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Sugiura wrote that, despite the deep lyrics, the sound and Hoshino's vocals encourage listeners to not think too deeply about its meaning. [13] Commercially, "Life" sold 13,713 digital copies within its first week, according to Billboard Japan. They reported that it was the most downloaded song that week, as well as the most aired on radio. [35]
Armstrong remarked that, in retrospect, the lyrics make sense when viewed that way. "The people that you grew up and braved the trials of high school with will always hold a special place. Through all the BS of high school, you hope that your friends had the time of their life, and that's what the song is talking about". [20]
"Life, the universe, and everything" is a common name for the off-topic section of an Internet forum, and the phrase is invoked in similar ways to mean "anything at all". Many chatbots, when asked about the meaning of life, will answer "42". Several online calculators are also programmed with the Question.
The song first appeared in the 1983 film Monty Python's The Meaning of Life and was later released on the album Monty Python Sings. The song was released as a single in the UK on 27 June 1983 when it reached No. 77 in the charts [3] and again on 2 December 1991 as a follow-up to the successful reissue of Always Look on the Bright Side of Life.
On 27 August 1992 Lennon's handwritten lyrics were sold by the estate of Mal Evans in an auction at Sotheby's London for $100,000 (£56,600) to Joseph Reynoso, an American from Chicago. [123] The lyrics were put up for sale again in March 2006 by Bonhams in New York. Sealed bids were opened on 7 March 2006 and offers started at about $2 million.
"Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness." “The only thing they have to look forward to is hope. And you have to give them hope.
Lyrics provided by Genius. [Intro] Uh-uh, uh, uh [Verse 1] You brush past me in the hallway And you don't think I, I, I can see ya, do ya? I’ve been watchin' you for ages
After Madonna heard Paramount had turned down the track, she decided to use it as the end credit song in a movie that Penn was working on, titled At Close Range. [2] According to Rikky Rooksby, author of The Complete Guide to the Music of Madonna, the singer wrote the lyrics "on the spot", coming up with a bridge and a few melodies of her own.