query: who wrote if i were a boy lyrics

pos: If I Were a Boy If I Were a Boy "If I Were a Boy" is a song performed by American singer and songwriter Beyoncé from her third studio album "I Am... Sasha Fierce" (2008). "If I Were a Boy" was written by BC Jean and Toby Gad, who also handled its production alongside Beyoncé. Inspired by the difficult break-up of a romantic relationship, the song was initially recorded by Jean, whose record company rejected it. Beyoncé then recorded her own version. Jean was upset when she learned that Beyoncé was releasing it as a single, but eventually, they reached an agreement. Columbia Records released

pos: If I Were a Boy of the ballad on Country Music Television (CMT), and a studio version was released as the second single from her 2010 album, "All the Women I Am". "If I Were a Boy" was written by BC Jean and Toby Gad. It is the opening ballad of the "I Am ..." disc of the double album "I Am... Sasha Fierce". It is the only song on either disc that Beyoncé did not co-write. Most of the lyrics were written by Jean, who was inspired by the break-up of a romantic relationship. One day Jean and Gad visited a pizzeria in Times

neg: If I Were a Boy wrote in his review of the album that "If I Were a Boy" has the "most interesting lyrics" of the entire record. In a separate review of "If I Were a Boy", Levine awarded it four stars out of five, writing that Beyoncé's vocals on the song are passionate. He praised the lyrics for not being overwritten and commended their "emotional punch" and "very strong melody" which he said can make people feel that they have always known the song. Pitchfork Media's Ryan Dombal called "If I Were a Boy" an "effective and affecting gender-bender". Allmusic writer Andy Kellman felt

neg: If I Were a Boy no amount of money, fame or skill can solve the basic inequity between her man's heart and her own." Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine wrote that "If I Were a Boy" could become as commercially successful as "Irreplaceable" because of its radio-friendly appeal. James Montgomery of MTV News complimented the "tear-jerking power" of "If I Were a Boy" and noted that it reveals "sides of Beyoncé we never knew existed". Matos Michaelangelo of "The A.V. Club" remarked that "If I Were a Boy" has "boilerplate lyrics" that would fit perfectly in a Hayley Mills film. Nick Levine of Digital Spy

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: I Am... Sasha Fierce is strictly for the stage, with the editor describing Sasha Fierce as the singer's sensual, aggressive alter ego. "If I Were a Boy", the first single of "I Am...", stands as the only song on either disc that Beyoncé did not co-write. BC Jean, who wrote most of the song's lyrics, took inspiration from a poor relationship. Beyoncé explained in "Essence" that "If I Were a Boy" is different from her previous songs in the sense that it is not a traditional R&B song. Music critics remarked that the song seemed to be a mixture of her hit single "Irreplaceable"

neg: If I Were a Boy was an artist, so it was, like, 'Oh, this songwriter BC.' " "If I Were a Boy" was the first song she ever recorded, and she initially did not intend to hand it to another singer. Jean said that the fact that Beyoncé recorded the ballad provided many opportunities, and she was approached by many people who wanted to purchase her lyrics. She refused their offers, desiring to use her songs for her own album. However, Jean still intends to write for other artists. "If I Were a Boy" is a midtempo pop and R&B ballad, with folk rock and

neg: If I Were a Boy Square in New York City. Although tempted, Jean refrained from eating pizza because she was dieting. She then thought that if she were a boy, she would have eaten without regret. After reflecting on the idea, she concluded that she would have been a better man than her past lover. Gad captured Jean's ideas on a pocket recorder, and they went to the studio the same day. Once there, she wrote the lyrics and melody in about 15 minutes. She then recorded the song in less than half an hour, with Gad on the guitar. After completing her version of

neg: If I Were a Boy magazine, Beyoncé explained that "If I Were a Boy" is "broad" and different from her previous releases because it is not a traditional R&B song. She added, "I had to try it, because I remember Aretha Franklin said a great singer can sing anything and make it her own." Beyoncé was also motivated by her audience's strong expectations from her as a singer. While preparing her third solo album, Beyoncé wanted to experiment with stronger lyrics and record ballads like "If I Were a Boy" because, "the music and the emotion in the story is told so much better. It's

neg: If I Were a Boy that though the ballad sounds like "the watery backdrop for a singing competition finale", it is the most outstanding song on "I Am... Sasha Fierce" thanks to its lyrics and Beyoncé's tormented performance. Colin McGuire of PopMatters felt that "If I Were a Boy" was the highlight of the first disc of the double album. Jon Caramanica of "The New York Times" described the song as one of the greatest pop songs of the last few years and one of Beyoncé's most complicated vocal performances. Joey Guerra of the "Houston Chronicle" commented that "If I Were a Boy" is an

neg: Boy Blue (Cyndi Lauper song) called "Little Boy Blue". This poem is based on a kid's story: "Little Boy Blue" <poem> </poem> Here is what Cyndi says about this song: "I tried to write about my friend. I knew he really loved 'That's What Friends Are For.' I know that maybe he would have liked me to do a song like that. Instead I wrote about him personally. I don't know that my lyrics were good enough, I don't know that anything was good enough. Maybe it was too personal. I don't know. But I wrote it for him. It was because of him that

neg: Beggin & Pleadin on the liberating nature of the song's lyrics: "As I grew through the subject matter of this song, I realized that I needed "me" to forgive me for not believing what I felt," she wrote. "Beggin & Pleadin" received universal praise from music critics. "Vulture" writer Dee Lockett felt that "Beggin & Pleadin" sounded like "if Hit-Boy remixed "Hit the Road Jack". The song "is grounded in the blues, but, Brandy being Brandy, she's chopped and screwed it with a bit of modern trap that surprisingly doesn't sound tacky [...] Brandy's the kind of underrated vocalist who shape-shifts to fit

neg: If I Were a Boy "If I Were a Boy" to US radio on October 8, 2008, as a double A-side single album's alongside "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" as the lead singles. The two songs showcased the contrast between Beyoncé's personality and her aggressive onstage persona, Sasha Fierce. A Spanish version of the song, titled "Si Yo Fuera un Chico", was digitally released in Mexico and Spain. "If I Were a Boy" is a pop and R&B introspective ballad which draws influences from folk rock through its instrumentation of which includes acoustic guitars, drums and strings. The song's lyrics lament the misunderstandings

neg: If I Were a Boy a low of F♯ to the high of E. Her singing gets higher and louder as she employs melodic crescendos. Critics noted that Beyoncé delivers a tormented performance with unwavering sentiments. The lyrics of "If I Were a Boy" are about a gender-swapping thought experiment, through which Beyoncé analyses the ideologies of a tense relationship. As she sings about things she would do if she were a boy, Beyoncé highlights the vulnerability of a woman and ponders how things would be different if men had women's sense of empathy. During the first part of the ballad, Beyoncé alternates between the

neg: If I Were a Boy sense of self-awareness" but cast is as "a soppy wallow in whiny self-pity and broad stereotyping". Erika Ramirez and Jason Lipshutz of "Billboard" magazine placed "If I Were a Boy" at number 19 on a list of Beyoncé's 30 biggest "Billboard" hits published for Beyoncé's thirtieth birthday. They wrote that the song "found Beyoncé at her most honest, drawing in both women and men". "If I Were a Boy" was nominated for the Best Foreign Song at the 2009 Porin Awards in Croatia. On "The Village Voice"s year-end Pazz & Jop singles list, "If I Were a Boy" was ranked

neg: Pink Ocean Andreas Öberg co-wrote "B612" and "Knock Knock" and English songwriter David Anthony co-wrote "Liar Liar" and "I Found Love". of Jam Factory wrote the Korean lyrics for the first three songs on the album, and Oh My Girl member Mimi wrote the rap lyrics, with the rap in "Liar Liar" being inspired by Pinocchio. "Step by Step" was written by Jung Jin-young, a member of WM Entertainment's boy band B1A4. "Liar Liar" is a dance-pop song with a hip hop drum beat. In the lyrics, the narrator is a girl who has a secret crush on a guy, but feels

neg: Sliver (song) wrote, telling a seemingly autobiographical story of a boy who is left with his grandparents by his parents for the day, has a difficult time eating dinner and playing, insists on being taken home until he finally falls asleep after eating ice-cream and watching television, and later wakes up in his "mother's arms." Despite the straightforward lyrics, the song was given an intentionally confusing title, with Cobain explaining, "I had a feeling if I called it 'Sliver,' most people would call it 'Silver.'" The "Sliver" single was first released on 7-inch vinyl in the US in 1990 by Sub Pop.

neg: If I Were a Boy as the second single from her studio album "All the Women I Am" (2010). McEntire revealed that she originally wanted to only cover her own hits. However, her husband and manager, Narvel Blackstock wanted her to do a cover song. Blackstock finally came up with the idea that she should record her own version of Beyoncé's "If I Were a Boy". Speaking about her version of the song, McEntire said: "When I got the song and the lyrics, I thought it was an incredible song ... And, to me, it turned out to be a country song, when we got

neg: A Mother's Prayer for Her Boy Out There A Mother's Prayer for Her Boy Out There A Mother's Prayer for Her Boy Out There is a World War I era song released in 1918. Andrew B. Sterling wrote the lyrics. Arthur Lange composed the music. It was written for voice and piano. The song was published by Joe Morris Music Co. of New York, New York. On the cover is a woman kneeling down to pray. A picture of a soldier hangs on the wall behind her. The lyrics tell the story of a mother who is struggling with the fact that her son is fighting in war.

neg: If I Were a Boy a better connection because you can hear it and it's not all these other distractions. I really wanted people to hear my voice and hear what I had to say." After Jean's version of "If I Were a Boy" was rejected by her record company, she was upset that Beyoncé recorded and released the ballad. Roger Friedman of Fox News wrote that Jean was first informed that Beyoncé recorded the song by a stranger. "The Daily Telegraph" reported that Beyoncé's father and then-manager Mathew Knowles pursued the publishing rights of "If I Were a Boy" after realizing that it had

neg: Pretty Boy Floyd Floyd's death, Woody Guthrie, a native of Oklahoma, wrote a protest song romanticizing Floyd's life, called simply "Pretty Boy Floyd." The song has the form of a Broadside "come-all-ye" ballad opening with the lines: <poem>If you'll gather 'round me, children, a story I will tell 'Bout Pretty Boy Floyd, an Outlaw, Oklahoma knew him well.</poem> The lyrics recount Floyd's supposed generosity to the poor, and contain the famous lines comparing foreclosing bankers to outlaws: <poem>As through this world you travel, you'll meet some funny men: Some will rob you with a six-gun, and some with a fountain pen. And as

neg: You're So Cute, Soldier Boy heightened, no matter if the men are short or tall, because of the "magic" of a khaki uniform. The chorus is as follows: The sheet music can be found at Pritzker Military Museum & Library. You're So Cute, Soldier Boy You're So Cute, Soldier Boy is a World War I era song released in 1918. Edgar Allan Woolf wrote the lyrics. Anatole Friedland composed the music. The song was written for Henry W. Savage's musical "Toot Toot". It was published by Tin Pan Alley music publisher T.B. Harms Co. of New York, New York. On the cover is a woman

neg: Jar of Hearts the ballad revolves around an ex of Perri's, who sings personal lyrics. In a blog by the artist, Perri described that the song came from true experiences, stating "I wrote the song after I went home to Philadelphia for the holiday last December. I sat in my childhood bedroom and hid from the boy (with the jar of hearts) who wanted to see me. My heart wanted to see him, my head knew better. I couldn't take one more break so I wrote the song instead." According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Hal Leonard Corporation, "Jar of

neg: The Bells and Whistles (one a reprise) and one cover ("If I Were a Boy" by Beyoncé). For the original songs, the show's in-house songwriters Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman wrote the reprised "Let Me Be Your Star" and "(Let's Start) Tomorrow Tonight", while Andrew McMahon wrote "I Heard Your Voice in a Dream". "I Heard Your Voice in a Dream" and "If I Were a Boy" were released as singles for sale from iTunes and Amazon.com's MP3 store, while "Let Me Be Your Star" and "(Let's Start) Tomorrow Tonight" are available on the cast album "Bombshell" and the former is available on the

neg: Fall Out Boy Boy record in which Stump created all the music and Wentz wrote all the lyrics, continuing the approach they took for some songs on "Grave". Stump felt that this process was much more "smooth" as every member was able to focus on his individual strengths. He explained: "We haven't had any of those moments when I play the music and he'll say, 'I don't like that,' and he'll read me lyrics and I'll say, 'I don't like those lyrics.' It's very natural and fun." Despite this, the band had great difficulty creating its desired sound for the album, constantly scrapping

neg: If I Were a Boy a jangly guitar-pop number" during the show. Kyle Anderson of "Entertainment Weekly" wrote that "the most attention-grabbing moments of the night... came when she dipped into other artists' catalogs". In 2013, "If I Were a Boy" was included in the set list of The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour where it featured the string motif from The Verve's "Bitter Sweet Symphony" (1997). In January 2009, Matthew Zeghibe, a 26-year-old computer art student from Connecticut, used pitch-correction software to make a clip that he claimed was the soundboard recording of "If I Were a Boy" from Beyoncé's "Today" show appearance in

neg: If I Were a Boy called the song her best yet. "Billboard" magazine's critic Chuck Taylor wrote that "If I Were a Boy" is Beyoncé's "most affecting offering" since "Listen" (2006). He praised her vocals as "breathtaking, exquisitely emotive, mournful, and mature" and added that the song "exudes the fragrance of a Grammy Award". According to Ann Powers of the "Los Angeles Times", "If I Were a Boy" is Beyoncé's Streisand moment and "a tender, fairly simple ballad that [she] uses to prove she's a great vocal actress". Powers concluded, "This isn't just another breakup song; it's an elegy for female empowerment, Beyoncé's admission that

neg: Jealous (Beyoncé song) of the singer's "If I Were a Boy", sung by a grown woman. He went on to praise the "frank, honest and vulnerable" characteristics the singer decided to showcase in the song, opposed to her other material where she was reluctant to discuss about them. Wass finished his review by noting that "Jealous" would be a "dark horse for a radio single down the line". Brittany Spanos of "The Village Voice" described the song as a "grown up version" of "If I Were a Boy" with lyrics about "persistent mistrust". Latifah Muhammad of BET deemed the song a "distant cousin"

neg: Trampoline (Joe Henry album) by piece; allowing me to write to new rhythms, record to loops, play bass, and steal like a thief with my sampler. I was free from the role of Boy Scout Leader, which is how I always felt trying to lead six or more players in the studio during 'live' sessions. And as I learned all this, I made a record called "Trampoline", which again, felt like starting over from scratch. I wrote backwards: from the groove up instead of letting lyrics dictate everything. I was also writing lyrics that were less narrative and more fragmented, in a way that

neg: Kimi wa Jitensha Watashi wa Densha de Kitaku the lyrics, in his blog Tsunku wrote that the girl who sings the song is worried as if she and the boy will never see each other again, but he thinks that they will certainly meet the next day at school. The music video for the title track was shot at the Ajigaura train station. The video was published on Cute's official YouTube channel on March 13, 2012 (Japan Standard Time). As Airi Suzuki noted, in the music video the band tried to reproduce the story told in the song's lyrics like in a TV drama. There also were 30

neg: Girls' Generation singled out Girls' Generation's "Gee" as an embodiment; its repetitive lyrics "What should I do?" (), "fool" (), or "I don't know" () suggest that the girls are "utterly clueless children" who "dumb [themselves] down" just to attract a partner. He further cited the single "I Got a Boy" as an epitome of the group's non-empowering lyrics, with lines such as "I got a boy, he's awesome / I got a boy, he's kind / I got a boy, handsome boy, my heart's been taken away [...] My prince! / When will you rescue me?" Kim came to the conclusion

neg: If I Were a Boy EPs were made available on February 3 and 10, 2009. A Spanish version of "If I Were a Boy" was translated by Rudy Pérez and mixed by Andrés Bermúdez at The Beach House in Miami. Titled "Si Yo Fuera un Chico (If I Were a Boy)", this version was only included on copies of "I Am... Sasha Fierce" in Mexico as well as iTunes Stores in Latin America and Spain, where it was released as a stand-alone single on February 3, 2009. "If I Were a Boy" was widely acclaimed by contemporary music critics, who applauded Beyoncé's vocal performance and

neg: Requiem for the Indifferent single featuring Rob van der Loo on bass guitar. Woltring about "Forevermore": "I wrote the song myself. At that time, it was still called "Stairway to Heaven", though. I once listened to a couple of Van Canto's songs ("Water, Fire, Heaven, Earth" and "Hearted") and "Our Farewell" by Within Temptation. Then, I came up with this great idea to combine the music of these songs and add my own lyrics to it. The lyrics actually tell the story of a boy, who meets an angel. She gives him the feeling that they belong together, even though their worlds lie far

neg: Dear Little Boy of Mine longs for her son. The narrator recounts moments of her son's childhood that she thinks of, often when she is lonely. It is not made clear whether the son has simply grown up and left home, gone to war, or has died. The lyrics can be interpreted various ways. Below is a sample of the lyrics: Dear Little Boy of Mine Dear Little Boy of Mine is a World War I song published in 1918. Ernest R. Ball composed the music, and J. Keirn Brennan wrote the lyrics. Vocalist Charles Harrison performed the song. The piece was written for both

neg: How Will I Know with "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)". How Will I Know "How Will I Know" is a song recorded by American recording artist Whitney Houston for her eponymous debut album, which was released in February 1985. The song was released by Arista Records in November that year, as the album's third single. Composed by George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam, the song was originally intended for Janet Jackson, but she passed on it. Houston then recorded the song with altered lyrics and production from Narada Michael Walden. The lyrics speak about the protagonist trying to discern if a boy

neg: Soldier Boy (1915 song) Soldier Boy (1915 song) Soldier Boy is a World War I era song released in 1915. D.A. Esrom wrote the lyrics. Theodore Morse composed the music. Leo Feist, Inc. of New York, New York published the song. Artist Harry Lewis designed the cover art for the sheet music. On the cover, there are three cartoon soldiers. One has his head turned to kiss a woman behind him. The song was written for both voice and piano. It is told from the point of view of a woman who is proud of her soldier boy. She addresses the soldier directly in

neg: Frank Loesser Amy's "Somebody, Somewhere" (from "The Most Happy Fella"), whilst Ashley Jarrett performed "If I Were A Bell" and Ian Leonard provided a tongue-in-cheek rendition of "Sing A Tropical Song". Sources Frank Loesser Frank Henry Loesser (; June 29, 1910 – July 28, 1969) was an American songwriter who wrote the lyrics and music to the Broadway musicals "Guys and Dolls" and "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying", among others. He won separate Tony Awards for the music and lyrics in both shows, as well as sharing the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the latter. He also wrote numerous

neg: Adrian Ross "The Shop Girl" (1894) and "The Circus Girl" (1896). Ross next wrote the lyrics for a string of hit musicals, beginning with "A Greek Slave" (1898), "San Toy" (1899), "The Messenger Boy" (1900) and "The Toreador" (1901) and continuing without a break through World War I. He also wrote the English lyrics for a series of hit adaptations of European operettas beginning with "The Merry Widow" in 1907. During World War I, Ross was one of the founders of the Performing Rights Society. He continued writing until 1930, producing several more successes after the war. He also wrote the popular

neg: Your Song office boy, hence the line "I sat on the roof and kicked off the moss". The instrumental focus is on John's Leon Russell-influenced piano work, along with acoustic guitar, Paul Buckmaster's string accompaniment, and a shuffling rhythm section. The lyrics express the romantic thoughts of an innocent person. John sings a straightforward love-song lyric at the beginning: "It's a little bit funny this feeling inside / I'm not one of those who can easily hide / I don't have much money but boy if I did / I'd buy a big house where we both could live." At times the

neg: Ocean (Bebo Norman album) writing truly inspiring lyrics. With these tools on his side, I am sure that when I have the privilege of listening to the eighth project, it will be able to move from my head to my heart." Akinola wrote that "listening to "Ocean", I cannot help but slow down and just … contemplate. Packed full with introspection, this folk-rock album wants to live in my mind and cultivate there." Christian Music Zine's Tyler Hess said that "if you’re looking for some contemplative folk rock about water and its relation to God and man, then oh boy we have found the

neg: Martin Charnin and three productions in the West End in London. While in London, he also directed "Bar Mitzvah Boy" (1978), which had music by Jule Styne and lyrics by Don Black. He wrote the lyrics for "I Remember Mama" (1979) with music by Richard Rodgers, and directed, wrote the lyrics for, and co-wrote the book for "The First" (1981), a musical about Jackie Robinson and the integration of baseball. He directed "A Little Family Business" on Broadway in 1982, which starred Angela Lansbury and John McMartin, and Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson in "The Flowering Peach" for Tony Randall's National Theatre,

neg: I Can Change (Brandon Flowers song) I Can Change (Brandon Flowers song) "I Can Change" is the fourth single by American singer-songwriter Brandon Flowers from his second studio album, "The Desired Effect". The song contains elements from "Smalltown Boy" (1984) by Bronski Beat. Brandon Flowers wrote "I Can Change" upon request from Swedish house duo Axwell and Ingrosso, who asked if Flowers would collaborate with them for their upcoming album. Because Axwell and Ingrosso were unable to finish the song, Flowers decided to record it himself. He noticed similarities between the song he had been given by Axwell and Ingrosso and Bronski Beat's "Smalltown Boy" and

neg: Nina (Nina album) Nina declined. "Ooh Boy", also penned by Belle, is like the continuation of "I Do", with the same arrangement and a catchier refrain. Both songs were mixed by Ferdie Marquez. Volante and Bobby Velasco worked on the two ballads, "I Need Your Love" and "Someday". "I Need Your Love" has an acoustic-bossa nova arrangement handed by Velasco, and uses chime sound effects. The song was sung by Nina as if she was whispering. It starts with lonesome lyrics, but turns to a positive feeling midway. "Someday" has an optimistic plot as so. It tells a story of a woman who

neg: Like a Stone and generous, and then you go to hell anyway." The melancholy tone and certain parts of the lyrics of "Like a Stone" have prompted some to wonder if Cornell wrote the song about the late Alice in Chains singer Layne Staley, who died in April 2002. Cornell has denied this, saying "No. I'm not one of those guys where, like, something happens and then I go run around, 'Ooh, 9/11, and now it's 9/12, let me write about that. I wrote the lyrics before he died. [...] You can misinterpret that stuff pretty easy, but I don't tend to sit

neg: If I Were a Boy the potential to become a big hit. Jean used her Myspace account to express her frustration: "I have been reading some of these comments and to set the record straight from the horse's mouth – IF I WERE A BOY is my song; YES, I wrote this song; It is my story; a painful one, and the song is very dear to me. You can hear the original version on my myspace site." Friedman later reported that Beyoncé and Jean had come to terms. The deal included a promise that Beyoncé would record a duet with Jean for her debut

neg: Dear Little Boy of Mine Dear Little Boy of Mine Dear Little Boy of Mine is a World War I song published in 1918. Ernest R. Ball composed the music, and J. Keirn Brennan wrote the lyrics. Vocalist Charles Harrison performed the song. The piece was written for both voice and piano. M. Witmark & Sons was the original publisher of the song. In December 1918, the Charles Harrison version reached the number six spot on the US song charts. Another version by Will Oakland was popular in 1919. The song is written in first person from the point of view of a parent, who

neg: Savior (Rise Against song) boy / I just want to save you while there's still something left to save." Critics have characterized the lyrics as "poignant", and "poetic". Lead vocalist Tim McIlrath wrote the lyrics. While writing the lyrics for Rise Against songs, McIlrath will often sing nonsensical words over completed melodies, in order to identify the lyrical tone that each song will eventually convey. For "Savior", McIlrath remarked that while he mostly sang gibberish, he always found himself singing the line "I don't hate you". McIlrath used this line as a base to construct the lyrics and themes present within "Savior". In a

neg: Best Thing I Never Had I Were a Boy", and concluded that Beyoncé "certainly knows how to dump a man in style". Matthew Perpetua of "Rolling Stone" wrote that "Best Thing I Never Had" could be "Irreplaceable Part Two" and noted that Beyoncé's vocal performance brings depth to the song. Rich Juzwiak of "The Village Voice" wrote that the song is not as iconic as its reference point "Irreplaceable", but "nor is it as shady". He commended the optimism in the song's lyrics. "Consequence of Sound" writer Chris Coplan commented that the ballad is a powerful moment of self-realization, which is enhanced by Beyoncé's vocal

neg: If I Were a Boy (novel) If I Were a Boy (novel) If I Were a Boy () is an Albanian epistolary novel written by Haki Stërmilli in 1936. Written mostly in a form of diary entries it documents the struggle of the young female protagonist Dija to adjust in an Albanian patriarchal society, which was common during the time the novel was written in. Originally the novel was written in Gheg dialect. The novel starts with Dija's cousin, Hamit, who is on a bus with a small box on his hands. The box was entrusted to him by Dija, who now had contracted Tuberculosis. After

neg: Evelyn La Rue Pittman to 11 different countries. Pittman made a videotape of "Freedom Child" for school children and her Oklahoma friends. "It's something I've always wanted to do. Now children and other Oklahomans who didn't have the opportunity to see Martin Luther King will be able to learn about him," she said. "I wrote the musical because I had a genuine interest in King. When he marched on Washington, D.C., I decided to fly down to join the 250,000 people who gathered. I knew I couldn't face my students if I didn't go." Pittman, who wrote the story, the music and the lyrics

neg: I Will Follow also established Bono's trademark lyrical earnestness, one of the reasons the song remains a fan favorite and a staple of the band's recent tours." Note I Will Follow "I Will Follow" is a song by rock band U2. It is the opening track from their debut album, "Boy", and it was released as the album's second single, in October 1980. Lead singer Bono wrote the lyrics to "I Will Follow" in tribute to his mother who died when he was 14 years old. "I Will Follow" is the only song that U2 have performed on every tour since they released

neg: ARK Music Factory company that would do all this at a cost this low. I don't promise anyone fame. In fact, if someone approaches me with their only goal to ‘get famous,' I tell them they're not in this for the right reasons." The staff of Ark Music Factory included Patrice Wilson (also known with the name Pato for his various acts) who was the founder of the company, CEO and Sri Lankan / Australian record producer, songwriter and co-founder and producer, Clarence Jey. At Ark, Jey wrote the music and Wilson wrote the lyrics. Ian Hotchkiss and Chris Lowe were the video

neg: CL (singer) month, after 2NE1 finished with "I Don't Care" promotions, CL collaborated with fellow member Minzy for "Please Don't Go," which charted at number six on the Gaon Chart by the end of November. CL's first solo single, "The Baddest Female", was released on 28 May 2013. For 2NE1's second album "Crush", CL wrote the lyrics and co-composed the music for the tracks "Crush", "If I Were You", and "Baby I Miss You". She also wrote the lyrics for her solo track "MTBD", as well as the track "Scream". In October 2014, it was announced that CL was planning to debut

neg: If I Were a Boy Am... World Tour" and "". Prior to the performance of the song at the tour, outtakes of its music video were used. Beyoncé later appeared performing "If I Were a Boy" wearing Ray-Bans, a leather breastplate, aviator shades and a bulletproof-looking one-piece further asking the crowd to sing along the track. During the bridge of the song, she included excerpts from Morissette's "You Oughta Know" and Tupac Shakur's "California Love" while imitating a male person with her moves. Alice Jones of "The Independent" wrote in her review that Beyoncé "whip[s] up a quasi-feminist singalong." Caryn Ganz of "Rolling Stone" noted

neg: Gift Grub Ni Charaigain. and recently, Bertie Ahern himself to celebrate the segment's tenth anniversary. José Mourinho's sudden departure from Chelsea, in September 2007, and his falling out with owner Roman Abramovich, became the subject of yet another Gift Grub parody . In December 2008, a parody of Beyoncé Knowles's "If I Were a Boy" about the then Sunderland manager Roy Keane's difficulties in the Premier League was transmitted. The lyrics of the chorus were altered to "If I wasn't Roy". Keane resigned hours later. In November 2009, Today FM released a special 10 year edition of the annual 'Best of' CD

neg: John Mark Nelson since he was 14". The University of Minnesota wrote: "Music always being a part of his life and home, John Mark’s Bon Iver like sound young in life giving it a unique whimsical sound infused with simplistically deep lyrics. Who knows if it’s his lyrics that stick in your head for days, his toe-tappin’ folk tunes or his impressive beard that would make any young hipster boy envious, but the Twin Cities are crazy about John Mark Nelson and are excited for much more to come". "As there are more and more musicians employing these techniques every day, standing out

neg: Ted Gärdestad I could see what you're hiding under your skirt"; a line that was considered risqué when sung by a seventeen-year-old boy in the pre-selection for the Eurovision Song Contest in 1973. Despite the fact that all lyrics were the work of Ted's eight-year-older brother Kenneth and not Ted himself, they were specifically written to reflect Ted's personality and his world, and the feelings of a teenager, not those of his older brother. Similar to Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus during the ABBA era, Ted wrote faux-English demo lyrics when he composed his songs and it was subsequently Kenneth's task to

neg: I Will Follow I Will Follow "I Will Follow" is a song by rock band U2. It is the opening track from their debut album, "Boy", and it was released as the album's second single, in October 1980. Lead singer Bono wrote the lyrics to "I Will Follow" in tribute to his mother who died when he was 14 years old. "I Will Follow" is the only song that U2 have performed on every tour since they released their first album. The song was U2's first music video, directed by Meiert Avis in Dublin, Ireland. The song was issued five times, first in

neg: Kumari 21F and Patel "put in a part of us into the characters to make the romance more believable". The official soundtrack was composed by Devi Sri Prasad and consists of five songs. Lyrics were written by Ramanjaneyulu, Krishna Kanth and Chandrabose for one song each. Prasad wrote the lyrics for "Bang Bang Bangkok", which he sang with Ranina Reddy and Rita. A lyric from the song, "Good boy goes to heaven, Bad boy goes to Bangkok", was well received. For "Meghaalu Lekunna", which was sung by Yazin Nisar, Sri Mani wrote the pallavi and Anantha Sreeram wrote the charanams. "Meghaalu Lekunna"

neg: I Like It (DeBarge song) lyrics provided by Randy, El and sister Bunny, who composed the much-copied bridge. While being interviewed for the TV documentary, "Unsung", in 2008, co-producer Iris Gordy told El to sing the final ad-libs "I like it, I like it", in a higher register. El responded by telling Iris that she was "trying to make sound like [his brother] Bobby", to which Iris returned with, "you better thank your lucky stars if you sound even "close" to Bobby". According to Randy, who was also interviewed for the show, while he wrote lyrics to and sang lead on the song's verses, while

neg: Mikhail Volpin Central Club of the NKVD. From 1948 to 1971, Volpin produced scripts and lyrics to the animation studio Soyuzmultfilm, notably "The Enchanted Boy", "The Story of a Crime", "It Was I Who Drew the Little Man", and "The Key". The latter attracted the attention of Soviet censors, due to its negative portrayal of social conformity. Volpin wrote eighteen feature-film screenplays, half of them in collaboration with Nikolai Erdman. In 1950, they were awarded the Stalin Prize for their work on "Brave People", along with director Konstantin Yudin, cinematographer Igor Geleyn, and actors Sergei Gurzo and Aleksei Gribov. More familiar to

neg: Flower Boy Time!". Tyler raps "Passenger a white boy, look like River Phoenix". This may also be a reference to the music video of "Who Dat Boy" in which Tyler is in a car with a River Phoenix lookalike sitting in the passenger seat. "I Ain't Got Time!" contains lines that were considered comparable to Eminem's "outlandish statements" throughout his career. "The A.V. Club" comments on the sampling on "I Ain't Got Time!", saying that it turns an "accordion into a fun-house mirror, warped and disorienting". The song "I Ain't Got Time!" contains the lyrics "I've been kissing white boys since 2004".

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: Cry Me a River (Justin Timberlake song) to "Cry Me a River"; she denied the rumors, explaining, "You know, it's funny. I read that I wrote this song and I wrote these lyrics and that's not my style. I would never do that." Annet Artani, who co-wrote Spears' 2003 song "Everytime", stated that the song was written as a response to "Cry Me a River". When asked during an interview with Diane Sawyer on "PrimeTime" in 2003, if "Everytime" was about Timberlake, Spears responded, "I'll let the song speak for itself." "Cry Me a River" is an R&B song with an instrumentation that features clavinet, guitars, beatboxing,

neg: 21 Things I Want in a Lover than a holiday suitcase." Kimberly Reyes of "Time" panned its lyrics, claiming that they "could easily double as boy trouble letters sent to Seventeen [magazine]." Rob Mitchum of "Pitchfork Media" wrote that the lyrics about what she's looking for in a man is "a move that could come off as self-indulgent, but in a personality as luminescent as Ms. Morissette, is nothing short of entrancing." Jennifer Vineyard of "MTV News" called it a "textured Jagged [Little Pill]-esque tune," but noted that its lyrics contain "stream-of-consciousness." "21 Things I Want in a Lover" was released to radio and television as the

neg: If I Were a Boy (novel) book takes place in some places of Albania mainly the capital, Tirana in the 1930s. If I Were a Boy (novel) If I Were a Boy () is an Albanian epistolary novel written by Haki Stërmilli in 1936. Written mostly in a form of diary entries it documents the struggle of the young female protagonist Dija to adjust in an Albanian patriarchal society, which was common during the time the novel was written in. Originally the novel was written in Gheg dialect. The novel starts with Dija's cousin, Hamit, who is on a bus with a small box on his

neg: If I Were a Boy between the genders and indict the male side of relationships. "If I Were a Boy" was well received by critics, who complimented Beyoncé's tormented and emotive vocal performance and called the song her best work to date. The single was a commercial success as it placed in the top ten on twenty-five different singles charts. It topped the charts in more than eight European countries, including the United Kingdom, where it is Beyoncé's best-selling single. "If I Were a Boy" peaked at number three on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 chart and earned multi-platinum certifications in Australia, Canada, and the

neg: Toby Gad the song. Gad scored his second worldwide #1 hit with Beyoncé's "If I Were a Boy", which Gad produced and co-wrote. "If I Were A Boy" reached #1 in nine countries and hit top-ten in over 20 countries around the world. Gad's third platinum number one hit was the indie-electro pop anthem "Untouched" by Aussie duo The Veronicas. The song sold platinum in the US and reached #1 in Ireland and Mexico. In summer 2009, Gad relocated his recording studio to Los Angeles. The new studio, located in the Hollywood Hills, features several music production rooms and a video editing

neg: If I Were a Boy County Register" wrote that she left the judges "speechless, [and] blown away by the power and beauty of her voice". Then, on December 5, 2012, during the same show, Carly Rose Sonenclar also covered the song. Jennifer Still of Digital Spy noted that she sounded "effortless on those long, belting notes and shows a lot of restraint in the verses as well". On August 18, 2013, during the fifth season of "The X Factor Australia", Dami Im covered the song during the home visits round. Lorna Simpson also covered "If I Were a Boy" during the home visits round on

neg: Arca (album) with, the language of his upbringing that his parents "fought and divorced in". He said it became much more natural for him to manifest certain things that were very private and very intimate in Spanish. Ghersi said the lyrics on the album are "all recent and all – except for one song – improvised" and that he "never sat down and wrote a word and then changed it to a better word," further stating: "I recorded lots and lots of melodies and lyrics, if they were pure enough I left them like that. I didn't let my critical mind interrupt

neg: Alfred Bryan Alfred Bryan Alfred Bryan (September 15, 1871 – April 1, 1958) was a Canadian lyricist. Bryan was born in Brantford, Ontario. He worked as an arranger in New York and wrote lyrics for many Broadway shows in the late 1910s and early 1920s. In the 1920s he moved to Hollywood to write lyrics for screen musicals. Bryan worked with several composers during his career. Among his collaborators were Fred Fischer, Al Sherman, Larry Stock and Joe McCarthy. Perhaps his most successful song was "I Didn't Raise My Boy to Be a Soldier" (1915), with music by Al Piantadosi. The song

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: In My Room explained that Gary Usher (who co-wrote the lyrics with Brian Wilson) further describes that "Brian was always saying that his room was his whole world." Brian seconds this opinion: "I had a room, and I thought of it as my kingdom. And I wrote that song, very definitely, that you're not afraid when you're in your room. It's absolutely true." In 1990, Brian wrote, The 1993 CD box set, "", contains an early version of "In My Room" with a number of differences from the eventual official release. It is unclear if this fully developed demo was recorded the same

neg: If That Were Me criticism from professional music reviewers. Kurt B. Reighley wrote in "CMJ New Music Monthly": "When she's singing lyrics like 'I couldn't live without my phone/ And you don't even have a home', it's tough to recall Chisholm's charms." The "NME"'s Andrew Wagstaff recommended people donate to Shelter and ridiculed the song's lyrics: "If, after doing so, you still want to hear our Mel trilling - and this is not a joke - 'I couldn't live without my phone/But you don't even have a home', well, hell, just remember that charity begins at home. So bear the neighbours in mind and

neg: Take the "A" Train his style, the way he wrote for trumpets, trombones and saxophones, and I thought I would try something like that," Strayhorn recalled in Stanley Dance's "The World Of Duke Ellington". Although Strayhorn said he wrote lyrics for it, the recorded first lyrics were composed by, or for, the Delta Rhythm Boys. The lyrics used by the Ellington band were added by Joya Sherrill, who was 20 at the time (1944). She made up the words at her home in Detroit, while the song played on the radio. Her father, a noted Detroit Black activist, set up a meeting with Ellington.

neg: If I Were a Boy Were a Boy" and "Single Ladies" were initially planned to debut on US radio stations on October 7, 2008, but both premiered the following day. "If I Were a Boy" debuted on Z100's "Elvis Duran and the Morning Show", while "Single Ladies" first aired on New York mainstream urban radio station Power 105.1. Both singles were added to rhythmic contemporary radio on October 13, 2008. That same day, "If I Were a Boy" was sent to contemporary hit radio, and "Single Ladies" was sent to urban contemporary radio. On November 24, 2008, "If I Were a Boy" was sent to

neg: The Boy Does Nothing relationships and their lazy attitudes. The chorus states her frustration with men not completing everyday housekeeping tasks; "Does he wash up? Never wash up/Does he clean up? No he never cleans up/Does he brush up? He never brushed up". In the final verse the lyrics state, "And if the man can't dance/He gets no second chance"; a reference to her refusal to date men if they cannot dance. In an interview Dixon explained in further detail about the lyric, saying "I have to be honest, I do like a man who can dance, but it's not a deal-breaker. It's nice

neg: My Man (Tamar Braxton song) most personal work due to its content and described it as a "personal anthem where people can relate if you've been cheated on before", and that she wanted to be a voice for those who have been hurt. The singer discusses the "heartache of deception" through the lyrics: "I am so confused / I stood right by your side / Through everything that you went through / Why is she around, why are you so cruel" and "Boy, you let me down". The chorus includes the lines: "I don't want to hear no bullshit stories about my man, I just

neg: Rude Boy (Rihanna song) on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show", and "". "Rude Boy" was also featured on the set lists of Rihanna's Last Girl on Earth, Loud, Anti and Diamonds tours. "Rude Boy" was produced by Rob Swire and StarGate who co-wrote the song with Rihanna, Ester Dean, and Makeba Riddick. During an interview on the television show, "" in February 2010, Carr asked Rihanna about the song's lyrics, with particular emphasis on the line "Come here Rude Boy, Boy, can you get it up?/Come here Rude Boy, Boy, is you big enough?" Rihanna explained: "When we wrote the song, it was kind of

neg: I Am a Child of God Three verses and a chorus were soon formed. I gratefully surveyed the work, drank of the message of the words, and returned to my bedroom where I knelt before my Father in Heaven to say "Thank you!" Randall mailed the lyrics to her friend Mildred T. Pettit in California, who wrote the accompanying music. The song was first performed at a stake Primary conference in 1957. After hearing the performance, apostle Spencer W. Kimball asked the Primary general board if the phrase "Teach me all that I must know / To live with him someday" could be changed to "Teach

neg: New York (Glee) interesting" to Gonzalez's award of an "A+", her best grade of the show. Futterman wrote that Sunshine handled her ballad with "masterful skill and unbelievable ease". The two original songs sung by New Directions were rated from excellent to abysmal. Benigno gave each song a "B+"; he called the duet, "Pretending", "lovely". The nicest thing Kubicek wrote of it was that it sounded as if the lyrics had been "written by a lovesick teenage boy", and he called "Light Up the World" a "trainwreck". Berk was even harsher: "When the show has carte blanche access to every amazing song in

neg: Thunderball (film) after producers Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman were worried that a theme song to a James Bond film would not work well if the song did not have the title of the film in its lyrics. Barry then teamed up with lyricist Don Black and wrote "Thunderball", which was sung by Tom Jones, who according to Bond production legend, fainted in the recording booth when singing the song's final note. Jones said of it, "I closed my eyes and I held the note for so long when I opened my eyes the room was spinning." Country musician Johnny Cash

neg: Oh Ha-young school to concentrate on Apink's promotions. Oh was introduced as the third member and the "maknae" (youngest member) of girl group Apink on February 21, 2011. She debuted with Apink on Mnet's M! Countdown on April 21, 2011, performing their songs "I Don't Know" (몰라요) and "Wishlist", which were included on their debut EP "Seven Springs of Apink". For the group, she wrote the lyrics for "What a Boy Wants", included in the group's second full-length studio album "Pink Memory" (2015), and, together with Eunji, the lyrics for their duet "It's You", included in "Dear" (2016). In 2014, Oh appeared

neg: My Bonny Boy return; But if he loves another girl better than me Let him take her, and why should I mourn? Now the girl that enjoys my own bonny boy, She is not to be blamed, I am sure, For many's the long night he have robbed me of my rest But he never shall do it no more. My Bonny Boy My Bonny Boy is an English folk song (Roud #293) which is featured as the second movement of Ralph Vaughan Williams' English Folk Song Suite. <score vorbis="1"> </score> "There exist many variants of the lyrics. The following version was collected

neg: Walking in Memphis hide the fact that they were Jewish to protect themselves and their families from anti-Semitism, so I'm proud of the fact that I could come right out and practically announce my religion on the first song I ever released." Cohn wrote numerous drafts before he had a set of lyrics which satisfied him: "When I finished the song, I felt like I had completed a jigsaw puzzle. I wasn't sure if it was a hit, because I was still years away from being signed to Atlantic Records. Six months later [in 1986], after I wrote many of the songs that

neg: Brian Wilson (album) wrote the melody, I thought maybe it should be a love song. ... Most of the lyrics were romantic, but then I put in a couple of sexual lines. And then I said, 'Wait a minute. Let’s get rid of some of the love aspects, the romantic aspects of this song, and put in more sexual lyrics' ... It’s like when girls whack their hair off short, and they don’t give a shit. Sometimes, if you prompt a girl, prompt someone to hit the road and get on the stick and let your hair grow long and try harder. ...

neg: Cry Little Sister Then I wrote the lyrics within an hour or two [and] recorded the demo". Despite appearing on the soundtrack to "The Lost Boys", the song's lyrics do not specifically reference vampires, as it was composed before McMahon had seen any footage from the film. After hearing the track, director Joel Schumacher commented: "You nailed my theme song to "The Lost Boys"! I can't believe you wrote this without seeing a frame of film!". McMahon additionally explained: "I always say that if I'd have seen the film first, I would probably not have written 'Cry Little Sister'. I didn't want the

neg: If I Were a Boy "If I Were a Boy", Jean presented it to her record company, which rejected the song. Gad and Jean had co-written 12 songs, including "If I Were a Boy", for the singer's debut album. As the deal with Jean's record company fell apart, Gad marketed the songs to established artists. Beyoncé liked "If I Were a Boy" and recorded her own version of it for her album "I Am... Sasha Fierce". Gad and Beyoncé produced the track in 2008 at Roc the Mic Studios and Strawberry Productions in New York City and at GAD Studios in Ibiza. Gad did the

neg: If I Were King of the Forest Lane (who performs as the Lion) has an addition to the lyrics which is "Not queen, not duke, not prince...or the Artist Formerly known as Prince". The song has been used in several of the stage versions of "The Wizard of Oz". If I Were King of the Forest "If I Were King of the Forest" is a song from the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz", with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by E.Y. Harburg. The comic number is sung by the Cowardly Lion played by Bert Lahr during the scene at the Emerald City, when the Lion,

neg: Tsehaytu Beraki old, eventually playing at weddings and parties. Her inspirations were Tsehaytu Ghergish, Fana Etel, and especially Tsehaytu Zennar, whose songs included "Annes Ay keremneye Wala Hankas Yekunye" (I need a man as soon as possible, even if he's crippled). Beraki left school at sixteen, and played the krar as her full-time career. She wrote all of her own music and lyrics, and people would come from as far as Addis Ababa in Ethiopia to record her. From 1964 onwards, her lyrics became more political, and "people were surprised that I dared to sing them". From March 1977, she became actively

neg: Hoku (album) lyrics were noted for being "innocent," with many noting that the songs bear little resemblance to those of Britney Spears or Christina Aguilera. On "How I Feel (The Burrito Song)," Hoku describes her crush on a boy working at a burrito stand. Hoku was involved in writing two of the songs on the album: "We Will Follow the Sun," which she co-wrote with Antonina Armato and Ron Harris, and "You First Believed," which she wrote alone. Upon its release, the album elicited generally favorable reviews from music critics. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, writing for AllMusic, deemed "Hoku" and "Album Pick" and

neg: Ira Gershwin was his farewell to Broadway. As he wrote at the time, "Am reading a couple of stories for possible musicalization (if there is such a word) but I hope I don't like them as I think I deserve a long rest." In 1947, he took 11 songs George had written but never used, provided them with new lyrics, and incorporated them into the Betty Grable film "The Shocking Miss Pilgrim". He later wrote comic lyrics for Billy Wilder's 1964 movie "Kiss Me, Stupid", although most critics believe his final major work was for the 1954 Judy Garland film "A Star

neg: Songs About Jane Mark Endert mixing with additional production for "This Love". All the songs on the album were either written or co-written by Levine while he was living in New York. Much of the lyrics for the album are inspired by Levine's relationship with his ex-girlfriend, Jane Herman. Levine notes, "I saw this girl at a gas station, and I fell in love with her," he says. "I wrote a song about her and played it in the store where she worked. It was an awful song. But she found out about this relatively psychotic boy. She was my muse for years.

neg: Midtown 120 Blues African-American phenomenon and totally erased that context with her lyrics, 'it makes no difference if you're black or white, if you're a boy or a girl.' Madonna was taking in tons of money, while the Queen who actually taught her how to vogue sat before me in the club, strung out, depressed and broke. So if anybody requested Vogue or any other Madonna track, I told them, no, this is a Madonna-free zone! And as long as I'm DJ-ing, you will not be allowed to vogue to the decontextualized, reified, corporatized, liberalized, neutralized, asexualized, re-genderized pop reflection of this dance

neg: The Light That Has Lighted the World Must Pass" era, as a single for Cilla Black. Although the project was not completed, just like Harrison's attempt to record the same song with Ronnie Spector the year before, he later decided to write a B-side for her, which would become "The Light That Has Lighted the World". In his autobiography, "I, Me, Mine", Harrison explains that the lyrics dealt with the "Local boy/girl makes good" phenomenon, where the public initially supports someone who achieves success yet are then disapproving if fame or success changes that person. Both he and Black were from Liverpool and had become famous quickly,

neg: Play It Loud but that version had more of a jazz influence in the guitar parts. This was altered for the version that appeared on "Play It Loud". "Know Who You Are" was originally an instrumental titled "Genesis", which appeared on "Beginnings". "I Remember" features lyrics by Powell about a man who loses his memory. In 1973, Powell would suffer memory issues after being involved in a major car accident. He said in a 2006 interview: "That's strange, isn't it!! I wrote the lyrics! That's spooky! I don't remember what the inspiration was at the time when I wrote the lyrics to that

neg: If I Were a Boy "If I Were a Boy" maintained its position at number three on the Hot 100 chart while "Single Ladies" soared to number two on the chart. Beyoncé became the seventh female to have two songs in the top five positions of the Hot 100 chart. On October 13, 2009, "If I Were a Boy" was certified triple-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipping over two million copies. On November 2, 2008, "If I Were a Boy" was the highest debut of the week on the Australian Singles Chart, entering at number twelve. The song peaked at

neg: When a Man Loves a Woman (song) said:When I wrote the song at first, it was called "Why Did You Leave Me Baby". And I changed it from that to "When a Man Loves a Woman". I just reversed it. Quin told me that if I was to write some lyrics around that melody and the expression I'd put into "Why Did You Leave Me Baby", he believed it would've been a hit record. He was one of the top disc jockeys at that time. Sure enough, he asked me if I had any lyrics for that. He said, "That's it! Write a story around that title!

neg: Walk Away (Kelly Clarkson song) who will support her, not disappear when she needs him the most. She asks if he thinks the relationship is worth fighting for. "I wanna love/ I want a fire/ To feel the burn/ My desires/ I wanna man by my side/ Not a boy who runs and hides/ Are you gonna fight for me?/ Die for me?/ Live and breathe for me?/ Do you care for me?/ 'Cause if you don't then just leave," she sings. Pam Avoledo of Blogcritics wrote that "[...] Clarkson vocals fiery and smoldering. She's come a long way from American Idol where she had

neg: I Can Change (Brandon Flowers song) Royal Albert Hall. Credits adapted from "The Desired Effect" liner notes. I Can Change (Brandon Flowers song) "I Can Change" is the fourth single by American singer-songwriter Brandon Flowers from his second studio album, "The Desired Effect". The song contains elements from "Smalltown Boy" (1984) by Bronski Beat. Brandon Flowers wrote "I Can Change" upon request from Swedish house duo Axwell and Ingrosso, who asked if Flowers would collaborate with them for their upcoming album. Because Axwell and Ingrosso were unable to finish the song, Flowers decided to record it himself. He noticed similarities between the song he had been