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The 1975 – About You Lyrics | Genius Lyrics

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“About You” is the penultimate song included in The 1975’s fifth studio album Being Funny in a Foreign Language. The song is a musical continuation of the band’s 2013 single “Robbers”, opting for a gothic piece with a huge hall reverb. Collaborating with Warren Ellis, (who is best known as the violinist for the Australian post-rock band Dirty Three and as well as the frequent collaborator of singer-songwriter Nick Cave) the strings and major key creates an orchestral yet grounded musical arrangement. It features a duet with Carly Holt, the wife of The 1975’s lead guitarist Adam Hann. Prior to its release, Pitchfork described the song as “moody”, comparing Healy’s vocals to Morrissey. Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning Warren Ellis from Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds came in to do the arrangement for this song. It was really simple—it sounded like ‘With or Without You’ essentially—and he made it all weird and shoegazey. Even though it’s m

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