Robyn dancing on my own written by12/8/2022 ![]() Information on chart performance was taken mainly from the Billboard Hot 100 chart, as well as the U.K. Information on song and artist background comes from a variety of sources, including NPR, MTV, and the New York Daily News. The list was compiled via a combination of websites, including VH1.com, Buzzfeed, and Culture Trip. Stacker has put together a list of popular songs that many listeners might not realize were written by someone other than the performer who made them famous. An example is Kings of Leon's decelerated version of Robyn's “Dancing on My Own,” in which the (all male) band turned a club hit into a rock ballad and even kept the female point of view. Most prominently, Aretha Franklin transformed Otis Redding's “Respect” into a symbol of women's rights, and Cyndi Lauper's version of “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” also became a feminist song of sorts.Įven if a cover song does not necessarily eclipse its predecessor in popularity, it can still provide a new way of hearing the song, with new instrumentation and literally a new voice. Many people don't know that it was technically a cover.Ī song can “belong” more to its cover artist at times when it takes on a new cultural significance. Winehouse's version of The Zutons' original, with instrumental tracks reworked by Mark Ronson, made such an indelible impression on listeners that it became Winehouse's song in a way. When Amy Winehouse died in 2011, Bruno Mars organized a tribute to her in which he sang the song “Valerie” with a full band accompanying him. When other musicians cover a song, they might change the style or inherent meaning of the piece by virtue of playing their own version. There’s no way the narrator of either song could have been the subject of the other.There is a saying that once a musician puts a song into the world, it doesn't belong to them anymore. “Dancing On My Own” is not a song of a scorned lover, but rather an unrequited one. In conclusion, random Twitter user your theory sucks. “Call Your Girlfriend” shows that the news was delivered directly, whereas in the first song, Narrator #1 sings, “Somebody said you got a new friend,” contradicting the entire premise of “Call Your Girlfriend,” by establishing that Narrator #1 heard about this relationship secondhand. This brings us to the biggest flaw in the conspiracy theory. ![]() We can assume that the original relationship is a fairly stable, long-term one, as they expect her to be blindsided by the news. ![]() Here, Narrator #2, encourages her partner to break up with the unnamed girlfriend. This brings us then, to the second song, “Call Your Girlfriend:”Ĭall your girlfriend It’s time you had the talk Give your reasons Say it’s not her fault But you just met somebody new Tell her not to get upset, second-guessing everything you said and done And then when she gets upset, tell her how you never mean to hurt no one But that’s not the case Narrator #1 is totally invisible to her crush. This is confirmed later when she sings “I’m right over here, why can’t you see me?” Had the two been in a relationship, there’s no way Narrator #1 wouldn’t have been recognized. There is absolutely no evidence Narrator #1 was ever a part of a relationship here, just that she has feelings for someone who is no longer single. “Does she love you better than I can?” Can speaks to the potential ability to love, establishing than no love has actually occurred. ![]() “Yeah, I know it’s stupid.” If Narrator #1 was just broken up with for someone else, there’s no way she would be so dismissive of her own actions. Yeah, I know it’s stupid I just gotta see it for myself Somebody said you got a new friend Does she love you better than I can? There’s a big black sky over my town I know where you’re at, I bet she’s around Nowhere in the canon of the Robynverse does it actually establish that this girl (Narrator #1 if you will) was ever in a relationship with the object of her affection. Let’s start with “Dancing on my Own,” the more misunderstood of the two. The hit single by Robyn, recently covered by British Singer Calum Scott.
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