"Please Don't Leave Me" also addresses the split. The first single, "So What", opens with: "I guess I just lost my husband/I don't know where he went". Much of the album's subject matter alludes to the fact that Moore had recently separated from her husband, Carey Hart. Pink has stated that this album is her most vulnerable to date. Funhouse was re-released in late 2009 to include a bonus DVD, and was accompanied by the release of Funhouse Tour: Live in Australia, a live album taped during Pink's Australian leg of the Funhouse Tour. Funhouse earned Pink three Grammy Award nominations and five MTV Video Music Award nominations. Singles from the album include the international number-one single " So What", " Sober", " Please Don't Leave Me", " Funhouse", " I Don't Believe You", and " Glitter in the Air". Funhouse has sold 7 million copies worldwide. The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 180,000 copies in its first week and reached number one on the charts in seven countries including Australia, New Zealand, Netherlands and the United Kingdom. All of that makes P!nk’s Funhouse pack a powerful punch! I might be late to P!nk in general and to Funhouse in particular, but she’s definitely got a place in my music collection, now.Funhouse is the fifth studio album by American singer and songwriter Pink, released by LaFace Records worldwide on October 24, 2008. And even more surprising – an openness and recognition of flaws, and a willingness to work that into the lyrics of her songs. A strong woman who shows the boys that they’re not the only ones who can rock n roll. I like rockers who are smart, aren’t afraid to speak their (real) mind – who aren’t just posing and out to make millions. One line from “Crystal Ball,” for example: “Sometimes you think everything / Is wrapped inside a diamond ring.” Or this one, from “Mean” – “It’s like a train wreck, trying to hit the right track.” Clever, clever stuff. I’m not sure if she is solely responsible for most of her lyrics, but they are well-written and burst with irony and tension.
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If that’s the case – or even if it is just the public persona she is crafting – she becomes the epitome of strength and vulnerability, tragic flaw plus extraordinary talent.
Much of the album seems to be autobiographical, at least, according to some of her public statements, like the synopsis she gives on her website. Often, like “Please Don’t Leave Me” – the story is a double edged sword – love/hate, violence with an upbeat “da da da” background bubblegum vocal. I think what I like best about much of this album is the lyrics that she crafts. There’s a lot here – both musically, and lyrically. I don’t know if the Grammy cycle has already come and gone or if Funhouse is still eligible – but it definitely could take Best Album, as well as earning P!nk a Best Female Vocalist award. Her musical style is very versitile – from an acoustic guitar ballad to straight on rock to a few that although rock, have a very bluesy feel to them because of the tone of her voice.
My generation’s female rock icon was Madonna – it seems P!nk fills the same role for today. But I gotta say, I like her and her music. Of course, this will be very very old news to anyone under 30, but I’m not, so it’s all new to me. “ So what” – the nah-na-nah-na-nah-na “I’m a rock star”, arrogant, in your face, tune is just one example. And then found out that her current album, Funhouse – has been out for almost a year, and a lot of songs from this particular album will be familiar as well. The more I explored there, the more I recognized some more of her songs as being familiar. I went to her website PinksPage (be sure to go here – and don’t try to guess her website name, as I did – because you will be in for a very rude and inappropriate surprise) – and got to learn all things P!nk. But wow – have you ever really listened to the lyrics? It’s all about the love/hate and the intensity of both in an abusive relationship. It’s catchy, one of those stays-in-your-head kind of songs. I guess it’s because her song, “ Please Don’t Leave Me” has been getting so much airplay. I’m entirely too old for this – and any younger readers will be asking me what took me so long – but I am suddenly a big fan of the rock star, P!nk !
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