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" Dear John " is a song written and recorded by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift for her third studio album, Speak Now (2010). The title references the Dear John letter, which is a letter written to a man by his romantic partner to inform him that their relationship is over. The lyrics describe a 19-year-old's toxic and inappropriate relationship with an older man. Produced by Swift ...
A Dear John Letter. " A Dear John Letter ", or " Dear John " is a popular country music song written by Billy Barton, Fuzzy Owen and Lewis Talley. It was popularized by Ferlin Husky and Jean Shepard, [1] and was a crossover country-pop hit in 1953. The song played on the concept of a Dear John letter while referencing the United States ...
" Dear John " is a song written by Tex Ritter and Aubrey Gass. It is best remembered for being the A-side to Hank Williams ' number one hit "Cold, Cold Heart" in 1951 for MGM Records .
"Dear John" was one of the 2010 album's most talked about songs, largely because fans believed the song's lyrics alluded to Taylor's rumored relationship with singer John Mayer.
List of jazz contrafacts. A contrafact is a musical composition built using the chord progression of a pre-existing song, but with a new melody and arrangement. Typically the original tune's progression and song form will be reused but occasionally just a section will be reused in the new composition. The term comes from classical music and was ...
"Dear John" peaked at #8 after only a brief four-week run on Billboard magazine's country music charts, but "Cold, Cold Heart" proved to be a favorite of disc jockeys and jukebox listeners, whose enthusiasm for the song catapulted it to #1 on the country music charts.
" Dear John " is a single released by the British rock band Status Quo in 1982. It was included on the album 1+9+8+2. [1] The song has an oddity: despite its success, it wasn't included on Quo compilations that mixed popular album tracks and hit singles ( Accept No Substitute! The Definitive Hits and XS All Areas – The Greatest Hits), but only on singles compilations such as Pictures – 40 ...
The '50s progression (also known as the " Heart and Soul " chords, the " Stand by Me " changes, [1] [2] the doo-wop progression [3] : 204 and the " ice cream changes " [4]) is a chord progression and turnaround used in Western popular music. The progression, represented in Roman numeral analysis, is I–vi–IV–V. For example, in C major: C–Am–F–G. As the name implies, it was common in ...