For My Sunday Song #434, we are going to talk about the song “Pictures of You” by the band The Last Goodnight. The song was off their only album ‘Poison Kiss’ from 2007. A great pop rock band that only had one album and gone too soon. “Pictures of You” was the debut single off their debut album and it only went to #70 in the U.S., but did much better in Australia where it went to #3 and went Platinum. The song was written by Jeff Blue, Mike Nadeau and Kurtis John. Kurtis is the lead singer, Mike is on guitar while Jeff is the producer of the album.
The song appears to be about life, both the good and bad. We take pictures and hang them on the wall and we can imagine what we could have been. It starts out with a newborn child and all the potential that child has. Life gets in the way and has different ideas. A cure is discovered for a disease while the government blocks its release. A solider goes off to war and the parents are home worrying themselves to death. You are boxer in a ring with thoughts of winning a title, but it doesn’t materialize. So many great things can happen…but don’t. A rather depressing look at life.
It might be a depressing look at life, but it is a beautifully written song. Musically, it is on the softer side of rock and is so full of the pop tricks. It has a great big chorus that is catchy and will hook you right in. The chorus is a little repetitive which helps it stick in your head and makes you sing along quickly as if the song is an old friend you’ve known forever. I think Kurtis’ vocals are stellar and really pop. Clean, smooth and very pleasant to the ears. And I don’t always like the use of keyboards, but they are subtle and add so much texture to the song on this one. It is one of those songs that grabbed me quickly and never let go. Even after around 18 years, I still catch myself singing this one and wanting to hear it.
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