Music Review: Nick Lachey "This I Swear"
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This I Swear
Album: SoulO
Year: 2003
Nick Lachey vows to love wife Jessica Simpson's side until obscurity, er, death do they part in the slushy ballad "This I Swear."
Bridal strings open the single, creating a formal atmosphere. Lachey praises Simpson for accompanying him to photo shoots and dancer auditions for his videos. He believes she will never cheat on him. He offers her his entire future without a second thought. Her love is necessary for him to get him his own reality show. "You're there by my side/In every way/
I know that you would not forsake me/I give you my life/Would not think twice/Your love is all I need believe me."
In the pre-chorus, he says that he's not as vocal about his feelings. However, it doesn't mean that he wouldn't want to be with her. He has a different way of expressing his emotions towards her. But his feelings will last forever. He asks her to give him that chance. "I may not say it quite as much as I should/When I say I love you darling that means for good/So open up your heart and let me in."
In the chorus, he promises to love her for all time. He assures they will make their way through countless Us Weekly cover stories about supposed cheating, blowing through what little fortune they accumulated, and famewhoring their mediocre projects on corny ABC specials. "And I will love you 'til forever/Until death do us part we'll be together/So take my hand and hold on tight/And we'll get there/This I swear."
In the second verse, he thinks of how he would be an unknown again if he hadn't inked the deal for Newlyweds. Without his eye-rolling and condescending remarks, she wouldn't be the star she is today. "I'm wondering how I ever got by/Without you in my life to guide me/
Where ever I go the one thing that's true/Is everything I do I do for you."
The pre-chorus has an irrelevant change. Instead of using "quite" it's "half." He's not saying anything new which makes the edit nonsensical.
In the bridge, the strings of eternal devotion reach their peak with a vapid finish. Lachey declares that when she's no longer famous and sobbing from unanswered calls from The Insider, she can turn to him. "So whenever you get weary/Just reach out for me/I'll never let you down my love."
However, the strings surge awkwardly during the chorus. The arrangement is clumsy and aimless. The strings are there but the producer cannot find the proper use for them.
The bridal strings close the single.
The gooey "This I Swear" is yet another calculated attempt by the Simpson family to market "Newlyweds." On paper, having Lachey and Simpson release albums after their wedding must've sounded great. It would be considered the ultimate tie-in, complete with ads (with a golden ring) in the albums to promote the show. However, like "Sweetest Sin," the single comes across as expertly manipulated. Already Lachey and Simpson are their reality show characters: Lachey, the easygoing, romantic husband and Simpson, the deflowered virgin with a hunger for sex.
Album: SoulO
Year: 2003
Nick Lachey vows to love wife Jessica Simpson's side until obscurity, er, death do they part in the slushy ballad "This I Swear."
Bridal strings open the single, creating a formal atmosphere. Lachey praises Simpson for accompanying him to photo shoots and dancer auditions for his videos. He believes she will never cheat on him. He offers her his entire future without a second thought. Her love is necessary for him to get him his own reality show. "You're there by my side/In every way/
I know that you would not forsake me/I give you my life/Would not think twice/Your love is all I need believe me."
In the pre-chorus, he says that he's not as vocal about his feelings. However, it doesn't mean that he wouldn't want to be with her. He has a different way of expressing his emotions towards her. But his feelings will last forever. He asks her to give him that chance. "I may not say it quite as much as I should/When I say I love you darling that means for good/So open up your heart and let me in."
In the chorus, he promises to love her for all time. He assures they will make their way through countless Us Weekly cover stories about supposed cheating, blowing through what little fortune they accumulated, and famewhoring their mediocre projects on corny ABC specials. "And I will love you 'til forever/Until death do us part we'll be together/So take my hand and hold on tight/And we'll get there/This I swear."
In the second verse, he thinks of how he would be an unknown again if he hadn't inked the deal for Newlyweds. Without his eye-rolling and condescending remarks, she wouldn't be the star she is today. "I'm wondering how I ever got by/Without you in my life to guide me/
Where ever I go the one thing that's true/Is everything I do I do for you."
The pre-chorus has an irrelevant change. Instead of using "quite" it's "half." He's not saying anything new which makes the edit nonsensical.
In the bridge, the strings of eternal devotion reach their peak with a vapid finish. Lachey declares that when she's no longer famous and sobbing from unanswered calls from The Insider, she can turn to him. "So whenever you get weary/Just reach out for me/I'll never let you down my love."
However, the strings surge awkwardly during the chorus. The arrangement is clumsy and aimless. The strings are there but the producer cannot find the proper use for them.
The bridal strings close the single.
The gooey "This I Swear" is yet another calculated attempt by the Simpson family to market "Newlyweds." On paper, having Lachey and Simpson release albums after their wedding must've sounded great. It would be considered the ultimate tie-in, complete with ads (with a golden ring) in the albums to promote the show. However, like "Sweetest Sin," the single comes across as expertly manipulated. Already Lachey and Simpson are their reality show characters: Lachey, the easygoing, romantic husband and Simpson, the deflowered virgin with a hunger for sex.