◇ image via WikipediaWhy'd You Only Call Me When You're High?
Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High? is a Psychedelic rock act. Their sound grew out of Dr. Dre, Timbaland and LL Cool J. Those roots explain a lot about how Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High? arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Do I Wanna Know?, R U Mine?, I Want It All and Sweater Weather, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Miley Cyrus, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 8 connections around Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?, reaching back through Dr. Dre and forward to Miley Cyrus. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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"Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?" is a song by English indie rock band Arctic Monkeys. It was released as the third single from their fifth studio album, AM, on 11 August 2013. It was written by the group's lead vocalist Alex Turner while its production was handled by James Ford. Upon its release, many critics compared the composition of "Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?" with works by different artists.
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Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High? grew out of Dr. Dre, Timbaland and LL Cool J, shares an orbit with Do I Wanna Know?, R U Mine?, I Want It All and Sweater Weather, went on to shape Miley Cyrus. 8 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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