I think I might disagree a bit with Julie. First, how are we definining "lightweight"? There are songs here that are darker, like Some Kind of Blue and I Did It for Your Love. However, those are very traditionally structured, so perhaps they can be called lightweight in that they're "safe."Originally Posted by PinkCoatGirl
I don't agree the title track is lightweight. I think it lives up to its name. The video emphasizes overtones that go beyond romance when he picks up the newspaper and reads about toxic waste. I also think "It's Your Life" has an unusually insightful theme. How many times do we hear a love song that has the message "I love you enough to let you go if you need to go be happy?" Lightweight love songs are much more simplistic than that "I love you! Yay!" lol
I will agree that the rest of the songs on that album are not among his best, with the exception of "True Love." In fact, "Two Hearts" is one of my least favorites of all of his solo songs.
I also think it's very possible he built the album Strange Weather around LHS - after all, global warming does cause strange weather! lol It makes sense that it was a thematic spark.
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