So I went and got my hands on Ricky Martin's new album Life for my older brother the past week.
I guess that's what old people his age (mine + five) listen to nowadays.
Found myself only liking one song off the album...

Ricky Martin -Save the Dance

I met you on a side, an accidental hi
And I missed you, before I met you
Your lips I want to taste, it's not the time and place
And it can't be, I'm sorry
It's like we've talked a thousand times
And made love with our eyes

But tonight is not the night
I'm with somebody else and I can't lie
With me and you, it's never goodbye
Let's save the dance for another life

I'm guilty in my mind, cause I can't close my eyes
My spirit, can hear it
So let the music play, the changes I can't make
To heal you, conceal you
It's like we've walked a thousand miles
To make love with our eyes

But tonight is not the night
I'm with somebody else and I can't lie
With me and you, it's never goodbye
Let's save the dance for another life

The love that wavers on(?)
I could never be without you

Without you...
Wish that I could tell you that tomorrow is all about you
But there's no time, I'll meet you in another life

But tonight is not the night
I'm with somebody else and I can't lie
With me and you, it's never goodbye
Let's save the dance for another life

But tonight is not the night
I'm with somebody else and I don't want to watch you walk away
With me and you, it's never goodbye
Let's save the dance for another life

Save the dance for another life...
Save the dance for another life...
Save the dance for another life...
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I'm not saying it's a bad album.
I'm just saying that I found myself adding only this song to my winamp list.
Maybe the rest of the songs'll grow on me over time.
Like fungus.

Album sales should be fine.
He has a sexy, non-asian, foreign accent, and when he shakes his hips it's just gold.
So he's kinda like a PG-13, international, Chippendale performer.

Because videos produce album sales.
The one I picture in my head involves Ricky in a Zorro-esque situation.
Let's face it, Ricky in a tight Zorro outfit = $.

Now if I had a Jerry Bruckheimer budget, I'd expand the star-crossed lovers tale throughout time.
Place Ricky in every single fantasy that women dream him in 'sides Zorro.
A dashing medieval knight.
Possibly a pirate.
War veteran.
And just for the hell of it, vampire hunter
Because all of these situations would make for great setups for love that could've been.

Sure, it sounds like a bad video.
But all you need are tight shots of Ricky Martin's sweaty body and nobody'll really give a damn.
Probably even get an MTV music video award because video standards have been steadily dropping in general.
Is it too much to ask for a quality, story driven video?

The Random Quote:
"You know that I would now, if only I could." - Jack Johnson