2. “The Hardest Thing” – Another huge hit off their 1998 98 Degrees and Rising album, “The Hardest Thing” had the guys singing about loving a woman they couldn’t have because they were already in a relationship. Loving two women is a dilemma many men have faced but usually it has a tawdry bend to it. Such isn’t the case with this song. The boys convey how they loved one girl but couldn’t leave the other out of loyalty. The video communicated these emotions superbly as Nick falls in love with a Las Vegas showgirl but can’t leave his girlfriend, who’s been loyal and devoted to him. The raw pain at being unable to show his love is expressed in the song’s lyrics such as, “We both know that I shouldn't be here/This is wrong/And baby it's killin' me, it's killin' you/Both of us tryin' to be strong/I've got somewhere else to be/Promises to keep/Someone else who loves me/And trusts me fast asleep… She's been good to me/And she deserves better than that/It's the hardest thing/I'll ever have to do/To look you in the eye/And tell you I don't love you/It's the hardest thing/I'll ever have to lie/To show no emotion/When you start to cry… Like Dr. Zhivago/All my love I'll be sending/And you will never know/'Cause there can be no happy ending.” Using the iconic motion picture that embodies love denied was a master stroke and for those who know the films end, makes the song even more heartbreaking. No one should have to give up a true love but when 98 Degrees sings about it, it isn’t such a hard thing.
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