Usually on the way to work, I listen to NPR. But this morning it was a bit dull, so I was channel surfing. I came across this song, and I was laughin so hard. Apparently, rap musicians are so hard up for original music, they are having to sample Alvin & the Chipmunks. This guy named Akon (I Googled him this morning) did a song called Lonely. His website calls it a “heartfelt ballad” but I found it hysterical. So, not that I ever advocate listening to top 40 garbage… because I don’t. But if you want a good laugh, check out this song.
lonely,i;m mr. lonely
i have nobody for my own
i am so lonely,i’m mr.lonely
wish i had someone to call on the phone
now i’m a soldier,alonely soldier
away from home through no wish of my own
that’s why i’m lonely,i’m mr. lonely
i wish that i could go back home.
letter,never a letter
i get no letters in the mail
i’ve been frogotten ,yes forgotten
oh how i wonder ,how is i failed
now i’m a soldier,a lonely soldier
away from home through no wish of my own
that’s why i’m lonely,i’m mr. lonely
i wish that i could go back home.
learn it because you are going to sing it with your mom and aunt nancy.love tom
Josh, you would really enjoy your aunt Nancy and I singing Mr. Lonely. By Bobby Vinton. This is his song with extra lyrics. I just heard the old song on the radio. When you come home this summer we’ll have to do some kareoke (sp?) with the family. That will be lots of laughs.
Mom
And you think Backstreet Boys would have been bad??? 🙂 And NOOOOOO…IT’S NOT…This group is much much cooler. So cool that I can’t even remember who sings it… 🙂
you know music can be fun guys!! joshua are you telling me that you dont like buttercup joe? after all the crazy songs we were brought up listening to you are going to say that its a terrible awful song? granted its not my favorite song but rhea and I had fun dancing around the kitchen to it… and in five minutes the song will be history anyways…*
Ok, so out of curiosity I go to akononline.com to listen to this song called lonely so I can form my own thoughts about this post. The song is about 3 min and 50 some seconds long and it’s safe to say that I got through about 45 seconds of it before I turned it off and began to write this comment. The resounding thing in my head is, “What are we doing to music”. This is absolutly the top of the garbage hill in music. I can’t believe that this guy gets money so we can hear this song. Are record companies that hard up. This guy is driving around probably in a fully loaded Hummer because he ripped off Alvin and the Chipmunks and because a record company somehow thinks this song will make a difference in our lives. I am usually not this opinionated but, this song is a boil in music society.
dave carey says he is embarrassed for you.
JOSH!!! i actually like that song!!!