#Johnny Mcdaid

[daisiesonafield-blog]

Hi Daisie, here’s the post for when H wrote Something I’ve Been Waiting For

https://twitter.com/hsupdating/status/682196509430013952?s=46&t=J6T16oorsJhfASfP3ZxvqA

And his co-writer is Johnny McDaid from Snow Patrol!

AH! Thank you!

[beyourselfchulanmaria]

Locksmith Animation's ‘That Christmas.’ All images Netflix © 2024.

‘Under the Tree’ Sing Along Lyric Video | That Christmas | Netflix After School

Lyrics:

I’m alone this December It’s the last light of the day Oh, I can’t help but wonder If you feel the same Oh I guess I’ll surrender To the tears and the pain And the cold we are under Will remain

You were the hearth light, my fire, that died Waiting for morning sunrise

There is nothing under the tree That I wished for I want you to come back to me And be like before Have I lost you? Nothing will ever fill the hole My heart will be here under the tree Just letting you know

I’m alone this December And the long nights, they begin Still my minds overthinking now who’s arms you’re in And were mine just an afterthought of needing to be kind Guess when we’re out of sight it’s out of mind

You were the first touch, first look in my eyes Now we’re just strangers who walk by

There is nothing under the tree That I wished for I want you to come back to me And be like before Have I lost you? Nothing will ever fill the hole My heart will be here under the tree Just letting you know

You were the first touch, first look in my eyes Now we’re just strangers who walk by

There is nothing under the tree That I wished for I want you to come back to me And be like before Have I lost you? Nothing will ever fill the hole My heart will be here under the tree Just letting you know

Ed Sheeran - Under the Tree (from “That Christmas”)

‘Anna’ Lead Cast: Claudia Jessie

‘That Christmas’ Courtesy of Netflix

Written by Ed Sheeran and Johnny McDaid

Santa Claus (Brian Cox) in 'That Christmas' on Netflix

[dopescissorscashwagon]

Courteney Cox, Johnny McDaid, Coco Arquette, Laura Dern, Jennifer Aniston, & Lisa Kudrow on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, February 27, 2023

[quotesengage]

and I apologize

Sometimes you're sad, and you tell me it's nothing

And I brush it off because there's always something

But I need to change my perspective

from Love in Slow Motion by Ed Sheeran

[johnvenus]

Doctor vs Dr by Dan McDaid and Dean Trippe.

[mitjalovse]

Tony Visconti somehow managed to find himself quite successful in many periods, though there was one era he struggled in. Well, his 80's weren't really that good, since he kept chasing what made him influential like his collaborator Bowie. However, the latter did manage a couple of the successes during the time, whereas Visconti seemed adrift. Then again, was the choice of his productions to blame? I mean, Altered Images would have probably been a great fit for him on their debut, but he co-produced their Bite, which got them moving towards the protosophisti-pop that didn't make them any favours, though I still think the platter's way too maligned for what the disc actually is, i.e. a transition that thanks to their consequent break-up didn't lead to anywhere.

[k1ngdomfa11]

<3

[daynascullys]

LISTEN THROUGH SILENCE: An MSR Playlist ⤷ Part Two: Scully

It feels close to you, somehow, to say your name out loud.

playlist / songs ↘

SIX by Sleeping at Last / Similar to with Mulder, I haven't really thought about what enneagram I think Scully might be, but the lyrics of this song are so her. Plus: "I want to believe—no, I choose to believe—that I was made to become a sanctuary." I constantly think about "I want to believe" in the context of Scully because that's very much Mulder's thing, but it takes on so much significance when you think about it relating to Scully (just like Mulder choosing not to believe things takes on special significance as well). Mulder wants to believe in so many things, but Scully wants to believe in Mulder—and she chooses to believe.

RENEGADE by Big Red Machine & Taylor Swift / Very very Scully to Mulder. I mean— "there was nowhere for me to stay, but I stayed anyway" and "you fire off missiles 'cause you hate yourself, but do you know you're demolishing me? And then you squeeze my hand as I'm about to leave" and "it's time, you've come a long way / open the blinds, let me see your face / you wouldn't be the first renegade to need somebody" and "is it insensitive for me to say / get your shit together / so I can love you." But "open the blinds, let me see your face" really gets me because Scully truly does see Mulder, she sees him better than anyone ever has.

BETWEEN THE LINES by Sara Bareilles / Oof, this one huuuurts. I chose the title of this playlist from this song ("listen through silence") because I feel like it goes pretty well with Mulder's playlist ("amidst the chaos," also from a Sara Bareilles song) and because it's so much of what Scully does while Mulder learns—she listens through silence and reads between the lines. ALSO: "I'm queen of attention to details, defending intentions if he fails." Scully is forever the first to defend Mulder no matter what he does, always from a place of love.

BREATHE by Lauv / There are so many songs that could be applied to both of them, but for some reason or another I choose it for one of their individual playlists (this being one of them). I think one of my favorite parts fits Mulder better—"I should leave 'cause you deserve better"—but overall this song made me think of Scully, especially during I Want to Believe. "You're my all and more, but I need room to breathe."

WATER WORSHIP PRAY by Grace Power / This song also makes me think of I Want to Believe, and I especially love this song for Scully because of all the religious imagery. "How can two people fall apart when they both want the same thing? How can my happiness be you, but I'm not happy at all?" OW. And also: "First peace I ever knew / Can't love you well enough to keep you or enough to let you go / I'd rather stay in purgatory with you than in heaven alone."

IF PATIENCE DOESN'T KILL ME by Alison Sudol / I'm very aware that this is a pretty specific sound that not everyone will love, but I love Alison Sudol and I feel like this song is perfect for Scully so I kept it anyway. I just feel like the lyrics fit her perfectly—"if patience is a virtue, I abound / ... / if patience doesn't kill me, I'm yours." And it's where the description comes from—"it feels close to you, somehow, to say your name out loud." It feels like they constantly are calling for each other both because they want them there and trust they will be there, but also because the simple act of calling for each other makes them feel less alone.

GIVE UP THE GHOST by Rosi Golan & Johnny McDaid / Another song I love (I would've titled this "Quiet the Noise" if I hadn't already used that as a playlist title) that takes on new meaning when you think about it in an MSR context. Ghosts take on a different significance when thinking about Mulder (also, @leiascully just KILLED me with her fic and "I don't love anything more than I love you, Scully. Not even ghosts." Literally what the fuck). Even the very beginning of this song—"come here, it's all worth the fight when it's you, dear." And "slow down, we're losing the meaning of words now / quiet the noise 'cause we made a mountain of minuscule things." And Scully really does quiet his noise.

THE BEACON by A Fine Frenzy / The lyrics in the gifset are from this song and if I could write out the entire song without it being ridiculous, I would. I swear this could truly be a song written by Scully about Mulder. I mean, just starting with the first verse: "You say your time has come / you're tired of waking up / don't be obscene, I can't conceive of living without you / You say you drag me down, no one should want you now / I start to cry, you kiss my eyes and say I'm not allowed to." And then, AND THEN the second verse: "you were a child forgot / lessons of love untaught / now no embrace can quite replace the one that never found you / I was raised tenderly / all that was taught to me / I will apply / Your parents tried, but they didn't know how to." Like. Okay. Sure. That's fine.

SATURN by Sleeping at Last / I know I'm not alone with this one because I've seen multiple videos of them set to this song, but I chose to put it on Scully's playlist because it really makes me think of Mulder's abduction arc/when he wakes up in "Deadalive." Just imagine her listening to this song sitting by his side, holding his hand, willing him to wake up. GAH.

YOU MATTER TO ME by Jessie Mueller & Drew Gehling / This is another song I was debating for both of them, but the first verse especially makes me think of Scully: "I could find the whole meaning of life in those sad eyes / they've seen things you never quite say, but I hear / come out of hiding, I'm right here beside you / and I'll stay there as long as you'll let me."

SOMEONE WHO LOVES ME by Sara Bareilles / This song wrecks me and has some of the most beautiful lyrics I've ever heard. One reason I love it for Scully is because of the hug at the end of "Irresistable." This is another song I would have considered for a playlist title ("my home, my heart") if I hadn't already used it before. But the way it's sung always gets to me—"my home, my heart, thank god you are someone who loves me," like she's exhaling into the safety of his arms.

I F*CKING LOVE YOU by Zolita / The song pretty much says it all: "what if I let it slip, tell you that oh my god, I fucking love you."

WHO WOULD'VE THOUGHT by Emily James / I absolutely love the first part of this song when she says "I just wanna say that I'm not going anywhere anytime soon unless it's with you." What really made me think of MSR was this, though: "'cause we've been busy lying to ourselves, swearing it would never work / promising that we were just friends / it's funny how it doesn't make sense / and then it does." And I love the idea of Scully thinking again about how different her life is, how this is so far from where she thought she'd be, but with a little bit of wonder: "who would've thought that it would've been you?"

[dravenscroft]

I, the author, sell This Savage Kingdom to you by badly describing the characters:

Harry Lambert - worst, wettest, most pathetic man in England. Also living proof that the British press has always been Like That.

Sidney Blakely - small camp cockney Spiritualist who wears a woman's coat and smokes like a chimney. Used to be a carpenter so you know he's good with wood.

Lieutenant Taylor - shaking purse dog takes human form and is unfortunately blond. Occasionally possessed by spirits or whatever.

Louise Blackwood - was voted Most Autistic Little Girl as a child and is now Most Autistic Grown Woman.

Captain Blackwood - 'I've had enough of this guy' meme.jpg

Seaman Tormey - 'it's not gay if it's just hand stuff, everyone knows that. also can I kiss you with tongue?? no homo tho.'

Lieutenant Hutchings - Mr Shiny Happy Perfect. Winner of Best Navy Moustache from 1852 - to...uh...WELL...

Sergeant Harker - Least promotable man on earth somehow received promotion and is as confused and distressed as we are.

William Moore - Oh no. Oh nooooo. Oh no :( wife guy.

Johnny Lewell - baby boy. baby.

Lieutenant Sumner - He's not having a good time so neither is anyone else.

Doctor McDaid - an Irishman married to a Frenchwoman sailing on an English ship. Don't ask.

[foxes-that-run]

Can you please write a list of mutual friends between Harry and Taylor?

I’m not sure I could write an exhaustive one, it’s also only those that we know they interacted with we don’t really know who they are friends with. There are a lot of mutual industry connections. Those that play a role in the story, in no particular order just the ones that come to mind, also they are from any period some are no longer friends with either:

Ed Sheeran - knew Ed when they were coming up and introduced him to Taylor… or rather Taylor randomly asked to meet him while secretly dating Harry who he lived with. 🤭

Cara - has been close with them both for years

Haim sisters - Harry was hanging out with them this year in London and they are very close to Taylor. Haim are managed by Jeff.

Nathan & Caleb Followill (kings of Leon) and lily Aldridge- Caleb has said that Harry and Nathan have a ‘weird relationship’ they have matching tattoos and are very close, Caleb is married to Lilly, Taylor’s close friend. The last time they were seen together in 2015 was Caleb’s birthday party, Lillys husband. (The Toe/Kings of Leon April 29 theory is laughable for this reason)

Stevie Nicks - Stevie has described Harry as the son she never had and is also fond of Taylor, she has given them both moon necklaces. She invited Harry to perform with her this year on Christine’s birthday and attended the eras show, wrote a poem in TTPD

Jeff Azoff & his ex-Roxy Olin- they dated in 2012 when Jeff met Harry, Roxy was friends with Ashley Avignone and Claire Winter and hung out with Taylor in the Kennedy era, Irving has also said nice things about Taylor

Niall - while closer to Harry Niall is a huge Taylor fan and they performed together

Zayn & Gigi, Gigi was close with Taylor, dated Zayn while doing IDWLF together. Zayn has been papped hanging out with both off work

Selena & Justin- Taylor and Justin were friendly, they did promotions together back in the day before they fell out completely. Justin canon introduced them and at various points the 1D boys have said they knew him.

Professional/other connections - it’s a bit blurred in that business/with them but there’s also a lot of people who’ve worked with both or are collegiate with them both (or close with one/chose to interact with the other):

Jeff Basker worked on Holy Ground with Taylor and most of HS1 with Harry

Jack - obviously one of Taylor’s closest friends and collaborators wrote with Harry for ‘not a typical live song’

Kid Harpoon- also one of Harry’s closest friends and collaborators follows Taylor

Chris Martin - I don’t think he’s close with either but he knows them both. he’s been seen hanging out with Harry and Harry played Fine Line to him, he’s also given Harry shout outs and seemed genuine when he played Taylor songs in Vienna this year

Florence Welch - while she seems professional with them both she also has been seen with them both this year - Taylor on/performing Florida! And Harry at a concert soon after. Kid Harpoon has worked with her a lot.

Ryan Tedder - worked with them both and said he knows them both

Gary Lightbody - I don’t think he would consider Taylor a friend but they wrote together and I think he is friends with Harry

Johnny McDaid & Courtney Cox - it’s well documented that they hung out together at the same time and Johnny has written with Harry

Max Martin - I think he’s the friend she knows from work, he’s worked on a lot of Taylor’s bigger hits and wrote with Harry before he started hs1

James Corden - friends with Harry and while I think it’s mostly a professional relationship he was photographed laughing with Taylor at a Brit’s after party

Stella & Paul McCartney - Stella is close with Taylor and designed clothes for her, Paul has interviewed Taylor. Paul has also interviewed Harry and Stella danced with Harry at a concert in 2019.

Robbie Williams - I don’t think close with either but Taylor invited him to perform on the Rep tour and Robbie was a mentor to Harry on Xfactor and Robbie/Harry seem to have a mutual respect

Kendall - was friendly with Taylor (she was in the squad for a minute) and dated Harry

Karlie Kloss - there’s only one photo of KK with Harry in Italy in 2018 (and it’s fire) but they have been at the same event (with Taylor too) a few times.

John Mayer! (And Katy Perry) - odd connection because I think he and Taylor don’t talk but he has worked with Harry and said they’ve hung out, Katy once performed with Taylor, she’s on the Fearless DVD and photographed with Harry

Simon Cowell! - although they both dislike him now Simon was Harry’s boss when he asked Taylor to write Sweeter than fiction for One Chance

There is also people who are connected to or dated one and are fans of the other:

Gemma is a loud swifty, she posted about watching the 1989 tour, signing karaoke and used Taylor’s music in posts

Anne - has also used Taylor’s music in posts

Camille was a fan of Taylor’s. There’s photos of her in a 1989 tour shirt

Olivia had Taylor’s music on a playlist

Todderick liked openly Haylor stuff

Lou Teasdale also played Taylor’s music at karaoke and posted it

I’ve heard that Austin hung out with Harry, Harry asked a friend for a signed record to Taylor to give him, but I don’t directly know of them hanging.

Harris Reed has posted Taylor stuff

[pink-history]

On This Day in PinkHistory... 27th January 2023 Trustfall single was released

Trustfall is the title track and second single to be released from Pink’s ninth studio album, Trustfall. It was co-written by Pink with Johnny McDaid and Fred Again, who also both produced the song. The track’s music video was released the same day as the song, and directed by Georgia Hudson. It stars Pink and a young woman who is trying to find the confidence to talk to a man she is interested…

[this-daydream-is-dangerous-13]

Here’s the timeline on Say Don’t Go, per Diane Warren:

"Say Don't Go" was written toward the end of 2013, and Swift recorded a demo of the song on New Year's Day 2014 alongside Warren in the studio. Many people wouldn't want to work on a holiday, but the "Lavender Haze" performer was committed to the song.

So maybe late November (before Red tour in NZ/Australia), or even later December, then demo on NYD.

If we are looking at the Haylor timeline, this is:

- just after she and Andrea go to London for house hunting in mid-November 2013.

- back in LA on the 18th of November, Courtney Cox (who had probably just hosted one of her fabled dinner parties) follows them both, Ed, and her future partner Johnny McDaid on insta (Ed got the invite from her Cougar Town co-star Christa)

- November 21st — H is photographed with Kendall for the first time. Taylor posts a tweet quoting Colbie Cailllat’s Hold On.

- they’re maybe spotted in England on December 17th with Ed?

- she is maybe hooking up with Snap Chat’s Evan Speigel over the holidays?

It does not end well, as per the Lover Diaries

The fatal, final text exchange between Siegel was incorporated into a 2019 script about his life that was getting shopped around, on which Lainey also reported, calling back to the above article.

Some mileage is gotten, too, out of Spiegel's tabloid-friendly dating life, including his brief romantic entanglement with Taylor Swift. During a text exchange, the singer writes, "Hamptons? ;)" to which Spiegel responds, "Want to be straight with you, I don't have time for a relationship rn :(."

"Feel free to write a song ;)" he adds, eliciting a "F-ck you, Evan" from the pop star.

Anyway: context!

[influencermagazineuk]

Jennifer Aniston Celebrates Courteney Cox's 60th Birthday with Sweet Throwback Snaps

Jennifer Aniston took to Instagram on Saturday, June 15, to celebrate her Friends co-star and best friend, Courteney Cox, on her 60th birthday. The 55-year-old actress, who recently explained why she avoids TikTok, shared a series of nostalgic photos of the duo along with a heartfelt message. Aniston praised Cox, with whom she starred in the iconic NBC sitcom for 10 seasons, describing her as a "powerful" and "loyal" woman. "Celebrating this powerful, magical, mystical, interesting, interested, ferociously talented girl today!!!" Aniston wrote in her touching tribute. Image: Instagram "My sweet CC @courteneycoxofficial… she's funny like no other, STUNNING on the inside and out," continued the Along Came Polly star. Aniston is also the godmother to Cox's daughter, Coco Arquette, whose father is actor David Arquette, known for his roles in Scream and Never Been Kissed. Image: Instagram Cox, who has been in a relationship with Johnny McDaid from Snow Patrol since 2013, was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame last year. Aniston and Lisa Kudrow, who portrayed Phoebe Buffay on Friends, were present to celebrate the occasion. 1. How did Jennifer Aniston celebrate Courteney Cox's birthday? Jennifer Aniston celebrated Courteney Cox's 60th birthday by posting a series of throwback photos on Instagram along with a heartfelt message praising Cox. 2. What did Jennifer Aniston say about Courteney Cox in her birthday tribute? Aniston described Cox as a "powerful, magical, mystical, interesting, interested, ferociously talented" woman and praised her unmatched loyalty and inner and outer beauty. 3. What is the relationship between Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox? Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox are best friends and former co-stars from the hit TV show Friends. Aniston is also the godmother to Cox's daughter, Coco Arquette. 4. Who is Courteney Cox's partner? Courteney Cox has been in a relationship with Johnny McDaid from the band Snow Patrol since 2013. 5. What recent honor did Courteney Cox receive? Courteney Cox received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame last year, with Jennifer Aniston and Lisa Kudrow in attendance to celebrate her achievement. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jennifer Aniston (@jenniferaniston) Read the full article

[perezhilton]

Spoiler alert: they got back together! BUT… these Courteney Cox details are shocking!

[jules-has-notes]

Shape of You / No Diggity mashup — VoicePlay music video

One of the recurring themes in most genres of popular music is physical attraction, particularly when it leads to flirtation and infatuation. Although these two songs were released twenty years apart, they express very similar sentiments, which allows them to combine in a very satisfying way.

Details:

title: Shape of You / No Diggity mashup (feat. Matthew Darren)

original songs / performers: "Shape of You" by Ed Sheeran; "No Diggity" by Blackstreet, feat. Dr. Dre & Queen Pen

written by: "Shape of You" by Ed Sheeran, Johnny McDaid, Kandi Burruss, Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs, Steve Mac, & Tameka "Tiny" Cottle; "No Diggity" by Teddy Riley, Chauncey Hannibal, Lynise Walters, William Stewart, & Andre "Dr. Dre" Young

arranged by: Geoff Castellucci & Hannah Juliano

release date: 29 March 2017

My favorite bits:

those crunchy opening harmonies

Matthew's smooth, confident solo melody

the rhythm section holding down a solid groove

the way the lyrics from both songs weave together and work as counterpoint for each other

Layne's syncopated descending tom run at the end of the first chorus

Matthew running all the way from his falsetto down to his chest voice on ♫ "Catching feelings is a no-o-o-o" ♫

Earl climbing into the rafters with ♫ "grab on my waist and put that on me" ♫

passing the lead down from Earl through Eli to Geoff

the bounciness of ♫ "I'm in love with your bo- bo-dy" ♫

the gradual layering in the ♫ "C'mon be my baby" ♫ section

Layne's excellent scratching

everyone's reaction to Eli's final riff, and him walking away from their disapproval

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Trivia:

This recording was part of the audition process for VoicePlay's new member to replace Tony. Although he ultimately wasn't chosen, Matthew did later participate in their mega-collaboration video "Just Sing" during the 2020 lockdown.

The guys knew Matthew as a fellow theme park performer, particularly as Beast in the live Beauty and the Beast show at Disney World.

Matthew's long flowing hair was the result of growing it out for five years in preparation for donation to Wigs For Kids. He had over a foot cut off a couple months later, shortly before his wedding.

The guys usually wrangle their own clothes for streetwear looks, but on this occasion they enlisted a stylist friend named Tanya Buzu. I'd say she did very well. 👍

The video description on YouTube includes the line: "Last night you were in my room, and now my bed sheets smell like food. No Diggity. No Doubt." (Geoff is very silly sometimes.)

That memorable rising hummed hook in "No Diggity" was sampled from the song "Grandma's Hands" by Bill Withers.

Ed Sheeran originally started writing "Shape of You" for Rhianna to record, but realized during the process that it would be better suited to his own sound.

Their buddies The Filharmoic released their own cover of "Shape of You" the day before. The groups joked on Twitter that they needed to coordinate their schedules better.

VoicePlay teased further behind the scenes content in a Patreon promo on social media.

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[my-chaos-radio]

Release: December 2, 2022

Lyrics:

I bring her coffee in the morning

She brings me inner peace

I take her out to fancy restaurants

She takes the sadness out of me

I make her cards on her birthday

She makes me a better man

I take her water when she's thirsty

She takes me as I am

I love it when her mind wanders

And she loves it when I stay at home

I know when she's lost and she knows when I feel alone

From all my airs and graces

To the little things I do

Everything is pointless without you

Of all the dreams I'm chasing

There's only one I choose

Everything is pointless without you

I light the fire when it's cold out

And she lights up the room

I hope that she'll love me forever

She hopes I'll be back soon

I take her out to the movies

She takes away my pain

She is the start of everything

And I'll be there 'til the end

I love when she laughs for no reason

And her love's the reason I'm here

She knows when I'm hurt and I know when she's feeling scared, mm

From all my airs and graces

To the little things I do

Everything is pointless without you

Of all the dreams I'm chasing

There's only one I choose

Everything is pointless without you

I'll wait for you

I'll wait for you

You'll wait for me too

I'll wait for you

I'll wait for you

You'll wait for me too

Everything is pointless without you

From all my airs and graces

To the little things I do

Everything is pointless without you

Of all the dreams I'm chasing

There's only one I choose

Everything is pointless without you

Songwriter:

Steve Mac / Ed Sheeran / Johnny Mcdaid / Lewis Capaldi

SongFacts:

👉📖