"Classics like "Highway to Hell", "Like a Virgin", "Kiss" or "Dancing Queen" are reborn with a trace of saloon and gunpowder"

Music & Lyrics by: Jane Comerford

This quintet has everything it takes to be hip and old fashioned at the same time. Apart from anything else, they're well-dressed, they're true musicians and they're friends.

Olli Dittrich as "Ringofire" (drums & vocals)
Musical role model: Elton John
Hobby: Soccer and the Hamburg Soccer Club

Jon Flemming Olsen as "The Flame" (vocals & guitar)
Musical role model: Elvis Costello
Favorite dish: Probably Nürnberger Rostbratwürstchen (Record: 18 sausages incl. sauerkraut & dumpling)

Markus Schmidt as "Fastfinger" (electric guitar & banjo)

Uwe Frenzel as "Friendly" (doublebass & vocals)
Musical role model: Ahmad Jamal
Hobby: Private bar-b-ques

Miss Jane Comerford as "Herself" (vocals & ukulele) Born in Australia
Musical role model: ACDC
Favourite animal: Wombat

On the one hand, their repertoire includes material from country legends like Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, Bill Monroe or Tex Williams. On the other hand Texas Lightning shows us that a country heart can beat in almost every great song. Classics like "Highway to Hell", "Like a Virgin", "Kiss" or "Dancing Queen" are reborn with a trace of saloon and gunpowder.
Last year the furious five released their first longplayer and presented themselves on an extensive tour of Germany. Texas Lightning are the very first countryband in the history of Eurosong.

Olivia Newton John...Gina G...now Jane Comerford. If Australia is really heaven on earth, why do tone-deaf Antipodeans come over in such droves? Answer me that. Anyway, calm down son. Germany have really put their frankfurter on the chopping block this year, going with a honest to goodness country & western track. Jane sports a big pink meringue, with a big pink bath-mat draped round her shoulders. She swings her meringue in true Nashville styley, but sadly grasps her hem a lot more confidently than she does her high notes. It's a bit of a girlish voice, but is rescued by an actual group of proper musicians supporting her.

I'm going to have to put my cumberland on the chopping block too here, and state that I think this will succeed. There's a lot of factors ganging up against it...they're proper musicians (see Autria 2005), they're singing a US form of music (see also Denmark), they're German (see Germany), and the lead singer isn't very good (see too many nations to mention). But considering all this it reminds me of Rollo&King, and that's not a bad thing. Watch out for the Teutons.

Snowths

"Just look at them! Who imagined them up? The Muppets were magic. I love the Mahna Mahna song, in part because it was one of the sketches on a video of great Muppet moments that my grandmother owned. When I hear the song I can visualize Mahna Mahna having a grand old time, scatting and be-bopping, while the Snowths look on in disapproval. I especially love the bit where he looks into their snouts and then looks at the camera and blinks. (Doesn't sound like much, but it was really effective)" Aussie Jane would never have said in a million years.
 
 
 
 
  

No No Never

My love is stronger now than you'll ever know
And it won't ever let you go
My love is wider than the ocean can be
And it's deeper than the deep blue sea

My love goes higher than a mountain can rise
And I see it there in your eyes
My love gets tougher when the going gets rough
And believe me, I've got more than enough

Keep tryin' babe, keep holding on
There's a place we belong
Where things are good, where love is strong

I'm never ever gonna leave you to cry on your own
Never ever gonna not go and pick up the phone
I'm never ever gonna let you be chilled to the bone
No, no, never
No, no, never

I'm never ever gonna leave when you're lost in the storm
Never ever gonna not keep you safe where it's warm
I never ever will desert you when your heart is torn
No, no, never
No, no, never

My love shines brighter than a twinkling star
Baby, no matter where you are
And my love keeps burning like an eternal flame
You can feel it, when I'm calling your name

Keep tryin' babe, keep holding on
There's a place we belong
Where things are good, where love is strong

I'm never ever gonna leave you to cry on your own
Never ever gonna not go and pick up the phone
I'm never ever gonna let you be chilled to the bone
No, no, never
No, no, never

I'm never ever gonna leave when you're lost in the storm
Never ever gonna not keep you safe where it's warm
I never ever will desert you when your heart is torn
No, no, never
No, no, never

Oh... never ever gonna leave you to cry on your own
Never ever gonna not go and pick up the phone
I'm never ever gonna let you be chilled to the bone
No, no, never
No, no, never

No, no, never
No, no, never
“Do we think Germany have a chance of winning the World Cup?” they said. “No no never.”