Worst Lyric of the Week

Artist: Cody Simpson

Song: iYiYi

Bad/Terrible Lyrics: You were a gift sent from above/ When you're thinking about me, text 1-4-3/ That means I love you girl

Ok, for the twist on the traditional awesome lyric of the week, I chose to discuss something that annoys me every time I hear it. I’m not sure if many of you know who Cody Simpson is, but to many Aussies out there he is the Australian Justin Bieber (even though JB is popular in Australia). He has a similar haircut, a whiny/pre-pubescent voice, and is I’m sure, magnanimously attractive to tween girls. However, this song leaves A LOT to be desired. Lets start with the title; Iyiyi, I didn’t really know what this title was until I heard it in action. It is actually “I, I, I” said with gangsta flair by Flo Rida the collaborator on this song. The chorus begins “Every minute, every second, every hour of the day/ Iyiyi/Every hour of the day/ Iyiyi/ Every time that I'm away/ Iyiyi/ Missing you, missing you.” The fact that they completely misspell the letter I is disturbing enough, however the most offensive/dumb lyrics of the entire song are the lines I listed above. “When you are thinking about me text 1-4-3/ That means I love you girl.” What does that even mean!? I understand how 1-4-3 connotes the amount of letters in I- Love- You. What I don’t understand is why, if she was thinking about him, she would randomly text I love you to indicate his love for her? Or if he is trying to explain that 1-4-3 means I love you, why would he tell a girl to send it to him without her knowledge of what that is. All in all, the sentence structure is confusing and is an extreme mark of laziness in the texting generation. My problem with the song is only in the lyrics because sad as it is, the song is catchy. Darn you tweens!