BUT WAIT! Why do we love this guy so much? I mean, it's not like all his songs are super awesome or anything. Granted, I've never been a huge Justin fan, but I can't believe that the average person knows more than five of his songs. Off the top of my head, these are the only songs sung by JT that I know:
1) Sexy Back
2) Suit and Tie
3) Some random N'SNYC song that I've probably forgotten in the last ten years
4) What Goes Around...Comes Back Around
That's it. And I had to look up the name of #4. I own every song the Beatles ever sang (I think), and five of them are in German. I mean, have you looked at the lyrics to their songs? Not the music, the lyrics. Each song is a mini story, or poem, or even a psychedelic blur that doesn't make sense, but they're all pretty much music gold. All I know about JT is that he's a modern day sex symbol. Ten years ago, he looked like this:
This tan sweatered, pinky ringed, blond highlighted, permed, former boy band member is now this:
But back to my original point - do we really know him for his music? I don't. I know him as the guy who sings the History of Rap with Jimmy Fallon. He's the guy who play opposite Andy Samberg in short films like D*** In a Box. He's that actor who shows up in B movies like Bad Teacher, or Oscar winning films like The Social Network. He's the Sexiest Man Alive, according to assorted magazines. He's that guy who married Jessica Biel. He's funny. He's talented. But his music? So far, I'm not a huge fan. But this new album has hope. It's new. Has at least one hit - maybe more. Let's just hope the content is there this time.
So today's tip: Remember folks, presentation isn't everything - the music and the lyrics have to be there too. Same goes for writers - quit worrying about the dust cover photo and write something meaningful.
Cheerio my darlings,
Verity
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