Beautiful Collision

Album: Beautiful Collision (2002)
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Songfacts®:

  • Running to 3 minutes 45 seconds, the title track, like all the songs on her 2002 album, was written by the lady herself. This Bic Runga composition is untypically heavy on production; the multi-talented Miss Runga arranging the string section.
  • In a contemporaneous interview with Natasha Francois for NZ Musician, Bic said the song refers to a chance meeting between friends and how fate brings people together. "It's not a negative record," adding "It's about being excited about coming home, homesickness and love." >>>
    Suggestion credit:
    Alexander Baron - London, England, for above 2

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