jrnyjetster wrote::?: hmmmm...I never could stand Open Arms...way too sappy! (the chicks always disagree with me on this one

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Yes, you are right, on both counts! It IS sappy but I LOVE that song!
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I could have done without All The Way and Nothin' Comes Close from ARRIVAL. ATW is (to me) a very predictable (safe) Journey ballad, hand picked by Sony, no doubt and NCC sounds too much like a Bad English leftover, in my opinion.[/quote]
I agree on this, also. ATW is a safe and predictable song for them to have SA sing (imitate like SP would have sung a ballad). Heck, it's not even written by Jon/Neal. Diane Warren, the ballad songmistress.