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Can We Pretend now being used as a way to hype up eliminations... I.Am.Disgusted.gif

We all need to stop with this Can We Pretend slander at once
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94. But We Lost It
Average score: 6.67
Highest score: 10 (@Music Is Life) 9.5 (@AllGagaLike)
Lowest score: 4x4 (@The Hot Rock, @Verandi, @tylerc904, @Laurence)
My score: 9


Much like most of her material, 'But We Lost It' seemingly deals with Alecia and Carey's on-off relationship and how you can sometimes feel numb to the love you once had. It's not exactly untreaded territory in her discography but there is a delicate intimacy at play here which brutally highlights what, on paper, seems like throwaway lines. Despite Alecia herself saying 'You Get My Love' features her best ever vocals, I think this would also be a very strong contender.

I also think the song smartly weaves in themes of loss and grieving alongside the tragic love narrative, and there are times when I question whether this is as simple as it really suggests? We know she briefly discussed her miscarriage before this album, which would go on to play a huge part in its direction, and the song not only deals with having something that you never know you really had in the first place but also the loss of identity: I'm still the girl that you chased all around the world, I haven't changed just replaced all the chains with pearls.


Now I'm not armchair psychologist-ing the song at all, but I have always seen a lot of depth in this ballad and don't enjoy seeing it struck off as a simple "our relationship is over" ballad - though that's ignoring the stark similarities between losing love and loss. It also helps that the melody for this is absolutely divine.

Commentary corner:
@abael: (7) A ballad that is similar to the previous, with a bit more individual and energized

@Music Is Life: (10) This is a beautiful piano ballad, and one of the best on this album. I absolutely love the chorus melody, and the second chorus, especially the lyrics, is the best part of the whole song.

@Maki: (6.5) Initially, I considered this as my least favorite track from "Beautiful Trauma", but, hello, "Revenge" exists. Pretty much all of the ballads from this album grew on me, and this is not an exception. I always deemed it boring, and while it is a bit boring, it has beautiful moments, for example the melodic chorus. Probably the weakest ballad on the album (surprise, it's not "You Get My Love"), it just isn't remarkable enough for me to play it willingly.

@R27: (6) I enjoy this much me, but I still feel like it could be more engaging and much vbetter mg than the final product that we got.

@savilizabeths: (9) “Something exploring her discography has done is make me fall in love with Pink’s vocal talent. She has impeccable technique and just commands every song she performs. This is a force of a ballad. It kind of reminds me of Lady Gaga, perhaps something about the vocal delivery. Classic piano ballads are definitely something I gravitate to, particularly if they have strong lyrics. Lyrics can make or break a song like this and Pink tends to deliver strong lyrics. This grows on me more and more with each listen.”

@rick: (7) Nice song but her vocals are a bit whiney on this.

@JMRGBY88: (5) She has better ballads than this

I'm not mad about this leaving at all. It's such a by the books ballad by her, which she did better on previous albums regarding a similar subject matter.
 
I have a feeling this will be "But We Lost It", which is my lowest remaining score from that album.
If only I predicted the "Slut Like This" elimination in this way.

"But We Lost It" is definitely a grower, but I still don't go back to it as much. Maybe my score was a little bit lower that it should be.
That chorus is lovely, pretty much the whole song has a very nice melody.

"Can We Pretend" still being in is really surprising to me, but I like the song (however, I won't mind at all if it goes next).

Also, with this elimination, we've now passed the 1/3 of the total amount of songs.
 
Just Like Fire went far too early for my liking. I’m very happy Slut Like You is still in the running for now because I’m low key a troll who loves to see you all pressed.

Oh was Just Like Fire the first single to fall if we ignore Revenge (and we really should)?
 
Tomorrow is all about revisiting the past.
If this is about Family Portrait I will kill whoever is responsible for its leaving this early.

It’s gonna be Conversations With My 13 Year Old Self huh.
If either of these two leave tomorrow, I will riot!

But she has a handful of songs that 'revisit the past' and are not among her best. For example: "Good Old Days", "Dear Diary" (although it shouldn't be out yet) and, wait for it, "Can We Pretend".
But I already sense it will be one of her masterpieces.
 

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