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"Visions of Johanna" is a song written and performed by Bob Dylan on his 1966 album Blonde on Blonde. Several critics have acclaimed "Visions of Johanna" as one of Dylan's highest achievements in writing, [2] [3] praising the allusiveness and subtlety of the language.
"Uninvited" is driven by four piano notes and builds to an instrumental climax. According to one critic, "Uninvited" is a moody song that contains an "indelible melody and haunting atmosphere" accompanied by cryptic lyrics. [7] It is written in the key of D mixolydian [8] with a tempo of 66 beats per minute. [9]
Napolitano told the Vancouver Sun in 1990, "It was such an intensely important song, I just felt I had to do it [with Concrete Blonde]." [17] She added to The Sydney Morning Herald, "It's probably the most depressing subject we've ever covered but it's just so vital that the message gets across." [18] Prieboy played keyboards on the band's ...
The same year, Ultimate Classic Rock, in their list of Bowie's ten best songs, listed "The Man Who Sold the World" at number 10, calling it "one of his most haunting songs of all time". [26] They subsequently commended Lulu and Nirvana's cover versions for helping bring the song into the mainstream. [26]
A great Taylor song, made all the better by that Eras Tour performance—“don’t call me kid” hive rise up—“Illicit Affairs” comes from the artist’s 2020 album Folklore and follows ...
In contrast to the negative reception Cats received, the song received positive reviews from music critics, who praised Swift's vocal performance. Darlene Aderoju and Joelle Goldstein of People described the song as "chillingly-beautiful" and a "haunting melody" that "speaks to a feeling of longing to be wanted and reminiscing on better memories."
In February 2007, The New York Times described the song as "one of the most haunting melodies she has ever written". Of the impetus that inspired her to write the song, Mitchell explained, "My heart is broken in the face of the stupidity of my species. I can't cry about it. In a way I'm inoculated. I've suffered this pain for so long. ...
The song was published as sheet music in late 1933, [10] with lyrics by poet László Jávor, who was inspired by a recent break-up with his fiancée. [5] According to most sources, Jávor rewrote the lyrics after the song's first publication, although he is sometimes described as the original writer of its words. [ 11 ]