Bruno Mars: Locked Out of Heaven
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October 13, 2012 by J Matthew Cobb
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The Police reggae proves to be a neat fit on Mars's palette of popCons:
The spacey chorus cuts way too deep into the cool grooveMars keeps retro train going with Police-esque reggae pop
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Mars keeps retro train going with Police-esque reggae pop
Bruno Mars‘s voice echoes the sentiments of Sam Cooke and Michael Jackson, despite his musical sensibilities – so far- have locked down on everything from Elvis to reggae to doo-wop. On “Locked Out of Heaven,” the retro popstar opens up his eclectic bag even further into Sting-esque/The Police territory. At times you can hear “Message in the Bottle” and “Roxanne,” even tidbits of Michael Jackson’s “Beat It” soaking into the groovy verses. Oh, don’t worry Bruno Martians: the chorus still traces the fingerprints of “Grenade.” It’s just not as poppy.
