Hallelujah.
Now here's a song that actually deserves popularity. It's a beautiful, touching song that actually has some authentic emotion mixed into it, unlike most of the tripe I've had to review this day of the week recently. So, who is Mr. Probz?
Well, Mr. Probz hails from the Netherlands, and this single was actually released in 2013. It became popular in the Netherlands, but nowhere else, really. Then this year, Robin Schulz remixed it, and it became internationally recognized.
I definitely prefer the stripped-down original version, and it's kind of sad that people apparently can't dissect songs like this anymore without an electronic remix. This version sucks the soul out of the original. Whatever happened to classic instruments? And where's my walker, goddangit?
Ugh, let's go back to the original. It's a shame that the soul had to be sucked out of this for it to become popular. Story of the music industry today, I guess. How disappointing.
But at least there was this original version, and I had the pleasure of listening to it and sharing it with those of you who haven't. It really is a beautiful song. Played slowly and carefully, like... like calm waves making their way to shore. Wow. Okay, I guess that was on purpose, but still... wow.
Hot 100 Success:
Will he have it?
We're long overdue for a song like this. Even if it is with the Robin Schulz version, I see a future for this guy and this song.
Should he have it?
In a musical era where emotion is usually forgotten, this guy brings it back in a big way. We not only need him, we need more artists like him.
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