Broken Strings
The Mark Taylor-produced duet features both Morrison and Furtado on the Songs for You, Truths for Me recording.
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James Morrison Ft. Nelly Furtado
Why we feature this artist Broken Strings and the limits of a shared feeling Broken Strings is the 2008 James Morrison and Nelly Furtado duet from Songs for You, Truths for Me. Morrison’s rougher vocal edge and Furtado’s clearer tone give the same damaged rela…
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- United Kingdom, Canada
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- Pop, soul
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Why we feature this artist
Broken Strings and the limits of a shared feeling
Broken Strings is the 2008 James Morrison and Nelly Furtado duet from Songs for You, Truths for Me. Morrison’s rougher vocal edge and Furtado’s clearer tone give the same damaged relationship two audible perspectives. The song’s tension comes from the distance between wanting a connection to survive and being able to believe in it.
The original duet
The original Polydor credits identify both performers on vocals, with Mark Taylor producing and playing keyboards. Ash Soan contributes drums and Adam Phillips guitar, giving the arrangement a detailed musical setting around the voices.
The refrain is broad, but the performance does not make the situation sound easy. Each singer can carry the same thought with a different emphasis, allowing the duet to feel like a conversation whose participants are not entirely in agreement.
The singer and the song
The James Morrison here is the British singer-songwriter behind this album, with Furtado appearing as the invited duet partner. The complete Broken Strings editorial profile follows that recording context and its release history, while the shorter Ft. billing preserves the same original collaboration.