Something About Her
Recording Artist: Bryan Adams
Writers: Jim Vallance
Bryan Adams
Date Written: May 2018, Toronto
Released: February 22, 2022 (Bryan Adams YouTube channel)
Album: Bryan Adams - Pretty Woman: The Musical (March 11, 2022)
Audio:
 
Bryan Adams: vocals, guitar, bass, drums
Jim Vallance: piano
 
Produced by Bryan Adams. Arranged by Jim Vallance and Bryan Adams. Recorded and mixed by Hayden Watson at The Warehouse Studios, Vancouver, Canada. Mastered by Bob Ludwig.
Comments:




 

Bryan and I during rehearsals in New York.

I like the simplicity of this song, lyrically and melodically, and the simplicity of the arrangement and production. Plus, Bryan sings and plays it beautifully.

Back-story:
"Pretty Woman: The Musical", opened in Chicago and New York in 2018, Hamburg Germany in 2019, London England in 2020 and Milan Italy in 2021.

A USA touring production hit the road in 2021, stopping in every major American city and continuing into 2022 and beyond.

Bryan and I spent three years writing the 21 songs that appear in the production ... a typical time-line for a Broadway show. A "cast album" was recorded in New York in 2018 with nine musicians and 19 singers.

The version above is Bryan's interpretation of "Something About Her", recorded 2021-2022 at the Warehouse Studio in Vancouver Canada.

Lyrics: Look at her, she's happy
She's pretty and she's fun
What was I thinkin'?
What have I done?

I've got this unfamiliar feelin'
Forget it, it's not real
It can't be real

There's somethin' about her
I can't put my finger on it
There's somethin' about her
I don't know what it is, but I think I want it

A casual distraction
She’s got me quite amused
Now I don't know what's happenin'
I'm feeling so confused

I'm not sure where this is goin'
And I'm not thinkin' straight
And it's gettin' late

There's somethin' about her
And I'm seein' it for the first time
There's somethin' about her
I don't know what it is, but now I find ...

I'm wonderin' - why she seems so free
And I'm wonderin' - what's stopping me?

There's somethin' about her
There's somethin' about her

There's somethin' about her
I can't put my finger on it
There's somethin' about her
I don't know what it is, but I think I want it

There's somethin' about her, oh
There's somethin' about her