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| 6 | ->''I feel so untouched and I want you so much that I just can't resist you...'' |
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| 8 | The Veronicas are Jessica and Lisa Origliasso, both born on December 25, 1984. Twins from Brisbane, Australia, both are self-taught guitarists and piano players known internationally for their catchy pop songs and [[SiblingTeam sisterly antics]]. |
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| 10 | Their first album, ''The Secret Life Of...'' was punky acoustic PowerPop, their second, ''Hook Me Up'' was dancey {{synthpop}}, and their third, ''The Veronicas'' is dark progressive pop with country, electronic and blues elements. Jess has described their music as like "[[MindScrew if you melted a Barbie into some black nail polish and then sprinkled it with glitter and then maybe put some spit on it.]]" |
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| 12 | During the lack of album releases, Lisa started a side project called "Dead Cool Dropouts" with her close friend Tyler Bryant of Music/TylerBryantAndTheShakedown with Garageband, focusing on acoustic breakup songs; Bryant later contributed to their third album. Jess also had her own side project called Cakehole in 2007, which has a [[SarcasmMode pleasant]] song called "Stab You." |
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| 14 | After being stuck in DevelopmentHell for over five years, they split from Creator/SireRecords and signed with Sony Music. Since then, they released their long-awaited third album, put out three singles from said album, and began writing their next. They have planned on filming a documentary, writing a book, and recording an EP as well as touring. |
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| 16 | They briefly appeared as substitute coaches for The Madden Brothers of Music/GoodCharlotte on ''Series/TheVoice'' in 2016. They released a non-album single "In My Blood" while coaching, and it is intended to be a lead up to their fourth album. |
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| 18 | They have worked with Clif Magness (who has written with Music/AvrilLavigne), Billy Steinberg (Music/{{Madonna}}, Music/CyndiLauper), Max Martin (Music/BritneySpears, Music/KatyPerry), Eric Nova, Dead Mono, Vince Degiorgio, Toby Gad (Music/KellyClarkson, Music/AliciaKeys) and Billy Corgan of Music/TheSmashingPumpkins. |
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| 20 | Not to be confused with BettyAndVeronica, but [[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/79/Veronica_167.png they did appear in a comic book]] with ComicBook/ArchieComics due to a trademark dispute solved by cross-promotion. |
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| 22 | !!Discography: |
| 23 | '''Albums''' |
| 24 | * ''The Secret Life Of...'' (2005) |
| 25 | * ''[[NewSoundAlbum Hook Me Up]]'' (2007) |
| 26 | * ''[[SelfTitledAlbum The Veronicas]]'' (2014) |
| 27 | * ''Godzilla'' (2021) |
| 28 | * ''Human'' (2021) |
| 29 | |
| 30 | '''DVD/CD Sets''' |
| 31 | * Exposed... The Secret Life of The Veronicas (2006) |
| 32 | * Revenge Is Sweeter Tour (2009) |
| 33 | |
| 34 | '''[=EPs=]''' |
| 35 | * AOL Sessions Live (2006) |
| 36 | * Mtv.com Live (2006) |
| 37 | * Unplugged (2006) |
| 38 | * Untouched: Lost Tracks (2009) |
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| 40 | ---- |
| 41 | !!Tropes: |
| 42 | |
| 43 | * ActionGirl: In their "Lolita" video; well, they have guns anyway. |
| 44 | * AnAesop: "Everything I'm Not: has the message that you shouldn't change yourself to please a potential boyfriend or potential friend message. |
| 45 | * AlbumTitleDrop: "Did You Miss Me?" features a "''Life on Mars''" title drop, when that was the name of the third album. |
| 46 | * AllGirlsWantBadBoys: |
| 47 | ** "Dead Cool", "I Can't Stay Away". |
| 48 | ** Subverted with "I Could Get Used To This" and "Heart Like A Boat". |
| 49 | * AloneInACrowd: Jess in the "You Ruin Me" video where she discovers the man she is sleeping with is in another relationship - she stands frozen amongst crowds of ballet dancers practicing. |
| 50 | * AlwaysIdenticalTwins: They are actually fraternal twins. |
| 51 | * ArcWords / VerbalTic / AuthorVocabularyCalendar: They use the word "everything" a lot in the titling of their songs: "Everything I'm Not","Everything I Need", "Everything". |
| 52 | ** Messed Up, Screwed Up, F'd up was a theme all over the lyrics of ''Secret Life''. |
| 53 | * AudienceParticipationSong: "4ever", "Everything", "Everything I'm Not", "This Love". |
| 54 | * BandOfRelatives: Twins are twins. |
| 55 | * BestServedCold: "REVENGE is Sweeter" and the "Everything I'm Not" video. |
| 56 | * BeYourself: And be loved as yourself is the theme of ''Secret Life''. |
| 57 | * BigRockEnding: ''In Another Life'' |
| 58 | * BlondeBrunetteRedHead: Often try out all these colours and black all the time. |
| 59 | * BoastfulRap: ''Popular'', a parody on conceited musicians. |
| 60 | ** "Did You Miss Me?" is 1.5 minutes of brag. |
| 61 | * BoundAndGagged: The sisters do this to Jess' ballet instructor and lover at the end of the 'You Ruin Me' video. |
| 62 | * BSide: "Hollywood", "Everything", "Did Ya Think", "How Long", "Don't Say Goodbye", "Insomnia", "Goodbye To You", "A Teardrop Hitting The Ground", "Cry". |
| 63 | * BreakHisHeartToSaveHim: "In Another Life", "Worlds Apart", "All I Have", "Everything I Need", "Nobody Wins" all have this deep subtext. |
| 64 | * BreakupSong: Where to start... |
| 65 | ** The most heartbreaking would be "In Another Life" and "Nobody Wins". |
| 66 | * BunnyEarsLawyer: They are {{Perky Goth}}s with emotional music but they are genuine, and listening to their interviews shows they have a clear intelligence of the music industry. |
| 67 | * CarefulWithThatAxe: Jess does some fierce screams at the end of ''Mother Mother''. |
| 68 | * ChildhoodFriendRomance: discussed in 'In Another Life,' but the narrator knows she needs to move on. |
| 69 | ** Psycho Bitch naturally has screams too. Lolita has screams too. |
| 70 | * CallBack: "When we're together, You'll love me '''Forever'''" referring to their first single. |
| 71 | * CelebrityEndorsement: Their own clothes, Flirt! makeup and perfume! |
| 72 | * ConceptAlbum: |
| 73 | ** Secret Life: They said themselves they had a BeYourSelf complex while writing the album |
| 74 | ** Hook Me Up: Long distance relationships and fame side effects. |
| 75 | * CoverVersion: ''Uprising, Skyscraper, Burnin Up, Mother Mother, Long Way To The Top, Baby One More Time, Grown Up Christmas List, Rock You Like A Hurricane, A Teardrop Hitting The Ground, Fallin' '' and more. |
| 76 | * DarkerAndEdgier: Their third album is definitely more mature than their first two, but there was a seven year gap between releases. |
| 77 | * DeadPanSnarker: Sometimes in interviews they do it. |
| 78 | * DescentIntoAddiction: The video for ''On Your Side'' depicts this with the character of Ruby Rose, eventually [[spoiler: culminating in a full-on overdose or [[DrivenToSuicide suicide attempt]], depending on your interpretation, when Jess' character leaves her because of her addiction]]. Made significantly more heart-breaking when you know that this is apparently roughly what happened between the two of them in real life when they dated eight years ago, and what caused their break-up. However, Ruby has since [[RecoveredAddict overcome her addiction]], and the pair [[EarnYourHappyEnding rekindled their relationship]] during the filming of the music video. |
| 79 | * DirtyOldMan: Discussed in "Lolita", due to being based upon the [[Literature/{{Lolita}} book]]. |
| 80 | * {{Dystopia}}: "Lolita" seems to be based in this world. |
| 81 | * EchoingAcoustics: Used in ''In Another Life'' and ''Mouth Shut'' as well as in the theatre scenes of 'You Ruin Me.' |
| 82 | * EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Most of the time. |
| 83 | * {{Fan Girl}}s: Of Music/LadyGaga, they would not stop talking about how she opened the door for more eccentric popular music and ideas in a recent interview. |
| 84 | * FunSize: Are aware of how they are often shorter than preteens, and will be the first to make jokes about it |
| 85 | * FemmeFatale: Take Me On The Floor, I Can't Stay Away, 4ever, Revolution, Lolita. |
| 86 | * {{Genki Girl}}s: Never EVER have a break, ever. Found it hard to take a three month break before making the new record. |
| 87 | |
| 88 | * GenreRoulette: Two albums in and have done pop, pop-rock, pop electronic, dance pop, classical pop, 80's inspired pop, rap, trip hop, and R&B. |
| 89 | * GenreShift: ''Hook Me Up'' embraced the THEN-upcoming obsession with electronic music instead of the chick rock they were initially known for. |
| 90 | * HarshVocals: Jess does these live. |
| 91 | * HorribleHollywood: "Hollywood" is a description of this topic. |
| 92 | * IdenticalTwinIDTag: Usually they both have black hair, but if one of them is blonde, it's Jess. |
| 93 | * IntercourseWithYou: "Take Me on the Floor", "Untouched", "This Love", "4ever", "All I Have", "I Can't Stay Away, "Everything", "Lolita, "Dead Cool". |
| 94 | * TheInsomniac: Jess has said a couple times that Lisa tends to stay up late at night/refuse to sleep, even if they are working in the morning, and also that song called "Insomnia" listing all the reasons they write songs. |
| 95 | * INeedAFreakingDrink: "When It All Falls Apart", "Insomnia" and "Hook Me Up" |
| 96 | * LoveIsADrug: "I Can't Stay Away" |
| 97 | * LeaveMeAlone: Has a song called this. |
| 98 | * LighterAndSofter: Not in the most obvious way but ''Hook Me Up''was relatively more fun and silly than their debut. |
| 99 | * LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: Jess is darker, fiercer, more direct, less offended and tends to wear darker clothes most of the time. Lisa is kinder, sweeter, more smiley, polite, takes criticism more harshly and wears lighter clothes most of the time. |
| 100 | ** Even applies to the instruments they play. Jess plays guitar, Lisa plays piano. |
| 101 | * LonelyAtTheTop: "Hollywood" |
| 102 | * LoveAtFirstSight: "Fall So Hard". |
| 103 | * MelismaticVocals: Lisa does do this a lot. |
| 104 | * MinimalisticCoverArt: Hook Me Up and Secret Life Of has some gradient, their names and the album titles. |
| 105 | * MoodWhiplash: ''Speechless'' then ''Heavily Broken'' on their debut. |
| 106 | * MotorMouth: ''Untouched'', Said in fast speed without a breath. |
| 107 | -->I go ooh ooh, you go ah ah/lalalalalalalala/I can't lie lie lie lie lie lie |
| 108 | -->I wanna wanna wanna get get get what I want/Don't stop/Give me give me give me what you got got |
| 109 | -->Cause I can't wait wait wait any more more more more/Don't even talk about the consequence |
| 110 | -->Cause right now you're the only thing that's making any sense to me/And I don't give a damn what they say, what they think think |
| 111 | -->Cause you're the only one who's on my mind/I'll never ever let you leave me |
| 112 | -->I'll try to stop time for ever, never wanna hear you say goodbye (bye bye bye) |
| 113 | ** "Did You Miss Me?" has three separate verses in the first minute and a half of it. |
| 114 | * NewSoundAlbum: Every album so far |
| 115 | * NiceGirl: They're known for being very friendly and sweet-natured, especially with fans. |
| 116 | * NonAppearingTitle: "Secret", "Everything I Need" |
| 117 | * ObsessionSong: ''Everything, I Can't Stay Away, Could've Been, Let Me Out, Lolita.'' |
| 118 | --> You're my possession, I'm your obsession. |
| 119 | --> Don't tell me never, you'll love me forever... |
| 120 | * OneSteveLimit: Jess has dated Steve Childs and Steve Coogan. Notable as she stayed with them for about four years and recorded songs with them. |
| 121 | * PerkyGoth: Some of the most upbeat artist's in the world, but are definitely borderline gothic. |
| 122 | * PerformanceVideo: ''Revolution'' |
| 123 | * PissTakeRap: ''Popular'' besides also being a parody of BoastfulRap's. |
| 124 | * PowerBallad: ''In Another Life'' is at least one example of this. |
| 125 | * PrecisionFStrike: "This Is How It Feels", "Did You Miss Me?" and "Cold" |
| 126 | ** Subverted on "When It All Falls Apart" which they called ''cool to be uncool''. |
| 127 | * PunkInTheTrunk: used in the 'You Ruin Me' video to the ballet instructor. |
| 128 | * RavenHairIvorySkin: utilized often in the self-titled era. |
| 129 | * ReArrangeTheSong: Besides the standard acoustic versions of all their singles, and some non-singles which hit their heart (Heavily Broken). |
| 130 | ** Revenge Is Sweeter was sped up in their live album "Revenge Is Sweeter", to the songs benefit. |
| 131 | * RealSoonNow: Their Life On Mars album, which was in limbo for approximately four years. Released in 2014 as a SelfTitledAlbum. |
| 132 | * TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: ''This Is How It Feels, Everything I Need, Revenge Is Sweeter (Than You Ever Were), Cold, When It All Falls Apart'' |
| 133 | * RecordProducer: Toby Gad did most of their second album. |
| 134 | * RockstarSong: "Popular" and "Hollywood" feature elements of this trope. |
| 135 | ** "Lolita" is about this hypothetically ''Nothing is secret'' in Hollywood and WordOfGod. |
| 136 | ** "Did You Miss Me?" Also plays with this. |
| 137 | * SanitySlippageSong: ''Hook Me Up, When It All Falls Apart, Heavily Broken, Hollywood, Insomnia, How Long'' |
| 138 | ** The video for 'You Ruin Me' takes this to another level. |
| 139 | * SelfBackingVocalist: They do all the vocals on all their albums |
| 140 | * SelfTitledAlbum: Their third album, ''The Veronicas.'' |
| 141 | * ShoutOut: |
| 142 | ** Literature/Lolita, just like Music/LanaDelRey, who influenced them on their new album. |
| 143 | ** Also allude to Little Red Riding Hood in: "I'm lost in the woods, you're baring your teeth". |
| 144 | ** Did You Miss Me? shouts out to ''Film/{{Heathers}}'', ''Literature/{{Snow White|AndTheSevenDwarfs}}'', Bang Bang Bang, some common phrases in rap songs and the whistles in 2012/2011 pop songs. |
| 145 | ** Lolita's music video alludes to ''Film/SnowWhiteAndTheHuntsman'' and Revenna's milk baths. |
| 146 | ** You Ruin Me's video is based closely on ''Film/BlackSwan'' |
| 147 | ** The cover for In My Blood was reportedly inspired by ''ComicBook/{{Mystique}}''. |
| 148 | * SiblingTeam: Twins! |
| 149 | * SignificantBirthDate: They were born on Christmas Day which nicely fits their upbeat, sweet-natured personalities. |
| 150 | * SillyLoveSongs: This Love, Speechless, I Could Get Used To This, Heart Like A Boat. |
| 151 | * SlapSlapKiss / BelligerentSexualTension: "Mad Love", "Revolution". |
| 152 | * SleepingWithTheBoss: Jess is hinted to have been in a sexual relationship with the teacher or director of the ballet company in the video for 'You Ruin Me.' |
| 153 | * SmallGirlBigGun: in the Lolita video. |
| 154 | * StudioChatter: Before "Mother Mother" on their debut album. |
| 155 | ** Before "Insomnia" ''Jess is asleep'' |
| 156 | ** At the end of "Change The World" ''We wanna change your bad attitude! (laughter)'' |
| 157 | ** At the end of "Luv" ''Shut up Lisa!" |
| 158 | ** At the end of "I Don't Wanna Wait" there is a laughing mess-up of the lyrics. |
| 159 | * ScareChord: Most of Lolita is plain singing, but they edited the ''You'll love me Forev'''ah''' '' part that ends the chorus into an "AH!!!!" which finishes off the instrumental break downs and scares the listener. |
| 160 | * SelfDeprecation: Did a song called "Double Trouble (Samey Samey)" which exists purely for this purpose. They know how crazy the whole twins thing makes people. |
| 161 | * SopranoAndGravel: Jess does the screams live and Lisa handles the softer singing parts. |
| 162 | * SpokenWordInMusic: ''Untouched, Cold, Insomnia'' |
| 163 | ** "Did You Miss Me?" uses part of the famous "I'm Not A Heather I'm A Veronica" bit off ''Film/{{Heathers}}'' the movie. |
| 164 | * StalkerWithACrush: One of their exes is implied to turn into one of these right after their relationship ends in ''This Is how It Feels'' |
| 165 | --> ''You got nothing to say, gettin' in the way'' |
| 166 | --> ''Show up at my house'' |
| 167 | --> ''You're gettin' so obsessive'' |
| 168 | ** The guy on the receiving end of ''Secret'' also plays this role. |
| 169 | * SubduedSection: |
| 170 | ** "This Is How It Feels" verse three |
| 171 | ** "This Love", Chorus 3, takes everything away except for the electronic piano. |
| 172 | ** "Revenge Is Sweeter" last part of third verse, first part of chorus after that. |
| 173 | ** "In Another Life" first part of the last chorus |
| 174 | * SugarAndIcePersonality: Have a big take no crap image, will go after people who hurt them and write snarky songs, but are sensitive to issues in their home country and use their platform to promote animal welfare, civil rights, gay rights, women's rights and equality. |
| 175 | * SurprisinglyGentleSong: "Speechless" off their debut. |
| 176 | * TakeThat: |
| 177 | ** In the lyrics |
| 178 | --> ''You're '''On The Way Down'''...I can't wait to see you burn.'' |
| 179 | ** Aimed at '''Ryan Cabrera''', who had a song called that '''bolded''' part. The song with these lyrics is ''Revenge is Sweeter (Than You Ever Were)'' |
| 180 | ** "Did You Miss Me (I'm a Veronica)" is one against Sire Records. |
| 181 | * ThisIsASong: "Did You Miss Me?" |
| 182 | * TrashTheSet: The In My Blood video. |
| 183 | * TwinCest: A part of their very early videos until they grew out of it. |
| 184 | * UnpluggedVersion: Sessions@AOL, Mtv.com Live EP and always a section of their live show. |
| 185 | * VocalTagTeam: Twins often change vocals during song. |
| 186 | * WhatDidIDoLastNight: The story line behind the "When It All Falls Apart" music video and the second verse of the actual song. |
| 187 | * WithFriendsLikeThese: Outright stated in When It All Falls Apart: |
| 188 | --> Don't know who my real friends are (anymore)/I put my faith in you |
| 189 | --> What a stupid thing to do (when it rains it pours) |
| 190 | * WomanScorned: ''Revenge Is Sweeter (Than You ever were), Everything I'm Not, Did Ya Think, This Is How It Feels'' |
| 191 | * {{Yandere}} "Lolita", "I Can't Stay Away", "Everything", "Mad Love". |
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