Jonas Brothers - A Little Bit Longer (Bonus Track)
Rip Info
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Artist: Jonas Brothers
Album Title: A Little Bit Longer (Bonus Track)
Record Label: Hollywood
Rip Date: Aug-15-2008
Ripper: X-Factor
Genre: Pop
Year: 2008
Source: CDDA
Encoder: lame 3.97mod
Quality: 231kbps avg / 44.1KHz / Joint-Stereo
Track List
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01 Live To Party 02:56
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02:56 min
4.9 MB
Rip Notes
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Bonus track to the previously released retail album.
Produced by John Fields (with Jon Lind and Kevin Jonas,
Sr., serving as executive producers), "A Little Bit
Longer" covers much musical and emotional ground, kicking
off with the joyful jam "BB Good." Says Joe of the track,
"It's a big sing-along song, and it's fun." The funky and
danceable debut single, "Burnin' Up," keeps the party
going, with Big Rob, the brothers' hefty security guard,
rapping midtrack. "It's about this girl," adds Joe.
"Maybe she's at a party, and you feel that immediate
connection. You both know it's there." Though relentlessly
upbeat, most songs on "A Little Bit Longer" explore
star-crossed standoffs and missed romantic opportunities.
Songs like "Shelf," the hard-rocking "Pushin' Me Away" and
"One Man Show" survey love's unequal playing field, bad
break-ups and the defiant isolation that follows. "'Shelf'
is one my favorite songs on the record," says Nick.
"Basically, it's about a girl that has a gallery of
hearts." Other songs take a light-hearted look at the
craziness of fame and fortune. "Video Girl" paints a
portrait of the shallow wannabees dotting the entertainment
landscape (" Move to L.A., got no talent/Not even like you
won a Miss Teen pageant"), while "Lovebug" starts out as
sweet-tempered acoustic love song before ending up a
crashing Queen-like rocker. Of course, the brothers made
sure the album breathes. The power ballad "Sorry" features
classic JB harmonies and an eternal message of forgiveness.
But the song that will have people talking is "A Little
Bit Longer," Nick's stunning account of his struggle with
diabetes. With strings underscoring a plaintive
piano/vocal, he sings about his battle ("A little bit
longer and I'll be fine/Waitin' on a cure/But none of
them are sure"). Recalls Nick, "I was having one of those
days where I was discouraged. So I went into this empty
hotel ballroom and wrote this song." Adds brother Kevin,
"Nick sings this song every night and it brings people to
tears. It's amazing."