#52 - Say It Isn't So

Artist: Bon Jovi
Album: CrushOther Versions: None
Era: early 00's "hard pop"

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Bland. Bland, bland, bland. I have a theory - from the self-titled album up through These Days, Bon Jovi never had filler on their albums. They had songs that weren't as good, but they didn't have anything that felt like they just threw it on there so it would be long enough to release. So for Crush and Bounce they made up for it and made two cds of almost entirely filler. All filler, no killer.

That's harsh, but really. These albums just don't measure up on a lot of levels. They have their appeal, and there's people who love them. I'm not one of those.

The lyrics for this one are cute, if cheesy. I like the part about "Elvis Presley died/they deep fried the king/Like some tacky cheesy bathing beauty/Dancing on the beach in a bad B movie". The chorus is repetitive but somehow not annoyingly so, and it's a really cute testament to love. "I absolutely do not want to believe you would hurt me because I love you, so just say nothing's wrong and I will be totally cool" is an interesting sentiment, one I can't remember ever being touched on in music.

The instrumentation is bland, though. It's kind of hard, but toned-down hard. Like if Metallica recorded an album specifically for grandparents. But not as hard to start with, because saying Bon Jovi is as hard as Metallica in any capacity would be stupid. I don't like the cheesy computer effects on the vocals, either.

The video for this is cute. Too bad it wasn't a better song, bigger hit, more video play. Actually, too bad it wasn't a better song because I hate seeing Bon Jovi go mediocre.

My Rating: 3/10

Edited 3/25/06: There are no other versions. Added video