You know, I hadn’t made the connection, but now that I listen to the Thomas song again, there’s an excellent case to be made. Rixton “wanted to give him a tip of the hat,” and Thomas is fine with the tribute, but some people have called “Broken Heart” an out-and-out rip-off. But there’s definitely a “This Love” vibe at work here.Īpparently, this song intentionally interpolates the Rob Thomas solo single “Lonely No More,” which came out nearly 10 years ago. (The gorgeous model-filled video adds to the effect.) I just assumed “Me and My Broken Heart” was Maroon 5 the first few times I heard it, until I listened closely enough to realize the lead vocals lacked the distinct timbre of what Tess Lynch once called Adam Levine’s “naturally Auto-Tuned” voice. So if this gives you the “Jagger” willies, that is why.
Ammar Malik and Benny Blanco, who are credited on “Me and My Broken Heart,” also cowrote “Moves Like Jagger” with Adam Levine. Who the hell are Rixton, anyway? Not to be confused with Brooklyn DJ Rizzla or English hip-hop duo the Rizzle Kicks, they’re four British lads Justin Bieber’s manager, Scooter Braun, aims to make into the next One Direction, but with real live instruments and stuff.
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Im going to just come right out and say it, the guys in Rixton need to learn how to think with their heads and not with their hearts sometimes.