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Review: Emerson Drive - Belongs To You

November 4th 2008 10:46

Canadian natives Emerson Drive broke back on the US country scene with their 2007 smash "Moments". This time, after signing with Scott Borchetta's Valory label, they are back with "Belongs To You" . The track (co-written by Moments writer Dave Berg), was previously recorded by resident emo-country crooner Jimmy Wayne and was unceremoniously dropped. After hearing this, one can understand why.

"Belongs To You" offers watered down production and sadly lacks the distinction of Emerson Drive's previous work. What is also working against "Belongs To You" is it's excess of rolling lyrical cliches. Case in point: "Every smile that lights my face/Every tear drop every trace/Every secret hidden place/Belongs to you/Anything that's good in me/All I ever hope to be/Every drop of every dream/Belongs to you". The song is also not very helpful in offering safe padding for the less than, um, extraordinary (but pleasant and technically sound) vocals of lead singer Brad Mates.

With that being said, "Belongs To You" is one of those songs that could be sung by any Nashville talent and could be pushed as a hit. Thus, if this track is serviced to radio properly, the boys from Canada could gave another potential hit on their hands.

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Comment by Anonymous

November 13th 2008 15:30

are you kiddin me? that song is awesome! I guess a person would need feelings to understand the lyrics, and by the way, could you have found any OLDER picture of the band, seriously, maybe one without a passed away member???

Comment by Anonymous

November 17th 2008 23:36

I agree soundly with the above comment, are you kidding me?? This is a great song and their harmony sounds fantastic. Let your wife/girlfriend listen to it and I bet she thinks you have no romance in your soul!!

Comment by Mary from Jax,FL

November 29th 2008 05:18

OMG.. seriously dude.. sounds like a bit of jealousy that you can't sing as good as Brad & that you didn't come up w/such a beautiful song. Brad does a fantastic job of the song & I LOVE it. I have recruited friends by introducing that song, so I would get another life or hobby, because obviously you have no clue as to what you are talking about. Or maybe get your hearing checked. Keep up the great work Emerson Drive.. we love ya & support ya despite dumb butts who just don't have a clue.

Comment by Anonymous

December 21st 2008 05:17

AMAZING SONG.... and I am no great Emerson Drive fan--but this caught my attention enough to choose it as a wedding song--those cliche lyrics make sense when you are actually in love--you give every bit of yourself to your partner--the laughs, the tears, the fears, the joys of your life.

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