When You Were Young

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The Killers

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The Killers with their last album, Hot Fuss, put out marvelous songs which were both pop-laden, and just rich with lyrics and sounds. Their first single off Sam's Town, 'When You Were Young', is different though, because for some reason The Killer's dropped off some of their worth only to scrounge this single up.

All I can say is that I hope 'When You Were Young' returns to antiquity, and here's why. The Killers may have experimented a bit, yes it shows and that's good to try, but having a falsetto chorus line just to have one is a) unnecessary, and b) just degrading what this song could have been.

Then again, this is not the only flaw, as their usually humorous/witty lyrics take a downfall, particularly with this phrase, "he doesn't look a thing like Jesus, but he talks like a gentlemen, like you remember when you're" and then enters the chorus.

My problem is honestly, looks like Jesus? Was Brandon just down and out and couldn't remember maybe some other person to reference?

I guess all I can say is that thankfully I don't believe this song reflects the rest of the Sam's Towns worth, as I have a great appreciation for another single off the new album, and that's 'Bones'. A song which, unlike 'When You Were Young' actually holds wait. (Better luck next time I guess...)