Bruno Mars has unveiled the official visuals for his bare break-up piano ballad, "When I Was Your Man," a cut from his latest sophomore album "Unorthodox Jukebox." The three-and-a-half minute clip was co-directed Mars himself and Cameron Duddy, who has also directed the videos for Mars' previous hits "Locked Out of Heaven," "The Lazy Song" and "The Other Side." The simply-executed video embellished only with a generous amount of cross-fades, accompanies the emotional soul piano ballad about love and loss.
Mars has been on an absolutely incredible hot-streak since the release of "Locked Out of Heaven" a few months ago. The monster lead single helped catapult the 27-year-old singer to the largest level of success than he's seen in his career to date. His first-class sophomore album "Unorthodox Jukebox" has scanned 700k in the US with less than two months in stores and steadily remains in the Billboard 200 album charts seven weeks after it first debuted. The "When I Was Your Man" is looking to be another smash for the pop songwriter.
Old-school charm still gets Mars the furthest, and the best thing here is the classic torch song "When I Was Your Man," which shows off Mars' sweet vocals finds singer singing about a pre-fame heartbreak as he regrets a girl that he let get away, expressing his earnest hope that her new man is giving her all the love and attention he was unwilling, or unable to provide when they were together. It starts with rolling piano riff and near-scat vocal cadence as Mars sings about his prior failure to do right by his woman and changes all the things he "shoulda" done into things he hopes his ex’s new man does for her, concluding "Do all of the things I should have done / When I was your man."
Mars plays a lonely balladeer who sits behind a grand piano in a pair of aviators with a half-empty glass of whiskey on top and belts out the heartbreaking ballad, reminiscing on all the things he could have done to keep his lover around in the retro-themed which continues with Mars' throwback vibe and retro effects for the entire era - playing Mars off like a 70s crooner. The video is simple, yet effective as Mars looking dapper in a casual suit, rocking the afro and wearing a pair of his trademark aviator shades, playing and singing his heart out. Simple fades and kaleidoscope effects add a visual touch to the minimalistic clip.
Old-school charm still gets Mars the furthest, and the best thing here is the classic torch song "When I Was Your Man," which shows off Mars' sweet vocals finds singer singing about a pre-fame heartbreak as he regrets a girl that he let get away, expressing his earnest hope that her new man is giving her all the love and attention he was unwilling, or unable to provide when they were together. It starts with rolling piano riff and near-scat vocal cadence as Mars sings about his prior failure to do right by his woman and changes all the things he "shoulda" done into things he hopes his ex’s new man does for her, concluding "Do all of the things I should have done / When I was your man."
Mars plays a lonely balladeer who sits behind a grand piano in a pair of aviators with a half-empty glass of whiskey on top and belts out the heartbreaking ballad, reminiscing on all the things he could have done to keep his lover around in the retro-themed which continues with Mars' throwback vibe and retro effects for the entire era - playing Mars off like a 70s crooner. The video is simple, yet effective as Mars looking dapper in a casual suit, rocking the afro and wearing a pair of his trademark aviator shades, playing and singing his heart out. Simple fades and kaleidoscope effects add a visual touch to the minimalistic clip.
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