When Lennon mentioned that he thought the song was about him and Ono, McCartney denied it and told Lennon he had written the song about himself. Author Mark Hertsgaard has commented that “many of the song’s lyrics do seem directed more at a grown man on the verge of a powerful new ...
As a music lover, I know how powerful the right lyrics can be. Whether it’s Ed Sheeran’s catchy tunes or Billie Eilish’s haunting melodies, when it hits, it hits. Music has always been my go-to for expressing myself. I could elevate my mood by dancing to Drake’s latest bop or...
‘Oh, no. I can’t do that. Nobody ever plays on The Beatles’ records.’ I said, ‘Look, it’s my song, and I want you to play on it.’ So Eric came in, and the other guys were as good as gold – because he was there. Also, it left me free to just play the rhythm...
It's a beautiful disguiseIt's just something you put on to hide the empti-ness insi~deAnd you seem so lone~lyBut you don't have to anymore~ If you're a heart without a home~ A rebel without a cause~ If you feel as though you're always stranded on the shore~ Like a thief ...
Song is making her music video debut with “Goddess” — although this is being referred to more often as a “short film,” a label it can justifiably carry, between its naturalistic flavor, lack of lip-synched lyrics and, on top of everything else, the fact that Song shot it on 35...
This is the closest Gaga’s ever come to doing no-frills commercial R&B, but it’s far from convincing. With cliché lyrics drenched in bad auto-tune —“Would you make me number one on your playlist? / Got your Dre headphones with the left side on” —“Starstruck” felt dated almos...
“All right now! Won’t you listen?” There’s not much 1971 metal to choose from, but it didn’t matter as nothing stood a chance at topping ‘Master of Reality’ anyway. Tony Iommi took his riffing brawn to new depths, tuning down to C#, giving songs like the chugging “Children...
If they had it their way, Black Sabbath’s fourth record would have been named after “Snowblind” and it’s mountain-moving riffage. The label didn’t find condoning cocaine use favorable, however, and here we sit with ‘Vol. 4.’ Higher than ever, but still functioning as metal’s ke...
The lyrics are truly beautiful and heavy, yet it touches on an impactful part of both Jelly Roll's and Joyner Lucas' lives: Yeah, I got somebody I love (Yeah) Someone who's really important to me, but now they addicted to drugs (Damn) ...
At times the lyrics feel shoehorned into the melody, and sonically it’s distractingly derivative of better films like Moana and Encanto. That more recent influence is particularly baffling given the film’s intent of otherwise nodding to Disney’s days of old. Rather than a musical-theater ...