Elevate
I have things to say about Elevate. Like, lots of things. ...Not necessarily important things, but you know. Things. I feel like we need an actual album post now that it’s officially released.
I mean, I for one have learned so many new things, like how Logan can kind of sing now, and Carlos is sexysauce (not exactly new, I know), and Kendall is a little bit creepy.
I’m not sure what I’ve learned about James. I like it when he says yeaaaah a lot. #shrugging
All in all, I have to say:
But I have a big mouth and need to discuss. Okay, so let's take this one track at a time.
1. Music Sounds Better With U. Like. I want to like it. I love the concept; music always sounds better with other people around. It doesn't even have to be people you like! I can be in a room filled with strangers, and chances are I'll like a song better than I do when I'm hiding in my cubicle with my iPod. I actually like the middle parts, and Mann can come sing me to sleep any day of the week, but the actual song? Is just not good. I feel like I should say I'm sorry, but I'm not actually sorry. Now, all of that said; it's not a bad song. It's not anything; it's one of those throwaway filler songs that I have zero feelings about, outside of the fact that I should have feelings about it.
2. Show Me. I stand by everything I have ever said on Twitter, which translates into: this song is filthy. This song is ridiculously, horribly, filthy. Apparently there are people who don't see it, which djgdapdjsk how? First of all, you have Kendall admitting to be a huge stoner, and admittedly, the lyrics aren't actually I'm blazed tonight, but it sure as hell sounds like it. And the way that you control me/speed me up/ then slow me? Sure. Maybe they're talking about dancing. But, uh. What kind of dancing does that make you think of, exactly? I honestly love this song. I could not for the life of me comment on the actual music of it, just because I find the lyrics so damn distracting. I do take a little bit of an issue with the whole guys like me like girls like you opening, because what the fuck is that even supposed to mean?
3. All Over Again makes me teary eyed. I actually did not like it very much upon first, second, and third listen with the except of Kendall saying toldja, because for some reason I find that word/combination of words/phrase very sex coming from his sexy mouth. See: Nothing Even Matters. But after I'd gotten over the instructions to line dance, I realized that I just like the idea of this song in general. I mean, it's probably meant to coincide with the part in the show where Jo comes back/Logan decides to pretend he's not gay again, but whatever. Even though I despise my ex(es), I think it's a nice concept. OH, and every time Carlos says when I see you it sets me off, I hear you sex me up, which made for a great spit-take the first time I was listening to the song. Coffee everywhere, man. But yeah. Le sigh.
4. No Idea. What the fuck does IT MEAN? I don't WANT a lightning bolt on my face. That sounds painful. No, I actually don't mind this one either? Idek. Except for the weird lyrics. And I have listened to the All Time Low version for anyone who is curious, and while their lyrics make infinitely more sense, I'll take BTR's. I think James says yeah in it at some point. I might be making that up.
5. My thoughts on Cover Girl? Yes, it is a sweet song. The idea that a girl needs to be told she's beautiful by a guy for it to be true is a little disturbing, but whatever, that's obviously not meant maliciously. What concerns me more is all the girls who are like, this is what I want a guy to say to me. Setting aside the idea that you don't need a guy to tell you you're pretty to boost your self esteem- which is actually a pretty huge issue that needs to be addressed by someone far wiser and less shallow than myself- I will admit that yes, it's super nice to be told you're pretty. And if you’re with a guy who doesn’t think you’re beautiful, you probably shouldn’t be with him, okay? I'm serious. Like. This is an actual, valid concern of mine. Boys say dumb things, and they tell you that famous actresses are the hottest thing ever- they're thoughtless that way. But when you're together, alone, they should ALWAYS be telling you that you're the most beautiful thing in the world, because love has this twisted way of making you think the person you're with is beautiful, even if they're actually not beautiful/not a person/actually a statue of Perseus holding Medusa's head it's my one true love okay. I realize none of that has anything to do with the actual song which is just...I don't know. It's sweet. It's also super corny. I, personally, as a person, which is what I am despite my statue-love, don't go in for schmoopy songs. I've listened to it, I've dismissed it as sweet, I do like hearing that I'm so pretty that it hurts, but otherwise I'm just like, okay, whatever. I felt the same way about Worldwide, and will probably change my mind about it the second I hear it in concert. And why is no one discussing how this is going to be the next Worldwide? I keep hearing about how You're Not Alone should be, and um. Wouldn't this song make more sense? It's not like the guys ever bring boys up on stage and sing to them. Which is actually kind of exclusive and mean of them, but whatever.
6. Love Me Love Me. I have so many things to say about this song. Mostly how the concept is...fucked. I LOVE the song. Like, it is my jam. But that said...you know I'm a psychic, I'm reading your mind girl, why you try to hide it? Let's put it this way. If a guy said something like this to me while we were dancing, my first instinct would be where the hell is my rape whistle. The whole song has a lot of...um...forceful language and the implication that you are going to love this guy whether he wants you to or not. And I don't want to elaborate more on that, because if I do, it's going to bother me, and this song is going to stop being my jam, and I'd kind of really like to continue dancing around my house in my underwear to it, okay? And for the record, Nick kind of does this a lot:
7. If I Ruled The World still has a dumb dance. I hope I get to see it in concert again. Did they release the set list yet?
8. Invisible. Omg, I love this song. It reminds me of JB's Invisible, which I also love. LOVE LOVE LOVE. Not as much as Love Me Love Me, but I have no rape culture issues with this one. And Carlos?
9. I just tweeted this, but it remains true: let’s talk about how if Logan partied all night with the band’s demographic, he’d probably get arrested. That said, the song has grown on me. I started out being like, whatever, and now I'm like, ooh, I want to dance on a bar with an umbrella drink.
10. Superstar. Nick Cannon Plug. For those who do not know what I'm talking about, see Nick Cannon's Wild N' Out. See Nick Cannon being the "chairman of Nick". Do we think these things are unrelated? (Also my jam, tbh.)
11. You're Not Alone. I’m sorry- wait, no. Again, I’m not sorry. The song is creepy. If you are not creeped out by this, I’m concerned about your mental state. It’s like that one song- every step you take, every move you’ll make, I’ll be watching you? Please don’t. Or I’ll have to get a restraining order. Kendall, bb, I don't WANT you to be behind me all the time, especially when I DON'T KNOW YOU'RE THERE, because that is stalkerish and not acceptable. At all. Ever.
12. Elevate. ALSO MY JAM. I have a lot of songs I like to dance to! Usually really super inappropriately. At work.
Also I love Paralyzed now. How did that happen?
I mean, I for one have learned so many new things, like how Logan can kind of sing now, and Carlos is sexysauce (not exactly new, I know), and Kendall is a little bit creepy.
I’m not sure what I’ve learned about James. I like it when he says yeaaaah a lot. #shrugging
All in all, I have to say:
But I have a big mouth and need to discuss. Okay, so let's take this one track at a time.
1. Music Sounds Better With U. Like. I want to like it. I love the concept; music always sounds better with other people around. It doesn't even have to be people you like! I can be in a room filled with strangers, and chances are I'll like a song better than I do when I'm hiding in my cubicle with my iPod. I actually like the middle parts, and Mann can come sing me to sleep any day of the week, but the actual song? Is just not good. I feel like I should say I'm sorry, but I'm not actually sorry. Now, all of that said; it's not a bad song. It's not anything; it's one of those throwaway filler songs that I have zero feelings about, outside of the fact that I should have feelings about it.
2. Show Me. I stand by everything I have ever said on Twitter, which translates into: this song is filthy. This song is ridiculously, horribly, filthy. Apparently there are people who don't see it, which djgdapdjsk how? First of all, you have Kendall admitting to be a huge stoner, and admittedly, the lyrics aren't actually I'm blazed tonight, but it sure as hell sounds like it. And the way that you control me/speed me up/ then slow me? Sure. Maybe they're talking about dancing. But, uh. What kind of dancing does that make you think of, exactly? I honestly love this song. I could not for the life of me comment on the actual music of it, just because I find the lyrics so damn distracting. I do take a little bit of an issue with the whole guys like me like girls like you opening, because what the fuck is that even supposed to mean?
3. All Over Again makes me teary eyed. I actually did not like it very much upon first, second, and third listen with the except of Kendall saying toldja, because for some reason I find that word/combination of words/phrase very sex coming from his sexy mouth. See: Nothing Even Matters. But after I'd gotten over the instructions to line dance, I realized that I just like the idea of this song in general. I mean, it's probably meant to coincide with the part in the show where Jo comes back/Logan decides to pretend he's not gay again, but whatever. Even though I despise my ex(es), I think it's a nice concept. OH, and every time Carlos says when I see you it sets me off, I hear you sex me up, which made for a great spit-take the first time I was listening to the song. Coffee everywhere, man. But yeah. Le sigh.
4. No Idea. What the fuck does IT MEAN? I don't WANT a lightning bolt on my face. That sounds painful. No, I actually don't mind this one either? Idek. Except for the weird lyrics. And I have listened to the All Time Low version for anyone who is curious, and while their lyrics make infinitely more sense, I'll take BTR's. I think James says yeah in it at some point. I might be making that up.
5. My thoughts on Cover Girl? Yes, it is a sweet song. The idea that a girl needs to be told she's beautiful by a guy for it to be true is a little disturbing, but whatever, that's obviously not meant maliciously. What concerns me more is all the girls who are like, this is what I want a guy to say to me. Setting aside the idea that you don't need a guy to tell you you're pretty to boost your self esteem- which is actually a pretty huge issue that needs to be addressed by someone far wiser and less shallow than myself- I will admit that yes, it's super nice to be told you're pretty. And if you’re with a guy who doesn’t think you’re beautiful, you probably shouldn’t be with him, okay? I'm serious. Like. This is an actual, valid concern of mine. Boys say dumb things, and they tell you that famous actresses are the hottest thing ever- they're thoughtless that way. But when you're together, alone, they should ALWAYS be telling you that you're the most beautiful thing in the world, because love has this twisted way of making you think the person you're with is beautiful, even if they're actually not beautiful/not a person/actually a statue of Perseus holding Medusa's head it's my one true love okay. I realize none of that has anything to do with the actual song which is just...I don't know. It's sweet. It's also super corny. I, personally, as a person, which is what I am despite my statue-love, don't go in for schmoopy songs. I've listened to it, I've dismissed it as sweet, I do like hearing that I'm so pretty that it hurts, but otherwise I'm just like, okay, whatever. I felt the same way about Worldwide, and will probably change my mind about it the second I hear it in concert. And why is no one discussing how this is going to be the next Worldwide? I keep hearing about how You're Not Alone should be, and um. Wouldn't this song make more sense? It's not like the guys ever bring boys up on stage and sing to them. Which is actually kind of exclusive and mean of them, but whatever.
6. Love Me Love Me. I have so many things to say about this song. Mostly how the concept is...fucked. I LOVE the song. Like, it is my jam. But that said...you know I'm a psychic, I'm reading your mind girl, why you try to hide it? Let's put it this way. If a guy said something like this to me while we were dancing, my first instinct would be where the hell is my rape whistle. The whole song has a lot of...um...forceful language and the implication that you are going to love this guy whether he wants you to or not. And I don't want to elaborate more on that, because if I do, it's going to bother me, and this song is going to stop being my jam, and I'd kind of really like to continue dancing around my house in my underwear to it, okay? And for the record, Nick kind of does this a lot:
7. If I Ruled The World still has a dumb dance. I hope I get to see it in concert again. Did they release the set list yet?
8. Invisible. Omg, I love this song. It reminds me of JB's Invisible, which I also love. LOVE LOVE LOVE. Not as much as Love Me Love Me, but I have no rape culture issues with this one. And Carlos?
9. I just tweeted this, but it remains true: let’s talk about how if Logan partied all night with the band’s demographic, he’d probably get arrested. That said, the song has grown on me. I started out being like, whatever, and now I'm like, ooh, I want to dance on a bar with an umbrella drink.
10. Superstar. Nick Cannon Plug. For those who do not know what I'm talking about, see Nick Cannon's Wild N' Out. See Nick Cannon being the "chairman of Nick". Do we think these things are unrelated? (Also my jam, tbh.)
11. You're Not Alone. I’m sorry- wait, no. Again, I’m not sorry. The song is creepy. If you are not creeped out by this, I’m concerned about your mental state. It’s like that one song- every step you take, every move you’ll make, I’ll be watching you? Please don’t. Or I’ll have to get a restraining order. Kendall, bb, I don't WANT you to be behind me all the time, especially when I DON'T KNOW YOU'RE THERE, because that is stalkerish and not acceptable. At all. Ever.
12. Elevate. ALSO MY JAM. I have a lot of songs I like to dance to! Usually really super inappropriately. At work.
Also I love Paralyzed now. How did that happen?