Vanessa Carlton - A Thousand Miles

Both songs are awesome. One is powerfully melodic, the other, uplifting and bittersweet. (5+ stars for both spectacular tracks).

ATM is one of the pop songs that doesn't leave Your head after You hear it a few. It's so simple, but the advanced piano-playing is Godly to Me!

As for Twilight. That is actually my favorite track from Be Not Nobody. It's very deep lyrically, complex and I fell head over heels for it!

5.5 stars for ATM (Killer arpeggio)
6 stars for Twilight one of Her best songs to date.

5.75 stars. November 17, 2007

Vanessa's First Introduction

This is a small yet compelling first single from singer/songwriter Vanessa Carlton. The main track, "A Thousand Miles" is of course, catchy and infectuous. Even today, the song scores with listeners and has, without a doubt, gained new fans thanks to the film "White Chicks".
But the big gem on this single is a more beautiful version of "Twilight" (this song is the final track on Be Not Nobody). The piano playing is gorgeous!
The enhanced portion (for computer) contains the video of "A Thousand Miles" and some nice publicity photos of Miss Carlton herself. July 29, 2006

"I LOVE IT!!!!"

I first heard the song on the movie, "White Chicks" and just fell in love with it. (I'm sure that I'm way behind the times on this one however...) but...I LOVE IT! Now I listen to it while driving sometimes. September 4, 2005

Gorgeous masterpiece

No doubt one of the best songs of 2002, this pleasant, and refreshing song revolutionizes the music industry. In irrisistable solitude, Carlton delivers such amazing piano technique. It is highly commendable. Riveting in passion... August 20, 2005

Absolutely Wonderful

No matter how many times I hear it I still always enjoy it. And the person commenting on Tori Amos... well I won tickets to her concert (Tori) and she is not exactly the best singer buddy! And- Jewel... have you listened to any of her recent songs... including the song that was on the radio about the time that "A Thousand Miles" was, "Standing Still"... she has become "teeny bopper like" too, my friend.
Although some may comment on the overused subject matter of the song, keep in mind that this was her debut song- and which song to you think the record label would choose, without the risk of rejection from some of the other songs?.... Poppy music is self-explanatory... POPular, which in turn means more sales for the record label. As I am sure we have heard from hundreds or thousands of mainstream artists, they have little control over what the record label decided to release. A few exception off hand I can thing of would be Eminem- since he basically runs that label... lol. So for all of you critics who have bought this- if you thought the song was too "poppy" for you when you heard it on the radio, why'd you buy the single anyways? Just go back to your Joni Mitchell music and be smug. 'Nuff said.
October 2, 2004

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