Bruno Mars: 'Grenade'

In case you hadn't twigged, Bruno Mars is a man of his word, which means those sweeter-than-strawberry-creme lines about her starry eyes, beautiful hair and sexy laugh on world-conquering chart-topper 'Just The Way You Are' were, in fact, genuine compliments and no mere ploy to get some peace and quiet from the missus. Consequently, those with a Burke-like penchant for bad boys better stay away before things get really messy.

Why? Because, as his latest missile demonstrates, Brunes will be a) utterly devastated by your lack of interest, and b) put those feelings down in rather, ahem, dramatic pop lyrical form. "I'd jump in front of a train for you / But you won't do the same," he laments here over a haunting piano melody and thunderous drum claps reminiscent of Michael Jackson's 'Dirty Diana'. It might sound a bit OTT, but as his oh-so-earnest predecessor showed, Mars has the vocal chops - and quintessential likeability - to carry that off.


> Click here to watch the 'Grenade' video