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Old 05-21-2009, 02:32 AM
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Aloha !

Not that good. The "I'll be there to talk you down..." line doesn't work for me. It's too over the top.

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Old 05-21-2009, 02:36 AM
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It's a good song. I think the verses/bridge are better than the chorus. Some nice fancy-free guitar work. It would be a 7/10 song if i had to rate it.
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One of my favorite songs on these days. I'll be the one sending obie continuous requests for it and holding up a sign for it. The chances are slim to none as it has never been done live, but hey, we did get stick to your guns last year...
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Love it, always have. Contrary to what Seb said I think that the bridge is great, but the best part of the song has to be the outro that wont end, I wish the band still did outros like that
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I used to listen to this song all of the time a few years back. Great song and it would be great if it was played live.
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It's a good song, the rhythm part is excellent. And I have a personal story related to it. My first copy of These Days had some scratches or whatever and it would never play If That's What it Takes...so first time I have properly heard it must have been by the time Crush came out. Even to this day, I have a weird feeling when I play These days and ITWIT kicks off.
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Brilliant song.

And wrongly underated. Yeah that's right, I'm saying your opinions are wrong ITWIT haters.
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Love it, always have. Contrary to what Seb said I think that the bridge is great, but the best part of the song has to be the outro that wont end, I wish the band still did outros like that
I completely agree and not only do I love the outro but in all I think it's a great song.
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Old 05-21-2009, 02:05 PM
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Completely underrated song IMO.

Fits perfectly on TD as it has different styles on it (for example, Hey God vs SFTP). Its on the same line concerming sound-wise (voice-wise) as SFTP, Damned and maybe Heart Breaking even and the album needed another song like that at the end of it.
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