Anyone | 3BOPS

1. Justin Bieber, “Anyone”

🎵 “Anyone” • 🏷 Def Jam • 📅 2021

🏆 Grammy-winning pop artist Justin Bieber commenced 2021 with a brand-new single, 🎵 “Anyone”. Like so many pop records of recent times, “Anyone” has no shortage of songwriters including 🎼 ✍ Andrew Watt, 🎼 ✍ Jon Bellion, and Bieber.  Watt and Bellion join 🎛️ The Monsters & Strangerz behind the boards, crafting a pop/rock record. Sound-wise, the best section is the chorus.

Since this is about Bieber, well, he sounds solid, singing in his middle register on the verses, while also dipping into his upper register (chorus) and dropping some falsetto. Thematically, he focuses on true love, specifically his wife, Hailey.  Honestly, the reflective chorus says it all: “That you, are the only one I’ll ever love / Yeah, you, if it’s not you, it’s not anyone.” Point made and taken Justin.

2. Demi Lovato, “Anyone”

🎵 “Anyone” • 🏷 Island • 📅 2020

“I tried to talk to my piano / I tried to talk to my guitar / Talk to my imagination / Confided into alcohol…” Vulnerability can be the perfect catalyst for a truly superb musical performance and song. With her powerful, honest, incredibly vulnerable single, 🎵 “Anyone”, 🎙 Demi Lovato reflects on her issues with substances, including a near-fatal drug overdose.

Keeping things simple, “Anyone” finds Lovato singing, accompanied by piano.  This stripped sound is perfect for such a personal song, putting more weight on the vocals and of course the lyrics.  Lovato shows off spirit, soulfulness, and most of all, channels that cry for help musically. She’s searched everywhere for help, feeling all alone, something she makes crystal clear on the chorus: “Anyone, please send anyone / Lord, is there anyone?” “Anyone” is nothing short of moving

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3. Father John Misty, “We’re Only People (And There’s Not Much Anyone Can Do About That)”

💿 God’s Favorite Customer • 🏷 Sub Pop • 📅 2018

“Just know I think about you more kindly than you and I have ever been / And I’ll see you the next time around the bend.” Well, thanks… I think… 🎙 Father John Misty concludes 💿 God’s Favorite Customer with 🎵 “We’re Only People (And There’s Not Much Anyone Can Do About That).” That’s definitely a lengthy, distinct song title right there!

On this five-minute number, Josh Tillman reflects on how flawed all people are. “People, we know so little about ourselves,” he sings on the first verse, continuing, “But just enough to wanna be nearly anybody else / How does that add up?” Truly, we – people – all have our fair share of issues.  Facts!  Ultimately, this is another awesome song from one of the best songwriters of our time.