John Lennon’s hallmark lyrics were described as “22 lines of graceful, plain-spoken faith in the power of a world, united in purpose, to repair and change itself.” But the feel-good sentiments behind the songJimmy Carter once saidwas “used almost equally with national anthems” have som...
The man behind Romeo and Juliet, Moulin Rouge and The Great Gatsby was never going to make a straightforward Elvis Presley biopic. And lo and behold, Baz Luhrmann's love letter to the King of Rock and Roll was a daring, often dizzying spectacle filled with dream sequences, hist...
Later, Taylor breaks down "My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys," a song she produced with longtime collaboratorJack Antonoff. Taylor explains, as the title suggests, the song is about "being somebody's favorite toy until they break you and then don't want to play with you anymore...
I might have put up only that mp3, but for the fact that someone involved with the Hagman track got the idea from Janis Ian to use the word “debentures.” There is a percentage in that kind of jive Side 1 Dreamin', John Schneider Ballad Of The Good Luck Charm, Larry Hagman ...
Desolation and quaintness coexist in “I’ve Got Me,” a jaunty ode to the relationships we have with ourselves. Its meaning is dependent on the emotional contours of those fraught bonds: Depending on the listener, the opening lines—“I’ve got me in the morning, I’ve got me in the...
In chinese, each character has a meaning, and sometimes with implied meanings. Therefore within a short verse of a song, a lot of emotions and feelings can be said and relayed. I hope that through mandarin songs, you will fall in love with the beauty of this language. ...
Enzo Maresca has got inside their heads and has given them belief. “Football is all between the ears anyway, right?” God, we are only a few points behind Liverpool. Our sudden rise has, I can safely say, surprised every one of us. I dipped in for some food on the High Road, ...
” Audrey Hepburn’s singing voice was thin and limited in range, though always in tune, so Mancini took a month to compose exactly the right melody to suit the waif-like good-time girl. In the movie, Hepburn sang the song sitting with a guitar on the fire escape of a New York ...
The outpouring of tributes from the music community was immediate. Saying that their duet"For You"takes on a whole new meaning, British singer Rita Oratweeted, "I'm devastated. He had the kindest soul, I will never forget. I loved working with him so much - he was just such a joy to...
Don't anybody watch VH1 - behind the music with Mr. Sting himself explaining the meaning behind the song. It's about his wife after they got a divorce, she insisted they stay together, he wrote the song because she was stalking him. It was his way of dealing with the drama. She was...