I'll admit, when I first heard Avril Lavigne's "Complicated" on the radio, I thought she was a country singer. (Oops!) Evidently, it was only that edition that I'd heard, since other recordings of "Complicated" don't give me that impression.
"Lay back; it's all been done before," the narrator says to her boyfriend. He's himself alone with her, but he becomes "somebody else 'round everyone else" "tryin' to be cool." She insists he should be himself rather than complicating everything and making a fool of himself. Be honest to who you are; that's life.
For a self-written song by a teen, "Complicated" is particularly good. Many her age would still find the "tryin' to be cool" cool. Avril Lavigne does assume that he's himself with her and not still wearing a façade, though. In retrospect, that assumption might be a hint of the unappealing prideful personality that appears in such later songs as Girlfriend.
While I still suspect Avril Lavigne's voice would suit country music, she does fit this song. Her voice in "Complicated" powerfully expresses her frustration and declaration in this pop rock song as the standard guitars and drums accompany her. The song's nice enough that you might be pleased when it comes on the radio, though you won't necessarily want to pay for it.
Music: 3/5
Vocal(s): 4/5
Overall: 7/10
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