Fireflies

Why does a cheesy emo-ey top 40 hit make me smile so much?

Even Ke$ha does it these days. She’s not emo but for sure not “credible.”

I wish that I was joking, but I’m not.

Something about the simplicity of the chords, the lyrics that don’t apply at all to my life, and the weird hope you can feel the performer emitting. Their little hope that says, “I’m probably not the best musician, I may not really be able to sing even. You don’t know that because of Pro-tools and my producer over-producing my mix. Regardless, I get to do something fun for a living! Help me do that! Come see me live and buy a t-shirt because I really don’t make that much money off of record sales!”

I like these things right now.

Fireflies by Owl City, Break Your Heart by Taio Cruz and Luda(cris), Your Love Is My Drug by Ke$ha, California Girls by Katy Perry....

I’m a regular 16 year old suburban girl so happy for Summer, but secretly waiting for school to start so I can reinvent myself yet another year in a row.

Ahhhh, the joys of being a 16 year old....

I’m not ashamed to admit my bad music taste. I have it sometimes. I also have very good taste. The bad taste passes in phases. The good taste is always there. Like Dave Brubeck. Dave Brubeck is always in good taste in my book.

Not to bring it down BUT:

Lady Gaga does not feel like these other pop sensations to me. She feels...kind of...dirty. Like the mean girl on the playground who stands by the one good climbing rope so nobody else can use it. She doesn’t use it either. She just stands there. So no one else can use it.

You might be thinking Ke$ha feels this way too. She doesn’t. She doesn’t know what she’s getting herself into yet. She’s still “green.” Give a year and another album or two and she’ll be hot on the Gaga’s heels to mean girl territory. Until then, your love is my drug.



Don't actually watch this video. It's creepy. Press play and switch back to the other blog you were reading.