The 7th Thing I Hate the Most about the Itunes' Top Songs
The Itunes Music Store’s Top Songs list, has started to become, to me, similar in nature to having a large train smash into my upper thighs, over and over again. Today, The Jonas Brothers, have finally reached peak position, (no pun intended towards the pristine and boning-free gentleman) with their rousing number, “Tonight.” This brilliant piece of music simply repeats, “we’re not gonna work this out tonight/we’re not gonna make this right,” over and over again, as the boys whine their virginal little hearts out. Katy Perry follows them with, “I Kissed a Girl.” Um, good for you, Katy? You are the only girl to ever have kissed another girl, and it is crucial, if not entirely essential, that you let us all know about it in that teeth-grinding, reminiscent of a cat on acid voice. At least Miley’s “7 Things,” has drowned, in a slow and painful death, to the bottom of the top 10 list. The Jonas Brothers get one more song, and The Pussycat Dolls make an appearance, with, “When I Grow Up.” Yes, when will that be? I’m pretty sure we’re all wondering. The one sparkle on the list, is, perhaps, Rihanna’s “Disturbia.” The rhythm is a menacing pounding in your head that is both terrifying and intoxicating. When Rihanna hits her on and off high notes, you go up with her. The beat is almost danceable, but one is so busy relating to the lyrics that the movements don’t quite produce themselves. “Disturbia” stands out in a very stereotyped and compartmentalized genre, so hats off to Jay-Z’s talented mistress. “Viva la Vida” by Coldplay is okay, too. It basically sounds like all of their other songs. The fuss about that album is a little extreme, don’t you think? I tried to listen to it, but then I fell asleep. I could do with a little less easy listening in the modern music world, and a little more creativity. I say that Katy Perry should kiss less girls, and the Jonas Brothers should kiss more, and we’ll call it a day.
-N.G.
