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Jul. 8th, 2009|06:38 am |
She wears short skirts, I wear tshirts
She's cheer captain and I'm on the bleachers
Dreaming about the day when you wake up and find
That what you're looking for has been here the whole time
If you could see that I'm the one who understands you
Been here all along, so why can't you see?
You belong with me
-Taylor Swift, You Belong With Me
I have had this song stuck in my head for like two days. It's really irritating, in no small part because I have real issues with the idea presented. It's the same sort of idea as presented by Avril Lavigne's (even more annoying) song Girlfriend:
Hey, hey, you, you, I don't like your girlfriend
No way, no way, you should get a new one
Hey, hey, you, you, I could be your girlfriend
Hey, hey, you, you, I know that you like me
No way, no way, you know it's not a secret
Hey, hey, you, you, I want to be your girlfriend
"I'm a much better match than the person you've been dating! Pick me instead!" It's something of a pop song staple - I can pull out one from The Ataris off the top of my head, as well:
Whitney, don't you understand that what I say is true?
Just wanted you to know I have a major crush on you
I'd take you to Las Vegas and do the things you want to do
I'd even have Wayne Newton dedicate a song to you
I only wish that we could be
Just dump your boyfriend and go out with me
You know I'd treat you like a queen
The issue I have with this theme is that it's essentially a more aggressive form of the passive-aggressive Nice Guy, if maybe a little milder. "I'm not actually going to talk to you about this! I'm just going to fill my diaries with little lovehearts featuring my first name and your surname!" ...Of course, it's moderately stereotypical teenage behaviour, and most pop songs are oriented at teenagers, but still.
I probably have it on my mind a little more than otherwise, because I've been watching Joan Of Arcadia - and the episodes I've been watching feature Joan, Adam and Iris in a love triangle where Joan and Adam kissed a few eps back, but Joan decided that she wasn't quite ready for a relationship, so Adam decided to date some other girl he met (whilst he's still pretty much hung up on Joan) and Joan is sitting there trying not to subconciously sabotage Adam and Iris' relationship ("me, the human wrecking ball"); the episode I'm up to ends with Adam breaking up with Iris.
...As I said, stereotypical teenage behaviour. Sigh.
Now to go prod Chris awake so he gets to work on time.
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