For My Sunday Song #424, we are going the opposite direction from last week and going from Rap Metal to pure Pop Bliss. The song is “Not Over You” by Gavin DeGraw. It was the debut single from his album ‘Sweeter’ which came out on September 20, 2011. The single came out on May 17, 2011 and went 4X Platinum in the U.S. hitting #18 on the Billboard Hot 100 and going to #1 Adult Pop Airplay chart. It also charted throughout several countries across the globe. I remember the first time I heard it and I was hooked.
The song was written by Gavin along with OneRepublic’s own Ryan Tepper who is killer pop songwriter. Ryan also produced it along with Jerrod Bettis. The song is about exactly what the title says. He isn’t over his last love. He says he is over her but he really isn’t. The trigger is when he sits down at a restaurant all by himself at a table set for two. He is then to face it head one that he isn’t over her. I also like the part where he said if he was asked he was doing, he would lie and say he is doing just fine to save his pride that he really isn’t. A thought provoking song that shows how sometimes he can be hard to get over someone. What I really I love is how the video shows that she isn’t over him either and they wind up together again.
The main driver musically is Gavin’s keyboards. They are vibrant and bouncy and so catchy. The drums make the song feel alive. It is all upbeat and fun. Gavin’s vocals are smooth, exciting and emotive. The melody of the song is so freaking catchy and is a pure ear worm gem. This is pop music done to pure perfection. Any song that makes you sing it after it is over, is pure gold.
Give the song a listen and let me know what you think. This one was a hit, so do you remember hearing it? It is one of my favorite Gavin songs and from one of his best albums. If you have never checked him out, you might find him worth giving a spin.
“Not Over You”
Dreams: that’s where I have to go
To see your beautiful face anymore
I stare at a picture of you and listen to the radio
Hope, hope there’s a conversation
We both admit we had it good
But until then it’s alienation, I know
That much is understood
And I realize
If you ask me how I’m doing
I would say I’m doing just fine
I would lie and say that you’re not on my mind
(You’re not on my mind, you’re not on my mind)
But I go out and I sit down at a table set for two
And finally I’m forced to face the truth
No matter what I say, I’m not over you
Not over you (not over you)
Damn, damn girl you do it well
And I thought you were innocent
Took this heart and put it through hell
But still you’re magnificent
I, I’m a boomerang, doesn’t matter how you throw me
I turn around and I’m back in the game
Even better than the old me (Old me)
But I’m not even close without you
If you ask me how I’m doing
I would say I’m doing just fine
I would lie and say that you’re not on my mind
(You’re not on my mind, you’re not on my mind)
But I go out and I sit down at a table set for two
And finally I’m forced to face the truth
No matter what I say, I’m not over you
And if I had the chance to renew
You know there isn’t a thing I wouldn’t do
I could get back on the right track
But only if you’d be convinced
So until then
If you ask me how I’m doing
I would say I’m doing just fine
I would lie and say that you’re not on my mind
But I go out and I sit down at a table set for two
And finally I’m forced to face the truth
No matter what I say, I’m not over you
Not over you (Not over you)
Not over you (Not over you)
Not over you (Not over you)
Written by Gavin DeGraw and Ryan Tedder
