Monday, May 02, 2005

Jump back...Airwolf Attack

Howdy friends,
Today I am going to call attention to what I think is the worst song of all time. Now I know many of you consider it beneath one such as me to ridicule a top forty pop song. And you are right. Most of us realized that the majority of pop rock was shit way back in our teens and I, like you, have peacefully accepted this fact and moved on. Further one may ask, "Airwolf, I thought your passion was restricted to the ladies, and was not concerned with cultural defiencies? Since when do you care about piss poor tunes?" Two very good points my hypothetical questioner. However, as my personal music device has broken, I have been forced to listen to top forty radio while I throw weights at the gym. And today I was astounded. I mean it. I sat there and said, "Wow, I can't believe how much this sucks". Please, do not underestimate how bad this song is. I have sat patiently through "Ashly Simpson" singing a chorus that says "You make me want to la la on floor" while she, in the same chorus, proceeds to identify other locations where she wants to "la la". I saw no reason to write a post on that. I can handle a crappy song. This...this is something else...
The song is called "Welcome to my life"
It is sung by Simple Plan. It is the worst song I have ever heard. You all must hear this song. Download it. Listen to it. Let it soak into your soul. Imagine some "poet" writing it. Then singing it. Think about what you are hearing.

I can understand how the song gets picked up and how people will make money off of it. I know it taps into the angst of 14 year old girls and/or men who think like 14 year old girls. Maybe the song helps people feel less alone in their uniqueness. But holy living fuck does this song suck.

3 Comments:

Blogger Josh Krauter said...

I listened to a thirty-second sample and concurred with your findings ... or did I? Gary M. Greenbaum of Fairfax, Virginia presented an eloquent defense of Simple Plan in a user comment on cdnow.com, and I have to admit that the power of his words caused me to see the layers of truth I had previously missed in this delightful pop-punk band's chicken soup for my soul. I quote: "Simple Plan captures nicely--and perhaps takes to extremes--the emotion felt by adolescents on the edge of adulthood, when it seems to them that the world is falling on them, that their lives are the worst ever lived, and that they are alone and stand little chance of establishing any emotional connection with anyone. Combine that with catchy melodies, good vocals, and a nice beat, and Simple Plan has come up with a, um, simple plan for talking to the darkness and insecurity that lurks in the heart of everyone from junior high through college age, and even older."

7:11 PM  
Blogger Old Stallion said...

Josh, your research inspired me to look up Simple Plan, and their lyrics. Check out this tasty treat:SIMPLE PLAN LYRICS

"Perfect"

Hey dad look at me
Think back and talk to me
Did I grow up according to plan?
And do you think I'm wasting my time doing things I wanna do?
But it hurts when you disapprove all along

And now I try hard to make it
I just want to make you proud
I'm never gonna be good enough for you
I can't pretend that
I'm alright
And you can't change me

'Cuz we lost it all
Nothing lasts forever
I'm sorry
I can't be perfect
Now it's just too late and
We can't go back
I'm sorry
I can't be perfect

I try not to think
About the pain I feel inside
Did you know you used to be my hero?
All the days you spent with me
Now seem so far away
And it feels like you don't care anymore

And now I try hard to make it
I just want to make you proud
I'm never gonna be good enough for you
I can't stand another fight
And nothing's alright

'Cuz we lost it all
Nothing lasts forever
I'm sorry
I can't be perfect
Now it's just too late and
We can't go back
I'm sorry
I can't be perfect

Nothing's gonna change the things that you said
Nothing's gonna make this right again
Please don't turn your back
I can't believe it's hard
Just to talk to you
But you don't understand

'Cuz we lost it all
Nothing lasts forever
I'm sorry
I can't be perfect
Now it's just too late and
We can't go back
I'm sorry
I can't be perfect

'Cuz we lost it all
Nothing lasts forever
I'm sorry
I can't be perfect
Now it's just too late and
We can't go back
I'm sorry
I can't be perfect


I can't make this shit up. This has to be a joke. This cannot be serious.

11:11 PM  
Blogger Spacebeer said...

So my big question is, how old are these dudes exactly? After minutes of painstaking research, I found the answer on this semi-funny, probably re-edited without the original writer's knowledge (judging from the slipped in references to homosexuality), Wikipedia Page. They are all between the ages of 24 and 27. Plus they are Canadian. And I hear they have a simple plan. Yes.

9:59 AM  

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