Mike TV aka Go Set Go released his latest single last week. To my ears, it's another great song off his upcoming album. If you read any of my other reviews there is no doubt he takes on a lot of different styles and seems to do it with relative ease. You could make an argument that all the songs have a pop sensibility to them.
“Berninator” is the latest song and is one of the more jazzy numbers on the album that I have heard so far. I can’t say there is even a smidge of rock on this song. The song starts with percussion and strings. The drums benefit from brush work and the lead acoustic guitar shines. Somewhat unexpectedly a piano is the focal point and the acoustic guitar work ends. It was a good way to showcase some technical abilities which were impressive but also the notes he plays have a lot of emotion behind them. The feeling is very breezy and joyful. It’s easygoing as if you don’t have a care in the world. This is all within the first thirty seconds. The vocals like his other songs are really catchy. They are also heartfelt and mainly about gratitude. It's gratitude you might have for a best friend or partner who through thick and thin, good times and bad has been there for you. At its core this is a love song but never feels saccharine. I swear most love songs make me feel squeamish but there is something so playful here I liked it much more than usual. Truth be told I tend to cringe when a love song gets too dramatic and epic sounding. This is another great song from Mike TV. It also seems like a great way to start your morning.
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Limbo
10/7/2019 02:32:21 pm
Amazing song as is to be expected from Mike!!
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Kirkland James
10/7/2019 07:28:09 pm
Are there freaking Timpani's in the bridge?! That's awesome!
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Stephanie Rae McNeil
10/9/2019 12:20:43 pm
Gosh Darn this is a great song! thanks for reviewing this
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Peter Crusius
10/9/2019 12:32:28 pm
Another great song of an amazing songwriter! I can hardly wait to see MikeTV on the big stage.
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Dan
10/10/2019 10:00:14 am
Great song from a great songwriter; thanks for reviewing...
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