Bruno Mars, the very known American singer-songwriter responsible for songs like Just The Way You Are, Grenade or The Lazy Song.
After the successful first album Doo-Wops & Hooligans in 2010, Unorthodox Jukebox, released in 2012, consolidated his career and talent, besides showing-off a new side of his work and inspiration.
After the successful first album Doo-Wops & Hooligans in 2010, Unorthodox Jukebox, released in 2012, consolidated his career and talent, besides showing-off a new side of his work and inspiration.
After the tremendously big hit that the reggae funky lead single - Locked Out Of Heaven [read here]-, got, the hopes for the upcoming single were a bit high.
Gladly, Bruno Mars got higher than the expected, When I Was Your Man is the ballad of the record.
At first sight, it got really close to ballads from Elton John or Train but there's something really honest and real in this song.
The minimalism of the duet of Bruno, with his near-desperate-but-extremely-rhythmatic and his piano is, probably, the highlight of the song - showing off that there's no need to complicate what is possible to simplify, calling for his soul roots with strong glimpses of Prince, Michael Jackson and even, Stevie Wonder.
For sure, this single won for being so simple.
Gladly, Bruno Mars got higher than the expected, When I Was Your Man is the ballad of the record.
At first sight, it got really close to ballads from Elton John or Train but there's something really honest and real in this song.
The minimalism of the duet of Bruno, with his near-desperate-but-extremely-rhythmatic and his piano is, probably, the highlight of the song - showing off that there's no need to complicate what is possible to simplify, calling for his soul roots with strong glimpses of Prince, Michael Jackson and even, Stevie Wonder.
For sure, this single won for being so simple.
About the song, Bruno once said "When we started the record, I was like, "I'm never singing another ballad again", but that came from the gut - it's the most honest, real thing I've ever sang".
It talks about a heartbreak and how much he regrets for letting his girl go and not doing everything he could. It seems to be a letter for himself and especially, a reminder of all the things he should have done at the time.
It talks about a heartbreak and how much he regrets for letting his girl go and not doing everything he could. It seems to be a letter for himself and especially, a reminder of all the things he should have done at the time.
"My pride, my ego, my needs and my selfish ways
Cause the good strong woman like you to walk out my life
Now I'll never never get to clean up the mess I made
Ooh and it haunts me every time I close my eyes"
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