songs play for too long, the lyrics apply to the narrative not at all, and the bands all flirt with one style (Michael Nyman being the exception). I must say, there is an outstanding version of "Jacqueline" by Franz Ferdinand. Now let me tell you where the film succeeds. We ...
This forbidden love song was written by Nick Wheeler and Tyson Ritter, who claimed that, because they were both in long-term relationships at the time, they had to “concoct some histrionics”. Wheeler said “We come from a small town, and until now we’ve both had steady relationships. ...
For a handful of artists he had good long-term relationships with, Markoff let them choose which of Rakim's beats they wanted to rap over. In addition to Masta Killa, he names Chino XL, Hus Kingpin, 38Spesh, andTriStateas being on that short list. After that, he says, it was all...
Dylanand Stephen Stills, but with a Canadian twang and a delicacy that vibrates off of his plucked guitar notes. “Suzanne” was inspired by Cohen’s platonic relationship with dancer Suzanne Verdal, one of the few non-sexual relationships the notorious ladies man would sing about during his ...
Research finds ‘fading enthusiasm’ to be the top concern in long-term romances. Self Tests 3 min Relationship Satisfaction Test Is your relationship healthy? Relationships 4 Min Read 6 Signs of Emotional Deprivation Schema With emotional deprivation schema, your childhood caregivers were not...
Since 2013’s Yours Truly, the seemingly innate messiness of love has been the grounding concept for the Wicked star’s music, and her Hot 100-topping “We Can’t Be Friends” finds her carving out space to analyze her relationships with an ex-lover, (some of) her fans and the media....
The words signified an association with harsh realities—unpleasant odours, tales of tragedy and violence, erratic relationships, crushed aspirations, racial strife—and flights of imagination that expressed unsettling yet undeniable truths about life. James Brown’s band established the “funk beat” ...
recent artistic rebirth came in 1990 withRagged Glory,with its thick clouds of sound, riddled with feedback and distortion, and gritty, psychologically searing lyrics. Examining time’s passage and human relationships, Young neversuccumbedto easy, rose-coloured allure. Typically, he followed this ...
First, there are relationships among preoccupation with devotional songs, the emotionally adaptive functions of music, religiosity, and the spiritual well-being of religious individuals. Second, the emotionally adaptive functions of music have a moderating effect on the mediating role of religiosity on ...
The heartbreaker and the heartbroken—aka the villain and the victim—are often the stock characters in songs about failing relationships. On “Get Well Soon,” Taylor Vick, the Oakland-based folk-pop singer who has performed as Boy Scouts for nearly a decade, chooses instead to look at how...