One Liner: Solo boyband guy doing solo boyband pop stuff
Poster Position: Late Addition
Weekend Two Only.
Sunday at 1:15.
AmEx Stage.
Thoughts: This fella sounds exactly like what I am about to tell you about him - he was a member of the boy band called Why Don't We, which was also known as WDW (apparently). They formed in 2016 and took a break in 2022. I have not heard of the group or any of the members individually, but this very much sounds like an ex-boy band bro doing the solo thing. Sadly, Wikipedia does not have articles about any of the individual five members. But their last album was apparently produced in part by a really weird list - Travis Barker, Skrillex, and Timbaland. Their big tour that was supposed to start after that disc was cancelled following litigation between their current and former managers.
The short blurb about this fella is that he was born in 1999 in Vancouver, WA but grew up in Portland, OR. He is the main producer of the band and claims to pay over 20 instruments by ear. He finished in 9th place on Season 14 of American Idol. One EP - 2023's Dancing in the Dark (which sadly does not contain a cover of that Springsteen song, but instead contains an annoyingly upbeat song called "Nothing Compares to You" that is not a cover of the classic by that name). The top streamer was his first single and also appeared on that EP. "Can We Pretend That We're Good." 13.7 million streams.
Lyrics:
looking in the mirror and you don’t look the same
girls from your past getting new last names
high school friends burning out like their cigarettes
guess that’s what happens the older you get
start to wish you could’ve been 16 forever
cause you know your favorite band ain’t getting back together
and the nights you don’t remember are the nights that you’ll never forget
guess that’s what happens the older you get
oh, that’s just the way it goes
and oh, that’s just the way it goes
life’s going good but you wonder what’s after
cause dads moving slower and times moving faster
you hug a little tighter and you say the things
you never said
guess that’s what happens
sometimes the cancer goes away and
sometimes it don’t so now
when your momma calls
you always pick up the phone
and you talk a little longer cause tomorrow is not a sure bet
guess that’s what happens the older you get
oh that’s just the way it goes
and oh that’s just the way it goes
guess that’s what happens the older you get
the house you grew up in is now getting sold
in a box full of memories that’s worth more than gold
you close your eyes one last time in your childhood bed
guess that’s what happens, what happens, oh
home was a place now home is a person
and you’re looking at rings cause you swear that your certain
and the best day of your life becomes the day that
the two of you met
guess that’s what happens the older you get
oh, that’s just the way it goes
and oh, that’s just the way it goes
and oh, that’s just the way it goes
and oh, that’s just the way it goes
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