Is the song Hey There Delilah about a stalker?
Wild theories apparently abound as to the singer/songwriter’s relationship with the Delilah in question. She is indeed a real person, yes, a comely friend of Higgenson’s who was promised a song in her honour (smooth, that) upon their meeting years ago. But for the record, he’s not stalking her or anything.
Is Tom Higgenson still with Delilah?
She had met Plain White T’s singer Tom Higgenson through a mutual friend. Though the two were never in a relationship, DiCrescenzo did attend the 2008 Grammy Award show as the guest of Higgenson, where her namesake song was nominated for 2008 Song of the Year (won by Amy Winehouse for “Rehab”).
Who originally wrote Hey There Delilah?
Tom Higgenson
Hey There Delilah/Composers
What band made Hey There Delilah?
the Plain White T’s
Higgenson, Dave Tirio and Ken Fletcher formed the Plain White T’s in 1997; their hit “Hey There Delilah” was certified platinum in 2007. The track earned two Grammy nominations, for song of the year and best pop performance by a duo or group.
Is Hey There Delilah emo?
It was released in May 2006 as the third single from their third studio album All That We Needed….Hey There Delilah.
| “Hey There Delilah” | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Folk-pop emo pop |
| Length | 3:52 |
| Label | Hollywood Fearless |
| Songwriter(s) | Tom Higgenson |
How old was Delilah from Hey There Delilah?
The real Delilah is now 37 years old, and long gone are the days when Tom Higgenson was wondering about how she was doing in New York City (he’s since become a father).
Are the Plain White T’s emo?
Plain White T’s began their life as emo-tinged pop-punkers but it was a ballad that brought them stardom. Plain White T’s hail from the Chicago, Illinois suburb of Lombard, where singer/guitarist Tom Higgenson, bassist Ken Fletcher, and drummer Dave Tirio formed the band in 1997. …
Was Micah’s mother Delilah?
Louis Ginzberg’s classic The Legends of the Jews further mentions that Micah’s mother was none other than Delilah, and that the Philistines bribed her with the 1,100 shekels for Samson’s secret.
Is the song Hey There Delilah a true story?
It will be a work of fiction, however, since the song’s story of Delilah didn’t actually happen, a fact that literary agent Anna Sproul-Latimer reminded us on Twitter this week.
Who is by Your Side in Hey There Delilah?
The fact that DiCrescenzo already had a boyfriend didn’t stop Higgenson, who subsequently went on to write this verse about a woman with whom, as he later admitted, he had no romantic connection: I’m by your side.
Why did John Higgenson write Hey There Delilah?
Although Higgenson admitted that the long-distance relationship between the two was fiction, he did tell her that he had written a song about her in hopes of impressing her. Delilah said she was dating someone at the time and wasn’t interested.