>Would "Uptown girl" be in that category? I mean cheesy.
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>Yes, definitely, I sent a later message and included that one. Stuff like "Uptown Girl", "Tell Her About it", "Just the way you Are", "Honesty", etc., make me want to hurl.
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>There should be a rule - if you're a guy, you're only allowed to write relationship/love songs if they're as dark and haunting as Pearl Jam's "Black". If so, do it. If not, you may as well be wearing a dress.

Then you would miss out on a couple of nice upbeat songs ranging from "Run To You","This Time" or "Summer of 69" to
"Have a Nice Day", "Bad Medicine", "It's my Life" or "Living on a Prayer"-
while I definately concede that both Bryan and Bon Jovi wrote some songs to mushy to hear in a row...