Sanny Veloo – “Warning Signs”

Sanny Veloo – “Warning Signs” – Single Review

Here’s that earworm you were looking for.

It’s funny…I think sometimes we forget that the naturally talented artists out there often work harder than most do.  It’s like we assume that just because they could fall out of bed and write a single before they hit the floor, that they don’t put in a superhuman amount of effort.  I’ll admit, sometimes I get caught up in feeling like that too.  I listen to a track like “Warning Signs” by Sanny Veloo, who has proven to be THAT DUDE in so many ways throughout the years when it comes to the art of making music that is guaranteed to connect with everybody tuning in, and yeah…honestly it pretty much always feels like he can’t lose.  If Sanny writes a song, that song will be great – simple as that.  To be real with ya, that IS the truth so far as I’ve personally experienced, whether it was through how I was introduced to his music in his old band in EMPRA, or the solo tunes he’s been rocking as of late – the man’s gifted with the X-factor, and outright capable of SONIC ALCHEMY.  That being said, I also know how hard the guy is constantly working in behind the scenes as well.  So don’t be fooled y’all…the best of the best are the best of the best for a reason – they put in the work, day and night, and get up to do it all over again.  Sanny gets the results he does with his music because he puts in the effort around the clock.

“Warning Signs” is all about the red flags we get in a relationship…on both sides of the fence when it comes right down to it.  On the one hand in this particular scenario, you’ve got one half of this love affair overreacting way quickly and calling it quits early, all because the other half was simply trying to be who they are, and that somehow seemed to become too much.  Then on the flipside of the coin, we’ve got Sanny here doin’ his best Taylor Swift, and writing a whole song about the experience in retaliation.  You would see the potential for that to happen fairly on, and ain’t that a red flag in itself too?  Am I getting this right?  Full disclosure – I wasn’t there, but I think that’s fairly accurate based on what I’m hearing in the lyricism of this new single & the fact that it eventually got released!  He never said he “was a perfect person, what you see in me, is what you gonna get” – so consider yourselves warned…you might just get a song written about you one day if you cross this man for the wrong reasons.  If anything, “Warning Signs” highlights the level of confusion that can be found in dating apps & trying to convert a swipe into something more long term.  I look at it all from a different perspective I guess…the whole perception is reality thing…so if someone on either side of the scenario doesn’t feel like something is working, fuck man, it’s time to pack it up & go!  In the long run, you’ll be more thankful to whoever called it a game as early as they did, so that you can both move on to something that might actually make you happier and stop wasting your time.  In retrospect, you look back on things and see just how many red flags and “Warning Signs” there probably were along the way…you know, the kind of stuff we all try to ignore when we think we’re having fun, that we’re happy, or that we’re in love.  You get out of a relationship and sometimes it’s like walking out of a movie theater back into the daylight – everything’s illuminated.  Sanny’s writing about highly relatable stuff when it comes right down to it…getting burned in the pursuit of love is unfortunately something we all get to go through at some point, but it’s through experience and the collection of these “Warning Signs” that we eventually find the person we’ve been looking for.  I feel like deep down he knows that a breakdown like this can still be a positive step overall – listen to the way “Warning Signs” ends with him singing “sad, sad story…but you know, I’ve got no worries.”  Things work out how they’re supposed to at the end of the day, and like I was alluding to earlier on, the quicker you can move through the bad stuff and spot the red flags, the faster you’ll get to where you wanna be.

Anyhow.  Do I think everyone should write a song about their breakups?  I mean, it’s fair game as far as I’m concerned…we’ve all gotta write about something, and turning tragedy into art is a great way to go about kickstarting the healing process – it’s cathartic.  My advice is simple…just know that you’re about to close the door on that relationship once and for all…it’s hard to rekindle something post-publication.  As long as you’re cool with that, I think it’s absolutely fine to write about the twists & turns of your love life as it would be to write about anything else.  “I’m so sick of trying I was happier alone” – when Sanny sings that line, you feel the freedom he’s regained and how he’s written an empowering self-anthem.  It can take a lifetime to find that perfect match, and artists can famously be a bit more than most people can handle to be honest – they move at a different speed – but there’s no doubt that staying true to yourself and being who you are is what eventually leads to finding the person you’re meant to be with.  If that means gettin’ the demons out by writing your pain or experiences into a song, then that’s part of the process.  Sanny’s not afraid to look back on the past, and it’s because he can, that he’s able to move forward.  “Warning Signs” will be a constant reminder for the man not to settle for anything less than 100% of what he wants when looking for love in the future, and that one red flag is probably too many.

What do I know though?  I’ve only been with my wife for more than twenty years, and I’d still tell you that that doesn’t make me an expert on relationships and love.  All I’ve ever claimed to know anything about is what sounds good to my ears, and “Warning Signs” certainly qualifies!  The hooks in the verses come out naturally, the lyricism is considered, well thought-out, and performed with the right kind of emphasis to make the details real.  As far as the chorus is concerned, like I was saying from the get-go, this is the earworm of your summer y’all – good luck getting this song outta your head after you’ve heard it!  It ain’t gonna happen, I assure you – but I can also attest to that being a great thing.  I’ve been singing “Warning Signs” around the house for the past couple weeks or so now after copping a copy of this single in advance, and now that it’s out there and available online, I know I’m not the only one with this song stuck on repeat in my head.  Like I’ve been tellin’ ya though, Veloo is gifted that way y’all – he comes up with bulletproof material time and time again – it’s what he does!  The music has hooks, the vocals in the chorus are brilliant, the whole vibe is such a celebratory moment in his own emancipation, and to be honest, I feel like we’re lucky he chose to share it with us if this is the result.  “Warning Signs” is a riotous amount of fun, with so much of that coming through the way he’s performed it…I absolutely LOVE the amount of personality he packs into every ticking second of this song – and you will too.  With a badass guitar solo in the mix for you as well, built with the energy to propel him into the next chapter – Sanny’s destined to continually find his way through life & love with a positive outlook and supreme bounce in his step…and I think we all have to believe that eventually that gets him to the place where he truly belongs, right?  Whether that’s on his own, or with someone else, time will tell…trust the process.

Find out more about Sanny Veloo from his official website at:  https://sannyveloo.com

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