"She Will Be Loved" by Maroon 5, or why songs featuring 'nice guys' are ruining a generation

[velvetsword]

 ....So they're not RUINING a generation per se, but holy fuck. THIS FUCKING SONG IS PRECISELY WHAT NOT TO DO IN RELATIONSHIPS.

Let's cut to the chase here.

Comments

[shalomdebbie]

Oh man, you're so right. I hate that song She Will Be Loved. I used to cringe when Sophie sang it. It's so fucked up.

[shalomdebbie]

On the other hand, when I was little I used to LOVE to sing why why WHYYYY DELILAH, the Tom Jones song about a guy who killed his gf in a jealous rage.

[velvetsword]

When I was a little kid my favorite songs were "Casey Jones" by the Grateful Dead and "Knights in White Satin".

My dad has an ancient video of me somewhere when I was three singing 'Casey Jones', complete with the "Drivin' that train/High on cocaine" line.

[arcadiasilver]

Why hello there, Nice Guy Syndrome (tm). Wish this didn't remind me of some of the men in my life.

[proglution]

I hate - I HATE - that people don't bother to listen to lyrics nowadays. I don't understand this, "But the beats good!" attitude. In fact, if the lyrics are absolute trash, I can't even focus on the goddamn beat. Like the Lady Gaga song where she pretty much tells young girls to go clubbing and get trashed and wear their shirts inside out, lose their keys but don't worry it's cool, just dance! Or the new Katy Perry song that has her waking up next to a stranger, completely whacked off her ass, with questionable photos up on the Internet, but who gives a shit, she blacked out so she must have had an awesome time and even though she knows she should quit, she'll just repeat that shit next Friday anyway!

Even the songs that have "positive" lyrics aren't really positive. That Bruno Mars song everyone is so in love with, because he wants the girl just the way she is? Bullshit. Watch the fucking video. The girls a goddamn super model, of course he fucking likes her that way.

/rant
I used to work in a music store and JFC this bothers me so

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[velvetsword]

You and I probably shouldn't ever listen to the radio together. >___>;;

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[proglution]

I will rant and rave at my friends while listening to today's radio hits and at the end of these long tangents, I always get, "Why do you listen to lyrics?" or "Yeah, but the beats good!"

Music.

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[velvetsword]

I will admit I listen to shit with pretty dumb lyrics (for example, I love the remix of 'Love Circulation') but at least they're harmless fun.

I'm even okay with a lot of rap music that has dumb lyrics, but these songs that try to paint dysfunctional shit as a part of normal every day romance make me want to throw my computer in the river.

[escarboucle]

Twilight syndrom much? XDDD

Also, I listen to these kind of songs:

I thought a saw you in the Battleship, but it was only a look alike