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"Skinny Love" is a song written by American musician and songwriter Justin Vernon. It was originally released by Vernon's band Bon Iver in 2007. A cover version by the British vocalist Birdy was released in 2011.
Her debut single, a cover version of Bon Iver's "Skinny Love", was her breakthrough, charting all across Europe and earning platinum certification six times in Australia. Her self-titled debut album, Birdy , was released on 7 November 2011 to similar success, peaking at number one in Australia, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
Birdy received lukewarm reception from critics. At Metacritic, the album received a score of 61 out of 100, based on 10 critics. [2] AllMusic's Jon O'Brien wrote that "this stripped-back collection of lesser-known hits and album tracks reads like a who's who of lo-fi hipster indie rock", praising Birdy's "youthful and fragile" voice and concluding that "thanks to her haunting tones and a ...
Ferraro successfully auditioned for the fourth season of The X Factor in 2012, singing "Skinny Love", with a treatment based on the version by Birdy. [3] She was inspired to audition for the show after seeing the success of One Direction on the UK version.
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (known simply and more commonly as Dr. Strangelove) is a 1964 political satire black comedy film co-written, produced, and directed by Stanley Kubrick. It is loosely based on the thriller novel Red Alert (1958) by Peter George, who wrote the screenplay with Kubrick and Terry ...
When Ariana Grande stepped on the BAFTA Film Awards red carpet, the internet stepped in once again with never-ending comments about her physique. The 31-year-old pop sensation cannot seem to ...
Skinny Puppy was a Canadian electro-industrial band formed in Vancouver in 1982. The group was among the founders of the industrial rock and electro-industrial genres. Initially envisioned as an experimental side-project by cEvin Key (Kevin Crompton) while he was in the new wave band Images in Vogue, Skinny Puppy evolved into a full-time project with the addition of vocalist Nivek Ogre (Kevin ...
Season 7 alum Jason Castro's brother Michael had a strong start on Idol season 9 with his a cappella version of Gavin DeGraw's “In Love With A Girl." Michael easily advanced to Hollywood, but ...