Idolator

Ugh. Why must rappers constantly rape songs I have semi-fond memories of? The song's not particularly bad but I don't hear Summer Jam qualities at all. In fact, it's borderline boring.

Aww, nuts to indie credibility. Sure, Delilah's schmaltzy, forgettable and overly earnest, but the subtext makes it work:

While this eager little fella's singing into her voicemail, Delilah's moving the rest of her boxes into Damien Fahey's condo on Delancey.

It may be less interesting than Waldo Jeffers taking a spike through the brain, but I really don't think it's a bad effort. Also: FUCK YOU DAMIEN FAHEY SHE WAS MINE FIRST.

I had the unfortunate situation of spending all of last week driving all over Pennsylvania and West Virginia for work (1400 miles to be exact). Whenever I didn't feel like putting in a CD and I could actually get radio reception, this song was on. The thing that stuck out the most for me was the chorus when he repeats the word "suicidal" when refering to a break up. Not exactly what you want to remember about a potential summer song. Mediocre song at best (that's being generous). The worst part though is that whenever I hear this song or even think about it, it reminds me of driving around in the sticks of West Virginia. Not good times.

Now I have this song stuck in my head. Damn you Idolator!

Z100 plays "Beautiful Girls" every morning while I'm brushing my teeth like Ben E. King never existed. Two weeks, and I'm sick of the song already. Plus, call me old-fashioned, but lilting summer songs whose choruses included repeated use of the word "suicide" and are not by goth rockers just don't appeal to me.

@sleazysean, The Van Buren Boys & dennisobell: You are all old.

Hey Dan, I'm really not. I just don't like mediocre hip-hop.

@sleazysean: Sounds like something an old person would say.

@DanGibson: That's not what your mom said.

@DanGibson:

I'm 24, not exactly old by any means. The song just isn't that good. If you had called me a snob however, that would have been accurate.

Unbloggable my ass:

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Unfortunately, there is little shame in my game.

Besides, my fellow young black peers always, repeat ALWAYS have time for another artist of the T-Pain/Akon/Kevin Lyttle variety.

I really don't mind the "suicidal" bit because it makes me feel at one with Sean: this song makes me want to kill myself. And I live for garbage!

@sleazysean: I take it back. You have an entirely different problem than being old.

@The Van Buren Boys: I'd rather be old than a snob, but maybe that's me.

@Tauwan: I give you credit, Mr. Tauwan.

By the way, I love you all.

@dennisobell:

I would prefer all my summer jams to have a goth edge. I'm still keeping my fingers crossed for a Shakespears Sister reunion--but put Kelly Clarkson in some black nail polish (or put T-Pain in some black nail polish) and that'll do.

It's catchy. I don't hate it.

God damn, and I just picked up 'The Very Best of The Drifters' yesterday for a pittance.

"Oh man," I thought, "I should sample the chorus from 'Under the Boardwalk' and do something tasteful with it. Maybe a mix of some kind."

And the cosmos has decided I need to be punished.

Now I wish I'd wondered what kind of person would sample 'Stand By Me' because I'd feel much snobbier.

@DanGibson:

My poor attempts at juvenile internet humor aside, in all honesty I still don't like the song after giving it a day's worth of listens.

Now that new Pharoahe Monch, that's got some jams.