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You've Got a Friend in Me "You've Got a Friend in Me" is a song by Randy Newman. Used as the theme song for the 1995 Disney/Pixar animated film "Toy Story", it has since become a major musical component for its sequels, "Toy Story 2" (1999) and "Toy Story 3" (2010) as well as a musical leitmotif throughout the whole "Toy Story" franchise. The song was nominated for both the Academy Award for Best Original Song and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, but lost both to "Colors of the Wind" from Disney's "Pocahontas". Like many other Disney
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Contemporary chart hit, spending 14 weeks on the chart and peaking at number 10. On May 31, 2018, Rex Orange County released a cover of “You’ve Got a Friend in Me”, performing along with Randy Newman, the creator of the song. You've Got a Friend in Me "You've Got a Friend in Me" is a song by Randy Newman. Used as the theme song for the 1995 Disney/Pixar animated film "Toy Story", it has since become a major musical component for its sequels, "Toy Story 2" (1999) and "Toy Story 3" (2010) as well as a musical leitmotif throughout the
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Rex Orange County on Spotify is "Loving Is Easy" created in collaboration with the Dutch artist Benny Sings. The song was covered by the Swedish singer Tove Styrke. On April 16, 2018, Rex Orange County performed the song in his television debut on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon". On May 31, 2018, Rex Orange County released a cover of "You've Got a Friend in Me", performing along with Randy Newman, the creator of the song. He was also featured in Spotify's Rise Program. In January 2018 O'Connor came in second in the BBC "Sound of 2018" award after Norwegian
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You've Got a Friend in Me "You've Got a Friend in Me" is a song by Randy Newman. Used as the theme song for the 1995 Disney/Pixar animated film "Toy Story", it has since become a major musical component for its sequels, "Toy Story 2" (1999) and "Toy Story 3" (2010) as well as a musical leitmotif throughout the whole "Toy Story" franchise. The song was nominated for both the Academy Award for Best Original Song and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, but lost both to "Colors of the Wind" from Disney's "Pocahontas". Like many other Disney
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You Got Me (The Roots song) "You Got Me" is a song by the hip hop band The Roots, featuring vocals by Erykah Badu (who sings the chorus) and Eve, then known as Eve of Destruction, who raps the second verse but does not appear in the music video. The track was released as a single from the band's fourth studio album, "Things Fall Apart" (1999). "You Got Me" was co-written by musician Jill Scott, who recorded vocals for the song's chorus and bridge. Her part was subsequently re-recorded by Badu at the insistence of MCA Records, who wanted a
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sings about taking lyrical inspiration from the world around him, and learning the life lessons about which he sings. This sentiment is reflected in the lines "I'm thinking maybe it's time to be livin' the rhyme / When I'm singing a song about nothing but right / And it'd sure be nice if you would roll with me." According to "Country Weekly", songwriter Tommy Karlas wrote the song after he could not sleep due to insomnia. He got together with fellow songwriter Clint Daniels to finish it. Karlas added the second verse when he thought about a high school friend
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song. According to the lyrics of "Why Don't You Love Me", Knowles impersonates a woman who questions her love interest about the reason for which he does not value her fabulousness, convincing him she's the best thing for him as she sings: "Why don't you love me... when I make me so damn easy to love?... I got beauty... I got class... I got style and I got ass...". The singer further tells her love interest that the decision not to choose her is "entirely foolish". Originally released as a pre-order bonus track on the deluxe edition of "I Am...
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the lyrics: "Jay Z in the range, crazy and deranged [...] I been inhaling the chain smokers, how you think I got the name 'Hova', I been real and the game's over". The song continues to the bridge, singing: "I'm not myself, lately I'm foolish, I don't do this, / I've been playing myself, baby, I don't care / 'Cuz your love's got the best of me, / And baby, you're making a fool of me, / You got me sprung and I don't care who sees." She then sings the chorus again and the song fades out with the
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low-note of G# to the high-note of E. The song contains string accents described as "sympathetic, but not overpowering". Described as a "jangly pop tune", having an "overarching feel-good vibe", lyrically, the song speaks of "embracing who you are and not letting your critics get you down". Gomez sings of insecurities, and people telling her she is not good enough, before asserting "I'm sure you got some things/ You'd like to change about yourself/ But when it comes to me/ I wouldn't want to be anybody else." According to Brian Voerding of AOL Radio Blog, "Gomez sings about staying true
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"her worth as artist and business asset." The song opens with "a Peter Pan metaphor about being held back from maturing," where she sings: "I come fluttering in from Neverland [...] Why will you never let me grow?." In the chorus, she bluntly sings: "I got to do things my own way, darling," while also complaining and asking "in a thick patois": "Will you ever let me? Will you ever respect me? No!." During the second verse, she "asserts that she's through with acting as the world's avatar," asking: "Darling, would you mind giving my reflection a break from the
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The Norwegian soprano Sissel Kyrkjebø recorded "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" as a duet with Spanish tenor Jose Carreras on her 2007 album, Northern Lights. Sissel sings in English and Carreras sings in Italian. On the album the song is called "Quando Sento Che Mi Ami" The 12 American Idol Finalists - Season 4 Finalists got together perform this Diana Ross hit. It was selected as the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Single in 2005 for the American Idol TV show. It also appears on the compilation album. When You Tell Me That You Love Me "When
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a hip hop-inflected breakdown, in which Stefani raps, "You can tell me what you're hidin' boy/And you can tell me if I'm gettin' warm". Lyrically, the song discusses insecurities in a relationship, where Stefani questions her man's love. Nolan Feeney of "Time" complimented that the song is "about falling in love with someone who's got a few skeletons in their closet." As noted by "Spin"'s Brennan Carley, "Stefani sounds shattered as she sings, "But there's something behind those eyes / Those eyes / That you can't that you can't disguise / Disguise." In the "stomping, infuriatingly catchy" chorus she sings,
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composed two songs to this melody - "Ramblin' On My Mind" and "When You Got A Good Friend" - with different musical approaches and different guitar tunings, although both were in the key of E. Eric Clapton recorded the song for the 2004 album "Me and Mr. Johnson". When You Got a Good Friend "When You Get a Good Friend" is a blues song recorded on November 23, 1936 in San Antonio, Texas by legendary bluesman Robert Johnson. The song was unissued until 1961, when it was included on the LP "King of the Delta Blues Singers". Johnson performed the
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that. It's very much a dance type song. It will make you get up and dance and sing along in your car." The song opens with Black singing "When I talk, you listen, I like that/When you listen, you smile and I like that/Why you lookin' lookin' at me just like that?" Near the end of the song, Black sings "Can't deny, you're implicated/In the mayhem in my mind/What has got me so frustrated/You should be mine, you should be mine" "Person of Interest" received mixed to negative reviews from music critics. "Entertainment Weekly" admitted that the song "could totally
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be your friend / I will love you so deeply / I will be the one to kiss you at night / I will love you till the end of time." She continues her appeal as she sings to her love interest, "Take you away from here / There's nothing between us but space and time". On the bridge, Knowles belts her vocal lines over a shooting horn sequence; with her multiple-layered vocals, she commands, "Boy come to me", and towards the end, she repeatedly sings, "Say you’ll never let me go". Knowles "finds the strength in two" as she
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be close to him, acting out of character and falling for him more with each day. "Oh I can't wait to get next to you/ Oh I just can't leave you alone/ Boy you got me doing things that I would never do," she sings. In the chorus, she emphasizes that the guy is only one who makes her feel in love and turned on, "Only u can make me feel and only u can take me there," she chants. "Only U" received generally favorable reviews from music critics. Hattie Collins of "The Guardian" called it "a deliciously dark song."
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me higher/You set my heart on fire/When you touch my body/Got me singing like" with Carey's hook harmonizing around. Jason Lipshutz of "Billboard" commented that in the song, "Fifth Harmony admirably pulls off the sunny R&B vibe and falsetto runs of the pop icon they're honoring on the track". "Them Girls Be Like" lyrics also feature cultural references, as noted by Lipshutz who wrote, "like 'Boss', the song oozes self-assuredness, this time swatting down female rivals instead of tongue-wagging males. The millennial-friendly lyrics are an absolute blast to swim through". During the song, the group sings: "We ain't like them
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"raw" guitar riffs, "soothing electronics", "snare slaps", "whooshing synths" and a "dub step-esque boom-bap." In the song, she uses her breathy vocals and "soulful crescendos of 'Make me oooh, oooh, oooh.'" Lyrically, "Make Me..." talks about demanding sexual satisfaction, with the singer "want[ing] the object of her affection to make her move," explaining that "she's on the lookout for someone to 'raise [her] roof.'" In the chorus, she sings: "I just want you to make me move like it ain’t a choice for you, like you got a job to do/ Just want you to raise my roof, something sensational.
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done, standing ovation. You got what you wanted, I guess you won." Following the first verse, Lisa sings the chorus with, "[cause you] play me like a symphony, play me til your fingers bleed, I'm your greatest masterpiece - You ruin me." On 5 September 2014, the duo teased the release of "You Ruin Me" with a 50-second video clip of the twins wearing white and pink tutus, and performing a series of ballet inspired poses beneath a tunnel in Downtown Los Angeles. The song was sent to mainstream radio on 11 September 2014 and was released digitally and physically
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second single. I knew it was a great song. I’m happy it saw the light of day." "Low" was written by Jimmy Harry and produced by Cliff Magness, who also arranged and engineered the track. The midtempo country-flavored track finds the singer reflecting on a broken relationship. "It's cool you didn't want me/ Sometimes you can't go back/ But why'd you have to go and make a mess like that?" she sings before asking in the chorus: "Have you ever been low? Have you ever had a friend that let you down so?". Harry has said that "Low" "was a
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Langone, contestants of the tenth season of "American Idol", covered the song during one of the nights. American rapper Snoop Dogg, released an unofficial remix of the song along with a music video. In his version of the song he sings the lines "California dreamin', schemin', you got me gleamin'/ I need you on my team 'n you get my meanin'/ It sound crazy but it's amazing/ Lay down with me so we can make some babies." The accompanying music video a girl which looks like Kim Kardashian waiting him at the hotel, while the official video of the song
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twirling in a slow dance through electronic caresses and the subtlest touches of strings. In the chorus, she sings, "I wanna move with the seasons/And go with the flow". Dido finds guests to keep her current, like Kendrick Lamar, whose vociferous rap tears through the conciliatory "Let Us Move On", a spooked trip hop song. The looping intro and muted snares on "Blackbird" are leveled off by her detached vocal and reassuringly familiar lyrics about the darker side of love ("Why do I bring you love, when all you give me back is pain?", she sings). While "End of Night",
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Un roman d'amitié (Friend You Give Me a Reason) "Un Roman d'amitié (Friend You Give Me a Reason)" is a 1988 song recorded by the French artist Elsa Lunghini and the American artist Glenn Medeiros. The song was released as a single in the summer of 1988 and features on the self-titled LP "Elsa". In 1988, Elsa was invited to a French TV programme to perform her second single, "Quelque chose dans mon cœur". Jean-Pierre Foucault, the host of the show, made her the surprise to invite Glenn Medeiros of whom Elsa was a fan. The two singers got on
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Rubenstein wrote that Usher sings about a "hot chick and how it'll be a total cinch for him to get her home", in the line "I see you over there, so hypnotic/ Thinking 'bout what I do to that body.../ Got no drink in my hand/ But I'm wasted/ Getting drunk of the thought of you naked/ I get you like ooh, baby, baby." In the chorus, he sings "If you wanna scream ‘yeah,’ let me know and I’ll take you there / Get you going like a-ooh baby baby, ooh baby baby, a-ooh baby baby, ooh baby / If
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to win the group their first Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1990. The music video for "Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)" was directed by Andy Delaney, of Big TV! and was shot in Epping Forest. Wheeler's former-Afrodiziak member and friend Claudia Fontaine sings and dances to the song throughout the video. The video starts with an opening silhouette of the group dancing in a forest and proceeds with repeated close-up shots of Wheeler singing "Back to life, back to reality". While Wheeler sings the first verse, video shots
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the course of the song, the theme suddenly changes, as Brown sings of famous entertainers he has met in his travels "("I've got a lot of friends in my business")", and then begins to quote titles of songs recorded by them, such as Jackie Wilson ("You Better Stop Dogging Me Around"), Solomon Burke and Wilson Pickett ("If You Need Me...Call Me" and "It's Too Late"), Sam Cooke ("You Send Me") Ray Charles ("Born To Lose") and Famous Flames member Bobby Byrd's solo release ("I Found Out Now"). "Oh Baby Don't You Weep" was the last new recording Brown made for
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to stick with him till the end". In the chorus, Enrique sings, "In this crazy world the choice is ours, only got a few / either you’re coming with me or I’m coming with you / ’cause I finally found, I finally found you," with "heavily processed vocals", according to "Idolator"'s Robbie Daw. Later, Sammy Adams comes in and lets us know that he's "got his hands full" from grabbing girls, and informs us that he's "drunk as fuck." The song received mostly favorable reviews from music critics. Robbie Daw of "Idolator" was aware that the song "finds him sticking
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is sure about are her feelings for him, "I don't know much about algebra, but I know that one plus one equals two ... If I ain't got something, I don't give a damn / 'Cause I got it with you". In the pre-chorus lines, Beyoncé expresses her reliance on her man without whom she believes to be incomplete as she sings, "And it's me and you, that's all we'll have when the world is through / Because baby we ain't got nothing without love / Darling, you got enough love for the both of us". Brandon Soderberg of Pitchfork
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You Got Me Hummin' "You Got Me Hummin'" (also known as "You've Got Me Hummin'") is a popular song written by Isaac Hayes and David Porter. It was first popularized by Sam & Dave, who had a Top 10 R&B hit with the song in 1966 on Stax Records. It was subsequently covered by Cold Blood who had greater success with the song on the American pop charts. Additionally, the song has been recorded by the Pointer Sisters, Reigning Sound, Freddie Fender and Delbert McClinton as well as J. Blackfoot. Billy Joel released the song several times: first in 1967,
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"sassiest" song on its parent album. Sonically, "No Excuses" is a pop song with country influences. It was described as a sexism-blasting empowerment anthem. It features Trainor singing over a "funky, retro" beat. Trainor sings the lyrics, "What you sipping on that got you talking crazy? Looking at me sideways, always coming at me," over an incandescent beat. According to Idolator writer Mike Nied, the song is a confident take-down of a disrespectful suitor, that has "fiery" production and playful lyrics and Trainor sounds "right at home" on it. Writing for the Daily Express, Shaun Kitchener thought that "No Excuses"
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ushers on top of the violins, as Madonna sings the chorus line "You can't hurt me now, I got away from you, I never thought I would." The violins and the drum beats drop after the chorus, but come back again during the next bridge. As Madonna sings the verse "Oh father I have sinned", the violins change their pitch to a higher one. After the second chorus, there is an instrumental break where she sings about the realization that her father did not want to hurt her but she still ran away. The song ends with the guitar and
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adding, "I understand what the public wants from me - and I am letting these children have it!". To this end, the album is strongly directed to a gay audience (even more so than previous RuPaul albums). The song "Tranny Chaser", for instance, is a comedic hip-hop track about sexually curious heterosexual men who pursue casual sex with transgender women. In it RuPaul sings "Is some tranny chasers up in here? Welcome to my stratosphere! Make a move...what you gonna do? I ain't got no time for no lookie-loo, boo!"; and later, "Do you wanna fuck me? That don't make
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high-tone D. The song is in a moderate tempo of 64 beats per minute with the chord progression being set like C–G–Am–F–C–Dm7/G in the first verse and C–E–Am7–D9 in the chorus. "Again" is a "lightweight" piano ballad, based on a lost love. The song's story is about running into an old friend, only to discover that the feelings for that person are as strong as ever. "Kinda late in the game and my heart is in your hands. Don't you stand there and then tell me you love me and leave me again," she sings. "Again" divided music critics. Despite
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as "a celebratory salute to self love" and highlighted the lines "And I won’t wait any longer / When you let me down, I got stronger," as empowering. Will Hodgkinson of "The Times" thought that "Thunder" was about her former record label boss and friend Simon Cowell, writing that the lyrics "I won’t wait any longer, when you let me down I got stronger," was Lewis' way of saying "Check me out now, you high-waisted berk." The song, in the key of B major, has a tempo of 92 beats per minute. Lewis' voice spans more than two octaves, from
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my own mother," she claimed. "For a shield, from the storm for a friend, for a love to keep me safe and warm, I turn to you/For the strength to be strong, for the will to carry on/For everything you do, for everything that's true, I turn to you," she sings in the chorus. "I Turn to You" received mixed reviews from music critics, with some praising Aguilera's vocals, while others criticizing the ballad for being too formulaic. In a positive review, Amanda Murray of "Sputnikmusic" called the song a "truly well-made pop song", writing that "the music plays a
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when in the band The Hassles and under the title "You've Got Me Hummin' and in 1983 (live version, on the B-side of the 12" of "Tell Her About It" under the title "You Got Me Hummin'".) [MOMENT OF TRUTH][1977 DISCO VERSION][NEW LYRICS][SALSOUL RECORDS] You Got Me Hummin' "You Got Me Hummin'" (also known as "You've Got Me Hummin'") is a popular song written by Isaac Hayes and David Porter. It was first popularized by Sam & Dave, who had a Top 10 R&B hit with the song in 1966 on Stax Records. It was subsequently covered by Cold Blood
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I Am Changing "I Am Changing" is a song from the second act of the long-running Broadway musical "Dreamgirls". Written by Henry Krieger and Tom Eyen, the song was performed by the character Effie White, originally portrayed on Broadway by Jennifer Holliday. "I Am Changing" tells the story of a woman who wants to leave behind the mistakes of her past and "change my life"—she sings, "I need you, I need a hand" and "I need a friend to help me start all over again". After the unexpected success of Holliday's first single, "And I Am Telling You I'm Not
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light songs. I came up to Michael and said I wanted to write about drugs. It was the first time I got the nerve to write about something that was scary for me to talk about, so I did." According to an episode of VH-1's "Pop-Up Video", in which "Toy Soldiers" was featured, the friend-in-question eventually conquered the addiction. The song is performed in the key of C minor with a tempo of 65 beats per minute in time. The song follows a chord progression of A–B–A–B–Cm–B–Cm–Gm–Cm–B. Martika is the only one who sings throughout the song, although she is
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Skopje Fest with the song, "Kaži Koj Si Ti", losing to Karolina Gočeva, who went on to represent Republic of Macedonia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007. Adrian Gaxha was a runner-up in the 2006 Macedonian Eurovision qualifier, having performed the song "Ljubov E" with Esma Redžepova. Vrčak, Tamara and Adrian have also taken some promotional photos of their Macedonian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. "Vo ime na ljubovta" is an R&B-style song with several hip hop verses. Tamara sings about the person she loves, explaining that "without you every second is killing me slowly". She sings that "I
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sings with a deceptive ease of a proper singer with a song to work on, embroidered by saxophones that bleed lyrical heartache and an underlie of rhythm which allows no chance for the tune to idle at any stopover. Honey, and it rocks."" In a 1986 issue of The Face magazine, the author spoke of the song in an article on Floy Joy. The article stated ""Mere mention of the number–one–that-got-away, the sublimely beautiful single "Until You Come Back to me" (still ripe to be covered if you're reading this Whitney Houston), reduces strong persons to tears. When Floy Joy
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solitariness and dislocation in Los Angeles. Marling has described Los Angeles as a city that rejects negative attitudes in people, and this is reflected in the sixth track, ″Don't Let Me Bring You Down″, in which she sings "Living here is a game I don't know how to play." Marling's activities in Joshua Tree are referenced when she sings "I've got us lost so I've turned us off in Joshua tree," in the song ″Easy″, her implied exploration with psychedelics apparent in the line, "It was a bit too high for me/ I spent a month thinking I was a
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got to go / I am a back door man," Wolf sings. The promiscuous "back-door man" is a theme of many blues songs, including those by Charley Patton, Lightnin' Hopkins, Blind Willie McTell and Sara Martin: "every sensible woman got a back-door man," Martin wrote in "Strange Loving Blues" (1925). Led Zeppelin referred to the Dixon song in "Whole Lotta Love" (1969) ("Shake for me girl, I want to be your back-door man") and in "Since I've Been Loving You" (1970) ("You must have one of them new fangled back door men!"). The song was recorded in Chicago in June
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special friend to take their relationship to a romantic level, appreciating his appearance and confessing her sexual intentions with him. During the verses, she sings accompanied by a bass guitar and a tenor saxophone. With a melodic horn section during the chorus, the song features and contains a smooth, slow-burn atmosphere reminiscent of jazz music. Its sound also demonstrates influences from traditional rhythm and blues. "Only Forever" is a melancholic song about wanting the person you want to explore a new relationship with to make that first move or take that next step. With a message of "giving someone chances
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Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb) "Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb)" is a song written by Irving Taylor and performed by Edward Byrnes and Connie Stevens. It reached #4 on the U.S. pop chart, #27 on the UK Singles Chart, and #30 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1959. The song was featured on Byrnes' 1959 album, "Kookie Star of "77 Sunset Strip"". It was based on Byrnes' character from the television show "77 Sunset Strip". The song is mostly spoken, except when Kookie sings the Bridge section: "I've got smog in my noggin' ever since you made the
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won't take you cheatin' on me/ Tell me who can I trust if I can't trust in you/ And I refuse to let you play me for a fool". "Let's Get Loud" is a "fiery, soulful" salsa dance song originally written for Gloria Estefan, who gave it to Lopez (who, she felt, would have more fun with it). Lopez asserts her Latin heritage in the song, which opens with the "sassy" declaration ""Ya Jen llego, presente!"" ("Jen has arrived!"). "Feelin' So Good", a mid-tempo hip-hop song featuring Big Pun and Fat Joe, samples Strafe's "Set It Off". Lopez sings about
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another song was provided by the Duranasty news site: "There is one song of "Reportage" called 'Judy, Where Are You'. Nick told me that the song is about their friend in New Orleans who went missing after Hurricane Katrina. Nick said it's a beautiful song and has got [a] Kinks influence." Additionally, the song titles 'Naomi Tonight' and 'You Ain't Foolin' No One' were revealed by music industry insiders on the Velvet Rope message board. Both song titles have also been registered by the band with ASCAP. These are the working song titles that have been identified by band members
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Keys sings about being a brand new version of herself, where nobody has control of her mind, heart and soul. On her official website, the singer wrote: "Brand new me is about the journey it takes to get to a place where you are proud to be a new you." She sings over the soft piano melody: "It's , I'm not who I was before/You look surprised your words don't burn me anymore/Been meaning to tell ya, but I guess it's plain to see/Don't be mad, it's just a brand-new kinda me/Can't be bad, I've found a brand-new kinda free."
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who had died. Montgomery Gentry released a rap remix with country-rapper Colt Ford as well. Eddie Montgomery, the other half of the duo, said of the song: "It's got the groove factor; it's just unreal. I think it's the best performance I've ever heard from my brother over here. Emotionally, you can tell when he sings it, it's from the heart." Reviewing the song for Country Universe, critic Leeann Ward gave the song a C rating. She considered the lyrics cliché and nonsensical but called the melody "rather pleasant sounding". Thom Jurek of Allmusic considered it "obligatory" and "spiritually minded".
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with Kelly and waited until he got permission from Kelly's label before airing the track. In the mid-tempo ballad, Kelly accuses his detractors of rushing to judgement, criticizes women for dependence on men, asks the media to give him a break, and begs for a little human tenderness ("Heaven, I need a hug/ Is there anybody out there willing to embrace a thug?" goes the chorus). Kelly sings, "I gave 13 years of my life to this industry/ Hit song or not, I've given all of me/ You smile in my face and tell me you love me/ But then
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of the band Good Charlotte, with whom she worked on the song "Harder Everyday", which was released as an international bonus track. The title track, which was also the theme song to her MTV reality series "The Ashlee Simpson Show", opens the album by introducing Simpson, who sings "got stains on my t-shirt, and I'm the biggest flirt" and "if you want my auto, want my autobiography / baby, just ask me". The "Village Voice" review described the song as "wrist-pumping Joan Jett rock candy", but "Stylus" labelled the track "an age-old trope and a boring one at that". "Pieces
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beyond the lines and attraction regardless of inhibitions." "Yahoo! Voices" Joanna Lopez wrote that the song "is about realizing you've fallen in love with your best friend." "You are the bearer of unconditional things, you held your breath and the door for me, thanks for your patience," she sings. "Head over Feet" is performed in the key of C major, shifting to D major for the verses and middle-eight section of the song. The song is performed in common time at a tempo of 80 beats per minute. Morissette's vocals span from G to B in the song. "Head over
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gradually builds, eventually becoming "undeniable". MTV writer Sasha Geffen calls the track "a smorgasbord" of double entrendres with food saying that "..."eating" can only mean two things", with Anna Gaca of "Spin" explicitly noting its connotations of oral sex. In the song, Perry sings "'Cause I'm all that you want, boy/All that you can have, boy/Got me spread like a buffet/Bon a, Bon appétit, baby". Christopher R. Weingarten of "Rolling Stone" found the song similar to the music of AC/DC. The song is written in the key of E minor with a tempo of 106 beats per minute in common
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the drummer, Jackson, Redding wrote "Respect", after a conversation they had during a break in the recording session, in which he told Redding: "You're on the road all the time. All you can look for is a little respect when you come home." An alternative story is told by Redding's friend and road manager, Earl "Speedo" Sims, who states that the song "came from a group I was singing with", and that even though Redding rewrote it, "a lot of the lyric was still there"; Sims adds: "He told me I would get a credit, but I never did". Sims
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produced by Don Cannon, is a modern hip-hop soul. On the song, Ross glides smoothly over the beat, while Estelle sings about how she's unsure about committing to a new man because she just got out of a relationship and doesn't want to get hurt again. "I just wanna love you baby, I don't wanna waste no time," she sings. "I wanna be your only one baby, please don't break my heart." The song "International (Serious)" featuring Chris Brown and Trey Songz is about Estelle's living the life as an international jet-setter. The clunky, apocalyptic track finds her dipping into
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expresses ignorance of his wife, he starts accusing him to be in collusion with his in-laws. What's the solution of this mystery? The climax of this brilliant suspense-thriller reveals it. Actually, this is what has happened : Meena sings a haunted song and Rakesh follows her. Now Meena asks Rakesh, "Why did you kill me?" In reality, Rakesh is the killer. At this, Rakesh says that now again I will kill you. He goes to strangle Meena and Raju enters to save Meena. Now, Meena reveals that the girl Rakesh pushed in the valley was her friend who was dressed
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You Got Me Rocking "You Got Me Rocking" is a song by the English rock and roll band The Rolling Stones, on their 1994 album "Voodoo Lounge". The song received remixes by Paul Oakenfold and Steve Osborne, they at least produced three mixes of the track including the notable Perfecto Mix. Begun in early in 1993, "You Got Me Rocking" was initially a blues number; bootlegs have Jagger and Richards working the song as a slower, blues flavored ramble, with Jagger shouting the hook- "you got me rocking". Changed to a straightforward rocker in the vein of "Start Me Up",
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distressed Gaga (speaking in a Spanish accent) states: "I know that we are young, and I know that you may love me/But I just can't be with you like this anymore, Alejandro." The track then changes to a stomping Europop beat. Gaga bids her ex-lovers farewell with a bitter-hearted pre-chorus where she sings: "You know that I love you, boy/Hot like Mexico, rejoice!/At this point I've got to choose/Nothing to lose." By the end of the song, the three protagonists—Alejandro, Fernando, and Roberto—are bidden farewell by Gaga. According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, the
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pertain to being in love, as well as the feeling of loving someone. Throughout the song Jackson's vocal range spans from B to A. The song is played in the key of E major. "The Way You Make Me Feel" has a mid-tempo of medium rock and has a metronome of 120 beats per minute. The song follows in the chord progression of C—E♭/C—C—C/E♭ in the first line, when Jackson sings "Hee-hee! Ooh Go on!" and continues on the same progression in the second line, when Jackson sings "Girl! Aaow!". "The Way You Make Me Feel" generally received positive reviews
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You Got Me (Mýa song) "You Got Me" is a song recorded by American recording artist Mýa. It was written by Sydnii Raymor and Mýa, while production was helmed by Lamar "Mars" Edwards. A sexy, sultry millennial slow jam similar to "Ready for Whatever" (2017), "You Got Me," is a blend of steady drums and sensual synths reminiscent of 90's R&B featuring Harrison's signature breathy coos. Released February 14, 2018, "You Got Me" serves as the third single from "TKO (The Knock Out)" and commemorates the twentieth anniversary of her debut single "It's All About Me." As tradition, on February
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plays the guitar like he skis: effortlessly and fully in control. The song slows down, catches on fire, whispers sweet harmony and then starts blowing a tornado. 'So fucked ...you'd see it,' J. sings with heavy resignation ... 'Don't let me fuck up will you?' J. pleads, helpless in his slumber. 'Because when I need a friend, it's still you.'" "Freak Scene" is rated as one of the best songs by Dinosaur Jr. In his review of "Bug", Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic called the track "the masterpiece of the record, . . . a surprisingly catchy song encapsulating the
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Security". It was also included on the Stones' 2002 career retrospective, "Forty Licks". You Got Me Rocking "You Got Me Rocking" is a song by the English rock and roll band The Rolling Stones, on their 1994 album "Voodoo Lounge". The song received remixes by Paul Oakenfold and Steve Osborne, they at least produced three mixes of the track including the notable Perfecto Mix. Begun in early in 1993, "You Got Me Rocking" was initially a blues number; bootlegs have Jagger and Richards working the song as a slower, blues flavored ramble, with Jagger shouting the hook- "you got me
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bed as she sings the song and finds herself being "threatened" by a strange man who is breaking down the walls around her. Country music singer Reba McEntire covered the song in 1995 for her twenty-second studio album, "Starting Over". Released as the album's fourth single in 1996 on MCA Nashville Records, it was co-produced by Tony Brown and Michael Omartian. Although not released to country radio, McEntire's rendition was her only dance hit, reaching number two on Hot Dance Club Play. You Keep Me Hangin' On "You Keep Me Hangin' On" is a 1966 song written and composed by
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to B-flat major for White, who sings the second verse and chorus. It includes piano, timpani, and a four-piece string section arranged by David Campbell. Compiled from "The Restless Kind" liner notes. Helping Me Get Over You "Helping Me Get Over You" is a song written and recorded by American country music artists Travis Tritt and Lari White. It was released in July 1997 as the fourth single from the album "The Restless Kind". The song reached No. 18 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It was nominated for a TNN/MCN Music award that year. The song
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third-person point of view, for her fans: "This is for my peoples who just lost somebody / Your best friend, your baby, your man or your lady / Put your hand way up high / We will never say bye / Mamas, daddies, sisters, brothers, friends and cousins / This is for my peoples who lost their grandmothers / Lift your hands to the sky / Because we won't ever say bye bye". As Carey sings the second chorus, she reverts to the singular conversation with her deceased father, however now revisiting 2005, "And you never got a chance to
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mate and get drunk and get to the 'truth' stage and you wake up next day and think 'fuck, what did I say?'. Sometimes you feel fine, sometimes you feel embarrassed, sometimes you feel a friend has told you something they shouldn't have. I think our instincts know when you've given too much". "Violently Happy" is an upbeat track influenced by techno. Its genres range from dance to synth-pop. The song begins with a nearly a cappella section, in which Björk sings the line "Since I met you/ this small town/hasn't got room", underscored only by ambient sounds. When Björk
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with backup dancers, then later with Scribe. At the 2010 Juice TV Awards, "You Got Me" won Best Hip Hop Video and the Innovation Award. You Got Me (J. Williams song) "You Got Me" is a single by New Zealand R&B singer J. Williams featuring Scribe, released in February 2010. "Young Love (Collectors Edition)" features the track. The single went to number one in New Zealand five weeks after its debut, and was certified gold the week after. "You Got Me" was written by Williams, Scribe and Inoke Finau. Williams has said that he wrote the song for his former
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with Interscope and did not make the cut of the new album. "Boomerang" is a pop song produced by Sandy Vee. It contains "great layers" of "Oh!"s on the chorus, which was described by Sam Lansky of Idolater as an "earworm". The "synth-spangled" song contains a "fuzzy, club-friendly" beat. Lyrically, "Boomerang" is about "not letting the haters keep you down", overcoming obstacles and "coming back even when people try to throw you out". Scherzinger sings about her ability to turn things around for the better. With "wide-eyed determination", she sings: "You can turn me down, you can throw me now/
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the mandolin did however not feature but instead Gilliam performed the song in easy listening style, snapping his fingers. Invariably, as he tries to begin the second verse, he is shot by another character. On "Monty Python Sings", the voice who introduces the song ("And now Mr Terry Gilliam will sing for you "I've Got Two Legs.") can be heard after the shooting saying "Thank you." I've Got Two Legs "I've Got Two Legs" is a song by the British comedy troupe Monty Python that was composed by Terry Gilliam. It most prominently appears in the concert film "Monty Python
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singing the song while Nelson is staying with the family, as an ode to Nelson's missing father. In an episode of the show "Will & Grace", Jack sings the song on separate occasions, as does Will in an earlier episode while visiting a therapist. In the "Grilled Cheesus" episode of "Glee", Rachel sings this song for Burt Hummel (who is in a coma as the song is being sung) and his son Kurt Hummel. Rachel sings the song outside as Yentl does in the movie, and later beside Burt's hospital bed, with Mercedes, Finn, Quinn and Finn's mother Carol with
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it as being "lovely" and "more affecting" than "You've Got a Friend." Gerson compares the song's melody to that of Cat Stevens' "Here Comes My Baby." Janovitz points out a duality in the lyrics, however. The lyrics attempt to comfort the singer's lover, possibly after a fight. But the lyrics also sound a possibly ominous note, in that he sings "But I can sing this song/And you can sing this song when I'm gone," suggesting that he may be leaving her soon, although it is not specified whether "I'm gone" refers to ending the relationship or just going away for
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former band One Direction, and possibly the band itself, due to its title, "Befour", which includes the number four, which is also the current number of the band members. "Time for me to move up / So many hours have gone / Heart beats the pump of my blood / No strings for you to pull on / You've got your tongue in your cheek / So pardon if I don't speak," he sings in the song's second verse. The lines "No strings for you to pull on… can’t tune my chords into your song" was interpreted as "[h]is frustration
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the Van Morrison tribute album "Vanthology", released in 2003. He died in New York City in 2007 at the age of 74. His 1968 song "You Got What I Need" was sampled for the 1989 Biz Markie hit, "Just a Friend". It was also sampled for Ghostface Killah's "Save Me Dear" in 2004. The song was also parodied by New York DJ Rob Gee in his song "Ecstacy You Got What I Need". Freddie Scott Freddie Scott (April 24, 1933 – June 4, 2007) was an American soul singer and songwriter. His biggest hits were "Hey, Girl", a top ten
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the rest of "Blackout" and added that it "sounds like Las Vegas goes Eurodisco." In the lyrics, Spears lets the subject know he is on her radar, while she lists the qualities the man has. Kimberly Chou said Spears' delivery "[is] so aggressive it's almost threatening." Spears sings lyrics such as "Confidence is a must / cockiness is a plus / edginess is a rush / edges I like 'em rough / A man with a Midas touch / Intoxicate me I'm a lush." During the bridge she sings "I got my eye on you / And I can't let
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the evolving relationship between the couple. Carey sings Anytime you need a friend / I will be here / You'll never be alone again / So don't you fear / Even if you're miles away / I'm by your side / So don't you ever be lonely / Love will make it alright, which hints at a current friendship where more still uncovered emotions are present. Author Chris Nickson explains on the song's switch in relationship, as the lyrics change to If you just believe in me / I will love you endlessly / Take my hand / Take me
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the concept of people trying to find the right person is something that's universal." The song is written in common time maintaining a tempo of 126 beats per minute. The song is set in the key of B-flat major. Backed up by a simple beat and minimal synth arrangement, Saporta sings about finding the girl he’s been missing: "Girl, I’ve been all over the world looking for you / I’m known for taking what I think I deserve, and you’re overdue." Sabi, provides the chorus and the "la-la-la-la-la" melody that carries the song as Saporta sings "You make me feel
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described by Robert Copsey of Digital Spy as a "60s-swing-meets-East-London vibe". Roberts' voice has been described by Katherine St Asaph of Pop Dust as a "springy" vibrato, with breathy background vocals featuring sounds effect including repeated kissing noises. Roberts sings about falling in love with someone, as she sings: "Aah, say that you love me, say that you need me too... best you ever had. It could be so easy, for you to please me, baby. So how come you tease me?". Roberts discussed the track on her blog, commenting that its lyrical content alludes to a boy that initially
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Kurt. Murphy was unsure at first whether their relationship would become a romantic one, and stated that he wished to gauge public response to their friendship before planning future developments. He commented, "Part of me thinks he should be the boyfriend, part of me thinks he should just be the mentor. I didn't want to decide that until we got into sort of the middle of the season." Kurt transfers from McKinley High to Dalton Academy and falls in love with Blaine, though Blaine only considers him a close friend. However, when Kurt sings the Beatles song "Blackbird" in "Original
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& Tracks for the week of October 20, 2001. All Over Me (Blake Shelton song) "All Over Me" is a song composed by Earl Thomas Conley, Michael Pyle, and Blake Shelton. It was released in October 2001 as the second single from Shelton's debut album, "Blake Shelton". Shelton was introduced to Conley by good friend Pyle, who was playing in Conley's band at the time. Shelton has long considered Earl Thomas Conley, his all time musical hero. The three wrote the song at Conley's house in 1999. Shelton sings in a falsetto on the chorus. "All Over Me" debuted at
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All Over Me (Blake Shelton song) "All Over Me" is a song composed by Earl Thomas Conley, Michael Pyle, and Blake Shelton. It was released in October 2001 as the second single from Shelton's debut album, "Blake Shelton". Shelton was introduced to Conley by good friend Pyle, who was playing in Conley's band at the time. Shelton has long considered Earl Thomas Conley, his all time musical hero. The three wrote the song at Conley's house in 1999. Shelton sings in a falsetto on the chorus. "All Over Me" debuted at number 54 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot Country Singles
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C/G – G – B. Aguilera speaks the lyrics, "After all you put me through, you'd think I'd despise you / But in the end, I wanna thank you, 'cause you made me that much stronger" on the guitar theme by Dave Navarro. Lyrically, Aguilera wants to thank the man who did her wrong rather than insult him, because he helped make her stronger and work harder, thus making her a fighter. At the chorus, she sings, "'Cause it makes me that much stronger/ Makes me work a little bit harder/ Makes me that much wiser/ So thanks for making
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"restrained" and "controlled". Throughout the song, Rihanna sounds "suspenseful" and "sultry" as she sings the lyrics "I got secrets that I wanna show you". Thomas Conner of "Chicago Sun-Times" wrote that the singer "teases her man" and "lets him at her" as she sings the line "You've waited long enough" before instructing "Don't hold back/you know I like it rough". Of the multiple music critics who commented on the song, the majority praised "Skins musical structure and Rihanna's vocal performance. Apart from writing about the song's composition, Daw called the ballad "smoldering" and compared the last minute of the song
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where she sings in the gravelly tones of her lower register. Robert Copesy of Digital Spy rated the track four out of five stars, writing that in the line "Got you wrapped around my finger babe/You can count on me to misbehave", Diamandis "play[s] out one of many female archetypes that feature on her forthcoming LP—though we suspect it's one she identifies with best." Sam Lansky of MTV Buzzworthy described it as "a monster song" and "a muscular uptempo joint", concluding, "Evoking Kate Bush on the high notes and then cascading down to the gravelly tones of her lower register,
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Lovato sings accompanied by guest choir while confetti raining down. Recording and management Personnel Credits adapted from the liner notes of "Tell Me You Love Me". Tell Me You Love Me (song) "Tell Me You Love Me" is a song by American singer and songwriter Demi Lovato. It was written by Kirby Lauryen, Stint and John Hill, with production handled by the latter two. It was initially released through Hollywood, Island and Safehouse Records on August 24, 2017, as the first promotional single from Lovato's sixth studio album of the same name (2017). It was released as the second and
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Blige on her single "You Bring Me Joy" (1994). Another song which uses the same beat of "It's Ecstasy" is Le Pamplemousse's "Le Spank" from 1977. The track was also heavily sampled in the song "Rock DJ" by Robbie Williams. It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me "It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me" is a hit song by American singer Barry White. The song was written by Ekundayo Paris and Nelson Pigford, and arranged by Barry White. Released from his album "Barry White Sings for Someone You Love", it spent five weeks at the top
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song Shel Silverstein and I had written about the New Orleans witch Marie Lavaux called, 'POOF, ANOTHER MAN DONE GONE.' " "My friend said, “Up to now I was buying this whole singer/songwriter bit. Now, you try to pass off a hit song as yours. I’m not buying that!” “What are you talking about?” I said. “I’m probably one of only three or four people who know that song.” “Yeah, right," my friend replied. "That song is number one on the country charts right now. Bobby Bare sings it.” And he went over and turned on the radio. And they
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album's dual lead singles, stating "Those two just make a cool marriage. ‘Got Me Good’ is living in the moment of being ‘Got Good’. Like when someone makes you feel real good and no one can make you feel like they feel. So it’s ‘you got me good’, then it’s ‘you had me good’ and then it got to the point where a ‘Sorry’ was necessary." On October 20, 2012, Ciara announced that the song and its music video would premiere on her birthday, October 25, 2012 in Times Square. "Got Me Good" was released in North America, Australia, and
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on Lopez' exploration of love in her music from her first single, "If You Had My Love". Additionally, the track details the "inner workings of love". Lyrically, it is the "tale of a materialistic relationship" which is full of "credit cards and lavish gifts"; Lopez sings in the chorus: "Think you gonna keep me iced, you don't/ Think I'm gonna spend your cash, I won't/ Even if you were broke/ My love don't cost a thing." She also states that she is "not impressed" by her lover's Mercedes-Benz because "she's got her own". It has been reported by multiple sources
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to Dusty Springfield who recorded for Philips Records, the UK equivalent of Mercury Records. Springfield passed the song on to Madeline Bell, her friend and regular background vocalist. Springfield sang backup vocals on Bell's version, which was featured on Bell's 1967 Philips album release "Bell's a Poppin"'. According to Bell "nothing happened with [the album] and the tapes were sent over to America and this one guy took a shine to 'I’m Gonna Make You Love Me'. He printed up 10,000 copies and he sent them round the radio stations and they started playing it. I got a call from
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at number six. The title track was written by Jepsen, while song production and additional writing was done by Ryan Stewart. It was released as the second single from the EP on May 1, 2012. The song features dance beats and catchy hooks. In the song, Jepsen sings about being poorly treated by a bad boy, and begs for more of his love, opening the song with the lines, "Break a bone, got me on my knees / You break my heart, just to watch it bleed". "Curiosity" received generally positive reviews from contemporary critics. Before its release as a
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She [Nicki] killed it!". Williams commented, “When we get together, we like to do a song that evokes as much energy as possible.” "Get Like Me" is a drum-driven song with sparse and percussive beat. Lyrically, it is a self-pride song, further described as "an ode to Nelly's dope-ness". Nelly sings about how everyone tries to steal his shine, "See the whole rap game/ They sounding like me". Minaj echoes his sentiments singing: "Get their own speakers and some pros like me/ When I'm at the game, all the pros like me." Minaj sings the lines "You should follow my
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the chorus-verse pattern. The song opens with the lines "Hit me" and the first verses sung by Beyoncé follow: "I put it right there made it easy for you to get to / Now you want to act like you don't know what to do". The chorus follows during which the group repeatedly sings the lines "Can you keep up?". Rowland's second verses follow where she sings the lines "Put it on me deep in the right direction". The chorus is repeated twice before the bridge by Williams. After the bridge, the group sings the lines "Here's your papers, baby
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all time, Williams has a chart winner in this delightful program. Along with his new single, 'A Song for You', he turns in exceptional treatments of Carole King's 'You've Got a Friend', Kris Kristofferson's 'Help Me Make It Through the Night', and Nichols-Williams's 'Rainy Days and Mondays'." From the liner notes for the 2002 CD: "You've Got a Friend" had its biggest success as a recording by James Taylor that spent a week at number one on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and Easy Listening chart, reached number four on the UK singles chart, received Gold certification from the Recording Industry
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featured a reference to the song on the remix of her single "Loverboy", her first single released by her record company at the time, Virgin Records. The verse can be heard in Da Brat's rap section, where she sings, "Hate on me much as you want to / You can't do what the fuck I do / Bitches be emulating me daily" over the melody of "Firecracker". Irv Gotti, who produced the remix of "I'm Real", openly admitted during an interview with "XXL" magazine that Mottola contacted him with instructions to create a song that sounded exactly like a song
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successfully for over 30 years through many musical styles, but "You Really Got Me" remained a mainstay in concert. During some shows, the song was played in a medley with its follow-up single "All Day and All of the Night," while in 1977, a performance on "Saturday Night Live" featured a four song medley of "You Really Got Me", "All Day and All of the Night", "A Well Respected Man", and "Lola". In a live performance on the "Don Lane Show" in 1982, "You Really Got Me" was featured in a medley with the band's 1981 song, "Destroyer." In 1984,
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You Still Believe in Me "You Still Believe in Me" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Tony Asher for American rock band the Beach Boys, released as the second track on their 1966 album "Pet Sounds". The recording was produced by Wilson, who also sings lead vocal, with instrumentation that includes harpsichord, clarinet, timpani, and bicycle horn. Wilson and Asher created the song's ethereal intro by plucking a piano's strings with a bobby pin. The song is in the key of B major, and features frequent use of the ii-V-I turnaround (six uninterrupted repeats of B-C♯m-F♯7). The chorus
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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
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You Really Got Me "You Really Got Me" is a song written by Ray Davies for English rock band the Kinks. The song, originally performed in a more blues-oriented style, was inspired by artists such as Lead Belly and Big Bill Broonzy. Two versions of the song were recorded, with the second performance being used for the final single. Although it was rumoured that future Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page had performed the song's guitar solo, the myth has since been proven false. "You Really Got Me" was built around power chords (perfect fifths and octaves) and heavily influenced later
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You Got Me (J. Williams song) "You Got Me" is a single by New Zealand R&B singer J. Williams featuring Scribe, released in February 2010. "Young Love (Collectors Edition)" features the track. The single went to number one in New Zealand five weeks after its debut, and was certified gold the week after. "You Got Me" was written by Williams, Scribe and Inoke Finau. Williams has said that he wrote the song for his former girlfriend, Larissa Brown. It was released by Illegal Musik in New Zealand on 8 February 2010, and in Japan on 27 June 2012, and by
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The Carnegie Hall Concert: June 18, 1971 The Carnegie Hall Concert: June 18, 1971 was Carole King's first concert performance in front of an audience. Performed on June 18, 1971, it was released years later, in 1996, as an album. This album has seventeen live songs. Some songs included: "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?", "You've Got a Friend", "Child of Mine", "I Feel the Earth Move", "It's Too Late", "Beautiful", "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman", "After All This Time", "Carry Your Load", "Song of Long Ago" and "Home Again". James Taylor, a friend of King, accompanied her
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studio equipped with mirrors that is reminiscent of the '80s fitness craze. Subsequently, Mýa turns up the heat when she's joined by her two female dancers. Credits adapted from "Qobuz". You Got Me (Mýa song) "You Got Me" is a song recorded by American recording artist Mýa. It was written by Sydnii Raymor and Mýa, while production was helmed by Lamar "Mars" Edwards. A sexy, sultry millennial slow jam similar to "Ready for Whatever" (2017), "You Got Me," is a blend of steady drums and sensual synths reminiscent of 90's R&B featuring Harrison's signature breathy coos. Released February 14, 2018,
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"This is Love" which focuses on a guy that "got [Rowland] goin’ on cloud 9". Over the light production, Rowland sings "I’m waiting and anticipating for you to give it to me / Boy I’m trying to hold it inside / Heart racing, my body shaking / ‘Cause when you give it to me, boy you are the truth, I can’t lie." According to the "Honesty Hour", "This is Love" had crossover appear for both R&B and pop radio. "Street Life" sees Rowland opt for a "no BS" attitude. She sings about how "chasing fast money takes precedence over self-improvement"
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