Date: July 21, 1990
Weeks: 2
Apparently we're continuing with superstar collaboration week, although the amplitude of the stars has been sharply turned down. Bobby Brown is at least pretty well known, but Glenn Medeiros is probably best known as the guy from the cheesy and soft "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You."
Medeiros is a decent singer, but you wouldn't know it from this song. All he does is rasp and strain his voice in a fairly flat way. A lot of this song is sung in a sort of monotone. And when he does get to the chorus and try to sing a little bit more, he sounds out of his range.
Musically, the song sounds a lot like any other Bobby Brown song. It's a bunch of synth chords and drum machine drums. There isn't a lot of variety in Bobby Brown's music from this time. In fact, this song sounds a lot like "Every Little Step" to me. It's not that the music in this song is bad, it's just that it sounds just like every other song in this genre. Bobby Brown has an energy that can make these songs work, but since he only contributes one rap verse to the song, I find it lacking.
The lyrics are the singer complaining that he's had his feelings hurt by a woman who doesn't love him back. Not all that different from yesterday, come to think of it. I guess the difference here is that he's able to be a little more honest because he's just complaining to his friends, rather than to her directly. Also, he's really tearing her down just because she doesn't like him back. Blaming the woman because he likes her. Bobby Brown's rap verse probably has the lyric that bugs me most. "One thing I hate is when a girl plays fake and tries to make me late for another date." I guess there's nothing wrong with dating around, but if you're scheduling two dates so close together, you take your chances and make your choices.
My verdict: Don't like it. Bobby Brown has better songs. Glenn Medeiros may not be the greatest singer in the world, but the talent he has is wasted here.
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