Guitar Songs is the second extended play by American singer-songwriter Billie Eilish. Written by Eilish and Finneas O'Connell (both pictured), it was released through download and streaming services on July 21, 2022, as a surprise. Eilish decided on the surprise release because she wanted to share new music with her fans as soon as she could. Guitar Songs consists of two realist sentimental ballads, combining simple acoustic guitars that emphasize Eilish's soft vocal performance with personal lyrics that derive from contemporary life events. One of the tracks, "The 30th", is titled after the day of a friend's near-fatal car crash: November 30, 2021. In the lyrics, Eilish ponders over whether the friend would have survived had some circumstances in the accident been different. The other track, "TV", discusses eating disorders, disillusionment, and a desire for numbness to distract oneself from pressing world issues. "TV" also references the June 2022 overturning of Roe v. Wade.
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905:
Louis III, Holy Roman Emperor, was captured during his attempt to restore Carolingian power over Italy by King Berengar I and blinded. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_the_Blind
1918:
World War I: An Imperial German U-boat opened fire on a small convoy of barges and defending aircraft near the American town of Orleans, Massachusetts. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Orleans
2013:
Nour Ahmad Nikbakht, an Iranian diplomat in Yemen, was kidnapped by al-Qaeda militants and held hostage for the next two years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Iranian_diplomat_kidnapping
2019:
People returning from anti-extradition bill protests were attacked by suspected triad members in Yuen Long, Hong Kong, leaving 45 people injured. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Yuen_Long_attack
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We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried. Most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad Gita; Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and, to impress him, takes on his multi-armed form and says, "Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds." I suppose we all thought that, one way or another. --Robert Oppenheimer https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Robert_Oppenheimer