Music Review: Natasha Bedingfield "Unwritten"
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Album: Unwritten
Year: 2005
Natasha Bedingfield lives life according to her standards and not someone else's in the impressive "Unwritten."
In the beginning, Bedingfield "I, I's" over a peaceful guitar which sets an autonomous tone. She says there is more than one side to her personality. People can't figure her out nor can they label her. She's still learning about herself. She enjoys discovering new things and loves the spontaneity of life. She has no idea where her next interest will take her.
In the pre-chorus, she says people are complacent and focus on the dreariness of their life.
They need to get out of the little corner of the world and find something that will invigorate them.
In the chorus, she says people should venture out into an unfamiliar place. They need to search for the elusive something which makes them feel unfulfilled. They have to experience life on their own terms. They also have to be ok with not knowing the future.
In the second verse, she says she is uncoventional. While everyone in her family went on to become all lawyers, she decided to take a year off. She wanted to test to see if business would be right for her. She interned in Florence, Italy for a growing fashion company. She says people are taught to be as perfect as they can possibly be. She believes they are helpful and are a learning tool.
The pre-chorus is sung again.
The chorus is sung twice. For the second time, it starts differently. It begins with "feel the rain on your skin....the rest is still unwritten."
Next, a choir sings the pre-chorus and chorus. Bedingfield joins in for the "today is where your book begins line."
The abbreviate chorus is sung twice. Bedingfield sings that "the rest is still unwritten" two extra times to end the single.
She is able to express herself with a fleshed out metaphor. Instead of using the book metaphor for the chorus, she uses it for one of the verses as well. Her hoarse vocals are sinewy and forthright. It gives her a no-nonsense edge to her voice. It's believable that she has traveled and realized that there is much to know.
Her foray into the standard "liberating" cliches (going outside in the rain) are few and forgivable. The writing of the single flows with ease, despite the fact she doesn't also use the rhyming structure. In the first verse, she relies on it. However, she's best (like in the second verse) where its like an ongoing conversation.
"Unwritten" is an articulate and spry single.
Album: Unwritten
Year: 2005
Natasha Bedingfield lives life according to her standards and not someone else's in the impressive "Unwritten."
In the beginning, Bedingfield "I, I's" over a peaceful guitar which sets an autonomous tone. She says there is more than one side to her personality. People can't figure her out nor can they label her. She's still learning about herself. She enjoys discovering new things and loves the spontaneity of life. She has no idea where her next interest will take her.
"I am unwritten, can't read my mind, I'm undefined/I'm just beginning, the pen's in my hand, ending unplanned."
In the pre-chorus, she says people are complacent and focus on the dreariness of their life.
They need to get out of the little corner of the world and find something that will invigorate them.
"Staring at the blank page before you/Open up the dirty window/Let the sun illuminate the words that you could not find."
In the chorus, she says people should venture out into an unfamiliar place. They need to search for the elusive something which makes them feel unfulfilled. They have to experience life on their own terms. They also have to be ok with not knowing the future.
"Reaching for something in the distance/So close you can almost taste it/Release your inhibitions/Feel the rain on your skin/No one else can feel it for you/Only you can let it in/No one else, no one else/Can speak the words on your lips/
Drench yourself in words unspoken/Live your life with arms wide open/Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten."
In the second verse, she says she is uncoventional. While everyone in her family went on to become all lawyers, she decided to take a year off. She wanted to test to see if business would be right for her. She interned in Florence, Italy for a growing fashion company. She says people are taught to be as perfect as they can possibly be. She believes they are helpful and are a learning tool.
"I break tradition, sometimes my tries, are outside the lines/We've been conditioned to not make mistakes, but I can't live that way."
The pre-chorus is sung again.
The chorus is sung twice. For the second time, it starts differently. It begins with "feel the rain on your skin....the rest is still unwritten."
Next, a choir sings the pre-chorus and chorus. Bedingfield joins in for the "today is where your book begins line."
The abbreviate chorus is sung twice. Bedingfield sings that "the rest is still unwritten" two extra times to end the single.
She is able to express herself with a fleshed out metaphor. Instead of using the book metaphor for the chorus, she uses it for one of the verses as well. Her hoarse vocals are sinewy and forthright. It gives her a no-nonsense edge to her voice. It's believable that she has traveled and realized that there is much to know.
Her foray into the standard "liberating" cliches (going outside in the rain) are few and forgivable. The writing of the single flows with ease, despite the fact she doesn't also use the rhyming structure. In the first verse, she relies on it. However, she's best (like in the second verse) where its like an ongoing conversation.
"Unwritten" is an articulate and spry single.