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"Faster" was ranked as the 80th best alternative rock song of 1994 by Kyle McGovern at Spin, who state "Underproduced vocals aside, "Faster" is one of those songs that holds up way better than you'd ever imagine possible." [3] Emily Mackay named it as the 5th best Manic Street Preachers song at The Guardian. Mackay opined "Its darkly rushing ...
The Cookies were an American R&B girl group active in two distinct lineups, the first from 1954 to 1958 which later became The Raelettes, and the second from 1961 to 1967.. Several of the members of both lineups were members of the same fam
"Faster" is a song by English rock musician George Harrison from his self-titled 1979 studio album. The song was inspired by Harrison's year away from music-making in 1977, during which he travelled with the Formula 1 World Championship , and by his friendship with racing drivers such as Jackie Stewart , Emerson Fittipaldi , and Niki Lauda .
Faster than fairies, faster than witches, Bridges and houses, hedges and ditches; Charging along like troops in a battle All through the meadows the horses and cattle: All of the sights of the hill and the plain Fly as thick as driving rain; And ever again, in the wink of an eye, Painted stations whistle by.
Bradfield's lyrics feature a theme of looking to the past and are largely personal rather than political. [3] Manics bass guitarist-lyricist Nicky Wire contributes lyrics to the song "Bad Boys and Painkillers", and two songs feature lyrics co-written with writer John Niven. [4] Also included is a cover of Jacques Brel's "To See a Friend in Tears".
At the same time as the release of the full "Faster" music video and Mother Maiden short film, an edited version of the song was released on YouTube with the same footage inter-cut (rather than as originally presented in their separate components of the three short-films –Mother Maiden, Sinéad and Triplets). [9]
"Faster" debuted on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 at number twenty-four in its first charting week. It fell off the chart, but returned several weeks later at number ten. The week after that, it broke into the Billboard Hot 100 at number ninety-nine. It has since reached number seventy-four, becoming Matt Nathanson's second top 75 hit.
The lyrics of "Boys Will Be Boys" were noted for having no sense of subtlety and the singer sings in rhyming couplets. [34] [35] Themes of feminism and empowerment are portrayed in the song, [36] [37] while the lyrics see Lipa mourn how girls need to grow up faster than males, [38] [37] while also praising strong women. [39]