I'm not sure what it was that first got me thinking of Celine Dion the other day--I thought it might have been watching VH1's best songs of the '90's special ("I Want It That Way" at #3!) and seeing "My Heart Will Go On" on the list, but I actually started re-listening to this song before that part of the special aired. I've not really had any interest in checking out her new album, but Celine has released some good singles in the past, the following one--penned by Max Martin, Kristian Lundin, and Andreas Carlsson--being one of them. It was released back in 1999 to promote a greatest hits album and, though it may have been bandwagon jumping, who cares when the results are this good?That's The Way It Is--this mid-tempo pop song sounds exactly like it was made by those three writers I just mentioned; it completely fits in with that whole Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears, etc. sound from the late '90's and early 2000's. It--like the best of those songs--has a very classic vibe to it, the sort of song you'd be thrilled to hear those "best of '80's, '90's, and today" radio stations play. Given how rare that event would be nowadays, though, the song gets an added boost as well--kind of like bringing out the fine china or whatever (in a fun, catchy, classy pop song way).
To buy Celine Dion's album All The Way: A Decade Of Song, go here (physical) or go to iTunes.
Speaking of that '90's special on VH1, you just know VH1 is dying for the 2000's to end so that they can do "I Love The '00's" and an appropriate best songs series--and I can't wait for them. I'm such an addict to shows like that--actually, can they make a "best songs of 2000-2005" special right now? I'd so watch.
Next up: maybe an American group.
