We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly. Get instant explanation for any acronym or abbreviation that hits you anywhere on the web! Would you like to contribute? [1][4] The feel of the music shows jazz and R&B influences. Get instant explanation for any lyrics that hits you anywhere on the web! Web. [2][3] In reviewing Tupelo Honey, Rolling Stone Magazine critic Jon Landau suggested that "(Straight to Your Heart) Like a Cannonball" "transmutes the expression of generalized need for excitement and fulfillment on [the previous song and hit single] "Wild, Wild Night" into an expression of desire for a single person. Think you know music? Following the announcement that they had won the show, their version of "Cannonball" was released as the winner's single on 11 December 2011. Baby Boys. Like a cannonball, Hits me like a cannonball. That's why I am so glad I found. The band explained its meaning to iHeartRadio: "It's about stepping up. If the waters ran dry. Composition "Cannonball" is an alternative rock, pop rock, indie pop and grunge song that lasts for a duration of three minute and thirty-six seconds, featuring a balance of quirky pop hooks and surging power which support playful, goofball lyrics. The song was written by Sia, Benny Blanco, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen and Saud, and was produced by Stargate and Blanco. I keep falling I keep falling for you Like the rain fall Like a cannonball. Hearts beat at the speed of sound. [BRIDGE: Cash Campbel] If the sky. When you float like a cannonball There's still a little bit of your song in my ear There's still a little bit of your words I long to hear You step a little closer to me So close that I can't see what's going on Stones taught me to fly Love taught me to lie Life taught me to die So it's not hard to fall When you float like a cannon Stones taught me to fly https://www.lyrics.com/lyric/3134904/Menudo. GMC Cannonball going like a train All down the 40 in the driving rain All those horses underneath the hood I don’t do it no more but I used to could. FAVORITE (0 fans) Menudo. Came falling down upon our heads. Like the rain fall Like a cannonball. Damien Rice, the writer of this song, wrote it from personal experience. Stream ad-free or purchase CD's and MP3s now on Amazon. It brightened the tune right up and gave it this pop sheen. "Cannonball" is the debut single by American singer Lea Michele. [12] The Dispatch critic Dink Lorance described it as a "bouncy little number with nice guitar and vocal. Lyrics.com. (Waiting for the sun to shine) Well you know, everyday we hear it. Third place runner-up Amelia Lily also pre-recorded her version in the studio, which mad… Life has moments where you can step up, and it's sort of like be a cannonball. "[6] Producer Ted Templeman felt that Ronnie Montrose's electric guitar playing was particularly effective on this song, stating that his "infectious strummimg and catchy fills made 'Cannonball' worthy of release as a single. The song was released onto iTunes on December 10, 2013 and made its radio debut on Elvis Duran and the Morning Show on December 16, 2013. La la ti da, la la ti da, la la la la la ti da. Like a Cannonball Menudo Buy This Song. Do what you gotta do and to not just burn out. Cannonball. Saw the ad in the paper Said the hell with it all Took a gig with the circus As the human cannonball It didn't take long To learn my trade. Menudo was a Puerto Rican boy band that was formed in the 1970s by producer Edgardo Díaz, releasing their first album in 1977. [8], "(Straight to Your Heart) Like a Cannonball" was recorded at Wally Heider Studios in San Francisco, California, during the first set of recording sessions for Tupelo Honey. "Cannonball" is an alternative rock song by the Breeders from their 1993 album Last Splash. "[1] The lyrics show country music influences with references to love, weather and being outdoors. Straight to your heart like a cannonball. close the door I got this new beginning and I will fly I'll fly like a cannonball Like a cannonball Like a cannonball I'll fly, I'll fly, I'll fly like (Straight to Your Heart) Like a Cannonball Van Morrison FAVORITE [10] Nonetheless, "(Straight to Your Heart) Like a Cannonball" failed to make the Billboard Hot 100, topping out on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart at #119. The Christian rapper talks about where his trip to Haiti and his history of addiction fit into his songs. Song information for Cannonball - Little Mix on AllMusic. blossom even when it's cold to the touch even when it's moving slowly i can't keep up cannonball, you're a cannonball … Little Mix and eventual runner-up Marcus Collins performed the song during the final show of the series. "Like a Cannonball Lyrics." If there's a detour up ahead. Playlist, Written by: MILTON L. 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