Take a look at me now
E536197
"Take a look at me now" is the emotionally charged chorus hook from Phil Collins' power ballad "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)," expressing a sense of loss and longing after a breakup.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| "Take a Look at Me Now" | 0 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song chorus hook ⓘ |
| associatedWithDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| associatedWithGenre | power ballad ⓘ |
| closelyAssociatedWithArtist | Phil Collins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
absence
ⓘ
impossibility of reconciliation ⓘ looking at someone who has left ⓘ |
| culturalAssociation |
1980s pop ballads
ⓘ
breakup songs ⓘ |
| describesEmotion |
helplessness
ⓘ
nostalgia ⓘ regret ⓘ |
| describesSituation | seeing an ex-lover move on ⓘ |
| emotionalTone |
dramatic
ⓘ
melancholic ⓘ yearning ⓘ |
| expressesTheme |
heartbreak
ⓘ
longing ⓘ loss ⓘ romantic breakup ⓘ |
| functionInSong |
main emotional climax
ⓘ
title hook ⓘ |
| hookType | chorus ⓘ |
| lyricalPerspective | first person ⓘ |
| lyricLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedBy | Phil Collins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refrainOf | "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| repeatsInSong | multiple times ⓘ |
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