Listen: Bruno Mars breaks your heart with 'When I Was Your Man'
It's too late to turn back now
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When Bruno Mars called his debut album “Doo Wops and Hooligans,” it was clear this was a young artist with a strong sense of the musical history that had gone before him.
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His music has borne that out, no more so than on the beautiful piano ballad, “When I Was Your Man,” the fourth song released from “Unorthodox Jukebox,” out Dec. 11.
The song sounds like a cross between Stevie Wonder and Elton John. It’s a straight-up gorgeous tune that feels instantly timeless and Mars sings the hell out of it. (There's also a touch of Michael Jackson in his delivery). He realizes that the love of his life has moved on because Mars didn’t treat her the way she deserved, there’s nothing left for him to wish her well with her new love. It’s too late to turn back now.
There’s not a lot of embellishment, there are no samples and there is not a wasted note.
What do you think of “When I Was Your Man?”
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December 3, 2012 at 7:22PM EST Reply to CommentThat was Amazing! Beautifully written, flawlessly delivered! Bravo Bruno!!!!
rowan729
December 3, 2012 at 8:09PM EST Reply to CommentThank you, Melinda-you have sealed the deal for me to get this album for my mother, who likes Mars a lot but hasn't asked for any of his albums yet. This will be a nice surprise for her for Christmas, and since I'm a heavy metal chick, I never would have heard this myself. Many thanks!
melinda Rowan- having now heard the whole thing, unless your mom is pretty cool about hardcore language, you might want to hold off on this. There's also a fairly misogynistic streak through a few of the songs.
December 10, 2012 at 12:54PM ESTniks
December 3, 2012 at 11:44PM EST Reply to CommentGreat vocals. That's what music should be like, from the heart. Not the manufactured tripe that people buy nowadays.
Sana
December 5, 2012 at 9:48PM EST Reply to CommentSimple, yet so beautiful. His vocals shine particularly in this track!
Eve
December 11, 2012 at 3:12PM EST Reply to CommentIt is great!!! So beautiful...so fantastic...so...I don`t have words anymore - I love it!!! He couldn`t have done it better :)