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In Love With A Girl

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this song seems heart felt and for teens like me i get it even though we have not done any of those things mentioned, but it still hits home with me and all of my friends, this is a great song, about how he is in love with the perfect girl, lots of teens really love to have someone to relate to and this song is perfect for me and those people

Gavin DeGraw's first hit songs,like "Chariot", were uplifting,fun summer favorites. DeGraw's songs were handpicked for primetime teen dramas,and no wonder. They were filled with youthful energy. In his new song,"In love with a girl",Gavin is older, but not necessarily wiser.

"In love with a girl" has a catchy melody. If it were an instrumental,it would be great. Instead, Gavin is obnoxious. His "I'm in love, with a grrrrrl" is an annoying chorus. It's a song best fit for a karaoke bar, since the sake can make one comfortably numb to this annoyance. Gavin's style used to be smooth. Now he's trying to be urban&sophisticated, singing about having a girlfriend who wants to make love when he wants to argue. Using the term "making love" makes him anachronistic,in a way. Still, it doesn't save the song. "In love with a girl" gives heterosexuality a bad name.

I saw him perform this song live on Jay Leno one night, it was an awesome performance. I actually prefer that live recording of the audio/video that I got, but probably because I heard it first.

This single will catch some (new) ears. Some may even say that "Gavin sounds better; less boring."

That's what they wanted (the record label, maybe even Gavin).

I must be honest, this song was nice from the first time I heard it but it didn't hit me like it does now.

If it means anything, nearly the whole Chariot CD had to grow on me over time and I totally fell head over heels (for it).

This song may sound a bit "overproduced" like the other reviewer pointed out, but mainly it sounds like he's trying to fit in more.

That's not necessarily a bad thing, but I hope the album isn't something like a rocker-wannabe. Those can be the worst!!

But it's solid. Very solid now.

But that's cause I gave it a chance.

My favorite line in the song is probably:

"Took my sweet time when I was bitter."

4.5 stars.

End Note: I love how he mentions making love, without beating around the bush. He's 31 now and maybe should have started out like that, lyrically. He never had to go the high-school lyric route, but then again, I'm glad he did because it's what helped make his debut such a perfect smash!
It took me a bit less than an hour or so for this song to totally grow on me.
I just hope that this sophomore effort is solid and doesn't sound like some other artist.
Try new things Gavin, but don't change the heart and soul of YOU.