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Don't Lie to Me
2018 single by Barbra Streisand From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Don't Lie to Me" is the lead single from the 2018 Barbra Streisand album Walls. It criticizes the presidency of Donald Trump. A remix by Dave Audé spent twelve weeks on the US Dance Club chart.[1]
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Production
"I just can't stand what's going on. His assault on our democracy, our institutions, our founders — I think we're in a fight. ... We're in a war for the soul of America."
Barbra Streisand to The Star[2]
The song was released on the 2018 album Walls, the first featuring primarily new material since 2005.[3] Co-written by the singer, Streisand felt a need to write the song to help her cope with the Trump administration.[4][5] "Don't Lie To Me" is the album's first single.[6] It was inspired by a road trip when Streisand was listening to the radio and becoming disgusted by the content of the news.[2] She originally wanted to create a subtle song, but ended up writing "bombastic" lyrics.[7]
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Composition
The song, written by Streisand, John Shanks, Jonas Myrin and Jay Landers, is "grand, lush and heavily orchestrated".[3] Billboard described it as an "impassioned, dramatic ballad with pointed barbs".[4] The piece has a "bombastic string-laden backing".
Reception
Billboard deemed the song "grand and politically charged".[8]
Charts
References
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