Day 14: A Song that No One Would Expect You to Love [Sort of...]

Hey there!

Okay, so today's theme is a song that no one would expect me to love, but the song I have selected is really more of a guilty pleasure [which, if you remember, was the last post's theme]. So, we are just going to do a little switch-a-roo. And pretend that the last post was Day 14 and this one is Day 13, and next post we will proceed as planned to Day 15. So, a song that is a guilty pleasure [part 2] is...

"S&M" by Rihanna. I know: inappropriate, unnecessarily vulgar, unacceptable, the bane of our generation, etc. [P.S. If you think the song is gross, don't watch the video. I promise you, it can get worse.] But that girl knows how to sing a catchy tune. Rihanna might be the queen of guilty pleasure. Seriously, how many mediocre hit singles has she had? [I'll give you a clue: mucho.] But how many of those hit singles do you have on your iPod? That's what I thought. I have an embarrassing total of 10. Ouch. But what can I say, I love her, but I hate her, but I love her. [It's one of those relationships.]

The thing about Rihanna is she's not a musical genius, but she knows how to make a hit. She's gorgeous. She knows how to play the media. She knows how to put on a show. And she's only 23. I'm just saying, if you were to paint a portrait of a stereotypical American celeb, she'd be a good model.

That's enough out of me. Here's to having our one [or two] guilty pleasure[s], recognizing their crappiness, and loving them anyway. Ta-ta.