Minnie Riperton
A brief, hazy love song built almost entirely on the tension between hesitation and disclosure, in which the singer circles the…
withheld affection self-disclosure time and delay
Air
A hushed, anxious love song built almost entirely from confessions of shyness and longing, addressed to a girl the narrator…
unrequited longing shyness and inhibition idealization of a love object
Alison Krauss
This is a classic torch song of concealed longing, performed here by Alison Krauss as a hushed, aching ballad. A speaker greets…
unrequited love emotional concealment missed opportunity