formed together with friends from several other Munich bands this new project.

The demo has been recorded by Rapid and is Mastered at Iguana Studios (Freiburg) in July 2013 only for promotional use. It consists of 10 Tracks.

LYRICS:
Moody Rudi – coolest guy in town
Beware ’cos he’s once more around
His Motoguzzi always sounds like hell
Although it’s old und nicht so schnell
Hey Moody Rudy – tell me where have you been?

He wears his old father’s leather boots
And his greasy leatherjacket always suits.
He's the hero for the girls from school
Knowing him is pretty cool:
"Hey Moody Rudy, won't ya take me for a ride?"

Wanna be just like Moody Rudy
Wanna be the one all the girls adore
Wanna the cool crazy motherfucker
Want this life to be somewhat more
Wanna be just like Moody Rudi
Cruisin’ thru’ the streets of our tiny town
Getting’ all the chicks I do only dream of
In my bed when it’s dark around.

He got her now riding on his bike.
The rubber in his pocket will be used tonight.
She gonna like it and she knew
Exactly what they're gonna do
Hey Moody Rudy just wanna have some fun tonight.

Moody Rudy - lot of friends in town
He's guy you wanna hang around with
He's as hard as hard can be
The king of small town society
Hey Moody Rudy, God save the King and his Motoguzzi!

ABOUT THE SONG:
If you grew up in a small town you know that guy: He was so goddamn cool in those days, he got all the girls and you always wanted to get like him. Well, he's still in your former small town, the girls he gets, still have the same age as in those days, he's still goddamn cool and I'm goddamn happy that I got everything but him... now you remember him? Told ya, I guess there's one in every town around the world.

Moody Rudi

Tequila Sunset is written by Fabian Benedikt and performed by Rapid.

"This is Rapid" is the first Output of the new Munich Ska Band "Rapid" (est. 2012).

Rapid consists of members of the Munich Ska Bands "beNUTS" and "Steamy Dumplings" which formed together with friends from several other Munich bands this new project.

The demo has been recorded by Rapid and is Mastered at Iguana Studios (Freiburg) in July 2013 only for promotional use. It consists of 10 Tracks.

LYRICS:
The white sand glitters on her skin
Melt the ice by summer
I sense her perfume, a taste of sin
I feel grains in my shoes
It’s one of these days the sun won’t sink
I thank God: It’s summer
Her dark eyes send me a brief blink  
Guess, what we’re gonna do!

It’s a hot summer night
Where everything could happen to you
When the sunset sinks into your cocktail
And no-one knows what the night will bring for you

I love the taste of salty sweat
Of dark skin in summer
I’m in a dream, I lose my head
Sun is heating up all…
We’re hidden somewhere in the beach
It’s evening but still summer
Her cheek just got a touch of peach
I kiss her and we fall...

It’s a hot summer night...

ABOUT THE SONG: Our first song that has a more Latin-like feeling, there will be more (recorded) soon.
Check out our live-video on youtube and see the crowd skankin':
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2bt-OmMCr4

Tequila Sunset

Dai Dai Dai is written by Fabian Benedikt (music & words) and Deniz Dizdarevic (music) and performed by Rapid.

"This is Rapid" is the first Output of the new Munich Ska Band "Rapid" (est. 2012).

Rapid consists of members of the Munich Ska Bands "beNUTS" and "Steamy Dumplings" which formed together with friends from several other Munich bands this new project.

The demo has been recorded by Rapid and is Mastered at Iguana Studios (Freiburg) in July 2013 only for promotional use. It consists of 10 Tracks.


LYRICS:
Мы ездили в Уфу, мы и наша музыкa.
Cорок часовой bus hellride into Башкортостан.
У гёрту на куличках I saw this pretty girl.
Hallo, девушка красивая, won’t you come with me?
Привет, beautiful lady, Ты пойдешь со мной?

Dei dei dei – wo-o-o trala lala la la la.
Мы музиканты – playin’ all night long.
Dei dei dei – wo-o-o trala lala la la la.
Наша жизн двадная и это наш song.
  
Her hair - золотóе сóлнце. Her eyes blue like the skies.
Её улыбка не из этово мира.
Я был в скáзке, in somewhat paradise.
I’d forgotten about tomorrow, when I had to let her go
Я забыл про зáвтра, Кагда я дoлжен был пойти.

In the end I had to let her go. Teardrops in her eyes.
Жизнь музыканта иногда срач.
я потерял my heart somewhere in Башкортостан.
I’m dreaming of the day when I may see her again.
Я мечтаю о том дне, когда я увижу сного её.


ABOUT THE SONG:
Sometimes touring as a Musician can be hard (ok, срач rather means shit...): You meet such a lovely, nice and beautiful girl, but it's somewhere in the outskirts of Russia (or could by anywhere - they're everywhere!) and next morning you have to leave and both now there's almost no chance to see again. Sad but true...

Nice, how English and Russian go together so well, would be great if they could do that policitally as well, though that's a new face of the song, as I wrote it in 2012.

Dai Dai Dai

"What's up" is on the demo "This is Rapid" from Munich ska-band: This is Rapid.
Words and Music written by Fabian Ziegler
All rights reserved.


LYRICS:
Hey girl, did you forget me? Don't pretend that ya did.
After all the nasty little fun we had
I know it's still puzzling you but I really had to leave
Something inside me was just drivin' me mad...
  
Hey what's up? I know it's been a while - my dear
Hey what's up? But babe, here I am
Hey what's up? There had been some things left to do
But now I am back here again
Seems like everything remained the same...

Are you still angry? I really understand, if you are.
You're right, it really was a very stupid thing to do
And I regret everythin’, I now promise to keep always by your side.
This is over, now I'm up to you.

Hey what's up? I know it's been a while - my dear
Hey what's up? But come on, doncha spoil it now!
Hey what's up? There had been some things left to do
But now I got it thru' somehow
Some nasty things you really don't wanna know...

Hey what's up? I know it's been a while - my dear
Hey what's up? But come on, doncha spoil it now!
Hey what's up? There had been some things left to do
Hey what’s up? But now I got it thru' somehow

Hey what's up? You're angry - I understand - my dear.
Hey what's up? But here I'm back again
Hey what's up? You know I am the right for you.
And I know you don't want another man.
And you know it's a catch-as-catch-can.

ABOUT THE SONG:
- for the intellectuals: Adaption of the Lohengrin-behaviour towards the dearest :-)
- for the rest: No, there's not really any deeper message within the song. Just dance to the music!

What's Up

"Teaparty Time" is on the demo "This is Rapid" from Munich ska-band: This is Rapid.
Words and Music written by Fabian Ziegler
All rights reserved.

Lyrics:
Bells are telling five
Nice fellows all around: let’s have a drink
Just smile and try to feel good.
The warmth comes from Mexico
A nice place to live for others – send them home
And give them oil instead of food...

Let’s march forward into the swamp.
White hats, black gold, holy books and 
Greet the sacred colt: It’s

Teaparty time! Smash the windows, burn the china
Teapart time! Let’s celebrate our heritage
Teaparty time! Misunderestimate
Stupidity partytime!
It’s five o’clock – bow down, let’s have some tea...

Hello dear Santa Claus
Livin’ in Alaska’s snowy white
Cos white is nice and feels so good.
He’s such a lucky mate
Presents for the ones who’re always right
He’s right and in such a righteous mood...

Let’s march forward into the swamp.
White hats, black gold, holy books and 
Greet the sacred colt: It’s
Teaparty Time...

ABOUT THE SONG:
Guaranteed unpolitical and absolutely neutral. A lot of playing with words, however the oil pest nowadays is almost forgotten so "give them oil" may sound strange today. One may argument that I should care more about the politics in my own country and not start teaching other countries (as the US never does of course), but in a global world as we're living in, every decision and political treat will affect people in that country and outside as well, especially if it's a development in such a powerful country.

Teaparty Time

"Wa l'hamdu li'llah" is on the demo "This is Rapid" from Munich ska-band: This is Rapid.
Words and Music written by Fabian Ziegler (appeared first time on "Shut up and dance" from beNUTS.
All rights reserved.

Lyrics:
.ﺓﺩﻴﺟ ﻰﺘﺤﺻ, ﻞﻴﻤﺟ ﻲﺒﻴﺒﺣ
.ﺔﻠﻟ ﺪﻤﺤﻟﺍﻭ ﺮﺘﻠﻓ ﺎﺴﻤﻟﺍ

.ﺏﺮﺗ ﻕﻮﺒﻟﺍ, ﺡﺮﻣ ﻖﻴﺳﻮﻤﻟﺍ
.ﺔﻠﻟ ﺪﻤﺤﻟﺍﻭ ﺮﻴﺨﺑ ﺎﻨﺗﺎﻴﺣ

.ﺎﻴﻧﺎﻤﻠﺍ ﻦﻣ ﻪﻓﺪﺼﻟﺍﺎﺑ ﺎﻨﺍ
.ﺮﺧﺁ ﻥﺎﻜﻣ ﻲﻓ ﻦﻣ ﻪﻓﺪﺼﻟﺎﺑ ﻢﺘﻧﺍ
.ﺔﻠﻟ ﺪﻤﺤﻟﺍﻭ  ﻲﻠﻋ ﺀﺍﻮﺳ ﻦﻜﻟ

English Translation:

"My darling is beautiful. I am healthy.
The evening is lukewarm. Thanks to God/Thank goodness.

The music is merry, the trumpet is sounding.
Our life is good. Thanks to God/Thank goodness.

I’m by chance from Germany
You’re by chance from somewhere else.
But his doesn’t matter, thanks to God/Thank goodness."

ABOUT THE SONG:
We mix here Klezmer music scale (or what I suppose to be...) with Arabian lyrics indicating that there is no difference in what people wish to be happy. In Germany we also use exactly the same expression (Gottseidank) as in Arabian language (Walhamdulillah). There's not that much difference between all of us, so let's dance together!

Wa l'hamdu li'llah

"What it's all about" is on the demo "This is Rapid" from Munich ska-band: This is Rapid.
Words and Music written by Fabian Ziegler
All rights reserved.

LYRICS:
I don't have much to say
I'm a guy like million others living day by day
But it is okay
I try to build myself a place to live and to be happy anyway
If you want me to tell you what you should do
I've got to say you "sorry, who am I supposed to be?"
I know a lot of crap is happening in this world
But I don't have those visions, there's nothing I can see....

I can't tell you what to do
I can't tell you the right way
I can't tell you, 'cos I don't know
What it's all about
I have no reasons for it
I have no answers to it
I have no clue, yeh, I don't know
What it's all about

Everybody feels the same (somehow)
Everybody in this world is on search for happiness
But isn't it a shame:
People bombing, fighting, killing themselves - isn't it a mess?
It seems no one understands the simple phrase:
Do as you would be done by, it's just that simple
There's difference amongst all men,
But hey? Where's the problem?

I can't tell you what to do...

ABOUT THE SONG:
I generally don't like preaching from the stage. If you do that as a musician you have to simply the complex to easy phrases and messages. That is good - that is shit. But world's never that easy. In general I don't understand why there's always a reason for fighting and killing (each other AND oneself at last), but don't ask me to show you the way that leads into the light (and doncha trust people who wanna tell you...)

What it's all about

Three full songs of current album "Offbeat World" and all other tracks as 30sec preview.

Offbeat World

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3 Songs of our new album "Astronaut Kosmonaut" in full length and 30 seconds previews of all other songs. Enjoy!

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