This is one of THOSE songs. The type of song that when it came out, was played 5,000,000 times a day. You could not run, you could not hide, you could not escape. It cut you deep, and at the time you wished to never hear it again.
Now it is more like an old battle scar. Sure the war was rough, but the wounds have healed and the song is endearing now, and here I am to show it off. "Remember this one!? Sure I wanted to stick Q-tips in my ears until they bled when I heard it back in the day, but now it is a fine wine, aged to perfection." … er something like that.
Then again it has been stuck in my head for like a weak, and my scar is starting to itch.
It is funny really, because Extreme's music was typically of the funk metal, glam metal, hard rock variety. Yet here was this folk rock acoustic ballad that just blew away all their other successes and ensured them endless airtime and mention on the soft rock radio stations and lists. And also here is the song of theirs that really gets under my skin, allowing me to fully understand a "love-hate relationship".
Ooo I love it. Ooo I hate it. Ooo I love it again.
PS: I am serious about Extreme not being anything like this song. e.g. Off the same album as "More Than Words", here is "Get The Funk Out"…
… and "Decadence Dance"…
In retrospect, what a gutsy move! It could've flopped horribly and ruined their image, but instead the album went double platinum (over 2 million sold) and ruined their image. Nah. It's cool. They are rock jelly donuts. Powdery glam rock exterior. Gooey soft rock core hidden in the middle. Mmmm.
Later! I need to get the funk out of here! (Heh heh… he said 'funk'… heh… sorry reverted to 12 years old for a moment there….)
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