Single of the Day: Joss Stone - The Love We Had (Stays On My Mind)

"The Soul Sessions Vol. 2" milik Joss Stone adalah album sekuel yang sangat kental ide soul-nya. Musik, lirik, dan vokalnya kompak mencurahkan soul ke dalam keseluruhan album, termasuk 'The Love We Had (Stays On My Mind)' yang terakhir dirilis sebagai single dari album tersebut. Album cover version milik Joss Stone ini akhirnya tak kalah dalam urusan originalitas, mengingat kekuatan karakter yang mendalam terukir dari satu lagu ke lagu lainnya.

Gaya itu yang sebenarnya memberikan kepiluan maksimum untuk lagu ini. Ketika ia menggeram, ada keretakan dalam hati yang terbuat. Emosi tersebut mengalir murni dalam bagian chorus, yang benar menguras atensi untuk berempati terhadap rangkaian lirik yang dinyanyikan.

"But early this morning, when I opened up my eyes//That old lonesome feeling took me by surprise//I guess you meant more to me than I realized//The love we had stays on my mind"

Sajian emosi dalam porsi demikian membuat lirik tersebut believeable. Dramatisir yang dilakukan relevan, karena drama tersebut sebenarnya implisit di lagunya.

Pujian berikutnya adalah permainan vokal yang brilian memunculkan dinamika kelas wahid. Naik turun nada yang dibawakan dengan luwes mengundang decak kagum. This is how you do it, this is how you nail it, this is how you sing someone's song. Sedikit terasa kalau vokal Joss di bagian verse tidak seberat dahulu, tapi itu bukan perkara besar. Ia masih "ngotot" dalam level yang sama sekali tak berkurang kadarnya.

It is a perfect song for Joss. Saya melihat lagu ini sebagai balada emosional terbaik kedua yang dirilisnya sebagai single, setelah 'Right To Be Wrong'. Banyak momen yang tercipta, dari segi vokal di dalamnya. Emosional juga, terutama saat menyaksikan video musik yang menyajikan kesendirian Joss sebagai bumbu suasana kehampaan yang menjadi headline-nya. Caution: 'The Love We Had (Stays On My Mind)' tidak direkomendasi pasca putus. Trust me, it will do you no good.

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(Ai Hasibuan / CreativeDisc Contributor)

LYRIC

Lately baby, I've been thinking

How good it was when you were here

And it ain't the wine that I been drinking

For once I feel my head is clear

But early this morning, when I opened up my eyes

That old lonesome feeling took me by surprise

I guess you meant more to me than I realized

The love we had stays on my mind

The love we had stays on my mind

And lately girl, I've been remembering

The good times that we used to share

My thoughts of you don't have an ending

And memories of you are everywhere

But why should I tell you, it's not your concern

You win some, you lose some

Well I've lost and I've learned

It's just that I'm so lonely

With no place to turn

And here at the end, I find

Yes I do

The love we had stays on my mind

Girl, if you were nearer

If you had a mirror

Maybe you could count my tears

And if you were nearer

It would all be clearer

How I wish that you were here

How I wish that you were here

How I wish, how I wish

How I wish that you were here

And baby girl I was tired

So I laid down to dream for a little while

But lately I've been so, so uninspired

Without the comfort of your smile

But I'm not complaining

Cuz that's how it goes

There's always some heartache

In this world I suppose

But you can't imagine

But nobody knows

The love we had stays on my mind

The love we had stays on my mind

The love we had stays on my mind