Date: Sept 20, 1986
Weeks: 3
Huey Lewis and the News are an underrated musical act in my opinion. There's something appealing about their style of pop/rock music. It's very fundamental and straightforward without being boring. It's also generally very bright and cheery, and fun.
This is one of the most relaxed and slow-tempo Huey Lewis songs that I know of, but somehow that just makes it more cheery and happy. That organ that accents the song really brings the mood up, but the bright drum and strummy guitar accents also help. Huey Lewis's voice sounds like he's singing through a smile. And even the backup singers sound bright and happy. The soundscape is well filled without getting crowded and full of extraneous instruments. I really enjoy the organ solo in the bridge, too. I can't really find much to criticize in the music. It's a pleasant, fun little song that is orchestrated perfectly.
"We are bound by all the rest. Like the same phone number, all the same friends, and the same address." This couple is saying they stay together because breaking up would be too much effort. And that sentiment could come across as the jaded, bitter rantings of someone whose relationship is over. But the chorus is "I'm so happy to be stuck with you." So it really comes across more as the kind of joke old married people tell when in truth, they wouldn't have it any other way. It's corny, and kind of a dumb idea for a song, but on the other hand it's not like any other song sentiment I've heard so far. Plus, Huey Lewis's voice is just happy enough to sell this concept.
My verdict: Like it. It just feels like a happy song, even if it's a little bit corny.
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