lyrics in review – “tik tok” by kesha

ok look i’ve started listening to 97.1 on the way to work in the mornings (and again on the way home) because there’s lots of happy dancey stuff playing that puts me in a good mood.

there’s one song i’ve been hearing a lot of recently, and i gotta say there’s lyrics in it that trouble me. and spell disaster for today’s youth. i’m talking about “tik tok” by kesha. it strikes horror in my very soul.

this is the scariest part of the song:

“Ainโ€™t got a care in world, but got plenty of beer
Ainโ€™t got no money in my pocket, but Iโ€™m already here
Now, the dudes are lining up cause they hear we got swagger
But we kick โ€˜em to the curb unless they look like Mick Jagger”

ok what?!?! you don’t want the boys unless they look like this?


(photo from the daily mail)

i mean, if you’re into old crusty rockers that’s totally fine, but wouldn’t you rather keep them boys that look more like this?


(photo found on the jase knows music blog)

i guess bowie doesnt’ really rhyme with swagger, so i’d like to humbly suggest changing the lyrics to:

“Now, the dudes are lining up cause they hear we got blowie
But we kick โ€˜em to the curb unless they look like Dave Bowie”

Game, set, match, WIN!

*****
click here to read the full song’s lyrics.

Freelance Illustrator Steph Calvert โ€ข Steph Calvert Art | https://stephcalvertart.com

Freelance illustrator Steph Calvert is an award-winning artist with 24 years of experience working as a creative professional. She is based in McDonough, Georgia, just south of Atlanta.

Steph Calvert has expertise as aย childrenโ€™s book illustrator. She is an expertย surface pattern designerย forย art licensingย and createsย line drawingsย for publishing and product design. Steph has years of additional expertise as aย mural artist, creatingย original art, andย logo designย for small businesses. She is currently querying literary agents with her first author/illustrator book projects.

National SCBWI Conference, 2023
Illustration Summer Camp โ€“ The Highlights Foundation, 2021
Make Art That Sells, 2017
BFA in Computer Art โ€“ SCAD, 1999


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