I love listening to the radio, Ipod, occasional CD (now becoming obsolete), and song broadcasted in the everyday shopping center as much as the next person. Have you ever heard a song though (while you were bored or otherwise in an enjoyable state) that you either didn't agree with or (because of a particularly cynical mood you were in) that you found to be unrealistic? I mean, you're not going to like EVERY song you hear, but why not have some fun with the one's you don't care for? In times such as these I have discovered that conversing with the music provides maximum enjoyment for you in your discomfort/cynicism that you might have otherwise missed had you passively listened to said song without a thought edgewise.
1. Selena Gomez "Who Says?" (Let's see...dating Justine Beaver, reasonably attractive for a 14 year old, has an ok voice, but her song lyrics? Yeah, not too impressed there)
"Who says? Who says you're not perfect?" - I don't know....the BIBLE maybe. Just a guess though.
"Who says you can't be in movies?" - Common sense
2. Micheal Jackson "They Don't Care About Us" (Ok...without saying too much about him. Used to be black, then white, then dead. Songs were quite popular, pretty catchy tunes, fun to dance to. His latest songs were a bit lacking in the sense department.)
"Will me, thrill me, you can never kill me" - Really? That worked out well for ya'
"Everybody dog food" - Guess Fluffy's eating good tonight...
"You're rapin' me of my pride" - I'm torn between laughing for irony's sake and asking the deceased MJ to change this lyric to something a little less ridiculous
3. The Beatles...I love these guys but I'm not going to get started on them. Too much tripping in too little time.
4. Miley Cyrus "Party in the USA" (Gosh this child aggravates the mess outta me, so not going to say much but the phrase "bad parenting" comes to mind)
"I hopped of a plane at LAX with a dream and my cardigan" - You're cool...for a 12 year old who's parents pick out her clothes. Surprised they let you fly alone.
"That's when the taxi man turned on the radio...So I put my hands up...Movin' my hips like "yeah!" - Really? She's doing all that in a cab and the "taxi man" hasn't kicked her out yet?
"Yeah! It's a party in the USA!" - The 4th of July?
5. Amy Winehouse "Rehab" (I know she's dead as of yesterday so I will be nice, but I just want to point out that if she had gone to rehab...you get my point?)
So this is only a small taste of the fun that can be yours with every annoying song, whiny pop artist, and confusing lyrics your ears encounter on a daily basis. Isn't this a bit juvenile? Yes. Is is entertaining? You bet! So in essence I suppose it is not too terribly overrated to act like a child at times when it comes to dishing it out on your least favorite artists/songs.
