Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn December 22nd 1974 "Lonely People" by America entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart and on March 2nd, 1975 it peaked at #5 (for 1 week) and spent 14 weeks on the Top 100.Īnd on February 15th, 1975 it reached #1 (for 1 week) on Billboard's Adult Contemporary Tracks chart.īetween January 5th and June 14th, 1975 there were 23 different records in a row that held the #1 spot on the Adult Contemporary chart for just one week "Lonely People" was sixth in that string.This was for all the lonely people, and I was one of them." So at the time it was written it was about the chalice used during the wedding ceremony. After a couple of years of it being out, we'd do shows where, when we played that song, there would be a standing ovation in the middle of it. where do they all belong?' That line haunted me and cut me to the core. The line that inspired it was from 'Eleanor Rigby': 'all the lonely people, where do they all come from. There was a joy, but also a sadness for everybody that didn't have somebody, 'cause I knew what that was like. It had become this quest, to get this woman and make things right. I had always felt like the melancholy, lonely person. The song came out of true experience, Dan says: "I wrote it probably within a month of getting married to my long-lost love, Catherine. "Lonely People" was Peek's standout contribution to Holiday, a simple tune that carried a universal message. Djflwb from Tampa, FlHighway Highlight (from the box set booklet).The guitars, keyboard, and the dismal vocals just had to fade. What could be more heart-wrenching than being ignored by one person who could hardly care about how I chaliced her? Nothing follows. “This is for all the single people, thinking that love has left them dry.” Yeah. Writing never did pay, and that time I hardly knew that it didn’t or that it could. Listening to this in the afternoons when I was jobless, seeking any type of work that would pay-after my scholarship’s graduation stipend was depleted, spent for mailing my essays and poems to city-based magazines, that never even saw publication. The low vocals-“this is for all the lonely people, thinking that life has passed them by”-never allowed me to know why I was literally lonely in those days after my mother died. Romanong Kurong from PhilippinesThe guitar introduction thrills me to no end.If you believe that any review contained on our site infringes upon your copyright, please email us. All submitted reviews become the licensed property of Sheet Music Plus and are subject to all laws pertaining thereto.If you have any suggestions or comments on the guidelines, please email us. We cannot post your review if it violates these guidelines.Avoid disclosing contact information (email addresses, phone numbers, etc.), or including URLs, time-sensitive material or alternative ordering information. Please do not use inappropriate language, including profanity, vulgarity, or obscenity.
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