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lj_jasonmraz Оригинальное сообщениеProof that I am obsessed. (A lengthy "We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things." review.)
I just got a copy of "We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things." and it's probably my favorite studio album of Jason Mraz's. Of course I go through a phase of idealization when I get new CDs, but I think this one might outlast that phase.
Because I have no life, I am writing a very lengthy song-by-song review. No one is going to read it, but I don't care.
Side Notes, Before I Get to the Nitty Gritty:
- Just for entertainment purposes, I'll mention how I got my copy. I went to Wally World with my mom (or Wal*Mart, if you're not up on hip lingo.) Silly, because Wal*Mart never has had a good selection of CDs. But I was thinking that it would be shining brightly and gloriously on the "New Releases" rack. Oh, nooooo. I ended up looking through their entire Rock/Pop collection and found ONE JASON MRAZ CD in the entire store, which happened to be his new one. Oh, lucky me.
- I am in no way a professional music critic. I just like music. And Jason Mraz. A lot. But this is probably going to end up being nauseatingly positive, anyways.
- God bless Jason Mraz. I was honestly so depressed before I got this album, and now I realized that I saved an awful lot of money on Prozac.
And now...onward!
1. Make it Mine
In typical Mraz fashion, this song makes me so very happy inside. It's just dripping with happiness and optimism and opportunity and unicorns and rainbows and Jesus. It just makes me want to charge out in the world and really...taste it. "Taste past the tip of [my] tongue," so to speak.
2. I'm Yours
Any hardcore Mraz fans have heard this song before. (I, personally, have played the crap out of it. Forty-two times as a matter of fact.) A lot of people actually oppose of this for a single. My heart will always belong to the original. Kind of like how people always have an extreme bias to the original cast in Broadway shows. But I'm not totally against this version, either. It's good. Sitting back and looking at it objectively, it's good.
3. Lucky (featuring Colbie Caillat)
This song is as adorable as a basket of puppies. At first, I was a little bit skeptical of him doing a song with Colbie Caillat. Don't get me wrong, I'm not anti-Colbie or anything. I've just downloaded her singles and haven't been particularly inspired to look for any more. I heard somewhere that she only knew, like, three guitar chords or something. I mean, COME
ON. And I refuse to listen to "Bubbly" without groaning until I have someone to pukingly and adorably think of as I listen to it. But this song pleased me. It more than just pleased me, actually. I really, really liked it. Jason and Colbie's voices harmonize beautifully together. And doesn't this song just encompass what we all want to find in love one day? To be lucky to be in love with your best friend.
4. Butterfly
I heard a recording of this song when Jason performed at the University of Buffalo (where my friend Alex got to see him live...*jealous!*) This version is pretty much the same except for some very minor changes. This song is about doing the naughty. I'm definitely not anti-naughty, and I'm totally pro responsible and respectable naughty since that's how I got here. Tee hee! This isn't a literal butterfly, folks! What really pleases me about this song is about how tastefully done it is. I'm pro tastefulness, too. It's so hard to find a song about sex these days that doesn't have some sort of variation of "I wanna li-li-li-lick you from your head to your toooooes..." Dang...this man must get so much action, though!
5. Live High
Thank you, Jason Mraz, for another happy song to put on my happy shelf. I think I was on the right hunch when I was trying to guess this song's meaning, but a person on SongMeanings.net described it beautifully and perfectly. "Live life 'taking it easy,' basically, don't try and find a reason for everything, just let things be, and enjoy life because it's the only one we have."
6. Love for a Child
It was right before this song when I was starting to wonder when happy, optimistic Mraz would taper off and become deep, philosophical Mraz. Live High was a wonderful blend of both and the perfect segue to the next half of the album. I was wondering when he would write a song about his parents' divorce. On a studio album, anyway. There may be a song performed live that I may not have run across. Even though my parents have never divorced, I can relate to this song. Jason really takes you back to how messed up his childhood was. Also, I'm totally in love with the bridge. "It's kinda nice to work the floor since the divorce. I've been enjoying both my Christmases and my birthday
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