Pink
Funhouse

Campus Correspondent CD Review By Marion Olea,
North Central College


Getting your heart broken and going through a divorce is never easy. Being a celebrity and having to go through this pain in the public spotlight, however, is even harder. But rather than cry about it and feel sorry for herself, Pink turned her divorce to motocross star Carey Hart into a hit album. Funhouse (LaFace) functions as journal for her heartache and newfound life as a single woman. Pink returns with that edgy, raw attitude that once made her famous to showcase what stands her apart from the Britney Spears model.

Pink opens the album with her hit single “So What” – an empowering song heckling her relationship and telling her ex she will come out on top as a stronger woman. “Sober” discusses her dilemma of dealing with issues without wanting to turn to the bottle. “I Don’t Believe You” and “Crystal Ball” are achingly beautiful ballads that show Pink at her most vulnerable state. They are dripping with heartbreak and can serve as a sort of therapy for anyone in a now doomed relationship. “Mean” pulls out a traditional guitar riff to give the song a rocker feel when discussing a relationship gone sour.

While “Funhouse” shines as a great dance pop song, it is very unlike anything Pink has ever recorded and doesn’t seem fitting as her title track. “Please Don’t Leave Me” is a decent ballad, but comes off as being too needy and begging for attention. The Pink we all know would normally slap this girl and tell her a guy’s not worth her tears – and neither is Hart.