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Talking to the Moon

Song · 2010 · Bruno Mars. Album: Doo-Wops & Hooligans

For late nights talking to someone who isn't there 🌙

Who it's for

Bruno Mars's ballad is about solitude and sadness after a failed relationship, holding onto someone who's no longer there.

Lonely, longing→Soothed

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What it is

"Talking to the Moon" is a pop and R&B power ballad by Bruno Mars from his 2010 debut studio album Doo-Wops & Hooligans, first appearing on his debut EP. The song deals with solitude and sadness after a failed relationship, with themes of loneliness, loss and hope. Mars began writing it at the piano after deciding to write a song for himself rather than for other artists.

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