Bittersweet
Encyclopedia
Biology
- A vine in the nightshade family, Solanum dulcamaraSolanum dulcamaraSolanum dulcamara, also known as bittersweet, bittersweet nightshade, bitter nightshade, blue bindweed, Amara Dulcis, climbing nightshade, fellenwort, felonwood, poisonberry, poisonflower, scarlet berry, snakeberry, trailing bittersweet, trailing nightshade, violet bloom, or woody...
- Some species of vines in the genus Celastrus, including American bittersweetCelastrus scandensCelastrus scandens, commonly called American Bittersweet or Bittersweet, is a species of staff vines that blooms mostly in June and is commonly found on rich, well-drained soils of woodlands. It has a sturdy perennial vine that may have twining, woody stems that are or longer and an inch or more...
(C. scandens) and Oriental bittersweet (C. orbiculatus) - The GlycymerididaeGlycymerididaeGlycymerididae, previously known as Glycymeridae, common names dog cockles or bittersweets, is a worldwide family of marine bivalve mollusks, related to the ark clams. In this family the shell is generally round in outline, is slightly longer than it is wide, and the external ligament lacks...
family of shellfish, known as bittersweets or Dog cockles
Music
- Bitter:SweetBitter:sweetBitter:Sweet is an electronic/trip-hop duo with jazz-like qualities from Los Angeles. The band is composed of Shana Halligan, who provides vocals and lyrics and composes the songs, and Kiran Shahani, who produces and composes the songs.- Appearances :...
, an electronic indie rock band from Los Angeles - Bitter SweetBitter SweetBitter Sweet is an operetta in three acts written by Noël Coward and first produced in 1929 at Her Majesty's Theatre in London. It ran for a very successful 967 performances....
, a 1929 operetta in three acts written by Noel Coward
Songs and albums
- Bitter Sweet (King album), 1985
- BitterSweet (Stephanie Nakasian album)BitterSweet (Stephanie Nakasian album)-Track listing:# "Almost in Your Arms" – 3:53# "Too Many Tears" – 6:02# "I'm All Smiles" – 4:50# "When Your Lover Has Gone" -Track listing:# "Almost in Your Arms" (Redd Evans, Jay Livingston) – 3:53# "Too Many Tears" (Al Dubin, Harry Warren) – 6:02# "I'm All Smiles" (Michael Leonard, Herbert...
- Bitter Sweet (Casiopea album)Bitter Sweet (Casiopea album)- Personnel :CASIOPEA are...
- Bittersweet, a 1993 album by Clifford T. WardClifford T. WardClifford Thomas Ward was a popular English singer-songwriter, best known for his career as a solo artist.-Early life:...
- Bittersweet, a 1998 album by Jenny ChoiJenny ChoiJenny Choi is a singer and cellist who founded the Asians in Rock tour and is the lead singer of the two-piece Chicago band, Sanawon. For many years she performed solo at the University of IL in Urbana Champaign as well as with a back-up band...
- Bittersweet (album)Bittersweet (album)Bittersweet is the second studio album by American R&B singer-songwriter Blu Cantrell, released in the United States on June 24, 2003 by Arista Records. It debuted at number thirty-seven on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart selling 29,000 units in its opening week and spawned the international hit...
, a 2003 album by Blu Cantrell - "Bittersweet", a 1972 song by the band Chairmen of the Board
- "Bittersweet" (Big Head Todd and the Monsters song), a 1993 song by the band Big Head Todd and the Monsters
- "Bittersweet" (Hoodoo Gurus song)Bittersweet (Hoodoo Gurus song)"Bittersweet" was a single by Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus which reached #10 on the Melbourne Record Charts. It was released on Big Time Records in June, 1985; and was written by Dave Faulkner....
, a 1985 song by the band Hoodoo Gurus - "Bittersweet", a song by The Venus in Furs, a fictional band from the 1998 film Velvet GoldmineVelvet GoldmineVelvet Goldmine is a 1998 British/American drama film directed and co-written by Todd Haynes. The film tells the story of a pop star based mainly on David Bowie's 'Ziggy Stardust' character and is set in Britain during the days of glam rock in the early 1970s.Sandy Powell received another Academy...
- "Bittersweet" (Fuel song)Bittersweet (Fuel song)"Bittersweet" is Fuel's second single from the album Sunburn.It peaked at #15 on the Billboard Rock Mainstream charts in 1998.-Track listing:# "Bittersweet"# "Bittersweet "# "Shimmer "...
, a 1998 song by the band Fuel - "Bittersweet", a 2000 song featured on the B-side album "Mother Earth" of the band Within TemptationWithin TemptationWithin Temptation is a Dutch symphonic gothic metal/rock band founded in 1996 by vocalist Sharon den Adel and guitarist Robert Westerholt. Their music is described as symphonic metal, although their earlier material, such as Enter, was gothic metal. In an interview, Den Adel said they fell into a...
- BittersweetWind on the WaterWind on the Water is a 1975 album released by Crosby & Nash.This was Crosby & Nash's second album as a duo; it was also their first for ABC Records, although, interestingly, cassette and 8-track versions of the album were distributed by their previous label, Atlantic Records...
, a 2000 Hallmark RecordsHallmark RecordsHallmark Records is a British record label. It was founded in the 1960s and recently revived. The revived company has since become a major publisher of budget CDs in the UK, issuing both public domain and copyrighted material. The company has also re-issued some of its albums from the 1960s and...
repackaging of the Wind on the WaterWind on the WaterWind on the Water is a 1975 album released by Crosby & Nash.This was Crosby & Nash's second album as a duo; it was also their first for ABC Records, although, interestingly, cassette and 8-track versions of the album were distributed by their previous label, Atlantic Records...
album by Crosby & NashCrosby & NashIn addition to solo careers and within the larger aggregate of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, the musical team of David Crosby and Graham Nash have performed and recorded regularly as a duo, mostly during the 1970s and the 2000s.-History:... - "Bittersweet", a 2004 song by the band Falling Up
- "Bittersweet" (Apocalyptica song), a 2004 song by the band Apocalyptica
- "Bittersweet", a 2005 song by PlumbPlumb (singer)Tiffany Arbuckle Lee is a Contemporary Christian singer-songwriter who uses the stage name Plumb...
- "Bittersweet" (Miz song)Bittersweet (Miz song)"Bittersweet", Miz's fifth Japanese single, is the last one set for her album Mizrock. Both songs are harder rock than Miz's past few releases. They are both new songs, and Bittersweet is completely in English...
, a 2006 song by Miz - "Bittersweet" (Sophie Ellis-Bextor song)Bittersweet (Sophie Ellis-Bextor song)"Bittersweet" is a song by British singer-songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor, written by James Wiltshire, Russell Small, Richard Stannard, Hannah Robinson and Sophie Ellis-Bextor for Ellis-Bextor's fourth studio album Make a Scene The song was released as the album's third single on 3 May 2010,...
, a 2010 song by Sophie Ellis-Bextor - "Bittersweet" (Fantasia song)Bittersweet (Fantasia song)"Bittersweet" is a song performed by American singer Fantasia from her third studio album, Back to Me. The song was released on May 11, 2010 as the lead single from the album....
, a 2010 song by Fantasia - "Bittersweet" a 2009 song by HardlineHardline (band)Hardline is an American hard rock band. Originally formed in 1991 by brothers Johnny Gioeli and Joey Gioeli, the band consisted of 5 members, Johnny Gioeli, Joey Gioeli, Neal Schon, Todd Jensen and Deen Castronovo. The bands' most recent album release is the 2009 Leaving the End Open which featured...
- Bittersweet, a 2011 alternative rock album by Lo-ProLo-ProLo-Pro is an American five-piece hard rock band. They released a self-titled album in 2003. However, after touring in support of the album, they were dropped from the Geffen record label. The band then spent years working on new material, and streaming many new songs on their Myspace...
, under the pseudonymPseudonymA pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
"Life on Planet 9". - "Bittersweet", a 2011 song by Panic! at the DiscoPanic! at the DiscoPanic! at the Disco is an American alternative rock duo, formed in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2005. Since its split, the band's line-up includes Brendon Urie and Spencer Smith . Former members Ryan Ross and Jon Walker left the group in 2009...
Film and television
- Bitter Sweet (1933 film)Bitter Sweet (1933 film)Bitter Sweet is a musical romance film directed by Herbert Wilcox and released by United Artists in 1933. It was the first film adaptation of Noel Coward's 1929 operetta Bitter Sweet. It starred Anna Neagle and Fernand Gravey, with Ivy St. Helier reviving her stage role as Manon.It tells the story...
, a 1933 film - Bitter Sweet (1940 film)Bitter Sweet (1940 film)Bitter Sweet is a 1940 Technicolor American musical film directed by W. S. Van Dyke, based on the operetta by Noel Coward and previously filmed in 1933; see Bitter Sweet . It was nominated for two Academy Awards, one for Best Cinematography and the other for Best Art Direction by Cedric Gibbons and...
, a 1940 film - Bitter Sweet (2004 film)Bitter Sweet (2004 film)aka is a 2004 Japanese pink film directed by Mitsuru Meike. It won the award for Tenth Best Film and actress Yumika Hayashi was named Best Actress at the Pink Grand Prix ceremony...
, a 2004 Japanese pink film - Bitter Sweet (TV drama)Bitter Sweet (TV drama)Bitter Sweet is an Irish television drama produced by Element Pictures for RTÉ. It follows the difficulties encountered by three female friends who undergo difficult changes to their respective lives. The drama was broadcast on RTÉ One on 23 March 2008, an Easter Sunday, at 21:30. It is written and...
, a 2008 TV drama - Bittersweet (film)
Places
- Bittersweet (Franklin, Louisiana), listed on the NRHP in Louisiana