Avril Lavigne - 'When You're Gone'
Granted, everyone knows Avril can pull off a power ballad here and there, particularly after the likes of 'I'm With You'. But having had the super-bratty 'Girlfriend' perma-stamped into our psyches for the past few months, a track like this sure can take you by surprise. Isn't this supposed to be the new, bright-and-bubbly pop Avril? What's she doing being all SINCERE all of a sudden? My brain can't take it! THE PAIN!
Just kidding. As a compliment to the effervescent 'Girlfriend', this is a startling change of pace, but taken on its own, it鈥檚 truly haunting, and in the best sense of the word. From the delicate piano 鈥榥鈥 strings intro, to the laid-back swell of the chorus, this takes a look underneath a brash pop persona, uncovering a real human being underneath, sitting alone in a little heap and muttering 鈥淚鈥檓 SO not okay right now".
So, not a tune to play when you're getting ready to go out, but it more than meets the criteria for looking pained (or more likely angst-filled) while moseying around town. I could even go so far to say that anyone willing to walk along the street imagining themselves into their own 鈥榃hen You鈥檙e Gone鈥 music video is probably not alone. Just watch out for anyone attempting to cross the road, and then deliberately looking both ways in a very dramatic, slow-motion way. In their minds, they are Avril.
And hell, the middle eight will even allow you to stretch to a heavy, grumpy-stomp to the lines 鈥渁nd all I ever wanted was for you to know, everything I do I give my heart and soul, I can hardly breathe I need to feel you here with me yeeAAAHH!鈥 And let鈥檚 face it, that鈥檚 what we all look for in a good Avril single, right?
So with lyrics as identifiable as ever and it also being a clever little device to show everyone that no, she hasn鈥檛 'sold out', she鈥檚 still the same Avril鈥nly BETTER, who can complain? If you want to skip listen to 鈥楪irlfriend鈥 and if you want to stomp listen to 鈥榃hen You鈥檙e Gone鈥.
And if you want both鈥et the album 鈥 perfect!
Download: Out now
CD Released: June 25th
(Sophie W)
Comments
This song is soo amazing , i love this song because not all song hav a meaning and this one does .
This song has blown my mind i lovee it ! =)
hey whats up fall out boy rule! don't ya think
hey whats up fall out boy rule! don't ya think have you heard Avril's
hey whats up fall out boy rule! don't ya think have you heard Avril's song
have you heard run away?
have you heard run away?
i love your new song it is very good i love singing to it it is very good
this song really speaks to people that not everybody has good days... its such a nice song... and the music video nearly made me cry and this is a new lightr on Avril since the song @girlfriend@ even though that song was really good... THIS IS BETTER!
I love this song so much. When I first saw this on the Hits, I sat there and watched it instead of turning it over cause I don't usually like her songs. I don't know why, I think it was cause of the piano bit at the start. After I'd watched it, I actually sat there and cried so much because it reminded me of someone in my family who has cancer and we can't do anything about it. It just brought back bad memories of loads of bad stuff, and how much I miss my auntie. But they all had a kinda happy ending at the end, and I am so happy that Avril brought this song out as even though it made me cry, it made me remember how great all those people were I miss. Thank you so much Avril.
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[You're gonna make ME go now...*sniff* - Fraser]