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That's Just What You Are
"That's Just What You Are" is a song by American singer-songwriter Aimee Mann, which was released in 1994 as a single from the soundtrack of ''Melrose Place''. It was also included on Mann's second studio album '' I'm with Stupid'' (1995). The song was written by Mann and Jon Brion, and produced by Mike Denneen. "That's Just What You Are" reached No. 93 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and No. 24 on the ''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks charts. The song's music video was directed by David Hogan. Background "That's Just What You Are" was written by Mann and Jon Brion. Speaking of the inspiration behind the song, Mann told ''Billboard'' in 1994, "We were talking about people who act like jerks but insist that they can't change because that would somehow erode the integrity of their personality. Like that excuse, 'That's just how I am, man. If I changed, I wouldn't be myself.' Which is this annoying, '60s bullshit way of basically saying 'I have no intention of doing any work.' We both ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aimee Mann
Aimee Elizabeth Mann (born September 8, 1960) is an American singer-songwriter. Over the course of four decades, she has released more than a dozen albums as a solo artist and with other musicians. She is noted for her sardonic and literate lyrics about dark subjects. Her work with the producer Jon Brion in the 1990s was influential on American alternative music. Mann was born in Richmond, Virginia, and studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. In the 1980s, after playing with the Young Snakes and Ministry, she co-founded the new wave band 'Til Tuesday and wrote their top-ten single " Voices Carry" (1985). 'Til Tuesday released three albums and disbanded in 1990 when Mann left to pursue a solo career. Mann released her first solo album, '' Whatever'', in 1993, followed by '' I'm With Stupid'' in 1995. They received positive reviews but low sales, and placed Mann in conflict with her record company, Geffen. Mann achieved wider recognition when she recorded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Sport
BBC Sport is the sports division of the BBC, providing national sports coverage for BBC television, radio and online. The BBC holds the television and radio UK broadcasting rights to several sports, broadcasting the sport live or alongside flagship analysis programmes such as ''Match of the Day'', ''Test Match Special'', ''Ski Sunday'', ''Today at Wimbledon'' and previously '' Grandstand''. Results, analysis and coverage is also added to the BBC Sport website and through the BBC Red Button interactive television service. History The BBC has broadcast sport for several decades under individual programme names and coverage titles. '' Grandstand'' was one of the more notable sport programmes, broadcasting sport for almost 50 years. The BBC first began to brand sport coverage as 'BBC Sport' in 1988 for the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, by introducing the programme with a short animation of a globe circumnavigated by four coloured rings. This practice continued throughout the n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Songs Written By Jon Brion
A song is a musical composition intended to be performed by the human voice. This is often done at distinct and fixed pitches (melodies) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs contain various forms, such as those including the repetition and variation of sections. Written words created specifically for music, or for which music is specifically created, are called lyrics. If a pre-existing poem is set to composed music in classical music it is an art song. Songs that are sung on repeated pitches without distinct contours and patterns that rise and fall are called chants. Songs composed in a simple style that are learned informally "by ear" are often referred to as folk songs. Songs that are composed for professional singers who sell their recordings or live shows to the mass market are called popular songs. These songs, which have broad appeal, are often composed by professional songwriters, composers, and lyricists. Art songs are composed by trained classical composers fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Songs Written By Aimee Mann
A song is a musical composition intended to be performed by the human voice. This is often done at distinct and fixed pitches (melodies) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs contain various forms, such as those including the repetition and variation of sections. Written words created specifically for music, or for which music is specifically created, are called lyrics. If a pre-existing poem is set to composed music in classical music it is an art song. Songs that are sung on repeated pitches without distinct contours and patterns that rise and fall are called chants. Songs composed in a simple style that are learned informally "by ear" are often referred to as folk songs. Songs that are composed for professional singers who sell their recordings or live shows to the mass market are called popular songs. These songs, which have broad appeal, are often composed by professional songwriters, composers, and lyricists. Art songs are composed by trained classical composers fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 Singles
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1994 Songs
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Long Shot (Aimee Mann Song)
"Long Shot" is a song by American singer-songwriter Aimee Mann, which was released in 1996 as the third single from her second studio album '' I'm with Stupid''. The song was written by Mann and produced by Jon Brion. "Long Shot" peaked at No. 126 in the UK Singles Chart. Critical reception In a review of ''I'm with Stupid'', Melissa Ruggieri of the ''Sun-Sentinel'' noted the song "cruise along with Beatle-esque harmonies and simple riff". Dave Younk of the '' St. Cloud Times'' commented: "Too bad the lyrics on 'Long Shot' most likely will prohibit its radio release, because it is perfectly entrancing. The gritty guitar chord that drives the song provides the perfect backdrop to Mann's warm voice." Chuck Campbell of the Scripps Howard News Service described the song as "shuffling" with lyrics showing "Mann realizes she's been sucked in by a manipulator". Joe Konz of ''The Indianapolis Star'' considered the song both a "rocker" and "blistering epithet at manipulative types". Steph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stupid Thing (Aimee Mann Song)
"Stupid Thing" is a song by American singer-songwriter Aimee Mann, which was released in 1993 as the second single from her debut studio album ''Whatever''. The song was written by Mann and Jon Brion, and produced by Brion. "Stupid Thing" peaked at No. 47 in the UK Singles Chart and remained in the Top 100 for two weeks. Background Speaking of the song, Mann told Tony Clayton-Lea of the ''Sunday Tribune'' in 1993, "Most of 'Stupid Thing' comes from a particular relationship and the frustration someone would feel because they're stopping something before it's even started." Critical reception Tony Clayton-Lea of the ''Sunday Tribune'' commented that "Stupid Thing" was "about the way in which some relationships break apart before they've been given the chance to properly knit together". He added, "Mann matches the unfairness of the situation with an inherent hopelessness that is astoundingly accurate". In a review of ''Whatever'', Kara Manning of ''Rolling Stone'' noted the song "apt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Songwriter
''American Songwriter'' is a bimonthly magazine covering songwriting. Established in 1984, it features interviews, songwriting tips, news, reviews and lyric contest. The magazine is based in Nashville, Tennessee. History The ''American Songwriter'' staff concentrates on fulfilling the original objective of the magazine as set forth in the first issue in August 1984: producing an insightful, intellectually intriguing magazine about the art and stories of songwriting. ''American Songwriter'' covers all musical genres. Over the years, issues have featured Garth Brooks, Bob Dylan, Poison, Clint Black, John Denver, Smokey Robinson, Wilco, Bon Jovi, Willie Nelson, Billy Joel, Kris Kristofferson, John Mellencamp, Richard Marx, Drive-By Truckers, Paul McCartney, Elton John, Beck, Dolly Parton, Eric Clapton, R.E.M., Weezer, Death Cab for Cutie, Ryan Adams, Jimmy Buffett, Merle Haggard, Rob Thomas, Toby Keith, Eddie Rabbitt, Roger Miller, Public Enemy, Sheryl Crow, James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as ''All Music Guide'' by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as CDs replaced LPs as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he researched using metadata to create a music guide. In 1990, in Big Rapids, Michigan, he founded ''All Music Guide' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whatever (Aimee Mann Album)
''Whatever'' is the first solo album by the American singer-songwriter Aimee Mann, released in 1993. "I've Had It" is one of the songs featured in Nick Hornby's book ''31 Songs''. The album, with special note for the song "4th of July", was included by Elvis Costello in his "Costello's 500" list for '' Vanity Fair''. Posted at It has also been included in the ''1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die ''list. Reception ''Whatever'' received mostly positive reviews from critics. Most praised her sense of melody and the wordplay of her lyrics, exemplified by ''Entertainment Weekly'' in "hooky songs" and "evocative lyrics". The ''Los Angeles Times'' reflected this by saying she "mixes words like a master, catching lifetimes of ache and ''Angst''" in her songs while the ''Chicago Tribune'' compared her to Elvis Costello. ''Rolling Stone'' cited her music as "sunny, surreal melodies" with "razor-sharp lyrics". ''The Independent''s Andy Gill highly recommended the album, concluding th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
