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At first blush, Bruno Mars' "Locked Out Of Heaven" sounds like the Police's classic "Message In a Bottle" had a head-on collision with the band Maroon 5. However, the vocal percussion in the song and an overall air of glossy Motown showmanship are distinctively Bruno Mars. His voice has a sweet appeal that grabs the heartstrings whether he is pleading while wrapped up in a disastrous relationship in the hit "Grenade" or praising a current love in "Locked Out Of Heaven."
The lyrics have an interesting twist. The title "Locked Out Of Heaven" would seem to indicate this song is about a relationship gone bad. However, it is about a relationship that is so good Bruno Mars feels like he has been "locked out of heaven" for a long long time while waiting for a relationship like this. Bruno Mars has proven on his previous hits that he knows how to get to the emotional core of a situation in song lyrics, and "Locked Out Of Heaven" continues that pattern. It is a well-written song that rises above the ordinary material sometimes clogging pop radio airwaves.
"Locked Out Of Heaven" may not be a new #1 smash hit for Bruno Mars, but it is a solid effort that should keep him in strong rotation on pop radio leading up to the release of the album Unorthodox Jukebox. It seems like it would have been easy for Bruno Mars to deliver another ballad for his next hit. Congratulations are deserved for giving us a more unique uptempo track to catch our attention.
Everybody is impressed with the song's musicality and how bruno didn't play it safe with his first single, he's more into music than topping the charts.
LA Times
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After spending much of 2012 out of the spotlight, Bruno Mars re-emerged Monday night with a YouTube video chat during which he answered fans' questions and premiered his new single, "Locked Out of Heaven." It's a lean, bouncy soul-rock cut that quickly mushrooms into a dramatic synth-pop epic -- think the Police (circa "Ghost in the Machine") infiltrating the Human League. "Your sex takes me to paradise," Mars moans in the song's chorus, and if you were wondering whether all that grenade-catching had made a man out of him, there's your answer. Listen to the song below.
Everybody is impressed with the song's musicality and how bruno didn't play it safe with his first single, he's more into music than topping the charts.
And maybe you can recall who kept repeating you that recently?
It this single alone gets so much praise I can't even imagine how they all gonna react when UJ gets released. Bruno shows that he's brave when it comes to music. Not many people really expected him to.
He hasn't had a single this well-received since like ... Grenade or Nothin on You.
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I'm not worried about its commercial prospects, at all. I think it'll do amazing. That chorus is SO infectious. In a a few weeks everyone will be wondering why they 2nd guessed themselves.
And maybe you can recall who kept repeating you that recently?
It this single alone gets so much praise I can't even imagine how they all gonna react when UJ gets released. Bruno shows that he's brave when it comes to music. Not many people really expected him to.
Yea you're right it took me a while, but the song is doing good.
it took me a while, but the song is doing good.
