Music Review: Cyndi Lauper "Come On Home"
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Come On Home
Album: Twelve Deadly Cyns....And Then Some
Year: 1995
Cyndi Lauper sticks by her best friend in the affectionate “Come On Home.”
A bubbly reggae beat and a touching harmonica open the single, setting a supportive tone. In the first verse, she eases his anxiety about moving to another country. She tells him living in England will give him a working experience he wouldn’t get in the States. It will give him the change he desperately needs. She tells him every dream place has flaws in their treasured buildings. She explains he should take it all in and stay true to himself.
In the chorus, she says he’s welcome to live at her home if the job doesn’t work out. She tells him not to be feel foolish if he thinks England isn’t for him.
In the second verse, she says if he becomes heavy-hearted, he can call her up and talk to her about his problems. She tells him that some of her dreams were chipped and frail once realized.
The chorus is sung again.
A clanging electric guitar solo follows.
The latter half of the first verse is sung again.
She’s an unselfish best friend. Staying in the States for him would mean becoming stagnant. He wouldn’t be achieving or challenging himself in anyway. Although her friend is nervous, she reassures him it’s the right decision and not to worry if something goes wrong. He can stay at her home whenever he needs to.
Lauper’s poised vocals are motherly and kind. She wants him to know he will have a shoulder to lean on if he gets overwhelmed.
Junior Vasquez’s spirited reggae beat rejoices and flits about in a familiar way. In turn, the laidback, perky goodbye counters Lauper’s vocals, making it seem as though she could care less if he stays or goes. The dance beat does not work with the lyrics.
The jumbled “Come On Home” doesn’t connect.
Album: Twelve Deadly Cyns....And Then Some
Year: 1995
Cyndi Lauper sticks by her best friend in the affectionate “Come On Home.”
A bubbly reggae beat and a touching harmonica open the single, setting a supportive tone. In the first verse, she eases his anxiety about moving to another country. She tells him living in England will give him a working experience he wouldn’t get in the States. It will give him the change he desperately needs. She tells him every dream place has flaws in their treasured buildings. She explains he should take it all in and stay true to himself.
“It will be/Whatever it is you're looking for/It will be/Whatever it is you need/It will be better/Even though I know you're not sure/Remember the rain even comes down/In Shangri-La/Look up as it soaks into your skin/And remember who you are and.”
In the chorus, she says he’s welcome to live at her home if the job doesn’t work out. She tells him not to be feel foolish if he thinks England isn’t for him.
“Come on home/When the road that you've/Been walking gets too long/Don't be scared/In case the grass you thought was/Greener isn't there/You can come on home.”
In the second verse, she says if he becomes heavy-hearted, he can call her up and talk to her about his problems. She tells him that some of her dreams were chipped and frail once realized.
“If you find the sun don't shine/
Through every window/If you find a moonlit night/Still makes you blue/If you find out why you/Feel the way you do/Glance over your shoulder boy/You know I'll be there/I've found in the past you know/Sometimes life isn't fair so.”
The chorus is sung again.
A clanging electric guitar solo follows.
The latter half of the first verse is sung again.
“Remember even the rain comes down in Shangri-La/Look up as it soaks into your skin/And remember who you are and.”
She’s an unselfish best friend. Staying in the States for him would mean becoming stagnant. He wouldn’t be achieving or challenging himself in anyway. Although her friend is nervous, she reassures him it’s the right decision and not to worry if something goes wrong. He can stay at her home whenever he needs to.
Lauper’s poised vocals are motherly and kind. She wants him to know he will have a shoulder to lean on if he gets overwhelmed.
Junior Vasquez’s spirited reggae beat rejoices and flits about in a familiar way. In turn, the laidback, perky goodbye counters Lauper’s vocals, making it seem as though she could care less if he stays or goes. The dance beat does not work with the lyrics.
The jumbled “Come On Home” doesn’t connect.