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"The Thrill Is Gone" is a slow minor-key blues song written by West Coast blues musician Roy Hawkins and Rick Darnell in 1951. [1] Hawkins's recording of the song reached number six in the Billboard R&B chart in 1951. [2] In 1970, "The Thrill Is Gone" became a major hit for B.B. King. His rendition helped make the song a blues standard. [3]
"The Thrill Is Gone" is a popular song composed by Ray Henderson with lyrics by Lew Brown which was first sung by Everett Marshall in the Broadway revue George White's Scandals in 1931. [1] The song was first recorded in 1931 by Rudy Vallée And His Connecticut Yankees on the Victor label. [2]
"Escapism" is a song by the British singer-songwriter Raye featuring the American rapper 070 Shake. It was released independently through Human Re Sources on 12 October 2022, as the third single from Raye's debut studio album, My 21st Century Blues (2023), and as a dual single with "The Thrill Is Gone".
According to Henley, he and Frey were aware of B.B. King's song "The Thrill Is Gone", and wrote the song to explore the aftermath: "We know that the thrill is gone – so, now what?" [13] On the studio recording (and live performances during Frey's lifetime), Frey sings lead on the verses and choruses, while Henley sings lead on the bridge.
Completely Well, released in 1969, is a studio album by the blues guitarist B. B. King.It is notable for the inclusion of "The Thrill Is Gone", which became a hit on both the R&B/soul and pop charts and which earned him a Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance in 1970.
“I stopped CPR, after all it’s no use / The spirit was gone, we would never come to,” she sings. Her words here echo “You’re Losing Me “ from her previous album, “Midnights.”
"The Tortured Poets Department" Song Meaning and Easter Eggs. The title track sure sounds a lot like a romance with Healy: She describes choosing a "cyclone" with a partner who she describes as a ...
"Lyin' Eyes" is the only song on the One of These Nights album that Frey sang solo lead on (he shared lead vocals with Henley on "After the Thrill Is Gone"). [8] The song was released as the second single from the album and reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, behind “ Island Girl ” by Elton John . [ 9 ] "