Song review: Anne-Marie – Ciao adios, I’m done!

Written for Kurrent Music
Published March 26th 2017

Anne-Marie

Anne-Marie

I know that, so far, I have not been all too positive about Anne-Marie. I think I called her a Drew Barrymore look-alike that sounds like Rihanna and she hadn’t really worked up an identity of her own. This was in reference to her debut single. And I still hadn’t heard anything really better since, including the massive featuring she did on “Rockabye”, but I have to admit to it now. I love “Ciao Adios”. I think she has a winner there.

The partial staccato singing on the verses make them sound very fresh and unpredictable, and I think that she has found her style in this. It reminds me of how someone taught me to prepare for recording sessions. I was taught to write the lyrics down and put a check in every spot I wanted to take a breath. It was supposed to prepare you for the story telling aspect of a song and you were supposed to find logical places in the story (lyrics) to breath in. I’m glad Anne-Marie has kicked that rule out and created a new interpretation.

Even though the topic has nothing that references to summer at all, “Ciao Adios” reminds me of summer days due to its music. It’s got a great hook and chorus, and the very necessary musical intervals in today’s pop music.

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