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Old 02-01-2019, 05:29 AM
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Most people seem to hate this song. I am not one of them. I admit that the first few times I played OSOTM the song was one of my least favorites. But it grew on me very fast. I think people look past it because its not your typical pop song. Its very intricate in its layers which is why it really tanked live (IMHO).
Its SO written from the heart and its rare to get such a powerful love song from Stevie. This is not If Anyone Falls in Love. Two Kinds of Love is very intense. Its very magical too. I really enjoyed the song more when I heard Stevie explain it. The two kinds of love are 1. How you love somebody 2. The love you have (lust) when you see someone just walk away from you. (Picturing their buns moving lol). That "great temptation" LOL
This is probably the few/first times Stevie indirectly mentions lust in her songs. Its indirect but her explanation of the love/lust part of loving someone is quite interesting.
Also, the song is very autobiographical which I assume is about Joe Walsh. I love how she refers to someone as her "famous friend." There is also a subtle line about their intense drug addition and party lifestyle. "My third day up, his second nighter" When you are coked out of your mind, you do stay up days at a time. The word nighter could refer to a party where you stay up all night.
When you tie all the pieces of this song together, its really magical. Some don't get the magic on TOSOTM. But I get it big time. It also features big 80s stars Bruce Hornsby and Kenny G. Bruce sings good. He is not trying to steal anyone's thunder and puts in a good performance. The guy who sang it live was a joke. It sounded like he was auditioning for American Idol (in a bad way).
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