Ringo Starr Said This Song Is a Perfect New Year's Anthem
Ringo Starr recorded a New Year’s song from one of the most important living songwriters. His track begs to be compared to a George Harrison song with a similar theme.
Ringo Starr recorded a song from one of the most important songwriters of the 1980s and 1990s. He said it would be a great New Year’s anthem. Despite this, the tune never mentions the holiday. His track begs to be compared to a George Harrison song with a similar theme.
Diane Warren is a songwriter who has worked on hits such as Cher’s “If I Could Turn Back Time,” Ace of Base’s “Don’t Turn Around,” and Aerosmith’s “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing.” During a 2021 interview with Variety, Ringo discussed working with Warren. “I asked Diane Warren for a song, and she sent over ‘Here’s to the Nights,'” he said. “Of course, she sent it over in the key of F-demented, and I was like, ‘F***!’ [Laughs.] With Benmont Tench’s help, we lowered the key to somewhere a human can sing.”
Ringo was proud of his work on “Here’s to the Nights.” “As we finished that track, I thought, ‘Well, Diane, it’s like a great New Year’s Eve singalong,'” he said. “Because I think many of us have a couple of nights we don’t remember, and friends we won’t forget. That’s a great sentiment — it’s hers, but it’s great.”
Source: Matthew Trzcinski/cheatsheet.com
