RUNNING WITH THE WOLVES

AURORA AKSNES

SONGWRITERS: MICHELLE LEONARD; NICOLAS REBSCHER & AURORA AKSNES

COUNTRY: NORWAY

ALBUM: RUNNING WITH THE WOLVES

LABEL: DECCA RECORDS

GENRE: POP

YEAR: 2015

 

     Aurora Aksnes(born 15 June 1996), known mononymously as Aurora (stylized in uppercase), is a Norwegian singer, songwriter, and record producer. Born in Stavanger, Aurora released her debut EP, Running with the Wolves, in 2015, through Decca Records. Later that year, she provided the backing track for the John Lewis Christmas advert, singing a cover of the Oasis song "Half the World Away". Aurora released her debut studio album, All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend, in 2016. In 2018, she released her second extended play, Infections of a Different Kind (Step 1), followed by her second studio album, A Different Kind of Human (Step 2).

Go row the boat to safer grounds

But don't you know we're stronger now

My heart still beats and my skin still feels

My lungs still breathe, my mind still fears

 

But we're running out of time

Oh, all the echoes in my mind cry

There's blood on your lies

The sky's open wide

There is nowhere for you to hide

The hunter's moon is shining

 

I'm running with the wolves tonight

I'm running with the wolves

I'm running with the wolves tonight

I'm running with the wolves

I'm running with the

 

Trick or treat, what would it be?

I walk alone, I'm everything

My ears can hear and my mouth can speak

My spirit talks, I know my soul believes

 

But we're running out of time

Oh, all the echoes in my mind cry

There's blood on your lies

The sky's open wide

There is nowhere for you to hide

The hunter's moon is shining

 

I'm running with the wolves tonight

I'm running with the wolves

I'm running with the wolves tonight

I'm running with the wolves

I'm running with the wolves tonight

I'm running with the wolves

I'm running with the wolves tonight

I'm running with the wolves

(I'm running with the)

 

A gift, curse

They track and hurt

Say can you dream

In nightmares seems

A million voices, silent screams

Where hope is left so incomplete

 

I'm running with the wolves tonight

I'm running with the wolves

I'm running with the wolves tonight

I'm running with the wolves

I'm running with the wolves tonight

I'm running with the wolves

I'm running with the wolves tonight

I'm running with the wolves

I'm running with the. 

BACK TO BLACK

AMY WINEHOUSE

SONGWRITERS: AMY WHINEHOUSE & MARK DANIEL RONSON

COUNTRY: U. K.

ALBUM: AMY WHINEHOUSE

LABEL: ISLAND RECORDS

GENRE: SOUL

YEAR: 2006

 

       Back to Black is the second and final studio album by English singer and songwriter Amy Winehouse, released on 27 October 2006 by Island Records. Winehouse predominantly based the album on her tumultuous relationship with then-ex-boyfriend and future husband Blake Fielder-Civil, who temporarily left her to pursue his previous ex-girlfriend. Their short-lived separation spurred her to create an album that explores themes of guilt, grief, infidelity and heartbreak in a relationship.

          Influenced by the pop and soul music of 1960s girl groups, Winehouse collaborated with producers Salaam Remi and Mark Ronson, along with Sharon Jones' band The Dap-Kings, to assist her on capturing the sounds from that time period while blending them with contemporary R&B and neo-soul music. Between 2005 and 2006, she recorded the album's songs with Remi at Instrumental Zoo Studios in Miami and then with Ronson and the Dap-Kings at Chung King Studios and Daptone Records in New York. Tom Elmhirst mixed the album at Metropolis Studios in London.

         Back to Black was acclaimed by music critics, who praised Winehouse's songwriting and emotive singing style as well as Remi and Ronson's production. The album spawned five singles: "Rehab", "You Know I'm No Good", "Back to Black", "Tears Dry on Their Own" and "Love Is a Losing Game". It has also been cited as being a key influence to the widespread popularity of British soul throughout the late 2000s, paving the musical landscape for artists such as Adele, Duffy, and Estelle.

          At the 2008 Grammy Awards, Back to Black won Best Pop Vocal Album and was also nominated for Album of the Year. At the same ceremony, Winehouse won four additional awards, tying her with five other artists as the second-most awarded female in a single ceremony. The album was also nominated at the 2007 Brit Awards for MasterCard British Album and was shortlisted for the 2007 Mercury Prize. Back to Black sold 3.58 million copies in the UK alone, becoming the UK's second best-selling album of the 21st century so far. The album has sold over 16 million copies worldwide.

          A deluxe edition of Back to Black was released in November 2007, containing a bonus disc of B-sides and live tracks. Winehouse's debut DVD I Told You I Was Trouble: Live in London, released that same month, includes a live set recorded at Shepherd's Bush Empire in London and a 50-minute documentary detailing the singer's career over the previous four years. In 2020, Back to Black was ranked at number 33 on Rolling Stone's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time".

He left no time to regret

Kept his dick wet

With his same old safe bet

Me and my head high

And my tears dry

Get on without my guy

 

You went back to what you knew

So far removed

From all that we went through

And I tread a troubled track

My odds are stacked

I'll go back to black

 

We only said goodbye with words

I died a hundred times

You go back to her

And I go back to

I go back to us

 

I love you much

It's not enough

You love blow and I love puff

And life is like a pipe

And I'm a tiny penny

Rolling up the walls inside

 

We only said goodbye with words

I died a hundred times

You go back to her

And I go back to

 

We only said goodbye with words

I died a hundred times

You go back to her

And I go back to

 

Black, black

Black, black

Black, black

Black

I go back to

I go back to

 

We only said goodbye with words

I died a hundred times

You go back to her

And I go back to

 

We only said goodbye with words

I died a hundred times

You go back to her

And I go back to black.

WHEN WILL SEE YOU AGAIN

THE 3 DEGREES

SONGWRITERS: LEON HUFF & KENNY GAMBLE

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: THE THREE DEGREES

LABEL: PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL

GENRE: SOUL

YEAR: 1974

 

         "When Will I See You Again" is a song released in 1974 by American soul group The Three Degrees, from their third album The Three Degrees. The song was written and produced by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff. Sheila Ferguson sang the lead, accompanied by Fayette Pinkney and Valerie Holiday. Billboard named the song #67 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time.

         Sheila Ferguson recalled that "the song was played to me by Kenny Gamble at the piano in 1973 and I threw a tantrum. I screamed and yelled and said I would never sing it. I thought it was ridiculously insulting to be given such a simple song and that it took no talent to sing it. We did do it and several million copies later, I realized that he knew more than me." She would later have a #60 hit with a solo remake of the track in 1994. The song is unique in that every sentence is a question, heightening the overall effect and emotion. The Three Degrees performed the song at Prince Charles' 30th birthday party at Buckingham Palace in 1978.

Hoo, hah

Hah, hoo

Precious moments

 

When will I see you again?

When will we share precious moments?

Will I have to wait forever?

Will I have to suffer (suffer)

And cry the whole night through?

 

When will I see you again?

When will our hearts beat together?

Are we in love or just friends?

Is this my beginning or is this the end?

(Is this the end?)

 

When will I see you again

When will I see you again

When will I see you again

 

Hah, hoo

Precious moments

 

Are we in love or just friends?

Is this my beginning or is this the end?

(Is this the end?)

 

When will I see you again?

When will I see you again?

Sweet sweet love of mine

(When will I see you again?)

Come, come

(When will I see you again?)

Tell me, yeah

(When will I see you again?)

My sweet lover, yeah

(When will I see you again?)

Ooh yeah

(When will I see you again?)

Come on, come on

(When will I see you again?)

(When will I see you again?)

Ooh yeah

(When will I see you again?).

FROM THIS MOMENT ON

SHANIA TWAIN

SONGWRITERS: ROBERT JOHN “MUTt” LANGE & SHANIA TWAIN

COUNTRY: CANADA

ALBUM: COME ON OVER

LABEL: MERCURY NASHVILLE

GENRE: COUNTRY

YEAR: 1998

 

        "From This Moment On" is a song by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was released as the fourth single from her third studio album, Come On Over(1997). The song was written by Twain, with additional production and songwriting by Robert John "Mutt" Lange. Twain has performed "From This Moment On" on every one of her tours. Both a duet with Bryan White, as well as a solo version were released.

        "From This Moment On" is a country pop track that received generally favorable reviews from music critics, who deemed the song as one of the highlights on the album. The song achieved commercial success, reaching number 2 in Australia, number 7 in New Zealand, number 4 in Canada, number 9 in the United Kingdom, and number 4 in the United States. The song also charted in France, Netherlands, and Sweden, as well on several Billboard charts.

        An accompanying music video, directed by Paul Boyd, depicts Twain walking down a hallway alone in a dress, and then toward the end of the video, she appears with a symphony orchestra to perform the remainder of the song.

From this moment life has begun

From this moment you are the one

Right beside you is where I belong

From this moment on

 

From this moment, I have been blessed

I live only, for your happiness

And for your love, I give my last breath

From this moment on

 

I give my hand to you with all my heart

I can't wait to live my life with you I can't wait to start

You and I will never be apart

My dreams came true because of you

 

From this moment, as long as I live

I will love you, I promise you this

There is nothing, I wouldn't give

From this moment on.

 

You're the reason I believe in love

And you're the answer to my prayers from up above

All we need is just the two of us

My dreams came true because of you

 

From this moment, as long as I live

I will love you, I promise you this

There is nothing, I wouldn't give

From this moment, I will love you

As long as I live from this moment on.