#324171 - 05/14/1103:11 PMRe: Bruno Mars : Music to your Ears !
[Re: Dnj]
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Originally Posted By: Dnj
never heard of this guy before ......why all the hoopla?
Donny, because 'you' never heard of him, or?
You may not appreciate his brand of music but I think Bruno Mars demonstrates something special in both his songwriting & the emotional depth of his vocal delivery. To each his own I guess, but the fact that he was nominated for 7 Grammys and won one for 'best pop male performance for "Just The Way You Are" shows that I'm certainly not the only one impressed.
The other reason I felt it worth sharing is that this song is available as an arranger 'style' affording us the possibility of covering more contemporary tunes in 'arranger mode' now. Other contemporary pop tune favorites of mine, and appreciated by a diverse (5-70+ y.o) audience (and available as a song style from D-o-o as well, is Jason Mraz' "I'm Yours", and James Blunt's "You're Beautiful".