query: who wrote the song speed of the sound of loneliness

pos: Speed of the Sound of Loneliness "Exile on Coldharbour Lane" and American singer/songwriter Jeffrey Foucault in 2009 in his Prine tribute album "Shoot the Moon Right Between the Eyes". Scottish singer Roddy Woomble recorded a live version in 2014 in his album "Live at Kings Place". Speed of the Sound of Loneliness "Speed of the Sound of Loneliness" is a song written by John Prine. It was released as a track on Prine's 1986 album "German Afternoons". The song gained further fame with a duet recording by Prine and American singer Nanci Griffith in the latter's 1993 album "Other Voices, Other Rooms" and the release of

pos: Speed of the Sound of Loneliness Speed of the Sound of Loneliness "Speed of the Sound of Loneliness" is a song written by John Prine. It was released as a track on Prine's 1986 album "German Afternoons". The song gained further fame with a duet recording by Prine and American singer Nanci Griffith in the latter's 1993 album "Other Voices, Other Rooms" and the release of the track as a single. The song has been covered by many, notably Kim Carnes who released it as a single from her 1988 album "View from the House" and by the English band Alabama 3 on their 1997 album

pos: View from the House "Carnes, sounding wonderfully relaxed and justifiably pleased with herself, sails through 10 generally splendid tunes." They stated that Carnes's cover of John Prine's song "Speed of the Sound of Loneliness"" exploited the song "affectingly," and that her cover of Even Stevens' "Crazy in Love" sounds "convincingly romantic." "Allmusic" retrospectively described the album as "[a return] to the folk and country music of her earlier years." Four singles were released from "View from the House". The first US single was "Speed of the Sound of Loneliness", which charted at number 70 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Songs chart. The second single,

pos: German Afternoons and "Paradise", the latter a rerecording of the self-penned classic which appeared on the singer's debut "John Prine" in 1971. The album was recorded in Nashville. Perhaps the most significant song that appears on "German Afternoons" is "The Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness", which became a concert staple and an instant classic for many Prine devotees. Writing in "Great Days: The John Prine Anthology", critic David Fricke describes the song as "a hypnotic song of lovesick melancholia set to a simple, mid-tempo rhythm that sounded like the desolate ticking of a hall way clock." "Yeah, that came out all

pos: Other Voices, Other Rooms (Nanci Griffith album) Other Voices, Other Rooms (Nanci Griffith album) Other Voices, Other Rooms is Nanci Griffith's tenth album, released in 1993. It consists of songs written by other songwriters who have influenced her own career. Guest artists who appear in their own compositions include Frank Christian playing guitar on "Three Flights Up", Bob Dylan playing harmonica on "Boots of Spanish Leather", and John Prine lending harmony vocals on "Speed of the Sound of Loneliness". The album get its name from the Truman Capote novel of the same name. The album rose into the #54 position on the Billboard Pop Albums chart in

neg: Give You What You Like acclaim from critics, who complimented the mature sound that Lavigne showed on the song and praised its equally matured themes. Jason Lipshutz of "Billboard" wrote that "the bright-eyed innocence of '17' and 'Bitchin' Summer' has vanished on 'Give You What You Like'". He further called it "a harrowing glimpse inside the exchange of physical pleasures to combat loneliness" but criticized the song's production. He ended his review by comparing Lavigne's vocals in the song to those of her 2002 hit, "I'm with You". Allan Raible of ABC News also praised the song, writing, "As the tempos slow down, things get

neg: Happy Little Pill 35,000 copies. The single received critical acclaim for its mature sound. Sivan said of the song, "It's about loneliness and the different ways that people cope with the things that are going on in their lives." He also stated: "I wrote this song during a bit of a rough time for someone super close to me, and for myself, and it still means as much to me as the day I wrote it." A music video to accompany the release of "Happy Little Pill" was posted by Troye Sivan, on his Vevo YouTube page. It was directed by Jeremy Koren.

neg: German Afternoons the resulting songs might have been worth all the trouble. Perhaps the best song to come out of the turmoil generated by Rachel and John’s relationship was the aptly titled ‘Speed of the Sound of Loneliness.’" Two songs hearken back to the singer’s roots. Prine had ended his 1972 LP with the Carter Family song "Diamonds in the Rough," and here he kicks off the album with a rollicking arrangement of A.P. Carter’s "Lulu Walls." Prine also covers the Leon Payne classic "They’ll Never Take Her Love from Me," made famous by Hank Williams, another key influence on Prine. The

neg: Talking to the Moon felt the song has an "electro twist". Sasha Frere-Jones wrote for "The New Yorker" that the single relies on a "gorgeous wall of backing harmony". The song's lyrics describe feelings of loneliness, loss, and hope in the chorus: "Talking to the moon/Try to get to you/In hopes you're on the other side/Talking to me, too". As the song continues, it shows the singer's vulnerable side with soft, sincere lyrics about a lost love that has now gone, according to Alex Young of "Consequence of Sound". "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette" Scott Mervis described Mars' vocals on the track as "yearning". Sherri Thornhill of

neg: Must Do Something About It the meaning of the lyrics. The length of the verses is an asymmetric five bars, emphasizing the instability of the singer's loneliness, while the chorus is a symmetric four bars, emphasizing the hoped for stability when the singer does something about it. The harmony in the chorus is also more stable than that in the verses. Instrumentation for the song includes acoustic guitar and slide guitar. The song is in the key of D major, although the guitar is capoed and tuned to sound more like E-flat major. Most commentators have remarked on English's singing. Robert Rodriguez wrote that English's

neg: Taylor Swift (album) wrote it about this guy I was dating, and how we didn't have a song. So I went ahead and wrote us one." The song is a narrative and describes a young couple who use the events in their lives in place of a regular song. The banjo-riddled song is placed at the end of the album due to its closing lyrics, a request to "play it again". "Invisible" is ballad describing loneliness and heartache of going unnoticed. Sean Dooley of About.com writes, the "piano-driven song [...] perfectly captures the awkward teenage angst we all endure—or have endured—at one time

neg: Come Home Soon Come Home Soon "Come Home Soon" is a song recorded by American country music group SHeDAISY. It was released in July 2004 as the second single from their album "Sweet Right Here". The song was written by SHeDAISY member Kristyn Osborn with John Shanks. Group member Kristyn Osborn wrote the song with John Shanks. The song is a ballad about a woman who expresses the loneliness of her husband, who is a deployed soldier, and pleads him to "come home soon". According to Osborn, "it could be relatable to anyone who is separated from a loved one. But it "was"

neg: Killing Loneliness Killing Loneliness "Killing Loneliness" is a song released by the Finnish band HIM, released in February 2006 in Germany and in April in the UK as a single from their 2005 breakthrough "Dark Light". The song, along with "Wings of a Butterfly", is one of the band's best known songs in the United States. On the 11 May 2006 episode of "Loveline", Ville Valo confirmed that the song was inspired by skateboarder Brandon Novak, who blamed his heroin addiction on a need to, as he put it, "kill the loneliness". This song is playable in "Rock Band 3". There are

neg: Who Knew reveal Ms. Pink to have a wonderfully full and mesmerizing voice and makes the fact that she's a star understandable." John Murphy from MusicOMH wrote that the song "is perfect driving, anthemic pop." "Stylus Magazine" said ironically that "It’s “Since U Been Gone” spinning its wheels at half-speed, mutedly wondering where the tune went." Sal Cinquemani from "Slant Magazine" wrote a mixed review, saying that "Songs like 'Who Knew' and 'Long Way To Happy', though good, sound more hair metal than punk", while also noting that it "follows the steps of Clarkson's recent hits." "Billboard" magazine, in its second review

neg: Speed of Sound (song) 10 on VH1's Top 40 of 2005. Speed of Sound (song) "Speed of Sound" is a song by British rock band Coldplay. It was written by all members of the band for their third studio album, "X&Y" (2005). Constructed around a piano and guitar riff, the song builds into a huge, synthesiser-heavy chorus. It was released by Parlophone Records as the lead single from the album. "Speed of Sound" was released in the US and UK on 18 April 2005, and then made its radio premiere on BBC Radio 1 with Lamacq on the day of the release on 19

neg: Speed of Sound (song) Speed of Sound (song) "Speed of Sound" is a song by British rock band Coldplay. It was written by all members of the band for their third studio album, "X&Y" (2005). Constructed around a piano and guitar riff, the song builds into a huge, synthesiser-heavy chorus. It was released by Parlophone Records as the lead single from the album. "Speed of Sound" was released in the US and UK on 18 April 2005, and then made its radio premiere on BBC Radio 1 with Lamacq on the day of the release on 19 April. The single was pressed with two

neg: Whispering Pines (The Band song) to go with it and find it musically. We both felt very good about this song." The lyrics are filled with images of loneliness such as a lonely foghorn, crashing waves and the titular whispering pines. Allmusic critic Bill Janovitz notes that pines are prevalent in Woodstock, New York, where the Band was living, and in Canada, where most of the group is originally from. According to music critic Barney Hoskyns, " the lyric that Robbie worked around Richard's vocal lines was one of the most beautiful he ever wrote, a song of intense loneliness set beside an ocean that

neg: Speed of Sound (song) and bands that they listen to and we're shameless in that respect, we don't mind telling." The band's opinion towards the song, however, has soured. Martin has said that he dislikes "Speed of Sound", saying in a 2011 interview, "We never got it right." During an interview with Howard Stern, Martin said that his dislike of "Speed of Sound" stems from the song having "a shit recording." Due to this, Martin is reluctant to perform the song live, citing his feelings towards the song, noting that "an audience can pick up real fast if you’re not convinced by something." "Speed

neg: Rebecca Dickinson her life she made very few diary entries, suggesting that the journal writings were a “source of companionship” in times of loneliness. After the 1808 death of Silas Billings, Dickinson and her sister Miriam moved into Miriam's son Roswell’s home. In April 1810, Dickinson wrote her will. In it, “being of sound mind and memory”, she gave her land Williamsburg, Massachusetts to her nephews. In March 1815, Elizabeth Porter Phelps, who also kept an extensive diary that survives in the collections of the Porter Phelps Huntington House Museum, wrote that she “rode to Hatfield to see Becca Dickinson” to find

neg: Let's Get Out of This Country original live recordings. "Let's Get Out of This Country" marked a transition for the band from acoustic sounds to more upbeat rock. The music was influenced by the Motown Sound, Lee Hazlewood's collaborations with Nancy Sinatra and David Lynch's soundtracks. Haapalainen helped the band to modernize their sound and avoid the pastiche present in some of their earlier efforts. Campbell, who was dealing with a breakup and the death of her grandmother, wrote many of the songs to be about heartbreak and lovelessness. The lyrics also deal with escapism and feelings of loneliness. Campbell named the American country singers Patsy

neg: X&Y the drumbeat of English singer-songwriter Kate Bush's song "Running Up that Hill". According to Jon Pareles of "The New York Times", who wrote a controversial article extensively criticizing the album, the band attempts to "carry the beauty of 'Clocks'" across the album, borrowing some of its features to songs like "Speed of Sound". The opening track "Square One" also features the famous motif from "Also sprach Zarathustra", known better as the title theme of Stanley Kubrick's 1968 science-fiction film "". The three-note sequence is replicated in the song by distorted guitar riffs, with a backing synthesizer added for musical texture.

neg: Speed of Sound (song) Grammy Awards in the categories of Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocals at the 2006 Grammy Awards. The song won an MTV Europe Music Award in the category for Best Song. In December 2005, "Speed of Sound" appeared at number nine on "Q" magazine's "100 Greatest Tracks of the Year". In 2006, the song won a Brit Award for Best British Single. That same year, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) named the track Song of the Year. The video promo for "Speed of Sound" was shot on a

neg: Nobody Knows (Celeste Buckingham song) In addition to, the song was attached to her own full-length output, appearing as the album's opener, too. In favor being more unconventional and electronic, the work was a radical change in comparison to her previously established sound as evident on "Blue Guitar". Unlike its predecessor, "Nobody Knows" presented a downbeat R&B-oriented sound featuring elements including trip hop, electronica and some of techno riffs. Lyrically, the song deals with issues related to darkness, loneliness and despair. As such, the final result received from mixed to positive reviews from music journalists with most of them criticizing its presence on the singer's

neg: Speed of Sound (song) Vida" reached number one in 2008. The single marked the first time a British band entered directly in the top 10 of the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart since "Say You'll Be There" by the Spice Girls. The song was also the billionth song downloaded from Apple, Inc.'s iTunes Store. A ringtone was available from Cingular Wireless, which had a song clip from "Speed of Sound" available a week before it was heard on radio. The song was also included in "Weird Al" Yankovic's polka medley "Polkarama!" from his 2006 album "Straight Outta Lynwood". "Speed of Sound" was nominated for two

neg: La solitudine Cremonesi, who at the time were two songwriters with daytime jobs outside the music business, wrote the lyrics and the music of the original version of the song, respectively. Angelo Valsiglio also contributed writing both the lyrics and the music of "La solitudine". The lyrics to the Italian version of the song where are about a boy named Marco, who is separated from his girlfriend at the urging of his family and sent to live far away from her. The now former girlfriend makes an emotional and heartfelt plea, singing to him about the loneliness and pain they would feel

neg: Speed of Sound (song) the "slowing ... creative juices" evident in "Speed of Sound" compare to "melodies from both Jeff Buckley ('Last Goodbye') and Keane ('Everybody's Changing')". The song was met with a polarised response from critics. PopMatters felt that the song "comes close to sounding too safe, almost like the band is on autopilot." Several critics felt that the song resembled Coldplay's earlier single "Clocks". MusicOMH commented that "Speed Of Sound, the lead single, has 'Clocks'-like drumming contrasts with synth sequences that remind more of Enya than rock music" and criticised it for sounding "familiar and far older than it is." Pitchfork Media

neg: Disconnect (song) going to have a nice surprise for them soon." Marina and the Diamonds tweeted the band to inquire about the song's release date on 1 June 2016. Chatto explained in an interview with BBC News that the song "had been through several permutations before they got it right". Clean Bandit wrote in a tweet that this official release is a "finished studio version". Mike Wass of Idolator called the song "a gloomy, disco-tinged anthem about the loneliness of modern life." Wass wrote that the collaboration "packs quite a punch". Sam Damshenas of "Gay Times" regarded the song as "a certified

neg: Hotel dulce hotel performer promising them to write a song about them. The following single entitled "Que se llama soledad" (Whose name is loneliness) is also another well known track of this album that also explores the same kind of feelings of loneliness and sorrow. One verse of this track compares the loneliness with an "unexpected lover" who arrives at home when she's not wanted. In this song, Sabina experiments with other rhythms and styles such as Jazz and Blues that were not present in his previous work. Unlike all his previos works which had ten tracks, this one only has nine songs,

neg: Who You Are (Cary Brothers album) to horoscopes. There is something in there for everyone." - My Crazy Music Blog 23 / "Sounds mighty damn good to us. Who You Are is a collection of slick, polished, acoustic guitar driven pop music featuring excellent vocals and arrangements that sometimes border on orchestral.” - Baby Sue 24 / "Brothers’ spartan but emotionally resonant music is a counterpoint to the slicker, prefab LA sound-makers usually rounded up in today's A&R cattle drives. Bittersweet and unplugged, his music surveys love, anger, ecstasy, depression, fear, loneliness, regret, and contentment. Sometimes all in the same song!... The perfect soundtracks for life’s

neg: Wide Prairie Wide Prairie Wide Prairie is a posthumous compilation album by Linda McCartney. The idea for the album was inspired by a fan who wrote in inquiring about "Seaside Woman", a reggae song which Wings had recorded in 1972 under the name Suzy and the Red Stripes featuring Linda on lead vocals. The album is composed of songs by different incarnations of Wings recorded between 1972 and 1980, including previously released single only "Seaside Woman" and "Cook of the House", a track from "Wings at the Speed of Sound", and Linda McCartney’s works recorded in the end of the 80’s and

neg: The Lonely (Christina Perri song) and I’m very happy I kept it superdramatic and simple at the same time. It’s me, a piano, plus a nineteen-piece orchestra." "The Lonely" places different periods and events in Perri's past on a "very clear timeline". Perri's voice in the song has been described as somber, complimenting its piano melody, which grows louder as the song progresses. The lyrics of the song begin emotionally as Perri sings "2am, where do I begin / Crying off my face again / The silent sound of loneliness / Wants to follow me to bed," only to begin a sad story of losing

neg: Enema of the State to do," the devastated friend chooses to mock her boyfriend. It was one of the first songs the band wrote with Barker, who incorporated a "Latin groove" into his drumming. "Adam's Song," the piano-laced seventh track of the record, was written primarily based on the loneliness that Hoppus experienced during the unending days of touring the previous year. When Hoppus brought the song to the band, the trio reacted positively but showed reluctance to add it to the record, believing the dark subject matter might off-put listeners. Although usually vocals would take many alternate takes to complete, Hoppus completed the

neg: Undercover Angel (song) had reached #1 in the U.S., even without an album to support it. O'Day said of the experience, "It's wonderful when you find out what feels right, and then it also feels right to other people. That's a songwriter's dream." O'Day had also composed "Angie Baby", a #1 hit for Helen Reddy; "Undercover Angel" thus landed him in a very exclusive club of singer/songwriters who wrote a chart-topper for themselves "and" one for another artist. The song begins with a man commiserating his loneliness, when a woman suddenly appears in his bed, and encourages him to make love to her.

neg: Strangers (Halsey song) love that Lauren and I are two women who have a mainstream pop presence doing a love song for the LGBT community, it's unheard of. It's very rare to see it from a female perspective. "Strangers" incorporates a 1980s-inspired production, with echoed synthesizers and strong drumline Analyzing its lyrical content Alexia Shouneya from "Billboard" wrote, "Strangers is about two women longing for one another," while Christina Lee of Idolator opined, "The lyrics actually tell a straightforward story about a dissolved relationship, and the loneliness that quickly follows." AllMusic's journalist Stephen Thomas Erlewine noted that "same-sex love songs remain a rarity

neg: Warm and Beautiful Loma Mar Quartet performed the song at memorial services in New York. The Loma Mar Quartet also recorded the string quartet version of the song for the 1999 album "Working Classical". Warm and Beautiful "Warm and Beautiful" is a love ballad credited to Paul and Linda McCartney that was first released by Wings on their 1976 album "Wings at the Speed of Sound". It is a love ballad sung by Paul directed to Linda. Critical opinion of the song has varied widely, ranging from a comment that it is "one of the most beautiful songs that Paul ever wrote for

neg: (Loneliness Made Me Realize) It's You That I Need H-D-H, who had become dissatisfied with both their pay and the working atmosphere at Motown, and the trio left the label in early 1968. Ruffin's brother, Jimmy Ruffin, had previously covered this song in 1965, though his version would not be released until 2014. (Loneliness Made Me Realize) It's You That I Need "(Loneliness Made Me Realize) It's You That I Need" is a 1963 song that became a 1967 hit single recorded by The Temptations for the Gordy (Motown) label, produced and co-written by Norman Whitfield. This is one of the small handful of pre-psychedelic era songs the group

neg: Taylor Swift (album) God!'," a line which developed into the song's chorus. The up-tempo song is heavy with banjos and drums, while the chorus is marked by distorted guitars and big vocals. The singer penned the autobiographical song "The Outside" as an outlet at age twelve, the year she began writing her own songs. Like many of the other songs she wrote early on, the song describes the unhappiness and loneliness Swift felt when her love of country music alienated her from her peers. Swift wrote "Tied Together with a Smile" the day she learned one of her best friends was bulimic, a

neg: Bandar Torkaman regions by their husbands and often never again saw their parents. Thus in their loneliness it was the following charming and melancholy song which gave them comfort: "Tell me if the mountain beside our village still stands? Are the jungles there still full of fruit? O white birds which are flying, tell me if my clan and friends are safe and sound." For five days during Fitr or Qorban (sacrifice) holidays the Turkman rejoice and feast. They open their house gates to permit any stranger who is passing the town to step into the house and join their feast. When

neg: Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You) US it reached the Top 30 on the Billboard charts in the middle of 1983. In South Africa, it was enormously popular, reaching no. 8. Note: Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You) "Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)" is a 1982 song by A Flock of Seagulls, the opening song and only hit single from their second album "Listen". The song exemplifies "synth-pop's spaced-out loneliness" and yearning for imagined, absent lovers, and is noted for its Wall of Sound-styled layer of synthesizer padding – a "multi-layered, hypnotic song", according to AllMusic. Unlike the band's 1982 hit

neg: Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You) Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You) "Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)" is a 1982 song by A Flock of Seagulls, the opening song and only hit single from their second album "Listen". The song exemplifies "synth-pop's spaced-out loneliness" and yearning for imagined, absent lovers, and is noted for its Wall of Sound-styled layer of synthesizer padding – a "multi-layered, hypnotic song", according to AllMusic. Unlike the band's 1982 hit "I Ran (So Far Away)", largely a United States and Australian hit, "Wishing" performed strongly in the United Kingdom and reached the Top 10; in the

neg: Age of Loneliness Age of Loneliness "Age of Loneliness" is a 1994 single by the musical group, Enigma. The song was released as the third single from "The Cross of Changes". The song can be regarded as a remixed version of an earlier Enigma song, "Carly's Song", where the song was originally more laid back and goes at a slower pace. The vocals in the song are whispered by Sandra Cretu. The haunting chant in this song is of Mongolian origin and has a tinge of Gregorian chanting in it. It is from the Mongolian traditional long song, "Tosonguyn Oroygoor", sung by Dechinzundui

neg: Whispering Pines (The Band song) Whispering Pines (The Band song) "Whispering Pines" is a song written by Richard Manuel and Robbie Robertson that was first released by The Band on their self-titled 1969 album "The Band". It was released as a single in France, backed by "Lonesome Suzie." "Whispering Pines" is a ballad on the theme of loneliness. Manuel wrote the melody and vocal line but could not come up with the lyrics, so Robertson wrote the lyrics. According to Robertson, "Richard always had this very plaintive attitude in his voice, and sometimes just in his sensitivity as a person. I tried to follow that,

neg: Are "Friends" Electric? to date. A semi-acoustic version appeared on the 2006 "Jagged" tour set list. Writing for "Smash Hits" in 1979, Cliff White described the song as "a dark, threatening wall of synthesized sound" which "throbbed ominously behind a gloomy song of paranoia and loneliness". White went on to say it was "gripping stuff, but cheerful it isn't". The song was sampled by Richard X in a song titled "We Don't Give a Damn About Our Friends" as a mashup with vocals from Adina Howard's "Freak like Me", which the Sugababes then recorded under the latter title and achieved a number one

neg: H (EP) A" and "Ayumi Hamasaki Countdown Live 2002–2003 A". On New Years Day 2002, Hamasaki released her fourth studio album "I Am..." from Avex Trax. The album saw a new direction for Hamasaki, whose first three studio albums was dominated by a pop rock sound, and lyrics based on loneliness, confusion, sadness, relationships and individualism. The result was not well-received from critics, who felt the effort was "unassuming", particularly on her debut release "A Song for ××" (1999). After being affected emotionally by the September 11 attacks, Hamasaki quickly changed the album's planned musical direction, and updated the album cover to

neg: Rainbow (Ayumi Hamasaki album) Years Day 2002, Hamasaki released her fourth studio album "I Am..." on Avex Trax. The album saw a new direction for Hamasaki, whose first three studio albums were dominated by a pop rock sound, and lyrics based on loneliness, confusion, sadness, relationships and individualism. The result was not generally well received by critics, who found Hamasaki's artistry "unassuming", particularly on her debut release "A Song for ××" (1999). After being affected emotionally by the September 11 attacks, Hamasaki quickly changed the planned music direction for "I Am...", and updated the album cover to support world peace. The album was Hamasaki's

neg: The Boxer hallway, right next to this open elevator shaft, it sounded like a cannon shot! Which was just the kind of sound we were after.” The song's lyrics take the form of a first-person lament, as the singer describes his struggles to overcome loneliness and poverty in New York City. The final verse switches to a third-person sketch of a boxer, who, despite the effects of "every glove that laid him down or cut him till he cried out","I am leaving, I am leaving"—"but", the lyrics continue, "the fighter still remains." The chorus of the song is wordless, consisting of a

neg: Grace Kelly (song) 630,000 copies in the UK, as stated by the Official Charts Company. Mika wrote the song after he felt frustrated with record label executives that wanted him to change his sound to fit the common pop mould. In the song, Mika points out how he can pretend to be anyone he likes to win approval – in this case the glamorous actress Grace Kelly. He wrote the song after the record company told him that they wanted to model his look and sound on Craig David, who was popular at the time in the UK. Mika rejected this idea and

neg: Don Gibson nicknamed "The Sad Poet" because he frequently wrote songs that told of loneliness and lost love. His song "I Can't Stop Loving You", has been recorded by over 700 artists, most notably by Ray Charles in 1962. He also wrote and recorded "Sweet Dreams", a song that would become a major 1963 crossover hit for Patsy Cline. Roy Orbison was a great fan of Gibson's songwriting, and in 1967, he recorded an album of his songs simply titled "Roy Orbison Sings Don Gibson". Gibson's wide appeal was also shown in Neil Young's recorded version of "Oh Lonesome Me" on his

neg: Zoë Johnston and in her own studio wrote and recorded the vocal parts for what became their first collaboration, "No One on Earth". She has said that the song is about being rescued from loneliness by aliens and taken to a different planet ‘”for some heart-repairing”. The single was voted Tune of the Year in 2004 in Armin van Buuren’s trance radio show "A State of Trance". In 2006, Zoë wrote and recorded vocals for "Good for Me", which was released on Above & Beyond's debut album "Tri-State. The song was again voted Tune of the Year in van Buuren’s radio show.

neg: Seven Lives Many Faces Lives Many Faces" was also released in DVD format with 5.1 surround sound, similar to their previous album "A posteriori". The first two singles from the album are "Seven Lives" and "La Puerta del Cielo". The videos for each song use scenes from previous Enigma videos, "Push the Limits" for "Seven Lives" and "Age of Loneliness" for "La Puerta del Cielo". "The Same Parents" was released as the third single off the album. The lyrics of the song "La Puerta del Cielo" (The Gate of Heaven), although with a Spanish title, are in Catalan language. The other song of the

neg: ¡Que Vida! Johnny Mathis inclinations start to flower in a series of question and answer lyrics." The melody is based on the 1965 song "Lifetime of Loneliness" by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. It employs a bossa nova rhythm, described by author Bob Cianci as a "lilting Latin rhythm." It also incorporates sound effects such as sleigh bells, merry-go-round music and a popping champagne cork. Arthur Lee biographer John Einerson describes Lee's vocal tone on the song as "mellow". As described by author Barney Hoskyns, the song uses "Latin rhythms and cool jazz shadings to fashion a kind of spaced-out MOR." Music

neg: White Lightning (The Big Bopper song) though Jones flubs the word "slug" (Jones would intentionally mimic this mistake in live performances and subsequent re-recordings of the song). Former Starday president Don Pierce later explained to Jones' biographer Bob Allen, "We tried doing the song again, but it never was as good as it was that first time. So we just released it that way." "White Lightning" became Jones' first number-one country hit - with a more convincing rock and roll sound than the half-hearted rockabilly cuts he had previously recorded. In the liner notes to the 1994 compilation "Cup of Loneliness: The Classic Mercury Years", country

neg: Fanny Crosby Sound Among the Forest Trees". Her text encourages volunteers to join the Union forces and incorporates references to the history of the United States, including the Pilgrim Fathers and the Battle of Bunker Hill. Also during the American Civil War, Crosby wrote "Song to Jeff Davis" directed at Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederate States of America, which expressed her belief in the morality of the Union cause: "Our stars and stripes are waving, And Heav'n will speed our cause". She also wrote "Good-By, Old Arm," a tribute to wounded soldiers with music by Philip Philips, "Our Country," and

neg: X&Y sound less like song lyrics". "Pitchfork"s Joe Tangari called it "bland but never offensive, listenable but not memorable." "Mojo" wrote that the album is "awash with cliches, non-sequiturs, and cheap existentialism; at times it all becomes nigh on unbearable". In a negative review for "The Village Voice", Robert Christgau named "X&Y" "dud of the month" and called Coldplay a "precise, bland, and banal" band, giving the album a B grade. The band has received some criticism from some music critics for the similarities between the lead single, "Speed of Sound", and "Clocks", one of the band's most popular songs to

neg: The Last of Us the story appropriately. Helgeson of "Game Informer" wrote that the world "effectively and gorgeously [conveys] the loneliness" of the story. IGN's Moriarty appreciated the added design elements placed around the game world, such as the hidden notes and letters. Reviewers praised the use of sound in "The Last of Us". "Eurogamer"s Welsh felt that the sound design was significantly better than in other games, while "Game Informer"s Helgeson dubbed it "amazing". Mc Shea of GameSpot stated that the audio added to the effect of the gameplay, particularly when hiding from enemies. Kelly of "Computer and Video Games" found that the

neg: Warm and Beautiful Warm and Beautiful "Warm and Beautiful" is a love ballad credited to Paul and Linda McCartney that was first released by Wings on their 1976 album "Wings at the Speed of Sound". It is a love ballad sung by Paul directed to Linda. Critical opinion of the song has varied widely, ranging from a comment that it is "one of the most beautiful songs that Paul ever wrote for Linda," to a suggestion that it may be "one of the worst songs Paul McCartney has ever written." In 1998, after Linda's death, Paul rearranged the song for string quartet to

neg: Speed of Sound (song) the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) and it was nominated twice at the 48th Grammy Awards. The song won a Brit Award in the category for Best British Single in 2006. The track's music video was nominated for four MTV Video Music Awards. "Speed of Sound" was also the billionth song downloaded from the iTunes Store. In an interview, Coldplay vocalist Chris Martin revealed that the song was written in mid-2004 and was inspired by Martin's daughter, Apple, and English alternative rock singer Kate Bush: "That's a song where we were listening to a lot of Kate

neg: Speed of Sound (song) B-sides: "Things I Don't Understand" and "Proof". The song premiered in the UK on 23 May. Coldplay vocalist Chris Martin admitted that the song was developed after the band had listened to English art rock singer Kate Bush. Upon the song's release, it charted in the UK Singles Chart in the number two position. In the United States, it debuted at number eight on the "Billboard" Hot 100, their first top ten hit in the country, and their most successful song until "Viva la Vida" reached number one in 2008. "Speed of Sound" was recognised Song of the Year by

neg: They All Sang "Annie Laurie" (the Song That Reaches Ev'ry Heart) soldiers gathered around a camp fire. They each are struggling with feelings of loneliness, and are missing their significant others back at home. One of the soldiers, tearing up, suggests they sing a song. In the end, they sing the Scottish song "Annie Laurie" together. The chorus is as follows: The sheet music can be found at Pritzker Military Museum & Library. They All Sang "Annie Laurie" (the Song That Reaches Ev'ry Heart) "They All Sang 'Annie Laurie' (the Song That Reaches Ev'ry Heart)" is a World War I era song released in 1915. J. Will Callahan wrote the lyrics.

neg: Just Can't Get Enough (The Black Eyed Peas song) wrote that "The feel ... was already a bit melancholy depicting the loneliness and separation of being on the road. However, the fact that the clip was filmed in Tokyo, Japan just a week before the recent devastating earthquake gives the video even more depth and poignance." Becky Bain of Idolator wrote that "It's basically "Lost In Translation" with a more thumping soundtrack." The Black Eyed Peas performed the song for the first time on the tenth season of "American Idol" on March 17, 2011. The performance began with will.i.am, wearing a white suit and playing on the piano and

neg: Callin' Me When I'm Lonely and wrote that "You have to listen a few times to realize you don't miss the heavy-handed production that sensationalizes and sexualizes similar efforts. It's just a woman singing what's in her heart, pure and simple." Tara Toro from "Got Country Online" gave the song 4 stars out of 5, writing: "Sheryl's voice conveys the feelings of loneliness and vulnerability believably", also stating that "this song (and album) should assist her in becoming a mainstay in the genre". Enio Chiola from "Pop Matters" wrote that "It's so freakin' catchy and rings out with a home-hitting familiarity that you can't help

neg: Perfecting Loneliness Perfecting Loneliness Perfecting Loneliness is the third and final album by American indie band Jets to Brazil, released October 15, 2002 on Jade Tree Records. Jets to Brazil's longest album, "Perfecting Loneliness" notably features a less indie sound in exchange for a more "grand" orchestral tone than previous albums and has achieved acclaim as their best work despite it being their final release. The album was released less than a year before the band quietly disbanded in mid-2003 so most songs from "Perfecting Loneliness" were rarely played live, although certain songs such as "You're The One I Want" and "William

neg: Perfecting Loneliness Tell Override" were played live as early as 2001. It was produced by J. Robbins. Perfecting Loneliness Perfecting Loneliness is the third and final album by American indie band Jets to Brazil, released October 15, 2002 on Jade Tree Records. Jets to Brazil's longest album, "Perfecting Loneliness" notably features a less indie sound in exchange for a more "grand" orchestral tone than previous albums and has achieved acclaim as their best work despite it being their final release. The album was released less than a year before the band quietly disbanded in mid-2003 so most songs from "Perfecting Loneliness" were

neg: View from the House that interplay between musicians. And I feel real strongly that Nashville is the place to make an album with real instruments." "View from the House" received positive reviews, with music critics praising Carnes's cover songs. The album reached number 39 on the "Billboard" Top Country Albums chart, and contained two hit singles. "Crazy in Love" and "Speed of the Sound of Loneliness" both charted on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks at number 68 and number 70 respectively. "Crazy in Love" also reached number 13 on the Adult Contemporary chart. The album received a positive review from "People magazine".

neg: Lead Tracks: Listener's Choice and Lead's rapper Shinya Tanuichi wrote the lyrical portion. "Virgin Blue" was a cover of the rock band SALLY's song "Virgin Blue," originally released on July 1, 1984 as their debut song. Lead's rendition was given a more upbeat pop/hip-hop sound, compared to the rock sound of the original. The song was originally composed by Suzuki Kisaburo with the lyrics written by Sagara Yoshiaki. The music was performed by Haya from the group Summer Snow Surprise. "Summer Madness" was written by Yasunori Tanaka and Nice Hashimoto, the latter who wrote the lyrics for the track. The track was performed by

neg: The Silver Line The Silver Line The Silver Line is the only free confidential telephone helpline offering information, friendship and advice to older people in the United Kingdom that's available 24 hours a day. The helpline was established by Dame Esther Rantzen, who founded the children's helpline ChildLine in 1986. She wrote about her loneliness following the death of her husband Desmond Wilcox in 2000, and described loneliness among the elderly as "a creeping enemy" which "erodes confidence". Dame Esther was invited to a conference addressing the isolation of elderly people held by the Campaign to End Loneliness and the Centre for Social

neg: Dubfire DJs who have just collaborated together for all these years." Shirazinia used his long-time stage name "Dubfire" for his solo productions. His solo sound differs noticeably from that of Deep Dish, consisting of minimal, techno, and house rather than the predominantly progressive house sound of Deep Dish. His production "I Feel Speed", which is a cover of an obscure Love & Rockets song, features his own vocals. Dubfire also sings in "In Love With a Friend" on Deep Dish's debut album. "I Feel Speed" has appeared in the advertisement of the Volkswagen Eos. In 2007, Dubfire announced the launch of

neg: History of optics great influence on the later developments of optics. Avicenna (980-1037) agreed with Alhazen that the speed of light is finite, as he "observed that if the perception of light is due to the emission of some sort of particles by a luminous source, the speed of light must be finite." Abū Rayhān al-Bīrūnī (973-1048) also agreed that light has a finite speed, and stated that the speed of light is much faster than the speed of sound. Abu 'Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Ma'udh, who lived in Al-Andalus during the second half of the 11th century, wrote a work on optics

neg: Warm and Beautiful critic Stephen Holden believes that the opening chords of "Warm and Beautiful" are a parody of John Lennon's song "Imagine." Similarly, Holden believes that the simple lyrics and melody are a parody of Lennon's song "Love." "Warm and Beautiful" was originally considered for release as a single from "Wings at the Speed of Sound", but was passed up in favour of "Let 'Em In" and "Silly Love Songs." Critical reception of "Warm and Beautiful" has been mixed. Elvis Costello has stated that "Warm and Beautiful" is "one of the most beautiful songs that Paul ever wrote for Linda." "Billboard Magazine"'s

neg: Partition (song) verbing, I think you meant 'Bill Clinton'd all on my gown'". Glenn Gamboa of "Newsday" wrote that Beyoncé "channels her inner Prince, moving from a sweet, girl-group pop sound to Dirty South hip-hop". Michael Cragg of "The Guardian" highlighted that Beyoncé gives the best explanation of the album's "raison d'être" through the line, "Radio say speed it up / I just go slower". He further commended the way Beyoncé half-raps "with a delicious snarl" in the first part of the song. Many critics, including Una Mullalay of "The Irish Times" and Greg Kot of the "Chicago Tribune" welcomed Beyoncé's rapping

neg: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home "Duran Duran, or whoever" and not "raw" and authentic punk. Thatcher collaborated with Mangini and two sound editors who were in punk bands to create their own music. They decided that punk distilled down to the sentiment of "I hate you", and wrote a song centered on the theme. Recording in the sound studio as originally planned produced too clean a sound, so they moved to the outside hallway and recorded the song in one take using cheap microphones to create a distorted sound. The song was also used in Paramount's "Back to the Beach". "The Voyage Home" opened theatrically

neg: Black and White (BoDeans album) significant radio airplay and remains one of their most popular songs. Music critic Brian Mansfield, writing for AllMusic, wrote of the album: "The band hardly sounds like the roots-oriented band of their previous efforts, and Sam Llanas and Kurt Neumann sound more ambitious as songwriters... Black and White is about using individual problems as analogies to social ones. It's also about loneliness and hardship. It also didn't sell that much better (if any) than the first albums." Elysa Gardner of "Entertainment Weekly", however, praised the album and wrote: "There's nothing flamboyant or ground-breaking on this fourth album from the BoDeans

neg: Killing Loneliness two versions of the song's music video: a European and U.S. version. The U.S. version of "Killing Loneliness" was filmed in April 2006 and released in May. Making a guest appearance in the video is tattoo artist Kat Von D, known from the reality television series "LA Ink" and "Miami Ink". Killing Loneliness "Killing Loneliness" is a song released by the Finnish band HIM, released in February 2006 in Germany and in April in the UK as a single from their 2005 breakthrough "Dark Light". The song, along with "Wings of a Butterfly", is one of the band's best known

neg: Lean On critical acclaim. Brennan Carley of "Spin" wrote, "It's as if No Doubt met the C+C Music Factory". "Consequence of Sound"s Michelle Geslani called the song a 'bouncy banger' and complimented MØ's "siren-like" vocals. David Jeffries from AllMusic praised MØ and DJ Snake for helping the track "deliver the sentimental lyrics and sensual house music at an intoxicating half-speed tempo." "Billboard"'s Matt Medved called the song and the recent Diplo's collaboration with Skrillex on Jack Ü's "Where Are Ü Now" "both innovates and finds crossover appeal", with the first being called "a pop gloss." "Rolling Stone" ranked "Lean On" at number

neg: Soft Cell tuxedo, directing a symphony orchestra of transvestites. "Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret" garnered two additional hits: "Bedsitter" dealt with the loneliness and lifestyle of a young man having recently left home to live in a bedsit while partying hard. "Bedsitter" reached No. 4 in the UK Singles Chart in November 1981. The song was highly acclaimed in a retrospective review by AllMusic journalist Ned Raggett who wrote that it "ranks as one of the best, most realistic portrayals of urban life recorded." The final single on the album, the ballad "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye", peaked at No. 3 in February 1982 and

neg: The Well of Loneliness describes "The Well of Loneliness" as "The first long and very serious novel entirely upon the subject of sexual inversion" She wrote "The Well of Loneliness" in part to popularise the ideas of sexologists such as Richard von Krafft-Ebing and Havelock Ellis, who regarded homosexuality as an inborn and unalterable trait: congenital sexual inversion. In Krafft-Ebing's "Psychopathia Sexualis" (1886), the first book Stephen finds in her father's study, inversion is described as a degenerative disorder common in families with histories of mental illness. Exposure to these ideas leads Stephen to describe herself and other inverts as "hideously maimed and ugly".

neg: Mean (song) extremely down-home, almost bluegrass sound." The song is written in the key of E major, and Swift's vocals span an octave and a perfect 4th, from G♯ to C♯. Jon Caramanica from "The New York Times" noted the song for its "rootsy sound," where Swift sings "over a bluegrass-influenced acoustic track unlike anything else she’s yet recorded." The chorus has a chord progression sequence of C#m/G#—B/F#—A/E. The song's lyrics address those who question Swift's ability to sing. This is echoed by Jill Serjeant from "Billboard", who wrote that "[the song] appears to take aim at critics who slammed Swift's shaky

neg: Out Loud (Gabbie Hanna song) to the song's chorus. Lyrically, "Out Loud" discusses themes of loss. Tatiana Cirisano of "Billboard" called the song "no joke", and wrote "if listeners find it hard to reconcile the track's theme of loneliness with Hanna's 1.3 million Twitter followers, well, that's kind of the point." Chris DeVille of "Sterogum" panned the song, writing that the song "plays more like an "SNL" Digital Short than a legitimate tearjerker." Prior to the video's release, Hanna stated that the video would contain a "major plot twist". The music video for "Out Loud" was released on October 18, 2017. The video shows Hanna

neg: Speed of Sound (song) chorus and its grandiose sound. "Speed of Sound" is written in the key A Mixolydian. The lyrics in the song are cryptic; The ending lines of the third verse emphasise belief and assurance: "If you could see it then you'd understand/ah, when you see it then you'll understand," and "Some things you have to believe/others are puzzles puzzling me." The fourth line in the second verse alludes to discovering your place in the world: "How long am I gonna stand/with my head stuck under the sand." In his review of "X&Y", Bill White of the "Seattle Post-Intelligencer" newspaper noted that

neg: Flower Boy hinted towards his sexuality status a few years prior, once tweeting "I TRIED TO COME OUT THE DAMN CLOSET LIKE FOUR DAYS AGO AND NO ONE CARED HAHAHHAHAHA". Vanessa Okoth-Obbo of "Pitchfork" described "911 / Mr. Lonely" as "look[ing] at the overarching theme of loneliness, on two contrasting, but equally intriguing beats" and stated that the song "represents a further maturation in sound, and apparently his problems too". "November" is a nostalgic track in which Tyler reminisces about times gone. Ana Clara Ribeiro of Medium described the song as "[Tyler]'s desire to be taken back to November" and "drives the

neg: Just a Day was on an album. The song describes the loneliness of alcoholism and depression The single was also released as an orange vinyl, with a Brian Serper mix of the main track as its A-side although the differences are hardly noticeable. The single is especially notable as it was released as an EP, "Just a Day E.P.". This makes the release Feeder's sixth EP. "Drowned in Sound" rated the single 7/10, with reviewer James Westfox saying that although readers might dislike Feeder, the song is "a difficult record to dislike." "NME" also reviewed the EP, although reviewer Christian Ward focused his

neg: Sen to Rei of Sakanaction. "CDJournal" reviewers felt "Sen to Rei" expressed loneliness, and praised the new Sakanaction-style guitar rock, as well as their ever-changing style. The reviewers were impressed with Yamaguchi's chorus vocals, which changed from "subtle and tender to hopeful and empowered", and called the song a "fast-paced killer tune". They noted that the song was not very "showy", however felt that despite this, Sakanaction still expressed a "high quality hybrid" sound. Kuniko Yamada of "Bounce" praised the song's "sprinting feeling", and noted how Sakanaction were comfortable with creating more standard "guitar rock" songs as well. Entertainment Media Kulture named "Sample"

neg: Speed metal heavy metal band, also formed in Birmingham, England. They often played faster than most rock groups of the time and brought a more "metallic" sound to the guitars. Some songs, such as 1978's "Exciter", were groundbreaking for their sheer ferocity and speed; few, if any, bands exempting Motörhead, played with the same tempo. Exciter (who took their name from the aforementioned Judas Priest song) is a Canadian speed metal band from Ottawa, Ontario, which was formed in 1978. They are widely considered to be one of the first speed metal bands and a seminal influence of the thrash metal genre.

neg: Quasimodo's Gift only a guitar. Hua Chenyu wrote "Quasimodo’s Gift," the title song and a beautiful tranquil blue melodrama-style song, but its birth process was full of magic. When he travelled in Europe on program” Divas hit the road", he captured the melody from an abstract portrait in a church but soon forgot it, then suddenly recalled this melody two months later after he came back home. "Quasimodo’s Gift" is a soul song particularly conforming to Hua Chenyu’s personal characteristic which is inner loneliness with strong sincere love. The Danish composer’s elaborate creations "Eternity", "Bomb Squad", "All Lonely" and "Traveling" were responded

neg: She's My Baby (Wings song) that on "Wings at the Speed of Sound" "She's My Baby" is crossfaded with the following song on the album, "Beware My Love." This limited radio play of a song they consider one of the best on the album, albeit "lightweight and jaunty." Robert Christgau claimed that "'She's My Baby' sounds like an outtake from the 'white' double-LP by McCartney's former group, the Beatles. Other critics are less kind. Reviewing "Wings at the Speed of Sound", Allmusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine states that "'She's My Baby' play like the hits, only without memorable hooks." "Fab Four FAQ 2.0" author Robert

neg: Speed of Sound (song) a piano riff as memorable as the one in 'Clocks,' ringing guitars, martial drums, orchestral pomp and, in the center, Chris Martin's keening vocal, so vulnerable and yet forceful enough to stand out from the mass of sonic detail." "The New York Times", contrariwise, dinged "X&Y" for "trying to carry beauty of 'Clocks' across an entire album – not least in its first single, 'Speed of Sound,' which isn't the only song on the album to borrow the 'Clocks' drumbeat." "Rolling Stone" magazine gave a mixed review, calling it "an appealing but not thrilling song" and noted "...it sounds a

neg: Speed Langworthy in 1920 from Battle Creek, Michigan. Langworthy wrote Youthtime is Springtime in 1923. Langworthy became a fraternity member of Alpha Zeta in 1924. Langworthy wrote "I'd Love to Have a Sweetheart" for the Beloit fraternity in 1924. He also wrote "The Mother of Sigma Chi" for Sigma Chi. Langworthy found success with his 1925 hit, "Christofo Columbo (Thought the world was roundo)". The song was recorded by the Max Terr Orchestra by Pathé. "Dot's vot Looie uses" is a song written by Langworthy in 1925. The song pokes fun at the rise in Americans who still moonshine in defiance of

neg: Let 'Em In by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales of over one million copies. It can also be found on McCartney's 1987 compilation album, "All the Best!" A demo of the song, featuring Denny Laine on lead vocal, was included as a bonus track on the Archive Collection reissue of "Wings at the Speed of Sound". The song starts with the sound of a vibraphone, chiming the first eight notes from the Westminster Quarters, before the rhythm begins. The lyric namechecks several famous people, between friends and relatives of McCartney who, without a justified reason, knock on the door or

neg: Love Steals Us from Loneliness was the most obvious choice and perfectly bridges where we were with the last album and where we are now. This song was featured on a Kerrang compilation CD entitled "Kerrang! Under the Influence: The Songs That Inspired My Chemical Romance", as My Chemical Romance cited Idlewild, and more directly "Love Steals Us from Loneliness", as a major influence. Love Steals Us from Loneliness "Love Steals Us from Loneliness" is a song by the Scottish rock band, Idlewild, from their 2005 album "Warnings/Promises". It was released as the lead single from the album on 21 February 2005 and charted at

neg: 4 Seasons of Loneliness 4 Seasons of Loneliness "4 Seasons of Loneliness" is a R&B and pop ballad recorded by Philadelphia-based vocal quartet Boyz II Men. Written and produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, the song was issued as the first single from the "Evolution" album in 1997. Already a success at U.S. radio, the release of the single prompted a "Billboard" Hot 100 debut at number two. The following week the song moved up to number one, becoming Boyz II Men's fourth (and fifth overall) and last chart-topper to date. The song spent one week at the top before being pushed aside

neg: Roger Dickinson-Brown evidently influenced by the epigrammatic tradition of Catullus, Martial (whom he translates) and J. V. Cunningham, including their social satire and sometimes "risqué" humor. The most frequent themes are loneliness, age, love, death, physics and religion. The French poems are all epigrams. Roger Dickinson-Brown Roger Dickinson-Brown (1944–2015) was an American poet, author and teacher who wrote in English and French. After studying under Yvor Winters at Stanford University, he published and broadcast poems, criticism and reviews (Song, The Southern Review, World Order, WONO-FM) in the 1970s, and taught in the Program in Writing Arts at the State University of New

neg: State of Grace (Taylor Swift song) Musically, the song is a departure from Swift's typical country pop, using influences of alternative rock while being compared to bands such as U2, Muse and The Cranberries. The song has received immense praise from music critics, who have complimented its broader sound in comparison with Swift's previous material. During her preview of the song on ABC's "Good Morning America", Swift described the song as such: “I wrote this song about when you first fall in love with someone — the possibilities, kind of thinking about the different ways that it could go. It’s a really big sound. To me,

neg: You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' Williams, who wrote the 1972 biography of Phil Spector "Out of His Head", considered the song to be one of the best records ever made, while Charlie Gillett in his 1970 book "The Sound of the City: The Rise of Rock and Roll" wrote that "the ebb and flow of passion the record achieved had no direct equivalent." Mick Brown, author of a biography of Spector "Tearing Down the Wall of Sound", considered the song to be "Spector's defining moment" and his "most Wagnerian production yet - a funeral march to departed love". The opening line was said to be

neg: Oops!... I Did It Again (album) who treats her like property. The line "my loneliness ain't killing me no more" makes reference to the verse "my loneliness is killing me" from her song "...Baby One More Time". Another R&B-infused track, which also adds a bit more funk to the mix, "Don't Go Knocking on My Door" finds Spears confidently forging ahead after a breakup. The fourth track, a cover of the Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction", begins with mushy guitar plucking and breathy coos, until a dry, crackling lockstep is thrown down, turning the song into an urban stomp. The dance-pop version also jettisons

neg: California (Blink-182 album) prose impacted their lyrics: "there were a lot of rushing rivers and the whole idea of using metaphors to describe loneliness, just like settler, Native American and Southern Gothic influence of literature, that was kind of our rhyming dictionary." "Cynical" was proposed by Feldmann as a faster song, reminiscent of the band's past work. Hoppus wrote the song about "thinking the world is in a cynical place," but also as a mission statement as a new version of Blink-182. "Bored to Death" was the first song the band recorded with Feldmann on the group's first day of work with him.

neg: Duty (album) of the songs she wrote for the album involved feelings of loneliness, chaos, confusion, and the burden of her responsibilities. She described her feelings after the song writing was done as "unnatural" and was constantly "nervous" for the finished result. The album is a J-pop and rock album with numerous musical elements of Latin pop and dance. According to Takako Tsuriya from "Cawaii" magazine, much of the musical style was "darker" than "Loveppears". Likewise, the magazine labelled it a "rock"-influenced album with only one dance song, "Audience". "Audience" is also Hamasaki's second self-written song to incorporate an English word. The

neg: Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely the Meaning of Being Lonely" is a pop and R&B ballad, with Latin pop influences. Lyrically, the song deals with heartbreak and how the protagonist is dealing with loneliness. "Show me the meaning of being lonely/Is this the feeling I need to walk with/Tell me why I can't be there where you are/There's something missing in my heart," they sing in the chorus. The song received acclaim from most music critics. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of "AllMusic" picked the song as a standout track on the album. While reviewing their compilation, "The Hits: Chapter One" (2001), Erlewine wrote that "the rest

neg: Not Alone Any More Not Alone Any More "Not Alone Any More" is a song by the British–American supergroup the Traveling Wilburys from their 1988 album "Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1". It was sung by Roy Orbison and serves as his main contribution to the album. The song was written mainly by Jeff Lynne, although all five members of the Wilburys are credited as songwriters. A longtime admirer of Orbison, Lynne wrote "Not Alone Any More" as a vehicle for the singer's operatic vocal style. The song's lyrical theme of loneliness similarly recalls Orbison's dark ballads of the early 1960s. On release, the song was

neg: Whispering Pines (The Band song) influence, but criticized the impact of Cliff Eberhardt's guest vocal in the last verse. Jakob Dylan and Lizz Wright covered "Whispering Pines" on "". Allmusic critic Thom Jurek called this version "gorgeous." Ben Windham of "The Tuscaloosa News" described it as "absolutely haunting." Whispering Pines (The Band song) "Whispering Pines" is a song written by Richard Manuel and Robbie Robertson that was first released by The Band on their self-titled 1969 album "The Band". It was released as a single in France, backed by "Lonesome Suzie." "Whispering Pines" is a ballad on the theme of loneliness. Manuel wrote the melody

neg: Blood (Lianne La Havas album) "What You Don't Do" into a positive message talking about the games La Havas is not "forced to endure" during her relationship. "Tokyo" contains a slow groove built over a hazy effect, lyrically the song sees La Havas yearning and in state of disorientation. La Havas wrote "Tokyo" based on the feeling of loneliness and moving from one place to another, the song was titled after the city of Tokyo due to it being a bustling city, but La Havas stated that "you can feel so alone there". The song also drew some inspiration from the movie Lost in Translation,