‘This song is a challenge to be true to yourself and your ideas’ – Don’t cower in night fright
‘Daring fake politicians to actually act like real people instead of the conservative little muppets they can be’ – In the void they stare, they never, they never dared to dare
– Double Dare – Song Meanings
I like the eerie, distorted sound, and strange vocals of Double Dare. It’s wonderfully atmospheric and dramatic. I love how unhinged it is. In a gothic sense it could transpose as a warning of the darkness which will envelope if cowardice and mass hypnosis of a mainstream narrative is left to unfurl causing senseless harm to the most vulnerable and hysteria in the broader population – When gutless leaders in the Mainstream (Government, Press and Multinationals) are left to exert unprecedented power and control through their unrelenting campaign of fear without opposition.
I dare you to be real
To touch
To touch a flickering flame
The pangs
The pangs of dark delight
Don’t cower
Don’t cower in night fright
Don’t back away just yet
From destinations set
I dare you to be proud
To dare to shout aloud
For convictions that you feel
Like sound from bells to peal
I dare you to despise
Bureaucracy and all its lies
In the void
In the void they stare
They never
They never dared to dare
I dare
I dare
I dare you
Double Dare was released as the first song from the British Gothic rock band Bauhaus‘s debut album In the Flat Field. Known for their dark image and gloomy sound, Bauhaus are one of the pioneers of gothic rock, although they mixed many genres, including dub, glam rock, psychedelia, and funk.
Following a 30-date tour, Bauhaus went to Southern Studios in London to record their first album. The band had a clear conception of how they wanted the record to sound; hence, they opted to produce it themselves. While most of the album was completed with the planned release date of September 1980, the group found it difficult to record a version of Double Dare as good as the one they performed on disc jockey John Peel’s BBC Radio 1 programme. Bauhaus applied to the BBC to use the Peel session version, but due to obstruction from the Musicians Union, the process took over a month.
The album was met with a negative response from critics, but topped the UK Independent Albums Chart and made the UK Albums Chart for one week, peaking at No. 72.
References:
1. In the Flat Field – Wikipedia
2. Double Dare – SongMeanings
“The more I live, the more I learn. The more I learn, the more I realize, the less I know.”- Michel Legrand
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Good song. Spot on. Government brainwashing. Dare to have you’re own opinion.
My 8 year -old daughter Katherine heard ‘Double Dare’ for the first time when I released it on my blog. She has become obsessed with it hearing it another 5 or so times. This would have been nearly the last song I thought she would be taken with lol
You’ve raised her well! She has your ear for music! I love it when my younger family members listen to my kind of music. They mostly do.
Thanks Tom. As Kat grows older I have noticed she is becoming more responsive to the music I cherish and sometimes vice versa. I have never had that sense of someone being so attuned with my music appreciation. I’m delighted to read you have that bond as well with your family, Tom.
Music is one thing we mostly all agree on. Especially my Brothers and I. I have some nieces and nephews too. My Son however…
Music is the glue that binds us. Amen.
What music does your son like? Rap – hip hop?
He likes both. I try to listen, but I guess I just don’t really care for it.