Bar-ba-sol
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"Bar-ba-sol" is the second official single to be released from American Idol season 7 winner David Cook's major label debut studio album, David Cook.
Song information
"Bar-ba-sol" was written by David Cook and former Injected frontman/guitarist Danny Grady and Dropsonic frontman/guitarist Dan Dixon. The song was produced by Grammy winning producer Rob Cavallo.
The song is about recovering the morning after a particularly rowdy evening with lyrics speaking about "forgotten keys," "bloody noses" and being in a "fugue."
Release
"Bar-ba-sol" was confirmed as a second single when Entertainment Weekly ran a piece on February 27, 2009 saying that "Bar-ba-sol" would be released in March 2009 in conjunction with "Come Back to Me".[1]
Reception
Reception of "Bar-ba-sol" was generally positive.
Entertainment Weekly's Leah Greenblatt called "Bar-ba-sol" one of the more notable anthems on the album.[2]
All Music Guide's Stephen Thomas Erlewine called "Bar-ba-sol" the hardest-rocking (and best) song of the album.[3]
Blender's Chuck Eddy, despite giving the full album a bad review, wrote that the "power-chorded “Bar-ba-Sol,” ... is the only place Cook flexes any muscle"[4]
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