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Chasing Pavements is a House act. Their sound grew out of Carole King. Those roots explain a lot about how Chasing Pavements arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as American Boy, That's Not My Name, Hate That I Love You, Shine On and Somebody That I Used to Know, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Machine Gun Kelly, Alison Krauss, Sugarland, Melissa Benoist and Candice Glover, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 18 connections around Chasing Pavements, reaching back through Carole King and forward to Machine Gun Kelly. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
"Chasing Pavements" is a song recorded by English singer-songwriter Adele for her debut studio album, 19 (2008). Written by Adele with her producer Francis White, the song was released as the second single from the album on 14 January 2008. Its lyrics describe questioning whether or not to keep chasing something that is not going anywhere. Adele was inspired to write the song after a public argument and subsequent break up with an older man.
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Chasing Pavements connections
Chasing Pavements grew out of Carole King, shares an orbit with American Boy, That's Not My Name, Hate That I Love You and Shine On, went on to shape Machine Gun Kelly, Alison Krauss, Sugarland and Melissa Benoist. 18 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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