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Broken Strings (band)
Broken Strings may mean: * "Broken Strings" (song) by James Morrison featuring Nelly Furtado * ''Broken Strings'' (film), a 1940 film * strings (music), strings used in musical instruments {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broken Strings (song)
"Broken Strings" is the second single by British musician James Morrison from his second studio album, '' Songs for You, Truths for Me'', and was released in December 2008. The song is a duet with Canadian singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado. The single became Morrison's most successful single to date, peaking at number two on the UK Singles Chart in January 2009, as well as in the top ten on many other European charts while topping the charts in Germany and Switzerland. It was featured in episode 16 of the second season of the American television drama ''The Vampire Diaries''. When the album was released in Japan in March 2009, "Broken Strings" was re-recorded as a duet with R&B singer Ai replacing Furtado, as a bonus track. A remix of the song, "Broken Strings (Kocky and Trash Remix)," was featured on Ai's album ''Viva Ai'' (2009). Reception The song received generally positive reviews from critics. According to Michael Menachem from '' Billboard'', Girls Aloud performed a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broken Strings (film)
''Broken Strings'' is a 1940 American film directed by Bernard B. Ray and produced by L.C. Borden. Plot summary Concert violinist Arthur Williams and his manager Earl Wells are involved in a car accident in which Arthur's fingers are paralyzed. Instead of playing at concerts he becomes a music teacher. He favors his student Dickie Morley's classical musical preferences over his own son John's, which tends towards modern swing. Williams' daughter Grace is romantically interested in a man named Gus, and they both work for the same company that makes hair products, which is owned by a James Stilton. Stilton's son, Sam, is attracted to Grace and is jealous of the attention she gives Gus. As a result, Sam refuses to give Grace an advance when she needs to pay for her father's appointment at a doctor that specializes in neurology, Dr. Charles Matson. The doctor promises Grace that she can pay the fee of $1,000 later, when her brother John has raised the money. Sam goes on to frame Gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |