http://breathoffreshink.com The one stop source for movies, music, television, books. With a touch of gay. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:49:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://breathoffreshink.com/christina-aguilera-hurt/#comment-1865 Breath of Fresh Ink.com » Blog Archive » Single Review: Christina Aguilera Hurt Tue, 19 Sep 2006 13:25:09 +0000 http://breathoffreshink.com/christina-aguilera-hurt/#comment-1865 [...] Hurt, the second single from Christina Aguilera's already gold album Back to Basics, is one weeper of a ballad. From the slow opening to a soft piano all the way to the spine-tingling bridge, Hurt chronicles the pain and regret one can feel after losing someone they love. But what's great about the song is it's so much more than the standard, stock loved-and-lost ballad."Seems like it was yesterday when I saw your face/You told me how proud you were, but I walked away/If only I knew what I knew today." I'm already welled up with tears as prolific songwriter Linda Perry and Aguilera have created a song that is both truthful and heartbreaking. It's not just about death, but also about what happened before. "I'm sorry for blaming you/For everything I just couldn't do/And I've hurt myself by hurting you." she sings as you hear the painstaking emotion in her voice. What can you do when you lose someone, and not only do you have to deal with the grief of their death and missing them terribly, but also the haunting guilt you feel for what you've done to them or not forgiving them for what they've done to you. There is no time left–they're gone. And now it's just you and your "hurt".Linda and Christina really turn up the heat at the bridge where the hard percussion and the disquieting violins rev up Christina's better-than-ever power-belting vocals as she roars "If I had just one more day/I would tell you how much that I've missed you since you've been away/Ooh, it's dangerous/It's so out of line to try and turn back time."The song doesn't get officially released until October 23, but it's already gaining a ridiculous number of spins on radio–faster even, than Fall competitor Beyonce's Ring The Alarm, which has actually been out longer.  The song seems to be poised for another top 10 run similar to that of Aguilera's current single Ain't No Other Man, which months after its release is still gaining airplay spins according to Mediabase. Even Chuck Taylor of Billboard magazine raves "The force of her vocal as she relates the pain of moving past a relationship in ruins is daunting, with a melody and lush production that carries this potential Grammy Award contender into the clouds."Listen to the song.  It'll make you cry.  [...] [...] Hurt, the second single from Christina Aguilera's already gold album Back to Basics, is one weeper of a ballad. From the slow opening to a soft piano all the way to the spine-tingling bridge, Hurt chronicles the pain and regret one can feel after losing someone they love. But what's great about the song is it's so much more than the standard, stock loved-and-lost ballad."Seems like it was yesterday when I saw your face/You told me how proud you were, but I walked away/If only I knew what I knew today." I'm already welled up with tears as prolific songwriter Linda Perry and Aguilera have created a song that is both truthful and heartbreaking. It's not just about death, but also about what happened before. "I'm sorry for blaming you/For everything I just couldn't do/And I've hurt myself by hurting you." she sings as you hear the painstaking emotion in her voice. What can you do when you lose someone, and not only do you have to deal with the grief of their death and missing them terribly, but also the haunting guilt you feel for what you've done to them or not forgiving them for what they've done to you. There is no time left–they're gone. And now it's just you and your "hurt".Linda and Christina really turn up the heat at the bridge where the hard percussion and the disquieting violins rev up Christina's better-than-ever power-belting vocals as she roars "If I had just one more day/I would tell you how much that I've missed you since you've been away/Ooh, it's dangerous/It's so out of line to try and turn back time."The song doesn't get officially released until October 23, but it's already gaining a ridiculous number of spins on radio–faster even, than Fall competitor Beyonce's Ring The Alarm, which has actually been out longer.  The song seems to be poised for another top 10 run similar to that of Aguilera's current single Ain't No Other Man, which months after its release is still gaining airplay spins according to Mediabase. Even Chuck Taylor of Billboard magazine raves "The force of her vocal as she relates the pain of moving past a relationship in ruins is daunting, with a melody and lush production that carries this potential Grammy Award contender into the clouds."Listen to the song.  It'll make you cry.  [...]

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