Some songs are meant to make you cry, and then there's this song. “Don’t Need You to Be Perfect,” by Houston Bean – a good track that is modern yet confident enough to borrow from the soft rock and pop of yesterday, with a little gospel doing the heavy lifting. Certainly rare, these days!
Bean's piano-driven ballad is complemented by a choir and an emotive lyrical delivery that wears its heart on the vinyl of the record. Yet, there is nothing sappy about it.
Instead, the song makes the hope of falling in love feel possible without the burden of perfection. After all, what is perfection in an imperfect world? As Bean sings, “We don’t need all the answers; we don’t need some perfect plan; maybe growing up together is just learning where to stand.” It's a sentiment that reminds us that love isn't necessarily about having everything figured out but discovering it together.
Dag . . . that's a good song!
★★★★★ — 5/5