This is especially true of her quieter numbers, of which вЂњI Choose YouвЂќ is one. Stephen Thomas Erlewine: Not enough musicians attempt the kind of soft rock thatвЂ™s Sara BareillesвЂ™ specialityвЂ“so expertly sculpted, it makes more of an impact upon its tenth listen than it does on the first. Michel: Designed for a goopy wedding-proposal-YouTube-video, except you canвЂ™t even switch to another tab and just ignore the clip.ДЄnthony Easton: I would like more narrative economy and less flourishes on the production here.

A triumph of arrangement over songwriting. (And it goes on for over 3 minutes!) Pining for authenticity is for chumps, yet I canвЂ™t help but crave for a new single from Sara Bareilles thatвЂ™s just her plunking away at a piano and trilling at coffeehouse patrons.ДЄlfred Soto: The point at which the pizzicato and Bareilles, mixed to sound as if singing behind the Pyrenees, negotiate for space is lovely and unexpected. вЂњI Choose YouвЂќ sounds so tinny and overworked, like a twee вЂњSoak Up the Sun,вЂќ or a Regina Spektor song boiled down to 15-second jingle. Ultimately, itвЂ™s the production that fails her, every time. And at least itвЂ™s a step up from вЂњBraveвЂќ (which may have very well been improved by Katy PerryвЂ™sВ вЂњ RoarвЂњ). ItвЂ™s still better than most commercial-filler songs her voice is still warm, bright, and friendly. This song is an unfortunate single when compared to that early promise of potential. She was following a model, but was still spontaneous and spunky, like a polished Regina Spektor, or a more jazz-influenced Sheryl Crow. Gowns: Back in high school, I loved Sara BareillesвЂ™ debut, вЂњCareful Confessions.вЂќ I liked her for her winks - sure, she was making generic coffeehouse rock, but she had a sparkle. Donnie Trumpet & the Social Experiment.Email (song suggestions/writer enquiries).

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