New Feature! Good Tune Thursday Bruno Mars - Grenade

I've decided that I don't need to be 100% negative on this blog.  While the primary purpose is to make fun of terrible music, every now and then a good song does end up on the radio.  To highlight these songs, I've decided to implement "Good Tune Thursday."  The name may change, but the idea remains.  Point out a good song I hear on my Thursday drive home.

Checking the Billboard Hot 100 today (Jan 27, 2011), I see this song is on top of the charts, sitting pretty at number 1.  For once, I can say I like the number one song in America!

(This time, I'm just gonna post a link to the lyrics.  Since I'm not tearing the song apart, I'm not gonna closely examine each verse.  Instead, I'm gonna give my general thoughts.)

When I first heard this song, I actually disliked it. I thought, "here's this song, and this guy has it BAD for a girl who doesn't reciprocate his feelings.  PATHETIC! He would catch a beat down for her, and she doesn't care."

...Then I listened to it a few more times.  First off, I really like the beat.  It's got a nice sound to it, it's not harsh and grating or annoying like so many songs are.  I also really dig the song's sentiment.  At it's core, it's about a guy who would do anything (up to and including DIE) for his woman.

How often to we hear declarations of love in pop music today?  There are plenty of songs singing the praises of a woman's looks, paying attention to her curves and letting everyone who will listen know that you want to bed her.  Not this song.  This is about a lover scorned, still analyzing what went wrong.  He cared.  She said she did, but lied about it.  He's obviously mad at her (calling her a demon essentially at one point), but still frustrated by the lack of balance in how deep their feelings go.  Who can't relate to that?  Relationships usually function with some give and take, a union of equals.  Being on the "cares too much" end can really suck.  This songs sums that up quite well.



So, kudos to you Mr. Mars.  You are the first recipient of a good write up on this blog!  Now, let's see which day of the week your future single end up on.