Thursday December 30, 2021 “Stop Making It Hurt” Bleachers
Yes, I will always be a victim of great pop music and this Bleachers song is just so darn good and so derivative that I can’t resist including it on the Best of 2021 list. Bleachers is essentially Jack Antonoff who on this tune handles vocals, songwriting, production, acoustic guitar, bass, drums, electric guitar, percussion and as you will see in the video, dancing.
We first met Jack Antonoff in the band fun (lower case correct) and their breakout number one single “We Are Young '' from their 2012 album Some Nights which also contained their top ten follow-up single, coincidentally titled “Some Nights”. Antonoff would leave the band fun for his solo venture which he titled Bleachers, a project which he said he had been working on for ten years.
“Stop Making It Hurt” was filmed in the Bendix Diner in Hasbrouck Heights, NJ which has been around and in movies, videos and commercials since 1954. It gets a five star review on TripAdvisor so if you’re in the neighborhood drop in for some breakfast and maybe a little dancing.
Beyond his own work as Bleachers Jack Antonoff is a busy man producing records for the likes of Taylor Swift, Sara Bareilles, Lorde, Lana Del Rey and many others.
Stay safe and well…and like Jack Antonoff in the video, maybe think about some wild dancing to today's song, no one’s looking.