Monday, November 22, 2010

Pink - One Of Our Best Bards?

Alright, this song has a groovy beat and makes for an interesting video (notwithstanding the necking inverts):



But, oh my gosh, are the written lyrics STUPID:

Pink - Raise Your Glass Lyrics

Right right, turn off the lights,
we’re gonna lose our minds tonight,
what’s the dealio?

I love when it’s all too much,
5am turn the radio up
where’s the rock and roll?

Party Crasher,
Penny Snatcher,
Call me up if you want gangsta
Don’t be fancy, just get dancey
Why so serious?

So raise your glass if you are wrong,
in all the right ways,
all my underdogs,
we will never be never be anything but loud
and nitty gritty dirty little freaks
won’t you come on and come on and raise your glass,
just come on and come on and raise your glass

Slam slam, oh hot damn
what part of party don’t you understand,
wish you’d just freak out (freak out already)
can’t stop, coming in hot,
I should be locked up right on the spot
it’s so on right now (so f*ckin on right now)

Party Crasher,
Penny Snatcher,
Call me up if you want gangsta
Don’t be fancy, just get dancey
Why so serious?

So raise your glass if you are wrong,
in all the right ways,
all my underdogs,
we will never be never be anything but loud
and nitty gritty dirty little freaks
won’t you come on and come on and raise your glass,
just come on and come on and raise your glass
won’t you come on and come on and raise your glass,
just come on and come on and raise your glass

(oh sh*t my glass is empty, that sucks)

So if you’re too school for cool,
and you’re treated like a fool,
you can choose to let it go
we can always, we can always,
party on our own

(so raise your) So raise your glass if you are wrong,
in all the right ways,
all my underdogs,
we will never be never be anything but loud
and nitty gritty, dirty little freaks
So raise your glass if you are wrong,
in all the right ways,
all my underdogs,
we will never be never be anything but loud
and nitty gritty, dirty little freaks
won’t you come on and come on and raise your glass,
just come on and come on and raise your glass
won’t you come on and come on and raise your glass,(for me)
just come on and come on and raise your glass (for me)

I told you the words were S T U P I D!

And I don't know that Pink fans actually even drink out of *glasses* - or are old enough to be toasting *adult beverages* in the first place.

This illiterate whore is just a terrific icon for immature humans...

See also my other post on her - Lyrics Now Matter

2 comments:

Anne Galivan said...

But is the song LONG enough...which seems to be the goal. Dang, what a waste of...everything!

Ah, but seriously, there is so much in our culture that is trash passing for art. Was thinking about this earlier today...or was that yesterday? Well, I've been sick so the days are kind of running together.

Keith Wilcox said...

That's the thing about Pink songs. On the surface they're pretty catchy, but if you listen to them -- actually listen to the words, they're colossally dumb. I felt the same way about that song by Gwen Stefani -- Hollaback girl.