SINGLE REVIEW: O&O - WHEN IT COMES TO LOVE
- Aug 8, 2020
- 2 min read
O&O are always the curators of the purest pop around and their latest single "When It Comes TO Love" sees them once more take the basic ingredients, of an electric guitar and percussion, add some additional organ, and then layer with vocals to create another classic. The opening has that prominent guitar intro that will figure throughout. In the background is a percussive effect that maybe is a knowing tribute , to the Zombies "Time Of the Season" - It's an inventive variation for sure and adds texture to the overall sound .
The verses are like a split screen movie, and the duet format plays well into this, as we see the couple trade lines, letting us hear what each thinks of the other,
"He’s given every excuse
She’s got ‘em all written down
Got an ego or two
But not the biggest around
He thinks he knows everything
She lets me know when I don’t
Only in it to win
Yeah she’s a real piece of work"
If the verses are the row, then the chorus takes the view of the overall perspective that as long as you love and care for each other, that none of it really matters in the long run. It's all set to a wondrous melody that is absolute ear worm from the moment you first hear it.
"We can argue forever wasting our time
If you’re right and I’m wrong
Does it really matter
When it comes to love?
If I say what you won’t
Does it really matter
When comes to love"
The second verse almost rows back on the first, moving from accusatory to a more conciliatory points of view
"He knows he said things he shouldn’t have
She didn’t mean every word
He tried to tell her he’s sorry
He didn’t know that she’d heard"
Throughout there is a simply gorgeous organ sound and of course O&O rich harmonies in fact the finale is pretty much a mix of percussion and vocals.
It's another gem for sure - all set to an inventive iphone shot video.
