Phil Vassar - I Would

By: Matt Bjorke

Last Updated: July 24, 2008 12:00 AM

Bluegrass elements come alive in Phil Vassar's "I Would." That piano and string play of this tune goes far beyond its singing and songwriting. Vassar's verses are predictable in this song about wishing to be the person a partner seeks. "If I could say goodbye and face it/ Take the pain and just erase it" is an example of the nursery-rhyme like timing in the singing, and the simplicity of the songwriting that holds it back. Perhaps it is not just the writing, but the thinner voice and sophomoric delivery that puts the art on weak display. Nonetheless, the music behind the lyrics shines as this tune rides a predictable avenue.

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