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.

Day 13: A Song that is a Guilty Pleasure

Greetings.

It has been too long, my friends, we must catch up. I will admit that I have tried writing this a couple times and still haven't come up with any quality ideas, so I'm settling on this one. A song that is a guilty pleasure is...

Plain White T's "1, 2, 3, 4." Plain White T's have been criticized as uninspired, precocious, empty, and flat. None of which I will argue against. My personal favorite review reads, "Plain White T's are ultimately as bland and banal as the clothing they take their name from." Ouch. However, this song is fun. The lyrics are fairly weak and hang on the whole 1, 2, 3, 4 premise, but they're sweet, and the melody is cute. And if I like to listen to a song, then screw all of the critics.

In general, I am not ashamed of the music that I listen to. [Except for the few Nickelback songs on my iPod. Shh. Those are really old.]  If you like the song, listen to it. If you don't like the song [even if it is an award-winning masterpiece] don't listen to it. Music is supposed to make you happy, or sad, or thoughtful, or angry, not annoy you. I don't listen to Britney Spears because I hate her voice. You don't listen to country because the sound of the banjo drives you crazy. That's fine. Go for it.

So. Here's to ignoring the critics, listening to music that you actually like, and those two Nickelback songs on just about everybody's iPod. Now, get out of here.