that's a sly reveal of how Halsey represents a generational shift'. AllMusic's journalist Stephen Thomas Erlewine noted that 'same-sex love songs remain a rarity in the pop music of the 2010s, and. 'Strangers' incorporates a 1980s-inspired production, with echoed synthesizers and strong drumline Īnalyzing its lyrical content Alexia Shouneya from Billboard wrote, 'Strangers is about two women longing for one another,' while Christina Lee of Idolator opined, 'The lyrics actually tell a straightforward story about a dissolved relationship, and the loneliness that quickly follows.' Critical reception It's very rare to see it from a female perspective. I just love that Lauren and I are two women who have a mainstream pop presence doing a love song for the LGBT community, it's unheard of. But it's really cool because I'm bisexual. Hers is like really powerful and big and raspy, and mine is kind of like light and raspy. Our voices sound really cool together because we both have really raspy voices, mine's a little more delicate than hers. So I reached out to Lauren and she came in and she cut the vocal and it sounds awesome. I was thinking to myself, if I want this song to be believable, it needs to be real, so I'm not going to put a girl on the song to sing who's straight.

In April, during several radio interviews that Halsey attended to promote the album, she further commented about the song: Hands.The album's track listing was revealed on Apon Halsey's Instagram account, where it was first known that Halsey would collaborate with Fifth Harmony's Lauren Jauregui on a song called 'Strangers'. See! It all makes perfect sense! Heads vs. So I guess the ultimate meaning of this song is that some kid doesn't want to sit around listening to his Uncle, so he makes excuses (it may rain, or the kettles on)to go home and get high (get your feet up off the ground). This is the new battle and modern youth wants to conquer their minds and live a little while doing it. I'll probably be lambasted for making yet another drug connection in a Mccartney song, but you can't deny the meaning of 'heads across the sky'. Modern youth however lacks this type of drive (sorry we haven't done a thing all day) but excels as PSYCHONAUTS! Albert conquered the seas during his prime (hands across the water) and perhaps he expects the same drive and ambition from modern youth. I picture Uncle Albert sitting by the fireside telling boring war stories to a younger relative (Admiral Hasley notified me.etc). General CommentTo me this song is about two dual personalities, one old school and the other new, and Paul is making some kind of social commentary on the changing times.

Live a little, be a gypsy, get around (get around) The butter wouldn't melt so I put it in the pie I had another look and I had a cup of tea and butter pie (butter pie) He had to have a berth or he couldn't get to sea We're so sorry but we haven't heard a thing all dayīut if anything should happen we'll be sure to give a ringīut we haven't done a bloody thing all day (all day)īut the kettle's on the boil and we're so easily called away

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