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What Makes You Beautiful "What Makes You Beautiful" is a song by English-Irish boy band One Direction. It served as their debut single and lead single from their debut studio album, "Up All Night" (2011). Written by Savan Kotecha and producer Rami Yacoub, the song was released by Syco Records on 11 September 2011. The uptempo power pop track features a prominent guitar-based chorus and riff. The middle eight consists of a "na na na" hook while the opening guitar riff interpolates The McCoys's 1965 single "Hang on Sloopy". "What Makes You Beautiful" was a commercial success, reaching number one
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What Makes You Beautiful "What Makes You Beautiful" is a song by English-Irish boy band One Direction. It served as their debut single and lead single from their debut studio album, "Up All Night" (2011). Written by Savan Kotecha and producer Rami Yacoub, the song was released by Syco Records on 11 September 2011. The uptempo power pop track features a prominent guitar-based chorus and riff. The middle eight consists of a "na na na" hook while the opening guitar riff interpolates The McCoys's 1965 single "Hang on Sloopy". "What Makes You Beautiful" was a commercial success, reaching number one
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awards ceremonies, and on four of their major concert tours: Up All Night Tour (2011–12), Take Me Home Tour (2013), Where We Are Tour (2014) and On the Road Again Tour (2015). Harry performed the song his . Artists including the Piano Guys have covered "What Makes You Beautiful". "What Makes You Beautiful" was written by Savan Kotecha and Carl Falk, and was produced by Yacoub and Falk. Instrumentation was completed by Falk and Yacoub. Serban Ghenea handled the audio mixing, Tom Coyne the audio mastering, and John Hanes the mix engineering, for which Phil Seaford served as the assistant.
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characterised it as "the real deal", regarding the song as "endlessly playable" as 'N Sync's "Bye Bye Bye". Lipshutz noted its "cheeky electro-pop twist". Stephanie Abrahams of "TIME" assessed, "The group takes cues from the boy bands of yesteryear with bubblegum lyrics about young love — “The way you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed” they croon in their breakout single – which any parent can get behind. That’s a far cry from a typical Nicki Minaj verse." "The Observer" editor Kitty Empire wrote in an assessment, "With the exception of their persuasive No 1 single, "What Makes You Beautiful",
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News" viewed "Beautiful" as the type of album "you can easily wind down and dance to", and concluded that fans of Mauboy's previous efforts "will definitely be impressed with this record." Renowned for Sound's Jana Angeles praised the album's "perfect balance" of pop and R&B, and further added, "what makes "Beautiful" such an impressive album by Mauboy is the fact that some of the tracks have honest lyrics and are clearly spoken from the heart." Suzie Keen of "In Daily" wrote the album is "a no-brainer for fans of pure pop" and found the tracks to be "irresistibly catchy." Entertainment
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attitude towards the band and its music. This was at first rumoured among fans and later revealed by Holopainen in an interview. The chorus also contains the lyrics “Did you ever read what I wrote you?/ Did you ever listen to what we played?” in which the first part is a reference to the lyrics written by Holopainen, and the second part is about her lack of dedication to the music. In the video for "Bye Bye Beautiful", the four male members of the band are replaced by four female models throughout the verses. Despite speculation, Holopainen said in a
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"One Thing", One Direction performed "What Makes You Beautiful" at Capital FM's "Jingle Bell Ball" on 4 December 2011, at The O Arena. They performed a medley of "She Makes Me Wanna" and "What Makes You Beautiful" with JLS on "The X Factor" eighth series final on 10 December 2011. The group performed "One Thing" and "What Makes You Beautiful" on "Dancing on Ice" on 5 February 2012. In Italy, the band performed the song at the 2012 Sanremo Music Festival on 14 February 2012. In France, they performed "What Makes You Beautiful" and "One Thing" on "Le Grand Journal"
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Thing" and "What Makes You Beautiful" on "Dancing on Ice" on 5 February 2012. In Italy, the group performed "What Makes You Beautiful" at the 2012 Sanremo Music Festival on 14 February 2012. In France, they performed "What Makes You Beautiful" and "One Thing" on "Le Grand Journal" on 22 February 2012. In the United States, One Direction performed "What Makes You Beautiful", "More than This" and "One Thing" on "The Today Show" at the Rockefeller Center on 12 March 2012. An estimated 15,000 fans descended on the plaza. They also performed "What Makes You Beautiful" at the 2012 Kids'
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the fourteenth best-selling single of 2011 on the Irish Singles Chart. In the UK, "What Makes You Beautiful" received the highest ever number of pre-orders for a Sony Music Entertainment single. It sold 82,000 copies in its first two days, a figure which rose to 100,000 by the third day. It entered the UK Singles Chart at number 1 on 18 September 2011, shifting 153,965 copies that week—the highest first-week UK sales for any song in 2011 at the time. "What Makes You Beautiful" also debuted at number 1 on the Scottish Singles Chart. "What Makes You Beautiful" was the
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Direction performed "What Makes You Beautiful" and "One Thing" on the NBC comedy television show "Saturday Night Live" on 7 April 2012, and also appeared in a comedy sketch with Sofía Vergara. In Australia, they performed "One Thing" and "What Makes You Beautiful" at the 54th Logie Awards, where they also presented an award for "Most Popular New Female Talent" on 15 April 2012. On 12 August 2012, One Direction performed "What Makes You Beautiful" at the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony in London, which represented the handover to Rio de Janeiro as the host of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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their songs aren't wildly distinctive." "What Makes You Beautiful" won the BRIT Award for Best British Single at the 2012 Brit Awards, which was held on 21 February 2012. The song also won the Teen Choice Award for Choice Music: Love Song at the 2012 Teen Choice Awards. "What Makes You Beautiful" performed considerably well worldwide, but especially so in the British Isles, debuting at number 1 on the Irish Singles Chart on 15 September 2011; its B-side, "Na Na Na" also entered at number 27. The single topped the chart for four consecutive weeks. "What Makes You Beautiful" became
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challenge. The band performed "What Makes You Beautiful" and its B-side, "Na Na Na", at the BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards on 9 October 2011. The band also performed the song to open telethon "Children in Need 2011" on 19 November 2011. One Direction performed "Gotta Be You", "One Thing", and "What Makes You Beautiful" at Capital FM's "Jingle Bell Ball" on 4 December 2011, at The O Arena. They performed a medley of "She Makes Me Wanna" and "What Makes You Beautiful" with JLS on "The X Factor" eighth series final on 10 December 2011. The group performed "One
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performance as "beautiful". For the second live performance show, Ferraro performed a stripped back version of "What Makes You Beautiful". She received mixed reviews from the judges, who concluded that while the song was an appropriate choice, the arrangement did not match that week's theme, "Party Week". Her performance of "What Makes You Beautiful" debuted at number 62 on the ARIA Singles Chart. For the third live performance show, she sang "Big Yellow Taxi" by Joni Mitchell and received a positive response from the judges for her vocals, but mixed reviews over the choreography incorporated into the performance. Keating said
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Choice Awards on 31 March 2012. One Direction performed "What Makes You Beautiful" and "One Thing" on comedy television show "Saturday Night Live" and also appeared in a comedy sketch with Sofía Vergara on 7 April 2012. In Australia, they performed "One Thing" and "What Makes You Beautiful" at the 54th Logie Awards, where they also presented an award for "Most Popular New Female Talent" on 15 April 2012. On 12 August 2012, One Direction performed "What Makes You Beautiful" at the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony in London, which represented the handover to Rio de Janeiro as the host
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satellite uplink. The mockumentary "The Nona Tapes", features interview footage regarding the album. Cantrell, in an interview around the release of the album, said, "Our music's kind of about taking something ugly and making it beautiful." With the exceptions of "Grind", "Heaven Beside You", and "Over Now", the lyrics are all written by Staley. Staley said, "I just wrote down whatever was on my mind...so a lot of the lyrics are really loose. If you asked me to sing the lyrics to probably any one of them right now, I couldn't do it. I'm not sure what they are because
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"Beautiful Thing" was released on December 21, and "Gossip Girl" debuted on December 28, 2016. The lyrics videos for the five songs have been viewed a total of more than 55 million times. Isis Briones of "Teen Vogue" wrote: "Through her lyrics alone, fans are able to feel exactly what her song is about – and once you pair them with her angelic melodies, there's definitely no stopping the feels." In August 2017, Windex used VanderWaal's "Beautiful Thing" as the soundtrack for an advertisement. VanderWaal has been promoting the EP with a series of appearances and performances. She performed "Light
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2016. "What Makes You Beautiful" has sold over 7 million copies worldwide. The music video for "What Makes You Beautiful" was directed by John Urbano. Filmed over two days in July 2011, it premiered on 19 August 2011. On each of the five days preceding the video's premiere, One Direction posted a teaser trailer of the video online. Each teaser showed footage from the video and behind the scenes, and one member of the band announcing how many days were left until the video premiere. The video opens with One Direction spending time on a Malibu, California beach intercut with
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at number 7 on the Canadian Hot 100 and has been certified quadruple platinum by Music Canada, denoting sales of 320,000 copies. In the United States, "What Makes You Beautiful" became the highest "Billboard" Hot 100 debut for a British act since 1998. On 1 March 2012, the single debuted on the "Billboard" Hot 100 at number 28, whilst bowing at number 12 on the Hot Digital Songs chart, selling 132,000 digital downloads in its first week. On the week ending 21 April 2012, "What Makes You Beautiful" peaked at number 4. As of 30 June 2012, the single had
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It was included on the set list of the group's headlining sold-out show at Madison Square Garden on 3 December 2012. One Direction performed the song on two of their major concert tours: "Up All Night Tour" (2011–12) and "Take Me Home Tour" (2013). Also this song added in "Where We Are Tour" (2014) & "On the Road Again Tour" (2015). The second verse of the song had originally been sung by Malik. After Malik's departure, Payne took his verse. In 2017, Harry performed the song on his . What Makes You Beautiful "What Makes You Beautiful" is a song
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at number 29, and spent twenty-four weeks on that chart. It was certified quadruple platinum by the Swedish Recording Industry Association (GLF), denoting sales of 80,000 copies. "What Makes You Beautiful" debuted at number 15 and peaked at number 7 on the Australian Singles Chart. The single spent twenty-five weeks in the Australian Singles Chart top twenty. "What Makes You Beautiful" has been certified six times platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), denoting sales of 420,000 units. "Na Na Na" also appeared on the Australian Singles Chart of 28 November 2011 at number 84. On the New Zealand
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song", and chose it as one of the best tracks on "Up All Night". Sophie Goddard from "Cosmopolitan" called the single "ridiculously catchy". "Student" Jack Murray rated "What Makes You Beautiful" five out of five stars and called it "not only the best pop single of the year so far, but potentially of any "X Factor" contestant ever". Murray lauded the songwriting and light production. Tanner Stransky of "Entertainment Weekly" awarded "What Makes You Beautiful" a B+ grade, calling the song "shallow but crushworthy", writing that the song shows that boy bands are not dying out. Jason Lipshutz of "Billboard"
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the point. You know, there's no mind-boggling lyrics or twists in the story - they just come directly from the heart. And to me 'Just The Way You Are' is one of those songs. There's nothing mind-blowing about it. I'm just telling a woman she looks beautiful the way she IS - and, let's be honest, what woman doesn't wanna hear those lyrics?!" Mars' A&R was responsible for finding the original idea from producers/ songwriters Khalil Walton and Needlz. Mars originally sang the hook that Khalil and Needlz wrote for a feature on a Lupe Fiasco record. Needlz allowed Mars
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sunny, autumn afternoon drive, you will want to check out Remedy Drive's recent release "Resuscitate". With beautiful melodies and great lyrics, the music makes for a beautiful worship and uplifting experience." Plus, Taylor wrote that the band is "similar to Switchfoot's sound, "Resuscitate" is the seventh recording album release for Remedy Drive. Each song has a great message of encouragement". The Phantom Tollbooth's Michael Dalton said that "this was not a band on life-support but in the throes of demise. That such a solid release has emerged, one that must rank among their best work, is a tribute to Zach’s
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never are so blatant about it that booty call subtext can't go right over their tween audience's head, there's no mistaking lines like “if we get together, don’t let the pictures ever leave your phone” for anyone who's 13 or up. The lyrics are unwieldy and uncouth. That's what happens when you're not a boy, but not yet a man: One Direction can't go straight from the G-rated sweetness of “What Makes You Beautiful” to something akin to Enrique Iglesias's "Tonight, I’m F****** You," so instead they’re stuck with this in between clumsiness that the not-so-little girls will understand." Grady
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song as one of the record's "superior tracks", and credited the ballad with keeping the album's "pecker up". "Cosmopolitan" Sarah Kwong lauded the lyrics and instrumentation of "Gotta Be You" and noted its appeal to a more mature audience in comparison to their debut single "What Makes You Beautiful". Writing for Allmusic, Matthew Chisling, however, described the ballad as "a bit tepid." "Gotta Be You" debuted and peaked at number three on the Irish Singles Chart on the chart dated 17 November 2011, marking the group's second top five appearance in Ireland. In the United Kingdom, the piece sold substantially
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United Kingdom. "Beautiful 'Cause You Love Me" was written by Rachel Moulden and produced by Jim Eliot. The song was described as "a typical pop ballad" by Ayeesha Walsh of "The Sun", while its lyrics were deemed "striking and memorable" by Sam Lansky of Idolator. Amy Sciaretto of PopCrush noted that the lyrics address to "how the love of a good man can make you beautiful, and that love, not looks, are what’s important in life." During the chorus, the group sings, "Right now the whole world could call me ugly / So what? To you, I'm not / You
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aimed at building a fan base through social media before a single was ever released or played on the radio. The social media campaign asked fans to sign petitions and to enter video competitions to win a concert in their town. The campaign was a success as One Direction's Facebook followers in the United States rose from 40,000 to 400,000. As a result, "What Makes You Beautiful" sold more than 131,000 copies in its first week, even though it had yet to be played on the radio. Radio programmers were flooded with calls from fans. Johnny Wright, who managed New
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What Makes You Country (song) "What Makes You Country" is a song by American country music singer Luke Bryan. It is the fourth single from, and title track to, his sixth studio album "What Makes You Country". Bryan wrote the song with Dallas Davidson and Ashley Gorley. "Taste of Country" writer Courtney Carr described the song as "an anthem of appreciation that celebrates the many, many different types of people who identify as country. In the song, Bryan makes it clear that we shouldn’t be worrying about what makes someone 'country'; rather, we should be celebrating our own unique lives."
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Sebastian, who had co-wrote the majority of the tracks on "Life's Not out to Get You", was "really involved this time" contributing a lot of ideas. Barlow mentioned that he wrote two songs on guitar, which was "quite new for me". The majority of the lyrics on the album were written by Barlow. In addition, Barlow and Thorpe-Evans co-wrote lyrics to "Wish You Were Here". "Motion Sickness" and "Parachute" were credited to Neck Deep, Green and Sebastian Barlow. "Happy Judgement Day", "The Grand Delusion", "19 Seventy Sumthin'" and "Beautiful Madness" were credited to Neck Deep and Green. "In Bloom", "Heavy
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composed the majority of its music—with the exception of "Spending My Time", "(Do You Get) Excited?" and "Perfect Day", which were co-composed with Persson; Fredriksson co-wrote the music to one of the album's louder rock songs, "Hotblooded", and is the sole composer of ballad "Watercolors in the Rain". She composed its music using lyrics which were written several years prior by Gessle, who expressed interest in the pair composing this way more regularly on future material, saying: "When it's happening like that [me writing lyrics and Marie composing music], it makes Roxette even better because it widens up what we
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who knows she can lift her verse to equal whatever comes her way" with a "glorious tone". A reviewer for "Rap-Up" wrote that "#Beautiful" is perfect for the summer. Jenna Hally Rubenstein for MTV Buzzworthy wrote that the song features "Miguel's soothing R&B pipes and Mariah's 1991-sounding ethereal vocals" and continued to compliment the songs overall appeal. Brian Mansfield for "USA Today" felt that the Stax/Motown influence is what makes "#Beautiful" "such a winner", as it represents Carey's return to form in an altogether unexpected way. Jordan Sargent for "Spin" praised the song, writing that "#Beautiful" is what summer is
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Hear?" was written in October 1962 by Shayne and Regney during the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis. During the Cuban Missile Crisis, the United States and the Soviet Union confronted each other over the placement of Soviet missiles in newly Communist Cuba. "Do You Hear What I Hear?" was written by Shayne and Regney as a plea for peace. Unusually in this instance, Regney wrote the lyrics and Shayne composed the music for "Do You Hear What I Hear?". Usually it was Shayne who wrote the lyrics for their songs while Regney composed the music. "Do You Hear What
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called the song "musically and melodically great", but criticized its lyrics. She wrote that the lyrics sound like the dialogue of a "low-rent porn film", highlighting the lines: "She's pressed up on me; I think she's ready to blow?" and "All I need is a moment alone, to give you my tongue and get you out of control". According to Murray, "It makes one question exactly what films Timberlake was starring in during his sabbatical." She concluded that "FutureSex/LoveSound" establishes a pattern for the rest of "FutureSex/LoveSounds": "infectiously catchy and in many cases accomplished pop music, marred by retardedly retarded
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this is a no-no and then that's what they want to go see." Ice-T's track "Freedom of Speech" contains the lyrics: "Hey, PMRC, you stupid fuckin' assholes/The sticker on the record is what makes 'em sell gold./Can't you see, you alcoholic idiots/The more you try to suppress us, the larger we get." While lyrics from the Furnaceface song "We Love You, Tipper Gore", from their 1991 album "Just Buy It", suggest that the label "only whets my appetite ... only makes us want to hear it that much more". Many musicians have criticized or parodied the PMRC and Tipper Gore:
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happiness, proclaiming: "if you fail to crack a smile, there is a 100 percent chance that you are the devil." One Direction performed "One Thing" live for the first time at Capital FM's "Jingle Bell Ball" on 4 December 2011, at The O Arena. The group performed "One Thing" and "What Makes You Beautiful" on "Dancing on Ice" on 5 February 2012. In the United States, One Direction performed the song along with "More than This" and "What Makes You Beautiful" for the first time on "The Today Show" at the Rockefeller Center on 12 March 2012. An estimated 15,000
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for her optimism. For National Bullying Prevention Month in 2015, she hosted a social media challenge for Bystander Revolution's Month of Action. Her first work, co-authored with her mother, Rita, is a self-published autobiography published in 2010 in English and Spanish. It is called "Lizzie Beautiful: The Lizzie Velásquez Story" and includes letters Velásquez's mother wrote to her as a child. Velásquez has also written two books directed at teenagers, which share personal stories and offer advice. "Be Beautiful, Be You" (2012) shares her journey "to discover what truly makes us beautiful, and teaches readers to recognize their unique gifts
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now, I love this new one", adding "I suppose one good [thing] though, doing all that [recording] stuff when I was young[er] is that I was going through those changes where you grow up [afterwards], so there was lots of write about." Lyrically, the album is described as more adult than "Broken & Beautiful". Alexa also defends her decision to include profanity in the album's lyrics, something not used in her previous works, by stating that "people interpret what they want from the music" and adding "I was 16 and 17 when I wrote [Broken & Beautiful] and now I'm
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E major, it follows the chord progression E–A–B; vocal elements range from the note of B to G. James C. McKinley Jr. of "The New York Times" compared its chord progression to "La Bamba". The opening guitar riff has been noted as similar to that of "Grease" single "Summer Nights". "What Makes You Beautiful" has a guitar-based chorus; Digital Spy's Robert Copsey likened it to a cross between Pink's "Raise Your Glass" and McFly's "All About You". It also contains cowbell instrumentation, and the middle eight consists of an "oh na na na" hook. The song received generally positive reviews
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their way to the television studio, where the remainder of the song was sung live. After the song, Styles caught a numbered ticket raining onstage. The number corresponded to a ticket held by a fan from the tube; the colour of the fan's shirt was the correct answer for the "Red or Black?" challenge. The band performed "What Makes You Beautiful" after its B-side, "Na Na Na", at the BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards on 9 October 2011. The band also performed the song to open telethon "Children in Need 2011" on 19 November 2011. After "Gotta Be You" and
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escalate into a major international incident. TV Guide wrote, "beautiful women fill the screen at frequent intervals in this amiable comedy"; and AllMovie wrote, ""You Know What Sailors Are" top-bills Akim Tamiroff as the president of a mythical Foreign country, but the film belongs to Donald Sinden as the well-meaning young officer who precipitates the whole affair." You Know What Sailors Are (1954 film) You Know What Sailors Are is a 1954 British comedy film directed by Ken Annakin from a screenplay by Peter Rogers. It starred Donald Sinden, Michael Hordern, Bill Kerr, Dora Bryan and Akim Tamiroff. Three British
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most-watched program of the night, up from eighteenth the week before. In December 2012, "TV Guide" listed the "Dinosaur" rendition of as one of "Glee" worst performances. Three of the five singles released for the episode debuted on the lower regions of the UK Singles Chart. "Big Girls Don't Cry" at number 132, "What Makes You Beautiful" at number 162, and "Love You Like A Love Song" at number 182. The sole song to chart in North America on the Canadian Hot 100 was "What Makes You Beautiful", which debuted at number 93. Prom-asaurus "Prom-asaurus" is the nineteenth episode of
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a while to find it but I think we found the right song." Payne added, "We always wanted [the single] to be something that people didn't expect and then when we heard it, it wasn't what we expected either so it kind of fitted perfectly." "What Makes You Beautiful" premiered on BBC Radio 1 on 10 August 2011, and was released by Syco Music in Europe, Australia and New Zealand via digital download on 11 September 2011. A CD single was released in the United Kingdom on 12 September 2011, and followed in Australia and Germany on 25 November 2011
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"I wanted to inspire people ... to be themselves. It's a celebration of any sort of quirks or eccentricities." She elaborated, "I was really affected by the suicides that have been happening, having been subject to very public hatred [myself]. I have absolutely no idea how these kids felt. What I'm going through is nothing compared to what they had to go through. Just know things do get better and you need to celebrate who you are. Every weird thing about you is beautiful and makes life interesting. Hopefully the song really captures that emotion of celebrating who you are
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then in turn what is the beauty of a girl in comparison to that of a goddess? In short, there is an infinite number of beautiful things besides beautiful girls. In any case, this is not really the question; it is not a question of knowing what is beautiful and what is not, but rather to define beauty and to say what makes beautiful things "beautiful". The second response offered by Hippias is: "This that you ask about, the beautiful, is nothing else but gold... For we all know, I fancy, that wherever this is added, even what before appears
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are to wait on his better plan or outcome for our lives, and the greater omnipresent and omniscient perspective and information from above, for our answer or solution to the problem at hand. Logan Leasure of Jesusfreakhideout.com wrote that the unique quality of the album lies with Diaz's lyrics, calling "Stand For You" a "remarkably original" song, and although he wrote that it "isn't easy to find areas of criticism on [the album] More Beautiful You", he also noted that the songs tend to blend together, and that all of the tracks don't necessarily stand on their own. Nevertheless, Leasure
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music in October 1962. This was an unusual arrangement for the two writers. Usually it was Shayne who wrote the lyrics for their songs while Regney composed the music, as they did when they wrote a song based on the classic children's song "Rain Rain Go Away". Regney was inspired to write the lyrics "Said the night wind to the little lamb, 'Do you see what I see?'" and "Pray for peace, people everywhere" after watching babies being pushed in strollers on the sidewalks of New York City. Shayne stated in an interview years later that neither could personally perform
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audience. Best Special Effects renamed Best Visual Effects. Nominees were announced on July 31, 2012. Rihanna (featuring Calvin Harris) – "We Found Love" Chris Brown – "Turn Up the Music" Nicki Minaj – "Starships" One Direction – "What Makes You Beautiful" One Direction – "What Makes You Beautiful" Coldplay – "Paradise" Drake (featuring Lil Wayne) – "HYFR" Calvin Harris – "Feel So Close" M.I.A. – "Bad Girls" (Director: Romain Gavras) Chris Brown – "Turn Up the Music" (Choreographer: Anwar "Flii" Burton) Skrillex – "First of the Year (Equinox)" (Visual Effects: Deka Brothers and Tony "Truand" Datis) Katy Perry – "Wide
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6 September 2012. As of October 2018, the music video has received 1 billion Vevo and YouTube views. One Direction performed "What Makes You Beautiful" for the first time on "Red or Black?" on 10 September 2011. The performance started with hosts Ant & Dec announcing that the band was supposedly running late for their appearance, and cut to a video of One Direction boarding a London Tube carriage full of fans, as the studio version of the song began playing. Each fan on the tube was given a numbered ticket. The band and fans disembarked the tube and made
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death, Harrison originally wrote the song with different lyrics for Ringo Starr to record. Although he recorded it, Starr felt the vocal was too high for his range and disliked the lyrics. Harrison took the track back and, after Lennon's death, the lyrics were changed to reflect a tribute to him. In the song, Harrison makes reference to the Beatles song "All You Need Is Love" and the Lennon song "Imagine" ("you were the one who "Imagined" it all"). The recording of the song featured all three remaining Beatles (Harrison, Starr and Paul McCartney), though this was expressly a Harrison
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from music critics. Robert Copsey of Digital Spy gave "What Makes You Beautiful" four out of five stars, praising its catchy melody and summarising it as "adorable, completely innocent and bound to cause a stir amongst your mates". Zachary Houle of PopMatters called the song a "nice get-up-and-go dance number." Ailbhe Malone of "NME" commended the song's appeal to the teenage audience and its chord progression for being "simple enough to be played on an acoustic guitar at a house party." "Newsround" called it "fun, upbeat and incredibly catchy." AllMusic's Matthew Chisling called it an "effervescent and fresh tween love
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Mill once wrote, that "there is nothing general except names". In philosophy of law, nominalism finds its application in what is called constitutional nominalism. Plato was perhaps the first writer in Western philosophy to clearly state a non-nominalist position: What about someone who believes in beautiful things, but doesn't believe in the beautiful itself…? Don't you think he is living in a dream rather than a wakened state? ("Republic" 476c) The Platonic universals corresponding to the names "bed" and "beautiful" were the Form of the Bed and the Form of the Beautiful, or the "Bed Itself" and the "Beautiful Itself".
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real, relatable manner." In addition, Frigoli wrote that he "definitely recommend this album to anyone looking for worshipful, uplifting music. Andy has proven himself to be a very talented musician and songwriter". "CCM Magazine"'s Grace S. Aspinwall said "with lyrics so vertically-directed, you might expect typical worship fare from Andy Cherry. Turns out, he's full of surprises. Beautiful worship lyrics matched with a soulful vocal make for a gritty, unexpected wedding of sounds." Christian Manifesto's Kyle Kiekintveld wrote the album "is a strong debut album by a talented artist who is able to shine throughout the entire album. The album
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better than expected". Jake's Take offered a B+ grade for the connection Smith had with the album's songs, but would prefer that "Jordan and the Republic Records team find high quality "original" material" for Smith's next effort. The "Knoxville News Sentinel" gave the album three stars (out of five) for its "entirely too cautious" approach and "safe but beautiful" songs: Smith's take on "You Are So Beautiful" is "embarrassingly sterilized"; his cover of "Beautiful", however, "is the album highlight as he taps into the life-affirming lyrics with touching gentleness." AXS wrote, ""Voice" fans who purchase the record won't be disappointed...
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little older," he said. "I just thought there was a void, and maybe they could seize and hold it." "Up All Night" is predominately a pop music album which orientates into elements of the dance-pop, teen pop, pop rock and power pop genres, with electropop and rock music influences. Instrumentation throughout the record is provided by guitar strings, drums and a piano. The album opens with lead single "What Makes You Beautiful", an uptempo teen pop and power pop song. The opening guitar riff has been noted as similar to that of "Grease" single "Summer Nights". "What Makes You Beautiful"
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up to the standard of the best stuff pumped out by Swedish hit manufacturers." A mixed-to-positive review came from "Variety" writer Chris Willman, who wrote that the album "suggests that Bryan has zero interest in fixing what ain't broke. It's a 15-song guidebook to What Makes Him Successful, filled with good-time drinking, better-time sex, a little bit of family, and no particular sadness that can't be cured as soon as a certain ex-girlfriend texts back." "What Makes You Country" debuted at number one on the US "Billboard" 200 with 108,000 album-equivalent units, of which 99,000 were pure album sales, giving
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maidservant, but then confirms she does. Cedric, who loves Evangeline back, marries Evangeline then and there, satisfying Aunt Adelaide's conditions for maintaining his allowance; and Nanny McPhee (who is now beautiful), magically makes it snow in August, which transforms the wedding scene and changes Evangeline's clothes into a beautiful wedding dress, and restores the children's late mother's rattle for them. Nanny McPhee leaves surreptitiously, in accordance with what she told the children before on her first night: "When you need me, but do not want me, then I must stay. When you want me, but no longer need me, then
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balanced by "genuinely thoughtful songwriting", while admiring his use of a commercial breakthrough "as a springboard to radically change course". Sean McCarthy from "PopMatters" wrote that, along with Frank Ocean's "Channel Orange", it showed R&B as the innovative genre in mainstream music during 2012, while "Los Angeles Times" critic Randall Roberts said it "offers further evidence of a genre being reborn in 2012." "Pitchfork"s Andrew Ryce hailed Miguel as "the rare vocalist who makes you "feel" what he's singing about, even when his lyrics can be transparent." Alfred Soto of "The Quietus" was appreciated Miguel's ability to "articulate how a
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reviews from critics. "GameSpot" referred to it as being "beautiful and mysterious enough to grip you", and "IGN" called it "a damn fine example of what makes the medium of video games so special". "PC Gamer" stated that "Other adventures see you decide a character's fate, their successes or failures. "Kentucky Route Zero" makes a point of asking you to describe their interior instead – and, by extension, yourself as well ... A powerfully evocative and beautiful subversion of point-and-click rote, but occasionally opaque and disorienting." "Rock, Paper, Shotgun" named "Kentucky Route Zero" game of the year in 2013. "Game
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this element could be anything you feel drives your soul and keeps you in the right path: your parents, a friend, or even something supernatural or a religious element. Lights has stated that "Drive My Soul" was actually a song where she had the title first before she even wrote the lyrics. She's said it all started when she was listening to an indie radio station, and heard a song which she thought had the lyrics "Drive My Soul" sung in a really beautiful way. After hearing the song, Lights, searched for the lyrics and to her surprise the lyrics
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"", was released in late May 2012. "Up All Night" yielded four singles. The lead single, "What Makes You Beautiful", was released in September 2011 and debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, after becoming the most pre-ordered Sony Music Entertainment single in history and selling 153,965 copies in its first week. The single also topped the Irish and Scottish Singles Charts, and reached the top ten on the Australian and New Zealand Singles Charts, Flemish Ultratop 50, Canadian Hot 100, Japan Hot 100 and the United States "Billboard" Hot 100. "What Makes You Beautiful" was released by
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Kids on the Block, Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync, said: "Now they are calling the radio station, and the radio station is scratching its head, saying, "We don't even have that record yet". It's almost like the return of the Beatles. I call it hype, but it's positive hype because it's all real. It's not manufactured. No one paid these kids." "What Makes You Beautiful" is a power pop song, with electropop influences. Running for 3 minutes and 23 seconds, the song is set in common time with a tempo of 125 beats per minute. Written in the key of
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fans descended on the plaza. On 7 April 2012, One Direction performed "What Makes You Beautiful" and "One Thing" and appeared in a comedy sketch with Sofia Vergara on comedy television show "Saturday Night Live". The group played "What Makes You Beautiful" and "One Thing" and presented an award for "Most Popular New Female Talent" at the 54th Logie Awards on 15 April 2012. On 6 September 2012, One Direction performed "One Thing" at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards. It was included on the set list of the group's headlining sold-out show at Madison Square Garden on 3 December
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misstated, surely". In his album "The Beautiful Struggle", Talib Kweli speaks of "Brother Amadou as [...] a modern day martyr." Kweli makes further reference to the shooting in his song "The Proud": "It's in they job description to terminate the threat/So 41 shots to the body is what he can expect". Folk Punk outfit Mischief Brew wrote "Thanks Bastards" which references the Diallo shooting in the lyrics "41 bullets, there's 41,000 thorns in your side" "Found a wallet, not a gun, and mothers wiping tears from her eyes." Late Brooklyn MC Sean Price also referenced the shooting in the song
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love". She advocates for female empowerment and explores expectations regarding beauty with lyrics like: "With dirt on my hands and scrapes on my knees/Feeling like nothing can wash it off clean/Tell your girls it's a beautiful thing/Just trust me/It's far from ugly." The lyrics also feature the importance of love, with Fantasia singing: "Thank you for that good good man who loves me." Alex Mcpherson interpreted Fantasia's delivery of the lyric "Give me good food that sticks to my bones" as incorporating gospel elements into the song. According to music critics, the lyrics encompass various meanings. Mike Wass wrote that
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Do You Hear What I Hear? "Do You Hear What I Hear?" is a song written in October 1962, with lyrics by Noël Regney and music by Gloria Shayne Baker. The pair, married at the time, wrote it as a plea for peace during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Regney had been invited by a record producer to write a Christmas song, but he was hesitant due to the commercialism of the Christmas holiday. It has sold tens of millions of copies and has been covered by hundreds of artists. Regney wrote the lyrics for the song, while Shayne composed the
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a brief, high-toned guitar phrase and sighing backing vocals, with lyrics solely comprising a list of memories spent with a partner. Tom Ewing of "Freaky Trigger" said of the song's lyrics: "What Rob Wratten discovered with the Field Mice is that if you say something plainly enough, your words work harder and you can give the most ordinary phrases the emotional weight of novels. […] What he discovered with 'Abba on the Jukebox' is that you didn’t even have to go that far – what makes this song so poignant is that the loss between the lines, the knowledge that
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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
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The song is an anthem with a central theme of identifying with country lifestyles. Bryan performed the song at the 2018 telecast of the Country Music Association awards, with accompaniment from Lindsay Ell, Ashley McBryde, Chris Janson, Luke Combs, Jon Pardi, and Cole Swindell. What Makes You Country (song) "What Makes You Country" is a song by American country music singer Luke Bryan. It is the fourth single from, and title track to, his sixth studio album "What Makes You Country". Bryan wrote the song with Dallas Davidson and Ashley Gorley. "Taste of Country" writer Courtney Carr described the song
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you can have bad lyrics but because it becomes about the way you say it and the energy of it all." "TrapGold" features a guest appearance from American rapper Juicy J on the track "Flexin' & Finessin'" and samples interviews from artists Salvador Dali, Andy Warhol, David LaChapelle and international curator Reiner Opoku, on the tracks "Intro," "Slo.," "Quicktime" and "Outro," respectively. MTV wrote: ""TrapGold" also showcases a lot of what makes Iggy so distinct as an artist. In between the shit-talking and gleeful bragging, she sprinkles snippets of interviews with Dali, Warhol and LaChapelle; as the title of her
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"Consequence of Sound" said Dreijer "pushes herself to new limits, and it feels entirely individualistic," continuing: "The instrumentation and Dreijer's primal delivery of the lyrics make "Plunge" a gripping follow-up that upstages its predecessor. "Fever Ray" made you self-aware of your mind. "Plunge" makes you self-aware of your body, what it's capable of, and how good it feels to move in your skin." Adam Turner-Heffer from "Drowned in Sound" wrote, "Dreijer has cemented her place within alternative music's dynasty, and it's refreshing to hear an outwardly queer and fiercely political artist convey a clear message without having the music, performance
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be loved". The track opens with he singing, "You're beautiful, beautiful/You should know it/I think it's time, think it's time/That you show it", lines that were compared to One Direction's "What Makes You Beautiful" (2011). As the track follows, Bieber encourages girls to release their inner beauty: "Light it up, so explosive/Why you acting so shy, holding back/DJ bring that back." During the rap section, Ludacris references their previous collaboration on "Baby" (2010), saying, "Once again, the dynamic duo is back at it!/ JB, Ludacris!/ I love everything about you/ You're imperfectly perfect/ Everyone's itching for beauty/But they're just scratching
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a song entitled "She Is Beautiful" into "You Are Beautiful". The team decided to include a song for Sammy Fong to explain to Mei Li that they should not wed. In the span of a few hours, they wrote the lyrics and music to "Don't Marry Me". Once the songs were finalized, Robert Russell Bennett, who had orchestrated several of the creators' most successful previous shows, did the same for the score of "Flower Drum Song". The musical opened for tryouts on October 27, 1958 at Boston's Shubert Theatre. The audience gave it an enthusiastic response, causing Rodgers to leave
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NPR, Pitchfork and Time already writing raves." Prior to the release of the band's second album, following a Daytrotter solo session with Porterfield, Sean Moeller wrote, ""Marigolden" is a triumph of a record, a true beauty that makes you believe in the regenerative spirit of all human beings." On October 22, 2014, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett declared the day "Field Report Day" in Milwaukee, prior to a performance by the band that evening at the Pabst Theater. Following a show in Denver, Annie Zdrojewski wrote "Porterfield’s lyrics turn what may initially sound like singer-songwriter-y indie folk of the replicable variety
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God Gave Me You "God Gave Me You" is a song written and originally recorded by American contemporary Christian music singer Dave Barnes. It was released in January 2010 as the lead single from the album, "What We Want, What We Get". Barnes wrote the song after the title came to him while he was walking through London, England. He told "Country Weekly" that "the lyrics just flowed together with the melody" when he wrote it. Barnes also said that he was inspired by his wife, Annie, who supported him "through all the ups and downs of an artist's career."
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Lennon Collection" in November 1982. The song was written for Lennon's son, Sean, his only child with Yoko Ono. It begins with John comforting his son from what is presumably a nightmare and develops into John passionately describing the love he has for his son and the joy Sean gave him. At the end of the song, John Lennon whispers, "Good night, Sean. See you in the morning. Bright and early." The lyrics of "Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)" contain the famous Lennon quote "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." However, the expression of this
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Berardinelli wote that Tomei and Downey "don't fully connect" and that the film is "entertaining without being exceptionally accomplished." Berardinelli called the film "essentially a light, inoffensive movie that will appeal to those who aren't seeking more than a bubbly romance." In his DVD review for "Movie.net", John J. Puccio wrote, "What every good romantic comedy demands are two beautiful people, usually of opposite sexes, beautiful scenery, beautiful music, and beautifully written situations. Never mind that director Norman Jewison's previous hit comedy, "Moonstruck", didn't quite fit the mold. "Only You" does." Puccio called the film "one of the most charming
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recording, calling it "as exciting as his material". "AllMusic"s Richard S. Ginell's positive review commented that Gil is "still in possession of a quicksilver voice with a beautiful falsetto, a staccato guitar style that makes his electric model sound like an acoustic, and strikingly original, even quirky tunes". "The Austin Chronicle"s Mike Quinn said "it's music that makes you want to dance with lyrics that make you think". Quanta Live Quanta gente veio ver: Ao Vivo (English: "How many people came to see: Live"), known internationally as Quanta Live, is a Grammy-winning 1998 album by Brazilian musician Gilberto Gil recorded
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career, "If you think about it, every talent needs a serious push and help from somebody who is stronger, because it's pretty much impossible for anybody to succeed in this industry. So I've become very lucky, and I'm very grateful. You don't control the situations or the people you meet. I did not plan this. I'm just doing what I've always been doing. It's not like I've changed my goals at all." Gibson contributed lyrics to multiple tracks on the album. The track, "Say My Name", was co-written by Grigorieva and Gibson. Grigorieva described "Say My Name", stating, "It is
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group to record, which was received well by the other members. In its rough form, the song contained no guitar riffs. Its lyrics address the idea of hope, a usual theme that Squire incorporates into his lyrics. "Wonderous Stories" is the second track on the album solely written by Anderson. He wrote the song during "a beautiful day" while living in Switzerland, "one of those days you want to remember for years afterwards". During the day, the lyrics to the track entered his mind that he later wrote down. He noted the song's meaning as "the joys of life, as
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the song as a track which people will want to dance to as well as writing that the lyrics ensure that the listener pays attention to the lyrics, saying "It is a song you would hear in a club that everyone would want to dance to. This song makes you want to move, and it also has some strong lyrics that make you focus on what she is saying." Matthew Cole for Slant Magazine, however, was critical of the song, writing that the song is a "boring dubstep-normalizing dance number reminiscent of LMFAO," as well as Rihanna's own "We Found
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asleep by a campfire, dreaming of simpler times before the war. Specifically, he recalls times he spent in Lorraine and memories of the "quaint old-fashioned people" who lived in the villages of Alsace-Lorraine. This territory was under German control during the war, but France gained it back after the war. This moment of nostalgia overwhelms him, and he cries out what is the chorus: Lorraine (My Beautiful Alsace Lorraine) "Lorraine (My Beautiful Alsace Lorraine)" is a World War I era song released in 1917. Al Bryan wrote the lyrics. Fred Fisher composed the music. It was published by McCarthy and
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off a tour, called "O Que Te Faz Voltar" (English: What Makes You Return). Canto dos Malditos na Terra do Nunca Canto dos Malditos na Terra do Nunca, abbreviated CMTN, is a Brazilian alternative rock band known for the deep voice of the female vocalist, Andréa Martins, and for their songs, which combine poetic lyrics and heavy guitars. After initial success, including heavy rotation of "Olha Minha Cara" on MTV Brasil and a "Best New Artist" nomination, they disbanded, but reunited in 2012 and have gone on tour. From a young age, Andréa wrote music, saying "I wrote some things,
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questioned Cameron further; "You said the Jam's song Eton Rifles was important to you when you were at Eton. Paul Weller, who wrote the song, was pretty incredulous to hear this, and claimed you couldn't have understood the lyrics. What did you think that song was about at the time? Be honest.' To which Cameron replied; "I went to Eton in 1979, which was the time when the Jam, the Clash, the Sex Pistols were producing some amazing music and everyone liked the song because of the title. But of course I understood what it was about. It was taking
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Mukundan The film received positive reviews from critics. "Deccan Chronicle" wrote "Do not miss to watch this tale of an egg. It makes you fall in love, laugh, cry and most of all, it makes you realise the most beautiful aspect of life." "Bangalore Mirror" wrote "Ondu Motteya Kathe does not follow in the footsteps of such earlier Kannada films though. There is freshness in the approach. From the dialogues to the performances, there is a touch of new thinking. Motte does fall into familiar approaches in the second half. The plot is wrapped in a predictable manner. But with
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to or inspired by the story immediately preceding or following the lyrics. There are no songs from any of Grant's first three albums. However, the book contains lyrics to four songs which Grant has yet to record. In the book's opening section, Grant explains her reluctance to write a book and the path that led to her writing and makes a series of acknowledgments. Additionally, this section contains the lyrics to a song that Grant wrote but never recorded (it was recorded by Faith Hill for the "Mad About You" soundtrack instead): "Who I Am". Named after "Every Road" from
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inherently 'Chris Brown' about this track — it really could have been recorded by anybody with similar results." Ed Easton Jr. from WNOW-FM wrote that the song "is a softer and sensitive side of Chris Brown as its lyrics are supposed to be meant to inspire others." Joanne Dorken from MTV UK wrote that "Brown's vocals are unrecognisable on this Ibiza-dance scene floor filler, which you can’t help but move to." James Montgomery from MTV News praised Benassi's production skills, and wrote "It's not a stretch to call 'Beautiful People' not only one of the year's most unexpected singles, but
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space of 48 hours and this one just stood out". Although Molly wrote the lyrics and the "top line", her Swede producer Anders Hansson wrote music for strings (on the musical release there was a 26-piece big string orchestra), after agreeing with her choice of song from the drafts. The song has received generally positive reviews from critics. The "Daily Mirror" said: "Molly's voice has such a powerful tone to it – combined with the thumping beat, it makes you want to sing along – even if you don't know the lyrics. Overall it's the best thing we've produced since
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the riff-driven melody from Harrison's song "What Is Life" in the middle of "Never Without You", right before he makes reference to "All Things Must Pass". The lyrics also mention Harrison's composition "Within You Without You" from the Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" album. Never Without You "Never Without You" is a tribute song from Ringo Starr to his former Beatles bandmate George Harrison who died on 29 November 2001. The recording appeared on Starr's 2003 album "Ringo Rama", and was also released as a single. "Never Without You" was co-written by Starr, Mark Hudson and Gary Nicholson.
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to come up with, 'OK, what are those ways?' That was tough." Of the line, 'I found a way to make you smile', Stipe later recalled, "I just thought, that's the most beautiful thing in the world." Stipe had difficulty writing lyrics for the "Up" album. In the case of "At My Most Beautiful", it took the singer a year to write the song's verse because he needed to figure out what one could do to prompt the action described in the opening line. The solution finally occurred to him one morning, and he finished writing the words in 45
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door-to-door, raising money for the station selling $2 educational program guides. Carey was partnered with Fred Rogers who would act as puppeteer of various puppets who would dance along to 68 songs which he wrote and for which Carey wrote the lyrics. Carey joined ASCAP in 1955 and she and Rogers produced such songs as "Goodnight God," "It's Morning," and "Why Hi, Don't I Know You?" — the theme song for her program. Carey once remarked on their collaboration, "He would make me very angry because I'd labor over my lyrics and he would sit at the piano and what
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Joan, who at least had some stature, this is the bad folkie joke to end all bad folkie jokes." Sarah Sytsma of "AllMusic" gave the album a positive review, calling it "a charming collection of light alternative folk-rock from the teenage singer/songwriter. Her songs are occasionally naive, but her melodies can usually save her lyrics." Stephen Thomas Erlewine, of "AllMusic", wrote: ""Pieces of You" is a charming debut that is somewhat undone by its own naïveté. Jewel has a rich voice and an innocent, beguiling charm that makes "Who Will Save Your Soul," "I'm Sensitive," and "You Were Meant for
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Simpson was moved to say "What you are doing right now makes you more beautiful and I hope women all over the world hear about the story and it is important to know that how skinny you are does not make you beautiful." It aired on 22 March 2010 in the USA and on 21 August in Japan. Caro also appeared on National Geographic Channel's "Taboo": Beauty. The show was filmed two months prior to her death. Caro died on 17 November 2010 in France, after spending about two weeks in hospital with acute respiratory disease. The cause of her
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destiny." George Starostin retrospectively reviewed the album for his website, describing "Tumbling Down" as, "... the romantic, soothing finale [to "The Psychomodo"] where you won't understand a single line until you get to the plaintive "oh dear, what have they done to the blues?" coda. If anything, though, the song is so goddamn beautiful it serves as a perfect example of lyrics not being important. At all. More of that gorgeous orchestration ... An anthemic singalong which causes you to join in even if you don't know what the hell you're doing." German website "Altona Info" spoke of the song
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Herman's Hermits. Other hit songs to his credit include "Mystery Girl" (recorded by Jess Conrad), "Made You" (Adam Faith), "Gossip Calypso" (Bernard Cribbins), "Stick Around" (Billy Fury), "That's What Love Will Do" and "Nature's Time For Love" (both recorded by Joe Brown). Peacock wrote the lyrics for a number of hits by The Vernons Girls. The songs include "Be Nice To Him Mama", "You Know What I Mean", "Funny All Over" and "We Love The Beatles". He wrote the lyrics for the musical show, "Passion Flower Hotel" (music by John Barry), and for a musical based on the popular newspaper
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Beautiful, Dirty, Rich "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich" is a song by American singer Lady Gaga from her debut studio album, "The Fame" (2008). It was released as a promotional single from the album on September 16, 2008. It is an uptempo dance-pop song that makes heavy use of synthesizers, and is lyrically about Gaga's experiences as a struggling artist in the Lower East Side. She wrote the song while she was, as she says, "doing a lot of drugs" and "trying to figure things out." The song was met with critical acclaim, with reviewers complimenting the lyrics and the fun nature
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lyrical honesty. Those who have been waiting for more of what Plumb does best will find a lot to love in "Need You Now", as it shows off the many sides of Tiffany Lee and makes another strong entry in her career's beautiful history." Jesus Freak Hideout's Alex "Tincan" Caldwell surmised that "Plumb's long delayed "Need You Now" gives new life to the old adage that 'some things are worth waiting for'." Finally, Caldwell called "Need You Now" "one of the best releases of the year." Louder Than the Music's Jono Davies evoked how "This album, to be fair, has
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measured by a third party. Year after year the festival features unforgettable headlining musicians; prominent visual artists adding installations to Downtown Las Vegas’ collection of murals; and thought-provoking speakers who inspire. CEO, Justin Weniger, explains that, “We don’t do the festival as a profit center. Our only real metric, our only real KPI, is how much we’re developing a community.” What makes Life is Beautiful stand out are the people who attend, “each festival goer and artist alike have had beautiful moments to celebrate. What makes life beautiful to us is individual and unique. The attendees and artist both cultivated
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you touch or see stirs up the memories and makes it hard," Jackson says. Brent Baxter, one of the writers of the song, was inspired by the song after reading a poem that his mother wrote that included the line, "Empty as a church on Monday morning." He stated that the line had "such religious overtones that [he] had to come up with something really heavy to fit around it." He went on to say that it was fascinating to explore what someone might go through when they lose a loved one. After writing the lyrics, Baxter gave them to
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lyrics were penned by Viveka. "Rediff" wrote "Debutant director Arivazhagan, who has written and directed the film, has turned out a horror/suspense film that strives to score points on logic, novelty and raciness. The best part is that he actually makes you cling to the edge of the seat most of the time. No mean feat, considering the limitations on mainstream Tamil cinema." "Behindwoods" wrote " Although paranormal subjects are not something new, the narrative style, technical wizardry and the brilliant camera work give Eeram, the real eerie experience." "The Hindu" wrote "Arivazhagan must have polished his screenplay over and
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"Freakshow", the ninth song from "Beautiful Nightmare", is a contemporary rock song with influences by Muse. "Shut Up & Kiss Me" is an upbeat pop punk song, which contains lyrics about "making out with a girl". Mastin described it as "a tongue-in-cheek, muck around song". "She Calls This Love" features lyrics about a "boy stuck in a relationship who realises that he's not in love with his girl anymore". The album's last song "Give Up the Girl" is a rock song that makes reference to Superman. Cameron Adams of the "Herald Sun" awarded "Beautiful Nightmare" three and a half stars,
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the past for inspiration and remember all the bad boyfriends I had and all the crap things they did to me." Emeli Sandé said that she wrote a track for the band which was very dark and a strong ballad. She said that the lyrics are dark and very honest. The band admitted that they had focused on a particular sound after some of their favourite artists released that type of music. Rochelle Humes said that "Someone Like You" by Adele and "She Makes Me Wanna" by JLS and Dev was a big influence in what they wanted their records
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