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Say It Right

Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B

Say It Right is a Contemporary R&B act. Their sound grew out of U2 and Eurythmics. Those roots explain a lot about how Say It Right arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Get Me Bodied, It's My Life and Set Fire to the Rain, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Coldplay and Amy Winehouse, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 7 connections around Say It Right, reaching back through U2 and forward to Coldplay. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

"Say It Right" is a song by Canadian singer Nelly Furtado from her third studio album, Loose (2006). It was written by Furtado, Tim "Timbaland" Mosley, and Nate "Danja" Hills, with Furtado crediting the Eurythmics' song "Here Comes the Rain Again" as her inspiration. The song was released as the third single from Loose on 31 October 2006, by Geffen Records and Mosley Music Group; in Europe, it was released as the fourth.

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Say It RightU2EurythmicsColdplayAmy WinehouseGet Me BodiedIt's My LifeSet Fire to the Rain

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Say It Right connections

Say It Right grew out of U2 and Eurythmics, shares an orbit with Get Me Bodied, It's My Life and Set Fire to the Rain, went on to shape Coldplay and Amy Winehouse. 7 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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