Tim: Like this, do you?
Tom: Yes, I know, I’m a Pink fan, I’m biased.
Tim: But not enough of a fan to write her name properly, I notice. HMMM?
Tom: If ridiculous name-styling gets in the way of writing things clearly, then I’ll happily get rid of it. Anyway, yes, the new album’s bloody amazing. And the best track off it, by a long way, is the Big Emotional Ballad. Oh, and it’s got a lyric video, but it’s much better without: I recommend hitting ‘play’ and then just closing your eyes.
Tim: Okay, I didn’t close my eyes. And I noticed the weirdest thing ever. Well, not ever, obviously, but it’s bloody odd: the apostrophes in the “you’re” and “we’re” at 2:33 and 3:40 are far too high, unlike any of the others. Anyway, music.
Tom: “We’re not broken, just bent, and we can learn to love again.” Isn’t that gorgeous?
Tim: Yes, it is. Can’t disagree with you there.
Tom: The male voice is Nate Ruess – and if he sounds familiar, it’s because he’s better known as the lead singer of Fun.
Tim: AGAIN with the names, blimey – it’s written as fun., please.
Tom: That’s still bloody ridiculous. It’s a little odd that he’s singing in mostly the same vocal range as Pink, but once that oddity slides by, this is just a beautiful track. Piano and drumkit, simple melodies, simple chorus.
Tim: You know, I think we had pretty much exactly the same thoughts going on whilst listening to that song. It’s a lovely song.
Tom: I’m a sucker for Big Emotional Ballads, if they’re done well – and for me, at least, this track made me pause the album for a while to (metaphorically at least) get my breath back.
Tim: And it almost made me not want to be annoying with my name-pedantry up there. Almost.