Actually, I've gotten over many of my own problems with the song, but I noticed the "soft rock" categorization about a year or so ago after hearing it on the radio between, like, Phil Collins and...I dunno, something Phil Collinsy. Thought it was a bit odd, but my girlfriend assured me that the song played on that radio station (in the nearby coffee shop) all the time. (But yeah, maybe "adult contemporary" is more adventurous than I remember it being when it was "hits of the 70's, 80's, and 90's" as a kid, which usually meant lots of Vanessa Williams and...uh, Phil Collins.)
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