bruce hornsby wrote the song that just the way it is.
bruce hornsby wrote the song that just the way it is.
who wrote the song that just the way it is?
bruce hornsby
"i can't make you love me" was written by nashville writers mike reid and allen shamblin, who were well-noted for their successes in the country music arena. the song was rewritten many times before being finalized, months later. "we wrote, most every week, in mike's basement," shamblin told peter cooper in an interview with the nashville tennessean. "and we'd worked on this song for more than six months. one day, he said, 'come up to the living room,' where his piano was. he sat down and started playing this melody, and it was one of the most moving pieces of music i'd heard. i mean, it hit me in a hard way ... instantly, i knew it was the best thing i'd ever been a part of." reid and shamblin were both country music songwriters, who according to some accounts originally wrote the song as a fast, bluegrass number. upon slowing down the tempo considerably, they realized the song gained considerable power and thought about giving the song to one of three artists: bonnie raitt, bette midler or linda ronstadt. eventually, the song made its way to bonnie raitt, who recorded the track for her eleventh studio album, "luck of the draw" (1991). raitt co-produced the song with don was, while bruce hornsby provided a piano accompaniment.
i can't make you love me
recording "the way you watch me" the band heard the track which travie mccoy sent to them. the band said as soon as they heard the song they fell in love with it, describing the song as "flirty", "fun" and "playful". mollie king said the song is a "roadtrip" song which people would like to listen to it in a car. although the band recorded the collaboration with mccoy the band didn't actually meet him. the lyrics of "faster" have been labelled as "romantic" by the band but with and uptempo dance beat track. it is a dance with a pop edge. "for myself" is a track the band co-wrote with viktoria hansen, the song is about a turbulent relationship and no matter what you argue a lot. the band said that "white lies" linked them back to their first studio album, "chasing lights" (2008). "wish i didn't know" is a pop ballad the background of the song is about your ex, who you still love being with someone else. "my heart takes over" is a "sad song" according to the band. they said that the song pulls on your heart strings. "get ready, get set" was defined by the band as a "feel good uptempo song" the band wrote the song, they said when they were writing the lyrics they were trying to be "steamy" which was "embarrassing" for them. "do what you want with me" was written by jaz rogers and bryn christopher. vanessa white said when she first recorded the song "she wasn't feeling it". the song has a lot of different elements and took a long time to get it right. the song also is a dubstep song and the band said it was the "coolest" song on the album. "last call" is frankie sandford's favourite song on the album, she explained the song as a "heart melt ballad". the song was written by charlie holmes and lucie silvas. the song is about love and the band said the lyrics hit you straight away. and the song is the most personal song to everyone, the band and the songwriters. "move on u" was written by the band themselves and they wanted the lyrics to be "sexy" and "flirtatious". they also said that the song is a "little rude". "move on u" is also an uptempo track and according but it has the sing-along element to it. "promise me" is about a boys who promises stuff, but do not stick to their promises. they defined the song as "very party". "i say ok" is a tongue-in-cheek song. the lyrics of the song are quite basic so everyone knows what the song is about. they said the song is the most pop song on the album.
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