Eh?
I also concur unreservedly with the OP. Its so incredibly bad that I’d go as far as to suggest the single may have been recorded/released as a bet between record company execs over the extent to which teeny-bopper morons will shell out for any dross put out by Gwen Stefani.
No. Most Annoying Song Ever is “Summer Girls” by LFO. Especially when sung by my sister, when she is on a wine cooler bender. Chinese food might make that lot sick, but that SONG makes me want to remove my own spleen with … I don’t know, a rotting halibut or something. Gaaah!
BBVL: I think Biggirl’s posts belong in this week’s “American Idol” thread. Although, even in this particular context, they make about as much sense as most music written after, say, 1981.
The part about “Rich Girl” that really bothers me is the part where she says she’d have all the money in the world if she was a wealthy girl. Really, it’s the other way around – she’d be a wealthy girl if she had all the money in the world. Such lapses in logic are inexcusable from such a historically deep thinker.
I heard the Holla Back song in the bar tonight and I think that one gets the nod. One of my pals said “There’s not even enough of it to be annoying, it’s barely a song. It’s like a long cheerleader routine.” Now that I look at the lyrics, I see there’s actually a reference to pom-poms and it seems to be about high school or something, so that all fits.
But I’ve heard worse. In particular, I keep hearing this horrible, Chipmunked voice-laden song called “Lonely,” which I find is by some guy or thing called Akon. It’s a stupid song, and the warbly, screechy vocals make it infinitely worse. Combining rap, doo-wop and the Chipmunks is as bad as it sounds.
I’ve ranted about that line in another thread. It ruins the song for me. Call me a strict constructionist, but that “See, I’d have all the money in the world, if I was a wealthy girl” line drives me crazy! Having all the money in the world is not necessary in order to be wealthy! In fact, it’s impossible! There have been jillions of wealthy people in the course of this world’s history, and no one, ever, anywhere at anytime, has ever come close to having all the money in the world. I cannot listen to that song just because of that one imbecilic line.
I’m just waiting for the followup - “Yo, Anatevka is Da Bomb”. It’ll sell a million.
Firstly, a not quite SFW link.
http://somethingpositive.net/sp04272005.shtml
Says it all, really.
Secondly, I rather like Rich Girl, simply because of the absurdism of taking a song about a poor jewish man and making it power pop. I mean… FIDDLER? Oh, sure, it’s annoying, but it really has this discordian vibe to it. Same thing for Hollaback girl. I mean… it’s Oh Mickey for the 00s. And… bananas? Funnier than heck, anyhow.
She’s a Rich Girl, and it’s gone too far
But you know it don’t matter any way
This reminds me, once my wife brought in a live video of theirs to watch while they did inventory (at a blockbuster).
One of the people who hadn’t heard of No Doubt (must have beel living in a cave, on Mars, with his finger sin his years) asked if she was singing in Korean.
I want to hear Gwen and Puffy doing “Sunrise, Sunset,” maybe with an orchestra and an old hard-rock guitarist.