query: if i die young what is the song about

pos: If I Die Young If I Die Young "If I Die Young" is a song written by Kimberly Perry, and recorded by American country music trio The Band Perry. It was released on June 8, 2010 as the second single from the group's self-titled debut album, which was released on October 12, 2010. "If I Die Young" is a mid-tempo tune accompanied by acoustic guitar, banjo, accordion, mandolin, fiddle, electric bass, and drums. It is in the key of E Major. The song is about the sadness of dying young ("The sharp knife of a short life") as the narrator describes how she never

pos: If I Die Young If I Die Young "If I Die Young" is a song written by Kimberly Perry, and recorded by American country music trio The Band Perry. It was released on June 8, 2010 as the second single from the group's self-titled debut album, which was released on October 12, 2010. "If I Die Young" is a mid-tempo tune accompanied by acoustic guitar, banjo, accordion, mandolin, fiddle, electric bass, and drums. It is in the key of E Major. The song is about the sadness of dying young ("The sharp knife of a short life") as the narrator describes how she never

neg: If I Die Young mother and love interest embrace her. The video was filmed on location at Two Rivers Mansion outside of Nashville, Tennessee. Throughout the video, the band is also shown performing with their instruments inside of the house. In 2013, Naya Rivera performed the song as her character Santana Lopez in the fifth season tribute episode "The Quarterback" of the television series "Glee", in honor of Cory Monteith, who played character Finn Hudson on the show. The song peaked at number eighty-eight on the UK Singles Chart. If I Die Young "If I Die Young" is a song written by Kimberly Perry,

neg: If I Die Young the week of June 25, 2011. It has since reached a new peak of number 14. In May 2011, the song sold over 2 million copies, the eleventh country music song to do so, and only the fourth time that a band reached this plateau, following Lady Antebellum, Zac Brown Band and Rascal Flatts. At the time, "If I Die Young" song was the highest-selling single to miss the top ten, and as of August 24, 2015, "If I Die Young" surpassed 5 million downloads. In July 2011, the song reached the top 15 of the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart

neg: If I Die Young (organization) addiction. So far, the organization has made appearances at events entitled Let's Move Cities and Third String Productions. In addition, If I Die Young plans to make an appearance at South by So What?! music festival to sell t-shirts and raise awareness. If I Die Young (organization) If I Die Young (IFIDY) is an American non-profit organization founded on June 10, 2014, which exists to give struggling teens a new family, a new goal, and a community. In particular, the organization raises funds for these causes by selling a line of clothing on their website, as well as organizing charity

neg: If I Die Young Band Perry received at least one letter in response to the song. In its envelope, the members also found a necklace with a ring on it. The letter's author was a young girl who had recently lost her best friend to cancer. Mourning her friend's death, the girl was contemplating suicide. Driving from work one day, she heard "If I Die Young" on the radio. Hearing "so much life in the song", the girl changed her mind. In her letter to The Band Perry, she wrote about the necklace: "I'm sending this to you, because it's the most important thing

neg: Rather Die Young the song with Massive Attack's "Protection" (1995) and also noted similarities with The Shangri-Las' songs. Lyrically, "Rather Die Young" talks about the inability to fight what the heart wants, even if it is wrong. Beyoncé prostrates herself at the mercy of an indifferent love interest, telling him that she would rather die young than to live her life without him. Beyoncé also sings about leaving a legacy as she shows her "epic" neediness to her love interest, as stated by Genevieve Koski of "The A.V. Club". The music stays soft in the first verse, where Beyoncé likens her romantic interest

neg: God Will'n a lot of niggas who just dropped albums though. They looking lost out here. It's time to follow the leader again." On January 11, 2013, during an interview with "Vibe", Juelz Santana said that he had a very personal song on the mixtape titled "My Will", saying: "I have one song that’s definitely a crazy topic on my mixtape. It’s called “My Will.” And, it’s really me writing out my living will. It’s not really about my last days, but it’s like ‘What would happen if I die tonight. A lot young people don’t think like that because we out

neg: Rather Die Young Drew Sayers were on the tenor and alto saxophones. The horn were arranged by Shea Taylor. Jordan Young then recorded Beyoncé's vocals at the MSR Studios and KMA Studios, in New York City; Steele and Billy Kraven served as background vocalists. Tony Maserati mixed the track, while Pete Wolford, Ryan Kelly, Serge Nudel, Justin Hergett and Jon Castelliall all assisted in the audio engineering of "Rather Die Young"; both tasks were executed at the RMC Studio, in Los Angeles. Speaking about what motivated her to record a song in the vein of "Rather Die Young", Beyoncé said: "I really want

neg: Astral Weeks only song on the album to not have string overdubs and according to John Payne, Morrison had not played it live before. Like in the song "T.B. Sheets", the singer tells of watching a young girl die, but in "Slim Slow Slider" the girl seems bent on her own self-destruction: "I know you're dying, baby/I know you know it too." The song ends abruptly with the words, "Every time I see you, I just don't know what to do." It has been said to be about a drug addict, but Morrison has only said that it's about someone "who is

neg: Wings of Heaven Old To Die Young' was written at the SFX Hall, Dublin… in a dressing room. I was thinking about myself. You know you get people saying that you should have a good time and die young, have a good looking corpse like James Dean. But I’m now too old for all of that, the option doesn’t exist for me any more. I am who I am and if I depart this planet now it won’t be in what I suppose some might call the rock 'n' roll fashion. “I think we’ve all seen the films where the troops have gone

neg: Rather Die Young Rather Die Young "Rather Die Young" is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé for her fourth studio album, "4" (2011). Composed by Beyoncé, Jeff Bhasker, Luke Steele, the song's development was motivated by the fact that Beyoncé wanted a song that would help people through both their painful and happy moments. "Rather Die Young" is an R&B-soul power ballad that is instrumentally complete with synthesizers, a piano, a strummy guitar, and heavy drums, which were inspired by the work of the American band Earth, Wind & Fire. Lyrically, the song talks about the inability to fight what the heart

neg: Sting in the Tail we formed the band." Songs "Let's Rock", "Rock Zone" and "Spirit of Rock" deal with the same subject. "Sting in the Tail" is a song about attitude and as Schenker said "it is really a great symbol of what the Scorpions are all about". "The Good Die Young" is an anti-war song about soldiers in Afghanistan and all the people around the world who stand for freedom and peace. Meine explained "We all live in trouble times. I think that song is trying to express that kind of feeling". Lyrics for the song were inspired by the conversation between Meine

neg: Live Until I Die happy with a little, but those who are not have the power to achieve all they can envision." When asked about if he had written a song about multiple sclerosis, Walker told "United Press International", "I have not specifically written a song about MS, but that is definitely an intention. I'm ready at this point to be able to put something in words that makes sense. There's a song that I wrote when I first came out and it's called "Live Until I Die." One of the lines in that song is "I don't worry about things that I can't

neg: Cortez the Killer in Jimmy McDonough's biography of Young, entitled "Shakey", the author asked Neil if his songs were autobiographical. Young replied, "What the fuck am I doing writing about Aztecs in "Cortez the Killer" like I was there, wandering around? 'Cause I only read about it in a few books. A lotta shit I just made up because it came to me." The song is typical of the "Zuma" album — simple, big chords and a bass line that sometimes becomes very powerful and fades again. The song repeats the chords Em7, D and Am7sus4 while Young adds his signature solos throughout.

neg: So Happy I Could Die So Happy I Could Die "So Happy I Could Die" is a song from American singer Lady Gaga, taken from her second major released and her third extended play, "The Fame Monster" (2009). It was written by herself, Nadir "RedOne" Khayat, and Nicolas "Space Cowboy" Dresti, with production helmed by RedOne. Inspired by Gaga's fear of what she described as the "Alcohol Monster", the song is about the influences of alcoholism, and also explores several sexual themes in its lyrics as well as liberalism. Musically, it is a Europop song with Auto-Tune effects. "So Happy I Could Die" received mostly

neg: Good Die Young (Divinyls song) as the lead single from the album "What a Life!", as their previous song "Casual Encounter" appeared on their debut album "Desperate". However, the American release of "What a Life!" also included "Casual Encounter", therefore making "Good Die Young" the second single release in the US. "Good Die Young" charted within the top forty on the Australian singles chart, peaking at number thirty-two. Although the single narrowly missed the top thirty, it was considered a moderate success after the band's previous single "Casual Encounter" had only peaked at number ninety-one. Good Die Young (Divinyls song) "Good Die Young" is a

neg: If I Should Die Tonight song "If I Should Die" and by Berthex on the song "If I Should Die Tonight". The song's melody and riff was interpolated for R&B singers Avant and Keke Wyatt's 2013 R&B hit, "You & I". It was also sampled on John Legend's song, "Who Do We Think We Are" ft. Rick Ross. If I Should Die Tonight "If I Should Die Tonight" is a song written by songwriter Ed Townsend and American recording artist Marvin Gaye. Gaye recorded the track, a soul ballad, for his "Let's Get It On" album. It was issued as the third track on the

neg: If I Die Young I own. This song literally saved my life." Bobby Peacock of "Roughstock" spoke positively of the lyrics, saying that they were "very well-developed with interesting little details." He felt that, although the topic is "a little sugarcoated", the vocal performance is a "pleasant listening experience". "If I Die Young" debuted at number 57 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot Country Songs chart for the week of May 29, 2010. It also debuted at number 92 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart for the week of July 24, 2010. In October 2010, it became the group's first top 10 single on the

neg:
Orange Blossom Special (song) Florida?"
 "When am I goin' back to Florida? I don't know, don't reckon I ever will."
 "Ain't you worried about getting your nourishment in New York?"
 "Well, I don't care if I do-die-do-die-do-die-do-die."

 Hey talk about a-ramblin'
 She's the fastest train on the line
 Talk about a-travellin'
 She's the fastest train on the line
 It's that Orange Blossom Special
 Rollin' down the seaboard line The lyrics of the first verse are very reminiscent of the Jimmie Rodgers song "Freight Whistle Blues". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXNwVnOZ6BU Don Rich, instrumental version of Orange Blossom Special Orange Blossom Special (song) The fiddle tune "Orange Blossom

neg: Shooting of Philando Castile Yanez stated that his justification for the shooting was based on fear for his own life because he believed that Castile's behavior was abusive toward a young girl passenger (Reynolds' daughter) in the car. Yanez said: "I thought, I was gonna die, and I thought if he's, if he has the, the guts and the audacity to smoke marijuana in front of the five-year-old girl and risk her lungs and risk her life by giving her secondhand smoke and the front seat passenger doing the same thing, then what, what care does he give about me?" The victim's previous marijuana

neg: Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young this picture he said, 'I want to die young and leave a good-looking corpse.' It struck me as a good idea for a song, so I wrote 'Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young.' I didn't write it for anybody, but when Ken Nelson heard it, he said, 'We'll do that with Faron Young.'" "Live Fast, Love Hard: The Faron Young Story" is the 2007 biography written by Diane Diekman and published by the University of Illinois Press. Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young was Faron Young's first number one song and his fifth consecutive

neg: Cayuse War Ogden's. I was not present at the murder nor was I any way concerned in it. - I am innocent - it hurts me to talk about dying for nothing. Our chief told me to come down and tell all about it. - Those who committed the murder are killed and dead. The priest say I must die tomorrow, if they kill me I am innocent… My Young Chief told me I was to come here to tell what I know concerning the murderers. I did not come as one of the murderers, for I am innocent. - I never

neg: So Happy I Could Die Happy I Could Die" was the concert's highlight and noted that the singer "really outdoes herself". Credits adapted from "The Fame Monster" album liner notes. So Happy I Could Die "So Happy I Could Die" is a song from American singer Lady Gaga, taken from her second major released and her third extended play, "The Fame Monster" (2009). It was written by herself, Nadir "RedOne" Khayat, and Nicolas "Space Cowboy" Dresti, with production helmed by RedOne. Inspired by Gaga's fear of what she described as the "Alcohol Monster", the song is about the influences of alcoholism, and also explores several

neg: Rather Die Young fast' and 'smoke too much' than an actual person, but at least it feels tangible. For once, the pop song trying to make a connection with its listener doesn't feel like a total fraud. Forget Lady Gaga's song about her relationship with her father or Britney Spears' lullaby to her babies – here, I'm convinced, if only for a moment, that Beyoncé really would rather die young than to live her life without her lover, that she cares, even if you don't. This doesn't fully explain why 4 is as enjoyable as it is, but it does convey just how

neg: Stan (song) I didn't slit her throat, I just tied her up. See, I ain't like you, 'cause if she suffocates, she'll suffer more, then she'll die too. Well, gotta go, I'm almost at the bridge now... Oh, shit! I forgot! How am I supposed to send this shit out?! The first three verses are delivered by Eminem as Stan, while the fourth verse is Eminem as himself attempting to write to Stan and reason with the troubled young man, only to realize - to his surprise - that he had already heard about Stan's death on the news. The video is

neg: If I Die Young (organization) If I Die Young (organization) If I Die Young (IFIDY) is an American non-profit organization founded on June 10, 2014, which exists to give struggling teens a new family, a new goal, and a community. In particular, the organization raises funds for these causes by selling a line of clothing on their website, as well as organizing charity events on social media. If I Die Young's goal stems from a personal encounter that its founder had with a fellow student named Cody, a young man who struggled with severe depression and isolation. In an attempt to convince Cody that suicide

neg: Burlington Bertie wealthy and foolish, but if you want pluck – Chorus: What price Burlington Bertie, the boy with the Hyde Park drawl, What price Burlington Bertie, the boy with the Bond Street crawl? He'll fight and he'll die like an Englishman. Forgive all his folly we can; Says old John Bull 'I plainly see These Burlington boys are the boys for me!' </poem> Written and composed by Harry B. Norris Burlington Bertie "Burlington Bertie" is a music hall song composed by Harry B. Norris in 1900 and notably sung by Vesta Tilley. It concerns an aristocratic young idler who pursues a

neg: Nuova Camorra Organizzata just another "gangsters association" which had usurped the old and to some extent, respectful name of the Camorra. When the journalist Giorgio Rossi interviewed some of the young NCO members from Ottaviano, he recorded several testimonies of how willing were they to die for their boss and organization. One young picciotto said: "You ask me why I do what I do. The answer is simple. I don't care if I die or live. Actually in a way I'm looking for my death." A second picciotto said, "We are running towards our death. There is no purpose to living here. This

neg: If I Should Fall from Grace with God lay dead, kicked down and shot in the back of the head". MacGowan reflected, "It's about "anybody" in that situation, getting locked away without any real evidence ... Basically it's a prison song about someone pacing round his cell or round the yard wondering what the fuck it's all about ... It's a depressing song – it's not a song that I enjoyed writing or find much pleasure in singing." MacGowan described "Lullaby of London" as being about a man who comes home at night drunk and proceeds to start telling his young son, who is in bed, about how

neg: Silencio (Rafael Hernández song) about a tormented soul: "And my soul, very sad and heavy, Wants to hide from the flowers, Its bitter pain". The singer hides their true feelings: "I don't want the flowers to know, The torments life sends me, If they knew what I suffer. With my pains, they too would cry". The point is reiterated: "Silence; let them sleep, The nards and the lilies. I don't want them to know my sadness". The final line, repeated three times, translates as "Because, if they see me crying, they’ll die". All the flowers mentioned are heavily scented, and hence have a palpable

neg: Die Young (Kesha song) youthful spirit no matter how old I get...I can sing like a motherf***er! You're going to hear that because I'm also doing this acoustic EP for my fans. Some of the old songs and the new songs." The song employs Kesha's trademark electropop sounds. "Die Young" spreads acoustic guitar strums, in the progression of [[C#m[[B (musical note)|B]]/[[E (musical note)|E]]/[[A (musical note)|A]], over an [[uptempo]] [[Beat (music)|dance beat]], while Kesha belts her half-[[Rapping|rapped]], half-sung vocals on the [[Verse (music)|verses]], where she says, "I hear your heart beat to the beat of the drums." Over throbbing percussion, she continues: "Oh what a

neg: Children in the military for joining up: I joined because my parents lacked food and I had no school... I was worried about mines but what can we do—it's an order [to go to the front line]. Once somebody stepped on a mine in front of me—he was wounded and died... I was with the radio at the time, about 60 metres away. I was sitting in my hammock and saw him die... I see young children in every unit... I'm sure I'll be a soldier for at least a couple of more years. If I stop being a soldier I won't have a

neg: If the Good Die Young will "live forever if the good die young". The song's music video was filmed at Charlotte Motor Speedway and features footage of NASCAR drivers, including dedication to both Alan Kulwicki and Davey Allison who had been killed in off-track incidents in 1993. Lawrence drove a Chevrolet Lumina with his name on it in the video. "If the Good Die Young" debuted at number 64 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of February 5, 1994. If the Good Die Young "If the Good Die Young" is a song written by Craig Wiseman and Paul Nelson,

neg: For Those About to Rock We Salute You Putterford's AC/DC bio "Shock to the System"), "We had this chorus riff, and we thought, 'Well, this sounds rather deadly.' We were trying to find a good title...and there's this book from years ago about Roman gladiators called "For Those About to Die We Salute You". So we thought, 'for those about to rock.' It's a very inspiring song. It makes you feel a bit powerful, and I think that's what rock n' roll is all about." In a 1982 interview with "Creem"s Sylvie Simmons (available at www.thequietus.com), Angus Young commented on several of the album's songs: This is the

neg: If I Die Tomorrow scene shows him overdosing on heroin; Neil killing his friend, Razzle from Hanoi Rocks; Mars in a hospital bed, battling Ankylosing spondylitis; and Lee, in prison. Also starred actress April Scott. In 2014, Florida Georgia Line released a cover of "If I Die Tomorrow". The song appeared on a tribute album to Mötley Crüe, "" (2014). Florida Georgia Line version charted on the Hot Country Songs (#33). If I Die Tomorrow "If I Die Tomorrow" is a song by the American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe released on their 2005 compilation album "Red, White & Crüe". The song was one

neg: Die Another Day (song) So, but then I thought about it and I said, you know what? James Bond needs to get – needs to get techno so... Used in the opening sequence, "Die Another Day" was played 13 minutes into the film, where Bond is shown imprisoned and being tortured for over a year in a prison camp in Korea. Being a departure from the normal title sequence of the previous Bond films, Madonna faced difficulty in making the song blend with the theme of "Die Another Day". Nevertheless, she understood the idea behind the opening scenes and tweaked the song accordingly. Some

neg: King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime Cobain, Mike Patton stated "God no! It's about a phenomenon. And if that guy happened to be one, I don't know. It's one of those things that happen; it's a Vegas thing. What could be more shameful than having to change your colostomy bag on stage?! Vegas is great, though. I love it. Welcome to America". The song "What a Day" includes the line "Kill the body and the head will die", which was taken from Hunter S. Thompson's 1971 book "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas". In a late 1994 interview, Bottum described the penultimate track "The Last to

neg: If I Die Tomorrow If I Die Tomorrow "If I Die Tomorrow" is a song by the American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe released on their 2005 compilation album "Red, White & Crüe". The song was one of the new songs recorded by Mötley Crüe for the album and the single charted at number 4 on the Mainstream rock charts. It is the first single since "Beauty", to feature drummer Tommy Lee. Originally written by the Canadian pop punk band Simple Plan, "If I Die Tomorrow" was left off their 2004 album "Still Not Getting Any..." as the band did not feel that it

neg: What About Now (Daughtry song) spoon, and the boys deliver every line with their usual note-perfect earnestness. Cynical and predictable? Oh yes, but this is ruthlessly effective too." UK's The Mirror released an article about the shooting of their music video on October 26, 2009. The article described it: "I was listening to the song and it spontaneously came into my head that it would be nice to film it in front of ice. If you remember "Die Another Day", the Bond film, it's like the contrast of the ice and the really modern things like the sexy, fashionable clothing and cars.". The full video

neg: If the Good Die Young If the Good Die Young "If the Good Die Young" is a song written by Craig Wiseman and Paul Nelson, and recorded by American country music artist Tracy Lawrence. It was released in January 1994 as the fourth and last single from his album "Alibis". In April of that year, it became that album's fourth consecutive Number One hit, reaching the top spot on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and on the Canadian "RPM" Country Tracks chart. The song is an up-tempo accompanied by electric guitar. It describes a rebellious male character who claims that he

neg: Norman Greenbaum a song on television. In an interview Greenbaum stated that western movies were the real inspiration for "Spirit in the Sky": Norman Greenbaum: If you ask me what I based "Spirit In The Sky" on ... what did we grow up watching? Westerns! These mean and nasty varmints get shot and they wanted to die with their boots on. So to me that was spiritual, they wanted to die with their boots on. Ray Shasho: So that was the trigger that got you to write the song? Norman Greenbaum: Yes. The song itself was simple, when you're writing a song

neg: Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young was Faron Young's first number one song and his fifth consecutive top ten hit. It spent three weeks at the top of the Billboard country music charts in 1955. "This was a tune I detested," Faron said. "Ken Nelson made me record this song. I put it out and it was a big, big hit. Then I got to liking it." The song mentions a Wampus cat. The song idea came to Joe Allison while watching a gangster movie starring a young John Derek. Allison explained, "All through

neg: If I Should Die Tonight lead. As the song reaches its climax, Gaye sings the final chorus a cappella before the strings come back to finish the song in a flourish. "If I Should Die Tonight" was sampled by several acts over the years. Puff Daddy used the song as a vocal interlude on his album, "No Way Out", featuring Carl Thomas. It was also sampled by other rap musicians such as Danny! on the song "Grateful", Butta Verses featuring Lucian on the song "If I Die", King C.L.O. on "One Day to Live", New Era on "Before I Die Tonight", Big K.R.I.T. on the

neg: If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box Me Up and Ship Me Home Country references the words "If I die in a combat zone / Box me up and ship me home" in the song Where The Rose Is Sown, as do The Screaming Blue Messiahs in their song "Someone To Talk To" as released on the "Peel Sessions" EP. The title phrase "If I die in a combat zone, box me up and ship me home" is a military marching cadence, dating back to the Second World War. Cadences such as "C-130 rolling down the strip" and "If I die in the combat zone" are also used by the United States Marine

neg: Die in Your Arms a song about an all-consuming passion and the affection that Bieber feels for his love interest. During the song's chorus, the singer states, "If I could just die in your arms /I wouldn’t mind / Because every time you touch me / I just die in your arms / It just feels so right." Jason Lipshutz of "Billboard" deemed it as "a more classically arranged pop offering" when compared to Bieber's previous single "Boyfriend". Leah Collins of the "National Post" described the song as a "Baby 2.0", adding that "like 'Baby', 'Die in Your Arms' has a certain old-fashioned pop

neg: Killer Diller (1948 film) sings the racy jazz tune "I Don't Want to Get Married." Her second song "Ain't Nobody's Business What I Do" is likewise racy, about the joy of carousing and cheating: "If I feel like going out and having some fun/ With some young cat who looks like he might be my son/ That ain't nobody's business what I do." The act of Warren Patterson & Al Jackson sing Jule Styne & Sammy Kahn's "I Believe," Warren leading off and Al doing his part as a Louis Armstrong impersonation. Then Al sings the Fats Waller classic "Ain't Misbehavin" as Warren tapdances.

neg: Til It Happens to You first played me what she had begun with the song, I needed no convincing about the record... it was about sharing that part of myself with the world... We talked a lot about what I felt the song needed in order to reach as many young people as possible. I felt that it needed to not stay in a purely emotional state, but that it was going to somehow grow throughout the performance and the song and by the end, kind of be full of rage. I feel like what this song accomplishes is women—or men—rising to say, 'You think

neg: Die Young (Kesha song) of "Die Young" An official [[lyric video]] was posted to Kesha's [[VEVO]] account the day of the single's release. On September 24, 2012, celebrity [[makeup artist]] and blogger for "[[People (magazine)|People]]" Scott Barnes wrote that he was working with Kesha on the music video for "Die Young". On the video itself and the makeup artistry behind it, he said: "... I like to blow people’s expectations away, and that means creating something they’ve never seen before — so stay tuned to see what we come up with." Photographs of Kesha on-set for the filming of the music video leaked online.

neg: Baldwin–Kennedy meeting I wouldn't pick up a gun to fight for this country. I'd die first.'" Author Lorraine Hansberry told Kennedy: "Look, if "you" can't understand what this young man is saying, then we are without any hope at all because you and your brother are representatives of the best that a White America can offer; and if "you" are insensitive to this, then there's no alternative except our going in the streets ... and chaos". According to historian Arthur Schlesinger, "she talked wildly about giving guns to Negroes in the street so they could start killing white people." Jerome Smith told

neg: Can Can (band) in his lyrics, such as references to the Two Tablets and the Promised Land. Aleph has said, "If I can give young Jews a sense of spiritual connection through heavy music in the same way that my Christian colleagues have done so, then that's a wonderful thing, but that's not necessarily what I'm trying to do...If they go the extra step and read the lyrics and see that there are songs about creation mythology, and a song about "olam haba", well, what is that? Then that's great." Can Can (band) Can Can (stylized as Can!!Can) is an American punk rock

neg: Beautiful (MercyMe song) love of God, specifically aimed at young women and daughters. However, the song also has a broader theme; Millard noted in an interview that "All of us have felt unlovable at some point. At times, I feel worthless. I have an argument with a friend, all that I’ve come to like about myself is suddenly falling apart. Who can love me if I don’t even like myself? It’s hard to drag ourselves out of this way of thinking. We are taught to live according to these expectations. We think we need approval and accomplishment to validate our lives. But what

neg: What the Hell Have I on the 1993 Lollapalooza tour. The single peaked at No. 19 on the "Billboard" Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. Allmusic's Jason Birchmeier said that the song is "on a par with those featured on the band's recent (and magnificent) "Dirt" album." Ned Raggett of Allmusic said that the song "isn't bad at all but on the flipside has little immediate surprise to offer to it." The music video for "What the Hell Have I" was released in 1993 and was directed by Rocky Schenck, who had previously directed the "We Die Young" and "Them Bones" music videos for the band, and

neg: I Think I'll Just Curl Up and Die! I Think I'll Just Curl Up and Die! I Think I'll Just Curl Up and Die! is a young adult novel by Rosie Rushton. It is the second book in her Leehampton series. It was first published in 1995 by Piccadilly Press Ltd. After the holidays, Chelsea, Jemma, Sumitha and Laura meet at Jemma's to talk about what they did over the summer. Chelsea tells them that she dated a boy called Juan in Spain, but that he was only interested in sex. Sumitha began dating Bilu Chakrabarti after she met him in Kolkata visiting her grandparents. Laura tells the

neg: Do or Die (Thirty Seconds to Mars song) the interviews", Leto explained, "I did myself, so they're really intimate. It's me, it's them, and it's the camera. What I've found is, that if you talk to everybody long enough, you find an incredible story. Every single person has a moment in their life, something that they've found a solution for, a story to tell. Some are funny, some are really intriguing, and if you ask the right questions, you get interesting answers." The music video begins with a German boy who Leto had previously met in Berlin. He spoke about the loss of his father and how he

neg: Victor Mature 1984. In a 1971 interview, Mature quipped about his decision to retire: I was never that crazy about acting. I had a compulsion to earn money, not to act. So, I worked as an actor until I could afford to retire. I wanted to quit while I could still enjoy life ... I like to loaf. Everyone told me I would go crazy or die if I quit working. Yeah? Well, what a lovely way to die. In 1980, he said he was "pretty proud of about 50% of my motion pictures. "Demetrius and the Gladiators" wasn't bad. "The Robe"

neg: Castle Walls you are, what you going through, what you living and how you feel." Consequently, Christina Aguilera was chosen as the featured guest on the song, which appeared on T.I.'s album "No Mercy". Alex da Kid, producer of the song, said about the collaboration, "I love it. I think it's amazing. It's my sound, just kind of an evolution of that. I think it'll cater to a lot of different people." T.I. told RapFix Live about the track's inspiration: I live the life that most would die for, but there's a lot of things that come with this life. People don't

neg: Rather Die Young to American actor James Dean, "You're my James Dean / you make me feel like I'm seventeen". She also relates about how good girls often fall for bad boys; she affirms that "bad boy" she loves, "drive[s] too fast" and "smoke[s] too much". During the chorus, Beyoncé projects the image of a woman, who wants to love and be loved regardless of what others may say, "I'd rather die young / Than live my life without you / Rather not live at all". As the song progresses, Beyoncé references "some deeper emotional fires burning" as she sings, "Nobody understands what

neg: Almost Home (Craig Morgan song) home in his dream, or that he is about to die and go to Heaven: "A lot of people ask me if the guy almost died[…] was he dying or dreaming? It's funny how people have different interpretations. That's the neat thing about a song, and I think understatement is the key to a good song...leaving enough room for the listener to draw their own conclusion[…] so I never answer them on that. I guess it's up to the listener." Chuck Taylor of "Billboard" gave the song a positive review and wrote, "Always an affecting vocalist, Morgan gives a sensitive,

neg: What If (Ashley Tisdale song) What If (Ashley Tisdale song) "What If" is a song by Ashley Tisdale from her second studio album, "Guilty Pleasure". It was released on July 7, 2009 as part of an iTunes Store countdown in promotion for the album. This song was co-written by Tisdale, Kara DioGuardi and the Swedish production team Twin. Tisdale described "What If" as the most personal track on the album and said the song "is about when you’re in a relationship and you say 'If I really needed you, would you actually be there?’" It was released as part of the "Guilty Pleasure" countdown on

neg: Those Who Are About to Die Salute You "Those Who Are About To Die Salute You". The album reached number 15 in the UK Albums Chart. "Debut" is the very first song Colosseum ever played as a group. Tony Reeves later recalled that "["Debut"] was actually a phrase that I remembered Mick Taylor playing with John Mayall, and I changed it a bit into a bass line. [Sings the part.] And then the band all joined in – this is what happens during rehearsals – so technically you should have everybody's name in the writing credit, including, I guess, Mick Taylor's!" "Mandarin" started from a series of sketches

neg: If I Had a Rocket Launcher a political solution to the crisis, and expresses the desire to take matters into his own hands. Each verse ends with a line stating what Cockburn would do if he had a rocket launcher: in the first verse, "I'd make somebody pay". In the second, "I would retaliate". In the third, "I would not hesitate". The fourth and final verse ends with the song's most famous and controversial lyric: "If I had a rocket launcher, some son-of-a-bitch would die". In a later interview, Cockburn stated that the song "is not a call to arms; this is a cry." In 2009,

neg: Good Die Young (Divinyls song) Good Die Young (Divinyls song) "Good Die Young" is a song by Australian rock band Divinyls, released in 1984. The single was lifted from the band's second studio album "What a Life!" and proved to be a moderate success in Australia. The music video was shot in various Sydney locations - outside Railway Square next to a famous golf retailer's neon lights, outside George Street cinema complex, and on a building next to Central Station's clocktower. Divinyls began recording material for their second album over a two-year span, with Christina Amphlett and Mark McEntee writing several songs and working with

neg: Ben Weisman he sang his heart out Elvis said, 'This is not a song about a man who's leaving his girlfriend. It's a song about a man who is going to die.' I didn't know what to say, but I knew there was trouble coming. As Elvis held my arm, I could feel his hand shaking. It made me feel as though mine was shaking, too. And that was the last time I saw him." After Presley's death Weisman composed the symphonic tribute, "The Elvis Concerto," to honor the musical partner whom he shared so many artistic achievements that were also commercial

neg: Grind (song) Huey regarded the song "among the band's best work" but also noted that the less refined tracks on the album make the defiance of "Grind" sound "more like denial." Regarding band rumors, Jon Pareles of "The New York Times" commented that the song advises against believing "what you may have heard and what you think you know." The music video for "Grind" was released in November 1995. It was directed by Rocky Schenck, who had previously directed the "We Die Young", "Them Bones", and "What the Hell Have I" music videos for the band. The video was shot at Hollywood

neg: If I Had Your Love If I Had Your Love "If I Had Your Love" was the Icelandic entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in English by Selma. The song is an up-tempo dance number, with Selma singing about what she would do "If I had your love". She claims that it would inspire her above all other things. The song was criticised after the Contest for being somewhat musically confusing, as it featured a number of tempo and key changes in unusual places.<br> The performance featured Selma wearing a red outfit with what were described as knickerbocker trousers. Her backing singers wore

neg: Die Young (Kesha song) shame that you came here with someone / So while you're here in my arms / Let's make the most of the night like we're gonna die young." "Die Young" features synth rifts in the [[New wave music|new wave]] style, reminiscent of [[The Cars]] and other [[1980s#Music|music in the 1980s]]. Towards the end of the song, a choir of backing vocals chimes the chorus over a [[glam rock]] drum beat. "[[Seventeen (American magazine)|Seventeen]]" called it "classic Ke$ha", while Robbie Daw of "[[Idolator (website)|Idolator]]" said, "[I'm] getting a 'if you’ve heard one Ke$ha song, you’ve heard 'em all' vibe, which is

neg: Fjögur píanó what I want because it always turns less than what it can be. But making films is expansive and you have to choose your battles. In this one, we were all on the same side." When asked if she was inspired by relationships, cinematic or otherwise, for the video, Har'el explained, "I was mostly inspired by relationships I know, from seeing how hard it is to get out of something that is both beautiful and deadening. For me, the butterflies symbolize beautiful, perfect things that die fast." Fjögur píanó "Fjögur píanó" is a song by Icelandic band Sigur Rós from

neg: What I Like About You (TV series) their CreateSpace MOD program. Despite being a Manufacture-on-Demand release, the theme song is still replaced with the same song used for the season 1 DVD set, and although it was originally broadcast in widescreen high definition (the first season of the series to do so), the episodes are presented on the DVD in fullscreen format. The complete third season will be released on November 27, 2018. GLAAD Media Award Teen Choice Awards Young Artist Awards What I Like About You (TV series) What I Like About You is an American television sitcom set mainly in New York City, following the

neg: If I Should Die Tonight he was prepared to walk away from her for the last time, she asked, "is that all you have to say?", to which he responded, "no...if I should die tonight, Lord, before my time, I won't die blue 'cause I've known you." Townsend later returned home where he later wrote out the rest of lyrics. He felt the song would be better suited for Gaye to record. But Gaye, known notoriously for not being able to sing a song unless the lyrics pertained to him personally whether he wrote them or not, turned the song down initially. He explained to

neg: The Band Perry fell from the charts, the Band Perry released their second single, "If I Die Young", written by Kimberly. "If I Die Young" and "Hip to My Heart" are on the band's self-titled debut album, released on October 12, 2010. The album was produced by Paul Worley and Nathan Chapman. "If I Die Young" reached No. 1 on the country music chart, and No. 14 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. The album's third single, "You Lie", was written by Brian Henningsen, Aaron Henningsen, and Clara Henningsen. It debuted in December 2010 and hit No. 2 in 2011. After it, "All Your

neg: Until I Die Until I Die "Until I Die" is a pop song performed by Swedish singer September. The song was written by Anoo Bhagavan, Jonas von der Burg and Niklas von der Burg for September's third album "Dancing Shoes" (2007). It was released as the album's second single on 7 November 2007 in Sweden. Musically, the song is a eurodance song, which features dance-pop and electronic influences. According to Ron Slomowicz from "About.com", he said that it was "a bit darker than you would expect from europop but in a way thats what makes it all the more special." The song received

neg: Prop Me Up Beside the Jukebox (If I Die) Prop Me Up Beside the Jukebox (If I Die) "Prop Me Up Beside the Jukebox (If I Die)" is a song written by Kerry Kurt Phillips, Howard Perdew and Rick Blaylock, and recorded by American country music singer Joe Diffie. It was released in July 1993 as the second single from his CD "Honky Tonk Attitude". It peaked at number 3 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart. The song begins at a slow pace accompanied by piano, with the narrator explaining that he has no fear of dying, but that he wants to

neg: If I Should Die Tonight If I Should Die Tonight "If I Should Die Tonight" is a song written by songwriter Ed Townsend and American recording artist Marvin Gaye. Gaye recorded the track, a soul ballad, for his "Let's Get It On" album. It was issued as the third track on the album's set list. According to Ed Townsend, he wrote this song after an encounter with a woman he "admired from afar". The woman convinced Townsend that they could not "build happiness on the misery of others", as they both were in relationships with other people. He told her she was right and, as

neg: You'll See "If you listen to those songs, you can hear how I was trying to absorb and utilize what I was learning for the recording [of "Evita"]." Lyrically the song talks of independence after the end of a love affair stating that Madonna will go onto greater things. When asked if the track was about revenge, the singer replied: "No, it's about empowering yourself", but also adding that "there's another side too which is—'Don't fuck with me, I don't need anybody. I can do what I want'". Upon release, the song received generally positive feedback. According to "Entertainment Weekly"s Ken Tucker,

neg: Craig Cardiff at the time, to explain to her what happens to people when they die. After hearing the song, DJs at campus bars in British Columbia and Ontario asked to use it as their last song of the night. "I explained that I actually wrote it for my daughter for when she starts asking questions about death and funerals" says Cardiff. The "Brant Advocate" pointed out the connection between Brantford, Ontario, and the song "Dance Me Outside". The song was inspired by Cardiff's mother telling him about growing up in Brantford and about First Nations woman outside of town. "She was

neg: Die Another Day (song) adapted the song and changed the title to 'Die Another Day'." Tamahori was concerned with the demo since it did not appear expressive to him and there were abrupt endings. However he was satisfied when Madonna re-wrote the chorus to make it suitable for the film. The writing process was explained by Madonna: I hemmed and hawed about it for a while because just for that reason though. Everybody wants to do the theme song of a James Bond movie, and I never liked to do what everybody else likes to do. It's just some perverse thing in me, right?

neg: If I Were a Boy evening" and added that it was "a lesson of what country music should be striving for these days". Jon Caramanica of "The New York Times" gave a mixed review of her performance, writing that "[McEntire] did something unexpected, softening her delivery and finding the creases in the song, as if Beyoncé were whispering to her from the wings." However, "Entertainment Weekly"s Mandi Bierly wrote that the lyrics were "just too young for [McEntire], and when it comes to the chorus, I want someone to belt it". If I Were a Boy "If I Were a Boy" is a song performed

neg: Grace (Mandy Capristo album) is the first single "The Way I Like It", lyrically the song is about sex. In Mandy's eyes, the meaning for her is "to do what you like and what you want". "Overrated" is a mid-tempo song, which has Contemporary R&B influences. The song is about the lonely time as a single person, if you have just "split up with your partner": "I'm on my own - I never thought that I would say this, single life is overrated! Alone is overrated! The message of the next song "Sing" is that all the feelings and pain is to sing from

neg: I Die: You Die numerous compilation albums. I Die: You Die "I Die: You Die" is a song by the British musician Gary Numan, released as a single in August 1980. Released shortly before his fourth album, "Telekon", it continued the anthemic style Numan had begun earlier in the year with "We Are Glass". The composer himself described the two singles as "Much the same thing. Both very chorus-orientated with the guitars as the main rhythmic device and the keyboards tinkling over the top". Lyrically the song was aimed at what Numan saw as an increasingly vitriolic music press: The original vinyl single was

neg: I Die: You Die I Die: You Die "I Die: You Die" is a song by the British musician Gary Numan, released as a single in August 1980. Released shortly before his fourth album, "Telekon", it continued the anthemic style Numan had begun earlier in the year with "We Are Glass". The composer himself described the two singles as "Much the same thing. Both very chorus-orientated with the guitars as the main rhythmic device and the keyboards tinkling over the top". Lyrically the song was aimed at what Numan saw as an increasingly vitriolic music press: The original vinyl single was issued in a

neg: Lana Del Rey she suffered from alcoholism at a young age, but has been sober since 2004. In September 2012, she told "GQ":I was a big drinker at the time. I would drink every day. I would drink alone. I thought the whole concept was so fucking cool. A great deal of what I wrote on "Born to Die" is about these wilderness years. When I write about the thing that I've lost I feel like I'm writing about alcohol because that was the first love of my life. My parents were worried, I was worried. I knew it was a problem when

neg: Sugarcoat (Jaira Burns song) hate that I gave you a chance when I know that you're not what I want/ And I can't sugarcoat it". Writing for "Burn Slow EP", Michael Love Michael from "Papermag" said that "it's a moody, broody bop about simply tellin' it like it is in a relationship, a virtue that seems to be a lost art these days. As a new and young voice, it's refreshing to hear Burns — someone unafraid to be honest, even if it hurts a little." The video for "Sugarcoat" was directed by Sophia Ray. It was released on June 6, 2018, via Burns'

neg: The Hearse Song a short version of the song entitled "Worms", included on the album If I Should Fall From Grace With God, and sung by drummer Andrew Ranken. Holby City included the song in their episode 'For You May Be The Next To Die' in June 2017. The Hearse Song "The Hearse Song" is a song about burial and human decomposition, of unknown origin. It was popular as a World War I song, and was popular in the 20th century as an American and British children's song, continuing to the present. It has many variant titles, lyrics, and melodies, but generally features

neg: Oleg Molenko from the Gospel of John 21:20-24: ""Seeing him, Peter saith to Jesus, Lord, and what of this man? Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou Me. Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? This is the disciple that beareth witness of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his witness is true.""

neg: 85% Proof out and Young just picked the ones he loved for the record. According to Young, "85% Proof" "is largely upbeat" and focused on making audiences happy with songs like "Brave Men", "Love Revolution", and "Joy". "This album is all about shrugging off unhappiness and accepting what I am", he said. The song "Like a River" is about the battle with his inner demons. Memories of the days being bullied at prep school inspired him to write the song. When talking to "The Independent" on the radio, Young highlighted its beauty: " 'You need to go, I need to let you

neg: Too Young to Die (song) Too Young to Die (song) "Too Young to Die" is the second single taken from British funk/acid jazz band Jamiroquai's debut studio album, "Emergency on Planet Earth". The original version of the track runs at 10:18, however, both the single and album versions were cut, running at 3:22 and 6:05 respectively. The single peaked at #10 on the UK Singles Chart. The commercial single includes all three versions of the track. The song's lyrics are about the fear of war and death due to political machinations. A music video was shot for "Too Young to Die". It was directed by

neg: Marie Bashkirtseff family history, she writes, "If I do not die young I hope to live as great artist; but if I die young, I intend to have my journal, which cannot fail to be interesting, published." Similarly: "When I am dead, my life, which appears to me a remarkable one, will be read. (The only thing wanting is that it should have been different)." In effect, the first half of Bashkirtseff's journal is a coming-of-age story while the second is an account of heroic suffering. Bashkirtseff's journal was first published in 1887, and was only the second diary by a woman

neg: If I Should Die Tonight Townsend, "I can't sing that song. I've never felt that way about a woman in my life." Subsequently during the session for the album's title track, he met his future second wife, Janis Hunter. After a date, Gaye returned to the studio and exclaimed to Townsend, "Ed, get that song out. I can sing that sonovabitch now!" Townsend provided the lyrics to the song while Gaye helped write the song's melody. The song is composed as a soul ballad with emotional deliveries from Gaye throughout it. In the song, Gaye discusses his love for a woman he knows from afar

neg: Julian Wachner sacred music, Wachner has also composed secular song cycles, including "Sometimes I Feel Alive" (1998) and "Rilke Songs" (2001). The former, which Wachner composed at the Tanglewood Music Center while conducting the BUTI Young Artists Chorus, sets three erotic poems by E. E. Cummings: "there is a moon sole", "as is the sea marvelous" and "somewhere I have never travelled". The latter sets six poems about animals by Rainer Maria Rilke: "Die Gazelle", "Der Panther", "Die Flamingos", "Der Schwan", "Schwarze Katze" and "Das Einhorn". Both works were recorded by the Elora Festival Singers and included in "Complete Choral Works, Vol.

neg: Stress Relief (The Office) the roast, Pam says Michael's penis is so small, "If it were an iPod, it would be a Shuffle", a reference to the smallest of the Apple Inc. portable media player brands. Kelly said she would rather kiss Lord Voldemort, the hideous antagonist of the "Harry Potter" novels and films, than Michael. Andy sings a song about Michael, "What I Hate About You", to the tune of the rock song by The Romantics, "What I Like About You". Angela makes a joke, "If you put sunblock on a window, you might be Michael Scott", which is modeled after the "you

neg: I Don't Want to Grow Up one song he had written lyrics for, "Rockstar", was used for the album. Cooper's sole writing credit is on lyrics to the lead track, "Descendents", which are attributed to the entire band. Descendents' was written by Ray and I about Bill leaving the band", said Lombardo. The song opens with the lyrics "Just because we've gone away / Here's a message from me and Ray / We're not gonna let the music die / Join us if you've got the energy". Lombardo contributed the album's title track, which expressed his desire for individuality: "I would write a song like 'I

neg: Africa (Toto song) trying to write a song on Africa, but since he's never been there, he can only tell what he's seen on TV or remembers in the past." Paich said: At the beginning of the '80s I watched a late night documentary on TV about all the terrible death and suffering of the people in Africa. It both moved and appalled me, and the pictures just wouldn't leave my head. I tried to imagine how I'd feel about if I was there and what I'd do. In 2015, Paich explained that the song is about a man's love of a continent,

neg: If Tomorrow Never Comes for other artists to perform. The song has been covered by several artists, including Ronan Keating, who took it to Number 1 in the UK Singles Chart in May 2002. This is the first country love song released by Brooks. A man lies awake at night, thinking what would happen in his love's mind if he were to die the next day. The first line in the chorus reads: ""If tomorrow never comes, will she know how much I love her?"" He goes on to compare this situation with his own lost loved ones, and how he made a promise

neg: Hip Hop Is Dead (song) hook are: "If hip hop should die before I wake / I'll put an extended clip inside of my AK / Roll to every station, murder the DJ / Roll to every station, murder the DJ" "If hip hop should die before I wake / I'll put/load an extended clip and body 'em all day / Roll to every station, wreck the DJ / Roll to every station, wreck the DJ" But, for the MTV version, "clip and body 'em" is censored, along with words like "Smoke, Die, Grindin', hittin', Behind, Stick-Ups and Killings". Hip Hop Is Dead (song) "Hip

neg: Corneille Ewango related to my life. So I said, I think I will stay and take care of the field team, and see what is going to happen with the herbarium. If I had gone somewhere, I wouldn't have gone to my homeland -- my homeland is here. I prefer to die here, prefer that people know what I died for.” He risked his life by confronting military officials about the various illegal, anti-environmental activities in which soldiers were engaging. “I kindly explained that they were destroying everything, and told them that having a protected area was going to increase their reputation

neg: Die Young (Kesha song) raw, really vulnerable and about the magic of life." She intends for the song to show her vulnerable side, saying, "I have a lot of growing and evolving to do. I'm definitely not a one-trick pony and I think people are starting to see that more and more." About the song, she told Carson Daly on 97.1 AMP Radio: "It's kind of an anthem. It's a celebration song, which I’m obviously known for writing those, but this one, the concept of it was to live each and every single day like it's your last and to always remain having a

neg: If Heaven would be twilight". In the chorus, he sings, "If that's what heaven's made of / You know, I ain't afraid to die." Griggs said that he was emotionally moved by the song, which made him recall his father and brother, both of whom died during Griggs' childhood. His mother has asked him to perform the song for him, and refers to it as ""the" song." Deborah Evans Price, of "Billboard" magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it "one of those beautiful, understated ballads that will have listeners heaving a thoughtful sigh." She goes on to say that Griggs' "warm, muscular

neg: Rather Die Young people to think when they listen to my music. I want it to help them through their painful memories, their painful moments, and their most happy moments. I want it to be a conversation." "Rather Die Young" is an R&B-soul power ballad, which is heavily influenced by the 1990s R&B music and the 1970s soul music. Alexis Petridis of "The Guardian" commented that it refracts "a dramatic Philadelphia soul ballad through gauzy modern production". "Rather Die Young" also contains elements of retro pop music. The song is built on a heavy laid-back programmed drumbeat, which according to Thomas Conner of

neg: True Blue (Madonna song) very pure vision of love. The song and the album was inspired by Madonna's "unabashed valentine" for Penn. In an interview, Bray said, "She [Madonna] was very much in love. It was obvious if she's in love she'll write love songs. If she's not in love she definitely won't be writing love songs." In 2015, Madonna said that "True Blue" is "a song about true love. I didn't know what I was talking about when I wrote it." "True Blue" is a dance-pop song which was musically inspired by the Motown's girl groups from the 1960s which are considered the

neg: Astral Weeks (song) to another with it being born again like a rebirth. I remember reading about you having to die to be born. It's one of those songs where you can see the light at the end of the tunnel and that's basically what the song says." Morrison told Steve Turner that he was working on the song back in Belfast in 1966 when he visited painter Cezil McCartney who had drawings on astral projection "and that's why I called it "Astral Weeks". Brian Hinton's review of the song states: "All is uncertain, this spiritual rebirth a question still, not a statement,