t.A.T.u. 'All The Things She Said'
by Jess Grant
11/7/12
In 1999, while awaiting a dental check up, the Russian songwriter, Elena Kiper, fell asleep in her chair. Undisturbed by the wail of the dental drill, Kiper had a lucid dream, in which she kissed another woman. When she woke up, Kiper scribbled down the lyrics to “All The Things She Said.” Little did Kiper know as she proceeded to have her gnashers inspected that afternoon, that she had just penned Russia's biggest-selling single of all time and, more importantly, one of BitCandy's Best Songs Ever!
It was in 2002 that “All The Things She Said” was allocated to two Russian teenagers, Yulia Volkova and Lena Katina -- better known to you as (the typographically irritating) t.A.T.u. Already aware of the controversy that the suggestive lyrical content of the synthpop epic would court, t.A.T.u's manager, Ivan Shapovalov, set about directing a video which would only add to the scandal. Queue a school uniform-clad Yulia and Lena, passionately locking lips in the pouring Russian rain, of course:
And yes, the video did spark an incredible amount of controversy, with wet blankets from all over the world campaigning for its removal from our tubes. In spite of the protests, the song was an almighty chart success, peaking at #20 in the US and #1 in fifteen other countries – an accomplishment that was undoubtedly assisted by live performances like this:
“All The Things She Said” has since gone on to sell a massive 2 million copies worldwide, breaking all previous Russian records. Lesson of the day? Faux-lesbianism sells, as Katy Perry will happily tell you...
Tune into tomorrow for more Best Songs Ever from BitCandy!
Lyrics:
All the things she said
All the things she said
Running through my head
Running through my head
Running through my head
(Running through my head)
All the things she said
All the things she said
Running through my head
Running through my head
(Running through my head)
This is not enough
I'm in serious shit, I feel totally lost
If I'm asking for help it's only because
Being with you has opened my eyes
Could I ever believe such a perfect surprise?
I keep asking myself, wondering how
I keep closing my eyes but I can't block you out
Wanna fly to a place where it's just you and me
Nobody else so we can be free
Nobody else so we can be free
All the things she said
All the things she said
Running through my head
Running through my head
Running through my head
(Running through my head)
All the things she said
All the things she said
Running through my head
Running through my head
All the things she said
All the things she said
(All the things she said)
This is not enough
Ya Soshla S Uma - Ma!
This is not enough
All the things she said
All the things she said
And I'm all mixed up, feeling cornered and rushed
They say it's my fault but I want her so much
Wanna fly her away where the sun and rain
Come in over my face, wash away all the shame
When they stop and stare - don't worry me
'Cause I'm feeling for her what she's feeling for me
I can try to pretend, I can try to forget
But it's driving me mad, going out of my head
All the things she said
All the things she said
Running through my head
Running through my head
Running through my head
All the things she said
All the things she said
Running through my head
Running through my head
All the things she said
All the things she said
This is not enough
This is not enough
All the things she said
All the things she said
All the things she said
All the things she said
All the things she said
All the things she said
All the things she said
All the things she said, she said
All the things she said
All the things she said
Mother looking at me
Tell me what do you see?
Yes, I've lost my mind
Daddy looking at me
Will I ever be free?
Have I crossed the line?
All the things she said
All the things she said
Running through my head
Running through my head
Running through my head
All the things she said
All the things she said
Running through my head
Running through my head
All the things she said
All the things she said
This is not enough
This is not enough
All the things she said
All the things she said
All the things she said
All the things she said
All the things she said
All the things she said
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