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The lyrics of "Ordinary World" address themes of grief, resilience, and the search for normalcy following personal loss. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] Written by Simon Le Bon, the song reflects his emotional response to the death of his close friend David Miles, who passed away from a drug overdose in 1986. [ 9 ]
Ordinary World" was officially released as a single on 19 December 1992 [19] by Capitol Records and made its debut on record charts the following year, reaching number six in the UK [20] and number three in the US. [21] Duran Duran was released two months later on 15 February 1993.
That story was part of the inspiration for their song "Ordinary Day". It was later revealed (and confirmed by Alan Doyle at the 2019 Juno Awards "Songwriter Circle") that the girl was Calgary singer/songwriter Jann Arden. In this song, Alan and his writing partner, Séan McCann, use the name as "Janie". A music video was released for this single.
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"Ordinary" is the first single released off Wayne Brady's first album, A Long Time Coming released on August 19, 2008, [1] peaking at number 41 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. [ 2 ] This song originally recorded in 2005 by TVXQ'S Beautiful Life for their album Rising Sun
He commented on the "Beatles/George Harrison feel", Harley's "rich and assured vocals" and the "straightforward but heartfelt lyrics - a plea for ordinary people to band together and show their essential humanity to try to make the world a better place". He concluded "Ordinary People" was "a very mature song which grows on you with each listen ...