"I want to bring the emotion to life," Bruno Mars looked all sorts of gloomy in his piano-pushing video for "Grenade," the official second single from his debut album "Doo-Wops & Hooligans," which was released October 4. If you thought Mars was just about happy, cheerful pop songs, "Grenade" is your wake-up call. He has been wronged, and now he's telling the tale. This immaculately constructed pop song takes its place among the great break-up songs. The 25-year-old Hawaii born singer-songwriter brings class back to music and cements his position as the top new artist of 2010.The midtempo ballad is classic pop song construction with romantic depth. With a soulful voice and even more harmonious tunes, one man has captured the hearts of girls everywhere. The reviewers praising the vocals and emotional lyrics of the heartbreak song. Lyrically, the "Grenade" contains masochistic themes and tells the story of heartbreak caused by a failed relationship. Although the new track begins rather calmly, it gathers steam in no time, as its pulsating, synthesized beats gradually crescendo to a climax. As the music builds, Mars's voice and emotions build to a similarly furious apex, as he recounts the painful story of how one girl broke his heart in spite of his best efforts.
It's not only men who can be lousy and uncaring in a romantic relationship, and Mars knows that. He's a born romantic who has had his heart stomped flat. He is so desperate to impress his hard-to-please girl on this song, that he assures her he would catch a grenade for her, along with other assorted foolhardy acts. He said the original inspiration for this track came from a songwriter friend of his, Benny Blanco, "I started writing my version, basically. It's a heartbreaking, heartbreak song, and I think everyone can relate to that. You're so in love with this woman and you don't understand, 'What am I doing wrong? What am I not giving to you? I'll go as far as putting as putting a bullet in my brain for you, and why can't I get that kind of love in return?'"
On his website he wrote "The song is about loving someone so deeply, and the pain of knowing that the person you love does not feel the same. The actions in this video serve as a metaphor, and should not be taken literally." Mars wants to explode like a "Grenade" in Nabil-directed video. He works hard all the way to win the heart of his love interest, dragging a heavy piano through the streets of Los Angeles only to find her in the arms of another man. Instead of throwing rants, he quietly drags the piano back with him and ends up alone and frustrated in a railway. As the light flashes and the horn sends loud voice, a train is speeding into his direction before everything turns into black. It is sort of sad, really. Mars explained, "The concept of the video is my struggle, to tell his girl I'd do anything for her, so I'm going as far as dragging a piano to get to her just so I can sing my heart out."
With "Grenade," Mars further distances himself from his smoove-crooning contemporaries, and he does it simply by being real. Really dramatic, really emotional, really clever. This one's a winner, even if, at the end of it, Mars has lost everything. That's the price you pay for falling in love.
0 comments