Someone to Love (Jon B. song)
"Someone to Love" is the fifth track on Jon B.'s debut album, Bonafide. This song is a duet with Babyface that gained wide exposure on the Bad Boys soundtrack.
The song, with a style very much inspired by Babyface, peaked at #10 on the U.S. Hot 100 chart and at #7 on the U.S. R&B chart.
The song received a Grammy Award nomination for the category Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals in 1996. The then 21-year-old Jon B. stated he felt the nomination was "an honor he could not have asked for."
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Jon B.
Jon B. (born Jonathan David Buck on November 11, 1974) is an American singer and songwriter. He went to release Bonafide, Cool Relax, Pleasures U Like, Stronger Everyday, Holiday Wishes: From Me to You, Helpless Romantic, and Comfortable Swagg.
Early life
Born in Rhode Island and raised in Pasadena, California, Buck comes from a musical family; with his father David, a professor of music, his mother Linda, a concert pianist and his siblings Deborah, a violinist and his brother Kevin, a cellist. In 1992, Jon B. was shopping demos around when he caught the attention of Tracey Edmonds, then President and CEO of Yab-Yum Records.
Career
1995–1997: Bonafide and Cool Relax
Jon B., prior to his rise to fame, used to be a songwriter and wrote songs for After 7, Toni Braxton, Michael Jackson, Color Me Badd and others. Jon B.'s popularity began in the 90's, he released his debut studio album in 1995 entitled Bonafide; the album spawned the popular hit and Grammy-nominated single "Someone to Love", which featured the Grammy Award-winning artist Babyface. The album was a commercial success as it went platinum, selling over 1 million copies.
Someone to Love
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Someone to Love (Fountains of Wayne song)
"Someone to Love" is the first single from the album Traffic and Weather by Fountains of Wayne. It was released February 13, 2007. The song tells the story of two lonely New Yorkers, lawyer Seth Shapiro and graphic artist Beth McKenzie. It seems to hint that they may find each other, but in the last verse McKenzie cuts off Shapiro as he tries to hail a taxi, leaving him alone on the curb.
Music video
The music video for the single is directed by Adam Neustadter and stars comedian Demetri Martin and actress Faryl Amadeus in the respective song character roles of Seth Shapiro and Beth McKenzie.
Guest appearances
The track includes backing vocals from Smashing Pumpkins and Hole bassist Melissa Auf der Maur.
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Someone to Love (film)
Someone to Love, directed by Henry Jaglom, is a film made in 1987. It was Orson Welles' final live action film appearance, released after his death but produced before his voice-over in The Transformers: The Movie.
The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.
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The film is a pseudo documentary about a filmmaker who throws a Valentine's Day party at an old theater that is about to be demolished. The filmmaker invites numerous single friends, including his brother, the real estate agent who sold the theater to a developer who is going to build a modern shopping mall, to the party and then quizzes them on camera about their lives, failed relationships, intimacy issues, and loneliness.
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