Singled Out: Big Head Todd and the Monsters' Beautiful

As a songwriter I've learned that one can never predict what kind of life a song is going to take and how it is going to be received. The track "Beautiful" took a meandering course and then ended up being the first single. But I certainly had no commercial success in mind when I wrote the song.

I should say that I have had an extraordinary love relationship with my wife that has had many a dramatic turn over a 20 year period. Of course I tell her that every song I write is for and about her. When she had first listened to "Beautiful" she grabbed me by the arm and told me that I was in a lot of trouble. "you are in trouble if this song is about me, and you are in trouble if it is not!" The chorus goes "Your still beautiful when you're wrong/ Still so beautiful when you're wrong!". I suppose everyone can relate to this sentiment on some level.

The song is really a comedy where the point of view is someone who is really screwed over by the beloved, but also really hopelessly hooked. The vocal style I would say is a pleading soul shouter, so musically I would say it is pretty arresting. But what drives the song home is the chorus of course but also the emphatic railing in the verses of protest along the lines of "You left me up a creek in the storm/ I needed you - and you were gone!" How many times have you wanted to say that to your lover - but in the end its not such a good idea is it?"

Hearing is believing. Now that you know the story behind the song, listen for yourself (along with the other songs on the album - click on the music link and select "Rocksteady" album) and learn more about the album, grab tour dates - right here!

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