I missed my usual end of the week post last week, but I'll try to make up for it with a double post this week. Right now, I've got another song from Justin Bieber's new album. It's got some good and some bad.
Let's start with the good, because there's a lot of bad to get to. The good part is that Bieber seems to be getting more comfortable in this new style. He made quite the jump from his squeaky puppy dog love, to deep, sexy "Boyfriend" style. It was a bit of a surprise to see the difference, which is part of the reason why "Boyfriend" had such an impact. However, the song sounded robotic at parts, "All Around the World" flows a lot smoother. It's combined with the typical dance sounds to make a much more listenable and enjoyable type of song.
Now for the bad. The song is repetitive, meaningless, and boring. First off he just repeats the same old things we've been hearing forever: "You're beautiful, beautiful, beautiful." Then we get to the chorus which is where the song nosedives. The lyrics are absolutely meaningless. "All around the world people want to be loved." What is that supposed to be telling us? How does that related to the girl who's "beautiful, beautiful, beautiful"? And the song pretty much just continues to loop like that.
We get an appearance from Ludacris, probably in an attempt to throw back to "Baby." But his verse doesn't do much to freshen up the song. It's the same kind of Ludacris rap we've heard before, which doesn't make the song anymore exciting.
It's been really confusing trying to figure what exactly Bieber's new single will be. I think he settled on "As Long As You Love Me," but that hasn't stop radio stations from playing "All Around The World." If it keeps up it might end up like Gaga's "Edge of Glory" and become the next single anyways. Let's hope it doesn't though, because it's boring and I got tired of it after only one listen.
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