Bruno Mars Trips Out In His "Liquor Store Blues"

The "Grenade" hitmaker Bruno Mars is back with a new single and video that once again tackles the more depressing issues in is life. The issue this time around is buried deep at the bottom of a liquor bottle. In any case, the pop crooner is ready to drown his sorrows in a tall glass of alcohol in his new "Liquor Store Blues" video. Alongside reggae man Damian 'Jr Gong' Marley, Mars aims to "get messed up today" in hopes that he'll "be okay tomorrow." Oddly enough, the video plays more like a hazy marijuana ad than one for getting tipsy, with Marley rapping about being "high as Superman" and shouting out pineapple kush as they spend the entire four minutes in a smoked out-psychedelic room.
This reggae-tinged jam takes more of Caribbean vibe, about a fed up guy finding solace in drink, is the second single taken from his debut album, "Doo-Wops & Hooligans." Mars told 4Music: "Being from Hawaii, the Marleys are royalty. Damien is incredible and he's got the talent to back it up. He's not riding his fathers fame. He's the truth. I thought it would be a dream come true if I could get one of my idols to be on this song." The track has a great vibe, even though it suggests getting wasted to forget your problems. This is an interesting time for Mars to release the video of this song. The song insinuates drinking and drugs to help you forget your pain. Yes, nothing like a laid back track about getting wasted, especially after he just got slapped with probation for drug possession in a Las Vegas court last month.
Rising Hawaiian superstar's day is pretty much sucking at life and he's ready to screw it all by getting a little–well, a lot–wasted. The psychedelic video features the dynamic duo singing the song side by side against colorful background as plumes of smoke waft across the screen. It's kinda trippy as the graphics flow between different colors and randomly changing images, smoky affair that seems to swirl constantly throughout song as Mars and Marley go in and out of focus. The reggae tune is actually has a laid back vibe that people like. It will be interesting to hear what everyone has to say about the video for "Liquor Store Blues" and the curious timing for its release.
It's better if you don't understand; just listen and have a good time. That's the response Mars will give you with a smile when asked to describe his sound and music. The 25-year-old Grammy-award winner would much rather sing, perform, and write his songs than talk about them, but that is becoming more and more unavoidable these days. Lyrically, many of Mars' songs have been described as "feel-good", carefree, and optimistic, however, darker subjects are addressed in songs such as "Grenade", "Liquor Store Blues", and "Talking to the Moon", which detail failed relationships and self-destructive behavior. He makes one thing clear: "It's not an overnight success."