I mentioned that Katy Perry song a few days ago (not gonna link to the YouTube video; I'm not that cruel). But I keep hearing it on the radio, which gives me further opportunity to ponder what exactly it is that annoys me so much.
- The singing. It's so unsubtle. She's shouting, and it's unpleasant. There was another song that came out about 15 years ago, also called "I Kissed a Girl", by Jill Sobule, and while I wasn't particularly fond of that one either (it was also overplayed), the singing was much sweeter, and it had some humor. Which brings me to...
- The lyrics. "I kissed a girl and I liked it / The taste of her cherry chap stick / I kissed a girl just to try it / I hope my boyfriend don't mind it" HURLGHHHH. Makes the 1980s hit "Boom Boom Boom" ("Boom boom boom / Let's go back to my room / So we can do it all night / And you can make me feel right" seem downright subtle.
- The message. It's 2008, people. Kissing a girl, even when done by another girl, is not shocking. Or it shouldn't be. "It's not what / Good girls do / Not how they should behave" Um, yeah. the "hee hee, I'm being naughty" message in the song is annoying at best.
Maybe I'm just a humorless old fart, but it makes me want to scrub my brain out with some good music. Like the Magnetic Fields.
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