SAY SOMETHING

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
SONGWRITERS: TIMOTHY MOSLEY; NATE HILLS; LARRANCE DOPSON; JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE; JAMES FAUNTLEROY & CHRIS STAPLETON
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: MAN OF THE WOODS
LABEL: RCA VICTOR
GENRE: COUNTRY ROCK
YEAR: 2018
 
           Justin Randall Timberlake(born January 31, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. On the list of best-selling music artists, Timberlake has sold over 32 million albums and 56 million singles globally throughout his solo career. Often regarded as a pop icon, Timberlake is the recipient of numerous awards and accolades, including ten Grammy Awards, four Emmy Awards, three Brit Awards, nine Billboard Music Awards, the Contemporary Icon Award by the Songwriters Hall of Fame, an honorary Doctor of Music degree from the Berklee College of Music, and the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. According to Billboard, he is the best performing male soloist in the history of the Mainstream Top 40. Time magazine named him to the Time 100 most influential people in the world in 2007 and 2013. His other ventures include record label Tennman Records, fashion label William Rast, and the restaurants Destino and Southern Hospitality.
           Born and raised in Tennessee, he appeared on the television shows Star Search and The All-New Mickey Mouse Club as a child. In the late 1990s, Timberlake rose to prominence as one of the two lead vocalists and youngest member of NSYNC, which eventually became one of the best-selling boy bands of all time. Timberlake won two Grammy Awards for his R&B-focused debut solo album Justified (2002) and its single "Cry Me a River". Another single from the album, "Rock Your Body", was also successful.
   His critically acclaimed second álbum FutureSex/LoveSounds(2006), characterized by its diversity in music genres, debuted atop the U.S. Billboard 200 and produced the Hot 100 number-one singles "SexyBack", "My Love", and "What Goes Around... Comes Around". Established as a solo artist worldwide, his first two albums both exceeded sales of 10 million copies, and he continued producing records and collaborating with other artists. From 2008 through 2012, Timberlake focused on his acting career, effectively putting his music career on hiatus. He held starring roles in the films The Social Network, Bad Teacher, Friends with Benefits, and In Time.
          "Say Something" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Justin Timberlake featuring vocals by American singer Chris Stapleton. It was released on January 25, 2018 as the third single from his fifth studio álbum Man of the Woods(2018) along with its music video. The song was written and produced by Timberlake, Larrance Dopson, Floyd Nathaniel Hills, and Timbaland, with additional songwriting by Stapleton. It debuted at number 9 on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Timberlake's 19th top 10 single as a solo artist and Stapleton's first. It also reached number one in Slovakia and Slovenia and the top 10 in Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands, Poland, Scotland, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. It was serviced to contemporary hit radio on February 13, 2018. A live version of the song was released on March 31. "Say Something" received a nomination for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards.
Mhmm, yeah, alright
Ooh
 
Everyone knows all about my direction
And in my heart somewhere, I wanna go there
Still I don't go there
 
Everybody says: Say something that says something
Say something that says something
Say something that says something
I don't wanna get caught up in the rhythm of it
But I can't help myself
No, I can't help myself, no, no
Caught up in the middle of it
No, I can't help myself
No, I can't help myself, no, no, no
Caught up in the rhythm of it
 
Maybe I've been looking for something I can't have
(Maybe I've been looking for something I can't have)
Maybe I've been looking for something I can't have
 
Everyone knows all about my transgressions
Still in my heart somewhere
There's melody and harmony
For you and me, tonight (whoa)
I hear them call my name
 
Everybody says: Say something that says something
Say something that says something
Say something that says something
I don't wanna get caught up in the rhythm of it
But I can't help myself
No, I can't help myself, no, no
Caught up in the middle of it
No, I can't help myself
No, I can't help myself, no, no, no
Caught up in the rhythm of it
 
Maybe I've been looking for something I can't have
(Maybe I've been looking for something I can't have)
Maybe I've been looking for something I can't have
(Maybe I've been looking for something I can't have)
Maybe I've been looking for something I can't have
(Maybe I've been looking for something I can't have)
Maybe I've been looking for something I can't have
(Maybe I've been looking for something I can't have)
 
Sometimes the greatest way to say something
Is to say nothing at all
Sometimes the greatest way to say something
Is to say nothing at all
Sometimes the greatest way to say something
Is to say nothing
 
But I can't help myself
No, I can't help myself, no, no
Caught up in the middle of it
No, I can't help myself
No, I can't help myself, no, no, no
Caught up in the rhythm of it
 
Maybe I've been looking for something I can't have
(Maybe I'm looking for something I can't have)
Maybe I've been looking for something I can't have
(Maybe I'm looking for something I can't have)
Maybe I've been looking for something I can't have
(Maybe I'm looking for something I can't have)
Maybe I've been looking for something I can't have
(Maybe I'm looking for something I can't have)
 
Sometimes the greatest way to say something
Is to say nothing at all
Sometimes the greatest way to say something
Is to say nothing at all
Sometimes the greatest way to say something
Is to say nothing.

SHAME ON THE MOON

BOB SEGER
SONGWRITER: RODNEY CROWELL
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: THE DISTANCE
LABEL: CAPITOL RECORDS
GENRE: ROCK
YEAR: 1982
 
             Robert Clark Seger (/ˈsiːɡər/; born May 6, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. As a locally successful Detroit-area artist, he performed and recorded as Bob Seger and the Last Heard and Bob Seger System throughout the 1960s, breaking through with his first album, Ramblin' Gamblin' Man(which contained his first national hit of the same name) in 1968. By the early 1970s, he had dropped the 'System' from his recordings and continued to strive for broader success with various other bands. In 1973, he put together the Silver Bullet Band, with a group of Detroit-area musicians, with whom he became most successful on the national level with the álbum Live Bullet(1976), recorded live with the Silver Bullet Band in 1975 at Cobo Hall in Detroit, Michigan. In 1976, he achieved a national breakout with the studio álbum Night Moves. On his studio albums, he also worked extensively with the Alabama-based Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, which appeared on several of Seger's best-selling singles and albums.
            A roots rocker with a classic raspy, powerful voice, Seger wrote and recorded songs that dealt with love, women, and blue-collar themes, and is an example of a heartland rock artist. He has recorded many hits, including "Night Moves", "Turn the Page", "Still the Same", "We've Got Tonite", "Against the Wind", "You'll Accomp'ny Me", "Hollywood Nights", "Mainstreet", “Shame on the Moon", "Like a Rock", and "Shakedown", the last of which was written for the 1987 film Beverly Hills Cop II and topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart. He also co-wrote the Eagles' number-one hit "Heartache Tonight", and his recording of "Old Time Rock and Roll" was named one of the Songs of the Century in 2001.
          With a career spanning six decades, Seger has sold more than 75 million records worldwide, making him one of the world's best-selling artists of all time. Seger was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004 and the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2012. Seger was named Billboard's 2015 Legend of Live honoree at the 12th annual Billboard Touring Conference & Awards, held November 18–19 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York. He announced his farewell tour in September 2018.
           "Shame on the Moon" is a song written by Rodney Crowell and first recorded for his eponymous 1981 album. It was subsequently covered by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, as the lead single from their 1982 album The Distance.
            Glenn Frey joins Seger on background harmony vocals on the song. The song spent four weeks at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart (blocked from the top spot by Patti Austin and James Ingram's "Baby, Come to Me" and by Michael Jackson's smash hit "Billie Jean") and topped the adult contemporary chart. The song also went to number 15 on the country chart in early 1983, marking Seger's only Top 40 entry on that chart. Tanya Tucker also covered the song, for her 1983 album Changes.
       Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that "his trademark acoustic guitar sets the tone, followed by an easygoing vocal and loping rhythm."
           Speaking with Creem in 1983, Seger said: "It's more like a western song - a cowboy song - than it is a country & western song. And the track is flawless, the best and tightest track on the album. We cut it in like two hours, and everyone decided it was the miracle track. But then we had to decide whether to use it or not because The Distance was going to be a real rock album. I purposely didn't write any medium-tempo songs for this one because I wanted it to be hard rocking with a few ballads for pacing. But we figured we'd throw it on and see what happened. The next thing we know, the Capitol guys are saying, 'That's the single!' (laughs) Fine! Whatever it takes! So thank you, Rodney. It's a great song, and I'm beholden to the lad for writing it." 
Until you've been beside a man
You don't know what he wants
You don't know if he cries at night
You don't know if he don't
 
When nothin' comes easy
Old nightmares are real
Until you've been beside a man
You don't know how he feels
 
Once inside a woman's heart
A man must keep his head
Heaven opens up the door
Where angels fear to tread
 
Some men go crazy
Some men go slow
Some men go just where they want
Some men never go
 
Oh, blame it on Midnight
Ooh, shame on the moon
 
Everywhere it's all around
Comfort in a crowd
Strangers faces all around
Laughin' right out loud
 
Hey, watch where you're goin'
Step light on old toes
'Cause until you've been beside a man
You don't know who he knows
 
Oh, blame it on midnight
Ooh, shame on the moon
Oh, blame it on midnight
Ooh, shame on the moon
 
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Blame it on midnight
You can blame it on midnight
Shame, shame, shame, shame on the moon
You can blame it on midnight
Shame on the moon
Blame it on the moon.

FLASHBACK

CALVIN HARRIS
SONGWRITER: CALVIN HARRIS
COUNTRY: SCOTLAND
ALBUM: READY FOR THE WEEKEND
LABEL: FLY EYE RECORDS
GENRE: ELECTRO HOUSE
YEAR: 2009
 
           Adam Richard Wiles(born 17 January 1984), known professionally as Calvin Harris, is a Scottish DJ, record producer, singer, and songwriter. After focusing on self-sung projects, in 2012, Harris released his third álbum 18 Months, which involved various vocalists in its single records and gained international recognition. He has released five studio albums and runs his own record label, Fly Eye Records, which he founded in 2010.
           His debut studio album, I Created Disco, was released in June 2007. Its singles "Acceptable in the 80s" and "The Girls" both reached the top 10 in the UK. In 2009, he released his second studio album, Ready for the Weekend, which debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and whose lead single, "I'm Not Alone", became his first song to top the UK Singles Chart. In 2012, Harris rose to international prominence with the release of his third studio album, 18 Months, which topped the UK Albums charts and became his first album to chart on the US Billboard 200, peaking at number 19. All eight of the album's singles reached the top 10 in the UK, breaking the record for the most top 10 songs from one studio album on the UK Singles Chart with eight entries, surpassing Michael Jackson's record. In 2014, he released his fourth studio album, Motion, which debuted at number two in the UK and number five in the US. In 2017, he released his fifth studio album, Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1, which reached the top 2 in the UK and the US and became his third consecutive number one album on the US Dance/Electronic Albums chart.
               In October 2014, he became the first artist to place three songs simultaneously on the top 10 of Billboard's Dance/Electronic Songs chart. He also became the first UK solo artist to reach more than one billion streams on Spotify. Harris has received 18 Brit Award nominations–winning British Producer of the Year and British Single of the Year for "One Kiss" with Dua Lipa, both in 2019, as well as five Grammy nominations, including a win for Best Music Video in 2013. In 2013 he also received the Ivor Novello Award for Songwriter of the Year from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors, and was named the Top Dance/Electronic Artist at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards. He appeared on Debrett's 2017 list of the most influential people in the United Kingdom. He topped Forbes' list of the world's highest-paid DJs for six consecutive years from 2013 to 2018.
          "Flashback" is a song by Scottish musician Calvin Harris from his second studio album, Ready for the Weekend(2009). The song was released in the UK on 2 November 2009 and features Jordanian singer Ayah Marar. Harris and Marar would later work together again on Harris' 2013 single "Thinking About You".
            "Flashback" was released as the album's third single on 2 November 2009. To promote the track, Calvin was originally scheduled to perform on the UK morning talk show GMTV, however the show declined Calvin's appearance as they thought the song was "too dancy" for the programme.
          The following week, Disney Channel promoted the message card for "Flashback" after the 4:30 showing of Hannah Montana, showing an image of Calvin wearing diamond sunglasses, as well as the words "Flashback [Calvin Harris]".
Im coming out and now my vision is so clear
If i could change my state of mind then I would disappear
The love i get from you is something I cant chance
Then I could let you slip away without a secong glance
 
Why cant I realise, Im fighting for my life
Woah-oah-oah-oah
Woah-oah-oah-oah X2
 
This is like a flashback
This is like a dream
This is like all the things you can fit inside a memory X2
 
This is like a flashback
Flashback
This is like a flashback
Flashback (why, why, why, why, why)
 
Why cant I realise, Im fighting for my life
Woah-oah-oah-oah
Woah-oah-oah-oah X2
 
This is like a flashback
This is like a dream
This is like all the things you can fit inside a memory X2.

PENNY LANE

THE BEATLES
SONGWRITERS: JOHN LENNON & PAUL MCCARTNEY
COUNTRY: U. K.
ALBUM: PENNY LANE
LABEL: PARLOPHONE
GENRE: ROCK
YEAR: 1967
 
             The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. The group, whose best-known line-up comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, are regarded as the most influential band of all time. They were integral to the development of 1960s counterculture and popular music's recognition as an art form. Rooted in skiffle, beat and 1950s rock and roll, their sound incorporated elements of classical music and traditional pop in innovative ways; the band later explored music styles ranging from ballads and Indian music to psychedelia and hard rock. As pioneers in recording, songwriting and artistic presentation, the Beatles revolutionised many aspects of the music industry and were often publicised as leaders of the era's youth and sociocultural movements.
     Led by primary songwriters Lennon and McCartney, the Beatles built their reputation playing clubs in Liverpool and Hamburg over three years from 1960, initially with Stuart Sutcliffe playing bass. The core trio of Lennon, McCartney and Harrison, together since 1958, went through a succession of drummers, including Pete Best, before asking Starr to join them in 1962. Manager Brian Epstein moulded them into a professional act, and producer George Martin guided and developed their recordings, greatly expanding their domestic success after their first hit, "Love Me Do", in late 1962. As their popularity grew into the intense fan frenzy dubbed "Beatlemania", the band acquired the nickname "the Fab Four", with Epstein, Martin and other members of the band's entourage sometimes given the informal title of "fifth Beatle".
           "Penny Lane" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles that was released in February 1967 as a double A-side single with "Strawberry Fields Forever". It was written primarily by Paul McCartney and credited to the Lennon–McCartney songwriting partnership. The lyrics refer to Penny Lane, a street in Liverpool, and make mention of the sights and characters that McCartney recalled from his upbringing in the city.
        The Beatles began recording "Penny Lane" in December 1966, intending it as a song for their álbum Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Instead, after it was issued as a single to satisfy record company demand for a new release, the band adhered to their policy of omitting previously released singles from their albums. The song features numerous key changes that occur mid-verse and between its choruses. Session musician David Mason played a piccolo trumpet solo over its bridge section.
          "Penny Lane" was a top-five hit across Europe and topped the US Billboard Hot 100. In Britain, due to chart protocol regarding double A-sides, it was the first Beatles single since "Please Please Me" in 1963 to fail to reach number 1 on the Record Retailer chart. In November 1967, "Penny Lane" was included on the US Magical Mystery Tour album. In 2011, Rolling Stone ranked the track at number 456 on its list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time". In 2006, Mojo ranked the song at number 9 of "The 101 Greatest Beatles Songs".
 
In Penny Lane there is a barber showing photographs
Of every head he's had the pleasure to known
And all the people that come and go
Stop and say: Hello!
 
On the corner is a banker with a motor car
The little children laugh at him behind his back
And the banker never wears a mac
In the pouring rain, very strange
 
Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes
There beneath the blue suburban skies
I sit and meanwhile back
 
In Penny Lane there is a fireman with an hourglass
And in his pocket is a portrait of the queen
He likes to keep his fire engine clean
It´s a clean machine
 
Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes
A four of fish and finger pies
In summer, meanwhile back
 
Behind the shelter in the middle of the roundabout
The pretty nurse is selling poppies from a tray
And though she feels as if she's in a play
She is anyway
 
In Penny Lane the barber shaves another customer
We see the banker sitting waiting for a trim
And then the fireman rushes in
From the pouring rain, very strange
 
Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes
There beneath the blue suburban skies
I sit and meanwhile back
 
Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes
There beneath the blue suburban skies
Penny Lane!