Song Review: "We Rock" by the Camp Rock Cast

What light, fluffy, music film would be complete without a REALLY cheesy ending song?

High School Musical had the corny yet infectious "We're All In This Together". Grease had the great "We Go Together".

What does Camp Rock have?

"We Rock".

Therein lies my biggest problem with this song. With HSM, their ending song never pretended to be anything more than a cheesy Disney pop song about unity and dreams. With Camp Rock, their song title implies something edgier and cooler. I mean, it does feature the Jonas Brothers, the tween answer to Bon Jovi, right?

Wrong.

Save for some drums and guitar (I'm assuming provided by older Jonas Kevin), the song is ridiculously similar to "We're All In This Together". It's about following your dreams, being yourself, all of those Disney sentiments that make listening to any of their songs nearly impossible, unless you are under the age of 16. Don't get me wrong; I do enjoy sappy, sometimes cheesy music, but there is something so annoying about it, even if they are being sincere. At least with many of my favorite corny songs, the sentiments are layered in metaphors. With this song, it is so obvious that you can't help roll your eyes whenever they sing about how no one will bring them down (it's an actual lyric). Maybe if the song was more complex (both lyrically and musically), it would be a great song. Then again, Disney wants their songs to be simple enough for the kids to get, so that's a lost cause. Still, it couldn't have been impossible to let the Jonas Brothers tweak with the song a little bit to make it more, I don't know, better.

The saving grace of this song is Demi Lovato, the girl who co-stars with the mega-popular Jonas Brothers. Unlike Vanessa Hudgens, and Ashley Tisdale before her, Demi has a very strong voice. It really comes to life in the climax, where she pulls some vocal power notes never really heard on a Disney soundtrack. Like Miley Cyrus, she sings with the same kind of enthusiasm that will make Hannah Montana a billionaire brand. Essentially, Demi Lovato is the best thing to happen to Disney since, ironically, the Jonas Brothers.

To be honest, the song isn't very good. It lacks the innocence of "We're All In This Together" because of the rock tinge and misses the boat on being a great pop/rock song because of the elementary lyrics. That being said, the song is a nice intro for Demi, who I'm sure will be a pretty big music success for Disney.

Rating: 5.5/10