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The music of She Cares is actually pretty upbeat and poppy. In the same vein as Sing for the Day and TS's Cornerstone Songs. The lyrics is where it goes off course. If it had lyrics that fit the concept, it would have fit in better.

YUP. It came on the other day and I'm thinking "this is a great melody"and the instrumentation is cool too. There's ONE line in the song that wrecks it for me. Had they tweaked it, it woulda been a good song. I can't believe they just didn't go "uh... I'm not liking that word in that line".

Same thing happened with McCartney's "Getting Closer". Great tune, but he used "my salamander" as an actual lyric.....WHAT???? Otherwise, I dig the song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYQVzkOkAyw

Sometimes you've got great melodies and a lyric just ruins the song. Happens to the best of 'em.

I've always liked it. Good music is good music.

brywool wrote:YUP. It came on the other day and I'm thinking "this is a great melody"and the instrumentation is cool too. There's ONE line in the song that wrecks it for me. Had they tweaked it, it woulda been a good song. I can't believe they just didn't go "uh... I'm not liking that word in that line".

Same thing happened with McCartney's "Getting Closer". Great tune, but he used "my salamander" as an actual lyric.....WHAT???? Otherwise, I dig the song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYQVzkOkAyw

Sometimes you've got great melodies and a lyric just ruins the song. Happens to the best of 'em.

Would go so far as to say had lyrics been better, could have been a candidate as the third pop single.

to me i have always liked the song quite a bit……there are times I'm not into it but most times i like it just fine. not one of tommys finest moments but not bad either.

I agree, there is nothing wrong with the melody. It's the lyric's that are the issue.

I've never had a problem with She Cares. Every track on Paradise is excellent. There are only 2 Styx song in the entire catalog that I dislike-- First Time and Eddie. I enjoy everything else that is why they are my favorite band hands down. Just really no bad songs except those 2.