The song holds the record for the longest climb to reach the top 40 of the chart with 30 weeks. Little Talks is also the highest charting single to date on that chart by an Icelandic artist. On July 21, 2012, it topped the Alternative Songs list and remained for a second week, and ultimately ranked as the third most successful song on the year The song can be interpreted in many different ways. “Little Talks” by Icelandic indie band Of Monsters and Men was released in 2011 and was their debut single. It’s a song about love and loss, and the memories that love can create. And like all great works of art, it’s open to numerous interpretations. Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir (left) and Ragnar Þórhallsson (Right) are the founders and lead vocalists for Of Monsters and Men. Their dueling vocals make up the bulk of “Little Talks”. “Little Talks” is sung from the perspective of a grieving woman (Hilmarsdóttir) conversing with her deceased husband (þórhallsson). So hold my hand, I'll walk with you, my dear. The stairs creak as you sleep, it′s keeping me awake. It's the house tellin' you to close your eyes. And some days I can′t even dress myself. It′s killing me to see you this way. 'Cause though the truth may vary this. Ship will carry our bodies safe to shore. The Artist Of Monsters and Men is a six-member, indie pop/folk/rock band from Iceland. The members include Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, (lead singer/guitarist), Ragnar "Raggi" Þórhallsson (co-singer/guitarist), Brynjar Leifsson (guitarist), Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson (drummer), Árni Guðjónsson (keyboard player), and Kristján Páll As of December 2017, "Little Talks" by Of Monsters and Men has gone five-times multi-platinum selling a whopping 5 million certified units. It turns out the lyrics of the band's stand out hit aren Mountain Sound (Of Monsters and Men) Little Talks (Of Monsters and Men) Dirty Paws (Of Monsters and Men) Arrangements of This Song: View All. Product Type: Musicnotes. Product #: MN0102852. More Songs From the Album: Of Monsters and Men - My Head is an Animal 🎸 Little Talks Guitar Tutorial Of Monsters and Men Guitar Lesson |Easy Chords & Strumming|📕 FREE Chord & Songwriting Guitar eBook - .

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