Dave Thomas Junior - “Still in Love”
Are you ready to swoon? I hope you’re prepared to fall in love with “Still in Love,” by Dave Thomas Junior. Piano and acoustic guitar dance into the room, introducing the primary melody of this wonderful tune. Ah, this feels so wonderful. The vocal is a brilliant blend of chest voice and falsetto and it interprets the now familiar melody perfectly, with just the right amount of variation. I love how the rhythm of the vocal melody anchors the mood while the syncopated fingerpicked guitar part adds a whimsical sense of movement. Please pardon my jargon. I’m a musician trying to understand how another musician captured lightning in a bottle.
“Still in Love” is simply brilliant. It simultaneously calms and excites the listener. The sentiment is wonderful. In a world of songs about heartbreak, it’s nice to have an emotionally engaging song about love that works in spite of challenges. All of this is wrapped in a sonically gorgeous package and delivered to your heart with the simple click of that play button:
About the song, Thomas adds: “Getting over something can feel like 1 step forward and 2 steps back. This song is about suddenly realizing the steps back are happening. You can think and think and think of anything else. You can ignore the words in your head. You can make yourself busy. You can look away. But deep down you’ll know this glorious truth, that you don’t want to let go no matter how much it hurts.”