Chilly love songs; The music business loves a love song. So Sara Bareilles offered one that has nothing to do with romance.(SCENE)

From: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) | Date: April 11, 2008| Author: Bream, Jon | Copyright information

Byline: JON BREAM; STAFF WRITER

The biggest pop hit of the year -- Sara Bareilles' "Love Song" -- is not a love song. Nor is it a kiss-off to an ex-lover or wannabe boyfriend, even though the refrain goes: "I'm not gonna write you a love song `cause you asked for it." No, it's a slap at her record company, for rejecting her songs while offering no artistic direction. "I was angry with the fact that I was allowing their feedback to change the way I viewed songwriting," sa...

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