Comments on: Joey + Rory – “To Say Goodbye”

By: shannon

shannon — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:58:18 +0000

I thought “See You There” was about her brother not this song

By: Stephen M. Deusner

Stephen M. Deusner — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:29:31 +0000

Dick–

I guess I don’t hear too much about her brother on here, unless he died in 9/11 or has Alzheimer’s. However personal the song may be doesn’t make it “good” or “bad” — if that were the case, every autobiographical song about lost loved ones would be equally praise-worthy. This or any other song can only be judged on how well it addresses, assesses, and conveys that tragedy, and in this case, I don’t think “To Say Goodbye” moves beyond a very superficial portrayal of cliched tragedies.

But it’s curious that you think there is some criteria for “getting” this song. In fact, I do have a heart and I have lost many people close to me. My father died seven years ago, and the pain is still fresh today, the wounds still extremely raw. During his illness, I turned to music for comfort and grew very attached to many songs and albums that I still keep in rotation today. That experience doesn’t make me appreciate “To Say Goodbye”; in fact, it makes me listen with a more critical ear. The song still strikes me as too hackneyed to address my very real sense of loss–or anyone else’s for that matter.

By: Stormy

Stormy — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:22:19 +0000

If it were really a good song would we need the whole brother backstory to win us over?

By: Leeann Ward

Leeann Ward — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:14:29 +0000

As I said, I don’t doubt that she relates this song to her brother, but it’s not implicit enough for us to do the same without knowing her story. It only talks of two couples who had to say goodbye, not siblings or even friends. I never like it when I have to reach for the backstory. I like for there to be at least a hint of it found in the song in order for me to assimilate them.

By: Dick

Dick — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:56:31 +0000

LeeAnn:
I respect your comments, but you may want to drop by this link and tell Joey that herself. I think since she wrote the song, she would respectfully disagree. This link is all about the song and Joey’s farwell to her Brother.
http://www.myspace.com/joeyandrory

Peace

By: Leeann Ward

Leeann Ward — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:42:50 +0000

Ha! Telling someone that he doesn’t have a heart surely does not breed peace.

I love me some Joey + Rory, but if J+R had replaced the 9/11 verse with one that related to losing her brother, this song might have had a chance of working better for me. I don’t doubt that Joey relates this song to that tragic event in her life, but the song bares no indacation of it.

By: Dick

Dick — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:29:34 +0000

I am not sure if you this review was done out of emotional frustration, or you simply don’t have a heart. Honestly, if you knew the history of the song and the Joey’s history from the loss of your Brother (whom was also her best friend), I think you would have at least provided some insight with a touch more class. Personally, I have lost a Brother and a Sister to tragedy well before their time and for anyone that has, you would be much more understanding. Joey has the voice of an angel….pure country (unlike most now days) and she sings this song from the heart…something that you clearly don’t have.

Peace

Dick

By: Ccc

Ccc — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:20:12 +0000

I know this song means so much to me and i would love to be able to hear it on the radio more!

By: NashvilleReality Check

NashvilleReality Check — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:38:04 +0000

Are we listening to the same song? Emotional Porn? Say What!!? Go listen to it. The reviewer is WAYYYYYY off on this one folks. So whats the big deal about a 9-11 reference? And by the way real people lost real loved ones that day. This song is an emotional powerhouse!! If you have lost someone you love(And that’s about all of us during the course of a lifetime)it connects with you. Even if you haven’t you have to sympathize with the characters in the song. Many of us know people(not made of “Cardboard”) in both of the situations and it’s heartbreaking real life stuff ,not “melodrama”. BTW. Joey’s performance on this is OUT-FREEKING STANDING!! And how many of our current stars ever cut something this good, sung with this kind of honesty in their voice? It’s just undeniable compared to the goofy 3 minute dittys we’re subjected to on Country radio on a daily basis. I’ll take honest emotion and real talent everyday of the week over that stuff.This is an Allison Krauss, Emmylou level vocal performance in my humble opinion. Save the barbs for the crap (like your supposed to be doing) Nuff Said
Peace

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 00:14:51 +0000

I hear you Stephen and I appreciate your response. I don’t agree though. Joey Martin did another heartbraking song called “See You There” (on her “unreleased” CD. The sentiments evoked by that song are the same. It is also about someone who died without being able to say anything more than an implied goodbye. But it is about the death of her brother. J&R’s fans know that and it colors the way they hear this song and it makes the charge of “emotional porn” very offensive. To anyone who has lost someone they love, this song is not exploitive. Nothing in the history of this couple suggests such base motives. Is it not possible that you have become a little jaded by an industry that revolves around making money? Joey and Rory are drawing a lot of devoted fans precisely because they don’t seem to be cut from that cloth. Time will tell of course. But they seem genuine to me and I am more excited about them than any duo in two decades.