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10 Songs About Loneliness or Isolation www.songfacts.com Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles Paul McCartney wasn't sure what this song was going to be about until he came up with the line, "Picks up the rice in a church where a wedding has been." That's when he came up with the story an old, lonely woman. McCartney got "Rigby" from the name of a store and "Eleanor" from actress Eleanor Bron. He liked the name "Eleanor Rigby" because it sounded natural. Space Oddity - David Bowie Bowie wrote this after seeing the 1968 Stanley Kubrick movie 2001: A Space Odyssey. "Space Oddity" is a play on "Space Odyssey." The song tells the story of Major Tom, an astronaut who cuts off communication with Earth and floats into space. Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley The lyrics were written by a steel guitar player from Nashville named Tommy Durden. He was inspired by a newspaper story about a man who killed himself and left behind a note saying only, "I walk a lonely street." Another Nashville songwriter named Mae Boren Axton wrote the music, and Elvis' manager Tom Parker arranged for Elvis to receive a songwriting credit in exchange for singing it. This meant that royalties were split between Durden, Axton, and Elvis. In a 1982 interview, Durden said this song "has paid the rent for more than 20 years." Message In A This song is bottle, puts will find it being lonely

Bottle - The Police about a guy stranded on a remote island. One day he finds a a message in it and throws it out to sea in hopes that someone and come save him. The lyrics can be seen as a metaphor for and realizing there are lots of people just like you.

Marlene On The Wall - Suzanne Vega Vega wrote this about coping with loneliness. The singer finds comfort by looking up to a picture of Marlene Dietrich on the wall. Marlene Dietrich was a German actress who became an international film star in the 1930's. During World War II, she put her movie career on hold in order to entertain US troops, a move that won her the Medal of Freedom, the highest military award a civilian can receive. Dietrich was 90 years old when she died in 1992. Somewhere I Belong - Linkin Park A song about someone who feels out of place and alone, with nothing to say due to his own fault. It was the first song played on Fuse TV. The Boxer - Simon And Garfunkel Paul Simon wrote this song when critics were writing harsh things about his music. He said he was the boxer, and that if they didn't cut it out he would leave the music business altogether. Turn The Page - Bob Seger This song is about life on the road, and the rigors musicians face when they're touring. It presents the other side of fame which the public doesn't see, the loneliness and aggravation. All By Myself - Eric Carmen Said Carmen: There's not nearly as much fuel in being happy as there is in being miserable. Being miserable is a great catalyst for songwriting. Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan This is a rather sad tale of the lonely, suicidal subject of the song being left at the altar and then telling the listener about the death of his parents. more at www.songfacts.com

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bang, bang-Cher Bye, bye baby-Janis Joplin House of the rising sun-The animals Cry baby-Janis Joplin ain't no more cane-The band Baby don't go-Sonny and Cher Ball and chain-Janis Joplin A woman left lonely-Janis Joplin All my trials-Joan Baez What good can drinkin' do?-Janis Joplin One night stand-Janis Joplin Date rape-Sublime Mama, when my dollies have babies-Cher American Pie-Don McLean Wish you were here-Pink Floyd Down on me-Janis Joplin Like a Rolling Stone-Bob Dylan