View Single Post
 
Old 01-06-2011, 07:57 PM
ticos_stick's Avatar
ticos_stick ticos_stick is offline
Senior Member
Just posting
 
Join Date: 18 Sep 2002
Location: Inside Tico's Bass Drum
Age: 38
Gender: male
Posts: 5,002
Send a message via MSN to ticos_stick
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Rosie79 View Post
how many Jovi ballads can you find that aren't cheesy anyway? some are more, some are less, i actually think the cheese is what makes most ballads ballads in the first place. not all songs have to be focused on social criticism, faith, etc to be good songs, love is a very important part of people's lives, that's why it's a recurrent theme. and sometimes simple lyrics and a simple melody go a long way, they reach people because most feel identified with these lyrics one way or the other. now are the lyrics to this song a masterpiece? no. this song actually gets into my nerves and it stars with the title. the title alone makes go uurrgghhhh. but i don't think it's any cheesier than your average Jovi ballad, post or pre 2000.

I can handle cheese, but TYFLM is an uninspired, run of the mill ballad.

There are plenty of better ballads with superior song writing and poetic integrity before and since.
__________________
Reply With Quote